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Wed Mar 20 2002 08:41:00  Fort Lauderdale, Florida Woman says she lied about killing -- (Newsday) A woman has confessed that she lied when she said her estranged husband killed a sheriff's deputy in 1990 -- a crime for which two other men went to jail. Wed Mar 20 2002 08:29:11  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Teen's starvation ruled a homicide -- (Newsday) The starvation death of an 18-year-old autistic man has been ruled a homicide, and authorities are focusing their investigation on family members who were caring for him while his father was jailed for unpaid parking tickets. Wed Mar 20 2002 08:07:46  Boulder, Colorado Rameys to receive settlement -- (Rocky Mountain News) Author who said pair killed their daughter agrees on payment. The Rameys settle libel case -- (The Daily Camera) John and Patsy Ramsey have settled a libel case against a former Boulder police detective who accused the couple of being involved in the December 1996 murder of their 6-year-old daughter. Tues Mar 19 2002 23:55:59  St. Louis, Missouri Missouri mother recalls murdering three daughters -- (KSDK) While a nation watched in horror the tale of Andrea Yates, who drowned her five children, St. Louis had a similar story in 1985. It was July of '85 when a quiet neighborhood near Tower Grove Park was shaken by the murder of three young girls, and the person who took a rifle and shot each one was their mother, Lavenia Goree. Tues Mar 19 2002 23:12:16  The CAMM case New Albany, Indiana More Camm evidence released -- (The Louisville Connection) Newly released evidence has given the public a look at what helped jurors make their decisions in the David Camm murder trial. Blood outweighed alibi, Camm jurors say -- (Courier Journal) It was the blood found on David Camm's clothes that persuaded jurors of his guilt in the deaths of his wife and two children. Tues Mar 19 2002 22:52:45  Yellow Springs, Ohio 16-year-old disappears while biking -- (WLWT) Authorities searched along a bicycle path in this western Ohio village on Monday but found no trace of a 16-year-old girl who disappeared Sunday. Tues Mar 19 2002 17:19:56  Seattle, Washington Father of slain girl held in jail -- (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Police were called to William Harrold's home early Saturday just after midnight. There, they discovered 11-year-old Tiffany Granquist dead in her bedroom. The King County Medical Examiner's Office later determined that the fifth-grader died from a gunshot wound to the head. Tues Mar 19 2002 15:37:56  Saginaw, Texas New look at missing child -- (The Dallas News) Opal Jennings has been missing for nearly three years. Now, a new age-enhanced picture shows what she might look like today. Tues Mar 19 2002 15:19:56  Oakland, California -- (Nando Times) Newly performed DNA tests linked a prison inmate who died last month to six East Bay slayings that had been unsolved for more than 20 years - and have cleared a man long suspected in his wife's slaying. Tues Mar 19 2002 11:16:20  Le Mars, Indiana Accused dad points finger at his wife -- (The Des Moines Register) When the bond hearing began last month, Boss told investigators they would find the body of 11-year-old Timothy Boss buried under the concrete basement of the family's home in Remsen. Mon Mar 18 2002 19:04:23  Houston, Texas Reward increased for missing girl -- (KPRC) A reward has been increased to $9,000 for information in the disappearance of Laura Ayala, 13, who has been missing for eight days. Mon Mar 18 2002 18:57:25  Andrews, North Carolina Army of God letters support accused bomber Eric Rudolph -- (CNN) Letters found at two Andrews locations Monday morning expressed support for Eric Robert Rudolph -- one of the FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives and the suspect in bombings at Atlanta's Olympic park and two clinics where abortions are performed. Mon Mar 18 2002 18:50:33  Muskegon, Michigan Andre found -- (The Muskegon Chronicle) The remains of Andre Bosse were found in Lapeer County woods Saturday less than a mile from the site of searches conducted after she was abducted 4 1/2 years ago. Mon Mar 18 2002 17:30:24  Durham, North Carolina Mike Peterson breaks silence, proclaims his innocence in wife's death -- (WRAL) Mike Peterson is charged with killing his wife, Kathleen, in their Durham home last December. Mon Mar 18 2002 17:15:06  Washington F. Lee Bailey faces permanent disbarment from high court -- (Nando Times) The Supreme Court has suspended defense lawyer F. Lee Bailey from practice before the high court, following Bailey's disbarment in his home state of Florida. Mon Mar 18 2002 16:50:03  Washington FBI busts porn ring, child molesters -- (MSNBC) At least 36 kids were molested by members of a nationwide Internet child pornography ring that was being shut down Monday by federal agents and police, U.S. law enforcement officials announced Monday. Mon Mar 18 2002 16:16:09  Farmington, Utah DNA used to charge prisoner in 1972 murder-rape -- (Nando Times) Using DNA evidence, a man who has been in prison for three decades for the rape and murder of a teenager is now charged with the 1972 rape and murder of another teenager. Mon Mar 18 2002 11:00:59  New York and Providence, Rhode Island Rape suspect arrested in Rhode Island -- (Newsday) A man accused of raping a lawyer and a college student last week was arrested yesterday at a Rhode Island hotel where he'd spent hundreds of dollars on drinks and lap dances after fleeing the city with a victim's cell phone, police and hotel staff said. Mon Mar 18 2002 10:32:05  Houston, Texas FBI probing disappearance of teen-age girl -- (Houston Chronicle) "The unfortunate truth is that there aren't many leads in this case, there's very little if any evidence and virtually no witnesses," said FBI spokesman Bob Dogium. Mon Mar 18 2002 10:19:56  Muskegon, Michigan Remains could be those of missing girl -- (Click On Detroit) Andre Bosse, 11, disappeared in 1997 from her Muskegon, Mich., home. Dean Metcalfe is serving life in prison after pleading no contest to first-degree murder charges, but never led police to her body. Mon Mar 18 2002 09:37:03  DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Will Westerfield face death penalty? -- (SD Union Tribune) Three days of testimony made clear the prosecution theory in the case of the state vs. David Westerfield: that the 50-year-old engineer who fantasized about young girls abducted the 7-year-old two doors away, killed her and dumped her body in a rural hollow. Police comb digital files in search of evidence -- (SD Union-Tribune) The Digital Age has taken police forensics far beyond fingerprints. Mon Mar 18 2002 09:34:59  The CAMM trial New Albany, Indiana Camm found guilty of murdering family -- (Thge Louisville Connection) Ex-trooper could get 195 yeaars in prison. Jury finds ex-trooper murdered his family -- (Courier & Press) David Camm, 37, faces up to 65 years on each count of murder in the shootings of his wife, Kimberly, 35, and the couple's children, Brad, 7, and Jill, 5, as they returned to their home in Georgetown the night of Sept. 28, 2000. Mon Mar 18 2002 09:10:40  ASHLEY POND and MIRANDA GADDIS - vanished Oregon City, Oregon New clue suggests missing Oregon City girls alive -- (KGW) The Oregon City apartment complex where Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis disappeared has yielded new clues that lead investigators to believe the two girls are still alive. The FBI would not describe the evidence that a search dog found over the weekend in the dense woods that surround the complex. Sun Mar 17 2002 23:07:12  U.S.A. Most stolen vehicle list released -- (WRAL) For the fifth straight year, a Camry was the vehicle auto thieves targeted most, while the Chevrolet was the most stolen brand in 2001, according to CCC Information Services Inc. Sun Mar 17 2002 22:57:11  New Albany, Indiana Camm deliberations continue Sunday -- (The Louisville Connection) Camm, a former Indiana State Police trooper, is charged with killing his wife, Kimberly, and his two children, Bradley and Jill, in their Georgetown, Ind., house in September 2000. Sun Mar 17 2002 21:53:40  VANCOUVER'S MISSING WOMEN British Columbia, Canada Police investigating 34-year-old mom in case of missing Vancouver women: CBC -- (C-News) While Gina Houston has denied any connection with the missing women, the 34-year-old mother told the CBC she believes she's the number one suspect still at large. Sun Mar 17 2002 18:17:27  Boise, Idaho Attempted murder count next for 'Cowboy Mike' -- (The Spokesman-Review) Michael Braae is under investigation in the deaths or disappearances of several Northwest women. Sun Mar 17 2002 16:13:58  Kent, England Danielle police examine body find -- (BBC) Detectives investigating the disappearance of 15-year-old Danielle Jones have been called in after the discovery of a woman's body at a cement works in Kent. Sun Mar 17 2002 15:43:39  ASHLEY POND and MIRANDA GADDIS, both 13 - believed abducted Oregon City, Oregon Investigators shuffle tips, deepen focus in missing girls case -- (The Oregonian) As dogs searched Saturday for clues in the disappearances of two 13-year-old girls from the same apartment complex, the FBI said investigators are looking at people the girls knew -- as well as strangers -- as suspects. FBI: Investigators are making progress in missing girls case -- (Fox News) FBI spokeswoman Beth Anne Steele said Saturday that investigators are making "good progress" in following up on more than 500 leads. She said agents have contacted a number of people both known and unknown to the missing girls and have stopped cars in neighborhoods to hand out posters. Sun Mar 17 2002 13:08:41 New York Lawyer raped in East Village -- (Newsday) The man responsible for raping a New York University student in a SoHo alley this month has apparently struck again - this time attacking a 26-year-old attorney in the East Village early yesterday, police said. Sun Mar 17 2002 13:04:22  Baldwin, Pennsylvania Police: Children invaded apartment, molested occupants -- (CNN) Police said Sunday they plan to file charges against at least seven children, ages 8 to 12, for allegedly invading the apartment of two young women, molesting them and stealing their food. Sun Mar 17 2002 11:30:09  Canada Parent-child murders increasingly rare -- (The National Post) 'Not an epidemic': High-profiles cases are not evidence of a growing trend, statistics show. Sun Mar 17 2002 11:03:30  Seattle, Washington Girl fatally shot at Capitol Hill home; father held -- (Seattle Times) An 11-year-old girl was found shot to death in her Capitol Hill home yesterday, and police arrested her father in a nearby park in connection with the death. Sun Mar 17 2002 10:48:49  Camden, New Jersey Woman's body found in abandoned building -- (NJO News) The body of a woman who has been missing for nearly a week was believed to have been found in an abandoned building Saturday. Police said her general description closely matches that of Melixa Cruz, 25. Sun Mar 17 2002 10:46:11  Roswell, New Mexico New Mexico man kills neighbor, paramedic after house explodes -- (Nando Times) A man injured in a house explosion shot at his rescuers, killing a paramedic and a neighbor and wounding the fire chief and a child before killing himself Saturday. Sat Mar 16 2002 22:14:11  London, England Body could be missing student -- (BBC) Police are examining a body found in a house in London which could be that of a South Korean student, In Hea Song, missing since last year. Sat Mar 16 2002 17:28:23  Ann Arbor, Michigan Murder mystery unravels in Utah -- (Detroit Free Press) Ann Arbor man pulled over; 2 bodies in trunk. Sat Mar 16 2002 17:11:23 Buffalo, New York Man guilty of abortion in ex-girlfriend's beating -- (The Buffalo News) A North Buffalo man admitted Friday that he deliberately beat his pregnant girlfriend two months ago to abort the fetus he helped create. It was the first abortion conviction in the state in more than three decades. Sat Mar 16 2002 14:33:29  DANIELLE van DAM case La Jolla, California Memorial celebrates Danielle van Dam -- (The San Diego Channel) Friends, family and hundreds of San Diegans turned out at San Diego's La Jolla Shores park Saturday morning to say their farewell to 7-year-old Danielle van Dam. Memorial for slain San Diego 7-year-old girl -- (CNN) A folk quartet sang spirituals and volunteers handed out lapel buttons with Danielle van Dam's smiling face Saturday as friends and family gathered to remember the 7-year-old girl whose abduction and murder shocked the nation. Poway bar suffers from van Dam 'swingers club' rumors -- (KFMB) The city of Poway isn't universally known for its bar scene, but in the aftermath of the Danielle van Dam kidnapping and murder, one of its local watering holes is getting some unwanted attention. Sat Mar 16 2002 14:15:47  ASHLEY POND and MIRANDA GADDIS, both 13 - believed abducted Oregon City, Oregon Police trace girls' early routines -- (The Oregonian) How the 13-year-old girls spent the hours before they vanished is a crucial part of the investigation, a part that brought police back to the Newell Creek Village apartments Friday. Sat Mar 16 2002 11:27:06 Decatur, Georgia Witness: Fmr. sheriff accused in rival's murder wanted another sheriff killed -- (Fox News) A former sheriff, charged in the slaying of a reformer who beat him in an election, wanted to have another sitting sheriff killed four years earlier, a witness testified Friday. Sat Mar 16 2002 09:53:02  Houston, Texas FBI involved in search for missing teen -- (KTRK) The FBI is now officially part of the investigation into the disappearance of 13-year-old Laura Ayala. Last Sunday, the 7th grade honor student vanished while on her way to a nearby store. Sat Mar 16 2002 09:40:32  Sacramento, California Husband-killer suspect tracked to Florida Panhandle -- (The Bee) A nationwide search for the fugitive wife of murdered Sacramento lawyer Larry McNabney narrowed dramatically Friday to the Florida Panhandle, where authorities missed catching the 36-year-old woman and her 17-year-old daughter by an hour. Sat Mar 16 2002 09:34:13  Oregon Similarities between the Bryant case and the Longo murders -- (KATU) The Bryant case bears some similarities to the case of Christian Longo -- also accused of murdering his family. Sat Mar 16 2002 09:23:46  DANIELLE van DAM case Sabre Springs, California Legal experts flood airwaves -- (SD Union-Tribune) Commentary abounds on Westerfield case. Memorial service for Danielle van Dam -- (KFMB) A public memorial tribute will be held at La Jolla Shores Saturday morning. Sat Mar 16 2002 09:21:56  Chicago, Illinois Two convicted in 1999 murder of Illinois congressman's son -- (Nando Times) Leo Foster, 34, and Darcell Prince, 25, were found guilty Thursday of murder, armed robbery and impersonation of a police officer in the 1999 slaying of Huey Rich. |
