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Mon Apr 8 2002 21:02:37  St. Petersburg, Florida Police dog severs suspects penis -- (WKMG) A suspected robber is recovering Monday after a police dog named Scooby bit him in the crotch, severing his penis. Mon Apr 8 2002 16:10:59  Johnstown, Colorado Woman killed while making 911 call -- (Nando Times) A woman was shot to death while making a frantic 911 call to say her boyfriend had been shot, authorities said. Mon Apr 8 2002 16:04:39  San Jose, California P.M. Update: FBI agents testify in Stayner hearing -- (Fresno Bee) Testimony continued this morning in a hearing to decide whether Cary Stayner's confession to three brutal murders can be used at his death penalty trial. Mon Apr 8 2002 15:31:58  The TED BINION case Las Vegas, Nevada Tabish lawyer wants judge off case -- (Las Vegas Sun) A lawyer for one of Ted Binion's convicted killers has filed court papers asking District Judge Joseph Bonaventure to disqualify himself from further post-trial matters in the high-profile murder case. Mon Apr 8 2002 10:03:12  ASHLEY POND and MIRANDA GADDIS Oregon City, Oregon New tips in missing girls case -- (KGW) The FBI is working over 58 new tips in the case of two missing Oregon City girls after a segment about the teens aired on Fox TV's "America's Most Wanted" over the weekend. Mon Apr 8 2002 09:59:36  The LEMAK case Wheaton, Illinois Lemak faces her sentencing -- (The Chicago Tribune) With life in prison considered likely for convicted child-killer Marilyn Lemak, the victim-impact statement her ex-husband is expected to deliver Monday has become the most anticipated part of her scheduled sentencing hearing. Mon Apr 8 2002 09:41:47  Melbourne, Florida Man takes murder questions to grave -- (Palm Beach Post) "What do you have on me?" William Billingheimer kept asking Brevard County deputies who surrounded his pickup early Saturday. Those were Billingheimer's last words before he shot himself in the head, ending a two-hour standoff -- and prompting speculation about what role he might have played in a series of arsons in rural Palm Bay and the murders of two elderly Melbourne-area women during the past two years. Mon Apr 8 2002 00:08:58  VANCOUVER'S MISSING WOMEN Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada Top lawyer eyes pig farm -- (Calgary Sun) Ralph Lotkin, one of the partners in the Johnnie Cochran Jr. law firm famous for defending O.J. Simpson, will visit Vancouver in the first week of May to meet some of the families of the missing. Sun Apr 7 2002 23:39:04  DR. HENRY LEE Searching For Hidden Truths: A 20th Century Sherlock Holmes -- (abc NEWS) O.J. Simpson, JonBenét Ramsey and William Kennedy Smith all have one thing in common: America's foremost crime scene expert, Dr. Henry Lee, consulted on their cases. Sun Apr 7 2002 11:43:23  Denver, Colorado Bookstore fights police 0rder for records -- (abc NEWS) In a case closely watched by police and civil libertarians, Colorado's highest court will announce on Monday if The Tattered Cover bookstore must reveal if a customer bought "how to" books on making illegal drugs. Sun Apr 7 2002 08:51:42  The HOLLI THIBODEAUX case Hathaway, Louisiana For six days, Holli's killer kept his secret -- (The Advertiser) Jimmy D. Mosbroker Jr. harbored a dark secret. From around dusk on Good Friday through Easter Sunday, Mosbroker, 25, behaved the way an ordinary dad would. He spent the Easter weekend with relatives in Houma. During the weekend, he climbed a tree to catch a baby squirrel. He gently placed the squirrel in his shirt and later handed it to his grandfather, Franklin Cavalier. Sun Apr 7 2002 08:40:25  Surrey, England Amanda police search woods -- (BBC) Specialist search officers from Surrey Police looking for missing schoolgirl Amanda Dowler, are scouring an area of dense woodland about a mile-and-a-half from her school. Sun Apr 7 2002 08:09:12  Lake Tahoe, Nevada Man accused of murdering girl at Tahoe hangs himself in jail -- (Reno Gazette-Journal) Rebecca Aramburo, was found dead with her throat slashed Sept. 21 inside a tent at Tahoe after a nine-hour standoff with police. Sun Apr 7 2002 08:03:45  The CHRISTA WORTHINGTON case Truro, Massachusetts Cape mother's life cut short: Fashion writer became devoted mom -- (Boston Herald) At 42, Christa Worthington had finally shelved her successful fashion-writing career to try to become a devoted single mom - mostly, friends said, to satisfy the decades-long wish of her own dying mother. Sun Apr 7 2002 07:55:42  Concord, New Hampshire Convicted high school coach apparently consumed cyanide -- (Nando Times) A high school basketball coach who was convicted of sexually assaulting a boy at an athletic camp apparently ingested cyanide in court just moments after hearing the verdict. Sun Apr 7 2002 07:51:35  San Diego, California Calif. student arrested in syringe stabbings -- (CNN) Police arrested a 21-year-old college student for allegedly stabbing three people with a syringe and injecting them with a tranquilizer. Sat Apr 6 2002 08:39:32 VANCOUVER'S MISSING WOMEN Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada A farm harvests relatives' grief -- (Washington Post) In February, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested Robert William Pickton, 52, who is part-owner of the pig farm, located about 15 miles from Vancouver's skid row. He has been charged in the murders of five of the 50 women, the first such charges in years of the mystery over the women's disappearances. Sat Apr 6 2002 08:25:02  Seattle, Washington Ridgway lawyer asks to double his team -- (Seattle Times) One of four attorneys assigned to defend Gary Leon Ridgway in four Green River serial killings wants to double the number of defense attorneys and add more private investigators. Sat Apr 6 2002 08:20:31  Galveston, Texas Autopsy: Murder victim suffered heart attack -- (Galveston Daily News) Black’s dismembered remains were found in the bay on Sept. 30. Police recovered his torso and limbs, but Black’s head is still missing. About 10 days later, police arrested New York real-estate heir Robert Durst, 58, and charged him with murder in Black’s death. Sat Apr 6 2002 08:16:25  Centre County, Pennsylvania Centre County mystery headed to coroner's jury -- (Post-Gazette) A coroner's jury will decide whether charges are warranted in the death of a father of four whose body was found at a remote Centre County hunting camp where he had stayed with his cousin, a retired Arnold schoolteacher. Sat Apr 6 2002 08:10:24  The CARO case Ventura, California Woman who murdered sons sentenced -- (abc NEWS) A mother of four has been sentenced to death for killing three of her sons ages 5, 8 and 11 by shooting them with a handgun as they slept. Sat Apr 6 2002 08:05:11  The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Defense says Westerfield denied access to attorney -- (NC Times) Laying the groundwork for future motions to suppress evidence and exclude any statements accused killer David Westerfield made to police, his defense attorney has filed court papers asking a judge to review the personnel files of 13 police investigators. Sat Apr 6 2002 08:01:23  Richmond, Virginia Judge bars sprinkling killer's ashes on victims' graves -- (Fox News) A judge Friday blocked the family of an executed killer from carrying out the man's last request: spreading his ashes on the graves of the two young girls he murdered. Fri Apr 5 2002 20:55:29  Washington, DC FBI giving polygraph tests in anthrax probe -- (CNN) The FBI is asking key scientists involved in the anthrax investigation to take polygraph tests, federal officials said Friday. Fri Apr 5 2002 20:52:07  Galveston, Texas Autopsy in Durst case little help -- (NY Daily News) An autopsy report on the Texas man real estate heir Robert Durst is accused of murdering sheds little light on how the victim was killed. Fri Apr 5 2002 20:21:02  England 'Virtual Sherlock Holmes' joins crime fight -- (Ananova) A computer program which acts like a virtual Sherlock Holmes to sift through clues has been developed to help police catch burglars. Fri Apr 5 2002 20:07:58  Chicago, Illinois Singer R. Kelly criticized over alleged sex with minor -- (Nando Times) Two-time Grammy winner R. Kelly is facing scrutiny over a sexually explicit videotape allegedly showing the singer with a minor that police say is being sold illegally across the country and on the Internet. Fri Apr 5 2002 20:04:02 Kent, Washington Sex in school's lot recounted -- (Seattle Times) In his second day on the stand, 18-year-old Vili Fualaau told a King County Superior Court jury he and sixth-grade teacher Mary K. Letourneau had sex on the school grounds at Shorewood Elementary School in Burien. Fri Apr 5 2002 19:46:05  London, England Dando detective gets job back -- (BBC) A Met officer sacked for leaking information about the Jill Dando murder inquiry has been reinstated after an appeal to the commissioner. Fri Apr 5 2002 15:12:50  The CHANDRA LEVY case Washington, DC Condit postpones grand jury appearance -- (WUSA) California Congressman Gary Condit is back in the news. The Democrat has postponed a scheduled appearance before a DC grand jury looking into the Chandra Levy disappearance. Fri Apr 5 2002 15:06:09  The ADRIANA PINON case San Diego, California Hearing set in aspiring actress' murder -- (The San Diego Channel) A May 13 preliminary hearing was set Friday for two teens who could face the death penalty if they are convicted of gunning down an aspiring actress who had rejected the romantic overtures of one of them. Fri Apr 5 2002 08:53:51  ASHLEY POND and MIRANDA GADDIS - believed abducted Oregon City, Oregon FBI's most promising tips fail to lead to missing girls -- (The Oregonian) One month into a massive nationwide investigation, the FBI said Thursday that it had reviewed its most promising tips and still had no clue how Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis disappeared from the same apartment complex. Fri Apr 5 2002 08:44:09  The HOLLY THIBODEAUX case Eunice and Jennings, Louisiana Girl's abductor was molestation victim -- (The Advertiser) The man who police say confessed to sexually assaulting and killing 12-year-old Holli Thibodeaux was himself a victim of molestation, said his grandparents and Evangeline Parish District Attorney Brent Coreil on Thursday. Sheriff: Holli's abductor was Eunice resident -- (The Advertiser) The sheriff said Mosbroker's actions matched the psychological profile developed with the help of FBI behavioral scientists Tuesday afternoon. History of fantasy, child assault likely, psychologists say -- (The Advertiser) The average child molester has more than 200 victims before getting caught, he said. "It's not likely she was his first victim, not his first rape victim," MacGyvers said. "Perhaps it's the first time he ever killed anyone. 'He said he did it' -- (The Advertiser) Suicide call told woman her husband was Hathaway girl's killer. Fri Apr 5 2002 08:20:51  The MARTHA MOXLEY case Norwalk, Virginia Police officer chosen for jury in Skakel trial -- (Nando Times) A police officer was picked Thursday as a juror in Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel's murder trial, even though the officer and his wife have both crossed legal paths with Skakel's attorney. Thur Apr 4 2002 21:51:55  Mannheim, Germany U.S. soldier testifies in drowning case -- (Nando Times) A soldier in the U.S. Army drowned her two toddlers in her bathtub because she suspected her husband was having an affair, prosecutors said during the soldier's court-martial. Thur Apr 4 2002 18:42:49  The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Westerfield lawyer: Client abused by police -- (The San Diego Channel) An attorney for accused child killer David Westerfield said police ignored his client's requests for a lawyer and questioned him abusively following the disappearance of Danielle van Dam, 10News reported. Westerfield interrogation called improper -- (Sign On San Diego) "At least two officers expressed concern about Mr. Westerfield's emotional stability as a result of the interview process," attorney Robert Boyce said in court documents filed in San Diego Superior Court. Thur Apr 4 2002 18:31:01  Flint, Michigan Buried alive -- (abc NEWS) A group of friends charged with kidnapping a teenage girl, tying her up, and staging her mock burial say they were just trying to make a Blair Witch Project-style horror flick. Thur Apr 4 2002 13:14:28  Hathaway and Jennings, Louisiana Father of four implicated in Holli Thibodeaux slaying -- (Lake Charles American Press) Authorities said Wednesday they believe 12-year-old Holli Thibodeaux was sexually assaulted before she was shot in the back of the head execution style after her abduction last Thursday. Thur Apr 4 2002 13:09:06  Surrey, England Motorist sought in Amanda inquiry -- (BBC) Detectives investigating the disappearance of schoolgirl Amanda Dowler say they want to speak to the driver of a blue Saab car. Thur Apr 4 2002 12:34:33  THEODORE AMMON, 52 - unsolved homicide New York Pelosi's cop bro died while under probe by NYPD -- (NY Post) Officer James Pelosi, the brother of Danny Pelosi, was under investigation by the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau at the time he died of an apparent heart attack last Saturday, The Post has learned. Thur Apr 4 2002 12:08:00  Hollywood, California A nyuk on the wild side -- (Chicago Tribune) Did the Three Stooges cover up the murder of their founder? Thur Apr 4 2002 12:02:03  The ZANTOP case Haverhill, New Hampshire Smirking teen pleads guilty to Dartmouth murders -- (Fox News) A smirking teenager reversed himself Thursday and pleaded guilty to murdering two Dartmouth College professors last year. Thur Apr 4 2002 11:57:01  Oregon City, Oregon FBI profilers examine Oregon City kidnappings -- (KOIN) Investigators in Oregon City are now sifting through 2,400 tips and leads in the disappearances of Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis. They're getting some help from FBI profilers in Quantico, VA. Thur Apr 4 2002 08:55:00  The FUALAAU-LETOURNEAU case Kent, Washington Fualaau details 6th-grade affair with Letourneau -- (Post-Intelligencer) It all started when he was in sixth grade, Vili Fualaau told jurors yesterday: He was struggling in history, and teacher Mary Kay Letourneau offered him motivation to do well on his test. Thur Apr 4 2002 08:21:19  Florida Resigned mother prepares for prison -- (Sun-Sentinel) Six years after state authorities accused her of a rare form of abuse known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy, Kathy Bush steadfastly maintains her innocence and says she hopes to be reunited with the daughter who was taken from her family. Thur Apr 4 2002 07:50:09  The BLAGG case Grand Junction, Colorado Family vehicle eyed in killings -- (Denver Post) Mesa County sheriff's investigators revealed Wednesday that when Jennifer and Abby Blagg disappeared nearly five months ago, they were likely removed from their home in the Blagg family van. New clue in Blagg diappearance -- (The Denver Channel) Wednesday, the sheriff's office released a photo of the van in a flyer that asked "Did You See This Van?" Blagg van may be tied to disappearances -- (GJ Sentinel) Investigators recovered evidence from the maroon and gold 2000 Ford Windstar. |
