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Wed May 8 2002 20:29:41  The Hague, Netherlands Dutch nurse accused of 14 murders -- (BBC) Prosecutors have described the woman as a "classic psychopath". Wed May 8 2002 20:15:59  Los Angeles, California Rape charges filed against LAPD officer -- (KABC) An officer from the Los Angeles Police Department's 77th Street Station was in custody today for alleged on-duty sexual assaults involving two victims, and police today indicated there may be others. Wed May 8 2002 15:58:47  The LAURA AYALA case Houston, Texas Missing Ayala girl may have gotten on bus to Mexico -- (Houston Chronicle) Three days after 13-year-old Laura Ayala vanished without a trace in route from her southeast side apartment to a neighborhood gas station, an El Expreso passenger bus pulled out of Houston bound for Reynosa, Mexico carrying a girl police now believe may be the youngster. Police release new leads in Laura Ayala case -- (KPRC-TV) The Houston Police Department and the FBI asked for the publics help Wednesday in locating several potential witnesses in the apparent abduction of Laura Ayala. Wed May 8 2002 15:46:03  Franklin, Indiana Man convicted in son's killing -- (abc NEWS) A man was convicted Wednesday of suffocating his infant son to get revenge against his wife for skipping his father's funeral. Wed May 8 2002 13:12:48  The MARTHA MOXLEY case Stamford, Connecticut Skakel's lawyer brings up brother as suspect -- (The Hartford Courant) Michael Skakel's defense attorney asked today to present evidence that police once sought an arrest warrant for his client's older brother for the murder of Martha Moxley. Wed May 8 2002 11:49:48  The CHRISTA WORTHINGTON case Truro, Massachusetts Truro murder: DNA results trickle in -- (Cape Cod Times) Four months after the single mom and freelance fashion writer was murdered, police still have not named suspects or made an arrest in the case. But, evidence is finally coming in. Wed May 8 2002 08:25:43  Fort Lauderdale, Florida Florida killer posts personal ad for cyber-friend -- (Rueters) What William Coday's ad doesn't say is that he used hammers to kill two ex-girlfriends. Wed May 8 2002 08:13:45  New York Heiress' bizarre death baffles cops -- (NY Post) Police are puzzled by the mysterious death of pharmaceutical heiress Meredith Brooks McDermott, who was found in her Upper East Side apartment with a sash wrapped around her neck. Wed May 8 2002 07:48:36  Pontypridd, South Wales Lover 'berserk' at news of killings -- (BBC) A former police officer has spoken in court of how she became mentally unstable when her lesbian lover was killed in a brutal family massacre. Wed May 8 2002 07:30:18  The BLAGG case Grand Junction, Colorado Grand jury may consider Blagg case -- (Denver Post) The case of a missing mother and daughter may go before a Mesa County grand jury in the fall. Grand jury may get Blagg case -- (GJ Sentinel) "The benefit of a grand jury would be (to obtain) some information that the investigation has not been able to obtain through ordinary investigative techniques," said Daniels. Wed May 8 2002 07:15:24  The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Judge allows autopsy photos in trial -- (KFMB) Within seconds of seeing grisly autopsy photos of Danielle van Dam, David Westerfield covered his face. Missing teeth indicate killer may have gagged Danielle -- (SD Union-Tribune) Danielle van Dam's body was missing several teeth, leading authorities to believe the 7-year-old might have been suffocated by a killer who stuffed something into her mouth, a prosecutor disclosed Tuesday. Prosecution believes Danielle was molested -- (NC Times) They said in court documents released Monday that Westerfield's computer animation of a sexual assault on a young, pig-tailed girl showed his motive for the crime. Wed May 8 2002 07:09:09  The JAHI TURNER case San Diego, California Rift splits Jahi search -- (KGTV) The search for 2-year-old Jahi Turner split into two separate groups of people Tuesday. Reorganized search for Jahi begins -- (NBC) Maryland grandmother takes over. Jahi's family sets up new search center -- (SD Union-Tribune) Race issues surface as Jackie Robinson Y is chosen to be new volunteer headquarters. Wed May 8 2002 01:13:25  The ASHLEY POND-MIRANDA GADDIS case Oregon City, Oregon FBI warns police in missing girls' case -- (Oregon LIve) Oregon City Chief Gordon Huiras said supervisors have alerted officers about the two- and four-month anniversaries of the disappearances. Wed May 8 2002 01:07:20  The PETERSON case Durham, North Carolina Peterson estate lists assets worth $270K -- (Herald-Sun) Court documents filed Monday show that Kathleen Peterson, who prosecutors allege was murdered in December by her novelist husband Michael, had assets valued at $269,048.02. Tues May 7 2002 20:44:37  The MARTHA MOXLEY case Norwalk, Connecticut Prosecutors: Skakel admitted crime -- (Newsday) In a case that could open a window onto a world of wealth and influence, Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel went on trial Tuesday in the 1975 murder of a teen-age neighbor, with prosecutors saying he admitted to the crime in the 27 years since. Tues May 7 2002 19:23:51  The RILYA WILSON case Miami, Florida Panel to meet Wednesday in case of missing child -- (Times-Union) A blue-ribbon panel formed to investigate child welfare practices following the disappearance of Rilya Wilson will gather for the first time on Wednesday to learn more about the case. Tues May 7 2002 19:08:11  The CHANDRA LEVY case Washington, D.C. Levys find Washington visit 'productive' -- (Modesto Bee) The Thursday morning meeting, which lasted about 45 minutes, brought the Levys back together with the police leadership that has struggled with the high-profile case of their daughter's disappearance. Tues May 7 2002 19:00:36  The ASHLEY POND-MIRANDA GADDIS case Oregon City, Oregon Blazer employees search for missing girls -- (Portland Trail Blazers) There is a second foot-search of the area surrounding the apartment complex where both girls lived on Saturday, May 4. The search takes place in a very heavily wooded area so the more volunteers, the better they are able to cover the area. Tues May 7 2002 18:07:54  The JAHI TURNER case San Diego, California Family may begin organizing search efforts -- (KFMB) Volunteers are no longer searching for 2-year-old Jahi Turner, saying search crews have simply run out of places to look. The toddler has been missing for nearly two weeks. Now, the boy's family may be trying to organize their own search. Tues May 7 2002 17:53:12  The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Prosecution: Evidence suggests Danielle was strangled -- (SD Union-Tribune) Danielle van Dam's body was missing several teeth, leading authorities to believe the 7-year-old might have been strangled to death when someone stuffed something into her mouth, a prosecutor disclosed today. Prosecutors believe Danielle was strangled -- (NBC) Autopsy photos will be used as evidence. DA: Danielle was suffocated by Westerfield -- (SignOnSanDiego) Superior Court Judge William Mudd told Dusek that he could use all but one of seven photographs of the scene in Dehesa where the victim's mummified body was discovered on Feb. 27. Tues May 7 2002 17:48:32  Meriden, Connecticut Mom charged with contributing to son's suicide -- (Fox News) A mother was arraigned Tuesday on charges she contributed to the suicide of her 12-year-old son, who hanged himself in his closet after being teased by his schoolmates about his body odor. Tues May 7 2002 17:45:04  Akron, Ohio Mom sentenced to three years in daughter's rape case -- (Fox News) A woman who helped her husband impregnate her 16-year-old daughter with a syringe of his semen was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison. Tues May 7 2002 11:49:35  The ERIC MILLER case Raleigh, North Carolina Family of arsenic poisoning victim speaks out -- (WRAL) More than 1 1/2 years after he died from arsenic poisoning, Eric's family is still searching for justice. The TISON case Sacramento, California Doctor accused of 'flat-out lies' in daughter's fatal fall -- (Sacramento Bee) Sacramento physician Dennis Jay Tison lied to investigators to cover up his responsibility for the death of his 14-month-old daughter who was either thrown or pushed out of a second story window, a prosecutor told a Sacramento Superior Court jury on Monday. Tues May 7 2002 11:17:38  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Ex-juror Guess says she had sex with accused murder who 'established control' -- (C-News) Notorious ex-juror Gillian Guess testified Monday the accused murderer whose case she was hearing came to her house to have sex and established control over her. Tues May 7 2002 09:01:15  The BLAGG case Grand Junction, Colorado Investigators to follow Blagg's move -- (Denver Post) Investigators plan to keep tabs on Michael Blagg after he leaves Grand Junction and moves out of state next week - six months after his wife and daughter vanished from their suburban home. Tues May 7 2002 07:59:44  Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Grisly tale opens trial -- (The Star-Phoenix) Kenneth David Mackay drove Crystal Paskemin to a remote part of the city in late 2000, beat her, killed her when he ran over her head with his truck, and then dragged her body for more than two kilometres, Crown prosecutor Robin Ritter said during the first day of Mackay's first-degree murder trial on Monday. Tues May 7 2002 07:23:49  The MARTHA MOXLEY case Stamford, Connecticut Opening day in Skakel murder trial -- (The Hartford Courant) Dead witnesses, sparse physical evidence, Kennedy link set up courtroom drama. Tues May 7 2002 07:07:05  Harrisburg, Virginia Jayson pal tells cops of theft -- (NY Daily News) A man who agreed to testify that former NBA star Jayson Williams had him tamper with evidence in a fatal shooting said he has been threatened and now fears for his life. Tues May 7 2002 07:02:08  Phnom Penh, Cambodia Court releases crematorium cannibals -- (Reuters) Two men accused of eating human body parts, washed down with a bottle of wine, were freed by a Cambodian provincial court Saturday because there was no law against cannibalism, a public prosecutor said. Tues May 7 2002 06:40:59  The SPOKANE SERIAL KILLER case Tacoma, Washington Yates case documents will remain sealed -- (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Documents to be used by Pierce County prosecutors in determining whether to seek the death penalty against serial killer Robert Yates will not be publicly released, a Tacoma appellate court has ruled. Tues May 7 2002 06:34:24  The JAHI TURNER case San Diego, California With hope fading, hunt for missing boy cut back sharply -- (SD Union-Tribune) Police took off their protectives suits and put down their rakes at the Miramar landfill Monday, ending a grueling and unprecedented chapter in the 12-day investigation into 2-year-old Jahi Turner's disappearance. Hours later, volunteer search efforts were called off, diminishing hopes that the child reported missing April 25 might be found alive. Tues May 7 2002 06:32:58  The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Court unseals Westerfield documents today -- (SD Union-Tribune) Hair from 7-year-old Danielle van Dam was found inside David Westerfield's motor home, and prosecutors believe the girl was sexually assaulted before she died, according to court documents made public today. Motions: Danielle's hair found in motorhome -- (NBC) Many of the pretrial motions in the Danielle van Dam murder case were released by the Superior Court Monday, and legal analysts say they shed new light on the strategy of David Westerfield's defense team and the concerns prosecutors have going into the case. Prosecution believes Danielle was molested -- (NC Times) Prosecutors in the case of accused child murderer David Westerfield believe Danielle van Dam was molested before she was killed and they said in court documents released Monday that Westerfield's computer animation of a sexual assault on a young, pig-tailed girl showed his motive for the crime. Court of Appeals rules documents should remain sealed in van Dam case -- (KABC) The state appeals court has ruled that search warrant documents involving the suspected killer of a 7-year-old girl should remain sealed from the public in order to ensure his chance for a fair trial. Tues May 7 2002 06:30:18  New York Man charged with stalking Kennedy -- (abc NEWS) A man accused of sending Caroline Kennedy letters and packages, some containing threats, over the past two years was arrested at her Upper East Side apartment building, police said. Tues May 7 2002 06:22:38  The BAKLEY-BLAKE case Los Angeles, California Transcript of Larry King Live 05-06-02 -- (CNN) Guest Christina Scheier, friend of Bonny Lee Bakley. Mon May 6 2002 17:52:22  The JAHI TURNER case San Diego, California Search for clues at landfill wraps up -- (NBC) Investigators sift through 5,000 tons of garbage. Parents of missing boy talk to NBC -- (NBC) Reporter asks questions public wants to hear. Mystery lingers in case of missing San Diego boy -- (SD Union-Tribune) As he tells it, Teiray Jones did nothing more than fetch a drink for his thirsty stepson in a quiet park on a sunny weekday afternoon. Mon May 6 2002 14:33:46 The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Pre-trial motions made public in Westerfield case -- (KFMB) There are 14 different motions detailed in some 150 pages of documents released by the judge Monday morning. Judge unseals Van Dam murder case documents -- (TheSanDiegoChannel) One seized compact disc containing sexually explicit forcible sex scenes with apparent juveniles was created last November, prosecutors said. Court unseals Westerfield documents today -- (SD Union-Tribune) Documents add to evidence against Westerfield: Danielle's hair found in his motor home. Mon May 6 2002 13:04:32  United States Whose kid is important? -- (NBC) Why some missing children cases get more attention than others. Mon May 6 2002 07:28:49  The RILYA WILSON case Miami, Florida Jailed man claims to be missing Miami girl's father -- (Florida Times-Union) Manville Cash doubts reports that his daughter, Rilya Wilson, was taken from the house of her caretaker, Geralyn Graham. Mon May 6 2002 07:12:02  The MARTHA MOXLEY case Norwalk, Connecticut Skakel murder trial to begin -- (Newsday) Michael Skakel's murder defense could get a boost if members of the famous Kennedy clan show up to support their relative. But prosecutors have their own asset in a charming and graceful woman who generates widespread sympathy. Skakel trial to feature mix of scandal, fame -- (Washington Post) By posh Greenwich standards, the single-story brick courthouse could pass for a guest bungalow or a vintage car collector's spare garage. But on Tuesday, downtown Norwalk's courthouse will receive more limelight than any "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" episode. Mon May 6 2002 07:03:57  The ASHLEY POND - MIRANDA GADDIS case Oregon City, Oregon Search party finds no sign of Ashley or Miranda -- (KATU) Despite thousands of tips, investigators have yet to find the clue that can break open the case. Mon May 6 2002 06:56:30  The JAHI TURNER case San Diego, California Keep focus on missing tot, Jahi's grandmother urges -- (SD Union-Tribune) With shaking hands but a firm refusal to talk about family turmoil, the woman who raised little Jahi Turner pleaded with San Diegans to help with their hearts, their feet and their wallets last night. Landfill called crime scene -- (SD Headline News) Possible evidence located. Grandmother pleas for Jahi's return, as Recovery Center pulls out of search -- (KFMB) Penny Thompson showed us the Jahi she knows, smiling proudly the day his mother graduated from boot camp, playfully celebrating his second birthday back in February, and his Winnie the Pooh collection. Jahi's grandmother begs searchers to continue -- (NBC) The woman who raised Jahi Turner for most of the last two years issued a tearful plea for the toddler's safe return Monday morning on NBC 7/39. Mon May 6 2002 06:52:35  Boulder, Colorado Professor to pen Ramsey book -- (The Daily Camera) Followers of the JonBenét Ramsey case may want to start making room on their bookshelves — another literary postmortem of Boulder's most notorious crime is on its way. |
