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Sat June 29 2002 12:33:05  Miami, Florida Woman shoots mom, kidnaps baby -- (CNN) A Florida woman obsessed with having a baby offered a woman a ride home from a Miami pediatric clinic, shot her in the head and took her 6-month-old son, police said Friday. Sat June 29 2002 09:54:34  The JAHI TURNER case San Diego, California Search for Jahi may be renewed -- (SD Union-Tribune) San Diego police suspect the body of missing 2-year-old Jahi Turner may be somewhere in the Otay landfill and officials are contemplating a massive search through thousands of tons of trash and sludge to find it. Sat June 29 2002 09:41:09  The ELIZABETH SMART case Salt Lake City, Utah Top suspect has no forensic link -- (Salt Lake Tribune) Investigators so far have found no forensic evidence linking Ricci, 48, and the missing teen, although much of their physical evidence has not yet been fully tested. Text of Ricci statement Fri June 28 2002 23:14:54  The ELIZABETH SMART Case Salt Lake City, Utah Police Seize Vehicle Records in Utah Kidnap Case -- (Reuters) Neth Moul, owner of Neth's Auto Repair, also said when the vehicle was brought to the repair shop on June 8, three days after the disappearance of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart, it was dirty and full of insects on the windshield. Fri June 28 2002 21:54:51  Frontera, California Ex-Manson Disciple Denied Parole -- (Newsday) A parole board refused Friday to grant freedom to former Manson disciple Leslie Van Houten after a lengthy and emotional hearing at which she said she would always bear the sorrow of the cult killings that landed her in prison 33 years ago. Fri June 28 2002 21:52:57  Decatur, Illinois 3 Sentenced in Decatur Woman's Murder -- (Newsday) Michael Slover Jr. and his parents, Michael and Jeannette Slover, each proclaimed their innocence before they were sentenced to 60- and 65-year sentences for murdering Karyn Hearn Slover. Fri June 28 2002 16:49:21  The JAHI TURNER case San Diego, California Missing tot's parents peg hope on new search -- (MSNBC) It's been two months, and there is still no sign of missing 2-year-old Jahi Turner. Police will not comment about leads, tips or clues as to what happened to him. Fri June 28 2002 16:33:02  The BLAGG case Grand Junction, Colorado Saturday service to memorialize Jennifer Blagg -- (GJ Sentinel) Hundreds of people are expected to turn out at Saturday's memorial service for a 34-year-old Grand Junction mother whose body was found earlier this month at the Mesa County Landfill. Fri June 28 2002 13:53:34  The KATHLEEN PETERSON Case Durham, North Carolina Peterson house revisited by police -- (NewsObserver) Police returned to Mike Peterson's home Thursday to take measurements, sparking another in a series of disagreements between the defense and prosecution in the murder case. Fri June 28 2002 12:03:12  Tacoma, Washington Two convicted in killings of five at karaoke bar, town's worst mass killing -- (Boston.com) A jury on Thursday found Jimmee Chea, 22, and John Phet, 20, each guilty of five counts of aggravated first-degree murder and five counts of first degree assault. Both face a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole. Fri June 28 2002 11:58:14 The ELIZABETH SMART Case Salt Lake City, Utah FBI Takes Knife, Hat from Utah Home -- (Las Vegas Sun) A man whose son-in-law was questioned in the disappearance of Elizabeth Smart said the FBI took a knife and a golf hat from his home. Fri June 28 2002 11:47:53  The HALF and SUSANNE ZANTOP Case Concord, New Hampshire Teen Killer's Essays Show Contempt -- (ABCNEWS) A teenager who pleaded guilty to murder described his contempt for school and for America in essays that reveal a transformation from popular student to cold-blooded killer of two Dartmouth College professors. Fri June 28 2002 11:44:02  Boston, Massachusetts Ex-FBI clerk failed lie test about killer's call to feds -- (Boston Herald) A former FBI clerk flunked a polygraph when asked whether he intentionally hung up on Gary Lee Sampson last year when the confessed killer claims he called to surrender before murdering three people. Thur June 27 2002 18:19:54  Washougal, Washington Harding's lawyer denies she consumed alcohol -- (KATU) During Tonya Harding's hearing Thursday in a municipal court, her lawyer said his client never violated her probation by drinking. Thur June 27 2002 18:11:43  The BAKLEY-BLAKE case Los Angeles, California Actor Robert Blake denied bail -- (abc NEWS) A judge refused Thursday to grant actor Robert Blake bail until a preliminary hearing reveals details of the evidence against him in the slaying of his wife. Thur June 27 2002 17:58:14  The YATES case Houston, Texas Andrea Yates husband files lawsuit -- (abc NEWS) Andrea Yates' husband is suing to block prosecutors from releasing to the media a police crime-scene video showing the bodies of the couple's five drowned children. Thur June 27 2002 12:50:08  The ELIZABETH SMART case San Diego, California Suspect's wife, neighbour supoened in Smart case -- (Salt Lake Tirbune) The morning after Elizabeth Smart disappeared from her Federal Heights home, a Kearns man awoke to find a hole was being dug on the side of his mobile home by his neighbor, Richard Albert Ricci. Narrowing the search -- (abc NEWS) The mileage on a vehicle owned by an ex-convict may hold the key to the disappearance of Utah teen, Elizabeth Smart. Grand jury focuses on Ricci -- (Deseret News) His wife, neighbor are also summoned to the federal court. Thur June 27 2002 11:32:09  The MOLLY BISH case Warren, Massachusetts Missing lifeguard probe focuses on 6-7 suspects -- (Boston Herald) Investigators say Bish was snatched, or enticed by someone who knew her, from her lifeguard post at Warren's Comins Pond just after her mother dropped her off that morning two years ago today. Thur June 27 2002 11:04:04  The ALEXIS PATTERSON case Milwaukee, Wisconsin Hope lingers in Milwaukee for youngster's return -- (New York Times) The trail here seems to have grown cold. A cluster of teddy bears on a corner near 7-year-old Alexis Patterson's house has begun to fade, worn from the sun, wind and rain. Thur June 27 2002 10:52:58  The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Bode tech analyst confirms DNA match -- (KFMB) Detective Watkins also testified that most of the porn images showed in court Tuesday, were found in a file on Westerfield's zip disk labeled "young ones." DNA expert: Hair was Danielle's -- (NC Times) The Virginia-based lab was able to do nuclear DNA tests on the hair from the bathroom because the root was still intact. Westerfield's motor home takes center stage as jury takes a tour -- (Court TV) Volunteer canine handler Jim Frazee said that a search and rescue dog trained with Danielle's scent sniffed his way into the motor home on his own - through the passenger side door. Cadaver-seeking dog said to react to part of motor home -- (SD Union-Tribune) He said the dog's behavior indicated that a cadaver had been stored either in the compartment or in an area of the motor home where the air fed into the compartment Thur June 27 2002 10:13:08  Fullerton, California California parents charged with felony -- (abc NEWS) Prosecutors filed felony charges against a couple who allegedly chained their 21-year-old daughter to a bed to punish her for dating a married man. Wed June 26 2002 16:44:06  The ELIZABETH SMART case Salt Lake City, Utah Police to search Ricci neighbourhood again -- (Deseret News) Investigators planned Wednesday to return to the Kearns mobile-home park where Richard Albert Ricci lived with his wife and stepson to look for more clues into the kidnapping of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart. A 'hole in his heart' -- (abc NEWS) Richard Ricci knows the pain of losing a child, his wife says, and that is something he could never inflict on another person. Wed June 26 2002 14:21:42  The CHRISTA WORTHINGTON case Barnstable, Massachusetts Families satisfied with Worthington custody settlement -- (The Cape Codder) Tony Jackett, father of Ava Worthington, agreed in Barnstable Probate and Family Court to share legal custody of the child with Amyra Chase of Cohasset. Wed June 26 2002 13:27:28  Kansas and Alabama Suspect in Kansas murders arrested -- (Newsday) A convicted killer wanted in the fatal shooting of five people, including a pregnant woman, was arrested by FBI agents at an Alabama bus depot. Wed June 26 2002 12:18:35  The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Jurors upset by images of young girls -- (SD Union-Tribune) At least two jurors cried yesterday after prosecutors in the David Westerfield trial showed pictures of nude young girls, including movies of what looked like girls screaming while being sexually assaulted. Prosecutors trot out more fiber evidence in case against accused child killer -- (Court TV) The trial of a San Diego man who allegedly robbed his neighbors of their daughter by night and left her dead in a ditch weeks later could rest on a single fiber. Wed June 26 2002 11:12:01  The ELIZABETH SMART case Salt Lake City, Utah Missing girl case to grand jury? -- (CBS) Police investigating the disappearance of Elizabeth Smart appealed to the public Tuesday for anyone who might have seen a parolee who once worked as a handyman in the girl's home. Employer calls Ricci a model worker -- (Salt Lake Tribune) Prompt, knowledgeable and never missed a day of work. Tues June 25 2002 15:56:32  Syracuse, New York Teen admits suffocating two-year-old -- (Newsday) A teen-ager admitted that he killed his 2-year-old cousin by holding his hand over the boy's mouth and suffocating him because he wouldn't stop crying. Tues June 25 2002 15:17:14 Las Vegas, Nevada John Wayne Bobbitt back in jail -- (abc NEWS) John Wayne Bobbitt was back in jail Tuesday after authorities in Las Vegas accused him of violating terms of his house arrest. Tues June 25 2002 12:58:36  The MARTHA MOXLEY case Norwalk, Connecticut Judge delays Skakel sentencing -- (abc NEWS) Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel's sentencing for the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley has been delayed until Aug. 9. Tues June 25 2002 12:29:22 The JAHI TURNER case San Diego, California and Frederick, Maryland Jahi's grandmothers told not to see each other -- (Frederick News-Post) The emotional fallout from a missing child investigation was evident Monday in a Frederick County courtroom as a judge ordered one of Jahi Turner's grandmothers not to have any contact with the other. Tues June 25 2002 10:12:30  The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Criminalist: Fibers in RV similar to those in van Dam home -- (Court TV) Microscopic fibers found on the floor of David Westerfield's recreational vehicle are consistent with the carpet in the bedroom of his slain 7-year-old neighbor, a police criminalist testified Monday. Tues June 25 2002 09:55:31  The ELIZABETH SMART case Salt Lake City, Utah Convict placed 'at top of list' -- (Salt Lake Tribune) Ricci's mother-in-law discounted his prison record, saying, "Everybody has a little trouble in their life." Tortured Lois Smart, coping courageously day after day -- (Salt Lake Tribune) Nearly three weeks after her daughter vanished in the darkness, Lois Francom Smart found the will to move to the microphone again. Police investigate three cars in kidnapped girl probe -- (abc NEWS) Police investigating the abduction of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart are asking the public for information regarding three vehicles a handyman who used to work for the girl's parents may have been driving. Mon June 24 2002 14:15:02  The ELIZABETH SMART case Salt Lake City, Utah Handyman confesses to burglarizing Elizabeth's home -- (Fox News) Richard Albert Ricci, 48, worked for six months in Elizabeth's home in an affluent neighborhood of Salt Lake City before he was fired by the girl's father, Ed Smart, who suspected Ricci had burglarized the home. Jailed felon a focus of probe into kidnapping -- (Deseret News) police say they're having a hard time pinning down exactly where Ricci was the morning of June 5. Mon June 24 2002 14:02:50  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania New trial ordered for 1970 homicide following discovery of chemist's notes -- (Nando Times) A man convicted three times for allegedly killing a 13-year-old friend three decades ago was granted another trial Monday and ordered released on just $1 bail. Mon June 24 2002 13:57:33  The GREEN case Salt Lake City, Utah Judge finds Utah polygamist guilty of child rape -- (abc NEWS) A Utah judge on Monday found avowed polygamist Tom Green guilty of the charge of raping a child, a woman he married when she was 13 and he was 37. Mon June 24 2002 10:51:42  The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Televised proceedings a far cry from O.J. fiasco -- (SD Union-Tribune) Not since the Simpson trial have so many San Diegans tuned in to watch live coverage of a criminal case. Westerfield murder trial resumes -- (KFMB) Week four in the trial of David Westerfield is expected to end with prosecutors presenting child pornography allegedly found on Westerfield's computer. Mon June 24 2002 10:08:34  The CHANDRA LEVY case Washington, D.C. Condit aides got big raises -- (Roll Call) House payroll records show that Rep. Gary Condit (D-Calif.) significantly increased the salaries of three key staffers in the days following the revelation that he was romantically involved with Chandra Levy, a young Washington intern who went missing last year and recently was found dead in Rock Creek Park. Mon June 24 2002 09:50:39  Rochester, New York Killer at 13 now sees value in life after 9 years in prison -- (Buffalo News) Smith lured 4-year-old Derrick Robie into woods on Aug. 2, 1993, in the Village of Savona in Steuben County, choked him with an arm lock, stuffed a paper towel and a plastic lunch bag in his mouth and crushed his skull with a 26-pound rock. He then sodomized the body with a stick. Mon June 24 2002 09:03:29 The MOLLY BISH case Warren, Massachusetts Two years later, lifeguard still missing -- (Boston Globe) Instead of celebrating what would have been Molly Bish's 19th birthday this summer, her family will mark the second anniversary of her disappearance with a sunset vigil Thursday on the Town Common. Mon June 24 2002 08:55:56 The ELIZABETH SMART case Salt Lake City, Utah Utah man questioned in Smart disappearance -- (CNN) Detectives investigating the disappearance of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart are looking "very closely" at a man in custody who apparently had access to the Smart family house, and the police chief said in a TV interview Sunday the man "is potentially a big piece of the puzzle." Sun June 23 2002 13:04:58  CRIME FILES - JUSTICE STORY Minneapolis, Minnesota Blood Money -- (NY Daily News) The stablehand paid no mind when Lucy, a buckskin mare, arrived without a driver at Palace Livery in downtown Minneapolis. Sun June 23 2002 11:00:49  The ALEXIS PATTERSON case Milwaukee, Wisconsin Alexis coverage a lesson in how media works -- (JS Online) The irony is that NBC came to Milwaukee to focus on Alexis because the discrepancy in news attention was yet another angle on the Elizabeth Smart story. The Journal Sentinel raised the question of how the two cases were being covered in a story June 15. |
