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Tues July 9 2002 13:10:29  Tampa, Florida Man charged in attack following Florida gay pride festival -- (Nando Times) Two men taunted and attacked a group of men leaving a gay pride celebration, injuring three of them. Tues July 9 2002 10:04:17  The ROUTIER case Dallas, Texas Judge rules on Routier evidence -- (The Dallas Morning News) A Dallas judge ruled Monday that appeals lawyers for Darlie Routier will not be allowed to examine evidence from the Rowlett mother’s 1997 capital murder trial just yet. Tues July 9 2002 09:28:05  The ELIZABETH SMART case Salt Lake City, Utah Potential suspect in Smart kidnapping likely to face burglary charges -- (Fox News) Burglary charges are likely to be filed Thursday against Richard Albert Ricci, Assistant Salt Lake County District Attorney Kent Morgan said Monday. Smart cousins recall summers with Elizabeth -- (Salt Lake Tribune) The first thing you should know about Elizabeth Smart is she never wanted all this attention. It's just not her style to stand out. Tues July 9 2002 09:11:46  The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Witnesses: Westerfield danced with victim's mother -- (SD Union-Tribune) The defense resumed in Westerfield's trial in San Diego County Superior Court with efforts to focus the jury's attention on Brenda van Dam and her behavior. Mon July 8 2002 15:31:18  The BLAGG case Grand Junction, Colorado Death penalty ruling could affect Blagg -- (GJ Sentinel) If the Colorado Legislature quickly passes a law instructing courts on how to decide death-penalty cases, it likely would apply to cases that have yet to be charged — possibly including the potential case against Michael Blagg. Mon July 8 2002 14:53:08  The LEANNE TIERNAN case Leeds, England How Leanne's killer was caught -- (BBC) Police believed something must have gone very wrong almost as soon as they heard that 16-year-old Leanne Tiernan had vanished. Leanne killer jailed for life -- (BBC) A parcel delivery worker has been told to expect to spend the rest of his life in jail. Killer's sadistic past -- (BBC) John Taylor, who has been jailed for life for the murder of Leanne Tiernan, enjoyed sado-masochistic sex and inflicting cruelty on animals. Mon July 8 2002 13:43:50  Houston, Texas Texas man charged in family murders -- (abc NEWS) A man was charged Monday with murder in the deaths of his 15-year-old girlfriend and two of her relatives. Mon July 8 2002 10:54:21  The LISK-SILVA cases Spotsylvania County, Virginia Evonitz case likely a top priority for FBI -- (The Free Lance-Star) FBI Laboratory acts quickly to analyze evidence in high-profile slayings, but doing it properly make take weeks. Mon July 8 2002 10:21:50  The ASHLEY POND and MIRANDA GADDIS cases Oregon City, Oregon Violence runs in family of suspect -- (Portland Tribune) Francis Weaver, son of the man who says he is the FBI’s prime suspect in the disappearance of two Oregon City girls, says his father is innocent but acknowledges that his family has a history of violent crime. Mon July 8 2002 09:29:02  KENNETH and SANTE KIMES - mother and son grifters New York and California Grifter toasted murder with roses, witness says -- (NY Daily News) Two years after the infamous mother and son were convicted of slaying a wealthy widow for her upper East Side townhouse, they face another trial for the murder of a grandfather in California. Sun July 7 2002 16:24:21  The LISK-SILVA cases Spotsylvania County, Virginia How a suspected killer flew under the radar -- (The State) Among the notorious, there are those who always seemed to be traveling a path toward trouble. As kids, they got into brawls. They stole cars. They flunked out of school. Then there are those like Richard Marc Evonitz. As Evonitz's portrait emerges, reasons still elude -- (The Free Lance-Star) The last days of Richard Marc Evonitz: A portrait slowly emerges of the suspect in the Lisk-Silva slayings. Sun July 7 2002 16:04:04  Gainesville, Florida Man charged with making 1,100 fake 911 calls -- (CNN) A Florida man was charged with making more than 1,100 fake calls to 911, tying up emergency service lines for two days. Sun July 7 2002 15:55:45  The ELIZABETH SMART case Salt Lake City, Utah F.B.I looks to videotape -- (abc NEWS) The FBI is trying to enhance a security videotape from a hospital parking lot a half-mile from the home where a 14-year-old girl was taken from her bedroom at gunpoint. Sat July 6 2002 13:05:16  ASHLEY POND and MIRANDA GADDIS cases Oregon City, Oregon The latest developments in the case -- (KATU-TV) The FBI is conducting polygraph tests on the missing girls' neighbors and has asked the girls' mothers to do the same. Sat July 6 2002 08:54:43  San Mateo County, California 37 years for mom who killed son -- (SF Gate) After patiently hearing more than 20 objections and motions, San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Mark Forcum sentenced 49-year-old Donna Marie Anderson to 37 years to life in prison for murdering Stephen and attempting to murder her ex-husband, Frank Burns Jr., when he ran to help their son. Sat July 6 2002 08:50:58  Las Vegas, Nevada Wheels of justice turn slowly -- (LAs Vegas R-J) While incarcerated and facing life in prison because of an error at the Las Vegas police forensics crime lab, the 26-year-old said he contemplated suicide on more than one occasion. Soto Lusson momentarily considered pleading guilty out of fear that if he didn't, he would never get out of jail. Sat July 6 2002 08:38:19 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Slain man's body found in car trunk -- (NewsOk) Oklahoma County sheriff's deputies late Friday were investigating the death of a man found shot in the head and locked in the trunk of his car about a mile east of Choctaw. Sat July 6 2002 08:35:58  Schenectady, New York Police charge counselor with rape -- (Boston.com) Police accuse a 35-year-old counselor at a home for abused or neglected youth of raping one of the female residents. Robert David, of Johnstown, faces three counts of second-degree rape, and a misdemeanor charge of child endangerment. Fri July 5 2002 16:24:52 The ELIZABETH SMART case Salt Lake City, Utah Smart investigation marks one month -- (Deseret News) Friday marks the one-month anniversary since Elizabeth Smart was abducted at gunpoint from her Federal Heights home. Fri July 5 2002 16:17:30  The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Family's lifestyle focus of trial -- (abc NEWS) A neighbor stands accused of killing 7-year-old Danielle van Dam, but at times it seems like the girl's parents are on trial. Fri July 5 2002 11:09:01  British Columbia, Canada Two missing women cases investigated -- (Canada.com) Nanaimo RCMP are investigating the strange disappearance of a young woman who was last spotted at a nightclub over the weekend. Nicole Hoar, a 25-year-old tree planter, has disappeared from the Prince George area. Fri July 5 2002 09:27:08  The BRADLEY case Chicago, Illinois No suspects in case of Chicago sisters missing for one year -- (Nando Times) Police say they don't consider Bradley a suspect; investigators also have interviewed the missing girls' fathers and found no connection. The Chicago Police Department's cold case squad has been assigned to the investigation. Thur July 4 2002 23:14:42  London, England Alleged Serena stalker given UK court warning -- (Reuters) A man accused of stalking Wimbledon finalist Serena Williams was ordered on Thursday to stay out of trouble for 12 months after he smashed a police camera near the championship venue, a court official said. Thur July 4 2002 23:07:29  The LISK/SILVA case Fredericksburg, South Carolina Evonitz off on key dates -- (The Free Lance-Star) Richard Marc Evonitz stayed home from work the day the Lisk sisters vanished and left early the afternoon Sofia Silva disappeared, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. Investigators seek links to killing in 1993 -- (St. Petersburg Times) Officials are trying to find out if a suicide victim was involved in the death of Jennifer Odom. Father of rape victim praises her -- (The State) The father of the 15-year-old Lexington County girl who escaped from the man who kidnapped and raped her last week praised his daughter for her heroic actions and called for tougher sexual predator laws. Evonitz, first wife split shortly before slayings -- (The State) Richard Evonitz and his first wife separated about 2½ months before young girls began disappearing from their homes in northern Virginianear where the Evonitzes lived, the couple's divorce records show. Thur July 4 2002 22:54:06  Carlisle, Pennsylvania Teen pleads guilty to shooting parents -- (Newsday) A high school student has pleaded guilty to shooting his parents as they returned home from a religious pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Thur July 4 2002 12:15:48  London, England Beatle's attacker to be freed -- (BBC) The schizophrenic who stabbed former Beatle George Harrison is set to be released from the secure hospital where he has been detained. Thur July 4 2002 12:05:57 The ELIZABETH SMART case Salt Lake City, Utah Three ex-cons at heart of probe -- (Salt Lake Tribune) Police investigating the disappearance of Elizabeth Smart have focused on a trio of handymen -- career criminals who did time in prison together and later worked odd jobs in the missing girl's neighborhood. Larry King Live -- (CNN) Transcript of interview with Andy Thurber, Ed Smart and Angela Smart, July 3, 2002. Thur July 4 2002 10:27:44  Dallas, Texas Texas bus driver had drugs in system -- (Fox News) The driver of a bus that crashed on the way to a church youth camp last week had small amounts of drugs in his system, a Kaufman County official said Wednesday. Thur July 4 2002 00:46:51  The ASHLEY POND and MIRANDA GADDIS cases Oregon City,Oregon Missing girls' neighbor upset with FBI -- (KATU-TV) The FBI has searched his home and he's failed a polygraph test, now a neighbor of the missing Oregon City girls is trying to present his side of the story. Thur July 4 2002 00:45:15  The ELIZABETH SMART case Salt Lake City, Utah Reward increased in Smart case -- (Newsday) Authorities added $25,000 Wednesday to a reward pool for information leading to the location of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart. Wed July 3 2002 21:29:10  Dallas, Texas Was Texas death row mom wrongly convicted? -- (ABCNews.com) Darlie Routier is one of eight women waiting on death row in Texas, and even for a state with more than its share of shocking murder trials, hers was truly exceptional. Wed July 3 2002 21:26:22 The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Defense attacks porn motive in van Dam murder -- (ABCNews) Prosecutors say the pornographic images point to a motive in the killing of the girl, who they allege was kidnapped and murdered by a neighbor, David Westerfield. Computer porn associated with Westerfield's son -- (The SanDiegoChannel) Westerfield trial focuses on porn, again -- (The SanDiegoChannel) Defense witnesses focus on slain Calif. girl's mom -- (ABCNews) Wed July 3 2002 21:17:17 The ELIZABETH SMART case Salt Lake City, Utah Another man in custody in Smart case -- (Fox) Another man is being held in custody as a possible witness in the disappearance of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the U.S. Marshal's Office has told Fox News. Douglas Rex Young, 51, was picked up on Sunday at the state prison when he went to visit a buddy. Another $25,000 reward offered in Smart case -- (CNN) Authorities announced Wednesday that an additional $25,000 reward is being offered for information leading to missing 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart or resulting in the arrest and conviction of her abductor. Police lack evidence to tie in Ricci -- (Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City police investigators seeking to connect career criminal Richard Ricci to the disappearance of Elizabeth Smart remain stymied by a lack of forensic evidence. Elizabeth Smart Search Center -- (elizabethsmart.com) Wed July 3 2002 21:05:32  The DIANE WHIPPLE case San Francisco, California Prosecutors appeal dog mauling ruling -- (CNN) Marjorie Knoller faces a maximum four-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter when she goes back to court July 15. Her husband, Robert Noel, also convicted of involuntary manslaughter, received a four-year sentence last month. Wed July 3 2002 20:56:58  James "Whitey" Bulger - on the FBI's Most Wanted list Boston, Massachusetts Judge orders gang store returned to owner -- (Boston.com) A federal judge ordered that a liquor store that served as the headquarters of alleged mobster James "Whitey" Bulger be returned to one of its rightful owners. Wed July 3 2002 20:54:24  The ABNER LOUIMA case New York Testimony in Louima case ends quietly; closings set for next week -- (Boston.com) As a key defense witness kept clear of the courthouse, testimony in the retrial of an ex-patrolman charged in the Abner Louima torture case ended Wednesday with the focus on a 5-year-old police report. Wed July 3 2002 20:45:03  Alexandria, Virginia Moussaoui claims judge plotting to kill him -- (SacBee) The only man charged as a Sept. 11 conspirator has repeatedly accused the judge in his case of trying to kill him. In a motion released Wednesday, Zacarias Moussaoui predicted how it would happen. Wed July 3 2002 20:42:26  Woodland, California Woman, 70, gets life term for slaying -- (SacBee) Viola Virginia Journey was convicted last month of murder and elder abuse for shooting Webster Alfred Journey, 79. Wed July 3 2002 14:04:50  The CHRISTA WORTHINGTON case Truro, Massachusetts Jackett says he ceded custody to avoid ‘nasty’ court fight -- (The Cape Codder) Tony Jackett is convinced he did the right thing by allowing his daughter, Ava Worthington, 3, to live with Amyra Chase of Cohassett, while he retains the right to see the child on a regular basis and has a say in how she is raised. Wed July 3 2002 13:51:06 The BLAGG case Grand Junction, Colorado Still no sign of Abby Blagg -- (GJ Sentinel) Investigators sifting trash for the body of 6-year-old Abby Blagg can see the point at which they could complete the search without finding a body. Wed July 3 2002 13:47:53  New York Ex-Hale House head pleads guilty -- (Newsday) Lorraine Hale, former president of the renowned Hale House charity for children of drug-addicted mothers, pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing from the organization in a deal that lets her avoid prison. Wed July 3 2002 13:39:12  The ASHLEY POND and MIRANDA GADDIS cases Oregon City, Oregon Suspect: ‘I didn’t do anything’ -- (Portland Tribune) An Oregon City man who knows both Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis says he is the prime suspect in the disappearances earlier this year of the two girls. |
