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Tues Sept 3 2002 07:43:15  The ELIZABETH SMART Case Salt Lake City, Utah Ricci's widow: Police had the wrong man -- (CNN) The widow of the man police said was their top potential suspect in the unsolved Elizabeth Smart kidnapping said authorities were investigating the wrong man. Ricci's Widow Tells Of 'Wonderful Man' No One Else Knew -- (Salt Lake Tribune) Daughter's abductor likely had help, father says -- (CNN) Tues Sept 3 2002 07:35:38  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2 killed, 10 hurt in gun violence -- (Philadelphia Inquirer) It was a bloody weekend in Philadelphia, with at least a dozen people shot, two of them fatally. Tues Sept 3 2002 07:32:03  Wendy's Restaurant Massacre 2nd suspect in massacre goes on trial next week New York City Kin relive Wendy's ordeal -- (NY Daily News) Prosecutors say Ramon Nazario, 44, was cleaning tables and mopping floors when John Taylor and Craig Godineaux walked into what was then a Wendy's restaurant on the rainy night of May 24, 2000. Tues Sept 3 2002 07:26:08  Pensacola, Florida Trial of Fla. Boys Set to Begin -- (Las Vegas Sun) Three people have been charged in the slaying of Terry King: sons Alex and Derek King, now 13 and 14, and family friend Ricky Chavis. The boys now say Chavis did it; Chavis says the brothers killed their father. Tues Sept 3 2002 07:24:20  Sister Helen Chaska, 53 - victim Klamath Falls, Oregon Man Charged in Oregon Nun's Murder -- (Las Vegas Sun) Police have charged a man in the slaying of a nun who was attacked as she recited the rosary while on a walk with another nun. Both women were sexually assaulted, police said. Mon Sept 2 2002 20:35:47  Long Beach, California Detective Lucy can sniff out crime -- (Press-Telegram) She's tracked some of the most dangerous suspects in the nation's biggest cases, including one of the FBI's 10 most-wanted fugitives. She worked bomb hoaxes, and a real pipe-bombing, at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. But despite having a job that subjects her to danger on almost a daily basis, Lucy is one big softy. Mon Sept 2 2002 17:36:58 NEW YORK 'Sick person' Father threatens to kill stalker if Serena is hurt -- (SportsIllustrated.CNN.com) Richard Williams, father of the world's top two women tennis players Serena and Venus Williams, has threatened to kill the German man who has followed Serena around the world if he harms his 20-year-old daughter. Mon Sept 2 2002 17:21:13  Police name gun attack suspect -- (News.com.au) Police have revealed the identity of a Queensland man who was believed to have attacked and tied up two German women in the Northern Territory. Police last night took the extraordinary step of naming Matt Page, 31, as the wanted gunman. Mon Sept 2 2002 16:05:26 Elizabeth Smart Case Daughter's abductor likely had help, father says -- (CNN) More than one person probably was involved in the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, the Utah teenager taken from her bedroom nearly three months ago, her father, Ed, said Monday. Mon Sept 2 2002 15:41:56 Death, 2 stabbings stun Layton -- (DeseretNews)A Syracuse man with a history of domestic violence is in custody after the death of a 6-year-old girl who just happened to be in the wrong house at the wrong time. Mon Sept 2 2002 15:34:15 Sex scandal to further delay trial -- (TribNet)Ever since Bellevue police detectives found what they say is Sebastian Burns' hair in a blood-splattered shower in a house where his friend's mother, father and sister were clubbed to death, they have been anxious to see him stand trial. Mon Sept 2 2002 14:22:55  The JENNIFER SHORT case Bassett, Virginia Rain or shine, riders converge to raise funds for Short search -- (Martinsville Bulletin) About 150 motorcycle riders from across the Piedmont -- some with the gruff exteriors of bikers and others with the polished boots and pressed uniforms of police officers -- left a Market Street parking lot about 2 p.m. Sunday to raise the Crimestopper's reward pot for information about Jennifer Short. Mon Sept 2 2002 13:55:48  Bartow, Florida Man arrested for Bartow quadruple slaying -- (Tampa Tribune) A man extradited from Ecuador has been charged with the 1997 slayings of his business partner and three others at a local conveyor belt manufacturing plant. Mon Sept 2 2002 13:23:45  Chillicothe, Missouri Elderly woman released on parole -- (abc NEWS) An inmate who at one time was the oldest woman on Missouri's death row has been paroled because of a severe medical condition, a state official said. Mon Sept 2 2002 12:56:51 Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan Six men sentenced to die in Pakistan gang rape trial -- (TribNet.com) A judge sentenced six men to death by hanging in the gang-rape of a woman to punish her family - a case closely watched by government officials and international human rights groups. Eight men were acquitted in the verdict early Sunday. Mon Sept 2 2002 12:46:47  Los Angeles, California Two men shot to death, left in burning SUV in LA -- (KCAL) Two men were shot to death and left inside their burning Mercedes-Benz sport utility vehicle early Monday, police said. Mon Sept 2 2002 12:30:22 Fayetteville, North Carolina Fort Bragg slayings lead to worries that crimes may be product of 'Military Culture' -- (Fox News) The killings of four soldiers' wives at Fort Bragg in just six weeks have forced the Army to take a hard look at the culture of its elite soldiers that considers revealing any hint of domestic problems to be a sign of weakness. Mon Sept 2 2002 12:20:27 Arrest made in 7-year-old murder case -- (KFMB) An inmate at the California Institution for Men was arrested for murder exactly seven years after the crime took place. Mon Sept 2 2002 10:05:17  Darwin, Australia Gunman foiled as women break free -- (The Age) A German mother and her daughter were abducted at gunpoint by a man who handcuffed them to a tree for five hours in a national park near Darwin on Saturday night. Mon Sept 2 2002 09:41:34  Honolulu Not your normal jailbreak: Teens accused of overpowering guard, stealing van, cutting phone lines --(The San Diego Channel) Nine of the ten teenage girls who bolted from the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility on Oahu over the weekend are still on the loose. Mon Sept 2 2002 09:38:49  The SPOKANE SERIAL KILLINGS Tacoma, Washington For jurors in murder cases, confronting evidence can be traumatic -- (The News-Tribune) While murder's horrible details elude most people, jurors in murder trials must confront them in the vivid detail of photographs and videotape. Mon Sept 2 2002 09:10:31  Lexington, Kentucky Kentucky prison suspends satanic services -- (CNN) The Kentucky Department of Corrections has suspended formal satanic worship services at the Green River Correctional Complex while officials work to shape a statewide policy on the practice. Mon Sept 2 2002 09:04:14  Portland, Oregon Funeral service held for Ashley Pond -- (KATU) Ashley Pond's friends and family gathered this weekend to pay their final respects. Sun Sept 1 2002 23:27:05  Chicago, Illinois Mom sentenced for renting baby -- (CH2000) A Chicago mother has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for renting her baby to international drug smugglers. Sun Sept 1 2002 19:46:54  The CHANDRA LEVY case Modesto, California and Washington, D.C. Levy family left waiting for daughter's remains -- (Modesto Bee) Chandra Levy's skeletal remains belong, by and large, to her family. That much no one disputes. Today, though, the bones of the murdered Modesto woman remain locked up in the District of Columbia. Sun Sept 1 2002 18:44:38 Nuns attacked in Klamath Falls --(KGW) A nun from Bellevue, Wash., was beaten to death early Sunday along a bike path in Klamath County, authorities said. Sun Sept 1 2002 18:23:30  Palo Alto, California Rape of 15-year-old girl in Palo Alto being treated as hate crime -- (KCAL) In an attack being called a hate crime a 15-year-old girl allegedly was raped at a drug store Friday. Sun Sept 1 2002 15:04:37  The HOLLY WELLS and JESSICA CHAPMAN case London, England Accused killer on food strike (news.au.com) Ian Huntley, the Soham College caretaker, accused of murdering 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, is refusing to eat meals at the Rampton mental hospital, according to London's Sunday Mirror. Maxine Carr bid for bail -- (This Is London) Maxine Carr, who is facing charges connected with the murder of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, could soon be released on bail, her lawyer said today. Sun Sept 1 2002 13:57:31  Fayetteville, North Carolina Army base killings bring worry -- (abc NEWS) The killings of four soldiers' wives at Fort Bragg in just six weeks have forced the Army to take a hard look at the culture of its elite soldiers that considers revealing any hint of domestic problems to be a sign of weakness. Sun Sept 1 2002 12:44:53  Los Angeles, California Justice Story: Spade Cooley -- (NY Daily News) Enraged by suspicions about Ella Mae - including a real or imagined affair with cowboy movie star Roy Rogers - Spade Cooley went on a bloody domestic rampage April 3, 1961, that shocked even the most blasé celebrity scandal-peepers. Sun Sept 1 2002 12:42:07  Freehold, New York State police still searching for missing nurse -- (Boston.com) Authorities continued an air and land search Sunday for a missing nurse who was last seen leaving the parking lot of the hospital where she worked. Audrey May Herron, 31, a part-time nurse at the Greene Medical Arts Center in Catskill, had been missing since Thursday. Sun Sept 1 2002 12:38:10  Prince William County, Virginia State aims to expand Amber Alert -- (Washington Post) Virginia officials are expanding and refining the Amber Alert, a program designed to help locate abducted children by broadcasting information immediately on radio, television and electronic highway road signs. Sun Sept 1 2002 10:06:52  Panama City Beach, Florida Abducted Florida girl found safe -- (Fox News) A 16-year-old Florida girl kidnapped from her home Saturday morning has been found in Texas, authorities said. Sun Sept 1 2002 09:33:48  New York Man accused of stalking Serena Williams -- (CNN) A German man was charged Saturday with stalking tennis star Serena Williams after he was spotted watching her through a fence at the U.S. Open, police said. Just weeks earlier, the same man had been arrested for scuffling with police at Wimbledon. Sun Sept 1 2002 09:12:18  Honolulu, Hawaii Girls flee youth prison -- (Fox News) Ten of 17 inmates housed in the girls' cottage of the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility escaped Saturday after overpowering a female guard and stealing a van, officials said. Sun Sept 1 2002 08:51:55  The ELIZABETH SMART case Salt Lake City, Utah Why Ricci topped cop list -- (Salt Lake Tribune) Though police have never publicly called Richard Albert Ricci anything but a "potential" suspect in the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, among the inner circle of investigators there remains scant doubt that the career criminal, who died Friday, somehow managed to snatch the girl without a trace. Sat Aug 31 2002 20:48:43 North Lauderdale Fla. Man accused of fondling girl returns to jail -- (Sun-Semtinel) A North Lauderdale man who got out of prison in May was back behind bars this week after a 10-year-old girl accused him of fondling her, a Broward Sheriff's Office spokeswoman said. Sat Aug 31 2002 20:39:34 Lawyers say teen insane at time of rape, slaying -- (Oregonian) COQUILLE -- Lawyers for 14-year-old Raymond Perkins told a Coos County judge this week that the boy heard voices that told him to kill a former West Linn woman jogging on the beach near his home in April. Sat Aug 31 2002 19:58:07  Largo, Maryland Man charged in deputy killings -- (abc NEWS) A man was charged with first-degree murder Saturday in the fatal shootings of two deputies who tried to take him away for psychiatric care. Sat Aug 31 2002 17:48:09  Girl, 9, found safe at San Diego -- (MSNBC) A 9-year-old California girl who vanished Thursday while on a supervised visit with her mother in Bakersfield, California, was found Saturday at a highway rest stop in San Diego County, police said. Sat Aug 31 2002 17:34:38 Panama City Beach, Fla. Florida Girl, 16, Abducted From Home -- ( Fox News) A 16-year-old girl was believed to be abducted from her home Saturday morning by a man, and was in "extreme danger," authorities said. Sat Aug 31 2002 11:23:00  The JENNIFER SHORT case Bassett, Virginia Short search fruitless -- (Martinsville Bulletin) Two search dogs returned to the home of Michael, Mary and Jennifer Short on Thursday but failed to turn up any new leads or evidence, according to Henry County Sheriff H. Frank Cassell. Sat Aug 31 2002 10:05:30  Largo, Maryland Man arrested for shooting deaths of deputies who tried to take him away for psychiatric care -- (Boston.com) Logan was expected to be charged Saturday with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Cpl. James V. Arnaud, 53, and Deputy Sheriff Elizabeth Licera Magruder, 30, said Cpl. Tammy Sparkman, of Prince George's County Police. Sat Aug 31 2002 10:02:14 The ELIZABETH SMART Case Salt Lake City, Utah Handyman in Elizabeth Smart case dies -- (CNN) Richard Ricci, the one-time handyman who police questioned in the abduction of teenager Elizabeth Smart, died Friday night, a family spokeswoman said. Not Knowing: Bundy Victim's Parents Sympathize With Smarts -- (Salt Lake Tribune) With Richard Ricci dead and unable to answer any more questions about Elizabeth Smart's disappearance, it is hard to imagine there are people out there who understand what Ed and Lois Smart are going through. Fri Aug 30 2002 22:11:29 Sydney, Australia Teen gets 20 years' for killing -- (News24) A teenager who stabbed a three-year-old girl through the heart in a murder that sent shock waves through Australia has been sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. Fri Aug 30 2002 21:46:06  The WALDEN case Bakersfield, California Another parent kidnap suspected -- (MSNBC) Mentally ill mom took daughter during supervised visit. |
