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Mon Sept 9 2002 09:25:45  The KING case Pensacola, Florida Jurors didn't think boys murdered dad, forewoman says -- (The Sun-Sentinel) The jury that convicted two teenagers in the death of their father thought that neither boy swung the aluminum baseball bat that killed him, the jury forewoman said. Chavis’ acquittal shocks King jurors -- (MSNBC) The panel believed the boys did not kill their father themselves, but simply let the killer into the house. Jurors: Boys didn't swing bat -- (SP Times) Schwarz said the King jurors, after less than five hours of deliberation, "were all as one that Chavis, and not the boys, killed Terry King." Mon Sept 9 2002 09:05:11  The HENDERSON case Denver, Colorado CBI examines deaths of two kids -- (Denver Post) Aurora police have sent evidence from a case involving the deaths of two young children to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation for testing. Mon Sept 9 2002 08:57:33 The WEAVER family Oregon Bad Blood -- (abc NEWS) For some families, crime is relative. Eye color and sense of humor can run in a family. So can crime. Mon Sept 9 2002 08:55:18 Holly Wells & Jessica Chapman case Soham, England Doves Tribute To Girls -- (SkyNews) Two white doves have been released by classmates and teachers of murdered schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. Mon Sept 9 2002 08:40:32  The ASHLEY POND and MIRANDA GADDIS cases Oregon City, Oregon Weaver tried to discredit Ashley -- (KGW) A man suspected of killing two neighborhood girls waged a campaign to discredit one of the children when she accused him of sexual abuse four months before her disappearance, according to the girl's friend and teacher. Francis Weaver asked to take lie detector test -- (KATU) He was also asked to provide DNA samples. Sun Sept 8 2002 19:28:53  San Diego, California Family searches for missing San Marcos student, friends watch bank account for activity -- (NBCSanDiego)Family members of a missing San Marcos student are baffled by his disappearance. Sun Sept 8 2002 18:59:04 The HOLLY WELLS and JESSICA CHAPMAN case England Huntley to appear in court -- (BBC) Ian Huntley, the former school caretaker accused of murdering 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, is to appear in court on Tuesday, police have announced. Sun Sept 8 2002 18:53:07  The GREEN RIVER KILLINGS Kent, Washington Ridgeway seeks legal separation -- (The Seattle Times) Gary Ridgway, charged in four of the Green River serial killings, has filed for a legal separation from his wife of 14 years. Sun Sept 8 2002 16:56:57  Outback fugitive caught after hijack --(News.com.au)FUGITIVE gunman Matt Page was captured in an armed stand-off last night after allegedly taking a further three people hostage at gunpoint. Sun Sept 8 2002 11:38:56  Warrensville Heights, Ohio Video-game dispute leads to teen bludgeoning -- (CNN) A 16-year-old boy was in police custody Saturday, accused of bludgeoning another student with a hammer during a dispute over a video-game controller, authorities said. Sun Sept 8 2002 11:35:54  New York 'Hannibal Lecter of Staten Island' -- (NY Daily News) As America agonizes over a wave of horrific child abductions and murders this summer, prosecutors are targeting a Staten Island deviant suspected of killing at least four young girls and two women. Sun Sept 8 2002 10:14:38  The JENNIFER SHORT case Bassett, Virginia Nonstop search for Jennifer Short, 9, takes its toll -- (Roanoke Times) Despite national media coverage, hundreds of leads have turned up nothing. Cassell silent on paternity -- (Martinsville Bulletin) We're not saying for the simple reason it could be extremely important in this case," Cassell said. P.O.: Law requires mail to be held -- (Martinsville Bulletin) The Bassett postmaster who withheld mail for the Short family from the Henry County Sheriff's Office was following the law, according to a U.S. Postal Service inspector. Sat Sept 7 2002 13:03:50  The BATON ROUGE SERIAL KILLINGS Louisiana Chief mum on latest information -- (The Advocate) Police Chief Pat Englade said Friday that there is a new development in the search for the serial killer responsible for the deaths of at least three Baton Rouge women. Police: Serial killer taking 'trophies' -- (MSNBC) Although they would not be specific about what was taken, police said the Baton Rouge serial killer is stealing from his victims, taking items from their homes as souvenirs of his crimes. Sat Sept 7 2002 09:02:10  The JENNIFER SHORT case Collinsville, Virginia Authorities determine paternity of missing Jennifer Short -- (The Herald-Sun) Police investigating the disappearance of a 9-year-old girl and the deaths of her parents have performed DNA tests to determine if the girl was actually the biological child of the slain couple. Sheriff blasts P.O -- (Martinsville Bulletin) Henry County Sheriff H. Frank Cassell on Thursday fired venomous barbs toward a Bassett postmaster who denied county deputies access to undelivered mail for the late Michael and Mary Short. Sat Sept 7 2002 08:50:56  The ELIZABETH SMART case Salt Lake City, Utah Police, archaeologists wary of psychics' theory of Smart mystery -- (Salt Lake Tribune) The months-old search for Elizabeth Smart took a strange twist last week when two Salt Lake City detectives -- at the behest of a group of psychics -- ventured into a crypt that holds the skeletal remains of ancient American Indians. Smart scene unsealed for hours -- (Deseret News) Police waited nearly three hours after Elizabeth Smart was reported missing to seal off her parents' Federal Heights house as a crime scene. Fri Sept 6 2002 16:12:39  The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Jury doesn't reach verdict -- (Fox News) The jury deciding whether David Westerfield should get the death penalty for kidnapping and killing his 7-year-old neighbor, Danielle van Dam, asked to review two interviews with the defendant before the panel adjourned Friday without reaching a verdict. Fri Sept 6 2002 15:46:17  Pensacola, Florida King brothers guilty of killing their father -- (CNN) A Florida jury Friday found two teenage brothers guilty of killing their father and then setting fire to their house. Fri Sept 6 2002 09:26:58 Police warn of serial rapist -- (SkyNews) Officers are linking three attacks in Woking, Epsom and Redhill in Surrey in a six-week period this summer to the rape of a 10-year-old in Ashford, Kent last November. Fri Sept 6 2002 09:05:19 London, England Three die in stabbing -- (BBC) Three members of the same family have been stabbed to death at a flat in east London. Fri Sept 6 2002 09:03:20  The TUPAC SHAKUR case Los Angeles, California L.A. Times fingers rival in Tupac Shakur's murder -- (Reuters) Six years after rapper Tupac Shakur was killed in an unsolved drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, the Los Angeles Times on Friday identified his arch-rival, Notorious B.I.G., as a key player in the crime. Thur Sept 5 2002 22:15:26  Fort Worth, Texas Windshield death -- (abc NEWS) A third person was indicted Thursday in the case of a homeless man who was hit by a car and allegedly left lodged in the windshield until he died. Thur Sept 5 2002 21:48:36 Donna, Texas Four women killed in Texas ambush -- (CNN)Four women were shot to death in their car in an ambush near the Mexican border early Thursday as they drove home from the nightclub where they worked. Thur Sept 5 2002 21:23:55 Bombay, India Commuters Fail to Intervene as girl, 17, is raped on Bombay train -- (FoxNews) A frail 17-year-old, her hair shorn, draws peacocks in a small room in a crowded Bombay hospital. The peacocks take her back to her village, to the days before she was raped on a Bombay train while commuters watched and did nothing. Thur Sept 5 2002 13:17:16  The BATON ROUGE SERIAL KILLINGS Louisiana Killer's shoe type identified -- (The Advocate) The serial killer wore athletic shoes -- Rawlings with a distinctive sole pattern -- during at least one of the slayings, police said Wednesday. Thur Sept 5 2002 13:11:01  The JONBENET RAMSEY case Boulder, Colorado Ramsey case Santa Claus figure dead at 72 -- (The Daily Camera) Former CU professor Bill McReynolds died of a heart attack. Thur Sept 5 2002 10:39:13  The JENNIFER SHORT case Bassett, Virginia Police exhume body to get samples of hair -- (Martinsville Bulletin) The Henry County Sheriff's Office took the unusual step Wednesday of exhuming the body of shooting victim Michael Wayne Short as part of its investigation. Investigators exhume body of Michael Short -- (The Roankoke Times) Jennifer Short's family and friends have planned a fund-raiser for Saturday to bolster a reward account. Thur Sept 5 2002 09:48:15 The ASHLEY POND and MIRANDA GADDIS cases Oregon City, Oregon Asley's teacher reported abuse -- (KGW) As she tried to help Ashley in school, she became alarmed when she saw the girl arrive at school with Ward Weaver. Could house demolition destroy clues? -- (KGW) A veteran defense attorney not involved in this case said many lawyers would want to collect evidence at the house, instead of trusting the work of FBI agents and local police entirely. Thur Sept 5 2002 09:28:28  The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California Penalty decision now in jurors' hands -- (SD Union-Tribune) "We can look to his past and say...he's a good man, but for one three-day weekend of terror," Feldman told the jury of six men and six women. Thur Sept 5 2002 09:18:48 Paso Robles, California Teacher charged in porn case -- (San Luis Obispo Tribune) A Templeton High School computer education teacher is being accused by federal authorities of possession and distribution of child pornography. Thur Sept 5 2002 00:12:55  The LONGO case Lincoln County, Oregon Attorney for Longo questions extradition -- (The Oregonian) A lawyer for Christian Michael Longo is seeking phone records and any possible disciplinary action taken against an FBI agent who whisked Longo out of Mexico, according to court records filed Tuesday. Wed Sept 4 2002 18:25:03  Marshals arrest 'Most Wanted' fugitive -- (KGW) U.S. Marshals arrested fugitive Russell John Smith near Roseburg in southern Oregon Wednesday morning, a half mile from where a car belonging to him was found. Wed Sept 4 2002 14:05:20 The JENNIFER SHORT case Bassett, Virginia No clues found in latest Short case -- (Martinsville Bulletin) Henry County investigators spent the better part of Tuesday checking for evidence in a septic tank near the home of Michael and Mary Short, without success. Wed Sept 4 2002 13:54:46  Seoul, South Korea Cops: Korean man slashed 10 kids -- (Fox News) A man who said he heard a voice telling him to kill people if he wanted to save his life attacked a group of kindergarten children with knives at a church cafeteria Wednesday, wounding ten of them. Wed Sept 4 2002 08:24:52  Klamath Falls, Oregon Nun murder, rape: DA will seek death penalty --(Koin.com) Klamath County District Attorney Ed Caleb says he will seek the death penalty for Maximiliano Cilerio Esparza, charged with aggravated murder and rape in an attack on a pair of nuns. Tues Sept 3 2002 20:27:57  The ELIZABETH SMART case Smarts release sketch of man seen digging near Fairview -- (Deseret News) The Smart family released a sketch Tuesday morning of a suspicious man spotted digging what appeared to be a grave in Fairview Canyon near Manti shortly after Elizabeth Smart's kidnapping. Tues Sept 3 2002 19:33:58 San Diego, California Body found in Otay Mesa, witness disappears -- (NBCSanDiego) Homicide investigators are looking for clues in the case of a body found Monday night in Otay Mesa. Tues Sept 3 2002 18:17:24  Baton Rouge, Louisiana FBI profiles Baton Rouge serial killer -- (CNN) The serial killer whom Louisiana investigators say has murdered three women in the past year is described as an "impulsive" and "determined" individual who appears to be "non-threatening," according to an FBI profile released Tuesday. Tues Sept 3 2002 18:05:11  San Jose, California Expert says mental illness runs in Stayner family -- ( FresnoBee) Cary Stayner's family tree is loaded with mental diseases such as psychosis, obsessive compulsive disorder and sexual abuse, a defense expert testified this morning. Tues Sept 3 2002 17:53:08 Pensacola, Florida Florida murder trials contradict each other -- (Fox News) The trial of two adolescent brothers accused of bludgeoning their father to death with an aluminum baseball bat will be a mirror image of last week's trial of a family friend. Tues Sept 3 2002 15:35:34 Storm Lake, Iowa Baby's death divides Iowa town -- (abc NEWS) Debate over baby's death, Planned Parenthood privacy fight divides small Iowa town. Tues Sept 3 2002 15:19:21  San Antonio, Texas San Antonio burglary bags Picassos, $700,000 in art -- (Fox News) Works valued at more than $700,000, by artists including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse and Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, were stolen from a physician's home. Tues Sept 3 2002 12:40:14  Holly Wells & Jessica Chapman case Funerals held for Holly and Jessica -- (BBC) The funerals of murdered schoolgirls Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells have taken place. Tues Sept 3 2002 10:24:22 Nanaimo, British Columbia Mother of 7 Shot While Fueling Car -- (KGW) A 44-year-old mother of seven was shot to death outside a corner store in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. Tues Sept 3 2002 10:05:00 England New-born baby found dead -- (BBC) A new-born baby has been found dead in a sack in a Devon village. The body of the infant was discovered by a river in Combeinteignhead near Newton Abbot. Tues Sept 3 2002 09:44:04  Dad begs wanted son to surrender -- (News.com.au) The father of the man suspected of abducting two German tourists in Top End scrub has appealed to his son not to harm himself or anyone else. Tues Sept 3 2002 08:37:54  The ELIZABETH SMART case Salt Lake City, Utah Ricci's widow tells of 'wonderful man' no one else knew -- (Salt Lake Tribune) Two weeks before he died, Richard Albert Ricci penned a letter from his prison cell, thanking his new wife for standing behind him even as police were calling him the top "potential" suspect in the disappearance of Elizabeth Smart. Wife stills stands by Ricci -- (Deseret News) Angela Ricci has lost her soul mate. Tues Sept 3 2002 08:32:47 Riverside, California More arrests in California boy's kidnap -- (CNN) Authorities have arrested two men in connection with last week's armed abduction of 9-year old Nicholas Michael Farber from his father's home in Palm Desert, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said Monday. |
