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Mon Oct 7 2002 22:27:22  Miami, Florida Man convicted for beating girl to death over sausages -- (Fox News) A man was sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted Monday of beating his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter to death for eating his breakfast sausages. Mon Oct 7 2002 16:36:28  The CARR case Wichita, Kansas Defense opens Carr trial on the offense -- (Wichita Eagle) In laying out her case, District Attorney Nola Foulston said that the case was about nine days, seven victims, five murders, two survivors and two brothers. Mon Oct 7 2002 14:47:33  The CHANDRA LEVY case Washington, D.C. Fleeing poverty, landing in jail -- (Washington Post) Ingmar Guandique left his family's mud house on the outskirts of this impoverished hamlet Jan. 13, 2000, with the clothes on his back and -- like thousands of Salvadorans before him -- the hope of making a better life in Washington. What he found instead was trouble. And neither his family nor neighbors here understand what happened or why. Mon Oct 7 2002 11:33:11  The TOOGOOD case Mishawaka, Indiana Toogood returns to court today -- (South Bend Tribune) Madelyne Toogood's lawyer said it would be nice if today, when Toogood returns to court on a child battery charge, Prosecutor Chris Toth would offer a plea agreement. "That probably won't happen," Randy DeCleene, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office, said Friday. Mon Oct 7 2002 10:25:16  The MARTHA MOXLEY case Norwalk, Connecticut Prosecutors do not plan further charges in Skakel case -- (The Advocate) Michael Skakel's murder conviction ended a 27-year-old mystery, but the Kennedy cousin's trial failed to answer a question that has long intrigued authorities, the victim's family and observers. Could a teenager have the presence of mind to cover up such a messy crime without any help? Mon Oct 7 2002 08:06:50 BOWIE,MD. Boy shot outside middle school --(Sunspot.net) A 13-year-old boy was critically injured today in a shooting outside Benjamin Tasker Middle School, according Prince George's County fire and rescue officials Mon Oct 7 2002 07:20:56  The KYNANDE BENNETT case Conway, South Carolina 200 pray for happy ending -- (Myrtle Beach Online) A week after a 4-year-old Conway girl disappeared, searches in two states, questions posed to her parents and the distribution of hundreds of fliers haven't brought her home. Mon Oct 7 2002 07:18:34  The JAHI TURNER case San Diego, California Private investigator revives search -- (KFMB) Bill Garcia said nothing significant was found this weekend, and volunteers would search the area around Plaza Bonita Road next weekend. Garcia is working for Jahi Turner's father and maternal grandmother. Mon Oct 7 2002 07:11:04  The PETERSON case Durham, North Carolina Motions in Peterson case focuses on son's whereabouts -- (WRAL) Novelist Michael Peterson was back in court Friday for a hearing in the case of his wife's death, but much of the focus was not on Peterson. Instead, it was on his son, Todd Peterson. DA: Investigation continues into 1985 death of Peterson friend -- (Herald-Sun) Elizabeth Ratliff, a friend of Peterson, was found dead at the bottom of stairs in her home. Mon Oct 7 2002 06:42:58  The TRISTEN MYERS case Roseboro, North Carolina Police still have no clues 2 years after boy's disappearance -- (WRAL) On October Fifth, 2000, the 4-year-old walked away from his Roseboro home, where he lived with his great-uncle and great-aunt. Mon Oct 7 2002 06:16:03  Rockville, Maryland Maryland police pore over shooting data -- (abc NEWS) Maryland police and FBI agents were pouring over maps and putting together a psychological profile to hunt down a killer and decode the apparent connection behind last week's sniper deaths of six people. Mon Oct 7 2002 05:23:13  The ASHLEY POND & MIRANDA GADDIS cases Oregon City, Oregon Violent past, father's crimes foreshadow charges against Weaver -- (The Oregonian) The prosecutors' brief offers the barest, telegraphic account of the crimes Weaver is accused of committing. But it is silent on the larger question of why: What reason, what obsession, what uncontrollable burst of anger might cause a 39-year-old single father from Oregon City to kill two of his daughter's friends? Sun Oct 6 2002 10:45:40  The KYNANDE BENNETT case Conway, South Carolina Where is she? -- (Wilmington Star) Despite search efforts and a police investigation, one week after her disappearance, Kynande Bennett is nowhere to be found. Sun Oct 6 2002 10:33:37  Tallahassee, Florida Florida to execute highway serial killer -- (abc NEWS) Barring an unlikely last-minute appeal, serial killer Aileen Wuornos will be executed in Florida on Wednesday for the murders of six men during a year-long highway killing spree. Sun Oct 6 2002 10:22:27  The LOGAN LYNN TUCKER case Woodward, Oklahoma Search for boy continues despite backlog, few leads -- (News OK) "Right now it's a waiting game," Woodward County Sheriff Les Morton said. "We're waiting on evidence to be processed at the OSBI crime lab, and we're still conducting searches of the surrounding area, but we're just not getting a whole lot of leads." Sun Oct 6 2002 10:14:25  The SHORT case Virginia and North Carolina Officers to head to Canada -- (News-Record) Investigators hope to leave Monday for Canada to interview a Mayodan man described by authorities as a possible witness in the deaths of Virginia couple Michael and Mary Short and their daughter, Jennifer. Sat Oct 5 2002 22:08:06  AMANDA "Milly" DOWLER case England Milly charity to help youngsters --(BBC) Bob and Sally Dowler have named the charity - Milly's Fund - in honour of their 13-year-old daughter, who went missing in March while walking home from Walton-on-Thames railway station, Hampshire. Sat Oct 5 2002 08:50:05  The JENNIFER SHORT case Inuvik, North West Territories Police arrest man linked to slaying of Virginia family -- (National Post) A North Carolina man wanted by U.S. authorities in connection with the murder of a nine-year-old girl and her parents has been arrested in Northwest Territories. U.S. man held in N.W.T. in triple deaths -- (Edmonton Sun) Mounties took 60-year-old Garrison "Gary" Storm Bowman into custody Thursday, acting on an immigration warrant. Sat Oct 5 2002 08:10:57  The JENNIFER SHORT case Wentworth, North Carolina Authorities seek Va. girl's killer -- (ABC News) Investigators said Friday they have not made any arrests but want to interview a man now in Canadian custody who lived in the county where her remains were found, and whose rented house and mobile home were recently searched. Fri Oct 4 2002 18:19:17 The ASHLEY POND & MIRANDA GADDIS case Oregon City, Oregon Weaver pleads innocent to murder charges -- (Koin.com) Weaver's lawyer told the court that Weaver pleaded innocent to the charges. Ward Weaver charged with girls' killings --(KGW)Oregon City police on Friday charged Ward Weaver with killing Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis, two girls whose bodies were found on his property. Fri Oct 4 2002 15:21:33  The CHRISTA WORTHINGTON case Truro, Massachusetts Cape DA says he has 'significant' new evidence in fashion writer's murder -- (Boston.com) A new development was reported today in the investigation into the murder of Christa Worthington, a fashion writer found stabbed to death in her Truro home last January. Fri Oct 4 2002 14:45:37  The TOOGOOD case Mishawaka, Indiana Footprint probe of Toogood child extended -- (South Bend Tribune) The thumbprint of Madelyne Toogood that the Mishawaka Police Department had analyzed by a fingerprint expert shows that she is the woman she claims to be: the mother of Martha Toogood. Fri Oct 4 2002 14:32:36  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Skull described at Einhorn trial -- (abc NEWS) Spectators at the murder trial of former hippie guru Ira Einhorn gasped as photos of his former girlfriend Holly Maddux's severely fractured skull were projected on a courtroom screen Friday. Fri Oct 4 2002 13:30:11  The JENNIFER SHORT case Bassett, Virginia and Stoneville, North Carolina Tests reveal remains are Jennifer Short -- (News-Record) "This is just one piece of the puzzle that now has come together," Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page said during an afternoon news conference. "We will go to whatever limits we have to do, wherever we have to go to look and find out who is involved in this case." Remains identified -- (Fox News) Page said authorities do not have a suspect in the killings. "We have been interviewing a lot of witnesses we feel have been involved or are of assistance in these cases," he said. Remains identified as Short -- (Times-Dispatch) Authorities now track killer. Fri Oct 4 2002 11:02:05  The KYNANDE BENNETT case Conway, South Carolina Probe focused in Conway area -- (The Sun News) Police in Whiteville, N.C., said Thursday that they have no proof a missing 4-year-old girl from Conway was ever in that state on Sunday. Still no signs of Kynande -- (WECT) The search continues into its fifth day for a missing four-year-old from South Carolina. Search for girl focuses on S.C. town -- (Wilmington Star) No leads or new information point searchers to Whiteville. Fri Oct 4 2002 10:52:51  YOSEMITE PARK MURDER case San Jose, Ca Stayner's parents plead for his life --(FresnoBee) In the stillness of a courtroom, through the memories salted with tears, Kay and Delbert Stayner asked for the life of the only son they have left. Fri Oct 4 2002 09:40:15 The CHANDRA LEVY case Washington, D.C. Grand jury eyes suspect's friends -- (AP) A grand jury has subpoenaed friends of a man who is now the focus of the Chandra Levy investigation, among them an apartment manager who has told The Washington Post that the man had facial scratches and a cut, swollen lip around the time the former federal intern disappeared. Fri Oct 4 2002 09:38:57  JAHI TURNER case San Diego,Ca Jahi Turner's disappearance featured on prime time -- (KFMB) The search for Jahi Turner gets a boost from prime time television Thursday night. A new CBS show about missing children and adults will feature the Golden Hill toddler after its program. Fri Oct 4 2002 09:30:36 The JENNIFER SHORT case Bassett, Virginia and Mayodan, North Carolina Investigators in Short case focus on missing N.C. man -- (Roanoke Times) While police wait to find out whether some bones found in North Carolina are those of a missing Henry County girl, investigators have focused their attention on a Rockingham County carpenter who left the area soon after the girl's parents were slain. Deputies seize maps near site of skeleton -- (News-Record) Evidence that may be linked to the August abduction of 9-year-old Jennifer Short was seized this week at a mobile home in Rockingham County, about a mile from the site where skeletal remains of a young girl's body were discovered, according to court records. Fri Oct 4 2002 08:48:23 ASHELY POND & MIRANDA GADDIS case Oregon City, Oregon Weaver indictment likely on Friday -- (KGW) The Clackamas County district attorney's office scheduled a court appearance for Ward Weaver, the chief suspect in the deaths of Oregon City girls Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis. Fri Oct 4 2002 08:30:16 The RILYA WILSON case Tallahassee, Florida Gov: 'Juicy details' in Rilya case --(CNN) Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told a delegation of lawmakers that he had "some juicy details" about the sexual orientation of a missing Miami girl's caretakers. Fri Oct 4 2002 08:14:42 The BISON DELE case Vanished: The Last Voyage of NBA Star Bison Dele --(ABCNews)They set sail together last summer aboard a flashy catamaran. Four people began what was supposed to be a carefree cruise in the spectacular beauty of the South Pacific. In a still-baffling turn of events only one of the passengers would ever be seen again. Fri Oct 4 2002 07:34:17  Boulder, Colorado JonBenet Ramsey Police Tape to Air -- (ABCNews) More than a year after the murder of JonBenet Ramsey, an investigator told her mother that physical evidence linked her to the slaying, according to a videotaped police interview. The interview, which is expected to be shown on CBS 48 Hours on Friday night, is used in a segment called "Searching for a Killer." Figure in Ramsey case surfaces again -- (Denver Post) Gary Oliva, 38, is awaiting extradition to Oregon on a parole violation. He has a history of sexually abusing minors and lived blocks from the Ramseys at the time of the 1996 killing. 48 Hours Investigates: Searching For A Killer -- (CBS) Do you think you know who killed JonBenet Ramsey? Watch the never-before-seen police interrogation of her parents. It could change your mind. Thur Oct 3 2002 22:06:18  The BAKLEY-BLAKE case Los Angeles, California Judge sets hearing -- (Fox News) A judge decided Thursday to order a hearing in actor Robert Blake's murder case for next Monday to address a Supreme Court ruling in the case, a court spokesman said. Thur Oct 3 2002 18:27:26 The BRANDON LONNIE DYSON Jr. case Merced, California Investigation continues into toddler's death in creek -- (Merced Sun) Five months have passed since 15-month-old Brandon Lonnie Dyson Jr. was reportedly taken from his mother and found dead an hour later in Merced's Bear Creek. Investigators remain discreet about details and theories, but no one has forgotten. Thur Oct 3 2002 17:50:22  The ROBERT YATES trial Tacoma, Washington Washington state man sentenced to die -- (abc NEWS) A Washington state man who admitted killing 15 people over three decades was sentenced to die on Thursday despite his claims to have found God in prison and apologies to his victims' families in the courtroom. Thur Oct 3 2002 17:10:51 The HOLLY MADDUX case Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ex-neighbor tells of Maddux crying on steps -- (Philly.com) A man who lived in the same Powelton Village apartment complex as Ira Einhorn testified today that he once came home to find Holly Maddux crying on the front steps of the building. Thur Oct 3 2002 17:07:38  London, England Hunt for serial rapist -- (SkyNews) The rapist has twice grabbed girls off their bicycles in broad daylight and twice attacked women walking their dogs. Thur Oct 3 2002 16:58:26  Atlanta, Georgia Girl, 3, dies in sweltering car; mother charged with murder -- (Fox News) Police have charged a mother with murder after she left her 3-year-old daughter with Down syndrome strapped in a sweltering car on the first day of her new job. Thur Oct 3 2002 16:53:12 YOSEMITE PARK MURDER case San Jose, California Stayner's sisters campaign against death penalty -- (Fresno Bee) The three sisters of convicted killer Cary Stayner appeared briefly in court this morning as part of a defense campaign to save him from the death penalty. Thur Oct 3 2002 13:22:47 The KYNANDE BENNETT case Whiteville, North Carolina Family appeals for girl's return -- (Wilmington Star) As law enforcement grew quieter here Wednesday, not revealing the tenor of their investigation, the family of a missing 4-year-old spoke publicly for the first time. Dad talks with authorities -- (Myrtle Beach Online) The father of a missing 4-year-old girl spent more than six hours with authorities late Wednesday after reporting to the Conway Police Department as requested at 5:15 p.m. Conway girl still missing -- (WECT) Last night Kyndande’s Bennett’s father went to the Conway Police department for a blood test, and was questioned for several hours; and her mother Vartasha McCollough was sent to a Whiteville hospital after she collapsed. Thur Oct 3 2002 13:03:45  Silver Spring, Maryland Shooting spreein D.C.suburbs, five killed -- (Fox News) Police were searching frantically Thursday for the killer or killers who gunned down five people in 16 hours in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. Thur Oct 3 2002 12:48:49  The JENNIFER SHORT case Bassett, Virginia and Stonesville, North Carolina More data needed for DNA tests -- (Martinsville Bulletin) Because DNA tests released Wednesday were inconclusive, investigators say it may be Friday before they can determine if a body found in North Carolina last week is that of missing Jennifer Short. DNA tests: Length, straightforward -- (Martinsville Bulletin) One possible reason why state forensic investigators need more samples from the remains found last week in North Carolina is that the original batch was contaminated, possibly by the dogs that found them first, according to forensic anthropologist Dr. William Bass. |
