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Wed Nov 6 2002 08:13:02  Genesis Gonzalez case Las Vegas New witness in girl's slaying --(LVRJ)Prosecutor says suspect identified as gunman,A surprise new witness has been found in the slaying of 9-year-old Genesis Gonzalez, alleviating any concern that the case against a suspect was falling apart. Wed Nov 6 2002 08:08:26  Maryann Measles case LITCHFIELD Measles Records May Be Opened --(CTNow)A Superior Court judge will rule today whether the public ought to be able to view the arrest warrant affidavits for the eight people charged in the killing of 13-year-old Maryann Measles of New Milford. Tues Nov 5 2002 18:19:16  Jam Master Jay N E W Y O R K Final Farewell --(ABCNews)Jam Master Jay Taken to Cemetery for Burial Following Funeral Service. Pallbearers wearing white unlaced Adidas carried the body of slain Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay from a funeral service today at which he was remembered as "the embodiment of hip-hop." Tues Nov 5 2002 12:03:41  Jennifer Short case BASSETT, Va. State lab examining items taken from witness in Short slayings --(HeraldSun)Henry County Sheriff H. Frank Cassell said the lab in Roanoke is analyzing materials belonging to Garrison Storm Bowman to see if there is any link between Bowman and Jennifer Short. Tues Nov 5 2002 09:26:30  The "AMERICAN BEAUTY"case San Diego Rossum Admits To Litany Of Lies --(NBCSanDiego)On cross-examination, Rossum testified that she concealed from police the fact that she had smoked methamphetamine before she was interviewed about the Nov. 6, 2000 death of her husband, Greg de Villers. Tues Nov 5 2002 09:06:42  The BROOKLEY LOUKS case Indianapolis, Indiana Missing 19-year-old's dad dies; autopsy doesn't show foul play -- (The Indy Star) Prosecutor says death may hurt case against prime suspect in disappearance. Tues Nov 5 2002 07:55:43 JENNIFER and ABBY BLAGG case Grand Junction, Colorado Blagg lawyers seek to limit publicity -- (GJ Sentinel) Public defenders David Eisner and Ken Singer filed a motion in Mesa County District Court to limit pretrial publicity in the case against Michael Blagg, who is accused of shooting 34-year-old Jennifer Blagg in the head while she slept and dumping her body in a trash bin. Tues Nov 5 2002 01:08:40  Norristown, Pennslvania Prosecutor: Woman uses 'Dear Abby' letter as murder defense -- (TBO) The advice columnist, syndicated to 1,300 newspapers nationwide, published a letter last week from a woman who said she purchased a gun to scare her abusive live-in boyfriend, "but he was accidentally shot fatally." Tues Nov 5 2002 00:32:56  The KYNANDE BENNETT case Conway, South Carolina Hope fuels child search -- (Fayetteville Observer) People who know what it's like to have a relative disappear joined a search Monday for missing 4-year-old Kynande Bennett of South Carolina. Mon Nov 4 2002 17:32:41  Wichita, Kansas Carr brothers found guilty -- (Fox News) Two brothers were convicted Monday of five murders, including the slayings of four friends who were forced to engage in sexual acts with each other before they were taken to a snowy soccer field and shot. Mon Nov 4 2002 17:18:01  The "AMERICAN BEAUTY" case San Diego, California Rossum fields prosecution's hostile queries -- (NBC SanDiego) After giving her version of events under the gentle questioning of her own attorney on Friday, murder defendant Kristin Rossum face a barrage of hostile and sometimes sarcastic queries from prosecutor Dan Goldstein Monday. Mon Nov 4 2002 17:09:53 The DANIELLE JONES case England Danielle uncle's 'topless girls photos' --(BBC)A builder accused of murdering his 15-year-old niece took topless photographs of two schoolgirls at his house, the jury at his trial heard on Monday. Mon Nov 4 2002 10:13:21  The JAM MASTER JAY murder case New York Investigators to question man -- (Fox News) Senior police officials told 'The New York Times' that the man had been feuding with Jam Master Jay, whose real name was Jason Mizell, for as long as a decade. Mon Nov 4 2002 09:46:00  The SHAWN HORNBECK case Richwoods, Missouri Weeks after disappearance, missing boy's family stays hopeful -- (KRT) The dense woods of rural Richwoods, Mo., still lush with late summer greenery when 11-year-old Shawn Hornbeck vanished Oct. 6, have taken on the red-orange and yellow hues of autumn. And with it has come a tinge of despair for Shawn's parents, Pam and Craig Akers. Mon Nov 4 2002 08:36:52  Chillicothe, Ohio Most Wanted finds their man - in jail -- (Canoe News)A murder suspect who'd been on the run more than a year was found in a Canadian jail when his girlfriend turned him in after seeing him on the television program 'America's Most Wanted', authorities said. Mon Nov 4 2002 08:30:37  JAMES JEROME MACK case Buffalo, New York Woman pleads guilty in sex-torture killing --(BuffaloNews)Kareemaha Luper pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder and other charges in the sex-torture revenge killing of 17-year-old James Jerome Mack last year. Mon Nov 4 2002 08:22:14  + Ontario, Canada Knifed to death at work -- (Canoe News) Paramedics were called to a five-storey office complex at 155 Gordon Baker Drive, near Finch Ave. and Hwy. 404, after a worried family member made the grisly discovery just before 10 a.m. Mon Nov 4 2002 08:01:06  The KYNANDE BENNETT case Conway, South Carolina Search for Kynande planned -- (Myrtle Beach Online) In the five weeks since 4-year-old Kynande Bennett disappeared, police say leads have dwindled, but volunteers from as far away as Texas will begin a massive search today organized by Community United Effort for Missing Persons of Wilmington, N.C. Mon Nov 4 2002 07:50:01  The JENNA BALDWIN case South Wales Stepfather remanded over missing girl -- (BBC) There was no application for bail. Mr Baldwin will next appear at the city's crown court on Friday. Sun Nov 3 2002 14:07:45  The BIANCA LEBRON case Bridgeport, Connecticut One year later -- (The Connecticut Post) Family of missing Bridgeport girl talks about life without her, hope for her return. Sun Nov 3 2002 12:38:08 The BEAUTY SALON MURDERS Florence, Montana Year later, police still searching -- (The Missoulian) Almost a year after the murders of three Bitterroot Valley women in a Florence beauty salon, Ravalli County authorities continue to labor through reams of information searching for something - anything - that will help them solve the brutal slayings. Sun Nov 3 2002 09:45:11  Rachel Burkheimer case More serious charges filed in Burkheimer slaying case --(TribNet) Charges have been increased against two men accused in the abduction and slaying of Rachel Burkheimer, reflecting new details that emerged about her killing. New charges of aggravated first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder were filed Friday against John Whitaker, 22. He could be sentenced to death if convicted of aggravated first-degree murder. Sun Nov 3 2002 08:34:25 The JENNA BALDWIN case South Wales Stepfather charged with girl's murder -- (BBC) Gwent Police have charged the stepfather of missing 15-year-old Jenna Baldwin with her murder. Mike Baldwin, 37, has been held at Newport's central police station since Tuesday night, when he was arrested near his family home in Aberyschan near Pontypool. Sun Nov 3 2002 08:04:50  The ROBERT STROUP case New Mexico Remains found near New Mexico home -- (Newsday) Human remains, including a head, were found Saturday near a missing teen-ager's home, and state police said it appears the body parts were "reasonably recent." Sun Nov 3 2002 06:46:25  The ELIZABETH SMART case Los Angeles, California California prosecutor is suspended -- (abc NEWS) A deputy district attorney has been suspended after his handling of a sexual battery case came under scrutiny by Utah detectives investigating the disappearance of 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart. Sat Nov 2 2002 21:38:34  The SNIPER case Encounters with sniper suspects -- (Washington Post) Despite the interstate dragnets, the police helicopters and the military spy planes, John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo crisscrossed the Washington region in a faded-blue Chevrolet Caprice, untouched and unfettered, oftentimes standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the very people who felt terrorized by the stealth and precision of the sniper shootings. Sat Nov 2 2002 21:23:41  Los Angeles, California Lawyers seek files on alleged scheme -- (ABC News) In a bizarre twist to the case of a right-wing Jewish leader accused of trying to blow up Muslim-related sites, defense attorneys have requested records of an FBI probe into whether the suspect's group tried to shake down rap stars Tupac Shakur and Eazy-E. Sat Nov 2 2002 21:13:46 Tucson, Arizona Slain Ariz. professors mourned -- (ABC News) Family, friends, colleagues and students on Saturday mourned two of three nursing professors slain by a student, including an instructor who studied the relationship between health and spirituality. Sat Nov 2 2002 18:22:52  The SLAVEMASTER case Olathe, Kansas Jury recommends death penalty -- (abc NEWS) Jurors recommended the death penalty Saturday for a man convicted of killing three women, including two whose bodies were found in barrels on his rural property. Sat Nov 2 2002 18:12:21  The CHRISTOPHER DIXON case High Point, North Carolina Searchers find body of missing 13-year-old -- (News & Record) The body of a young white male was found about 10:25 a.m. under a bridge at the interchange of U.S. 311 bypass and Eastchester Drive in north High Point, about three miles from the Dixon home. Sat Nov 2 2002 17:54:09  London, England Arrests over Victoria Beckham kidnap plot -- (BBC) Four men and one woman have been arrested in connection with an alleged conspiracy to kidnap Victoria Beckham and seek a £5m ransom. Sat Nov 2 2002 17:47:19  Durham, North Carolina Peterson stepchild’s attorney seeks to shield findings in suit -- (Herald Sun) The attorney for Michael Peterson’s stepdaughter filed a motion Thursday promising not to divulge evidence unearthed in his client’s wrongful death suit before Peterson’s murder trial next year. Sat Nov 2 2002 17:16:35  John Robinson Sr. OLATHE, Kan. Jury Recommends Death Penalty in Barrel Bodies Case --(FOXNews)Jurors recommended the death penalty Saturday for a man convicted of killing three women, including two whose bodies were found in barrels on his rural property. Sat Nov 2 2002 13:03:23  Man gets 42 years in infant's death --(SDTribune)A judge sentenced an El Cajon man yesterday to 42 years to life in prison for killing his infant daughter, who was beaten, had her bones broken and was ultimately shaken to death during her nine-month life. Sat Nov 2 2002 12:04:34 The Stephanie Crowe case San Diego,ca City seeks delay of Crowe civil trial --(NCTimes)SAN DIEGO - Attorneys for the city of Escondido asked a federal judge this week to postpone the trial stemming from a lawsuit in which three Escondido families allege their rights were violated in the investigation of the death of 12-year-old Stephanie Crowe. Sat Nov 2 2002 08:40:07 Jenna Baldwin case South Wales Time running out for Jenna police --(BBC)Detectives in south Wales have until late on Saturday to question the stepfather of missing teenager Jenna Baldwin. Sat Nov 2 2002 08:21:21  The CHRISTOPHER DIXON case High Point, North Carolina Volunteers launch search for boy today -- (News&Record) Mornings are the hardest for David Dixon, father of missing 13-year-old Christopher. Every morning for the past nine days, he and wife Holly have started their day not knowing if their son will come home. Sat Nov 2 2002 08:10:02 More indicted in child porn ring -- (ABC News) Five more men have been indicted on charges of participating in an international child pornography ring that allegedly transmitted pictures of children in their care on the Internet. Sat Nov 2 2002 08:05:21  The ASHLEY POND & MIRANDA GADDIS cases Oregon City, Oregon Weaver son contemplates reward -- (Portland Tribune) Ward Weaver’s oldest son said this week that he might pursue the almost $80,000 in reward money offered in the Ashley Pond-Miranda Gaddis case because he thinks information he provided to police eventually led to murder charges against his father. Fri Nov 1 2002 19:32:41 JENNA BALDWIN case South Wales, U.K. Missing schoolgirl 'may be dead' -- (BBC) Police searching for the missing south Wales schoolgirl Jenna Baldwin have admitted they are probably looking for a dead body. Seven weeks have passed since the 15-year-old was last seen at her hme in Abersychan, near Pontypool. Fri Nov 1 2002 18:52:54 JAM MASTER JAY murder New York Cops probe death -- (Fox News) Police investigated Friday whether a feud sparked the fatal shooting of hip-hop legend Jam Master Jay, even as skeptical friends and family mourned the beloved music pioneer from Run-DMC. Fri Nov 1 2002 18:03:56 The "AMERICAN BEAUTY" case San Diego, California Rossum recounts events leading to husband's death -- (NBC San Diego) The former county toxicologist accused of poisoning her husband two years ago testified Friday that her extramarital affair sent him into a deep depression. Fri Nov 1 2002 17:55:14  The RILYA WILSON case Miami, Florida Rilya was caged like dog, cops told; Grahams deny story -- (Miami Herald) State and local investigators are trying to corroborate witness accounts that the two caregivers of missing foster child Rilya Wilson sometimes kept her locked inside a dog cage, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the case. |
