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Wed Nov 20 2002 15:19:20  The ABNER case Miamisburg, Ohio http://www.activedayton.com/ddn/local/daily/1116abner.html -- (Dayton Daily News) Julie Ann Abner, 24, is charged with aggravated murder, aggravated arson and the attempted aggravated murder of her 5-year-old son stemming from a fire Aug. 28 above Good Time Charleys. Wed Nov 20 2002 12:30:19  Huntington, West Virginia Fulks arrested; has connection to Tri-State -- (WSAZ) The second of those two Kentucky jail escapees suspected of a multi-state crime spree has been arrested . The FBI says Chadrick Fulks was caught Wednesday morning in Elkhart, Indiana. Wed Nov 20 2002 12:06:38  Alliance, Ohio Boys' mom is charged in deaths -- (The Beacon Journal) A woman is accused of ignoring the weakened pulse of her twin boys and later bagging their corpses for the trash man. The bodies have not been found> Wed Nov 20 2002 11:57:53  Eagle River, Alaska Wife shot by mistress waits 48 minutes on 911 -- (abc NEWS) The tragedy that took place on Aug. 3 began with a classic love triangle. Glenn Godfrey was 53, the just-retired "top cop" of Alaska's State Troopers. He had been married to his wife, Patti, for 35 years. Glenn's mistress was Karen Brand, who was 20 years his junior, and a vice president of Alaska's Chamber of Commerce. Wed Nov 20 2002 11:40:36  Baton Rouge, Louisiana BR police say hundreds DNA-tested -- (The Advocate) Hundreds of men have provided saliva samples to be tested in the search for the Baton Rouge serial killer, according to a warrant filed Monday in the Clerk of Court's Office. Task force seeks help from family -- (The Advocate) Police Chief Pat Englade said Tuesday that he will let the public know the results of the DNA test of a man who forced detectives to get a warrant for his DNA sample for comparison in the serial killer investigation. Wed Nov 20 2002 10:10:21  The SHORT case Eden, Virginia Friend says Bowman didn't go before jury -- (News & Record) Though Garrison Storm Bowman was called to appear before the federal grand jury last week, he was not questioned by them about the slayings of Jennifer Short and her parents, a friend of Bowman said. Wed Nov 20 2002 09:58:25  The ALICE DONOVAN case Conway, South Carolina One abduction suspect caught; other man runs -- (Myrtle Beach Sun) Woman seized in Conway not seen with men. One of pair had previous Strand arrests -- (Myrtle Beach Sun) It's still unclear what drew two Kentucky jail escapees to the Grand Strand, but authorities confirmed Tuesday that one of them had been arrested here at least twice before. Family glued to TV, hoping for safe return -- (Myrtle Beach Sun) Alice Donovan's knack for gaining other people's trust, her listening skills and friendliness are qualities her family hope will bring her home safely. Residents report seeing suspects -- (Myrtle Beach Sun) In the 45 minutes between a break-in at a rural Horry County mobile home and a kidnapping in the Conway Wal-Mart parking lot, two suspects apparently tried to victimize another neighborhood. Wed Nov 20 2002 09:35:46  The ALEXIS PATTERSON case Milwaukee, Wisonsin A girl named Pie -- (GM Today) LaRon Bourgeois and Ayanna Patterson Bourgeois can’t cry hard enough. By now, the entire country knows that their 7-year-old daughter, Alexis Patterson, disappeared at 8 a.m. on Friday morning, May 3, and hasn’t been heard from since. Wed Nov 20 2002 8:33:54  The SNIPER case Fairfax, Virginia Psychiatrist can't meet with Malvo -- (abc NEWS) A judge on Tuesday rejected a request from lawyers for sniper suspect John Lee Malvo to hire a psychiatrist to determine whether the 17-year-old should seek an insanity defense. Wed Nov 20 2002 08:32:32  London, England Police arrest 3 people after the discovery of child's dismembered body -- (Canoe.ca) Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after parts of a child's body were found scattered around a town in central England, police said Wednesday. Tues Nov 19 2002 21:34:54  The SAMANTHA BURNS case West Virginia and Ashland, Kentucky Is Burns disappearance linked to Kentucky escapees? --(WSAZ) One of the two men who escaped from a Kentucky jail has been captured in Ashland, Kentucky. Now investigators want to know if the men are connected the disappearance of a Marshall University student. Tues Nov 19 2002 20:20:56  The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California High-profile attorney retained by parents of Danielle van Dam -- (Fresno Bee) Gloria Allred, speaking by telephone from New York, confirmed Tuesday that she has been retained by Brenda and Damon van Dam. Tues Nov 19 2002 20:01:55  The TA'NIYAH LEONARD case Bartow, Florida Reward increases to $15,000 -- (Florida Times-Union) The Florida Department of Law Enforcement increased the reward for any information leading to the return of 1-year-old Ta'Niyah Leonard to $15,000. Tues Nov 19 2002 19:50:39  KARLA HOMOLKA Toronto, Ontario, Canada Homolka faces probe -- (C-News) Ontario's attorney general has asked police to investigate whether schoolgirl killer Karla Homolka's participation in a new book violates the terms of her plea bargain. Tues Nov 19 2002 18:59:24  The JENNA BALDWIN case England Jenna's body found -- (SkyNews) A ring belonging to the 15-year-old was found after the remains were uncovered, just eight miles from where she lived. Tues Nov 19 2002 18:55:25  Loughborough, Leicestershire England Child's remains prompt murder hunt -- (BBC) Police are investigating a possible ritual killing after the discovery a girl's body parts at Loughborough, Leicestershire. Tues Nov 19 2002 18:07:24 The SHORT case Bassett, Virginia N.C. man questioned in Va. girl's slaying -- (Washington Post) The North Carolina man who testified last week before a grand jury investigating the disappearance and death of 9-year-old Jennifer Short remains a "witness of interest" in the case, police said yesterday. Tues Nov 19 2002 16:06:27  Worcester, Mass. Man gets 25 to 30 years for assaulting young daughter's sleepover guests -- (FOX News) Peter Gagnon drugged six unsuspecting girls, ages 10 to 14, with alcohol and over-the-counter sleep medications when they stayed overnight, prosecutor Joseph J. Reilly III said. He then sexually molested the girls while they were "near comatose" or "in very deep sleep" and videotaped the sexual assaults, the prosecutor said. Tues Nov 19 2002 12:39:50  The JONBENET RAMSEY case Boulder, Colorado DNA may not help Ramsey inquiry -- (Rocky Mountain News) Investigators in the JonBenet Ramsey case believe that male DNA recovered from the slain child's underwear may not be critical evidence at all, and instead could have been left at the time of the clothing's manufacture. Tues Nov 19 2002 11:40:58  The SAMANTHA BURNS case West Virginia Police have new leads in Burns case -- (The Herald-Dispatch) However, investigators withhold info in disappearance of Marshall student. Vanished! Samantha Burns -- (Website with pictures and information.) Tues Nov 19 2002 11:34:10  The MIRANDA GADDIS & ASHLEY POND cases Oregon City, Oregon Publicity may make Weaver jury selection difficult -- (Portland Tribune) The evidence against Ward Weaver remained locked away last week, as one judge expressed frustration with the amount of pretrial publicity in the case and another authorized visits between Weaver and his daughter after the state failed to present facts to persuade her otherwise. Tues Nov 19 2002 11:07:24  The ALICE DONOVAN kidnapping Conway, South Carolina Case frustrates family, police -- (Myrtle Beach Sun) More than four days after Alice Donovan was abducted from outside the Wal-Mart in Conway, family members and some law enforcement officials said they are frustrated at the pace of the investigation. Escapee linked to abductions caught -- (abc NEWS) Police have caught one of the two Kentucky jail escapees who are suspects in a pair of abductions, and believe they spotted the other man in Ohio, authorities said Tuesday. 'Knuckleheads' sought in crime spree -- (CNN) Note: Article contains pictures of the suspects. Tues Nov 19 2002 10:52:49  The DANIELLE VAN DAM case San Diego, California DA responds to Westerfield request -- (The San Diego Channel) A delay in convicted child killer David Westerfield's sentencing is unwarranted and would serve no legitimate purpose in the case, a prosecutor argued in court papers filed Monday. Tues Nov 19 2002 10:42:25 Bernard Webster case Baltimore, Maryland DNA evidence that freed one man in rape case leads to another's arrest -- (CNN) Police used DNA evidence to arrest a man on rape charges after DNA testing exonerated another man who served two decades in prison for the crime. Tues Nov 19 2002 10:14:14  The JENNA BALDWIN case England Jenna: Police find human remains -- (Online.IE) British detectives investigating the disappearance of teenage schoolgirl Jenna Baldwin were today continuing the painstaking task of identifying human remains found in an area of undergrowth eight miles from her home. Tues Nov 19 2002 09:28:27  Elizabeth Smart case Utah CBS drama 'Without a Trace' to highlight missing Utah girl -- (PE.com) The CBS police drama "Without a Trace" will be followed by a public service announcement about missing Utah girl Elizabeth Smart after its Nov. 21 episode, the network said Monday. Mon Nov 18 2002 19:37:58  The SNIPER case Tacoma, Washington Friend who turned in sniper suspect: 'There was no other option' -- (Seattle Times) The day after the ninth victim, an FBI analyst, was killed in a Home Depot parking lot, Holmes called the FBI office in Tacoma. He said he knew the identity of the serial sniper — his close friend, John Muhammad. Mon Nov 18 2002 17:13:00 Covington, Louisiana Child calls 911, reports drunken baby sitter -- (Fox News) A baby sitter with five children in her car was arrested for drunken driving after she passed out at a rest stop and one of her charges, a 7-year-old girl, used a cell phone to call 911. Mon Nov 18 2002 14:52:23  FOUR MISSING COLLEGE STUDENTS Madison, Wisconin "It can't be just coincidence" -- (CH3000) Officials didn't release any new information about the four college-age adults missing in Minnesota and Wisconsin over the weekend, but their families are saying the cases must be related. Mon Nov 18 2002 13:31:25  The SAMANTHA BURNS case Huntington, West Virginia Police search continues for missing Marshall student -- (Herald-Dispatch) We’re still treating this as (a missing person’s case)," said Arnold, the lead investigator on the case. "We’re more and more concerned. There’s a lot of speculation out there, but we don’t want to speculate. We’re hoping for a happy ending." Reward increases -- (WSAZ) Desperate friends and family increased the reward to $35,000 over the weekend. Mon Nov 18 2002 12:17:57  LAURIE "Bambi" BEMBENEK Los Angeles, California Under guard, convicted 'Dr. Phil' guest tries to flee -- (Journal-Sentinel) Laurie "Bambi" Bembenek suffered a severe foot injury and was hospitalized in Los Angeles after a desperate flight from a guarded hotel room, her attorney said. Mon Nov 18 2002 09:50:01  The SHORT case Bassett, Virginia PHCC prof speculates on Short slaying -- (Martinsville Bulletin) The lack of evidence in the Short family slayings has led a criminal justice professor to speculate that an experienced killer committed the crimes. Mon Nov 18 2002 07:37:18  Washington, D.C. and Maryland One terror after another -- (WashingtonPost) Recent sniper attacks awaken memories of earlier serial killing probes. Mon Nov 18 2002 07:31:18  Taunton, Massachusetts Robbery suspect stops for a beer -- (abc NEWS) Perhaps if he wasn't so thirsty he would have gotten away with it. Taunton police arrested a bank robbery suspect shortly after he popped into an American Legion two blocks from the scene of the crime for a drink. Mon Nov 18 2002 07:18:13  The "AMERICAN BEAUTY" case San Diego, California and Melbourne, Australia Waiting hard for Rossum's ex-lover -- (SD Union-Tribune) Kristin Rossum's former lover says his two-year "roller-coaster ride" of fear and uncertainty that he might be tried for a crime he did not commit intensified after she was convicted Tuesday of killing her husband with a lethal cocktail of narcotics. Mon Nov 18 2002 07:04:07  The BATON ROUGE SERIAL KILLINGS Louisiana Rally raises awareness on unsolved slayings -- (The Advocate) Jackie Robert said she believes law-enforcement agencies investigating some of the dozens of unsolved killings of women in the Baton Rouge area suspect that more crimes are related to the three identified in Baton Rouge as having been committed by the same killer. "These other cases are not being put into the news," she said. "I'm asking for help." Sun Nov 17 2002 19:25:23  FOUR MISSING COLLEGE STUDENTS Minnesota and Wisconsin Young people are missing, authorities are baffled -- (New York Times) Mr. Guimond was the fourth young person to disappear since Oct. 30 in Minnesota and Wisconsin in circumstances that family members say are similar. Law enforcement officials say they have not ruled out a connection, but have found no evidence of any. Sun Nov 17 2002 16:37:40  The JAM MASTER JAY case Nww York Cops probe 'drug scam' in DJ slay -- (FOX News) A $30,000 drug rip-off in California at least eight years ago sparked a simmering feud that investigators believe led to the assassination of legendary rap star Jam Master Jay. Sat Nov 16 2002 22:48:18  The MARTHA MOXLEY case Newtown, Connecticut High school reporter gets scoop with Skakel story -- (CT Now) Newtown High School junior Samantha Ueckerman - 16 and undertaking her first news reporting assignment - managed to scoop the scores of reporters still dogging the Michael Skakel murder case. Sat Nov 16 2002 18:07:53 Buffalo, New York Man, 19, pleads guilty to sex-torture abduction -- (Buffalo News) A 19-year-old Doat Street man pleaded guilty Thursday to the kidnapping of a Buffalo girl found naked and badly injured near his home shortly after she was abducted and raped eight months ago. Sat Nov 16 2002 12:20:46  The HOLLY WELLS & JESSICA CHAPMAN case Soham, England Old Bailey trial for Soham suspects -- (BBC) The trial of the two people charged in connection with the disappearance and deaths of schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman will take place at the Old Bailey in London, a judge has ruled. Sat Nov 16 2002 11:02:25  The CINDY SONG case Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4 vanish in Midwest as Penn State coed did last year -- (Philadelphia Daily News) The perplexing disappearance of a Penn State senior on Halloween one year ago has eerie parallels to a rash of college-age adults who recently went missing a thousand miles away. Sat Nov 16 2002 08:46:54  The TA'NYIAH LEONARD case Bartow, Florida Baby remains missing on first birthday -- (Tampa Tribune) Ta'Niyah Leonard turns 1 year old today, but there won't be cake and ice cream at her Bartow home. Ta'Niyah has been missing since Oct. 19, and police are frustrated in their search for the baby. |
