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Tues Feb 11 2003 18:49:06  The KATHLEEN PETERSON case Durham, North Carolina Peterson experts dubious of autopsy -- (News-Observer) Motion for prompt trial disputes beating theory. Peterson lawyers complain of bid to delay trial -- (Herald-Sun) While complaining that a prosecutor is trying to delay the trial of murder suspect Michael Peterson, defense lawyers presented new conclusions Monday that Peterson’s wife was not fatally beaten. Peterson defense motion says test shows wife not killed -- (WRAL) Defense lawyers for Michael Peterson said experts have concluded that Kathleen Peterson's death could not have resulted from a severe beating. Tues Feb 11 2003 14:10:41  The JANINE SUTPHEN case Durham, North Carolina Sutphen disappearance time not consistant -- (News14) Police in Durham are trying to figure out just when cellist Janine Sutphen went missing. Friends baffled by Sutphen case -- (News 14) As another week begins, it's another week friends and family wonder what happened to Janine Sutphen. Judge reduces bond -- (WRAL) Robert Petrick had been held on $100,000 bond for fraud charges, but at a bond hearing Tuesday, Judge Orlando Hudson reduced Petrick's bond to $50,000. Tues Feb 11 2003 13:43:41  The NATASHA LEE RODRIGUE disappearance Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada Girl missing from home in Maple Ridge -- (The National Post) A 10-year-old girl has disappeared from her home during the night. Tues Feb 11 2003 08:32:40  The SOFIA JUAREZ case Kennewick, Washington Van sought in probe of missing 5-year-old -- (Tri-City Herald) Kennewick police said Monday that they are looking for the driver of a van that was seen at Washington Street and 14th Avenue about the time 5-year-old Sofia Juarez disappeared. Tues Feb 11 2003 08:19:12  Boulder, Colorado Police end JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation -- (Fox News) The Boulder Police Department said Monday it has ended its investigation of the JonBenet Ramsey murder, handing over the case to investigators in the district attorney's office. Mon Feb 10 2003 23:39:48  New York 'Dell Dude' arrested on drug charge -- (Yahoo) - Dude, yer gettin' busted! The actor who gained fame and a cult following as the slacker "Steven" in commercials for Dell computers was arrested buying a small bag of marijuana, police said. Mon Feb 10 2003 11:48:25  The JONBENET RAMSEY CASE Boulder, Colorado Boulder avoids suit with new probe into Ramsey case -- (Casper Star Tribune) The city avoided a lawsuit by reopening an investigation into the unsolved slaying of JonBenet Ramsey. DA keeps lid on Ramsey death probe -- (Rocky Mountain News) City ducks lawsuit over slaying -- (Rocky Mountain News) Mon Feb 10 2003 09:57:59  The LACI PETERSON disappearance Modesto, California Special day bittersweet -- (Modesto Bee) Today is the day Laci Peterson's family expected her to give birth to a son. In honor of her and the unborn baby, her friends and family plan to gather, say a prayer, light some candles and read a poem. Increasingly angry messages fill missing-woman Web site -- (San Jose Mercury News) The guest book at lacipeterson.com started out so sweet, with messages of sympathy and prayers for the safe return of the missing Modesto woman pouring in from around the world. Peterson case reaches an emotional milestone -- (KTVU) Choosing not to talk on camera, Peterson talked with Rowlands out in front of his Modesto home on Monday standing near a giant sign announcing a reward for information leading to Laci's return. Mon Feb 10 2003 07:33:11  Inside cellblock, hearts yearn -- (Tampa Tribune) Web sites have sprung up offering to connect users with prisoners looking for love. Although those posting on the sites often sound sincere, prison officials caution those who want to make contact. Mon Feb 10 2003 07:13:17  The BAUTISTA case Riverside, California A house of violence -- (OC Register) No one reported her missing. For the past decade, Jane M. Bautista had been a virtual ghost to her mother, father and other relatives in the Midwest. She didn't attend her grandfather's funeral in December. She had no job, no close friends. Only two sons, who contend that she abused them, according to lawyers and friends. Sun Feb 9 2003 18:22:56  The SHORT case Moneta, Virginia Short family's deaths remain unsolved -- (Roanoke Times) Almost six months have passed since Michael Wayne Short and his wife, Mary Hall Short, were found shot to death in their home in Oak Level, and 9-year-old Jennifer Renee Short went missing. A nationwide search for her ended Sept. 25, when her skeletal remains were found near Stoneville, N.C. Like her mother and father, she also died from a single gunshot to the head. Sun Feb 9 2003 10:08:14  The SOFIA JUAREZ case Kennewick, Washington Police search 3 homes for clues -- (Tri-City Herald) The search warrants were served at 6 p.m. Friday. Officers were on the scene continuously at each location until the search was complete. Officers began searching at the Kennewick addresses first and saved the Burbank house for last "because the lot size is bigger and more laid out," Swartswalter said. Sun Feb 9 2003 09:59:52  The JANINE SUTPHEN case Durham, North Carolina Details of past emerge -- (News-Observer) Family describes husband's troubles. Sun Feb 9 2003 09:05:49  The LACI PETERSON disappearance Modesto, California Searchers scour S.J. area again -- (Stockton Record) Relatives, friends and strangers moved by the disappearance of Laci Peterson gathered in the parking lot of a roadside restaurant in southern San Joaquin County early Saturday. Hundreds search for Peterson -- (Modesto Bee) Some 350 people trudged across acres and acres of pasture and wetlands Saturday in a family-organized effort to find Laci Peterson. And to rule out where she isn't. Sat Feb 8 2003 17:56:47  The SOFIA JUAREZ case Kennewick, Washington Family pleads for girl's return -- (Tri-City Herald) Sofia has been missing since about 8 p.m. Tuesday, when she asked to go to the store with an adult who lived in the house. But when the adult returned, he said the girl had not gone with him. The family called police about 20 minutes later. Sat Feb 8 2003 17:25:04  ASHLEY POND & MIRANDA GADDIS cases Oregon City, Oregon Ashley Pond's mother to sue DHS --(KGW) Lori Pond said in an interview with The Oregonian that her daughter would be alive today if the agency had better responded to complaints that Ashley was being molested by neighbor Ward Weaver. Sat Feb 8 2003 16:23:16  Cheyenne, Wyoming Man convicted of murder a second time -- (Casper Star Tribune) A jury deliberated less than three hours before finding Brian Holloman, 43, guilty in the death of Douglas Johnson, 45, during Cheyenne Frontier Days in July 1999. He was sentenced to life in prison. Sat Feb 8 2003 16:19:21 The LACI PETERSON case Modesto, California New search for missing Calif. woman begins -- (Channel 3000) Family and friends of a missing Modesto woman were out searching for her again Saturday morning. Her due date is Monday. Sat Feb 8 2003 13:40:38  Laconia, New Hampshire N.H. man charged with running eBay scam -- (Boston.com) Timothy Currier, 21, was offering some very desirable artifacts for auction, police said.. The problem was, they said he didn't own the merchandise. Sat Feb 8 2003 10:23:17  Economy, Pennsylvania Teen charged in shotgun slay of mom -- (Newsday) A 13-year-old boy was charged as an adult in the fatal shooting Friday of his mother at their home. Police said the youth has been suspended from school earlier in the week for bringing shotgun shells on a school bus. Sat Feb 8 2003 08:23:07  Grand Haven, Michigan 'Not adding up' -- (Holland Sentinel) As federal investigator Mike Marquardt reviewed the circumstances of a Zeeland girl's death in a July 30 house fire, he said, "Things were not adding up." Fri Feb 7 2003 17:04:30  Everett, Washington Man to be charged for attempting to murder his grandmother -- (Seattle Times) Myrtle Rupp, who suffered several blows to the head, remains in serious condition at Harborview Medical Center. Her granddaughter found her lying on the living-room floor of her mobile home at 3:45 p.m. yesterday. Fri Feb 7 2003 16:48:48 The LACI PETERSON case Modesto, California Two families, two searches -- (Modesto Bee) First, Laci Peterson's side of the family announced a weekend search for her, and now her husband's family apparently has done the same. Fri Feb 7 2003 16:46:16  The STEPHANIE CROWE murder San Diego, California Blood evidence revisited in girl's murder -- (Yahoo) A shirt worn by Richard Tuite contained three drops of 12-year-old Stephanie Crowe's blood, but that is all the physical evidence prosecutors have to tie the drifter to a murder police originally pinned on three teenagers. At hearing, a question: Which knife was used to kill Stephanie Crowe? -- (Yahoo) Fri Feb 7 2003 14:17:57  The SOFIA JUAREZ case Kennewick, Washington Abduction appears likely -- (Tri-City Herald) Police are treating the disappearance of a Kennewick girl as a crime and are discounting earlier suspicions she may have wandered away from home and gotten lost or hurt. Fri Feb 7 2003 12:08:52  New York Shooting haunts DEA agent and suspect's family -- (Boston.com) Egbert Dewgard ran an errand last spring that cost him his life on that point, no one disagrees. But nine months later, the circumstances of Dewgard's death remain a source of strife for his grieving family and the Drug Enforcement Administration agent who shot him during a struggle in Brooklyn. Fri Feb 7 2003 08:00:48  The LAURA AYALA case Houston, Texas East End murder suspects linked to missing girl -- (Click2Houston) Police got their first break in the case of 13-year-old Laura Ayala, missing since last March, but they still do not know her whereabouts. Houston police said that DNA evidence links Ayala to three suspects in a series of rapes and murders known as the East End Murders. East End suspects linked to missing teen -- (Houston Chronicle) "This is the first confirmed lead," Houston homicide Lt. Murray Smith said. "The fact that it's forensic evidence, we have a lot of confidence in it." Thur Feb 6 2003 10:40:02  The LACY MILLER case Fort Collins, Colorado Police investigate Colorado murder -- (Newsday) When Lacy Miller began commuting 20 miles to college, her father warned her that someone posing as a police officer might try to pull her over. Thur Feb 6 2003 08:18:53  The LACI PETERSON case Modesto, California Peterson searches in works -- (Modesto Bee) Large-scale searches for Modesto's Laci Peterson ended weeks ago. Now her family is trying to get the ball rolling again. Thur Feb 6 2003 08:06:48  The SOFIA JUAREZ case Kennewick, Washington Amber Alert issued -- (Seattle P-I) A statewide search was under way Wednesday for a little Kennewick girl who disappeared from her home. Police hoped to question her biological father and his brother in the case. Search for girl continues -- (Tri City Herald) There was no party for Sofia Juarez on her fifth birthday Wednesday. Wed Feb 5 2003 20:25:48  The MARTHA MOXLEY case Connecticut Author Dunne responds to Kennedy article -- (abc NEWS) Author Dominick Dunne denies accusations by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that he unfairly pushed for the murder conviction of Kennedy's cousin Michael Skakel. Wed Feb 5 2003 20:03:24  The JANINE SUTPHEN case Durham, North Carolina Petrick's 911 call -- (Herald-Sun) Excerpts from Jan. 22 call. Wed Feb 5 2003 19:25:44 The LACI PETERSON disappearance Modesto, California Laci's family to Scott: 'End this circus' -- (KTVU) An emotional and angry Ron Grantski, the step-father of Laci Peterson, once again called on the missing woman's husband, Scott, to cooperate with police and "end this circus." Wed Feb 5 2003 13:04:27 The LOGAN BOWMAN disappearance Galax, West Virginia Boy missing since January sought in Western Virginia -- (Pilot Online) Police, volunteers and dog handlers are searching for a 5-year-old boy who has been missing since early January. Searchers look for body -- (Galax Gazette) Volunteers, on- and off-duty police officers and dog handlers from Stokes County, N.C., combed a number of locations near Galax on Monday, searching for the body of a missing 5-year-old boy. $100,000 bond set -- (Galax Gazette) A Grayson County Juvenile and Domestic Relations court judge set bond for the mother of a missing 5-year-old at $100,000 on Monday. Wed Feb 5 2003 12:30:50 The STEPHANIE CROWE case San Diego, California Items in Tuite's pockets may show he was in girl's home -- (SD Union-Tribune) State prosecutors said they have photographic evidence, overlooked for five years, that appears to place Richard Tuite inside the home of Stephanie Crowe, the Escondido girl he is accused of stabbing to death. Wed Feb 5 2003 11:27:57  Dareton, Australia Family pleads: Give us our boy's body -- (news.au.com) The women said they were horrified by reports Joedan was killed during a game of chicken with a car. Wed Feb 5 2003 11:10:02  The SABRINA AISENBERG case Tampa, Florida Delay in Aisenberg transcripts sought -- (SP Times) Prosecutors say they need time to decide on appealing a judge's ruling before grand jury transcripts are released. Wed Feb 5 2003 10:46:24  Arlington County, Virginia Trial opens in slaying of three at N. Va. motel -- (Washington Post) Marine Sgt. Zachary Cooper had both a wife and a girlfriend he had promised to marry. But a desire to pursue a third romance led him to kill both women and his 5-year-old daughter, Arlington County prosecutors said yesterday. Wed Feb 5 2003 08:11:07  Callaway, Florida Panhandle mom, landlord arrested for nude photos of kids -- (Tampa Bay Online) A woman has been charged with letting a man make nude videos of two preteen girls in exchange for his paying the rent on her mobile home, Bay County sheriff's investigators say. Wed Feb 5 2003 00:03:59 The LACI PETERSON disappearance Modesto, California Husband sells missing wife's SUV -- (CNN) Scott Peterson recently sold his missing pregnant wife's Land Rover because he can no longer afford a rental after police impounded his truck, his sister told CNN Tuesday. Car dealer's gesture of faith -- (Modesto Bee) Laci Peterson's Land Rover became her family's property on Tuesday. Wed Feb 5 2003 00:02:40  The JAHI TURNER case San Diego, California Jahi Turner's stepdad pleads guilty to drug charge -- (SD Union-Tribune) The stepfather of a 2-year-old boy who vanished in San Diego last year pleaded guilty Monday to an unrelated drug possession charge and faces a 90-day jail term. Tues Feb 4 2003 22:57:02  Los Angeles, California Record producer Spector arrested in killing -- (CNN) - Phil Spector released on $1 million bail Actress found dead in Phil Spector's home starred in string of B-movies -- (al.com) Lana Clarkson, 40, was discovered by B-movie king Roger Corman and starred in a series of films including "Barbarian Queen," a character Corman said was the model for TV's "Xena: Warrior Princess." Tues Feb 4 2003 22:48:00  Rockingham, North Carolina Couple charged with murder in N.C. fire -- (Las Vegas Sun) Wayne Lee Davis, 41, and Janie Chavis, 33, are suspected of breaking into the home last Thursday and leaving Lizbeth Sanchez-Gomez behind even though they knew the home was on fire, Richmond County Sheriff Dale Furr said. "They knew the child was in the house," Tues Feb 4 2003 22:32:15  Huntsville, Texas Convicted killer with U.S.-British citizenship executed in Texas -- (Boston.com) A man convicted of beating a woman to death with a motorcycle chain after raping her while he was free on probation for another killing was executed Tuesday by injection. John Elliott, 42, had maintained his innocence in the June 13, 1986, attack. |
