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Fri Feb 28 2003 07:14:44  Milwaukee, Wisconsin FBI busts coupon fraud ring that netted $4.5 million -- (ModBee) Federal agents raided homes and grocery stores in seven states and arrested 16 people in a probe of clip-out coupon fraud that investigators said has netted $4.5 million. Some of the money was sent to Jordan and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Thur Feb 27 2003 14:25:45  The RILYA WILSON case Miami Florida Missing Rilya's caretaker gets 2 years in identity fraud case --(Sun-Sentinel)Rilya Wilson's caregiver received a two-year sentence Thursday for stealing a friend's identity to buy a sport utility vehicle days after the state realized the little girl had disappeared from foster care. Thur Feb 27 2003 14:10:36  Arizona Old murder case targets Valley man -- (Arizona Republic) Robert Dianovsky seemed to live an idyllic life in his upscale East Valley neighborhood as a perfect neighbor, a top salesman, a part-time soccer referee and an upstanding family man. But authorities in suburban Chicago paint a different picture. They accuse Dianovsky, 51, of beating his first wife to death in a 21-year-old unsolved mystery, culminating in his arrest last week near his Higley home. Thur Feb 27 2003 13:52:40  The KRISTINE "Kristi" JOHNSON case Santa Monica, California Birthday vigil for missing woman, police receive numerous tips -- (KABC) Numerous tips have been received in the investigation into the disappearance of a young aspiring actress, including a couple of tips considered "very viable and very strong," according to Santa Monica police Chief James T. Butts. Meanwhile, the girl's mother plans a birthday vigil tonight. Thur Feb 27 2003 11:49:38  The CISNEROS case Nashville, Tennessee Metro: No new leads in boy's death -- (The Tennessean) Car dealer says he saw wanted couple Monday. Thur Feb 27 2003 10:12:42  The HENDERSON case Aurora, Colorado Man charged in kids' cough syrup deaths surrenders -- (KMGH) He said that he is completely convinced that the cough syrup did not cause the children's death and that he and his wife have been researching certain viruses or bacteria that may have led to Killian and Rhapsody's death. Thur Feb 27 2003 09:44:58  JESSICA WILLIAMS - conviction on six counts of driving under the influence Las Vegas, Nevada Williams gets another chance with new trial -- (Las Vegas Sun) A District Court judge Tuesday ordered a new trial for Jessica Williams, the Las Vegas woman convicted of having drugs in her system when she ran over a group of teenagers, killing six. Thur Feb 27 2003 09:36:00  Lewiston, Maine Lisbon Falls woman charged with manslaughter in death of son -- (Boston.com) Sarah Allen, 29, of Lisbon Falls, was arrested Wednesday and charged with manslaughter in the death of 22-month-old Nathaniel Jacob Allen. Police say the boy died from violent shaking. Thur Feb 27 2003 09:34:00  Rochester, New York Contractor stole $250,000 from woman, 94 -- (Boston.com) Louis Avino, 49, who lives in Avon south of Rochester, was convicted Wednesday of second-degree grand larceny. Thur Feb 27 2003 07:54:18  The LACI PETERSON case Modesto, California No call back on sighting of Laci -- (Modesto Bee) Police spokesman Doug Ridenour said Mitchell and several other people reported seeing the missing 27-year-old pregnant woman at about that time. He said investigators looked into the tips, but did not return calls to everyone. Wed Feb 26 2003 17:16:44  The CINDY SONG disappearance Pennsylvania CBS show profiles missing Penn State student -- (KYW-TV) The CBS drama "Without a Trace" will be the latest to highlight the case of Penn State University student Cindy Song, who has been missing for more than a year. Wed Feb 26 2003 17:09:57  The BAKLEY-BLAKE case Los Angeles, California Robert Blake murder hearing finally underway -- (Reuters) Actor Robert Blake (news)'s preliminary hearing on charges that he murdered his wife finally got underway on Wednesday, almost two years after a crime with as many bizarre sub-plots as a Hollywood movie. Wed Feb 26 2003 14:16:23  The HENDERSON case Aurora, Colorado Dad faces 4 charges in deaths -- (Denver Post) The father of two small children who died in their beds in August has been charged with four felonies for allegedly giving his son and daughter lethal doses of cough syrup. Wed Feb 26 2003 14:14:13  The FAYE WILLIAMS case San Diego, California Foul play feared in woman's disappearance -- (SD Union-Tribune) Homicide detectives for the first time said yesterday that they fear a 39-year-old City Heights woman missing since Valentine's Day may have been kidnapped and killed. Wed Feb 26 2003 13:22:34  Robert ``Killian,''& Rhapsody Henderson case Aurora Colo. Colo. Father charged with abuse, assault for allegedly giving fatal cough syrup doses to his two children --(Kcal)The arrest warrant issued for Henderson charges him with two counts of child abuse resulting in death and two counts of second-degree assault. The four counts carry a combined penalty of 60 years in prison. Wed Feb 26 2003 11:43:44  STEPHANIE CROWE case San Deigo,ca Teen Originally Charged With Crowe Murder Takes Stand --(NBCSanDiego)One of the teens originally charged with the stabbing death of a 12-year-old in 1998 took the stand Tuesday in the preliminary hearing for Richard Tuite. Wed Feb 26 2003 11:34:05 BONNIE LEE BAKLEY case Los Angeles,Ca Robert Blake goes to court for hearing on murder charge --(CNN)Prosecutors said they would lay out all the evidence they have at a preliminary hearing Wednesday to make their case that it was Blake who shot and killed his wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley, in May of 2001. Wed Feb 26 2003 11:32:10  The LACI PETERSON case Modesto, California Possible clues -- (WPVI) Reports say traces of cement, a missing wheel and a life vest are all part of the investigation into her husband, Scott Peterson. Wed Feb 26 2003 08:41:15  Los Angeles, California Rap mogul 'Suge' Knight wins release from LA jail -- (abc NEWS) "Gangsta" rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight, who was jailed in December for alleged parole violations, won his release on Tuesday from a state prison board but was ordered to perform community service. Wed Feb 26 2003 08:26:03  The PRECIOUS DOE case Kansas City, Missouri Police Investigate Possible Precious Doe Link -- (KC Channel) Local authorities have been in contact with police in Richmond, Va., regarding a child who is missing from that area. Wed Feb 26 2003 01:16:38  The KRISTINE JOHNSON case Santa Monica, California Police Release Sketch of Man Wanted -- (The Lookout News) Ten days after Kristine Louise Johnson vanished under suspicious circumstances, police Tuesday released a composite sketch of a man wanted in the 21-year-old Santa Monica resident's disappearance. Tues Feb 25 2003 23:45:17  The CISNEROS case Amber Alert issued for first time; 2 children missing in Nashville -- (Knox News) The East Tennessee Amber Alert system designed to locate missing children was activated this morning for the first time since its creation last October. Tues Feb 25 2003 15:10:17  The SOFIA JUAREZ case Kennewick, Washington 5-year-old Sofia Juarez missing 3 weeks today -- (Tri-City Herald) Sofia Juarez has been missing for three weeks today, and despite national exposure over the weekend on America's Most Wanted, Kennewick detectives are hard-pressed to find any good leads. Tues Feb 25 2003 13:44:44  The JANICE SUTPHEN disappearance Durham, North Carolina Sutphen family, friends agonize: Her memory their only comfort -- (News-Observer) A month has passed since Janine Sutphen, a cello player with curly salt-and-pepper hair, did not show up to take her seat at The Durham Symphony's first rehearsal of the season. Police no longer speak of Sutphen as a "missing person" but as a victim of homicide. Tues Feb 25 2003 13:37:39  Huntsville, Alabama Standoff after deadly Alabama shooting -- (Newsday) Tues Feb 25 2003 12:32:10  The JANA CARPENTER KOKLICH case Norwalk, California Niece says that Koklich wanted sex -- (Press Telegram) A Lakewood businessman on trial for murder in connection with the death of his wife tried to pressure his 18-year- old niece to have sex with him less than a month after his wife disappeared, the niece testified Friday. Tues Feb 25 2003 12:09:25 The LUIS CISNEROS homicide Nashville, Tennessee Wanted pair last seen in Cookeville -- (The Tennessean) A man and woman being sought in the slaying of a 4-year-old boy were last seen around noon on Monday in Cookeville, driving in a mid-'90s Ford Aerostar van, Metro police said. Tues Feb 25 2003 10:18:32  Washington Without a Trace: Records often are as hard to find as a body -- (Seattle P-I) Forget the television shows where unusually attractive techs in space-age labs make a quick arrest on the basis of a bone shard or a smear of blood. Real-life investigators often are left with little to go on, and few resources to help. Coroners and medical examiners statewide said they cannot afford to autopsy all unidentified corpses. Tues Feb 25 2003 09:47:25  The SNOWTOWN SERIAL MURDERS Australia Chilling evidence revealed at Snowtown trial -- (ABC Online) Star Crown witness and convicted killer, James Vlassakis, has told the Supreme Court that one of the accused, John Bunting, would look into the eyes of his victims as they were being strangled because he could pinpoint the exact moment of death. Snowtoen pair 'kids in toy store' -- (The Age) The bodies in barrels accused were like children in a toy store when recalling the death of one of their alleged victims, a court was told. Tues Feb 25 2003 08:00:39  Covington, Georgia Father gets death for fire that killed his 3 children -- (Access Atlanta) It took jurors less than an hour to convict William David Riley of malice murder and arson for the Aug. 16, 2000, blaze at his Newton County mobile home. It took about 45 minutes for them to sentence Riley to death. Tues Feb 25 2003 07:29:42  The KYNANDE BENNETT case Conway, South Carolina Kynande parents given $60,000 bonds -- (Myrtle Beach Online) While their families watched, the parents of missing 4-year-old Kynande Bennett were granted bonds of $60,000 each in a hearing Monday morning at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center. Tues Feb 25 2003 07:20:51  Morristown, New Jersey Female teacher accused of having sex with boy 20 times -- (WNBC) A Paterson teacher surrendered to authorities Monday and was charged with having sex with one of her male students at least 20 times. Mon Feb 24 2003 22:52:30  The FAYE WILLIAMS disappearance San Diego, California Family, friends search -- (NBC San Diego) amily and friends of a missing City Heights woman stepped up their search Feb. 22, canvassing their neighborhood for clues to her whereabouts. She was last seen February 14. Mon Feb 24 2003 22:35:32  Kent, Ohio Busty snow woman too risqué, cops say -- (The Rep) Criticism of her anatomically correct snow woman put Crystal Lynn out in the cold. She said a police officer in this northeast Ohio college town ordered her to remove the breasts from her snow woman. Mon Feb 24 2003 20:46:39  Wrangell, Alaska Alaska high school faculty member, three others dead in apparent murder-suicide -- (Boston.com) The police chief wouldn't comment on a motive or who was behind the shootings. Mon Feb 24 2003 20:44:31  JAMES KOPP - charged with murder in the 1998 death of Dr. Barnett Slepian Buffalo, New York Lawyer argues to have murder case thrown out against admitted killer of abortion doctor -- (Boston.com) An attorney for the admitted killer of a doctor who performed abortions argued Monday that the murder case should be thrown out because his client must defend himself in state and federal court. Mon Feb 24 2003 20:41:19  Jackson, Mississippi Federal trial opens in case of 1966 slaying allegedly linked to failed plot against King -- (Boston.com) The federal trial of a man charged with the 1966 slaying of a black sharecropper allegedly meant to lure Martin Luther King Jr. to town for an assassination attempt began Monday with attorneys struggling to find jurors in a climate where many people already believe the suspect is guilty. Mon Feb 24 2003 11:03:32  Tualatin, Oregon Boyfriend pushed off ocean cliff: Killer released -- (KOIN) Six years ago, Linda Stangel was convicted of pushing her boyfriend off an Oregon cliff. She will be released from prison on Monday. Mon Feb 24 2003 10:42:45  Nashville, Tennessee Child's body found in West Park -- (WKRN) The body of a young boy was discovered in a Nashville park. The body was dumped behind a dirtmound behind one of the baseball fields at West Park. Boy's body found in Nashville park -- (The Tennessean) A young boy was found dead yesterday morning in a west Nashville public park, face down on the back of a dirt mound. Mon Feb 24 2003 09:02:48  The KYNANDE BENNETT case Conway, South Carolina Parents in court today -- (Myrtle Beach Sun) A bond hearing is scheduled this morning for Eddie Kevin Bennett Jr. and Vartasha McCullough White, the parents of a 4-year-old girl who has been missing since September. Sun Feb 23 2003 10:02:28  The CHRISTOPHER DIXON case High Point, North Carolina Dixon inquiry leaves lingering questions -- (News&Record) High Point police failed to use well-established search techniques and did not seek readily available professional help last fall as they tried to find 13-year-old Chris Dixon, according to a News & Record investigation and interviews with police officials, search experts and others involved in the case. Sun Feb 23 2003 09:19:10 The LACI PETERSON disappearance Modesto, California Starting to accept 'the worst' -- (MSNBC) Newsweek, 03-03-03 Saturday's search -- (Oakland Tribune) Volunteers scoured the reservoir on boats and combed the surrounding area on foot and horseback, but nothing turned up that authorities deemed significant, said Petersen. Sun Feb 23 2003 09:00:39 The 'AMERICAN BEAUTY' case Melbourne, Australia Aussie to face court for 'Rose Petal Murder' -- (Sunday Herald Sun) The Melbourne scientist named as a suspect in California's' Rose Petal Murder' will appear before a US court for the first time next month in a lawsuit brought against him by the victim's family. Sat Feb 22 2003 17:35:12 West Warwick, Rhode Island Identifying victims of R.I. nightclub fire to take days; criminal charges still being considered -- (Boston) As the painstaking process of identifying dozens of charred bodies began Saturday, investigators continued sifting for evidence in the smoking ruins of a nightclub where a fire sparked by a rock band's pyrotechnics killed 96 people.  The BRITTANY WILLIAMS case Richmond, Virginia Judge: Woman knows, won't tell -- (Times-Dispatch) Saying he believes Kim Parker knows far more about the whereabouts of 9-year-old Brittany Williams than she has told, a judge ordered her to serve 20 days in jail for contempt of court. |
