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Sat Mar 1 2003 15:30:25  Islamabad, Pakistan Source: Suspected 9/11 Mastermind Caught -- (Guardian Unlimited) Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks in the United States, was arrested Saturday in Pakistan. Sat Mar 1 2003 12:46:07  National FBI recruited and protected violent informants nationwide for decades -- (Boston.com) Interviews with nine former FBI agents men with a combined 190 years of experience in more than 25 bureau offices from Texas to Chicago and from Los Angeles to Washington indicate the practice was widespread during their years of service between the late 1950s and the 1990s. Sat Mar 1 2003 12:43:41  Haverhill, New Hampshire Hundreds of unprosecuted cases found in Grafton County -- (Boston.com) County Attorney Rick St. Hilaire said he does not know how many unprosecuted cases there are but said he personally dealt with more than 200 cases in one recent 72-hour period. Some of the cases are so old even the law enforcement agencies that referred them have forgotten about them, he said. Sat Mar 1 2003 08:50:59  Siberia, Russia Man jailed again after record-breaking escape -- (Reuters) A prisoner who escaped by digging the longest tunnel in Russian jailbreak history has been returned to his Siberian penal colony to serve a longer sentence, a news agency reported. Sat Mar 1 2003 08:44:47  The KAY SYBERS case Tallahassee, Florida New trial for doctor in wife's death -- (CNN) An appeals court ordered a new trial Friday for a former medical examiner convicted of killing his wife in 1991 and having her embalmed to cover up the crime. Sat Mar 1 2003 07:17:40  Rikers Island, New York Accused child molester allegedly tried to hire hit man -- (Fox News) A Rikers Island inmate accused of sexually abusing a 6-year-old girl and her 8-year-old brother was charged Friday with trying to hire a hit man to kill the children and their mother. Sat Mar 1 2003 07:09:27  The STEVEN LUKOWICH case Ridgeland, South Carolina Police may shift focus of inquiry -- (Island Packet) The change in status awaits results from a State Law Enforcement Division analysis of evidence, including a package Lukowich's wife, Michelle, received from her husband's alleged killer. The package contained a small piece of skin, a pacemaker Lukowich once wore and a letter claiming he had been mutilated and burned by a stalker as retribution for his alleged crimes, Hughes confirmed Monday. Sat Mar 1 2003 07:08:21  Australia Prostitutes victims of serial killer -- (The Australian) Police are investigating whether two Fortitude Valley prostitutes murdered by a serial killer dubbed "The Schizo" had lived at the same East Brisbane house, although not at the same time. Sat Mar 1 2003 06:22:54  The SHAWN HORNBECK disappearance Richwoods, Missouri Parents of missing boy start program to fingerprint children -- (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Their 11-year-old son, Shawn Hornbeck, disappeared in Washington County five months ago, and they have launched a campaign to fingerprint children and help parents whose son or daughter goes missing or is abducted. Sat Mar 1 2003 03:10:13  Providence, Rhode Island Dealer says owners of West Warwick nightclub bought cheap, flammable packing foam for insulation -- (Boston.com) "They asked for egg-crate material and that's what we sold them," DerManouelian told The Associated Press. "It's good packaging material. You just can't light it on fire." He added that the store also sells fire-retardant packing foam, but "it costs about twice as much." Fri Feb 28 2003 15:59:18  The JAKELINE SAAVEDRA abduction Remains identified as belonging to missing 6-year-old girl -- (KNBC) Authorities said that Jackeline's body was found in a plastic bag on the side of the road by CalTrans workers. Body found identified as missing child -- (KABC) The body was found in Santa Fe Springs Nov. 22, 2002, Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies said. Fri Feb 28 2003 15:21:10  St. Augustine, Florida Woman charged with murdering her twins pleads insanity -- (TBO) Leslie Demeniuk, 33, was arrested in March 2001 on two charges of first-degree murder for the slayings of James and John, who died from gunshot wounds to the head. Fri Feb 28 2003 14:33:03  The LACI PETERSON disappearance Modesto, California Peterson's mother replies to comment -- (Modesto Bee) Jackie Peterson said Thursday it's not surprising that a man found concrete dust in the bottom of her son Scott Peterson's boat. Tipline questions answered -- (Modesto Police Department) Press Release 02-28-03) Fri Feb 28 2003 10:51:50  The JANA CARPENTER KOKLICH case Norwalk, California Koklich trial heats up -- (LB Press-Telegram) The attorney for Bruce Koklich, a real-estate agent on trial for the murder of his wife, clashed repeatedly Wednesday with Koklich's former business partner, who took the witness stand for the prosecution. Fri Feb 28 2003 10:06:29  The CHRIS JENKINS disappearance Minneapolis, Minnesota Body of missing student found in river -- (The Milwaukee Channel) The family of a University of Minnesota student missing since Halloween appears to have found an end to its high-profile search for him with the discovery of a body in the Mississippi River Thursday afternoon. Fri Feb 28 2003 09:58:03  Bloomington, Indiana Dad faults investigation's pace -- (Indianapolis Star) Father of missing Bloomington cyclist says prosecutor is too slow in building case. Fri Feb 28 2003 09:37:01 Las Vegas, Nevada Jury looking at life without parole and death sentence -- (Las Vegas Sun) Jurors deliberating Timmy Weber's fate are considering giving him separate sentences for the murders of his girlfriend and her 15-year-old son, which could set a precedent in Las Vegas for sentencing double murderers. Fri Feb 28 2003 09:34:36  Australia Husband didn't waste missing woman's diamonds -- (The Daily Telegraph) husband of missing woman Lynette Dawson melted down his wife's engagement and eternity rings to create a new engagement band for his schoolgirl lover, an inquest was told yesterday. Fri Feb 28 2003 07:48:17  San Diego, California Man found guilty of murder in wife's slaying -- (SignOnSanDiego) A former Navy petty officer who stabbed his Navy wife 230 times with an awl in her car as she left her boyfriend's home last year was convicted of first-degree murder today. Fri Feb 28 2003 07:38:54  Toronto, Ontario Homolka book under fire again -- (LFP) The families of Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy want police to investigate how the author of a book on sex killer Karla Homolka managed to get police photographs depicting shocking images surrounding the case. Fri Feb 28 2003 07:33:21  The BONNY LEE BAKLEY case Los Angeles, California Witness: Blake offered $10,000 for murder -- (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Hollywood stuntman Gary McLarty said the actor offered him $10,000 to be a hit man to "pop" Bonny Lee Bakley while she slept, or outside a restaurant. Stuntma n says Blake asked him to kill wife -- (Tribnet.com) Blake was complaining about a woman he had impregnated who was trying to get money out of him, McLarty said. Fri Feb 28 2003 07:21:31  The SHEILA BELLUSH case San Antonio, Texas Accomplice sentenced in Texas mom's death -- (ABC News) Sammy Gonzales, 32, pleaded guilty to recruiting a cousin, Joey Del Toro, to kill Sheila Bellush at her Sarasota, Fla., home in November 1997. |
