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Mon Apr 21 2003 17:25:33  St.Paul, Minnesota Man Convicted in Internet Bondage Death -- (Las Vegas Sun) A man who called himself "The True Master" was convicted Monday of manslaughter for the bondage death of a man he had met over the Internet. But Steven Bailey was acquitted of murder. Mon Apr 21 2003 17:18:06  Las Vegas, Nevada Shootings, two bodies keep police busy -- (Las Vegas Sun) Area homicide detectives this morning were busy investigating several deaths that were discovered since Friday, including one killing early today in Henderson. Mon Apr 21 2003 13:24:55  The YOSHOMA CLEMMENS homicide Nevada Children lived with dead mother's body for 4 days -- (KLAS-TV) Police say the kids were inside the house with their mother's body for four days. She was found dead when a relative became worried about not heraring from her and went ot he house. Now, Police want to question the victim's live in boyfriend to see if he knows anything. He is 29-year-old Taiwan Allen. Mon Apr 21 2003 13:03:12  The LOUISIANA SERIAL MURDERS B.R. group offers $100,000 reward for serial killer capture -- (AP) The Baton Rouge Area Foundation is offering the money through the local Crime Stoppers program from April 21 through Aug. 1. Mon Apr 21 2003 11:51:38  The LACI PETERSON homicide Modesto, California Inmates reportedly threaten Scott Peterson: Friends lose faith in Peterson -- (WNBC) A California sheriff said Scott Peterson has gotten some "verbal harassment" from other inmates at the Stanislaus County Jail. Peterson due in court -- (Modesto Bee) Security will be tight and access to the courtroom where Scott Peterson is expected to be arraigned will be strictly controlled, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department announced Sunday. A boy we all know but will never meet -- (SF Gate) Warehouses and apartment units of Richmond had a quiet, moist beauty. Across the Bay, the gray towers of San Francisco began to gleam. The Bay Bridge turned silvery and, for a minute or two, the Golden Gate Bridge really was golden in the new sunlight. The dogs at Point Isabel were barking and chasing tennis balls, and the most cynical mind couldn't help thinking a corny but still devastating thought. Conner will never see this. Mon Apr 21 2003 11:35:44  King County,Washington Police claim suspect feigned insanity -- (Seattle P-I) Jan. 22, 1969: Two shots. A man dead, a woman wounded. Now, 34 years later, there could be a trial. Mon Apr 21 2003 11:16:48  The EVELYN HERNANDEZ homicide San Francisco, California Case of another 'Laci' languishes in obscurity -- (SF Gate) 24-year-old Evelyn Hernandez vanished last May 1 with her 5-year-old son, a week before she was to deliver a baby boy. Her torso was found in the bay three months later and identified, while her son remains missing. No arrests have been made. Mon Apr 21 2003 11:00:15  The DENA RALEY disappearance Modesto, California Mother finds no answers or solace since daughter vanished in 1999 -- (Modesto Bee) No strangers joined the search party. The case file sank to an investigator's bottom drawer. That left a worried mother with no choice but to beg for scraps of attention at the Laci Peterson press conferences. Barbara West's daughter, a former cheerleader, disappeared from Modesto on Oct. 10, 1999, at age 36, and has yet to be found. Mon Apr 21 2003 09:03:04  Rehrersburg, Pennsylvania Man charged with killing 13-year-old girl's parents, abducting her -- (Boston.com) Robert Lee Hixson, 42, was captured Sunday after a chase and four-hour standoff with police. He is charged with killing his wife's brother, and the brother's wife at their Pocono Mountains home before abducting their daughter, Hadley. Mon Apr 21 2003 08:58:38  San Bernardino, California Amber Alert requested for missing boy -- (Modesto Bee) Edward Castillo, was abducted in a van parked in front of his father's house, San Bernardino Sheriff Chip Patterson told KNBC-TV Monday. Edward was described as having brown hair and brown eyes and wearing a blue and white shirt and jeans. Mon Apr 21 2003 08:56:26  The LACI PETERSON homicide Modesto, California 'Scott Peterson is Innocent' -- (Time) In an exclusive on-line interview with Time's San Diego reporter, Jill Underwood, Scott Peterson's mother Jackie and father Lee defended their son against allegations that he murdered his pregnant wife, Laci. Laci Peterson case tied to Roe debate -- (Daily Record) The head of the National Organization for Women's Morris County chapter is opposing a double-murder charge in the Laci Peterson case, saying it could provide ammunition to the pro-life lobby. Peterson due in court -- (Modbee) Security will be tight and access to the courtroom where Scott Peterson is expected to be arraigned will be strictly controlled. Peterson had $10,000 on him when caught -- (Daily Southtown) Peterson alone in cell -- (Modesto Bee) As a memorial of stuffed animals, flowers and candles swelled in front of his Modesto home Saturday, Scott Peterson sat across town in a 6-by-9-foot cell. Two capital murder charges readied -- (Contra Costa Times) Prosecutors will charge Scott Peterson with capital murder next week. Sun Apr 20 2003 10:45:40  The HADLEY BILGER abduction Pocono Lake, Pennsylvania Cops search for abducted teen after parents murdered -- (Fox News) Police were searching on Sunday for a 13-year-old girl they believe was abducted by a man who shot and killed her parents in their home in the mountains of northeast Pennsylvania. Sun Apr 20 2003 01:24:04  The LACI PETERSON homicide Modesto, California Peterson had $10,000 at time of arrest -- (Washington Post) The revelation could help explain authorities' concerns that Peterson would flee, possibly to Mexico, before they could arrest him on Friday. Sat Apr 19 2003 10:08:03  Nashville, Tennessee Arrest in dog rescue outrages pet lovers -- (The Tennessean) Jarrod Martin was repeatedly told to back away from a roaring fire in his apartment building, but the sight of his dog jumping up and down against a glass door in a room filled with smoke was too much, he said. Fri Apr 18 2003 22:57:35  The LACI PETERSON case Modesto, California DNA identifies Peterson remains; husband arrested -- (Tri-City Herald) Scott Peterson was arrested Friday to face charges of murdering his wife Laci and their infant son, whose bodies washed up on the rocky shore of San Francisco Bay. Husband of missing pregnant woman in custody -- (CNN) Modesto police apprehended Scott Peterson in San Diego and were taking him back to Modesto. The sources would not say what charges were filed. Police planned a news conference for 9 p.m. EST. Fri Apr 18 2003 10:33:05  Gainesville, Texas Body found in trash identified as missing man -- (Gainesville Sun) Neighbors said they hadn't seen James Looney for months. A badly decomposed body found inside a trash can this week has been identified as a man neighbors said they hadn't seen for months. Fri Apr 18 2003 10:06:38  New York Lawyer accused of kidnapping suspect -- (abc NEWS) An attorney involved in a real estate dispute with an associate was charged with kidnapping after he allegedly bound the man with duct tape, gagged him and imprisoned him in a crawl space beneath a Manhattan apartment. Fri Apr 18 2003 09:51:16  Levittown, Pennsylvania Foster mother arrested for using duct tape on kids -- (The Pittsburgh Channel) A woman, honored last year for her work as a foster mother by a local organization, is now under arrest for allegedly wrapping up her foster children with duct tape. Ex-husband describes finding 'duct-tape' photos -- (NBC10) On Thursday night, NBC 10's Karen Hepp spoke with the ex-husband of Colleen Broe. 'Duct tape' mom makes bail -- (NBC10) A woman accused of using duct tape to restrain three young children is now free on bail, while her husband remains in custody. 3 children tied with duct tape -- (abc6) Police say some of the pictures depict the small children so severely tape, they looked like "mummified." Fri Apr 18 2003 09:22:32  Sacramento, California Of many missing, few make news -- (Sacramento Bee) She's a missing pregnant woman -- eight months pregnant -- and hardly anyone knows her name. On an uncomfortably warm May night in 2001, 26-year-old Angelina Evans took a walk from the Sacramento motel where she was staying -- and never came back. Fri Apr 18 2003 09:11:36 The BRITTANY WILLIAMS case Richmond, Virginia Kim Parker facing 73 federal charges -- (Times-Dispatch) Allegedly cashing 45 Social Security benefit checks belonging to a little girl Kim Elizabeth Parker no longer had in her care has helped boost the number of federal charges against her to 73. Former guardian of missing girl indicted for fraud -- (Fredericksburg.com) Brittany was last seen in the Richmond area in August 2000, when she was 7. Fri Apr 18 2003 00:56:45  The PHOENIX SERIAL MURDERS Arizona Charges astonish Morris' relatives -- (Arizona Republic) Cory Morris' aunt and uncle can't explain it, either. To them, their live-in nephew was an underachiever and perhaps a little immature, but still Morris was a nice young man who went to church occasionally and volunteered at charities. Oklahoma investigator interviews Phoenix suspect -- (KVOA) Oklahoma investigators traveled to Phoenix to talk with a murder suspect about the unsolved deaths of four women in Oklahoma. Thur Apr 17 2003 19:59:38  The ELIZABETH SMART case Salt Lake City, Utah Elizabeth Smart slowly reclaims her life -- (Fox News) Elizabeth Smart is spending a lot of time with her family and friends these days. She's going to church and making trips to the mall, though she's not back at school. Not yet. Thur Apr 17 2003 14:33:33  CHRISTINA LONG case Bridgeport, Connecticut Man pleads guilty to federal charges in death of 13-year-old girl he met on Internet --(KCAL)Authorities say Dos Reis strangled Christina Long on May 17, 2002, while the two were having sex in his car after he picked up the sixth-grader at a Danbury mall. Police said Dos Reis met her in an Internet chat room. Thur Apr 17 2003 14:27:18  TOMMY LEE Santa Monica, California Jury: Tommy Lee not responsible for child's drowning -- (KCAL) Jurors in Santa Monica have decided against holding Tommy Lee responsible for the death of a 4-year-old boy who drowned during a pool party at the rock drummer's home. A jury of nine women and three men met for just less than three hours in Superior Court before returning their verdict this morning. Thur Apr 17 2003 08:44:53 The LACI PETERSON case Modesto, California DA thinks it's Laci -- (Modesto Bee) Stanislaus County District Attorney James Brazelton said Wednesday he thinks Laci Peterson is the woman whose body was found this week along San Francisco Bay. Thur Apr 17 2003 00:42:27  The GAIL MILLER murder Saskatchewan, Canada Court reserves ruling in Fisher's appeal -- (Canada.com) Fisher of murder should have been allowed to hear evidence suggesting it was David Milgaard who killed Saskatoon nursing assistant Gail Miller 34 year ago, Fisher's appeal hearing heard Tuesday. Milgaard is the man who spent 23 years behind bars for the 1969 murder of the 20-year-old before being exonerated by DNA evidence. Wed Apr 16 2003 23:50:39  The BELTWAY SNIPERS case Tacoma, Washington Tests show no DNA linking Malvo, Muhammad to Tacoma murder -- (Fox News) DNA tests on a shell casing found at the scene of a killing two years ago found no link to sniper suspects John Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Investigators sent the casing to an FBI lab hoping to find clues to the killing of Keenya Cook, 21. Wed Apr 16 2003 22:58:04  The HELENE BOIVIN case Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Boivin's body found in culvert -- (Okanagan.net) The site is less than half a kilometre up Carmi Avenue from where Boivin lived with her boyfriend, Niel Richard Valliere, who is now charged with manslaughter and offering an indignity to a dead human body. Wed Apr 16 2003 18:45:42  Buchanan, Georgia Four killed in grisly murder-suicide -- (AP) Randy Morris stood outside his trailer Wednesday consoling his wife and relatives as friends hauled away bloody linen from the scene of a gruesome murder-suicide that left his stepson, daughter, 14-month-old granddaughter and her father dead. Wed Apr 16 2003 18:20:03  Newport, Oregon Death sentence for Christian Longo -- (abc NEWS) Wed Apr 16 2003 13:49:28  The PHOENIX SERIAL murders Arizona Serial murder charges stun friends -- (Tucson Citizen) In Oklahoma, Cory Deonn Morris' friends recalled him as a sweet teen who belonged to the ROTC and helped with charities. The only trouble a neighbor could recall him ever getting into was a juvenile prank involving a BB gun and a streetlight. Phoenix deejay also a suspect in 4 Okla. deaths -- (AZ Central) A man who reportedly confessed to the serial strangulations of five Phoenix prostitutes is now suspected by Oklahoma authorities in at least four similar murders. Wed Apr 16 2003 13:31:36  The SYRACUSE SEX SLAVE case New York Medical examiners use numerous tests to determine identity -- (Herald-Tribune) Forensic experts say that even badly decomposed human corpses, like those of a woman and an infant boy that washed up on a bayside park, still offer up numerous clues that can guide investigators in making a positive identification. Sex slave diaries -- (NY Post) The sex slavemaster who kept four women chained in a dungeon forced his victims to keep a calendar logging when they'd been raped, when they'd showered and when they'd brushed their teeth, police said yesterday. Wed Apr 16 2003 12:51:46  The ALEXIS PATTERSON disappearance Milwaukee, Wisconsin Stepfather charged with domestic battery -- (WISN) Police said Laron Bourgeois threatened to kill his wife, Alexis' mother, Ayanna. Then, police said, he punched her in the head several times. Missing girl's father faces charges -- (CBS58) Thirty-five-year-old Laron Bourgeois is charged with battery and disorderly conduct while armed. Wed Apr 16 2003 09:36:28  The LONGO family murders Newport, Oregon Jury begins deliberating death for Longo -- (Statesman-Journal) The man convicted of killing his family decides not to make a plea to the jurors. Wed Apr 16 2003 08:48:43  The HOLLY WELLS & JESSICA CHAPMAN murders Soham, England Huntley denies Soham murders -- (BBC) The man charged with murdering schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman has pleaded not guilty.However Ian Huntley, of Soham, Cambridgeshire, pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to pervert the course of justice. Wed Apr 16 2003 08:29:39 The LACI PETERSON case Modesto, California Autopsies yield little -- (Modesto Bee) One of the key questions we're trying to answer right now is whether or not there's any relationship between the adult female and the baby male," spokesman Jimmy Lee said. "That is really the key question." Modesto residents abuzz: Where is Laci's husband? -- (SF Gtae) On Tuesday, a fleet of satellite trucks filled a city block next to the police station, and a river of cables spilled into the street. Spokesperson for Laci Peterson's family speaks out -- (KABC) Kim Peterson, spoke for the Laci Peterson family today at a news conference in Modesto. Here is her statement. Wed Apr 16 2003 08:09:03  The LOIS McMILLEN case Tortola, British Virgin Islands Released in Paradise -- (abc NEWS) William Labrador felt like he was beginning his life anew last week, after a British court ruling freed him from a jail cell in Tortola, three years after he arrived on the picturesque Caribbean island for a vacation with his buddies. Tues Apr 15 2003 20:37:51  The RILYA WILSON case Miami, Florida Caregiver of missing Rilya Wilson makes first stop in U.S. court -- (News4Jax) The federal case charging Rilya Wilson caregiver Geralyn Graham with Social Security fraud won't proceed until her criminal cases in state court are wrapped up, U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday. Tues Apr 15 2003 20:24:48  The KATHLEEN PETERSON case Bay City, Texas Body exhumed in Texas -- (News & Observer) Nearly 18 years after her death, Elizabeth A. Ratliff was exhumed Monday in one of the most macabre twists in the investigation of Mike Peterson by police in Durham, N.C. Tues Apr 15 2003 15:26:56  The JOHN DAVERIO disappearance Boston, Mass. Body in Charles River identified as missing Boston University professor -- (SF Gate) The circumstances of Daverio's death were unknown and under investigation. Prosecutors said it wasn't clear how long the body had been in the water. Tues Apr 15 2003 14:47:52  Salinas, California Suspects in gay murder appear in court -- (KSBW) Police confirmed Monday that a body discovered last week buried under several feet of dirt in northern Monterey County was indeed that of 30-year-old Robert Maricle, who had been missing since Dec. 14. Tues Apr 15 2003 14:44:01  Miami, Florida Miami trial of accused serial killer begins -- (NBC6) After seven years, the trial of an accused serial murderer began in Miami on Monday. But lawyers say the trial of Francisco del Junco will proceed without a jury. It's the latest unusual twist in a case that began in the fall of 1995, when the bodies of young women began turning up along railroad tracks in Miami. Tues Apr 15 2003 14:30:50  Washington, DC. More wrongdoing found at FBI lab -- (abc NEWS) Reformed after controversy in the mid-1990s, the FBI crime lab is dealing with new wrongdoing by employees that has opened the door for challenges of the lab's science in scores of cases involving DNA and bullet analysis, internal documents show. Tues Apr 15 2003 09:24:24 The LACI PETERSON case Richmond, California Police can't say whether woman and infant are Laci Peterson and son -- (Modesto Bee) An autopsy continued into the night Monday after a discovery that sent Modesto police rushing to the East Bay to see if Laci Peterson's body had been found. The autopsy on the woman's body began shortly after 6 p.m. at the county coroner's office in Martinez. Lee said it could take several days to process the information and determine the cause of death and the identity of the body. Tues Apr 15 2003 09:13:20  The JONBENET RAMSEY case Boulder, Colorado Judge, DA say JonBenet's parents may have been right -- (Tribnet.com) Now a civil judge in Atlanta and the Boulder district attorney say the parents may have been right all along, agreeing that the weight of the evidence is more consistent with the intruder theory. |
