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Sun May 4 2003 09:20:58  The OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING Key Hearing Looms for Terry Nichols -- (Fox) More than eight years after the Oklahoma City bombing, prosecutors hope to persuade a judge to put jailed conspirator Terry Nichols on trial for 160 state murder charges that could bring the death penalty. Sun May 4 2003 09:15:37  Chicago, Illinois Gangs, Drugs Boost Chicago's Murder Rate -- (NewOK) Seventh-grader Rene Guillen was on his way to a candy store with a group of friends who had just spent the day cleaning up their neighborhood when he was shot to death on the street. On Easter Sunday, 7-year-old Ashlee Poole was wounded by a stray shot while she sat on her porch. In the days surrounding that same weekend nearly a dozen people were killed. Sun May 4 2003 09:12:33  David Westerfield - sentenced to death San Diego, California In death-row letters, convicted killer of Danielle van Dam claims he was 'set up' -- (Boston.com) Fri May 2 2003 13:02:53  The JANINE SUPHEN disappearance Durham, North Carolina Missing woman’s home set for public auction -- (Herald-Sun) Foreclosure proceedings continued on a missing Durham woman’s home Thursday when it was scheduled for a public auction later this month, officials said. Fri May 2 2003 12:46:28  The CIUDAD JUAREZ murders Mexico Border slayings may have been for body parts -- (Houston Chronicle) Mexican federal authorities have entered the Ciudad Juarez murders case, saying that some of the young women killed in the border city over the past decade were targeted for their body parts. Fri May 2 2003 11:01:13  The ASHLEIGH MOORE case Savannah, Georgia 'America's Most Wanted' to air Ashleigh's case -- (Savannah Morning News) Chances are Ashleigh Moore's grandmother will have a tough time watching 'America's Most Wanted' on Saturday -- if she can watch it at all. Fri May 2 2003 10:42:09  The LACI PETERSON homicide Modetso, California LA lawyer expected to take case -- (Modesto Bee) About 3,000 people are ex-pected to attend a Sunday afternoon memorial service for Laci Peterson, the Modesto woman whose remains were found last month along the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay. Public defender says he believes Geragos will assist Peterson -- (Modesto Bee) Stanislaus County Public Defender Tim Bazar said he expects Los Angeles attorney Mark Geragos to step in today to defend Scott Peterson, who is charged with murdering his wife and unborn son. The Peterson File -- (Modesto Bee) Although thousands of people are expected to attend the Laci and Conner Peterson memorial service, there are some notable exceptions. Fri May 2 2003 10:12:16  Illinois Could girl in Illinois be Sabrina? -- (SP Times) Police request DNA tests to determine if a little girl who ended up in Illinois via Mexico is Sabrina Aisenberg. Fri May 2 2003 10:07:43  Illinois Downstate woman says her sister gave up boy to be raised by Quick -- (Chicago Sun-Times) As doubts grew Thursday that a Chicago boy is a missing 6-year-old from North Carolina, a woman from southern Illinois said she thinks the child is the son her sister gave up several years ago. Child welfare officials and birth records tended to back her up. Thur May 1 2003 19:51:11  The SABRINA AISENBERG case Florida and Illinois DNA test could solve 5-year-old missing child case -- (abc7-Chicago) A five-year-old missing child case could be a DNA test away from being solved. The search for Sabrina Aisenberg has lead authorities from Florida to Illinois. Lawyers: Child in Illinois may be Aisenbergs' missing daughter -- (Herald-Tribune) Lawyers for a couple whose daughter disappeared six years ago are asking for DNA testing to determine if a girl that turned up recently in Illinois is theirs. Thur May 1 2003 19:45:52  New Sweden, Maine Church poisoning death ruled a homicide -- (Reuters) Arsenic was deliberately placed in the coffee served at a Maine church that killed one man and sickened at least 15 others, officials said on Thursday as they began a homicide investigation. Thur May 1 2003 19:21:01  The ASHLEIGH MOORE case Savannah, Georgia Search for missing girl goes on -- (WTOC-TV) The search for missing 12-year-old Ashleigh Moore continues for a 14th day. There's still no sign of the honor student, but friends, family, and even strangers, won't give up. Thur May 1 2003 17:34:09  Chicago, Illinois Investigators: Eli Quick is not Buddy Myers -- (NBC5-Chicago) Law enforcement officials indicate that they now believe the boy brought to an Evanston hospital in February is not Buddy Myers, a boy missing from North Carolina for the past two-and-a-half years. Basic detective work has led to this conclusion, according to MSNBC's Jim Avila, although DNA test results have not yet been released. Thur May 1 2003 16:12:24  The DALTON MESARCHIK homicide Streator, Illinois Police still scrambling for murder clues -- (Daily Times) Although investigators have fielded more than 750 telephone calls in connection to the abduction-murder of 7-year-old Dalton Mesarchik, police do not have enough evidence to make an arrest. Thur May 1 2003 15:47:34  The CHOHAN case London, England Missing millionaire found dead -- (BBC) Police trying to unravel the disappearance of a millionaire and his family say the man has been found dead. Thur May 1 2003 15:08:52  The PAUL BERNARDO - KARLA HOMOLKA murder case Toronto, Ontario, Canada Bernardo case posted on Web -- (Globe and Mail) The author of two controversial books about the Paul Bernardo-Karla Homolka murder case intends to post virtually all of his enormous archive of police interviews, videotapes and crime-scene photographs on an Internet Web site. Thur May 1 2003 13:46:08  Police link family slayings in Long Prairie, Minneapolis -- (Star-Tribune) Police arrested two men in the slayings of a mother and her two children in Long Prairie, Minn., and this morning linked the killings to an unsolved double homicide of an elderly man and his daughter in northeast Minneapolis. Thur May 1 2003 11:01:03  The KATHLEEN PETERSON case Durham, North Carolina Peterson Trial To Begin On Schedule -- (WRAL) Attorneys for Mike Peterson said in a Thursday hearing that they won't seek to delay the start of Peterson's murder trial, scheduled to begin with jury selection Monday. DA trips Peterson defense -- (News-Observer) Score one for Jim Hardin. The Durham district attorney, muzzled by prosecutorial ethics, has spent the past 16 months silently watching and listening as Mike Peterson's defense attorney David Rudolf tried his case in the media. Thur May 1 2003 09:41:46  Long Prairie, Minnesota Two arrested in triple homicide in Minnesota -- (Newsday) Two Minneapolis men were arrested in the killings of a mother and her two teenage children who were found dead in their home in this small town, authorities said. Thur May 1 2003 09:01:25  The TRISTEN "Buddy" MYERS case Chicago and North Carolina Chicago man insists 'my little boy' isn't missing N.C. child -- (Sun-Times) Ricky Quick stepped unsteadily into the media glare Wednesday and insisted the boy he has brought up as his son is not a missing 6-year-old from North Carolina, as authorities suspect. Hospital’s role key in lost-child case -- (Evanston Review) Emergency room personnel at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston played a key role in identifying a boy who may be “Buddy,” a child who disappeared from a North Carolina town in 2000 at the tender age of four. Woman haunted by suspicion -- (Rocky Mountain News) Injured 6-year-old stayed on advocate's mind after car crash. Wed Apr 30 2003 22:38:05  The TRISTEN "Buddy" MYERS case Chicago, Illinois Buddy Myers' Louisiana connection -- (NBC5) NBC5 reported Wednesday about a possible connection between Ricky Quick and the mother of Buddy Myers. Identity mystery unfolds for boy -- (Denver Post) Troubling clues first surfaced in Colorado. Wed Apr 30 2003 17:18:00  The CHROMEY case Long Prairie, Minnesota Chief rules out suicide in murder of Long Prairie family -- (Star-Tribune) A mother and her two teenage children whose bodies were found Monday evening at their home definitely were murdered, Police Chief Chuck Eldred said this morning. Wed Apr 30 2003 14:09:55  The BELTWAY SNIPERS case Washington, D.C. Brainwashed? -- (abcNEWS) Todd Petit had to give up his role as court-appointed guardian to Malvo when the young man turned 18 in February, but he says they spent 20 hours getting to know one another during the months after Malvo's arrest. He says the teenager he knows is not the calculating, cold killer portrayed by prosecutors, but a lonely boy under the sway of a domineering man. Wed Apr 30 2003 11:34:28  The LACI PETERSON homicide Modesto, California LA lawyer visits Peterson -- (Modesto Bee) Los Angeles defense attorney Mark Geragos, whose high-profile clients have included former Rep. Gary Condit and actress Winona Ryder, was in Modesto on Tuesday, reportedly to take over Scott Peterson's defense. Scott Peterson gets high profile legal help -- (KTVU) All indications Wednesday were that famed Los Angeles defense attorney Mark Geragos, who has represented the likes of Winona Ryder and Rep. Gary Condit, will soon take over as lead counsel for Scott Peterson, who is accused of killing his wife, Laci, and unborn son, Connor. Wed Apr 30 2003 11:15:33 The KATHLEEN PETERSON homicide Durham, North Carolina Daughter of exhumed woman says she thinks Peterson is innocent -- (The Charlotte Observer) The daughter of a friend of Michael Peterson whose 1985 death has been ruled a homicide after a second autopsy said she believes the novelist had nothing to do with the death of her mother. Autopsy battle joined -- (News-Observer) Peterson attorneys seek to exclude it. Judge defers decision on Ratliff evidence -- (Herald-Sun) Judge Orlando Hudson ruled that those matters would be decided during the trial, which is scheduled to begin with jury selection Monday. Defense attorneys said Hudson's decision Wednesday could delay the start of the trial or cause delays during the trial. Wed Apr 30 2003 10:18:07  The TRISTEN "Buddy" MYERS case Chicago, Illinois Boy living in filth could be missing N.C. child -- (Chicago Sun-Times) Everyone wondered about the little boy who panhandled into the night outside a 7-Eleven in West Rogers Park. Exclusive: 'I brought him up ever since he was born' -- (NBC5-Chicago) Interview with man who had custody of suspected missing boy. Wed Apr 30 2003 10:04:53  The CHANDRA LEVY homicide Washinton, D.C. Clues few 2 years after Levy's death -- (Washington Times) Two years after former Washington intern Chandra Levy disappeared, authorities say they have no reason to believe the case will be solved anytime soon. "We're continuing to work it," Metropolitan Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey said yesterday. "There's still a lot of attention being paid to it." Wed Apr 30 2003 09:56:22  The HANNAH FOSTER case England and India Hannah police fly to India -- (BBC) A team of detectives investigating the abduction and murder of Southampton teenager Hannah Foster are flying to India to help local police trace their main suspect. Tues Apr 29 2003 23:33:20  Manchester, England Body of killer's daughter exhumed -- (BBC) Detectives investigating the death of an 11-year-old girl have exhumed her body from its grave. Tues Apr 29 2003 23:19:56  The ASHLEIGH MOORE disappearance Savannah, Georgia Volunteers ask: where is strong community support for Ashleigh? -- (SavannahNow) In the end, it was what participants called a small showing of about 20 volunteers that showed up for the grass-roots effort dubbed Operation Ashleigh. Reward fund -- (WSAV) A reward fund has been established for specific information leading to the whereabouts of Ashleigh Moore. Tues Apr 29 2003 14:23:13  The LOUISIANA SERIAL KILLER case CASK aims to show that killer is Lafayette problem -- (The Advertiser) Lisa Dee wants Lafayette women to remember that the serial killer is not just a Baton Rouge problem. Rape kits may lead to serial killer, police say -- (WDSU) Money will eliminate backlog. Tues Apr 29 2003 11:58:57  The TIFFANY FARMER case Covington, Ohio Teen's body found under neighbor's bed -- (The Cincinnati Enquirer) A Covington man is being held at the Kenton County jail in lieu of a $100,000 cash bond after the body of a 13-year-old girl was found under his bed. Slain teen wanted to be a model -- (The Post) At 5-feet-7 and 115 pounds, Tiffany Farmer, though just 13, was already a lithe beauty entertaining thoughts of a career in modeling. But she promised her father that, for now, school would come first. Tues Apr 29 2003 11:52:12  The BRITTANY WILLIAMS disappearance Richmond, Virginia Parker pleads not guilty -- (Times-Dispatch) Kim Elizabeth Parker pleaded not guilty Monday to the 73 charges against her connected with the disappearance of young Brittany Williams. Tues Apr 29 2003 08:55:49  The PATEL case England Mother 'stopped babies breathing' -- (BBC) Qualified pharmacist Trupti Patel, 35, appeared before Reading Crown Court accused of murdering her daughter Mia, aged 22 days, and her sons Jamie, aged 15 days, and Amar, aged three months. The alleged murders took place between December 1997 and June 2001. Mon Apr 28 2003 23:12:47 The "PRECIOUS DOE" case Kansas City, Missouri Authorities to exhume Precious Doe's body -- (KCTV5) The child known as Precious Doe was found dead two years ago Monday. For two full years, police and the FBI had been searching for answers. Group remembers Precious Doe -- (KCTV5) On Monday, a small group of people took time out of their lunch hour to mark the day with their heads bowed and their hands joined. Mon Apr 28 2003 19:57:51  The TRISTEN "Buddy" MYERS case Chicago, Illinois Missing N.C. boy may be found in Chicago -- (NBC5) DNA tests are being conducted to determine the child's identity, but, Davlantes said, this is the most promising lead yet in this missing child case. Authorities hope missing Sampson County boy has been found in Chicago -- (WRAL) Investigators say there are a lot of similarities between the two boys. Mon Apr 28 2003 16:26:07  The PETERSON case Durham, North Carolina Autopsy report says Peterson's friend died of homicide in 1985 -- (The Observer) A medical examiner says homicide, not a stroke, caused the death 18 years ago of a friend of novelist Michael Peterson, whose wife died in December 2001 under similar circumstances. Mon Apr 28 2003 15:38:57  The "JAM MASTER JAY" homicide New York Jam Master Jay murder case still unsolved -- (Launch) After almost six months, no arrests have been made for the murder of rap music icon Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell). The deejay of rap music's most influential act, Run-DMC, was killed by one masked gunman on October 30, while playing video games in his Queens, New York recording studio. Mon Apr 28 2003 13:47:48  The RILYA WILSON case Miami, Florida As Rilya tips dwindle, hope fades -- (The Miami Herald) After year's hunt, 'We're nowhere near knowing where this child is.' Mon Apr 28 2003 13:45:43 The PETERSON case Durham, North Carolina A look at Michael Peterson -- (WTVD) In one week, one of the most high profile murder trials will begin in Durham. http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-346345.html -- (Herald Sun) In a survey that defense lawyers call an outrage, a larger-than-expected number of citizens have told District Attorney Jim Hardin Jr. they know nothing about the highly publicized Michael Peterson murder case. Crime scene tactics faulted -- (News Observer) Forensics has role in Peterson case. Mon Apr 28 2003 13:43:55  The SYRACUSE SEX-SLAVE case Syracuse, New York Bunker suspect's photo to be shown -- (Post-Standard) In a marked shift of a high-profile investigation, authorities today plan to release the photograph of John T. Jamelske, the DeWitt man suspected of keeping several women as sex slaves in a homemade, underground dungeon behind his house. |
