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Thur July 24 2003 15:23:37  MIKE TYSON New York Tyson trouble -- (abc NEWS) Prosecutors who once considered dropping charges against former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in connection with a hotel brawl in Brooklyn last month have charged the boxer with assault, harassment, and disorderly conduct. Thur July 24 2003 10:10:53  The GEHRING case Concord, New Hampshire The JANELLE PATTON homicide Norfolk Island, Australia Tourist appeal in Norfolk murder -- (Courier-Journal) More than 400 tourists scattered throughout Australia and New Zealand were yesterday called on to provide fingerprints to help solve a 16-month-old murder mystery on Norfolk Island. Thur July 24 2003 09:39:15  The PATRICK DENNEHY case Waco, Texas Dotson calm in 911 calls -- (abc NEWS) A day before he was charged with killing his roommate, Carlton Dotson called 911, calmly said he had an emergency, and asked dispatchers to let police from his home county know where he was. Baylor denies paying Dennehy -- (Austin American-Statesman) University investigating allegations that missing player got money. Police take break from search for body -- (Austin American-Statesman) Patrick Dennehy's family began the grim task of sorting through his belongings Wednesday as police briefly suspended the search for his body in rural McLennan County. Wed July 23 2003 19:15:54  The LOUISIANA SERIAL MURDERS Baton Rouge, Louisiana New hearing date for serial killer suspect set for Aug. 14 -- (Times-Picayune) The first pretrial hearing for the suspect in the serial killings of six south Louisiana women was officially postponed Wednesday, a day after Derrick Lee was hospitalized for a hereditary heart problem. Wed July 23 2003 19:02:08  VANCOUVER'S MISSING WOMEN British Columbia, Canada Pickton to be tried on 15 murder charges -- (CTV) A former pig farmer accused of being the country's worst serial killer will stand trial on 15 counts of first-degree murder, a provincial court judge ruled Wednesday. Pickton is charged with the murders of Sereena Abotsway, Mona Wilson, Diane Rock, Jacqueline McDonell, Heather Bottomley, Andrea Joesbury, Brenda Wolfe, Jennifer Furminger, Helen Hallmark, Patricia Johnson, Georgina Papin, Heather Chinnock, Tanya Holyk, Sherry Irving and Inga Hall. Wed July 23 2003 18:38:03  The KOBE BRYANT case Colorado Koby hires legal dream team -- (Fox News) Kobe Bryant's (search) legal dream team consists of two low-profile attorneys with a client list that includes JonBenet Ramsey's father and writer Hunter S. Thompson). One of them, Pamela Mackey, knows the prosecutor well and the other, Hal Haddon, ran former Sen. Gary Hart's 1988 presidential campaign. Wed July 23 2003 10:24:41  Maryland Child abuse or bad judgment? -- (abc NEWS) A suburban Maryland couple accused of driving 20 miles with their 12-year-old son and his friend holed up in the trunk of their car have been charged with child abuse, but their lawyer says they are guilty of only bad judgment. Wed July 23 2003 10:14:05  The PATRICK DENNEHY case Waco, Texas Pressure got to Dennehy suspect -- (Washington Times) The suspect in Patrick Dennehy's death was worn down by relentless pressure from investigators, a report said Wednesday. Dennehy’s girlfriend denied NCAA eligibility -- (KOBTV) De La Rosa said Tuesday she broke NCAA rules by accepting money from a member of the Baylor coaching staff for a cab ride from Waco, Texas, to Dallas after visiting Dennehy last season. In Dotson's hometown, residents come to grips with murder charge -- (Miami Herald) Hurlock residents who knew Dotson say they can't believe the talented athlete and gangly jokester voted "most athletic" and "biggest flirt" by his senior classmates could be capable of killing. Tues July 22 2003 20:33:04  The KEN MACLENNAN murder St. Cloud, Minnesota Judge denies Court TV request to televise murder trial -- (Star-Tribune) A judge Tuesday denied Court TV's request to televise the murder trial of a St. Cloud teenager accused of killing his father. Tues July 22 2003 20:23:13  The LACI PETERSON homicide Sacramento, California Scott Peterson's attorney wants preliminary hearing closed -- (Fox News) Scott Peterson's defense attorney asked a judge Tuesday to close a preliminary hearing in which prosecutors will outline their murder case against him in the death of his pregnant wife and their unborn son. Tues July 22 2003 13:53:43  The JENNA BALDWIN murder England Man who buried stepdaughter's body is convicted of murder --(AnaNova.com)Michael Baldwin has been convicted of killing 15-year-old Jenna Baldwin last September, at Cardiff Crown Court. Tues July 22 2003 10:40:52  The LISA GILBERT trial Dardanelle, Arizona Trial begins of mother accused of throwing baby off mountain -- (Baxter Bulletin) A woman charged with attempted capital murder was heard on audiotape in court Monday, admitting that she threw her baby off a Mount Nebo overlook. Tues July 22 2003 10:16:11  The AVRIL and ALANAH CROFT case Australia Missing daughter spoke of bright ballet future -- (The West Australian) Garry Douglas Whitsed, 33, has denied wilfully murdering the 57-year-old mother and her 15-year-old daughter on board their yacht during a sailing trip around Australia's northern coastline in 2001. Tues July 22 2003 09:59:46 The PATRICK DENNEHY homicide Waco, Texas Roommate of missing Baylor player refuses to waive extradition -- (CNN) Former Baylor University basketball player Carlton Dotson, arrested and charged with killing his teammate and best friend Patrick Dennehy, was ordered held without bail Tuesday and refused to waive extradition to Texas to face murder charges. News of arrest a sobering realization -- (MSNBC) Dennehy’s friends still hopeful that basketball star is alive. Mon July 21 2003 21:04:25  The PATRICK DENNEHY disappearance Chesterton, Maryland Dotson charged with killing teammate -- (Baltimore Sun) Two officers escorted Dotson, who was wearing handcuffs, into the police department about 9:20 p.m. Mon July 21 2003 20:52:50  The KATHLEEN PETERSON murder trial Durham, North Carolina Jurors see more evidence -- (WRAL) Authorities conducted three exhaustive searches of the Peterson mansion between Dec. 9, 2001 and Dec. 12, 2001. Officers went through every square-inch of the 11,000-square-foot home and walked away with more than 70 pieces of potential evidence. Mon July 21 2003 15:17:58  The GEHRING case Concord, New Hampshire Missing kids' dad indicted for murder -- (Fox News) The father of two missing New Hampshire children has been charged with murdering them, although a cross-country search has failed to turn up their bodies, the attorney general said Monday. Mon July 21 2003 09:40:37  Jacksonville, Florida Woman accused of giving partners HIV incompetent for trial -- (Herald-Tribune) A woman accused of criminally transmitting the HIV virus to at least 200 unprotected partners has been found incompetent to stand trial and will be placed in a mental institution. Mon July 21 2003 09:16:02  The MARRISA MATHY-ZVAIFLER homicide Albuquerque, New Mexico Sex offender charged in N.M. with murder -- (abc NEWS) A registered sex offender released on probation after a child rape case last year was charged with murdering a girl to silence her screams in the theater where he worked. Dominic Akers, 22, was arrested Saturday after police found the victim in a storage area where Akers said he had hidden her body. Sun July 20 2003 14:21:46  VANCOUVER'S MISSING WOMEN British Columbia, Canada Second site searched for missing B.C. women -- (Canada.com) Police will search a wetlands area in the Fraser Valley in the continuing investigation into the disappearance of women from Vancouver's seedy Downtown Eastside. Sun July 20 2003 14:14:32  Houston, Texas Texas neighbors find four bodies in home -- (The Associated Press) Detectives said each of the victims was shot multiple times and two had blunt trauma to their heads, and officials have no motive. Police identified the victims Sunday as Tiffany Rowell, 18, who lived at the home, Marcus Ray Precella, 19; Rachel Ann Koloroutis, 18; and Adelbert Nicholas Sanchez, 21. Sun July 20 2003 11:16:49  Chihuahua City, Mexico Chihuahua City may have Juarez-type murder string -- (Arizona Central) The murders of young women that for a decade afflicted the border city of Juarez have spread south to Chihuahua City, activists say. Sun July 20 2003 10:36:35  The KATE OSBORNE disappearance Bali Boyfriend denies misssing Kate link -- (BBC) The boyfriend of a Cumbrian aid worker missing on the island of Bali has once again denied having anything to do with her disappearance. Sun July 20 2003 10:04:39  The PATRICK DENNEHY case Waco, Texas Friends Dotson, Dennehy also had volatile relationship, some say -- (Mercury News) Just off the Baylor University campus, students at the Sterling University Parks Apartments had a word for Patrick Dennehy and Carlton Dotson: inseparable. The men they knew as P-Dog and Dotty were more than basketball teammates. They were tight. Missing athlete's roommate says Baylor mistreated him -- (Fox) Two days after making a voluntary statement to police in the mysterious disappearance of a teammate, a former Baylor basketball player told a newspaper he has been treated unjustly by the university. Sat July 19 2003 18:55:26  The LACI PETERSON homicide Modesto, California A glimpse into Peterson's jail life -- (Fox Reno) Scott Peterson endures endless hours alone and isolated in his 6-by-9 maximum-security cell, the target of a constant chorus of jeers and taunts from unseen inmates housed on the other tiers of the Stanislaus County Jail. T-V trucks covering Laci Peterson murder case may face hefty fees -- (KRNV) Modesto, California's mayor wants his town compensated for putting up with T-V trucks clogging the streets because of the Laci Peterson murder. Sat July 19 2003 10:25:57  The FARMERS MARKET CRASH Los Angeles, California Elderly man involved in market crash may have been fleeing accident -- (Fox News) Investigators believe an elderly driver who crashed through a crowded farmers market , killing 10 people, may have been speeding away from the scene of a collision at the time. Sat July 19 2003 10:19:49  The KOBE BRYANT case Eagle, Colorado Kobe Bryant reeling from sexual assault charge -- (Fox News) The sexual assault charge brought against Kobe Bryant and his admission that he "made the mistake of adultery" threaten to spoil his reputation as one of the NBA's classiest role models and cast a cloud over the Los Angeles Lakers. Fri July 18 2003 21:57:05  The JAMAUR JACKSON disappearance Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Missing teen found safe -- (KDKA) Pittsburgh police say a mentally-challenged teenager who's been missing from his family's home in Sheraden for nearly three weeks has been found alive. Fri July 18 2003 16:47:21  The KATHLEEN PETERSON homicide Durham, North Carolina Peterson jurors see prosecution simulation of death scene -- (Herald-Sun) A life-sized doll, a grim videotape and a bloody pair of shorts brought a graphic but sobering end Friday to the third week of novelist Michael Peterson's first-degree murder trial. Jurors witness graphic video -- (WRAL) A videotape and a demonstration caught the jurors' attention in day 13 of the Mike Peterson trial. Fri July 18 2003 16:42:53  KOBY BRYANT Los Angeles,Ca Kobe Bryant Has Been Charged With One Count Of Felony Sexual Assault --(KABC)Class 3 Felony Sexual Assault Penalties:4 years to Life in Prison Kobe Bryant was charged Friday with sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman in a case bound to tarnish the career of one of the NBA's superstars. Fri July 18 2003 13:49:36  Rockville, Maryland Police link serial rape cases -- (NBC4) Police say they have evidence that links another sexual assault to two other cases that are already being investigated. Investigators with the Metropolitan Police Department are now cooperating with police in Montgomery County, Md., and Arlington, Va. Fri July 18 2003 13:21:47  The PATRICK DENNEHY case Waco, Texas Handgun may be related to missing player -- (abc NEWS) Police are investigating whether a 9mm handgun found at a Waco apartment complex is related to the disappearance of a missing Baylor University basketball player, authorities said Friday. Fri July 18 2003 10:26:56  The REBECCA PARK case Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Police find body in park -- (abc NEWS) The body of a half-naked woman was discovered in a park and police suspect it is that of a medical student missing since she went out for a run on Sunday. Fri July 18 2003 10:19:05  New York WTC son a figment, jury hears -- (NY Daily News) Cyril Kendall, the father of 12 children, claims he drove his son Wilfred to a job interview at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, and never saw him again. Bu,t during opening statements in Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday, a prosecutor flatly told jurors that Kendall was a liar. Fri July 18 2003 10:04:32  The SYRACUSE SEX-SLAVE case New York Serial rapist says women weren't victims -- (Newsday) His hostages were his "buddies," and he kept them in a "party room," where he nurtured them and helped restore their broken lives, Jamelske said in an interview published Wednesday. Convicted serial rapist talks about his early life -- (Newsday) Convicted serial rapist John Jamelske says he had an innocent childhood and a normal life _ but it was a life obsessed with money and women, according to a published report Thursday. Fri July 18 2003 09:28:58  The MARY HALL homicide Cincinnati, Ohio Northside teen pleads guilty to girl's 2001 murder -- (Cincinnati Inquirer) An 18-year-old Northside teen, charged as an adult in the brutal 2001 death of a 13-year-old acquaintance, could spend the rest of his life in prison. Thur July 17 2003 23:36:35 The PATRICK DENNEHY disappearance Waco, Texas Missing Baylor's ex-teammate questioned -- (abc NEWS) Former Baylor basketball player Carlton Dotson talked to officers Thursday about the mysterious disappearance of one-time teammate Patrick Dennehy after contacting the local sheriff's office. Thur July 17 2003 23:35:11  Germany German 'cannibal' charged with murder -- (BBC) A German man who confessed to killing and eating a man he met through a website for cannibals has been charged with murder, prosecutors have said. Thur July 17 2003 22:03:36  The GEHRING case Indiana FBI searches Indiana Toll Road for missing children -- (WNDU) The fate of two missing New Hampshire children remains a mystery. But tonight, it is believed investigators have turned part of their search here in Michiana, in LaGrange County. Thur July 17 2003 14:48:36  Tokyo, Japan Missing girls, dead man found in condo -- (Japan Times) Four girls missing since the weekend were found unharmed Thursday at a condominium in Tokyo's Akasaka district, police said. A man who was later identified as 29-year-old Kotaro Yoshisato of Yokohama was found dead in the condo, they said. Thur July 17 2003 10:00:58  The PATRICK DENNEHY disappearance Waco, Texas Calls were placed fom Dennehy's phone -- (Washington Post) Three days after Baylor basketball player Patrick Dennehy was last heard from, someone made a call from his cell phone to a New York-area limousine driver, according to phone records reviewed by Dennehy's girlfriend. Thur July 17 2003 09:49:23  The LACI PETERSON homicide Modesto, California Wrinkle in Peterson case -- (Modesto Bee) Less than a month after Laci Peterson disappeared, a woman who lived nearby entered Peterson's house and left with several objects, including Laci's wedding dress, according to several sources. Wed July 16 2003 19:13:59  The ASHLEY HARVEY murder Pensacola, Flordia Girl, 13, faces trial as adult in stabbing death -- (CNN) A 13-year-old girl accused of cutting the throat of a childhood friend in a fight over fireworks will be tried as an adult on second-degree murder charges, a grand jury decided Tuesday. Prosecutors had sought a first-degree indictment against Christine Rogers in the July 5 death of 15-year-old Ashley Harvey. Wed July 16 2003 16:38:18  The TABITHA TUDERS case Nashville, Tennessee Search teams hit Tabitha Tuders' east Nashville neighborhood -- (The Tennessean) Searchers from the Metro Police, Office of Emergency Management, and Metro Sheriff's deputies this morning stepped up their search for Tabitha Tuders, 13, who has been missing since April 29. Wed July 16 2003 15:03:46  The LEANNA WARNER abduction Chisholm, Minnsota One month later -- (The Daily Tribune) Warner family still holds hope as Leanna remains missing. Man sought in LeeAnna Warner investigation -- (KSTP) The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says authorities want to talk to John Bartel. Wed July 16 2003 14:46:33 The JIMMY HOFFA disappearance Hampton Township, Michigan Mich. officials dig for Hoffa evidence -- (abc NEWS) Nearly 28 years after ex-Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa disappeared, law enforcement officials dug into the ground Wednesday outside a home nearly 100 miles away, a prosecutor said. Wed July 16 2003 10:10:00  The CHRISTIAN FERGUSON case St. Louis, Missouri Reward boosted for info -- (KWMU) There's now a larger reward for anyone who can provide information that gets Christian Ferguson home safely. Volunteers have raised the amount to $6,100. Wed July 16 2003 09:49:41 The PATRICK DENNEHY disappearance Waco, Texas Father-in-law: Dotson drove Dennehy's SUV -- (Austin American-Statesman) The wife of former Baylor University basketball player Carlton Dotson has told authorities that Dotson was driving missing player Patrick Dennehy's vehicle when he visited her in Sulphur Springs on the day Dennehy was last seen, the woman's stepfather, Sulphur Springs Police Chief Jim Bayuk, said Tuesday. Wed July 16 2003 09:30:55  The PENNNGTON - STUDABAKER case England and France Missing girl safe, ex-Marine held -- (CNN) Studabaker's arrest in Frankfurt -- made with the help of German authorities and the FBI -- came after images of child pornography were found on his computer in the United States, a senior investigative source told CNN. Tues July 15 2003 14:42:02  The PATRICK DENNEHY disappearance Waco, Texas Flight over river yields no new clues -- (News24) A segment on the disappearance of Baylor basketball player Patrick Dennehy will appear on Sunday night's show of "America's Most Wanted." Tues July 15 2003 14:24:55  The PENNINGTON - STUDABAKER case England and France French police say girl returns to England -- (Fox News) A 12-year-old girl who went to Paris with a former U.S. Marine flew back to England by herself, French police said Tuesday. But British police said they don't believe the returning passenger was the missing girl. Tues July 15 2003 11:00:00  The SYRACUSE SEX-SLAVE case New York Handyman who kept sex slaves in bunker gets 18 to life -- (Fox News) A retired handyman who admitted keeping five women as sex slaves in an underground bunker in his backyard was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years to life in prison. Tues July 15 2003 10:09:04  The GEHRING case Concord, New Hampshire Neighbor now wonders what she didn't know about Gehring -- (Portsmouth Herald) As the cross country search continued for two missing children, now believed to have been killed, neighbors and friends of their father remember different sides of his nature. Nashua firm had no troubles with suspect -- (Nashua Telgraph) Manuel Gehring was pleasant and never caused any problems at Entegee Engineering Technical Group, the local company for which he worked as a temporary accountant. Tues July 15 2003 09:54:37  The SAMANTHA RUNNION case Stanton, California -- (USA Today) A year after little Samantha Runnion was abducted by a man who asked her to help him find a lost puppy, her grief-stricken mother and others are striving to keep her memory alive - and spare other children her fate - with celebrations of her life. Mon July 14 2003 17:00:28  Chicago, Illinois DNA tests determine correct identity of 'Eli Quick' -- (NBC5) The child known as Eli Quick drew national attention this spring when authorities investigated the possibility that he was actually a missing boy from North Carolina named Tristen "Buddy" Myers. But DNA tests ruled out that theory. Mon July 14 2003 16:42:59  The GEHRING case Concord, New Hampshire Seeking the public's help -- (abc NEWS) Authorities asked the public today for information about a loud argument between a Concord man and one of his two children, who are now believed to have been killed somewhere between New Hampshire and California. Mon July 14 2003 09:47:05  England Shipman inquiry criticises police -- (BBC) Shipman killed at least 215 of his patients in Hyde and Todmorden. Three of Harold Shipman's victims could have been saved if police had investigated properly, the inquiry into Britain's worst serial killer has said. Mon July 14 2003 09:39:19  The KATHLEEN PETERSON homicide Durham, North Carolina Deflecting the spotlight in a high-profile trial -- (News-Observer) Hudson handling Peterson trial in characteristic style. Short day in court draws mixed responses -- (Herald-Sun) The short days at the Michael Peterson murder trial are introducing a new schedule at the Durham County Judicial Building, and at least one lawyer is not happy about it. Mon July 14 2003 09:18:41 The PATRICK DENNEHY disappearance Waco, Texas Police caution forces Dotson into public eye -- (The Baltimore Sun) Based on the thirdhand account of a police informant here, former Eastern Shore basketball star Carlton Dotson has been publicly implicated in the disappearance of his Baylor University teammate. |
