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Thur Sept 25 2003 08:29:08  The ANNA LINDH homicide Stockholm, Sweden Hair tripped up Lindh's killer -- (Aftenposten) Police now say that DNA analysis of a human hair has convinced them that they have arrested the man who murdered Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reports. The suspect, aged 24, is the man filmed by surveillance cameras in the department store where Lindh was killed. Thur Sept 25 2003 08:15:43  The LACI PETERSON homicide case Modesto, California Nude photos of Amber Frey posted on for-profit Web site -- (Fresno Bee) The Web site, where Schmidt charges $19.95 for access, came to light Wednesday. Peterson pal exposed -- (NY Post) The other woman in the Laci Peterson murder investigation was fully exposed yesterday - after a Web site started charging $19.95 for more than two dozen racy pictures of her. Peterson, Frey had frequent contact -- (Modesto Bee) Scott Peterson exchanged at least 18 telephone calls with his girlfriend in the nine days before his pregnant wife disappeared, according to partial phone records. Thur Sept 25 2003 08:04:33  The MILBRANDT hoax Urbana, Ohio Couple who faked daughter's cancer sentenced to prison -- (Fox News) A woman who faked her daughter's leukemia (search) to gain thousands of dollars in donations was sentenced to prison Wednesday along with her husband. Thur Sept 25 2003 08:03:24  The WORLD'S END murders Scotland DNA hope in World's End murder hunt -- (Edinburgh News) Detectives have never closed the investigation into the double murder of Helen Scott and Christine Eadie, who were killed in 1977, shortly after drinking in the World’s End pub on the Royal Mile. They have long held a genetic profile of a man who left traces of DNA at the scene, but that has never provided an exact match with anyone on police databases. Wed Sept 24 2003 14:32:24  The "TORSO MURDERS" Cleveland, Ohio DNA test in torso case unlikely -- (The Plain Dealer) Yesterday, on the 68th anniversary of the discovery of the first two of 12 victims decapitated and dismembered from 1935-38, a recent effort to solve the enduring mystery of the Cleveland torso murders hit a snag. Wed Sept 24 2003 11:06:35  Boston, Mass. Man charged in double murder 12 years ago -- (The Boston Channel) Twelve years after the murders happened, a Boston man has been charged with fatal stabbings of his former girlfriend and her new boyfriend. Wed Sept 24 2003 08:45:40  The SHAKIRA JOHNSON disappearance Cleveland, Ohio FBI, Cleveland detectives continue search for Shakira -- (Plain Dealer) About 40 Cleveland and FBI detectives yesterday went door-to-door in the Mount Pleasant and Union-Miles neighborhoods, talking to residents and searching abandoned homes and garages, as they followed leads in the disappearance of an 11-year-old girl. Wed Sept 24 2003 08:41:13  The ROBERT DURST trial Galveston, Texas NYK heir was good tenant before killing - landlord -- (Reuters) New York real estate heir Robert Durst posed convincingly as a woman and was an excellent tenant before he killed his neighbor and chopped up his body, his former landlord testified on Tuesday in Durst's trial for murder. Wed Sept 24 2003 08:14:43  DeKalb County, Georgia Search stepped up for infant's remains -- (Atlanta Journal Constitution) The lake is near the home of Curtis Grayer Jr., 37, who was jailed Friday on rape and murder charges. Grayer is accused of raping his stepdaughter and then killing the baby the stepdaughter delivered about 11 months ago. Wed Sept 24 2003 08:08:35  The KIMBERLY NAVARRO homicide San Mateo, California Accused hammer killer pleads not guilty -- (Daily Journal) Luiz Perez is accused of beating Navarro in the head several times with a claw hammer Sept. 11, causing her to slip into a coma before her death four days later. She never regained consciousness. Wed Sept 24 2003 08:01:24  The LACI PETERSON homicide Modesto, California Inmate's Peterson story called 'somewhat credible' -- (Modesto Bee) A Fresno County Jail inmate with a compelling story about neo-Nazis planning to kidnap Laci Peterson appeared to be telling the truth, said a retired police lieutenant who gave the inmate a lie detector test. Scott Peterson defense team may change -- (Fox News) Individuals close to Scott Peterson tell Fox News there are discussions going on about possibly diminishing the role of lead attorney Mark Geragos. Tues Sept 23 2003 18:58:48  The DAWN ROSSIGNOL case Waterville, Maine State police say Vassalboro man will be charged with murder of Colby student -- (WMTW) Lt. Timothy Doyle said investigators believe Ed Hackett kidnapped Rossignol from the parking lot outside her dorm. He would not say how she was killed. The two did not know each other, he said, describing the attack as a random act of violence. Tues Sept 23 2003 18:43:04  Montreal, Quebec, Canada Nine Quebec Hells Angels jailed for murder plots -- (Reuters) Nine members of Quebec's Hells Angels were sentenced to lengthy prison terms on Tuesday on charges stemming from the bloodiest biker war in Canadian history in which dozens of gang members were killed. Tues Sept 23 2003 13:05:46  The DAWN ROSSIGNOL homicide Augusta, Maine State police call news conference to discuss Colby murder -- (WMTW) State police have called a news conference for 5 p.m. in Waterville to discuss what they will only say are "new developments" in the investigation into the murder of Colby College senior Dawn Rossignol. Tues Sept 23 2003 12:22:13  The HENRY LEE JONES case Fort Lauderdale, Florida Authorities concerned suspect may be serial killer -- (Click10) South Florida investigators are trying to find out if they have a serial killer in their custody. Henry Lee Jones was nabbed by police in Fort Lauderdale and charged with the murders of an elderly couple in Tennessee. Tues Sept 23 2003 09:52:25  Spokane, Washington Wash. police shoot student who fired gun -- (abc NEWS) A 17-year-old student who was "angry at everything" fired a handgun in a high school science classroom before aiming the weapon at a SWAT team officer, who then shot and critically wounded him, police said. Tues Sept 23 2003 09:06:01  The KATHLEEN PETERSON homicide trial Durham, North Carolina Trial skims over character -- (News-Observer) Defense prepares to rest its case / In his corner supporters keep faith. Housekeeper does not remember seeing blowpoke in Petersons' house -- (WRAL) Clyde Andrson, a cook at a fast food restaurant who also does part-time work for the Petersons, testified Monday that he had never seen a blowpoke at the Petersons' house since he started working there in 1999. Tues Sept 23 2003 08:52:13  The SHAKIRA JOHNSON case Cleveland, Ohio Loal missing girl's case goes national -- (News5) The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children placed Shakira Johnson, 11, on its Web site. Police appeal for help in missing-child case -- (The Plain Dealer) Police again used bloodhounds yesterday to search vacant buildings and lots on the East Side. Mon Sept 22 2003 09:18:41  The ROBERT DURST trial Galveston, Texas Durst defense - doctors -- (NY Daily News) From the very beginning, Robert Durst's murder defense has been quite straightforward: If you can't deny, explain. Making that strategy work, however, won't be easy for the lawyers representing the cross-dressing real estate heir. Sun Sept 21 2003 19:38:53  The DAWN ROSSIGNOL homicide Oakland, Maine Many tips come in to investigators -- (Central Maine) Investigators reported no major developments in their probe of the murder of Colby College senior Dawn M. Rossignol Friday, but continued to work around the clock hunting for her killer. Sun Sept 21 2003 14:48:25  Hopkinsville, Kentucky Teen girls found dead in murder-suicide -- (Fox News) Two teenage girls found dead in what police say was a murder-suicide (search) left notes on their arms, and neither girl's body showed signs of a struggle, a medical examiner said. Sun Sept 21 2003 14:28:56  The ARDETH WOOD homicide Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Police launch manhunt for serial rapist -- (Canada.com) Six weeks after Ardeth Wood was lured into the woods and killed, detectives last night were tracing the steps of James Martin Griffin, a convicted sexual predator who abandoned a stolen car in Ottawa on Tuesday. Sun Sept 21 2003 10:07:04  The KAY SYBERS homicide Panama City, Florida A murder case becomes a tangled tale -- (The New York Times) As the medical examiner here for more than 10 years, Dr. William Sybers had to look into every unexpected, unexplained or violent death. Three or four times a week, Dr. Sybers said, he had an appointment with a corpse. Sun Sept 21 2003 09:48:20  Revere, Massachusetts Elvis impersonator held in machete murder -- (The Daily Item) A Revere Elvis impersonator is being held without bail after allegedly hacking a man to death with a machete early Friday morning. Sat Sept 20 2003 19:04:09  The BONNY LEE BAKLEY case Los Angeles, California Robert Blake's lawyer files motion to dismiss murder case -- (Mercury News) Robert Blake's attorneys filed a motion Friday seeking to dismiss murder and conspiracy charges against the former TV detective, arguing there is insufficient evidence to prove he killed his wife. Sat Sept 20 2003 18:59:01  Decatur, Georgia Alleged molester jailed, baby missing -- (WXIA) A suspected child molester may also be connected to the death of a baby, DeKalb County Police say. Sat Sept 20 2003 14:38:01  The MIAMI SERIAL RAPES Florida Miami serial rape suspect arrested -- (Fox News) A suspect has been arrested in a string of rapes in this city's Little Havana neighborhood, a city commissioner said Saturday. Sat Sept 20 2003 13:05:52 The LACI PETERSON homicide Modesto, California New search in SF Bay -- (KPIX) Contra Costa County authorities and the Modesto police returned Friday to the waters off of Point Isabel. Evidence from Bay breeds theories -- (Tri-Valley Herald) The significance is unknown, given a court-imposed gag order on the double-murder case that prevents either side from discussing evidence. But that hasn't prevented a host of theories from pundits, observers and experts on what the plastic may or may not mean. Inmate: Peterson pursued kidnap -- (Modesto Bee) A jail inmate here says Scott Peterson, during a November meeting with two members of a neo-Nazi gang, broached the idea of kidnapping his wife. Sat Sept 20 2003 12:39:28  Baldwin Park, California Doctor shot at L.A.-area hospital -- (MSNBC) A gunman wounded a doctor at a Los Angeles-area hospital Friday, triggering an evacuation of patients and medical staff as authorities searched for the shooter. Sat Sept 20 2003 12:18:17  Los Angeles, California Giants fan kills Dodgers fan -- (Washington Post) A Los Angeles Dodgers fan was shot and killed by a San Francisco Giants fan following a dispute in the parking lot after a game, police said. Sat Sept 20 2003 11:01:40 The JOSE CALVO homicide Miami, Florida Wife recounts events up to husband's death -- (Miami Herald) A mother's instincts take over when a masked man demands the keys to her car. She reaches for a gun, and the robber kills her husband. Sat Sept 20 2003 10:42:53  The KELLY LAUREL BULLWINKLE disappearance Redlands, California Missing girl's car points to foul play -- (Press Enterprise) An abandoned car at a shopping mall is strengthening fears that a missing Redlands teenager has fallen victim to foul play, police said Friday. Sat Sept 20 2003 10:41:49  The ZIMMERMAN homicides Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Son charged in parents' '97 murders -- (Philadelphia Daily News) Patricia Zimmerman were killed in a cold-blooded manner some 6 ½ years ago in their Queen Village townhouse. One .45-caliber bullet to each of their heads - execution-style. Sat Sept 20 2003 10:25:28  The ANDREA DESIREE TUMBLIN case Escondito, California Police search for 11-year-old girl missing from her Escondido home -- (SignOnSanDiego) Police searched long into the night for an 11-year-old girl who disappeared when she was left home alone for 20 minutes yesterday. Sat Sept 20 2003 10:18:04  The SHAKIRA JOHNSON case Cleveland, Ohio Gang liaison accused of dragging rapist from house says it's all a lie -- (Plain Dealer) A Cleveland Public Safety Department gang liaison said he is being "crucified by lies" after being charged with helping to drag a fugitive rapist from an East Side home. -- (Plain Dealer) Authorities have a man in custody and are questioning him in connection with the disappearance of 11-year-old Shakira Johnson, a law-enforcement source involved in the investigation said yesterday. Fri Sept 19 2003 19:21:00  The HEAVEN LASHAE ROSS case Northport, Alabama One month later, hopes higher in missing Northport girl investigation -- (The Crimson White) It has been one month since an 11-year-old Northport girl vanished while walking to her school bus stop on a Tuesday morning. Fri Sept 19 2003 17:13:02  The CORAL BURROWS homicide Featherston, New Zealand The day the search for Coral ended -- (NZ Herald) Lake Onoke had never figured in the police search area, but by early yesterday Mr Drew had reason to be going there. Coral died soon after disappearance -- (NZ Herald) Police believe Coral-Ellen Burrows died soon after going missing after being dropped at her primary school on Tuesday last week. Volunteer's vital local knowledge -- (NZ Herald) Porky Sexton devoted every day to finding Coral-Ellen Burrows - from the day she was reported missing until Wednesday. Emotional service for Coral's family -- (NZ City) 300 at service in Featherston for Coral Burrows' family; Masterton mayor says time for action, not denial, over violence. Fri Sept 19 2003 12:03:12  The LANA CLARKSON case Los Angeles, California Police say Phil Spector shot actress -- (MSNBC) Sheriff’s detectives say they have concluded that legendary record producer Phil Spector was responsible for the shooting death of an actress and have submitted their findings to prosecutors. Fri Sept 19 2003 11:34:18  The SAMANTRHA BURNS case West Virginia Search resumes for body of W.Va. woman thought killed by suspects in SC case -- (WIS-TV) The search for the body of missing Marshall student Samantha Burns has resumed. The FBI has marked three locations along the Guyandotte River in the Huntington, West Virginia, area. Fri Sept 19 2003 08:50:58  The DONNA MORROW case California Missing woman's remains found; husband to face murder charge -- (Mercury News) Menlo Park police said Thursday that they found the body of Donna Morrow, whose 1991 disappearance sparked one of the Bay Area's longest-running murder mysteries, buried on land once owned by her husband. Fri Sept 19 2003 08:45:23  The SHAKIRA JOHNSON case Cleveland, Ohio Prayers go out for safe return of missing Cleveland girl -- (Plain Dealer) Motorcyclists, 70 strong, rounded the corner of Union Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive gunning their engines for Shakira Johnson. Friends, strangers try to comfort mom of missing 11-year-old -- (Plain Dealer) If only Shakira's mother, Alisa Randle, had her daughter's energy. It would have helped her through six sleepless nights. Thur Sept 18 2003 21:50:31  Olathe, Kansas Kansas woman pleads guilty in boy's death -- (Las Vegas Sun) Brian Edgar, 9, died Dec. 30. His father brought him to a hospital from the family home in Overland Park, where prosecutors say he had been wrapped from head to toe with duct tape, leaving only his nose uncovered and causing him to suffocate on vomit. Thur Sept 18 2003 20:18:37  The KOBE BRYANT case Colorado California man held in alleged threat against Kobe Bryant accuser -- (SF Gate) A man was arrested Thursday for investigation of soliciting the murder of the Colorado woman who has accused Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant of sexual assault, authorities said. Thur Sept 18 2003 17:44:27  Tokyo, Japan Schoolgirl gets gangster to pull out student's teeth in extortion plot -- (Japan Today) Police have arrested a 17-year-old high school girl and three members of a criminal syndicate on extortion charges that involved forcibly removing a man's teeth with pliers. Thur Sept 18 2003 14:42:01  The JUSTINE VANDERSCHOOT case Auburn, California Arrests made in missing girl case -- (KCRA) The boyfriend of a missing Placer County girl and another man have been arrested in connection with her murder, authorities announced Thursday morning. Two arrested in missing Auburn teen case -- (Sacramento Bee) FBI agents from Sacramento joined sheriff's investigators in Auburn on Wednesday morning to carry out a series of searches and interviews. Thur Sept 18 2003 13:49:12  The KOBE BRYANT case Colorado Sheriff, DA Cleared in Probe of Kobe Leaks -- (Fox News) An investigation requested by Kobe Bryant's defense team has cleared the Eagle County sheriff and district attorney of leaking details about the sexual assault case to the media. Thur Sept 18 2003 12:57:38  Boulder, Colorado Ramsey supporter offline -- (The Daily Camera) 'Jameson245' says she no longer thinks investigation biased. Thur Sept 18 2003 12:27:11  The CORAL-ELLEN BURROWS case Featherston, New Zealand Coral Burrows dead, man arrested -- (NZ News) At this stage, police are not saying who the man is. Thur Sept 18 2003 08:31:21  The ASHLEY PARKS homicide Olympia, Washington Murder, child rape charges filed against ex-teacher in trail killing -- (The Olympian) Criminal charges were filed Wednesday against a former high school teacher accused of killing a Whatcom County teen whose body was discovered along the Chehalis Western Trail on August 28. Thur Sept 18 2003 08:18:43 The SHAKIRA JOHNSON case Cleveland, Ohio New links in missing-girl case -- (Plain Dealer) The search for 11-year-old Shakira Johnson continued yesterday and into the morning hours as police scoured a park on the city's southeast side, knocked on doors of registered sex offenders and searched for a bright red car. Thur Sept 18 2003 08:14:08  The PETER FALCONIO case Australia Police check body for Falconio link -- (BBC) Australian police have been investigating whether the partial remains of an unidentified body belong to missing Briton Peter Falconio. Police presume that Mr Falconio was murdered following an attack on him and his girlfriend by an armed man in July, 2001. Thur Sept 18 2003 08:09:42 The CORAL-ELLEN BURROWS case Featherston, New Zealand Gorge motorists asked about Coral -- (NZ News) Inquiry head Detective Inspector Rod Drew says there has been a sighting of a vehicle in the Waiohine Gorge on Tuesday September 9, the day Coral went missing. Tough decision for Coral's family -- (ONE News) The family of missing six year old, Coral Burrows, will decide whether to continue searching in Featherston after police announced they believe the child was abducted and taken from the area. Sightings of fires and vehicles sought by Op Reef inquiry -- (NZ Police) Detective Inspector Rod Drew, head of Operation Reef, says detectives want to establish if there were any rubbish fires, bonfires or burnoffs, particularly in rural parts of southern Wairarapa, last Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 and 10 September. Wed Sept 17 2003 14:08:02  The RICHARD PAUL WHITE case Denver, Colorado Car of serial-slaying suspect's ex-girlfriend seized -- (The Denver Channel) The investigation into a drifter who claims to have killed five women led authorities to confiscate a car parked at his family's home on Tuesday. Wed Sept 17 2003 12:15:42  The MARGARET MACDONALD case Paris, France UK 'madam' denies French charges -- (BBC) A British woman on trial in Paris has denied running an international high-class prostitution ring. Wed Sept 17 2003 10:48:27  The JUSTINE VANDERSCHOOT disappearance Christian Valley, California Family of missing girl get help: Marc Klaas meets with Vanderschoots -- (KTXL) Justine Vanderschoot's reward poster can be seen all over Placer County. The 17-year-old from Christian Valley just east of Auburn disappeared two weeks ago. . .an eternity for her family. Wed Sept 17 2003 09:24:34  The YOUNG family murder-suicide North Wales Mother taunted as sons killed -- (BBC) A mother listened on the phone as her estranged husband killed himself and their four young children, an inquest has heard. Wed Sept 17 2003 09:15:43  The HEATHER CARPENTER disappearance Redding, California Searching for answers -- (abc NEWS) A grand jury is now investigating the disappearance of a 22-year-old California woman who vanished last month, and the 17-year-old boy who drove her home after a party is among those questioned in the case. Wed Sept 17 2003 09:00:07  The LEEANNA WARNER abduction Chisholm, Minnesota Reward at $25,000 in 'Beaner' disappearance -- (Star-Tribune) Authorities investigating the disappearance of LeeAnna Warner said Tuesday they've more than doubled the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for abducting the 5-year-old Chisholm girl in June. Wed Sept 17 2003 08:52:52 The SHAKIRA JOHNSON case Cleveland, Ohio Missing girl's classmates canvass neighborhood -- (Plain Dealer) Three hundred children pressed fliers about a missing classmate into the outstretched hands of neighbors yesterday, the third day since 11-year-old Shakira Johnson was last seen dancing at a block party. |
