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Fri Jan 16 2004 19:15:08  KYLE ABDO England Boy, 11, raped nine-year-old--(BBCNews)A young boy who raped a nine-year-old girl during a game of hide-and-seek has been sentenced to 30 months' detention.Kyle Abdo, of Wavertree, Liverpool, raped the girl on his mother's bed in the attack at his home last year.The court heard that a DNA test on her underwear proved it would have to be a billion-to-one chance it was not him.The judge at Liverpool Crown Court said Kyle had shown no remorse and lifted a ban on revealing his identity. Fri Jan 16 2004 12:58:05  PATRICK DENNEHY Waco,Texas Hearing set on Baylor player death lawsuit--(HoustonChronicle.com)WACO-- A judge has scheduled a February hearing to consider a motion to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a slain Baylor basketball player. Fri Jan 16 2004 08:03:42  Newark,N.J. Global Kiddie Porn Ring Busted--(CBSNews) Federal officials on Thursday announced they had cracked a Belarus-based international child pornography ring with arrests in France, Spain and the United States. Fri Jan 16 2004 07:53:24  MICHAEL JACKSON Los Angeles,Ca. Arraignment Day For Jacko--(CBSNews)Two months after a prosecutor made worldwide news by announcing he would charge Michael Jackson with child molestation, the multimillionaire pop star is to be arraigned Friday, with hordes of reporters and fans on hand. Fri Jan 16 2004 07:25:01  Waterbury, Connecticut Conn. Man Slays Pregnant Woman, Gets Death -- (Las Vegas Sun) Robert Courchesne, 46, was convicted of two counts of capital felony and murder two years ago in the Sept. 15, 1998, deaths of Demetris Rodgers and her baby. Rodgers was stabbed over $410 Courchesne owed her for crack cocaine, authorities said. Fri Jan 16 2004 07:21:46  RHONDA WALTERS, 35; her husband, DAVID LLEE WALTERS, 27; and their daughter, DESTINI - victims Vandergrift, Pennsylvania Woman Charged With Pa. Family's Death -- (Las Vegas Sun) Heather Angel Goedicke, 23, was ordered jailed early Friday on $750,000 bail after state police charged her with three counts of conspiracy to commit criminal homicide. Thur Jan 15 2004 21:05:50  Durham, Ontario Couple admit confining boys for 13 years -- (Toronto Star) The house of horrors for the children, discovered after relatives filed a complaint in May, 2001, shocked Durham police and children's aid officials, who found one of the youths — then 15 — curled up in a makeshift cage fashioned from a baby crib. The cage was strapped to a wall and padlocked in a ramshackle two-storey farmhouse outside of Blackstock, near Port Perry. Thur Jan 15 2004 17:32:53  JOEL STEINBERG Albany,N.Y. Child Killer Steinberg Denied Parole Again--(FoxNews)Joel Steinberg (search), the disbarred lawyer imprisoned for the 1987 beating death of his illegally adopted daughter, was denied parole Thursday for the fifth time. Thur Jan 15 2004 17:25:21  DRU SJODIN kidnapping Grand Forks, N.D. Hearing Delayed for Suspect in Missing Coed Case--(FoxNews) preliminary hearing for the man charged with kidnapping North Dakota college student Dru Sjodin (search) has been delayed until March so he can be examined by a psychiatrist. Thur Jan 15 2004 08:43:26  STEPHANIE CROWE murder San Diego,Ca. New evidence against Tuite ruled admissible--(SDUnionTribune)Newly discovered evidence against Richard Tuite will be admissible at his trial in the 1998 stabbing death of Stephanie Crowe, a judge ruled today. Thur Jan 15 2004 08:26:41  McKeesport, Pennsylvania Police find four bodies in two nearby houses; deaths may be related -- (philly.com) Four people were found dead Wednesday in two houses that are about a block apart and the killings appeared to be related, authorities said. Thur Jan 15 2004 08:14:11  LACI PETERSON Modesto,Ca. Professor to discuss Peterson polling--(Contra Coast Times)At the request of prosecutors, Judge Marie Silveira ordered California State University professor Stephen Schoenthaler to appear in court Tuesday to discuss the validity of surveys students have said were a fraud. Wed Jan 14 2004 16:08:22  JANE LONGHURST murder England Teacher murder was 'macabre sex act'--(BBCNews)A special needs school teacher from Brighton was murdered to satisfy a musician's "bizarre and macabre sexual fantasy" of strangling women, a court has heard. Wed Jan 14 2004 15:49:05  Philadelphia,Pa. Judge to Decide Punishment in Pa. Hazing--(ABCNews)A northeast Pennsylvania judge was to decide Wednesday the punishments for three former high school football players for the sexual assault of three teammates at an overnight football camp in August, officials said. Wed Jan 14 2004 13:54:48  Baton Rouge, Louisiana Hearing Begins in La. Serial Killings -- (Las Vegas Sun) Derrick Todd Lee is scheduled for a March trial in the beating and stabbing death of 22-year-old Charlotte Murray Pace, and also is a suspect in five other killings. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Wed Jan 14 2004 13:52:03  The LACI PETERSON Case Stanislaus County, California Judge refuses to release Scott Peterson from jail -- (ContraCostaTimes) Defense attorneys for the accused man failed to show that evidence presented during a preliminary hearing was insufficient to support the order, the judge said. Survey review could take months -- (ModBee) A California State University, Stanislaus, investigation into a survey scandal involving the Scott Peterson double-murder case may last several weeks or months, President Marvalene Hughes said Tuesday. Wed Jan 14 2004 08:31:58  LAUREN CROSSAN - victim Kaanapali, Hawaii Two Arrested in Woman's Fall From Balcony -- (Las Vegas Sun) Two California men were arrested in the death of an 18-year-old New Jersey cheerleader whose naked body tumbled from the ninth floor balcony of a Maui hotel. Wed Jan 14 2004 08:28:38  Washington, D.C. Caretaker Is Charged In Death of Baby Girl -- (Washington Post) A 33-year-old woman identified as a caretaker of the 1-year-old girl found dead Monday in a Washington apartment was arrested last night and charged with murder in the baby's death, D.C. police said. Year-Old Girl Found Dead In Caretaker's NW Home -- (Washington Post) Tues Jan 13 2004 17:00:24  Birmingham, Alabama Killer Taunts Victim's Family on Internet -- (Las Vegas Sun) Mary Kate Gach thought she had heard the last of Jack Trawick when he went to death row for murdering her daughter in 1992. Tues Jan 13 2004 12:01:38  London, England Britain's 'Dr. Death' Serial Killer Found Hanged -- (Boston Globe) Harold Shipman, nicknamed "Dr. Death" after his horrific killing spree came to light, was convicted in 2000 of murdering 15 of his patients and sentenced to life in prison. Tues Jan 13 2004 11:59:56  New London, Connecticut Affidavit: man says he killed son, carried remains in suitcase -- (Boston Globe) Allen James, 38, was charged Dec. 28 with murder and capital felony, which carries a potential death sentence. Waterford police said they found the suitcase containing the remains of Alquan White after pulling James over for speeding. Mon Jan 12 2004 18:37:04  ASHLEY POND & MIRANDA GADDIS Portland,Organ Accused killer Ward Weaver tries to commit suicide--(KGW)Weaver slashed his chest and wrists Sunday night, but he inflicted only superficial wounds, said Deputy Angela Brandenburg, spokeswoman for the Clackamas Co. Sheriff's Office. A corrections deputy discovered Weaver cutting himself around 10 p.m. Sunday and found a suicide note in his cell. Mon Jan 12 2004 15:23:50  OPAL JENNINGS Forth Worth,Texas Missing Texas Girl's Remains Found--(FoxNews)Skeletal remains found in a remote area nearly two weeks ago have been identified as those of a 6-year-old girl missing nearly five years, the Tarrant County medical examiner confirmed Monday.Opal Jennings (search) was abducted in March 1999 while playing in a vacant lot beside her grandparents' yard in Saginaw, just northwest of Fort Worth. Sun Jan 11 2004 17:56:33  The JONES ABDUCTIONS Georgia, Tennessee & Oregon Spurned Father Suspected in Ga. Slayings -- (Las Vegas Sun) By the time Melissa Peeler got the phone call, her infant daughter had been strangled and her parents and sister fatally shot. The crime spree that followed left a devastating trail - four bodies in two mobile homes, a suicide attempt by Jones and the abduction of three children, found blood-splattered but alive. Coroner, police differ on slayings -- (ajc.com) Suspect was ex-con with troubled life -- (ajc.com) Sun Jan 11 2004 08:42:31  The JAHI TURNER Case San Diego, California Frustrated S.D. detectives ask state about Jahi case -- (SignOnSanDiego) District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis announced yesterday that charges were not being brought against anyone in the case because there isn't enough evidence. The announcement came nearly two years after the boy was reported missing by his stepfather. Sun Jan 11 2004 08:36:41  Manassas, D.C. Sniper Sentencings Scheduled for Same Day -- (Washington Post) The official sentencing of convicted sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad is scheduled for March 10 in Manassas, the same day his teenage accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo, is to be sentenced in Chesapeake, Va. Sun Jan 11 2004 08:30:01 The ASHLEY POND & MIRANDA GADDIS Case Oregon City, Oregon Ashley Pond's mother sues officials -- (Oregon Live) Ashley Pond's mother filed a $9.75 million federal lawsuit Friday, claiming law enforcement and child welfare officials failed to protect her daughter from Ward Weaver, a man accused of murdering the girl. Sun Jan 11 2004 08:23:19  Manhattan, New York Little Destiny's OK -- (NY Daily NEws) A jealous father blew away his ex-girlfriend's new lover and snatched their 5-year-old daughter in Queens yesterday morning, triggering a massive manhunt that ended 11 hours later in Manhattan with the child unharmed, police said. Sat Jan 10 2004 09:49:18  SUSAN & ELLEN PETERS murder Merseyside,England Mother and daughter stabbed to death --(Guardian.co.uk)The bodies of 29-year-old Susan Peters and her daughter Ellen were discovered at their top floor flat in Wallasey, Merseyside at about midday on Friday. Sat Jan 10 2004 07:57:53  NICHOLAS FARBER abduction Palm Desert,Ca Debra Rose sentenced to 5 years--(Kesq.com)The kidnapping case that put the valley in the national spotlight is over. Today, a judge sentenced Nicholas Farber's mother, Debra Rose, and 3 others. Sat Jan 10 2004 06:27:06  Los Angeles, California Couple Charged in Female Circumcision Plan -- (Las Vegas Sun) Todd Cameron Bertrang, 41, and Robin Faulkinbury, 24, were arrested at their Canyon Country home after an FBI agent posing as a father of an 8-year-old and a 12-year-old contacted Bertrang via e-mail, then met with him to discuss the procedure. Sat Jan 10 2004 06:24:18  Modesto, California Students Say They Faked Peterson Survey -- (Las Vegas Sun) A survey a judge cited in his decision to move Scott Peterson's capital murder trial out of Modesto contained made-up information, criminal justice students who conducted the survey told a newspaper. Fri Jan 9 2004 16:56:43 JERRY WILLIAMS JONES Ellijay,Ga. 'I Want Him to Sit and Rot in Jail'--(FoxNews)Jerry William Jones (search), 31, was in critical condition and under armed guard Friday morning at a Chattanooga, Tenn., hospital, but was expected to survive, authorities said. Fri Jan 9 2004 16:52:41  ELIZABETH SMART Salt Lake City,Utah Judge: Smart Kidnap Suspect Incompetent--(FoxNews)One of the two people charged with kidnapping young Elizabeth Smart (search) from her bedroom is not competent to stand trial and will be committed to a state hospital, a judge ruled Friday. Fri Jan 9 2004 08:28:03  HANNAH FOSTER murder England Reward raised for Hannah suspect--(BBCNews)A reward of one million rupees (£14,000) for the capture of Maninder Pal Singh Kohli, who fled to India, has now been raised to five million rupees (£70,000). Fri Jan 9 2004 08:18:59  BONNIE BAKLEY murder trial Los Angeles,Ca Jury selection begins without notice in Blake trial--(TribNet)Jury selection for the murder trial of actor Robert Blake began a month before the announced date and while the court told news organizations the process wouldn't begin until next month. Fri Jan 9 2004 08:06:37  THE JAHI TURNER San Diego,Ca. DA: No charges in Jahi case--(SDUnionTribune)District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis is expected to announce today that charges are not being filed against the stepfather of 2-year-old Jahi Turner or anybody else in connection with the boy's 2002 disappearance. Thur Jan 8 2004 19:35:30  The Jones Adbuctions & Murders Calhoun, Georgia Abducted girls safe, suspect wounded--(CNN)The man sought by the FBI in the abduction of three girls and charged with killing four people apparently shot himself while being pursued Thursday evening, police said. Thur Jan 8 2004 18:52:26  JODI JONES murder Scotland Jodi police seek FBI help--(BBCNews)Detectives hunting the killer of teenager Jodi Jones have sought the help of the FBI in the United States. Thur Jan 8 2004 18:42:36  BARRY BEADLE Des Moines, Iowa Internet paedophile jailed for five years--(BBCNews)A British man has been jailed for five years in the United States for having sex with a schoolgirl he met via the internet. Thur Jan 8 2004 18:13:04  ELIZABETH SMART case Salt Lake City Smart Suspect Waives Competency Hearing--(FoxNews)A judge will decide Friday whether Elizabeth Smart (search) kidnapping suspect Wanda Barzee (search) is competent to stand trial after Barzee waived a hearing to weigh evidence on the issue. Thur Jan 8 2004 13:30:03 LACI PETERSON murder trial Modesto,Ca. Judge OKs Moving Peterson Trial--(FoxNews)A judge ruled Thursday that accused murderer Scott Peterson (search) can't get a fair jury in his dead wife's hometown and ordered the case moved out of Stanislaus County. Thur Jan 8 2004 11:25:50  AMBER ALERT ISSUED Atlanta, Georgia Children feared taken by quadruple killing suspect -- (CNN) Gordon County sheriff's deputies issued an arrest warrant on murder charges Thursday for 31-year-old Jerry William Jones and put out an Amber Alert for three girls he is believed to have kidnapped, said Clint Harris, a sheriff's department spokesman. Amber Alert Issued for 3 Georgia Girls -- (CodeAmber.org) Brittney Phelps , a white 10 year old, Brandy Jones, a white four year old and Tammy Jones a white 3 year old were abducted in Ranger Georgia on January7 or 8. Thur Jan 8 2004 10:46:30  Haringey, North London Two arrested in hunt for girl, 10--(Guardian.co.uk)Police, who are questioning the two suspects, still have no idea of the girl's identity and have alerted local schools to report any missing pupils. Thur Jan 8 2004 10:39:47  Daytona Beach, Fla. Body Discovered Stashed In Florida Attic--(KABC)A decomposed body stashed in an attic was discovered after police began searching the home for three people wanted for violating probation. Thur Jan 8 2004 08:46:48  CAROL FLANNIGAN West Palm Beach, Fl. Teacher Charged With Student Relationship--(ABCNews)Carol Flannigan, a teacher at Rolling Green Elementary in Boynton Beach, was arrested Wednesday on six charges, including two counts of capital sexual battery on a child under 12. Authorities said the relationship lasted for 19 months. Thur Jan 8 2004 08:41:17 LACI PETERSON murder Modesto,Ca. Judge to Hear Arguments on Moving Peterson Trial--(FoxNews)Judge Al Girolami (search) was scheduled to hear arguments Thursday on the defense's request to move the trial. Girolami can keep the case in Modesto, order it moved out of the county or select a jury in another county and bus members to the courthouse each day of the trial. Wed Jan 7 2004 18:50:45 CARA KNOTT murder Poway,Calif. 17 years after murder, Peyer seeks parole--(SDUnionTribune)Peyer, now 54, was convicted of first-degree murder in 1988 for the Dec. 27, 1986, death of San Diego State student Cara Knott and was sentenced to 25 years to life behind bars. Wed Jan 7 2004 17:58:38 HANNAH FOSTER murder Hampshire/Dorset,England Hannah detective's warning to suspect--(BBCNews)The detective leading the hunt for the killer of teenager Hannah Foster has warned the prime suspect he will not last another year on the run. Wed Jan 7 2004 14:31:15  SNIPER Case Prince William County, D.C. Muhammad Sentencing Hearing Postponed -- (Washington Post) The sentencing hearing for convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad has been pushed to an unspecified date in March or April to avoid a scheduling conflict, delaying a Prince William judge's ruling on whether the mastermind of the Washington area sniper slayings should be put to death. Wed Jan 7 2004 14:25:46  St Cloud, Minnesota Grandmother jokes with bank teller, spends night in jail -- (Boston.com) Ellen Ann Sheets, 43, was arrested Monday after a teller at American Heritage Bank called police and said Sheets had demanded money. Wed Jan 7 2004 08:58:13  SARAH & PHILIP GEHRING New Hampshire Search for Gehrings to resume in spring--(Concordmonitor)The search has not ended for Sarah and Philip Gehring, whose father is charged with killing them and burying their bodies somewhere along Interstate 80 in the Midwest. Wed Jan 7 2004 08:57:49 The DRU SJODIN Case Grand Forks, North Dakota Gag order issued in N.D. student case -- (al.com) Alfonso Rodriguez, 50, is jailed awaiting a Feb. 4 preliminary hearing on a charge of kidnapping Sjodin, 22, who hasn't been seen since she disappeared from a Grand Forks shopping mall in November. Bail is set at $5 million. Tues Jan 6 2004 11:53:01  Vancouver Washington Man accused of using phony money for bail -- (Washington Post) A man got his mother to try to post bail with $500 in poorly made counterfeit bills from his wallet, city police and Clark County authorities say. Tues Jan 6 2004 11:45:54  New York NYC Settles With Diallo Family for $3M -- (Las Vegas Sun) The city agreed to pay $3 million to the family of Amadou Diallo, the unarmed West African immigrant shot to death by police nearly five years ago, its chief lawyer said Tuesday. |
