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Mon Jan 26 2004 08:20:40  Chicago Agents Crack Drug Ring That Involved Infants--(FoxNews)He knocked on the door of the squalid basement apartment, looking for a young couple. Their baby girl had been stopped at an airport thousands of miles away, and it wasn't her first suspicious trip. Sun Jan 25 2004 14:20:35  San Diego,Ca Prostitution network in S.D. involves 100 girls as young as 12--(SDUnionTribune)San Diego police are investigating a prostitution ring in which girls as young as 12 are working for teenage pimps who often recruit them at neighborhood schools. Sun Jan 25 2004 09:22:36  Buckeye, Ariz Female Guard Remains Ariz. Prison Hostage--(ABCNews)A female correctional officer remains as the sole hostage in a prison watch tower after her two captors released the other guard they had held for nearly a week. Sun Jan 25 2004 09:15:50  BONNIE BAKLEY Los Angeles,Ca Judge limits use of cameras in court for Robert Blake trial--(MercuryNews)With previews of the Robert Blake murder trial under way, a judge decided to limit cameras in the courtroom for the main event, allowing them only during opening statements, closing arguments and the verdict, but not during testimony. Sun Jan 25 2004 09:06:18  JAHKEMA HANSEN murder Washington Police say 14-year-old witness shot to death--(WVgazette)Police said a 14-year-old girl was shot to death and her friend wounded after being targeted because their assailant thought the slain girl had witnessed a killing the day before. Sat Jan 24 2004 09:58:11  "JULIA" Oceanside,Ca. Unclaimed Toddler Found Wandering Streets--(NBCSanDiego)The preschooler, who told officials her name is Julia (left), is a healthy, brown- haired, blue-eyed Caucasian, said Karen McDonough, of the OPD. She looks to be about 3 years old. Sat Jan 24 2004 09:45:10  KOBE BRYANT Eagle,Colorado Kobe Lawyer Plays Race Card--(CBS)Attorneys for basketball star Kobe Bryant suggested in open court Friday he may have been falsely accused of rape because he is black. Sat Jan 24 2004 09:38:08  JULIANNE BETH BERGER Hollywood Police: Missing woman likely was murder victim--(SunSentinel)Julianne Beth Berger, a Hollywood woman missing for three weeks, was believed murdered based on "extremely alarming evidence" found in her condo on Friday, police said. Sat Jan 24 2004 09:26:49  LACI PETERSON murder trial Modesto,Ca. Scott Peterson Trial Postponed at Least a Week--(FoxNews)The Scott Peterson (search) murder trial was postponed for at least a week Friday while a new judge is appointed and the case is transferred to the San Francisco Bay area. Fri Jan 23 2004 10:05:56  DRU SJODIN Grand Forks,N.D. Search for missing N.D. student--(Canoe.ca)Friends and family members are going on "theories and hunches" as they search snow-covered woods and ditches for missing University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin. Fri Jan 23 2004 08:27:36 KOBE BRYANT Colorado Accuser's Past Key At Kobe Hearing--(CBS)Key evidence for basketball superstar Kobe Bryant's defense against sexual assault allegations — the medical history of his accuser — may never be known to the public. Fri Jan 23 2004 08:22:06  BILL JANKLOW South Dakota S.D. Pol Gets 100 Days In Jail--(CBS)Bill Janklow, who dominated South Dakota politics for three decades as governor and then congressman, was sentenced to 100 days in jail Thursday for a car crash that killed a Minnesota motorcyclist and ended Janklow's career in disgrace. Fri Jan 23 2004 08:01:49 Buckeye,Ariz. Arizona prison standoff enters fifth day--(CNN)Two prison guards held hostage inside a watch tower by a pair of inmates have sent a message that they are all right, authorities said as the standoff entered a fifth day Thursday. Fri Jan 23 2004 07:58:52  LANA CLARKSON murder Los Angeles,Ca. Prosecutors ask for mystery evidence in Spector case--(CNN)Prosecutors in the Phil Spector murder case want the defense to reveal any undisclosed evidence taken from the crime scene. Fri Jan 23 2004 07:47:47 LACI PETERSON murder trial Modesto,Ca. Prosecutors Remove Peterson Judge--(FoxNews)Prosecutors in the murder case against Scott Peterson (search) exercised their ability Thursday to remove the judge appointed to preside at the trial, contending he is biased against them. Thur Jan 22 2004 15:34:06  QUIMANI CAREY murder Atlanta Police: No Exorcism in Ga. Child's Death--(Customwire)Police ruled out exorcism in the death of a 6-year-old girl whose beaten body was discovered Monday covered in pages torn from a Bible.Police spokesman Sgt. John Quigley said Thursday that nothing in the death of Quimani Carey was linked "to how an exorcism is done in Catholicism or in any religion as we know it."Christopher Carey, 29, and Valerie Carey, 27, who are believed to be the girl's parents, have been charged with murder. Thur Jan 22 2004 08:12:19  SUSANNAH CHASE murder Boulder,Colorado. DNA offers clues to crime--(LongMontfyi)New identifying information from a DNA sample has brought Boulder police one step closer to solving the 6-year-old murder of University of Colorado student Susannah Chase.While police don’t yet know to whom the sample belongs, they say the DNA — taken from Chase’s body — is from a Hispanic or Native American man. Wed Jan 21 2004 18:24:59 LACI PETERSON murder trial Modesto,Ca Retired Judge to Preside Over Peterson Trial--(FoxNews)The judge in the Laci Peterson (search) murder trial will be Richard Arnason, a retired Contra Costa County judge who was chosen Wednesday by California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George. Wed Jan 21 2004 17:40:33  CLAIRE FRANKLIN Brisbane,AU. Man rapes dead body--(News.com.au)A MAN was jailed for life today for killing his teenage neighbour and having sex with her body in a crime described by a judge as horrible and depraved. Wed Jan 21 2004 08:24:42 OSCAR RODRIGUEZ La Jolla,Ca Teacher Allegedly Rapes, Molests Student--(TheSanDiegoChannel)Oscar Rodriguez, (pictured, left), taught music theory and band at both La Jolla High School and Muirlands Middle School. He has been on administrative leave since Oct. 21, 2003 after police began investigating the sexual assault charges. Wed Jan 21 2004 08:05:16 DRU SJODIN Grandforks DRU SJODIN: Searchers look east--(Grandfork)A group of family and friends will search again for Dru Sjodin on Thursday through Saturday east of Crookston in Polk County. Wed Jan 21 2004 07:59:11 New York Alleged mob bosses among 18 indicted--(CNN)Eighteen people federal prosecutors identified as members of the Bonanno crime family were indicted Tuesday on racketeering and conspiracy charges, including involvement in 15 killings. Wed Jan 21 2004 07:32:43 BONNIE LEE BAKLEY murder trial Los Angeles,Ca Blake Prosecution Seeks to Bar Evidence--(Newsday)Prosecutors in the Robert Blake murder case asked a judge Tuesday to limit evidence in the upcoming murder trial about the actor's slain wife and her illicit exploits. Tues Jan 20 2004 18:11:26  Las Vegas,NV Vegas Man Charged With Execution-Style Killings--(FoxNews)A few miles southwest of the Strip, where the megawatt glare of the casinos meets a lonely stretch of desert, three young women were forced to walk into the night.Only one crawled out alive. Tues Jan 20 2004 17:57:44 LACI PETERSON murder trial Modesto,Ca. Judge Orders Peterson Murder Trial Moved--(ABCNews)The judge in the murder case against Scott Peterson on Tuesday ordered the trial moved about 50 miles away to San Mateo County because of hostility toward Peterson in his dead wife's hometown. Tues Jan 20 2004 09:33:39  Buckeye,Ariz. Arizona Prison Standoff Enters Third Day--(ABCNews)A prison standoff on the western edge of Phoenix dragged on into its third day Tuesday as two inmates continued to hold a pair of correctional officers captive in a guard tower stocked with weapons. Tues Jan 20 2004 08:29:16  ALEXANDRA HOWE Manchester,England Missing girl found in Torquay--(BBCNews)A 12-year-old girl who went missing from her home in Levenshulme last Friday has been found safe and well in Torquay. Tues Jan 20 2004 07:53:36 LACI PETERSON murder Modesto,Ca. Peterson trial venue before judge Tuesday--(CNN)A judge likely will decide Tuesday the location of the trial of a California man accused of killing his wife and their unborn child. Tues Jan 20 2004 07:45:56  CHRISTOPHER & VALERIE CAREY Atlanta Atlanta Couple Charged in Death of Girl--(Mcall.com)A husband and wife have been charged with murdering a 6-year-old girl whose back was broken in what police said may have been an exorcism gone wrong. Mon Jan 19 2004 17:59:32  Atlanta Botched Exorcism Suspected in Child's Death--(FoxNews)A 6-year-old girl was found dead in a motel room with a broken back Monday after what police said may have been an exorcism (search). Two adults were arrested after they and two children were spotted on the street naked in the freezing cold. Mon Jan 19 2004 17:48:52  H.MARDAN murder Surabaya Alleged sorcerer beaten, hacked to death--(Jakartapost)A resident of Jl. Sawah Pulo, who rumor had it was a practitioner of black magic, was bludgeoned to death by a mob in front of his house.The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday morning at around 2 a.m. The man, H. Mardan, 66, was sleeping at the time, and was awoken by knocking on his front door. Mon Jan 19 2004 17:42:00  GARRETT MARTEL murder Fitchburg Uncle talks of family tragedy--(DailyNewsTribune)The family of 9-year-old murder victim Garrett Martel is looking to their faith and the youngster's spirit to get through the painful times, the boy's uncle Bob Martel said yesterday.Garrett was stabbed to death on Friday in Fitchburg. His brother James, 13, was also stabbed and is in the intensive care unit at UMass-Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. Mon Jan 19 2004 11:44:42 NURULHUDA GHANI & HASERAWATI SARIDI murders Petaling,Jaya Shock, anger over brutal attack on young girl--(TheStar.com)Malaysians from all walks of life have expressed shock and outrage over yet another rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl, Nurulhuda Ghani, in Gelang Patah, Johor, on Saturday.The gruesome incident was the second in barely two weeks into the new year.Like Nurulhuda, who was raped, sodomised and strangled, 10-year-old schoolgirl Haserawati Saridi was stabbed to death after being raped when she chose to walk instead of taking a van to her school in Kampung Tebobon, Menggatal in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, on Jan 8. Mon Jan 19 2004 11:29:21  ALEXANDRA HOWE Manchester,England Missing girl 'runs away with 23-year-old man'--(BBCNews)Police are trying to trace a 12-year-old girl from Manchester who may have run away with a 23-year-old man. Mon Jan 19 2004 11:21:09  England Barrel 'may give cliff body clue'--(BBCNews)Police investigating the murder of a man found stabbed and bound at the foot of cliffs say a barrel found nearby might prove an important clue. Mon Jan 19 2004 10:08:58  JOHN JASMER murder Seattle Parent says he told school of plot before slaying--(Tribnet)The father of a former Roosevelt High School student told the consultant at a school-related picnic Aug. 16 that he'd heard that two of the student's classmates - Joshua Goldman and Jenson Hankins - were going "to do in" Jasmer, according to a Seattle police report obtained by The Seattle Times. Mon Jan 19 2004 10:02:22 MANDY HARDWICK murder Harpurhe,Manchester,England Man quizzed over murder of girl, 15--(ICWales)A 34-year-old man was being questioned by detectives investigating the murder of a teenage girl.The body of Mandy Hardwick, 15, was found dumped in the street in Harpurhey, Manchester, at about 10pm last Wednesday.A post-mortem examination revealed she had been strangled. Mon Jan 19 2004 09:53:37  ROBYN GOLDER murder Miami,Fl. Miami police stop plane to arrest man accused of murder--(StarTribune)Police stopped a taxiing plane Sunday to arrest a man they say killed his ex-girlfriend and her mother and left her 4-year-old daughter in the airport parking lot. Sun Jan 18 2004 15:25:48 SCOTT HAMILTON BAIRSTOW Seattle,Washington Actor sentenced for having sex for a minor--(KATU)Actor Scott Hamilton Bairstow -- who appeared in the feature film "Tuck Everlasting" and the TV show "Touched by an Angel" -- was sentenced Friday to four months in jail for allegedly having sex with a 12-year-old girl in Snohomish County, north of Seattle. Sun Jan 18 2004 15:20:38  JOHN MCPARTLAND Portland,Oregon Gresham teacher investigated on sex abuse charges--(KATU)A teacher and coach at a middle schol in Gresham is on administrative leave after his arrest by the FBI and local police on charges of trying to use the Internet to solicit a boy for sex. Sun Jan 18 2004 14:46:35  Buckeye,Ariz. Inmates Take Two Guards Hostage in Ariz. Prison--(FoxNews)Two state prison guards were taken hostage by inmates early Sunday, and negotiators were called in to try to defuse the situation.One inmate overpowered one of the guards shortly after 5 a.m. during breakfast preparations, then met up with another inmate in the prison yard and the two gained access to the officers' tower, said Jim Robideau (search), a spokesman for the Arizona Department of Corrections. Sun Jan 18 2004 14:36:25  VLADISLAVA MRMOS murder Australia Teenager stabbed 40 times, say police--(News.com.au)Her boyfriend, Bojan Vulic, has since been charged with her murder, accused of allegedly stabbing her more than 40 times as she sat in the passenger seat of his dark grey Nissan sedan. Sun Jan 18 2004 09:17:19  Philadelphia Murder Fugitive's Parents Suicide?--(CBSNews)The international manhunt for a suspect in the slaying of a Philadelphia woman grew more complex this week with the apparent suicides of the suspect's parents, who allegedly helped him flee overseas as police moved in. Sun Jan 18 2004 09:09:37  CATHERINE MARY HELEN JOHNSON murder Portland Ore. Arrest made in UP student murder case from 2001--(KGW)A Turkish national was arrested after his arrival at Portland International Airport Friday on charges that he murdered a University of Portland coed nearly three years ago in a dorm room on campus, police said.Deniz Aydiner, 30, a former UP student with family living in the Portland area, was taken into custody about 3 p.m. after he stepped off an arriving Lufthansa flight from Germany. Sun Jan 18 2004 08:55:18  England Police probe Beachy Head mystery--(BBCNews)Police are trying to identify a man found on rocks with his hands and feet bound with tape and a sealed plastic bag over his head. Sun Jan 18 2004 08:51:35  ZARA THORNBER North Yorkshire,England Fears grow for missing schoolgirl--(BBCNews)Zara Thornber was last seen wearing her school uniform near public toilets in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, at around 1300 GMT on Thursday. Sun Jan 18 2004 08:42:52 SPALDING GRAY disappearance New York Missing actor put life's struggles on stage--(CNN)Before he disappeared last week, Spalding Gray had been performing early versions of a new work that had long bedeviled him -- a monologue about a car wreck more than two years ago that left him physically and emotionally scarred. Sun Jan 18 2004 08:38:51  YETUNDE PRICE Los Angeles,Ca. Arrest in killing of tennis stars' half-sister--(CNN)(CNN) -- Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives have arrested a man in connection with the shooting death last September of Yetunde Price, the half-sister of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. Sat Jan 17 2004 12:48:44  TABITHA TUDERS Nashville Top cop says Tabitha top case, doesn't believe teen ran away--(Tennesean)The search for missing east Nashville teen Tabitha Tuders is the Metro Police Department's No. 1 case, Police Chief Ronal Serpas said yesterday afternoon.Also, for the first time since the 13-year-old disappeared April 29, Serpas publicly said the department does not consider her to be a runaway. Sat Jan 17 2004 09:19:16 JOHN JASMER murder Seattle Reports detail teens' alleged murder plot--(HeraldNet)Two Seattle teenagers plotted for two months to kill a Roosevelt High School classmate in retribution for an alleged sexual assault on a girlfriend of one of the teens, according to police reports. Sat Jan 17 2004 09:10:58  ROBERT PICKTON Vancouver MORE REMAINS DISCOVERED--(SkyNews)The remains of a possible 23rd victim of alleged serial killer Robert Pickton have been discovered at his farm near Vancouver, investigators have confirmed. |
