|
Search Crime Forums Site Index News Archives Contact NewsDesk Bill Kelly True Crime  |
Wed Feb 4 2004 09:20:17  LANA CLARKSON murder Los Angeles,Ca. DA DEMANDS SPECTOR-CASE FINGERNAIL--(NYPost)Prosecutors going after music legend Phil Spector want his lawyers to fork over a fingernail, covered in gunpowder and found near the body of a murdered B-movie actress, according to newly released court documents. Wed Feb 4 2004 09:12:43  Australia Crossbow-teen 'shot ex over split'--(News.com.au)A TEENAGER shot his ex-girlfriend with a crossbow because he was upset she didn't seem to care it was over between them, the NSW Supreme Court was told today. Wed Feb 4 2004 07:57:57  KOBE BRYANT Eagle,Colorado Detective testifies about Bryant's pre-arrest questioning--(CNN)After about an hour of questioning last July, Kobe Bryant shook hands with detectives investigating a rape accusation against him, telling them to do the "best job you can do," one of the detectives testified Tuesday. Tues Feb 3 2004 18:07:53  BONNIE LEE BAKLEY murder trial Los Angeles,Ca. Blake's Defense Blames Christian Brando--(ABCNews)Robert Blake's defense blamed Marlon Brando's son, Christian, in a court hearing Tuesday for the slaying of Blake's wife and said that the younger Brando is currently a fugitive. Tues Feb 3 2004 17:59:22  DANNI REESE murder trial Allentown,Pa. Teen with gruesome list gets life for raping, killing 12-year-old--(KDKA)An 18-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison after admitting he raped and strangled a 12-year-old neighbor last February. Brian Bahr pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Danni Reese. He also pleaded guilty to rape of a child causing serious bodily injury.The prosecution agreed to a life sentence in a negotiated plea that spared Bahr from a possible death sentence at trial. Tues Feb 3 2004 17:29:39  JAIME RODRIGO GOUGH murder Miami, FLa. Florida Teen's Death Ruled Homicide--(FoxNews)A 14-year-old boy was apparently stabbed to death in a school bathroom Tuesday, and another student was taken into custody.Other teenagers discovered Jaime Rodrigo Gough in a boys' restroom at Southwood Middle School (search) at about 8:30 a.m. Tues Feb 3 2004 15:48:59  JOHN GLENN ROE Lucasville,Ohio Ohio Man Executed for Abduction, Murder--(HeraldSun)A man was executed Tuesday for the abduction and murder of a young mother. The courts rejected his argument that the state's use of lethal injections was cruel and unusual punishment. Tues Feb 3 2004 15:44:34  LANA CLARKSON murder Los Angeles,Ca. Phil Spector replaces lawyer, hires Leslie Abramson to defend him--(CNN)Music producer Phil Spector has hired Leslie Abramson, one of the nation's best known and most colorful criminal defense lawyers, to handle his murder case, ending his relationship with Robert Shapiro, Abramson told The Associated Press on Monday. Tues Feb 3 2004 09:06:00  CARLIE BRUCIA abduction Sarasota, Florida Taped abduction? -- (ABC News) A surveillance camera behind a car wash caught the apparent abduction of an 11-year-old girl as she was walking home from her friend's house. Mon Feb 2 2004 19:15:48  STEPHANIE CROWE murder trial San Diego, California Authorities capture accused murderer -- (The San Diego Channel) Tuite, 34, who escaped from custody at the San Diego County courts complex on Broadway in downtown San Diego late Monday morning, surrendered to officers at Clairemont Square mall in the 4300 block of Clairemont Drive shortly before 4:30 p.m., 10News reported. Mon Feb 2 2004 17:02:31  STEPHANIE CROWE murder San Diego, California Murder suspect Richard Tuite escapes -- (SD Union Tribune) Murder defendant Richard Tuite escaped from custody Monday afternoon at the San Diego County courts complex on Broadway in downtown San Diego, police said. Mon Feb 2 2004 16:06:54  The DAR HEATHERINGTON trial Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Alderwoman betrayed by husband: Defence -- (Toronto Star) Dar Heatherington's husband was accused in court today of being a shameful double-crossing spouse - but the damning documents he collected for police will nevertheless be used against her. Alberta alderwoman accused of fabricating stalker read books on subject: police -- (Canada East) Rape and Ritual. The Desperate Game. I'll Be Watching You. These were just three of the seven books on stalking Dar Heatherington was observed reading at the same time she was alleging to police she was being tormented by a stalker of her own. Mon Feb 2 2004 15:56:42  Pleasant Grove, Utah Fired man returns with gun, kills 1 -- (abc NEWS) A man fired from his job came back with a gun and killed a co-worker Monday, then shot himself in an office restroom, police said. Mon Feb 2 2004 13:38:11  STEPHANIE CROWE murder trial San Diego, California Jury selection begins for Crowe murder case -- (The San Diego Channel) Tuite allegedly stabbed 12-year-old. Mon Feb 2 2004 13:34:17  DANIELLE VAN DAM San Diego, California Community remembers Danielle van Dam -- (The San Diego Channel) Today marks the second anniversary of one of the most gripping searches and subsequent murder trials in San Diego history. It was the kidnapping and murder of Danielle van Dam. Mon Feb 2 2004 13:06:58  LACI PETERSON murder trial Redwood City, California Judge delays Peterson trial -- (Modesto Bee) A judge today delayed Scott Peterson's double-murder trial until at least next Monday. At the 31-year-old Modesto man's first appearance in a San Mateo courtroom, retired Alameda County Superior Court Judge Alfred A. Delucchi also banned cameras from the entire proceeding. Mon Feb 2 2004 09:50:37 BONNIE LEE BAKLEY murder trial Los Angeles, California Blake case may hinge on pretrial motions -- (LA Times) A judge will begin deciding today what evidence jurors will hear in upcoming months about Robert Blake, his slain wife and what led authorities to charge him with her murder. Mon Feb 2 2004 08:36:37  KOBE BRYANT Eagle, Colorado Kobe's team wants tape tossed -- (CBS News) The Los Angeles Lakers star's recorded statements and physical evidence obtained by investigators during and after the 75-minute interview are at the heart of a two-day hearing starting Monday in Eagle County District Court. Sun Feb 1 2004 21:04:27 LACI PETERSON murder trial Redwood City, California Scott Peterson case to start with flurry of legal motions -- (NBC San Diego) Scott Peterson's double-murder case goes to court Monday with lawyers for both sides planning to discuss a series of legal issues, including the choice of a judge, whether to sequester future jurors and even a possible delay owing to another murder trial.Though it will be the first formal court date in the highly anticipated trial, the session will likely be more about procedures than bombshell revelations in the case of the former fertilizer salesman accused of killing his pregnant wife. Sun Feb 1 2004 20:25:35 STEPHANIE CROWE murder trial Escondido, California Road to trial filled with twists, turns -- (SD Union Tribune) Stephanie Crowe was an unlikely murder victim. The Escondido 12-year-old was active at her church, a library volunteer and a good student with a loving family, close friends and no known enemies. Richard Tuite seemed to police an unlikely murder suspect. Sun Feb 1 2004 20:17:11  Buckeye, Arizona Last guard released in Arizona prison standoff -- (Fox News) A female corrections officer was released Sunday from the prison guard tower where she had been held hostage by a pair of inmates since Jan. 18, a Corrections Department spokeswoman said. Sun Feb 1 2004 16:57:21  Buckeye, Arizona Captive guard shows head at Ariz. prison -- (Las Vegas Sun) Negotiators last saw the captive guard Tuesday, but they heard her voice Saturday during a telephone call monitored by health professionals. Sun Feb 1 2004 16:54:55  Wheeling, Illinois Wis. woman feared abducted found alive -- (Las Vegas Sun) A woman was found wrapped in duct tape and inside a plastic garbage can in her ex-husband's storage unit Sunday, a day after she called 911 from the back of his truck saying he had abducted her. Sun Feb 1 2004 09:36:09  HANNAH FOSTER murder England Blunkett makes Hannah appeal -- (BBC) Home Secretary David Blunkett has appealed for help from the inhabitants of the Indian state of Punjab to find the prime suspect in the murder of student Hannah Foster. Sun Feb 1 2004 09:10:27  TRAVIS LANE murder Kalamazoo, Michigan Dismembered body identified; former classmate charged in death -- (Detroit News) A man who police say fled to Florida has been charged in the slaying of a former high school classmate whose body was found dismembered in a wooded area earlier this month. Sat Jan 31 2004 21:32:55  Wind Lake, Wisconsin Kidnap suspect arrested; wife, kids missing -- (Fox News) Hours after a woman called 911 saying her ex-husband had tied her up and put her in the back of his truck, police Saturday found the man but not his former wife or their two young daughters. Sat Jan 31 2004 21:28:09  OHIO HIGHWAY SHOOTINGS Columbus, Ohio Second caller threatens to attack Ohio cops -- (Fox News) A day after announcing that a 911 caller had claimed responsibility for a string of highway shootings, investigators said Saturday that a second man has stepped forward and threatened to attack police officers.Investigators say they believe the man who called early Saturday morning is different from the man who repeatedly called 911 on Monday to claim responsibility for 20 shootings at cars, school buses and homes on or near a section of Interstate 270 south of the city. One person was killed in November. Sat Jan 31 2004 12:04:53 Buckeye, Arizona Ariz. prison standoff enters 14th day -- (ABC News) A female corrections officer held hostage for two weeks in a prison guard tower appeared to be "doing OK," a prison official said Saturday. Sat Jan 31 2004 09:12:34 LACI PETERSON murder trial Redwood City, California Defense asks for delay in Peterson trial -- (CNN) Defense attorneys for Scott Peterson, who is accused of killing his wife and their unborn son, filed a motion Friday asking for a delay in the case. Fri Jan 30 2004 17:49:26  DEATH STALKS THE BORDER Mexico City, Mexico Mexico names prosecutor in border slays -- (PTD.NET)Mexico named a special prosecutor on Friday to handle the politically sensitive job of investigating the killings of women in the Mexican border town of Juarez.At least 258 women have been killed over the past decade in Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas. Many were apparently sexually assaulted and their bodies dumped in the desert. Fri Jan 30 2004 17:40:13  Huntington, Mass. Woman attacked after restraining order -- (Newsday) A woman's estranged husband beat her with a pipe when she returned home after getting a restraining order against him, authorities said. Fri Jan 30 2004 17:31:07  OHIO HIGHWAY SNIPER Columbus, Ohio Caller claims to be Ohio highway sniper -- (ABC News) For the first time, someone called police, claiming to be the sniper responsible for 20 highway shootings, authorities said Friday.Chief Sheriff's Deputy Steve Martin said that the call is being taking seriously and that the task force investigating the shootings at cars, school buses and homes is trying to confirm whether the caller was the sniper. Fri Jan 30 2004 13:58:33  MAYRA MORA murder Long Beach, California Teacher sentenced for murdering student is found dead -- (ABC7) Pedro Tepoz-Leon, 35, was found dead early Thursday in a cell bunk at the Los Angeles Twin Towers correctional facility, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.Tepoz-Leon died of self-inflicted cuts to his neck, the sheriff's department said. He had been sentenced Wednesday for the murder of Mayra Mora, who was found beaten, stabbed and strangled to death on Oct. 24, 2002. Fri Jan 30 2004 09:19:05  STEPHEN HILDER England Skydiver death 'was not suicide' -- (BBC News) Detectives investigating the death of skydiver Stephen Hilder say they do not believe he committed suicide. Fri Jan 30 2004 08:31:19  ARMIN MEIWES Kassel, Germany Man gets prison time after killing, eating man from Internet -- (The San Deigo Channel) A German who confessed to killing, dismembering and eating another man who allegedly agreed to the arrangement over the Internet was convicted Friday of manslaughter and sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison. Fri Jan 30 2004 08:22:39  Japan Japan cult member sentenced to death -- (Mcall) A chemist was sentenced to death on Friday for leading efforts by a doomsday group to develop the nerve gas used in a 1995 attack on the Tokyo subways that killed 12 people, a court official said. Thur Jan 29 2004 18:31:49 Chicago, Illinois Busted baby scam rented babies used as drug ring decoys in formula scam -- (ABC News) Customs inspectors and federal prosecutors say an international drug ring they uncovered was unlike any other they'd come across. It used babies to help them smuggle in the drugs. Thur Jan 29 2004 09:38:04  Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Mexican man admits border killings, 11 bodies buried in yard -- (The San Diego Channel) Dozens of anxious, weeping people crowded into a Mexican morgue amid the smell of death to see whether their missing relatives were among the 11 bodies recently unearthed in the yard of a safe house for drug traffickers. Thur Jan 29 2004 09:30:19 MAYRA MORA murder Long Beach, California Teacher sentenced 26-years to life for murder -- (ABC) A former Long Beach teacher has been sentenced to 26 years to life for murdering his 19-year-old girlfriend, a former student. Thur Jan 29 2004 09:08:39  Colton, California Bodies found buried under concrete -- (ABC7) Police say they got a tip and called in crime lab technicians. They discovered the skeletal remains of two males, buried under concrete behind a home on the 400 block of west "O" Street. Thur Jan 29 2004 08:58:15 BILLY FRANK VICKERS Huntsville, Texas Man claims to be hitman before execution -- (CNN) A death row inmate confessed to over a dozen killings just before he was executed Wednesday night, about a month after his punishment was postponed while courts considered an appeal. Thur Jan 29 2004 08:45:18 TYLER PIRTLE Iowa Iowa teen sought after two found slain -- (Fox News) Authorities believe a motorist who killed himself Wednesday after a short pursuit on a Colorado highway is a 16-year-old they had been searching for since a house sitter and a social worker were found shot to death at his Iowa home. Wed Jan 28 2004 20:21:58  Australia Road rage murder charge -- (News.com.au) A road-rage clash turned to murder when a man lashed out with a knife, a jury heard yesterday. Wed Jan 28 2004 17:32:56  JAMES BROWN Aiken, S.C. James Brown arrested on domestic violence -- (ABC News) Soul singer James Brown was arrested Wednesday on domestic violence charges, authorities said. Brown, 70, was booked into the county jail and was to appear at a bond hearing, said jail supervisor Nicholas Gallam. Wed Jan 28 2004 16:50:53  TYLER PIRTLE Johnston, Iowa Search on for Iowa teen after two found slain -- (Fox News) Authorities launched a nationwide search Wednesday for a 16-year-old boy considered armed and dangerous after two people were found shot to death in his house. Wed Jan 28 2004 16:41:14  GERRI, JESSICA & MACKENSIE BUTTS murders Atlanta, Texas Mourners reflect on slain family -- (Texarkana Gazette) The memorial gathering at Atlanta City Auditorium seemed to offer a refuge from the cold weather outside on the day that marked the 12th anniversary of the slaying of Butts, 29, Jessica, 12, and Mackenzie, 3, at their Walnut Street mobile home. Wed Jan 28 2004 08:29:00 STEPHEN HILDER England Skydiver murder briefing -- (Sky News) Senior detectives from all over Britain are attending a conference to discuss the murder of skydiver Stephen Hilder. Wed Jan 28 2004 08:24:39  TAISHIA CAMACHO murder Brooklyn, N.Y. Bust in Brooklyn -- (NY Post) A 33-year-old man was arrested yesterday for murdering a teenager whose charred, nearly naked body was discovered under a burning car in a Brooklyn parking lot in May. Tues Jan 27 2004 18:31:52  Ciudad Juarez, Mexico 11 bodies found buried at house near U.S. border -- (Fox News) Mexican authorities have unearthed 11 bodies buried behind what appeared to be a drug trafficker's safe house near the U.S. border and were continuing the search Tuesday. Tues Jan 27 2004 18:26:36  ROBERT WILLIAM PICKTON Vancouver, British Columbia Nine more remains found at Canada farm -- (FOX News) Canadian police on Tuesday confirmed finding the remains of nine more women at a pig farm owned by the man alleged to be Canada's worst serial killer. Tues Jan 27 2004 17:39:27  DIANNE ODELL Monticello, N.Y. Woman convicted of murdering three infants in the 1980s sentenced; remains found in shed -- (wvgazette.com) A woman convicted of killing three of her newborn children in the 1980s was sentenced to 25 years to life Tuesday, less than a year after their mummified remains were found in a storage shed in Arizona. Tues Jan 27 2004 17:26:30 LACI PETERSON murder trial San Francisco, California Retired Judge chosen for Peterson trial -- (ABC News) Retired Alameda County Judge Alfred A. Delucchi was selected Tuesday to preside over Scott Peterson's murder trial, a week after another judge was challenged by prosecutors. Tues Jan 27 2004 08:03:28  MELISSA BITTLER murder trial Portland, Oregon Prosecutor says Stephens was a serial rapist -- (KGW) The murder trial for the rape and killing of a 14-year-old Portland girl commenced Monday morning with the prosecutor detailing genetic evidence he said linked the suspect to the attack, three sexual assaults in 1997 and another rape in April 2002. Tues Jan 27 2004 07:50:05  MARTHA STEWART trial New York Martha Stewart opening statements Tuesday -- (Fox News) With opening statements scheduled to begin Tuesday morning, a federal judge is urging the jury charged with deciding Martha Stewart's fate to stay away from news reports of the case — even though many of them have already been exposed to the heavy publicity. Tues Jan 27 2004 07:38:56  STEPHEN HILDER England New information over skydiver murder -- (BBC News) Detectives investigating the murder of skydiver Stephen Hilder say a woman has come forward with vital new information. Mon Jan 26 2004 16:23:04 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Tot with knife in back found in schoolyard -- (CNN) A 11/2-year-old girl was stabbed in the back and left in a snow-covered schoolyard Monday morning, police said.A steak knife was lodged in the girl's back and she was clothed only in a diaper, according to a police spokeswoman, Officer Sheila Smith. Mon Jan 26 2004 12:17:16  SAMANTHA RUNNION murder Santa Ana, California 'Samantha's Pride,' a Child Watch Program -- (ABC7.com) Dubbed "Samantha's Pride," the program was developed through The Joyful Child Foundation co-founded by Erin Runnion after her daughter was snatched while playing with a friend on the grounds of the family's condominium complex on July 15, 2002. Mon Jan 26 2004 09:45:27 LIONEL TATE Fort Lauderdale, Florida Boy who received life without parole to be freed soon -- (Contra Costa Times)Sixteen-year-old Lionel Tate, sent behind bars for the rest of his life for a murder he committed at age 12, could be a free boy again as soon as today. Mon Jan 26 2004 08:52:40 STEPHEN HILDER England New approach in sky diver inquiry -- (BBC News) Detectives from across the UK are being asked to help in the hunt for the killer of sky diver Stephen Hilder. Mon Jan 26 2004 08:32:06 San Francisco, Ca. 'Zodia' slay twist -- (NY Post) A new suspect in San Francisco's notorious "Zodiac Killer" case was discharged from Vietnam and returned to California just three months before the unsolved serial murders began. Convicted hit man William Mentzer saw heavy combat in Vietnam when he was just 18 and 19 years old - and suffered from chronic post-traumatic stress disorder when he returned in 1968. |
