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Fri Mar 5 2004 07:30:33  The MARI ANN FOWLER case Louisiana Missing woman's son arrested on theft charge -- (The Advocate) John Pritchett, the son of missing Mari Ann Fowler, was arrested Thursday morning by Brusly police and booked into West Baton Rouge Parish jail on charges of felony theft. Thur Mar 4 2004 18:07:40  The ASHLEY POND & MIRANDA GADDIS homicides Oregon Citing Weaver's mental state, defense files to suspend trial -- (The Oregonian) If granted, the defendant could be placed under indefinite supervision until he could stand trial. Thur Mar 4 2004 18:00:31  The JAM MASTER JAY homicide New York Rap legend's mother grapples with unsolved slaying -- (Newsday) More than 16 months have passed since an unidentified gunman entered a Queens recording studio and put a bullet in the head of the peace-promoting hip hop legend, a founding member of Run-DMC whose real name was Jason Mizell. Thur Mar 4 2004 17:40:48  The YETUNDE PRICE homicide Compton, California Man ordered to trial in killing of tennis stars' half-sister -- (SF Gate) A man was ordered to stand trial Thursday on a charge of murdering the half-sister of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. Thur Mar 4 2004 12:50:50  The JENA TADRZYNSKI homicide Pennsylvania Arrest is made in case of body found in Bridesburg -- (The Inquirer) Homicide Capt. Richard Ross said that police were in the beginning of the investigation and that it was too early for authorities to speculate on whether Pitt was Tadrzynski's killer. Ross did not comment on whether Pitt would be charged in the strangulation deaths of two other women whose naked bodies were recently found dumped in Holmesburg and Frankford. Thur Mar 4 2004 12:43:05  The HARGON FAMILY homicides Mississippi Hargon autopsies indicate struggle -- (Clarion-Ledger) Michael Hargon's injuries indicate he put up a fight before he and his family were slain, Yazoo County District Attorney James Powell said. Thur Mar 4 2004 12:38:36  London, England Serial rapist's criminal past -- (BBC) Serial rapist Antoni Imiela's criminal past helped police build a picture of the man they were hunting. Thur Mar 4 2004 10:30:31  Huntsville, Texas '70s serial killer faces new count in Ferndale -- (Freep) A confessed Michigan serial killer who is scheduled for release from a Texas prison in two years is expected to be charged today with murder in a case officials hope will keep him behind bars for life, the Free Press has learned. Coral E. Watts, 50, is serving a burglary sentence in Huntsville, Texas, despite admitting to killing 13 women. Thur Mar 4 2004 08:48:55  The ERICA BAKER case Dayton, Ohio Lawyer must reveal if dead client knew about missing girl -- (The Plain Dealer) The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a lawyer's right to invoke attorney-client privilege in refusing to say whether a now-dead client knew anything about the disappearance of a 9-year-old girl. Thur Mar 4 2004 08:35:31  STEPHANIE CROWE murder trial San Diego, California Killer may have muffled Crowe's screams -- (NBC San Diego) Stephanie Crowe probably screamed out as she was stabbed to death, but the killer may have muffled the girl's cries with a pillow or comforter, the former San Diego County medical examiner said. Thur Mar 4 2004 08:30:52  Indiana Cops find surprise in loaded diaper -- (Fox News) Indiana State Trooper Douglas Humphrey thought he'd pulled over a regular family when he stopped a car for speeding on U.S. Route 41 last June.Then he discovered the driver, Walter H. Martin Jr., 30, was driving a car rented in someone else's name, had no driver's license and was a suspect in a drug probe, reports the Evansville (Ind.) Courier & Press. Thur Mar 4 2004 06:37:17  Houston, Texas Woman who stabbed husband 193 times guilty of murder -- (TribNet) A jury Wednesday convicted a woman of murder for stabbing her husband 193 times, rejecting her claim that she acted in self-defense after years of abuse. Susan Wright, 27, could get up to 99 years in prison. The sentencing phase was to begin in the afternoon. Thur Mar 4 2004 06:32:00  The DRU SJODIN case Grand Forks, North Dakota Family still searches for missing student -- (Herald Sun) All through the North Dakota winter, a small group of relatives and a couple of bloodhounds have pushed through snowbanks and battled wind-chills of 20 below, looking for traces of college student Dru Sjodin. Judge allows live TV coverage of Sjodin suspect's hearing -- (Star Tribune) Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., 51, has denied kidnapping Sjodin, who disappeared Nov. 22. His preliminary hearing is set for Friday. Help us find Dru! - up to $140,000 reward -- (FindDru.com) Thur Mar 4 2004 06:21:35  LACI PETERSON murder trial Redwood City, California Jury selection to start for Peterson case -- (Boston.com) Some of the questions might seem a bit odd to potential jurors. Many are of a very personal nature. Wiretap, tracking evidence stays in -- (Modesto Bee) Thur Mar 4 2004 06:15:04  Washington FBI unveils program to target child pornographers -- (CNN) FBI cybercrime officials Wednesday formally announced a program in which agents go after suspected producers of child pornography by obtaining "John Doe" arrest warrants and releasing the suspects' photographs or videos to the public. Wed Mar 3 2004 20:08:07  The HARGON FAMILY homicides Yazoo County, Mississippi Autopsies released on slain Miss. family -- (Las Vegas Sun) The father of a family found slain in the Mississippi woods was shot to death, and his wife and their 4-year-old son were strangled, according to autopsy results released Wednesday. Wed Mar 3 2004 12:56:49  The CORAL-ELLEN BURROWS case Featherston, New Zealand Jury trial for Coral-Ellen's mother on hold -- (NZ News) Charges against the mother of slain Featherston schoolgirl Coral-Ellen Burrows and the man who killed her may be resolved without a jury trial. Wed Mar 3 2004 09:50:50  HOLLY WELLS & JESSICA CHAPMAN Soham, England Police wiped Huntley rape charge -- (BBC News) Police deleted details of a rape charge against Ian Huntley without considering whether the information should be kept, the Bichard Inquiry has heard. Wed Mar 3 2004 09:33:50  The ERIC RUDOLPH case Birmingham, Alabama Alleged serial bomber Eric Rudolph asks court to throw out federal death penalty -- (The Times Online) In court papers released Tuesday, the defense argued that the federal death penalty is cruel and unusual and is imposed arbitrarily. Wed Mar 3 2004 09:00:35  The FARAH KHAN homicide Toronto, Ontario, Canada `Black magic' took over Khan, murder trial told -- (Toronto Star) Muhammad Arsal Khan told a family friend that somebody took over his body, like "black magic," on the night he killed his 5-year-old daughter Farah, a trial has heard. Wed Mar 3 2004 08:38:56  ELIZABETH SMART Salt Lake City, Elizabeth Smart Seems Normal, Parents Say--(ABCNews)Elizabeth Smart's boyfriends, curfew, messy room and overused cell phone would seem to support her parents' assessment that she's a normal, independent 16-year-old girl. Her father, Ed Smart, considers it a miracle."It's like she just dropped back in and proceeded from where she left off," Ed Smart said, speaking to The Associated Press on Tuesday at the family's Salt Lake City home. Wed Mar 3 2004 08:30:43  The VINESSA HOERA case Long Island, New York Burning cars common in cases -- (Newsday) Police have not identified any suspects in Hoera's disappearance -- she has been missing since Friday evening. And, they have yet to find evidence -- clothing, blood, fingerprints -- linking the two car fires, both of which are being investigated as arsons. Wed Mar 3 2004 08:25:47 Jeffrey Wright, 34 - murdered Houston, Texas Texas jury gets husband's stabbing case -- (Boston.com) "Someone isn't going to stab someone 193 times over a couple hundred thousand dollars," defense attorney Neal Davis told jurors Tuesday in his closing argument in the case of Susan Wright. "This was a brutal, terrifying, sadistic relationship that spanned years." Wed Mar 3 2004 08:20:46  RAY BRENT MARSH Rome, Georgia Jury selection starts in crematory suit -- (CNN) A lawsuit began Monday against a Georgia crematory operator accused of discarding 334 corpses on his property and passing off concrete dust as their remains. Wed Mar 3 2004 08:19:44  Montreal, Quebec Counterfeit ring busted in Montreal -- (Cnews) More than $3 million worth of fake U.S. $100 bills have been seized by RCMP officers from a clandestine printing plant, the Mounties said Tuesday. Wed Mar 3 2004 07:58:39 LACI PETERSON murder trial Redwood City, California Peterson judge OKs wiretap, dog evidence -- (Fox News) Jurors in Scott Peterson's murder trial will hear testimony that dogs traced his wife's scent to the spot where he launched what he claimed was a solo fishing trip the day she died, a judge ruled Tuesday. Tues Mar 2 2004 17:35:52  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Woman in Pa. kidnap-arson case surrenders -- (Las Vegas Sun) Luz Cuevas took one look at the dimpled, dark-haired little girl at a birthday party and instantly knew two things: She was watching her own daughter - presumed killed in a 1997 fire - and she needed a way to prove it. So Cuevas pretended the 6-year-old girl had gum in her hair, removed five strands from the child's head. Tues Mar 2 2004 14:48:33  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dad faces charges in deaths of four kids -- (Boston.com) Robert I. Morris had been a suspect since the death of the fourth child, 3-month-old Jhayden Morris, on Dec. 12, detectives said. The first two children, 18-month-old Shainara Payne and her 5-month-old sister, Lashai, died together in their sleep on June 4, 1995. A medical examiner ruled that they had been suffocated, but at the time, no one was charged in their deaths. Tues Mar 2 2004 14:05:03  The HEAVEN LASHAE ROSS case Northport, Alabama Fire ruled suspicious -- (Tuscaloosa News) A fire that started in the bedroom of a missing Northport girl may have been intentionally started, the state fire marshal said. Tues Mar 2 2004 10:11:29  The BETHANY CORREIRA case Alaska Still looking for Bethany -- (Anchorage Press) This is the most high-profile missing person case in Alaska, generating hundreds of leads, most of which haven't panned out. Tues Mar 2 2004 10:04:58  The BLAGG case Grand Junction, Colorado Slow start toward Blagg jury -- (Denver Post) Jury selection began at a slow pace in the Michael Blagg murder trial, with the majority of potential jurors questioned Monday excused after they revealed they had strong opinions about Blagg's guilt and did not feel they could be fair. Tues Mar 2 2004 09:55:46  The JODI JONES homicide Scotland 'Put up or shut up' challenge up in Jodi Jones case -- (Edinburgh News) Nigel Beaumont claimed the fact that his client Luke Mitchell, 15, had not been charged more than three months after a Lothian and Borders Police file was submitted to Crown prosecutors indicates there is not enough evidence to proceed against him over the Dalkeith girl’s death. Tues Mar 2 2004 08:08:50  Chicago, Illinois Body of suspect in 1983 killings to be exhumed -- (Sun Times) Authorities are expected today to dig up the body of the top suspect in the bludgeoning of a South Side woman and three children to confirm that he killed them more than two decades ago. Tues Mar 2 2004 08:02:13  The MAURA MURRAY disappearance New Hampshire Where could Maura be? -- (Boston Globe) The mystery continues to deepen around Maura Murray, the nursing student who vanished in New Hampshire three weeks ago after she slammed her car into some trees on a dark, rural road. Tues Mar 2 2004 07:44:36  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mom finds kidnapped daughter six years later -- (CNN) A fire that authorities six years ago thought killed a 10-day-old girl was a ruse to kidnap the infant, Philadelphia police said Monday. Tues Mar 2 2004 07:20:25  The VINESSA HOERA disappearance Suffolk, New York Strange circumstances in case of missing mother -- (WABC) There is great concern over the disappearance of a young mother in Suffolk County. Vinessa Hoera, 23, was last seen at work on Friday, and her burned-out car was found a day later. Adding to the mystery, a hospitalized co-worker's car was also torched. Missing woman's car found burned -- (Newsday) Vinessa Hoera rarely broke her Friday night routine: She'd clock out of her job at Cor-J Seafood in Westhampton Beach at 5 p.m., pick up her son, Xavier, 5, from day care in Riverhead, and head to Curves in Riverhead for a nighttime workout. Tues Mar 2 2004 07:15:31  The BELGIUM child sex & murder trial Arlon, Belgium Child sex details due to be aired -- (CNN) Belgian prosecutors are to set out charges against Marc Dutroux and his co-defendants Tuesday on the second day of a child sex and murder trial that has shocked Europe. Media frenzy in Dutroux trial -- (News24) Belgian prosecutors have presented a 56-page charge sheet at the trial of Marc Dutroux detailing how, in their words, the child rapist lured six girls into terrifying ordeals that ended with the deaths of four of them. Mon Mar 1 2004 21:29:47 LARRY MICHAEL JEFFS El Dorado Hills, California Victim among youngest ever at 2 months, authorities charge -- (Sac Bee) An El Dorado Hills man is being held without bond on federal child pornography charges after agents on Monday said they seized images from his home showing him performing sexual acts with a 2-month-old girl. Mon Mar 1 2004 20:58:50  The JEANINE HARMS homicide Los Gatos, California Bones found not likely Jeanine Harms -- (NBC11) The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department reported Monday that some bones found last week in the woods above Los Gatos most likely are not those of Jeanine Harms, a 42-year-old woman who disappeared from her Los Gatos home in 2001. Mon Mar 1 2004 20:54:45  The ERIC MILLER homicide Raleigh, North Carolina Poisoned man's widow remarries; murder still unsolved -- (WTVD) Eric Miller died in 2000; autopsy results show the 30-year-old suffered arsenic poisoning. His wife was questioned but never named as a suspect. Mon Mar 1 2004 20:37:06  The CYNTHIA LAMB disappearance Molalla, Oregon Police re-interview man in missing teen case -- (KOIN) A man who chatted online and met with a now-missing teenager is being re-interviewed by detectives. Mon Mar 1 2004 20:24:48  The HARGON FAMILY homicides Yazoo County, Mississippi Hargon charged with capital murder -- (WTOK) Earnest Lee Hargon heard the three charges of capital murder read in Yazoo County, while about 100 miles to the southeast, teams of officers searched Pine Woods for any trace of Michael and Rebecca Hargon and their four-year-old son, James Patrick. Bodies found -- (Fox News) Mississippi authorities have found the bodies of two adults and a child in the search for a missing couple and their young child, Fox News has confirmed. Mon Mar 1 2004 13:11:05  The BONNY BAKLEY homicide Los Angeles, California Blake hires another attorney -- (SF Chronicle) Robert Blake appeared in court Monday with a Northern California attorney who said he will represent the actor in his murder trial and is confident that their professional relationship will endure. Mon Mar 1 2004 13:01:09  The DAR HEATHERINGTON case Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Defence begins -- (CBC) The Lethbridge alderwoman is on trial for public mischief after police concluded she had fabricated reports of a stalker who sent her increasingly lurid letters for six months. Mon Mar 1 2004 10:48:05  BELGIUM GIRLS kidnapping & murder trial Arlon, Belgium Trial opens in Belgian girls' slayings -- (ABC News) Belgium's public enemy Number One and three co-defendants went on trial Monday for kidnapping, abusing and killing young girls in a mid-1990s crime spree that shocked the country as much for the inept police work as for the depravity of the acts. Mon Mar 1 2004 10:41:23  GUILENE VALCIN murder Williamsburgh, Virginia Brooklyn teen abducted and killed on her way home from Catholic school -- (WABC) A young man accused of a gruesome and senseless murder is behind bars today. Mon Mar 1 2004 10:33:40 HOLLY WELLS & JESSICA CHAPMAN murder Soham, England Officer defends Huntley inaction -- (BBC News) A former detective has defended his decision to take no action against Ian Huntley over three allegations of underage sex. Mon Mar 1 2004 09:59:24  CECILIA ZHANG abduction Toronto, Canada Home ransom offered missing girl's parents just want their daughter back -- (Canoe) Cecilia Zhang's parents want to make a deal that would see her abductors go free as long as they return the nine-year-old girl safely. Raymond Zhang and his wife Sherry Xu want to put up their home as payment in an arrangement inspired by the return of the ivory sculptures stolen recently from the Art Gallery of Ontario. Cecilia's picture goes in cab windows -- (TheStar.com) Cecilia Zhang's picture will be placed on the back windows of taxis across Toronto as police continue their investigation into her abduction more than four months ago. Mon Mar 1 2004 08:11:39  KOBE BRYANT trial Eagle, Colorado Bryant lawyers challenging 'Rape-Shield' law-- (Fox News) Lawyers for Kobe Bryant are ready to target the state's 30-year-old rape-shield law in their hope to bolster the NBA star's defense. For the first time since their June encounter, Bryant and his 19-year-old accuser were expected to be in the same room together for a pretrial hearing Monday. Parts of the two-day hearing are to be closed. Mon Mar 1 2004 08:06:04  THE HARGON FAMILY disappearance Yazoo, Mississippi Relative of missing family charged in Miss. -- (Fox News) A relative of a family of three who disappeared on Valentine's Day was charged Sunday with a drug and firearms violation, and authorities said other charges were expected. Authorities have not said whether they believe Michael and Rebecca Hargon and their 4-year-old son, James Patrick, are still alive. Blood and spent bullet casings were discovered at the family's home in Yazoo County. Sun Feb 29 2004 16:38:40  Cincinnati, Ohio TV reporter accused of sex with minors -- (Las Vegas Sun) Stephen Hill, a reporter for WCPO-TV of Cincinnati since 1989, was charged with eight counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Court documents allege the contact occurred over three years with four youths, who now range in age from 14 to 18. Sun Feb 29 2004 12:26:36  Oklahoma City Note may offer clues in prostitute slayings -- (Fox News) The notes, found at an Oklahoma City truck stop where one of the victims was last seen, rail against prostitution. One refers to "parking lot sin," and a second note, dated Jan. 31, reads: "Hey Minister, You Need to Get busy for Jesus AND Clear The Whores Out of Here." It was signed, "WARNING." Sun Feb 29 2004 10:37:02  THE HARGON FAMILY disappearance Taylorsville, Mississippi Police to charge relative in missing family case -- (Fox News) Authorities plan to file felony charges against a relative of a missing family as early as Sunday, investigators said Saturday night.Strain said Earnest Hargon is to be charged in Smith and Yazoo counties in connection with the family's disappearance on Valentine's Day. Sun Feb 29 2004 09:20:01 FAYE WILLIAMS murder San Diego, California Death penalty possible for man accused of killing 2 girlfriends -- (NBC San Diego) Mark Jeffrey Brown, 45, is accused of killing 40-year-old Faye Williams last year and Charmaine Cannon, 37, in 1995. During a hearing Thursday, Superior Court Judge Gale Kaneshiro found sufficient evidence to suggest Brown committed the crimes. Sun Feb 29 2004 09:11:14 Brown County, Wisconsin Convicted killer’s request to evaluate evidence in Cartier case rejected -- (Green Bay Press Gazette) Leland Jarvey, 52, of Sturgeon Bay, was convicted in 2000 for the 1971 murder of 16-year-old Diane Cartier. Jarvey was long considered a suspect in the case, but it was only after advances in DNA technology proved Jarvey had sex with Cartier before she died that investigators were able to close the cold case. Sun Feb 29 2004 09:07:03  Lapel, Indiana Indianapolis man jailed in slaying of Lapel woman, girl -- (Courier-Journal) Police, following up on neighbors' recollections of a stranger in a small car, arrested Frederick M. Baer, 32, of Indianapolis Thursday night. Police said he slashed the throats of Cory Clark, 26, and her daughter, Jenna, during a burglary Wednesday in their home about 15 miles northeast of Indianapolis. Sun Feb 29 2004 09:02:07  Pilar, Argentina New twist in probe of socialite's death -- (Baltimore Sun) For more than a year, the Argentine public has been mesmerized by the homicide of socialite Maria Marta Garcia Belsunce, a true-life drama with details seemingly borrowed from an Agatha Christie novel. Sun Feb 29 2004 08:57:34  New York 2 bodies turn up in town -- (NY Post Online) Four men fishing in a Central Park pond stumbled on a gruesome discovery yesterday: the body of a man laying face down in ice that was breaking up in the warm weather. Meanwhile, another horrifying find was made in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, when the body of a woman was found inside a Dumpster on North Fifth Street near Kent Avenue. Sat Feb 28 2004 20:30:09  THE HARGON FAMILY disappearance Taylorsville, Misissippi Relative in custody over missing family -- (Las Vegas Sun) Earnest Lee Hargon, an adopted cousin of the missing family, was in custody and was being questioned, said Warren Strain, a state Highway Patrol spokesman. Sat Feb 28 2004 20:26:03  Raiford, Florida Elderly inmates swell nation's prisons -- (philly.com) "It's a hidden problem in the system that's going to grow into a dinosaur soon. The cost and numbers are getting out of hand," said Herb Hoetler, chief executive of the National Institute on Institutions and Alternatives in Alexandria, Va. |
