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Tues July 13 2004 08:46:00  The LACI PETERSON CASE Redwood City, California Searches of home, bay in spotlight -- (ModBee) A detective testified Monday that he found "a couple of small spots" that "could be blood" on a comforter in Scott and Laci Peterson's bedroom two days after the expectant mother disappeared. Testimony in Peterson Trial Takes Turn -- (Las Vegas Sun) ModBee Coverage of Peterson Trial Tues July 13 2004 08:39:46  Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mob Beatings Shock Milwaukee Community -- (Las Vegas Sun) Up to 20 people beat 14-year-old Tyrin D. Douglas with such relentless force that they cracked his skull and left him in a coma. Mon July 12 2004 09:17:42  The LEIGH MATTHEWS kidnapping Sandton, South Africa Kidnapped girl still missing -- (news 24) Johannesburg police were on Sunday continuing their investigation into the kidnapping of 21-year-old Leigh Matthews from Bond University in Sandton. Reward offered -- (iol) The father of a kidnapped daughter confirmed that a "substantial" reward had been offered for information leading to the successful return of his child. Sun July 11 2004 21:49:26  Kansas Death of area teen on tracks a mystery -- (The Wichita Eagle) A body struck by a train in Sumner County early Monday was found unclothed and apparently had been tied to the tracks, a source told The Eagle on Thursday. Sun July 11 2004 18:42:13  New Jersey Woman feeds brother-in-law fatal fruit drink -- (Newsday) A Burlington County woman was arrested early Sunday and charged with murdering her brother-in-law by putting antifreeze in his fruit drink, state police said. Sun July 11 2004 18:38:17  The RICHARD JAN case London, England Serial stalker jailed for life -- (News24) A British serial stalker was jailed for life Friday for carrying out a reign of terror against around 200 victims, one of who was lucky to escape alive after he firebombed her family home. Sun July 11 2004 11:03:05  The TAMRA KEEPNESS Disappearance Regina, Saskatchewan Investigators keep up search for Tamra Keepness -- (CTV.ca) Regina police admit that as time goes on, the search for 5-year-old Tamra Keepness gets more difficult. A spokesperson says that eventually, "you run out of places to look." Search widens for missing girl -- (Cnews) For days, sometimes 15 hours at a stretch, Jillian Eidem has been poking into dumpsters, peering into crawl spaces and shining her flashlight down manholes in a futile search for five-year-old Tamra Keepness. Desperate search continues for 'our baby' -- (Globe & Mail) "She's an adventurous little girl. There's not much she's afraid of," Lorena Keepness said of her daughter in a few bright moments yesterday in what has otherwise been a bleak week. Sat July 10 2004 10:19:07  The APRIL BARBER homicide Florida Husband charged in wife's murder -- (First Coast News) Justin Barber has been charged in the murder of his wife April. She was killed in August 2002. Sat July 10 2004 07:07:44 The TAMRA KEEPNESS Disappearance Regina, Saskatchewan Search for Regina girl expands -- (Cnews) Offers of help from across Canada are pouring in as searchers continue to look for a five-year-old girl who vanished from her bedroom earlier this week. Police wasted time focusing on family: Tamra's mother -- (CBC) "We're not the perfect family," she said. "We've had our problems. But I don't believe that's any reason to delay searching for her. Fri July 9 2004 23:23:28  The LIGIA RAE COLLINS disappearance Burlington, Vermont Woman missing since July 5 -- (Caledonian Record) Burlington Police are seeking the public's help in locating 26-year-old Ligia Rae Collins, who disappeared July 5. Her disappearance is being treated as suspicious. Fri July 9 2004 22:30:17  Nevada Man's body found in freezer, roomate arrested -- (KVBC) A matter-of-fact admission from an elderly man caught with a body in his patio freezer. Fri July 9 2004 08:22:37  The DEBORAH QUIMBY disappearance Massachusetts Giant crane to restart search for missing girl -- (Townsend Times) The search for missing Townsend teen Deborah Ann Quimby was scheduled to resume yesterday at Walker Pond with the help of 140-ton crane. Fri July 9 2004 08:13:21  The BROOKE WILBERGER abduction Corvallis, Oregon Police turn to computer imaging -- (KUTV) The search for a missing BYU Student continues and now investigators are reaching out for information using prime-time television and some high tech computer imaging. Thur July 8 2004 14:19:50  The TAMARA KEEPNESS disappearance Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Search intensifies for missing girl -- (Regina Leader-Post) As storm clouds threatened and daylight faded, police and search and rescue volunteers stepped up efforts Wednesday night in the search for a missing five-year-old Regina girl. Thur July 8 2004 11:53:17  New Brunswick, New Jersey Man Involved in N.J. Rapes Pleads Guilty -- (Las Vegas Sun) A 24-year-old man pleaded guilty to robbing an off-campus Rutgers University apartment and told the judge he guarded the door while three other men sexually assaulted three women. Thur July 8 2004 11:51:12  St Johns, Michigan Man Charged in Mich. Highway Shootings -- (Las Vegas Sun) Daniel Lynn Freshney, 38, was arraigned Wednesday and was being held on a $750,000 bond. The 18 felony charges include six counts of assault with intent to murder, which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. Thur July 8 2004 11:49:39  Toronto, Ontario Karla to be set free on victim's birthday -- (Cnews) Schoolgirl killer and rapist Karla Homolka will be released from jail next year on the birthday of one of her victims which will be another bitter pill for the murdered girl's mother. Corrections Canada confirms Homolka's jail sentence expires on July 5, 2005 -- the same day her second victim, Leslie Mahaffy, would have turned 29. Thur July 8 2004 11:47:43  Regina, Saskatoon Regina police seek help in finding missing girl -- (CBC) Tamara Keepness is described as a five-year-old aboriginal girl, with short brown hair, brown eyes, a dark complexion and a slim build. She is three-and-a-half feet tall. Wed July 7 2004 08:30:13  The ARDETH WOOD homicide Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Police reveal new evidence -- (CBC) Ottawa police have a pair of sunglasses they believe were left at the murder scene by Ardeth Wood's killer, investigators revealed at a news conference Tuesday, hoping to generate new information in the case. Wed July 7 2004 08:18:46  The SCOTT PETERSON trial Redwood City, California Witnesses recount discovering bodies -- (SF Gate) Testimony in the Scott Peterson double-murder trial focused Tuesday on the gruesome discoveries of the bodies of Laci Peterson and the couple's unborn son on the Richmond shoreline four months after Peterson reported his pregnant wife missing. Wed July 7 2004 07:43:17  The DEBORAH ANN QUIMBY case Massachusetts Sympathy brings firms' to help find missing girl -- (Townsend Times) Sympathy for law enforcement's unsuccessful attempt to find the remains of Deborah Ann Quimby, who disappeared 27 years ago, in Walker Pond led the owner of a Newton earth moving firm to offer his company's assistance for free. Tues July 6 2004 19:09:17 The TIONDA & DIAMOND BRADLEY disappearance Chicago, Illinois Cold Case Squad asks for help in finding missing sisters -- (abc) Cold Case Squad asks for help in finding missing sisters. Walk of Hope -- (abc) Third-year anniversary of disappearance. Tues July 6 2004 14:23:18  London, England Man linked to torso boy -- (London News) A child trafficker who may have smuggled the Thames "torso boy" into Britain was facing jail today. Police hope for "Adam" murder breakthrough -- (Reuters) Police investigating the suspected ritual murder of a Nigerian boy whose torso was found floating in the River Thames in 2001 have made what they believe may be a chance breakthrough in the grisly case. Tues July 6 2004 11:00:33  The LEANNA WARNER case Chisholm, Minnesota The search for Leanna -- (The Daily Tribune) Renowned private investigator Bob Heales isn’t making any guarantees to the family of Leanna Warner for this coming weekend’s search. Tues July 6 2004 10:05:01  Berllin, Germany Father's body fed to dogs -- (Gulf Daily News) A German woman has been charged with helping her two daughters murder their father amid suspicions the family fed his body to their pet Doberman dogs, police said yesterday. Tues July 6 2004 09:48:07  The MARK JACKSON case Miami, Florida Missing man's parents: `We are frustrated and sick' -- (Miami Herald) The parents of a missing Fort Lauderdale man visited with detectives this weekend hoping to find answers to their son's disappearance. Mon July 5 2004 23:12:52  The JACQUELIN ORTIZ abduction Lafayette, Indiana Search continues -- (WANE) Police belive the girl was abducted by 27-year old Carlos Gonzales. Gonzales and Jacquelin's mother recently ended a romantic relationship, but had remained friends. Mon July 5 2004 18:15:53  France French widen 'serial killer' case -- (BBC) Police in France are to re-examine 30 murders and disappearances after a former forestry worker admitted to a series of killings. Mon July 5 2004 16:38:56  The AZARIA CHAMBERLAIN case Australia Police: We need answers on Azaria -- (The Australian) Victorian police will investigate a Melbourne man's claim he found Azaria Chamberlain's body in the jaws of a dingo. Mon July 5 2004 16:15:24  The CASSANDRA KINDLON case Albany, New York Boyfriend still suspect -- (Capital News 9) The boyfriend of a missing Albany woman remains the leading suspect in her disappearance. Mon July 5 2004 10:47:39  The JOSE CALVO homicide Coconut Grove, Florida Wife now suspect in husband's robbery-murder -- (News-Journal) A rich businessman is shot to death in his driveway for his Rolex watch in front of his wife and 2-year-old son. She shoots at the robber as he flees. Mon July 5 2004 10:11:07  California Woman found dying on highway -- (Fresno Bee) A woman who in her dying declaration told authorities that "Tom threw me from the truck" has left Madera County sheriff's detectives with a bizarre mystery. Sun July 4 2004 21:29:19  The MAURA MURRAY disappearance Haverhill, New Hampshire Maura Murray family, friends say state police lied -- (Caledonian Record) Family and friends of a missing 22-year-old University of Massachusetts at Amherst nursing student say New Hampshire State Police are misinforming the public. Sun July 4 2004 21:05:17  The ROSA SANDOVAL disappearance San Antonio, Texas Possible blood spatters in missing girl's home -- (WOIA) Police are testing what appears to be blood splatters found on the walls of 12-year-old Rosa Sandoval's bedroom at her south side home. Sun July 4 2004 10:36:44 Chicago, Illinois 2 women charged with murder in 4 S. Side killings -- (SunTimes) Authorities credited the work of Area 2 Detectives Eileen Heffernan and William Filipiak with helping to end the killing spree that began May 23, when 38-year-old Jose Marquez was found dead, and ended Thursday with the death of 30-year-old Ayesha Epps. Sat July 3 2004 18:50:31  Kansas City, Kansas 6th victim dies in Kansas plant shootings -- (Las Vegas Sun) A sixth person shot in a rampage at a meatpacking plant died Saturday, and investigators said they still have not determined the gunman's motive. Sat July 3 2004 16:59:25 SHAUNA HOWE murder Oil City Pair charged in Oil City girl's slaying in 1992 -- (PostGazette)Nearly a decade after Shauna Howe disappeared while walking home from a Halloween party, state police said a Venango County man told them he'd seen two brothers carry the girl into his home and up the stairs. Sat July 3 2004 12:59:33 Kansas City, Kansas Six dead in workplace murder-suicide -- (CNN) A worker at a meatpacking plant killed five fellow employees and wounded two others Friday afternoon before apparently committing suicide, police said. Fri July 2 2004 18:00:51  LANA CLARKSON murder Los Angeles, Ca. Phil Spector Preliminary Hearing Set -- (ABC7.com) A preliminary hearing in the murder case of legendary music producer Phil Spector has been scheduled for October 20th. Fri July 2 2004 13:19:22  SARAH and PHILIP GEHRING Concord, New Hampshire A year after Gehring children killed, bodies remain missing -- (Boston.com) "She was a can of Coke all shook up and opened at full blast most of the day," Tim Dougherty wrote on the Concord High School yearbook page dedicated to 14-year-old Sarah, who, along with her 11-year-old brother, Philip, was last seen with their father at last year's July Fourth fireworks show. Fri July 2 2004 13:14:11 Edwardsville, Kansas Couple Accused of Trying to Poison Mayor -- (Las Vegas Sun) Donna Ozuna-Trout, 47, and Ralph Trout, 57, were charged Thursday with attempted first-degree murder. Thur July 1 2004 13:34:06  The DEBORAH ANN QUIMBY case Massachusetts Psychic: I've contacted missing girl -- (Lowell Sun) A Merrimack, N.H., woman who says she's a psychic was listening to a television news story on the search for Deborah Ann Quimby when she says she got her first vision of the missing teen. Thur July 1 2004 10:40:26  The LISA STEINBERG case New York The fiend feels the fear -- (NY Daily News) Child-killer Joel Steinberg returned to the city yesterday with his bushy mustache, beady eyes and reputation as a monster all still intact. Sleazy rider Joel takes limo back to town -- (New York Post) Sadistic child-slayer Joel Steinberg sauntered out of an upstate prison in style yesterday, sliding into a chauffeured stretch limo that broke speed limits and wove wildly through traffic as it raced back to New York City with a mass of media in hot pursuit. Thur July 1 2004 10:11:40  The MAURA MURRAY disappearance Haverhill, New Hampshire Police secure Murray items for evidence -- (Caledonian Record) Lt. John Scarinza, commander of New Hampshire State Police Troop F, says the items are being held, possibly for further investigation. Thur July 1 2004 10:07:07 Huntington, West Virginia Man who killed wife in 1989 released -- (herald-dispatch) Lyle McGinnis, the Huntington accountant found guilty in 1996 of murdering his wife in late 1989, has been released from prison. Kathy McGinnis was strangled with a phone cord shortly after midnight on Nov. 29, 1989. Lyle McGinnis claimed that three men barged into their East Pea Ridge home. Two men attacked him while the third subdued his wife, he said. Wed June 30 2004 09:18:02  St. Louis, Missouri I-70 rest area crew finds woman’s torso -- (Columbia Tribune) Local authorities aided by the FBI today pored over missing-persons reports, trying to identify a woman’s torso found the previous day near an Interstate 70 rest area west of St. Louis. Tues June 29 2004 17:54:05 The MAURA MURRAY case Haverhill, New Jersey Major Crimes Unit involved -- (The Caledonian Record) Murray, a University of Massachusetts at Amherst nursing student, has been missing since she was involved in a minor one-car accident the night of Feb. 9. Tues June 29 2004 16:31:18 Pasadena,Calif. Unsolved Murders of Racing Legend and Wife Revisited--(ABC7.com)The unsolved 1988 murders of racing legend Mickey Thompson and his wife are being revisited in a Pasadena courtroom. Tues June 29 2004 13:58:20  The LEEANNA WARNER disappearance Chisholm, Minnesota Family hires private investigator in search for missing girl (In-Forum) The parents of LeeAnna Warner have hired a private investigator to help find out what happened to the 5-year-old girl who disappeared from her Chisholm neighborhood more than a year ago. Tues June 29 2004 13:46:36  The DAR HEATHERINGTON case Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Alderwoman guilty of threatening herself -- (Toronto Star) An Alberta alderwoman was found guilty of public mischief today for fabricating a stalker and writing lurid letters to herself in a saga that crossed borders and made international headlines. Mon June 28 2004 16:36:30  The LACI PETERSON homicide California Peterson trial focuses on woman who broke into home -- (SF Gate) Mon June 28 2004 09:49:07  The THEODORE "Ted" AMMON homicide East Hampton, New York Pelosi pal stays true in DWI, slay-plot raps -- (NY Daily News) Judging from Chris Parrino's legal trouble, it seems he would do anything for his childhood buddy Danny Pelosi. Mon June 28 2004 09:38:20 The BILLIE-JO JENKINS homicide England Billie-Jo killer's appeal delayed -- (BBC) An appeal by a former deputy head teacher against his conviction for the murder of his foster daughter has been postponed. Sun June 27 2004 17:41:04  The MICHELLE SMITH & ANDREW GARVER case Oregon Missing coach, girl, kept low profile in Tennessee -- (KGW) Despite a flood of news stories and television segments, nobody in the working-class neighborhood near Knoxville, Tenn., had a clue about their identity. Sun June 27 2004 13:10:26  Milwaukee, Wisconsin Crowd Beats Two People After Hit-And-Run -- (Las Vegas Sun) A large crowd pulled two men from a car and beat them after the driver struck three children and tried to flee, Milwaukee County sheriff's officials said. Sun June 27 2004 08:46:56  New York Rapper DMX facing multiple charges -- (antiMUSIC) It may seem like a scene from one of his action movies, but for DMX the action was very real Thursday night when he was arrested at Kennedy Airport. Sat June 26 2004 18:02:11  The ROSA SANDOVAL disappearance San Antonio, Texas Missing girl's family cancels candle light vigil -- (News9) It's been four weeks since a San Antonio girl disappeared; now there are new developments in the Rosa Sandoval case. Sat June 26 2004 05:59:14  Winnipeg, Manitoba Dicey witness causes charges to be stayed -- (Cnews) From mega-trial to mega-flop. Five alleged Hells Angels associates got some unexpected good news yesterday when a laundry list of criminal charges against them was abruptly stayed by the Crown. Biker boss expected case to fail -- (Cnews) Sat June 26 2004 05:55:52  MICHAEL JACKSON Santa Maria, California Judge in Jackson case reinforces wall of secrecy -- (SacBee) Celebrity trials require a different standard than others if the defendant is to be treated fairly, the judge in Michael Jackson's child molestation case suggested in explaining why he has shrouded the case in secrecy. Sat June 26 2004 05:51:58  Naples, Florida Bloody Customer Charged With Murder -- (Las Vegas Sun) A man who walked into a Wal-Mart covered in blood and bought garbage bags Friday was charged with murder after authorities found a stabbed body in a trash bin. |
