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Thur Aug 19 2004 10:05:26  The ERIN CHORNEY homicide Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Murder charge upgraded -- (Brandon Sun) A 24-year-old man charged in the slaying of Brandon teen Erin Chorney is expected to make a court appearance today on a charge that has now been upgraded to murder in the first degree, the Brandon Sun has learned. Thur Aug 19 2004 08:32:19  The DAVID GONZALEZ case California Reward offered in case of missing Lake Elsinore boy -- (North County Times) A $5,000 reward is being offered for the safe return of a 9-year-old Lake Elsinore boy who has been missing from near Big Bear Lake since July 31. Wed Aug 18 2004 15:48:32  The RILYA WILSON case Miami, Florida Missing girl's caretakers charged -- (CNN) Nearly two and half years after little Rilya Wilson disappeared without a trace, police have charged her main caregiver with kidnapping and child abuse. Wed Aug 18 2004 13:44:03  The LACI PETERSON MURDER Redwood City, California 'Potential Development' in Peterson Case -- (Las Vegas Sun) The judge didn't say what the development was and the lawyers are barred by a gag order from discussing it. Tues Aug 17 2004 17:07:47  The LACI PETERSON Case Redwood City, California Tapes Show Peterson Denying Involvement -- (Las Vegas Sun) Quizzed by his lover about the disappearance of his wife, Scott Peterson told her in a recorded phone conversation played in court Tuesday that that "I could never do anything like this." Tues Aug 17 2004 17:06:25  Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa Killing Sparks Homeless Backlash -- (Las Vegas Sun) A homeless man's fatal beating of a brass-knuckle-wielding bar owner has triggered something approaching a war against Tulsa's homeless population. Tues Aug 17 2004 10:58:57  The LORI HACKING Murder Salt Lake City, Utah Security tight for Hacking -- (Deseretnews) After being transported from the Salt Lake County Jail, Hacking entered the courtroom wearing a bulletproof vest over his yellow jail jumpsuit for the scheduling hearing, which lasted only a couple of minutes. Seven uniformed deputies were inside the room. Two more were outside. Tues Aug 17 2004 10:26:58  Orange Park, Florida Accused Mass Murderer Arrested -- (First Coast News) Twenty-four year old Gary McCray, known as Goldie, is under arrest in quadruple murder that rocked Orange Park. Tues Aug 17 2004 10:18:44  Denver, Colorado Police: Fatal shooting result of road rage -- (Rockey Mountain News) Last week's gunfire on South Santa Fe Drive that left a motorist dead appears to have been a case of road rage. Tues Aug 17 2004 10:16:28  White PLains, New York NYC Cop Arrested In Internet Sex Sting -- (wnbc) A New York City police officer was arrested at what he thought would be a sexual rendezvous with a teenage boy, six months after he was caught calling himself a "boy hunter" in an Internet chat profile, officials said. Tues Aug 17 2004 10:14:51  Nashua, New Hampshire 14-year-old boy charged with rape of 9-year-old girl -- (Concord Monitor) The police have charged a 14-year-old boy with raping a 9-year-old girl, and they allege the assaults have been going on for two years. Tues Aug 17 2004 09:57:49  The LACI PETERSON Murder Redwood City, Caifornia Amber Frey may be cross-examined today -- (Boston.com) Defense attorneys for Scott Peterson say they expect to begin their cross-examination of Amber Frey this afternoon. Case Coverage -- (SacBee) Mon Aug 16 2004 14:44:26 The PATRICIA MILES disappearance Gilmore, Arkansas Police arrest family friend -- (KATV) Police have arrested a family friend of the six-year-old girl who went missing Sunday. Mon Aug 16 2004 13:13:08  The LORI HACKING homicide Salt Lake City, Utah Mark Hacking appears in court -- (KUTV) Mark Hacking, charged with shooting his wife in the head and throwing her body into a trash bin, showed up in a heavily guarded courtroom Monday wearing a bulletproof vest. Mon Aug 16 2004 07:48:48  Beaufort, South Carolina Deputy shot to death -- (Beaufort Gazette) Robert T. "Robb" Odam, 22, was shot four times with an M1 Carbine .30 caliber semi-automatic rifle around 4 p.m. in the Eastover community. A Richland County man has been charged with murder. Mon Aug 16 2004 07:45:53  Plymouth, Michigan Retrial order to be appealed -- (detnews) The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office announced it will appeal a ruling by Wayne Circuit Court Judge Patricia Fresard that Azizul Islam of Plymouth must be retried in the December 1999 murder and dismemberment of his wife, Tracy. Sat Aug 14 2004 12:57:33  The TAMRA KEEPNESS Disappearance Regina, Saskatchewan Questions linger over night Tamra disappeared -- (CBC) Regina police say they still have questions about what happened on the night Tamra Keepness vanished. They say alcohol may be part of the reason they don't have the answers they're looking for. In addition, a tense relationship between police and the family may also be hampering the investigation. Indepth: Tamra Keepness -- (CBC) Sat Aug 14 2004 12:51:52  MICHAEL JACKSON Santa Barbara, California Sheriff seeks release of findings in Jackson investigation -- (ModBee) Santa Barbara County's sheriff has asked a judge's permission to release the results of a state probe into allegations that Michael Jackson was "manhandled" by authorities after his arrest for investigation of child molestation. Sat Aug 14 2004 12:50:15 KOBE BRYANT Denver, Colorado Bryant judge denies request for delay of trial; jury selection to begin Aug. 27 -- (ModBee) Jury selection in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case is still on track to begin this month after the judge denied prosecutors' request for an indefinite delay in the trial. Sat Aug 14 2004 12:37:46  The LORI HACKING Case Salt Lake City, Utah Surveillance Seized in Hacking Probe -- (Las Vegas Sun) Police have seize surveillance equipment from the psychiatric hospital where Mark Hacking worked as an orderly and the convenience store where he was seen twice the night his wife, Lori, presumably died. Fri Aug 13 2004 18:05:57 Port Allen, Louisianna Judge denies new trial for Louisiana serial killings suspect -- (Nola) A judge on Friday denied a new trial for serial-killings suspect Derrick Todd Lee in the slaying of a West Baton Rouge Parish woman. Thur Aug 12 2004 10:07:04  The LORI HACKING homicide Salt Lake City, Utah Letter suggests Lori may have wanted out of marriage -- (KSL) Details of the letter surfaced in a search affidavit released late Wednesday aftenoon. Thur Aug 12 2004 09:40:50 The TAMRA KEEPNESS case Regina, Saskatchewan Missing girl's dad faces assault charge -- (C-News) -- The biological father of Tamra Keepness has been charged with assaulting the missing girl's stepfather in an altercation at the family home early yesterday morning. Wed Aug 11 2004 11:55:44  The LORI HACKING homicide Salt Lake City, Utah New evidence?: U. video may show Mark Hacking dumping body -- (Deseret News) Mark Hacking made an initial court appearance Tuesday, facing a murder charge in the death of his wife, whose body he allegedly placed in a Dumpster at the U., an action that may have been captured on video now in the possession of investigators Wed Aug 11 2004 10:24:57 Salt Lake City, Utah Woman in Smart Kidnapping Said Incompetent -- (Newsday) Wanda Barzee, 58, who first was ruled incompetent in January, remains incompetent, but there is a "substantial probability she may become competent in the foreseeable future." Wed Aug 11 2004 10:22:37 MARC WESSON Fresno, California Death Penalty to Be Sought in Fresno Case -- (Las Vegas Sun) Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a man charged with shooting nine of his children in his Fresno home. Wed Aug 11 2004 09:57:09  The TAMRA KEEPNESS case Regina, Saskatchewan Man claims to have seen Tamra 4 hours after last sighting -- (CBC) The man who was allegedly attacked by the stepfather of Tamra Keepness says he saw the missing girl sleeping in her bed four hours after the girl's mother last reported seeing her. Tues Aug 10 2004 19:44:20  "BELMONT SHORE RAPIST" MARK WAYNE RATHBUN Long Beach,Ca. Rapist Convicted: Faces 500+ to Life--(ABC7.com)The man dubbed the "Belmont Shore Rapist" for a five- year string of attacks that victimized women in Long Beach and in parts of Orange County was convicted today of 59 criminal counts. Tues Aug 10 2004 19:23:31  LOUISIANA SERIAL KILLINGS Derrick Todd Lee Guilty Verdict in Louisiana Serial Killings Case--(FoxNews) jury took less than two hours Tuesday to find a suspected serial killer guilty of second-degree murder in the 2002 death of a 21-year-old woman. Tues Aug 10 2004 17:43:16  Lethbridge, Alberta Alderwoman Dar Heatherington resigns -- (Cnews) Most people outside Lethbridge had never heard of Darlene Heatherington until she was reported missing last year in Great Falls, Mont., while on city business. Her disappearance sparked public concern on both sides of the border and a major search by police. Heatherington says she will clear name -- (CBC) The embattled alderman had steadfastly refused to give up her seat after being convicted of inventing her own stalker. Tues Aug 10 2004 10:40:44  The LACI PETERSON homicide trial Redwood City, California Focus shifts to Frey at trial -- (Modesto Bee) As the star witness in the prosecution's case against Scott Peterson, Amber Frey will be subjected to as much as a week of questioning and cross-examination. Tues Aug 10 2004 09:55:14  The X-BOX MURDERS Daytona Beach, Florida Suspects denied bond -- (Fox News) The four suspects accused in the vicious beating and stabbing murders of six people were denied bond and appointed public defenders Monday during their first court appearance. Firings over X-Box slayings -- (Fox News) The state has fired a probation officer and three of his supervisors for missing key opportunities to lock up a violent ex-convict before he became the suspected mastermind of a home invasion that left six people dead. Mon Aug 9 2004 15:00:58  The LORI HACKING homicide Salt Lake City, Utah Still no body in landfill -- (KSL) The District Attorney's office has only hours before it's expected to file murder charges againist Mark Hacking for the death of his wife, Lori. Mon Aug 9 2004 14:16:21  France Cecillon charged with wife's murder -- (SMH) Former French national captain Marc Cecillon has been arrested for murder after allegedly shooting his wife dead at a party on Saturday night. Sun Aug 8 2004 16:33:12  The CYNTHIA LAMB case Molalla, Oregon Girl found, but questions remain -- (Oregonian) Police head to Montana to talk with Cynthia Lamb and a man with a lengthy criminal record they say she disappeared with. Sun Aug 8 2004 10:18:18  The X-BOX murders Deltona, Florida Sheriff: Dispute over video game led to murders -- (SD Union-Tribune) -- The grisly murders of six people last week in Florida stemmed from a dispute over a video game console and some missing clothes, the sheriff in Volusia County said. Sat Aug 7 2004 13:39:53  The NANCY MACDUCKSTON disappearance Davenport, California Missing one year -- (Daily Journal) Without a wife, without a mother and without a grandmother, one Belmont family managed to make it through a year of heart-wrenching holidays, birthdays and anniversaries with little more than a shred of hope that their loved one is still alive. Sat Aug 7 2004 00:24:55  The CYNTHIA LAMB case Oregon and Montana Missing teen suddenly turns up in Montana -- (KATU) After being missing for nine months, 16-year-old Cynthia Lamb, the teenager who disappeared from the Molalla Library last year, has unexpectedly turned up in Missoula, Montana. Sat Aug 7 2004 00:08:07 The TAMRA KEEPNESS case Regina, Saskatchewan Parents of missing Regina girl say police suspicions 'off-base' -- (CP) The parents of missing five-year-old Tamra Keepness say they are devastated by the disappearance of their child and resent police suggestions that they haven't been candid with officers in their investigation. Fri Aug 6 2004 16:49:01  Deltona, Florida Six bodies found in Florida home -- (CNN) The bodies of six adults were found in a home Friday after one of the victims failed to show up for work, and authorities said they were apparently slain overnight. Fri Aug 6 2004 09:43:51  The ARDETH WOOD homicide Ottawa, Ontario Inside the hunt for Ardeth's killer -- (Citizen) Police had high hopes they had found their man in time to keep him from killing again, but finally had to admit he was innocent. Now, exactly one year after her death, they keep looking. Thur Aug 5 2004 16:21:20  The BROOKE WILBERGER abduction Corvallis, Oregon Officers stay upbeat on Wilberger case -- (Gazette-Times) At morning briefing at the Law Enforcement Building, Corvallis Police officers gather to hear the latest information on active cases each day. Thur Aug 5 2004 11:15:36 LACI PETERSON Redwood City,Ca Peterson Cries During Friend's Testimony--(NBCSanDiego)Friend Says Peterson Left 'Frantic' Message Thur Aug 5 2004 10:20:53  The MARK JACKSON disappearance Fort Lauderdale, Florida $5,000 reward for missing exec -- (Miami Herald) The family and friends of Mark Jackson hope that the money and a television appeal will help solve the mystery of his disappearance. Thur Aug 5 2004 09:05:36 The TAMRA KEEPNESS case Regina, Saskatchewan Child welfare system failed Tamra: native leader -- (CBC) A prominent Saskatchewan aboriginal leader says provincial child protection officials bear some of the blame for the disappearance of five-year-old Tamra Keepness one month ago. Wed Aug 4 2004 06:57:57  The MARY KAY LETOURNEAU case Gig Harbour, Washington Freed from prison -- (AP) Mary Kay Letourneau, the one-time grade school teacher who served 7 1/2 years in prison for having sex with her sixth-grade pupil, has been released, a corrections spokeswoman said early Wednesday. Tues Aug 3 2004 17:11:09  ELIZABETH SMART kidnapping Salt Lake City, Utah Judge orders Smart kidnapping suspect competency hearings opened - (SD Union Tribune) The competency hearing for Elizabeth Smart kidnapping suspect Brian David Mitchell will be open to the public, a judge ruled Tuesday. Tues Aug 3 2004 13:49:52 The LACI PETERSON homicide California Expert: Scott Peterson's debts rose sharply before Laci's death -- (SF Gate) Scott Peterson's finances came into question Monday as prosecution witnesses presented evidence that might support a motive for his wife's murder -- he was going broke and getting deeper into debt in the months before his wife was killed. Tues Aug 3 2004 10:21:00  The ERIC SEARS case California Affidavit: Pal knew hiker had died -- (The Desert Sun) The companion of a 17-year-old hiker found dead in Joshua Tree National Park first reported him missing and later said he put the youth’s dead body in a toilet. Tues Aug 3 2004 09:46:49  The LORI HACKING homicide Salt Lake City, Utah Survellience video released -- (KSL-TV) A new survelliance video from the convenience store that Mark Hacking frequently visited shows the murder suspect on the morning his wife was reported missing. Hacking arrested -- (Deseret News) Police say Mark was suspect from 'the very first day'. Tues Aug 3 2004 08:34:08  Port Allen, Louisianna Jurors sought in La. serial killings case -- (Nola) Potential jurors were questioned about publicity surrounding a string of murders in Louisiana as the first of four trials facing Derek Todd Lee, who is suspected of killing seven young women, got under way. Tues Aug 3 2004 08:31:30  Fayetteville, Florida Police in Georgia Seek Teenage Girls -- (Las Vegas Sun) Police were seeking two 15-year-old girls believed on the run after fatally stabbing the grandparents of one of the teens. Tues Aug 3 2004 08:29:43  The LORI HACKING Case Salt Lake City, Utah Missing Utah Woman's Husband Arrested -- (Las Vegas Sun) From the day Lori Hacking disappeared, police never referred to her husband as anything other than a "person of interest" - even as the lies he told relatives unraveled and his psychological condition deteriorated. Authorities finally closed in, arresting Mark Hacking for allegedly murdering his pregnant wife despite the lack of a body. Mon Aug 2 2004 09:58:00 TAMRA KEEPNESS case Regina Police suspend latest search for Tamra Keepness -- (CNews) Regina police are pulling out of the latest search for clues into the disappearance of five-year-old Tamra Keepness, but say their investigation will continue until she is found. Sun Aug 1 2004 15:32:38 LORI HACKING Salt Lake City, Utah Families: Stop Looking for Lori -- (Fox News) The families of Mark and Lori Hacking issued a statement late Saturday saying Mark Hacking had provided information that makes a volunteer search for his missing wife unnecessary. Fri July 30 2004 10:24:53  The LORI HACKING case Salt Lake City, Utah Family asks people to fast and pray -- (KSL) Lori Hacking's family says those who want to help in the search for the missing woman can join them today in a day of fasting and prayer. Thur July 29 2004 14:18:17 Laci Peterson murder trial Redwood City, Calif Judge Denies Peterson Defense Request For Mistrial--(NBCSanDiego)A judge on Thursday turned aside a defense effort to derail Scott Peterson's murder trial, rejecting defense motions for a mistrial or outright dismissal of charges on the grounds that an investigator allegedly lied on the witness stand. Thur July 29 2004 09:47:18 he LORI HACKING case Salt Lake City, Utah Friends recall Hacking clown -- (Canoe.ca) Fellow Mormons who knew Mark Hacking while he was a missionary in Winnipeg described him as the class clown who soaked up the attention his antics drew. Former roomates and mission companions speak -- (KSL) Investigators again sifted through the Salt Lake County Landfill on Wednesday night. It was the third night in a row they've been there looking for clues, into the disappearance of Lori Hacking. Thur July 29 2004 09:09:35 The TAMRA KEEPNESS case Regina, Saskatchewan Investigators fear tragedy in Tamra Keepness case -- (The National) Investigators fear they are dealing with a tragedy due to the length of time that has passed since five-year-old Tamra Keepness vanished, says Regina police Chief Cal Johnston. |
