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Tues Sept 21 2004 18:23:39  LACI PETERSON murder trial Redwood,City,Ca. Cop: '41 Reasons' Why He Thought Laci Peterson Was Dead--(NBCSanDiego)The lead detective assigned to investigate Laci Peterson's disappearance had "about 41 reasons" why police thought her body was in San Francisco Bay, he testified Tuesday. Tues Sept 21 2004 09:19:17  The ELIZABETH BAIN homicide Toronto, Ontario, Canada Evidence links Bernardo to murder victim Bain -- (Globe and Mail) Evidence proves that serial killer Paul Bernardo was acquainted with murder victim Elizabeth Bain and was seen at her university campus the day she disappeared, Ontario Court of Appeal heard yesterday. Mon Sept 20 2004 14:12:56  Columbus, Ohio Arrest made in year-old triple homicide -- (Telegraph Forum) Police have charged a man and are questioning two others in the deaths of three people found bound and shot in the heads in a house near Ohio State University a year ago. Mon Sept 20 2004 14:06:52  Canberra, Australia Ex-mayor vanishes in serial killer hunt -- (NZ Herald) A former mayor of the Perth city of Claremont and a prominent civil liberties activist is thought to have left Australia after police named him in the hunt for a serial killer who has evaded capture for eight years. Mon Sept 20 2004 13:06:41  The BRIANA MAITLAND disappearance Vermont Father presses seach for daughter -- (The Champlain Channel) Six months have come and gone since Brianna Maitland, 17, disappeared in Vermont's Franklin County. She hasn't been seen since she left work in Montgomery in March, but her family is still hoping she'll come home soon. Sun Sept 19 2004 22:23:38  The THEODORE AMMON murder East Hampton, New York Murder in the Hamptons -- (Newsday) A self-described hustler with outsized bravado. A woman on the outs with her millionaire husband. And a high-profile trial that opens this week. Sun Sept 19 2004 22:14:10  The BRIANA SHULTHEIS case Crawfordville, Florida Missing teen believed to be with sex offender -- (WKMG) Authorities are looking for a 13-year-old girl who they believe ran away with a registered sex offender who had worked around her family's home. Sun Sept 19 2004 07:09:36  The HOLLY ANN HUGHES case Staten Island, New York Trial begins in '81 child abduction case -- (NY Daily News) Notorious Staten Island child predator Andre Rand's own chilling words may end up slamming the prison doors behind him - this time for good. Sun Sept 19 2004 06:43:56  Mexico Mothers of slain Mexican women get homes -- (Seattle P.I.) The government of a northern Mexico state has promised to give free homes to 47 mothers of women killed in a string of sexually motivated slayings, angering some activists who say the gifts gloss over the lack of results in the criminal investigations. Sun Sept 19 2004 06:29:49  The DELCIA MEJIA homicide Florida School helping pals of slain teen cope -- (Miami Herald) Miami Beach High School officials prepared this weekend to help their students cope with the death of a sophomore in an apparent homicide Friday. Sun Sept 19 2004 00:03:11  The BONNER case New York State issues missing children's alert -- (Newsday) An Amber Alert has been issued by state police in connection with three missing children who were abducted in Mamaroneck in Westchester County on Saturday afternoon. Fri Sept 17 2004 19:47:11  ANTHONY ANDERSON Los Angeles, California New Allegations, Actor Sexual Assault -- (KABC) There are new allegations of sexual assault involving actor Anthony Anderson.A woman is suing Anderson claiming he sexually abused her in his dressing room following the taping of his TV series "All About the Andersons". Fri Sept 17 2004 19:43:12  MACAULAY CULKIN Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Actor Macaulay Culkin Arrested -- (KABC) Child star Macauley Culkin has been arrested on drug charges in Oklahoma City. The syndicated show The Insider reports the "Home Alone" star was arrested for possession of a controlled dangerous substance without a prescription and possession of marijuana. Fri Sept 17 2004 15:11:26  MICHEAL JACKSON Los Angeles,Ca Accuser's Mother Takes the Stand in Jackson Case--(KABC)A pre-trial hearing is under way in the Michael Jackson child molestation case.Jackson arrived at the Santa Maria courthouse early this morning. Today the defense will question the mother of Jackson's accuser about whether she knew a private investigator worked for Jackson's former attorney. Fri Sept 17 2004 15:06:12 JAMES COCKMAN Greenville, S.C. Ex-Sara Lee Exec's Disappearance Probed -- (Fox) Investigators searched Friday for a former top executive at Sara Lee Corp. (search) who disappeared after he went to meet a couple about buying his sport utility vehicle."There's a strong possibility of foul play," sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Shea Smith said Friday. Thur Sept 16 2004 16:07:28  ASHLEY POND & MIRANDA GADDIS Portland, Oregon Weaver's Trial Will Stay In Clackamas County -- (KATU) A Clackamas County judge has turned down a request by lawyers for accused killer Ward Weaver to move his trial to a different venue. Weaver's attorneys had argued that intense media coverage would prevent their client from receiving an impartial jury and a fair trial. Thur Sept 16 2004 15:45:16 LACI PETERSON murder trial Redwood City, Ca. Doctor: Laci Didn't Give Birth -- (Fox) Witness testifies that fetus was expelled from dead woman's body Thur Sept 16 2004 08:37:54  BELMONT SHORE RAPIST Los Angeles, California Belmont Shore Rapist Is Sentenced -- (LA Times) A serial rapist who attacked more than a dozen women between 1997 and 2002 was sentenced Wednesday to 1,030 years in prison plus 10 life terms. Thur Sept 16 2004 08:31:35  MICHELLE PULSIFER murder Los Angeles, Ca. Suspects in O.C. Murder Are Reunited--(LATimes)An attorney for a woman accused in the 1969 death of her 3-year-old daughter declared her innocence Wednesday and shifted the blame to her former boyfriend, citing the man's violent history and a witness who recalled him carrying the girl away in a box. Thur Sept 16 2004 07:56:21  West Valley City, Utah Baby sitter is arrested in rape of 5-year-old girl -- (Deseret News) A baby sitter has been arrested by West Valley police in the rape of a 5-year-old girl he was watching. Investigators believed the 18-year-old man sexually assaulted the young girl on at least three occasions over the past two months, said West Valley police Capt. Craig Black. Wed Sept 15 2004 12:18:25  BELMONT SHORE RAPIST Mark Wayne Rathbun Long Beach, California Belmont Shore Rapist Schduled for Sentencing -- (KABC) Sentencing is scheduled today for a man dubbed the Belmont Shore Rapist for attacks on women in Long Beach and parts of Orange County over a five-year period.Mark Wayne Rathbun, 34, could be sent to prison for more than 500 years when sentenced this morning by Long Beach Superior Court Judge Joan Comparet- Cassani. Wed Sept 15 2004 09:30:55  The LINDSAY CUTSHALL and JASON ALLEN case Sonoma County, California Weapon IDd, but not found, in Jenner slayings -- (SF Gate) Sonoma County sheriff's investigators said Tuesday that two Christian camp counselors found slain last month on an isolated beach near Jenner had probably been shot with a hunting rifle. Wed Sept 15 2004 09:24:52 The KOBE BRYANT case Colorado What Kobe said -- (Sports Illustrated) Why do Bryant's lawyers want his statement to police sealed? Because he admits to a further infidelity and says another player paid women hush money. Wed Sept 15 2004 08:56:12  The JAMI HICKS case Oklahoma Missing girl found after stepdad shoots himself -- (Houston Chronicle) -- A missing Mesquite girl was found safe in an Oklahoma City motel room early Wednesday after her stepfather apparently shot himself. Wed Sept 15 2004 08:18:57  LORI HACKING Salt Lake City, Utah Search for Lori revised--(DeseretNews)The smell is almost overpowering — so rank and sour that it seems to permeate the skin. In spite of that, 38 police officers and firefighters waded into 2-foot piles of landfill waste Tuesday as the second phase of the search for Lori Hacking began. Wed Sept 15 2004 00:08:23  The MATTHEW MARGOLIS homicide Greenwich, Connecticut Convicted cop now investigated -- (abc7) A break in a murder case more then two decades old -- and the suspect is a former cop. The case involves the murder of a 13-year old boy. Tues Sept 14 2004 23:58:51  The LANA CLARKSON homicide Los Angeles, California Judge elays hearing -- (NBC4) Music producer Phil Spector and his new lawyer said Tuesday they need more time to prepare for his murder case and won a delay in scheduling the preliminary hearing. Tues Sept 14 2004 20:31:37  The KYLIE TAYLOR case Washington Mom's sleuthing helped find missing daughter -- (Columbian) Fourteen-year-old Kylie Taylor is home and the man who is alleged to have held her captive and tortured her for the past two weeks is in jail, thanks largely to her mother's sleuthing. Tues Sept 14 2004 12:04:27 Green Bay,Wis Man Throws Baby From Car During Chase -- (Fox) Police were stunned when a man they were chasing dumped a baby in a car seat out of his vehicle and onto a busy highway.The dramatic scene was caught on a police cruiser's video. Tues Sept 14 2004 11:20:30 Bridgeport, Connecticut Guilty plea in rape, murder of retarded woman -- (Newsday) A city man whose conviction in the rape and murder of a mentally retarded woman had been overturned, has pleaded guilty to murder. Tues Sept 14 2004 08:25:06 LACI PETERSON murder trial Redwood City, Calif. Prosecutors say blood findings may implicate Peterson -- (Aberdeen News) Brown stains on a bedspread belonging to Laci and Scott Peterson turned out to be blood, a scientist testified on Monday as prosecutors again focused on the forensics of the double murder case. Tues Sept 14 2004 08:17:52  MAMORU TAKUMA Tokyo, Japan Japan executes killer of 8 schoolchildren -- (Nola.com) Japan executed a man Tuesday for killing eight children in a 2001 knifing rampage that shocked the nation and forced tightened security at schools, news reports said.Mamoru Takuma, who had a history of mental illness, was found guilty of barging through several classrooms in Osaka in western Japan and wildly slashing at children and teachers. Tues Sept 14 2004 07:59:07  MARK & NIKITA NOONE murders Albury, Australia Man held over father, daughter deaths -- (News.com.au)A MAN was charged last night over the shocking murder of an father and daughter.Mark Noone and little Nikita were found dead in the gutted remains of their Albury home ten days ago. Mon Sept 13 2004 14:52:13 The JAMIE HICKS case Mesquite, Texas Missing girl writes she's on vacation with stepdad -- (Houston Chronicle) A 12-year-old girl missing since Sept. 4 has sent her mother a letter indicating that she believes she is on a vacation with her stepfather, her mother said today. Mon Sept 13 2004 10:00:09 LACI PETERSON murder trial Redwood City, Calif. Peterson's Movements Eyed -- (Fox) Prosecutors using GPS tracking evidence to blast holes in alibis. Mon Sept 13 2004 09:48:09  Tacoma, Washington Missing Clark County teen found near Tacoma -- (KGW) A 14-year-old girl reported missing from her home near Camas last month has been found and a man who was with her is being held for investigation of child rape, authorities said. Sun Sept 12 2004 12:11:54 Tehran, Iran Two Iranians confess to murder of 22 children -- (Reuters) Two Iranian brick-makers have confessed to killing 22 children and three adults, raping the young boys before murdering them, a legal official close to the case said on Sunday. Sun Sept 12 2004 09:57:19 The B.T.K. Killer Wichita, Kansas After 25 years, serial killer resurfaces with claim of victim #8 -- (The Boston Globe) A serial strangler who tormented his victims and taunted an entire town with his murderous boasts before disappearing for 25 years has resurfaced in recent months with proof that he had killed again -- in 1986. The self-named ''B.T.K. Strangler" -- for bind, torture, kill -- is playing his cat-and-mouse game anew, all but daring someone to find him. Sun Sept 12 2004 09:19:44 The JOUBERT case Brandon, Manitoba Head blows killed pair in Brandon -- (Winnipeg Sun) The violent deaths of an elderly couple last Saturday in Brandon were caused by a blunt force trauma to the head area, an autopsy revealed. The bodies of Noel Joubert, 81, and his wife Doreen, 80, were found in their Brandon home by police, who had been contacted to search the home by worried friends. Sun Sept 12 2004 09:08:16 LORI HACKING Salt Lake City, Utah Search for Lori Hacking to Resume Tuesday -- (KSL.com) With the arrival of cooler temperatures, police will begin searching the Salt Lake County landfill during the day as they try to find the remains of Lori Hacking. Sat Sept 11 2004 20:13:00  Iran Iran 'serial child killers' held -- (BBC) Police in Iran have arrested two men suspected of murdering and burying several children in the desert south of the capital Tehran. Sat Sept 11 2004 17:48:17  CATHERINE ZETA-JONES Mexico Zeta-Jones in kidnap terror -- (News.com.au) Screen siren Catherine Zeta-Jones was last night recovering from a brazen attack by Mexican bandits who tried to kidnap her. The wife of actor Michael Douglas, and mother-of-two, was the target of a heavily armed gang that ambushed her as she returned from a film location. Sat Sept 11 2004 16:47:22 Baton Rouge, Louisiana First-degree murder trial to begin Monday in serial killings -- (Nola) Serial killings suspect Derrick Todd Lee has been convicted of one murder. But for many who loved the seven victims, the trial which begins Monday is the one that counts, because Lee faces the death penalty. Sat Sept 11 2004 08:49:07 MICHAEL JACKSON Los Angeles, Ca. Judge Rejects Hearing On Jackson Gag Order -- (KCAL) A judge declined to hold a hearing on whether a gag order in the Michael Jackson child molestation case was violated, rejecting defense complaints that Santa Barbara's former sheriff has publicly discussed information that may have come from the sheriff's department. Sat Sept 11 2004 08:38:17 LORI HACKING Utah Hacking search tactics changing -- (Deseret News) For the first weekend in more than one month, searchers with cadaver dogs will not comb a west Salt Lake landfill looking for the body of Lori Hacking, whose remains are believed to be buried there. And they're looking to a Mesa County, Colo., case for hope that the search may be successful. Sat Sept 11 2004 08:29:37 Durham 'Open Files' spurs murder arrest -- (Herald Sun) Durham police on Friday arrested a Charlotte man and charged him with the 1999 murder of Raynald O'Neal Wilson.Investigators credited The Herald-Sun with helping to solve the case with an Open Files story that was published in July. The Open Files series documents unsolved murders. Sat Sept 11 2004 08:25:06  LIONEL TATE Florida Officer refused to accept Tate tale -- (Sun Sential) Lionel Tate tried to report his 20 minutes of freedom to his community control officer. But she didn't believe him because Tate's mother, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, insisted her son was home, state Department of Corrections documents show. Sat Sept 11 2004 08:16:15 Baltimore, Md. Man arrested for 1974 Spam-related homicide -- (CNN) A man wanted for the killing of a civilian police employee in a dispute over a stolen can of Spam has been arrested, nearly 30 years after the shooting. Fri Sept 10 2004 18:13:18 MARK & NIKITA NOONE murder Australia Clue to family murder -- (News.com.au) A MAN was seen outside the home of murdered Albury father Mark Noone minutes after a fireball engulfed his home.One neighbour in Glenelg St said a loud bang was heard shortly before the fire and the man was seen near Mr. Noone's house. A post-mortem examination revealed Mr. Noone had first been shot in the head. Fri Sept 10 2004 08:29:09 YOLANDA BINDICS Jamestown, N.Y. Police find belongings of missing mother -- (NewsDay) Police have recovered a purse, lipstick and a key chain they believe belong to a missing mother of four. Fri Sept 10 2004 08:24:15 ASHLEY POND & MIRANDA GADDIS murders Oregon City, Oregon Judge expected to set trial date for Ward Weaver -- (KATU) A Clackamas County courthouse official says a trial date in the Ward Weaver case will not be set Thursday.Instead, on September 15th, Judge Robert Herndon will hear a motion for a change for venue in the double-murder trial. Fri Sept 10 2004 08:18:25  BROOKE WILBERGER Portland, Oregon A fresh team reinvigorates Wilberger case -- (KATU) A fresh team of investigators are now fully involved in the search for missing teenager Brooke Wilberger. Three months have passed since Willberger vanished from a college town with a police force only 54 officers strong. Fri Sept 10 2004 07:49:17  DAR HEARTHERINGTON Alberta, Canada Dar Heatherington to be sentenced today -- (CTV.CA) Dar Heatherington, the Lethbridge alderwoman who was convicted of public mischief for lying to police about being stalked, will learn her fate today.Heatherington, 41, is to be sentenced in provincial court. She faces a maximum of five years in jail. Thur Sept 9 2004 08:30:45 THEODORE AMMON murder Riverhead, New York Electrician on trial in millionaire's killing -- (CNN) Not since F. Scott Fitzgerald penned his novel "The Great Gatsby" has a Long Island murder case captivated residents like the one currently under way on the East End.Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of Daniel Pelosi, a 40-year-old home improvement contractor who authorities say fell in love with another man's wife, and her millions. Thur Sept 9 2004 08:21:15 MICHAEL JACKSON Los Angeles, Ca. Court documents detail potential evidence in Jackson case -- (CNN) Court documents released Tuesday revealed some of the evidence that will be admitted -- and some that will likely get tossed -- later this month in the child molestation case against pop star Michael Jackson. Wed Sept 8 2004 17:01:48  STEPHANIE CROWE San Diego, Ca. Tuite pleads guilty to escape -- (SD Union Tribune) Richard Tuite, the man convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the slaying of Stephanie Crowe, pleads guilty to escape and bribery counts stemming from his flight during his murder trial. Wed Sept 8 2004 16:53:29 LACI PETERSON murder trial Redwood City, Ca. Peterson Testimony Focuses on Hair -- (FoxNews) Two strands of dark hair found on Scott Peterson's (search) boat could not have come from him and are consistent with strands taken from his slain wife's hairbrush, a prosecution expert testified Wednesday. Wed Sept 8 2004 13:01:40  CLARLISSA SIREECH Fort Duchesne, Utah Woman charged with burning, beating grandsons -- (Salt Lake Tribune) A Fort Duchesne woman is accused of slamming her toddler grandsons against a hard floor, putting a 4-year-old into a coma and severely injuring his 3-year-old brother. Charlissa Sireech also is accused of repeatedly burning the younger boy with a curling iron, which she allegedly used to force him where she wanted him to go. Wed Sept 8 2004 09:48:04  MICHELLE "MIMI" SMITH Oregon Former softball coach has trial date set -- (KATU) former softball coach who moved to Tennessee with one of his 16-year-old player's was briefly in a Hillsboro courtroom Wednesday.Andrew Garver's trial date was set for November 16th. Wed Sept 8 2004 08:36:59 LIONEL TATE Fort Lauderdale, Florida Lionel Tate Jailed Again -- (Fox News) Lionel Tate, the teen who walked out of prison eight months ago after his life sentence for the killing of a 6-year-old playmate was overturned, was arrested on charges of violating his probation.A judge said earlier this year that Tate could be sent back to prison if he violated probation. Tues Sept 7 2004 17:54:27  SHAFILEA AHMED murder England Five arrested over Shafilea death--(BBCNews)Police investigating the murder of Warrington teenager Shafilea Ahmed have arrested five of her close relatives.The men and women were arrested in Bradford on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.The body of the 17-year-old, who had rejected an arranged marriage, was found in the Lake District in February. Tues Sept 7 2004 14:28:08 LACI PETERSON murder trial Redwood City, Ca. Detectives Tell Jury About Peterson Case Tips -- (Fox News) Investigators testified Tuesday at Scott Peterson's double-murder trial about a tip they chased down in the weeks after Laci Peterson vanished that the pregnant schoolteacher was being held in a rural area some 30 miles from her hometown. |
