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Mon Oct 11 2004 09:38:54  KATHLEEN PETERSON murder Durham A year after Peterson went to prison, murder still haunts family and friends--(Herald Sun)A year after he was convicted of murdering his wife and condemned to life in prison, Michael Peterson spends his days lifting weights, playing chess, writing letters and reading.Peterson is doing well, says family friend Kerry Sutton, who visited him recently at Nash Correctional Institution near Rocky Mount. Mon Oct 11 2004 09:20:14  MARTHA MOXLEY murder Greenwich Kennedy cousin 'covered in blood'--(News.com.au)A BOOK on convicted US killer Michael Skakel says the Kennedy cousin described being covered in blood the night of his neighbour's murder.Skakel, who was convicted in 2002 of Martha Moxley's 1975 murder, allegedly made the incriminating comment to a counsellor at Elan School, a reform school in Maine where he was sent in the late 1970s. Skakel, like his victim, was 15 at the time of the killing.In the book, Conviction: Solving the Moxley Murder by Leonard Levitt, the unnamed counsellor describes a conversation he had with Skakel's father, priest and lawyer after Skakel allegedly told him about being covered in blood. Mon Oct 11 2004 08:49:08  LITTLE TOTS DAY CARE CENTER murder & shootings Detroit Dad charged in girl's death 3-year-old beaten to death, caretakers shot at day care--(DETNews)The father of the 3-year-old girl who was beaten to death in a Detroit day care was arraigned Sunday on six charges.Caught attempting to flee the state, police said, Bernard Kelly, 37, of Redford stood mute on charges that he shot two caretakers, hurt an infant boy and beat to death his daughter, Stefanie Belue, at Little Tots Day Care Center in northwest Detroit on Sept. 28. Sun Oct 10 2004 10:29:26  BRYAN THORNE California Friends of Missing Brea Boy Reveal His Death After 6 Years--(AP) Six years after a teenager's disappearance, five of his high school friends have come forward to say he was murdered and dismembered by a Satanist and gang member who scared them into keeping silent. Sun Oct 10 2004 10:04:45 Sun Oct 10 2004 10:03:46  DAVID STIDHAM Tucson, Arizona Detectives Suspect Doctor Slain in or Near His Car--(Tucson Citizen) A doctor slain this week was killed with a sharp-edged weapon in his car, or at least very near it, a Pima County sheriff's detective said. Friday morning, Detective Sgt. Brad Foust gave that brief update in the slaying of Dr. David Brian Stidham, whose body was found Tuesday outside his workplace. Foust, however, would neither say what type of weapon was used to kill the 37-year-old pediatric ophthamologist, nor would he elaborate on the investigation. Sun Oct 10 2004 09:56:07  CELIA FLEWELLEN Beechview, Pennsylvania City Principal Slain; Husband Sought on Homicide Charges--(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) What seemed like the perfect family disintegrated early yesterday in violence and fire. Celia Flewellen, the 40-year-old principal of Homewood Montessori School, was found dead in the third-floor master bedroom of her Beechview home, with head and stab wounds. Sun Oct 10 2004 08:48:05  SUSAN PLATTE Rancho Santa Margarita,Calif Woman's Body Found in Ocean Off Dana Point--(LATimes)The body of a Rancho Santa Margarita woman was found in the ocean off Dana Point on Saturday morning, the Orange County Sheriff's Department said.A kayaker discovered the body about a quarter of a mile off Capistrano Beach about 11 a.m., according to Lt. Hayward Miller. Sun Oct 10 2004 08:27:02  LORI HACKING murder Salt Lake City,Urah Lori laid to rest as the tears flow--(DeseretNews)Spotting Salt Lake City Police Sgt. J.R. Nelson among the line of police officers that flanked the grave site of Lori Kay Soares Hacking, her mother reached out and clasped the burly, red-moustached officer in a hug."Thank you," Thelma Soares said through her tears.Nelson is the officer credited with finding Hacking's remains in a west Salt Lake landfill Oct. 1. It was something Soares had prayed and fasted for since her daughter was first reported missing July 19. Sat Oct 9 2004 22:16:30  KELLY SINNOTT London Body in a Carpet: Two Questioned--(icnetwork) Police investigating the murder of a woman whose strangled body was found wrapped in a carpet are questioning two people. A 22-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman are being held by police in London in connection with the death of 24-year-old Kelly Sinnott who was found dead in a field in Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire, on Tuesday. Sat Oct 9 2004 22:05:47  LOUISE PARGETER Canada Parole Officer Slain While Visiting Client--(Edmunton Sun) A 34-year-old female federal parole officer found slain in the Yellowknife apartment of a parole client was visiting him at home for the first time. "Words simply cannot express the sadness that we feel for (her) family, friends and colleagues," Jan Fox, a Correctional Service of Canada regional director from Edmonton, said yesterday. Sat Oct 9 2004 21:53:02  RACHEL O'REILLY Dublin, Ireland Appeal in Mother-of-Two Murder Case--(online.ie) Gardaí renewed their appeal for information today into th murder of mother-of-two Rachel O'Reilly at her home in north Co Dublin. Sat Oct 9 2004 21:21:37  NORWALK, WISCONSIN Norwalk Chief of Police Accused of Attempted Homicide--(Juneau County Star Times) Deputies from the Jackson County Sheriff's Department and the Monroe County Police Department recently arrested Norwalk Police Chief Matthew L. Hoskins for attempted first degree homicide, use of a dangerous weapon, and two counts of reckless endangerment, use of a dangerous weapon. Sat Oct 9 2004 21:00:28  TRICIA, GILLIAN and JAMES DOYLE Manchester, New Hampshire After Doyles’ Deaths, ‘God cries along with us’--(The Union Leader ) Tricia Doyle and her two children will be mourned at a funeral Mass on Tuesday morning at Blessed Sacrament Church, the church where she was married seven years ago. Sat Oct 9 2004 12:45:02  LACI PETERSON murder trial Redwood City,Calif Peterson wrote to Amber from jail--(CNN)Scott Peterson continued his attempts to woo mistress Amber Frey even after he was arrested for the murders of his wife, Laci, and the couple's unborn son.According to a police report obtained exclusively by Court TV's Catherine Crier, jailbird Scott Peterson sent Frey a two-page handwritten letter proclaiming his innocence and extolling spiritual values. Sat Oct 9 2004 10:41:32  MEGAN'S LAW Sacramento,Calif Megan's Law Coauthor Seeks Probe of E-Mail 'Threat'--(LATimes)A state assemblyman who co-wrote legislation to put the Megan's Law database of sex offenders on the Internet has asked the California Highway Patrol to investigate two aggressive e-mails he received.Assemblyman Todd Spitzer (R-Orange) said Friday that he had received two anonymous e-mails claiming to be from a convicted sex offender angry about having the database online.The e-mails' author stated he was trying to rally other offenders to fight the new law, which places in the database an offender's name, home address, picture, physical description, known aliases, gender, race, date of birth and criminal history. Sat Oct 9 2004 10:28:02  SAMANTHA RUNNION murder Santa Ana,Calif. Pretrial Hearing Set in Samantha Runnion Case--(LATimes)The long-delayed DNA-evidence pretrial hearing for the accused killer of 5-year-old Samantha Runnion will start Nov. 8, the first date for which the defense says it will be prepared, a Superior Court judge ruled Friday.Prosecutors said the new hearing date, which will be followed by a hearing on the defense team's change-of-venue motion, means that jury selection for Alejandro Avila's case will likely start in January. Fri Oct 8 2004 19:55:25  TIMOTHY STONE Childester, Arkansas State Police Reopens Investigation into Teen’s Death--(eMediaWire) At the request of his family, the Arkansas State Police reopened their investigation into the September, 2003 motor vehicle accident that claimed the life of 17-year-old Timothy Stone of Chidester. Stone’s family believes there is substantial evidence that his death as well as the deaths of three other area teens in an eerily similar accident several months earlier were homicides. Fri Oct 8 2004 17:19:16  JACOB "JAKE" ALLEN Argonia, Kansas Sheriff: Argonia Teen Killed Himself (Wichita Eagle) An Argonia teen who was struck by a train in July committed suicide, the Sumner County sheriff has ruled. Fri Oct 8 2004 14:51:37 CAROL MOULD Benton, Kansas Suspicious Death--(KAKE) Investigators are still waiting for autopsy results before releasing how 43 year old Carol Mould was killed, but the investigation is moving forward. It's a crime that shook the small Benton community. Today deputies literally hit the streets to try and track down her killer. "We want to catch this guy." Fri Oct 8 2004 14:40:54  NORI JONES Pocatello, Idaho Police Follow False Lead in Jones Investigation--(Idaho State Journal) Police investigators spent about eight hours chasing a false lead Wednesday in the Nori Jones murder investigation, Police Chief Ed Guthrie said Thursday. In addition to a few bad tips following the recent murder, Guthrie said residents have called his dispatchers with questions stemming from unfounded rumors about additional murders. "I can say definitely we are only investigating one homicide at this time," Guthrie said. Thur Oct 7 2004 20:22:08  NORI JONES Pocatello, Idaho Police Ask Crime Lab to Expedite Evidence: Pocatello Detectives Seek Murder Clues--(Idaho State Journal) Police have asked officials with the state crime lab to expedite processing evidence collected in the Nori Jones murder investigation. "We collected a ton of stuff at the crime scene and we're trying to prioritize it to get the most important results back as quickly as possible," Marchand said. Thur Oct 7 2004 19:36:54  Barstow,Calif. Police: Girl Attacks Sitter With Machete--(CNN) An 11-year-old attacked her baby sitter with a machete during a struggle that included attempts by the girl to grab a baseball bat, a shovel and a BB gun, investigators said.The girl fled on a bicycle after the attack but was arrested about an hour later and booked for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon, said Sgt. Doug Hubbard, of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.The 34-year-old sitter telephoned deputies after fending off the Tuesday attack and locking herself and the girl's 12-year-old sister in the bathroom of the Mojave Desert home, Hubbard said. Thur Oct 7 2004 19:23:46  COURTNEY MEGAN COCO Louisiana Teen Murdered in Winnie, Texas Body of Alexandria Woman Found in Texas--(The Town Talk) Courtney Megan Coco had her life ahead of her. The 2003 Alexandria Senior High School graduate was only 19 years old when it ended. Coco's body was found Monday inside an unfinished building near Winnie, Texas. Alexandria Teen Found Dead in Texas--(AP) A body found in an abandoned building in Texas was identified Tuesday as that of a 2003 Alexandria Senior High graduate, 19-year-old Courtney Megan Coco. Police Search for 'Person of Interest' in Coco Death--(The Town Talk) Alexandria and Texas investigators have a "person of interest" in the death of a 2003 ASH graduate. Officials would not name the person or give a description. "To release any further information at this time would endanger the investigation," Alexandria police Chief Daren Coutee said Wednesday. The body of Courtney Megan Coco was found Monday in Winnie, Texas. Her cause of death and where she was killed remains a mystery. Thur Oct 7 2004 18:32:35  TINA MAYBERRY & AMANDA GREENWELL Murders Douglasville,Ga. Police Look for Link Between Georgia, Alabama Killings--(Fox)Investigators from Mobile, Ala., have come to Douglas County to look into a possible connection between a man who was arrested in Alabama (search) and two unsolved killings in Georgia (search).Investigators can place Jeremy Brian Jones (search), 31, in Douglas County at the time of both homicides, the Oct. 31, 2002, stabbing death of Tina Mayberry and the death of 16-year-old Amanda Greenwell, whose skeletal remains were found near a road earlier this year, said Chief Deputy Stan Copeland of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. Thur Oct 7 2004 17:59:24  DAVID STIDHAM Tucscon, AZ Authorities Locate Car of Slain Tucson Doctor--(KVOA) Authorities have located the car belonging to a slain Tucson doctor. Doctor David Stidham was found dead in the parking lot of his north Tucson office Tuesday night. Thur Oct 7 2004 16:15:50  Fontana,Calif Six-Year-Old Child Handcuffed to Table--(ABC7) Fontana police are investigating a bizarre case in which a 6-year-old girl was found covered with bruises and handcuffed to a table. Authorities say they've rescued a 6-year-old Fontana girl who was chained to a steel table for 18 hours. Thur Oct 7 2004 12:38:20  RILYA WILSON Miami, Florida Woman: I Lied About Missing Florida Girll--(Associated Press) The former caregiver of a missing foster child now says she lied when she backed up her roommate's story that the girl was taken away by a state social worker in early 2001. Pamela Graham, who is helping prosecutors after agreeing to plead guilty to neglecting and abusing Rilya Wilson, told police she had backed up Geralyn Graham's story because she feared being sent to prison. "I didn't know what had happened to (Rilya)," she told investigators in May, according to court papers released Wednesday. Thur Oct 7 2004 12:29:12  TRICIA, GILLIAN and JAMES DOYLE Autopsy: Mother, Children Died Of Stab Wounds Victim's Brother Transferred To State Hospital--(WMUR, New Hampshire) The Attorney General's Office said Thursday that a mother and two children who were found dead in a Manchester house Monday night were stabbed to death. No further details were released on the autopsy results in the deaths of Tricia Doyle, 30, and her children, Gillian, 4, and James, 2. Thur Oct 7 2004 12:21:06  DAVID BRIAN STIDHAM Cops Looking for Slain Ophthalmologist's Car--(Tucson Citizen) Stidham, who is survived by his wife Daphne, two children and other relatives, was a gentleman, soft-spoken and humble, his wife said. Jung Ja Herding, his mother-in-law, said: "I used to tell him he had no flaws, he was the perfect son-in-law, the perfect husband." Thur Oct 7 2004 11:08:12  BROOKE WILBERGER Portland,Oregon Stepsister Suspects Evans Linked To Brooke--(KATU)The stepsister of Aaron Evans believes he may be responsible for the disappearance of 19-year-old BYU student Brooke Wilberger.Evans' stepsister, Jessica Caywood, told KATU's Eric Mason the possibility of a link, "gave me a sickening, sickening feeling, it actually made me throw up at one point." Thur Oct 7 2004 10:59:16 Pierce County Seattle,Washington Man arrested after his girlfriend's body is discovered--(SeattlePI)Pierce County sheriff's deputies arrested a 25-year-old man last night after the body of his 29-year-old girlfriend was found in a 2-foot-by-4-foot rubber storage container at their Parkland residence, the Sheriff's Department said.The cause of death will not be determined until an autopsy is conducted. Thur Oct 7 2004 10:50:19  MARIA FLESHER murder Seattle Not-guilty plea in slaying of girlfriend $1 million bail set for suspect--(SeattlePI)A man accused of killing his live-in girlfriend led a family friend, who is also a Washington State Patrol trooper, to the woman's body.Yesterday, Thomas Shane O'Hagan pleaded not guilty in Pierce County Superior Court to charges of first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Maria Flesher.Because of O'Hagan's history of domestic violence assaults against Flesher, prosecutors indicated they might amend the charge to aggravated first-degree murder, which carries the possibility of a death sentence. Thur Oct 7 2004 10:35:45  KAREN DURRELL murder Spain Fugitive 'killed, ate woman'--(TheAustralian)A BRITISH fugitive held in Spain over the brutal murder of a British woman has claimed in a letter to the Daily Mirror that he killed her, then ate her, the mass circulation newspaper said today.Writing from his prison cell on the Costa Blanca, Paul Durant, 44, who was arrested in February over the killing of Karen Durrell, 41, confessed to having killed her, then cut her up in the town of Calpe in a fit of cannibalism. "After I killed her, I cut her body into small parts, eating what part of her I found eatable," he wrote, the newspaper reported."I finally disposed of what was left in small rubbish bags around Calpe." Thur Oct 7 2004 10:21:43  DAVID BRIAN STIDHAM Tucson, Arizona Tucson Children's Physician is Slain--(Arizona Daily Star) A young, highly respected children's doctor was killed late Tuesday night in the parking lot outside his North Side medical office. Investigators are keeping specific details about the killing of David Brian Stidham under wraps. "But he was definitely murdered in a brutal fashion," Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said Wednesday night. "We're looking at every possibility in connection with who might have done it," Dupnik said. "We cannot rule out the possibility that he was killed deliberately." Thur Oct 7 2004 10:14:51  FREDERICK & JEANNE GOBILLOT murders Raritan, New Jersey Police kill son of slain couple--9CNN)Police responding to an early morning report of violence Wednesday found a couple fatally shot in their home. Soon after, officers shot and killed the victims' son, whom authorities described as a "possible suspect."The dead were identified as Frederick and Jeanne Gobillot, a retired couple who had raised seven children, and their youngest child, 46-year-old Steven Gobillot. Thur Oct 7 2004 10:05:31  Bakersfield,calif Boys thwart kidnapping, police say--(Bakersfield.com)Three East High School boys fended off a man's alleged attempt to snatch a girl from their bus stop Wednesday, police said.Tim Perez, 16, Nick Delgadillo, 14, and Isaac Gasca, 16, said they punched and kicked the man, then dragged him off of the girl after he fell on top of her.The boys were at their regular bus stop in the 3200 block of Wenatchee Avenue around 7:35 a.m. when a man whom Bakersfield police identified as James Torres allegedly pulled up in a pickup.Torres allegedly pushed open his passenger door and told the girl, who is also an East High student, to get inside, according to police. Thur Oct 7 2004 09:53:48  Austin,Texas Texas Teens Accused in Columbine-Like Plan--(DailyNews)Two teenagers were arrested for allegedly planning to re-create the Columbine massacre at their suburban high school.Cedar Park police charged the boys, 15 and 16, with making terroristic threats. Their names were not released. They were being held at a juvenile detention facility.The boys planned to carry out the shooting during a pep rally at Vista Ridge High and had discussed particular students they intended to target, Cedar Park Police Capt. Jeff Hayes said."Their words were, they wanted to 're-create Columbine,'" Hayes said. Thur Oct 7 2004 09:43:15  PAULINE HENNINGHAN murder 1989 New York DNA match leads to Queens man's arrest in 1989 slaying--(CBSNewYork)A Queens man was indicted today in the 1989 murder of his grandmother -- after investigators linked him to the murder through a D-N-A match.Prosecutors accused Kenneth Robinson of strangling his grandmother, 67-year-old Pauline Henninghan, in her Queens home in November 1989.Earlier this year, a detective reviewing the case file saw a note about a scratch on Robinson, who was interviewed during the initial investigation. The detective called Robinson and asked him for a D-N-A sample. Thur Oct 7 2004 09:37:03  MOLLY DATTILO Missing Woman's Family Seeks Answers -- and Changes--(IndyStar) Molly Dattilo has been mentioned nationally on Fox News six times in the past 13 weeks. Last Friday, her name came up during CNN's "Larry King Live" when John Walsh was the guest. On Saturday, she was featured on Walsh's show, "America's Most Wanted." Thur Oct 7 2004 09:23:54  TRICIA, GILLIAN & JAMES DOYLE Relative of Murder Victims Has 'Violent Tendencies'--(Union Leader Staff) Steps were taken by hospital officials Tuesday to have Christopher Bernard, brother and uncle of three murder victims, involuntarily committed to the state hospital due to mental illness and "violent tendencies," The Union Leader has learned. Triple Murder Probe Continues: Autopsy Results are Expected Today--(Concord Monitor) Authorities continue to investigate Monday's triple murder of a Hooksett mother and her two children but weren't ready to say yesterday how the three died or what role the woman's brother, Christopher Bernard, might have played in the case. Thur Oct 7 2004 08:08:02  ANTHONY ANDERSON Memphis Judge Dismisses Rape Charge Against Actor--(ABC7,com)A judge in Tennessee says testimony by a woman accusing an actor of rape was among the most "incredulous" he's ever heard.So he has dismissed rape charges against "Barbershop" and "Kangaroo Jack" actor Anthony Anderson. Thur Oct 7 2004 07:51:30  SILVIA OLMOS murder Desert Hot Springs,Calif. Banning Man, 19, Held in Woman's 'Execution' Killing--(LATimes)An alleged gang member from Banning was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of killing an 18-year-old Desert Hot Springs woman, whose body was found along a road on the Morongo Indian Reservation two months ago.Gary Lyons, 19, was charged with murder, including special allegations of using a handgun and lying in wait. The charges make him eligible for the death penalty. Thur Oct 7 2004 01:24:53  GILDA VENSON and ALEXANDER ANDERSON Clues Sought in Double Slayings in Homewood--(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Gilda Venson, 50, of Collier Street in Homewood, suffered fatal stab wounds to her neck, back and face, the coroner's office said. Alexander Anderson, 55, who lived in the Atwell Street home where the bodies were discovered on Tuesday, died from stab wounds of the torso and trunk. Police Cmdr. Maurita Bryant said the killings did not appear to be a case of murder-suicide. Thur Oct 7 2004 01:15:08  Leigh Matthews 'Leigh was not a pre-identified target'--(The Star) The kidnapping of Leigh Matthews was an opportunistic crime, and she was not a pre-identified target. The Star has learned that on the morning of July 9, 21-year-old Leigh's kidnapper or kidnappers went to the upmarket Bond University campus in Benmore, Sandton, intent on snatching a victim - any victim - to hold for ransom. Students shocked by 'friendly' pupil's arrest--(The Star) He was "friendly", "agreeable" and "quite a decent" guy according to his university peers - yet he stands accused of the kidnapping and cold-blooded murder of former fellow student Leigh Matthews. Leigh's mother weeps after accused appears--(The Star) The case against Donovan Samuel Moodley, suspected of murdering Johannesburg student Leigh Matthews, has been postponed to October 15. The 24-year-old from Brackenfell, Alberton, appeared briefly in the Randburg magistrate's court on Wednesday. He is facing charges of murder, kidnapping, extortion, and robbery with aggravating circumstances. Matthews' mother Sharon Matthews burst into tears when the court proceedings were finished. Thur Oct 7 2004 00:51:19 Rebekah Gould Desperate Father Searches For Answers--(KAIT-8) For the family of Rebekah Gould, the last scene of her life is still a mystery. Larry Gould, Rebekah's father, and his family, laid this precious member of the family to rest over the weekend. "She was like an angel on earth......maybe a messenger,"said Gould. Thur Oct 7 2004 00:09:59  James Cockman Solicitor Will Seek Death Penalty In Cockman Homicide--(WYFF, The Carolina Channel) In a widely-anticipated move, 13th Circuit Solicitor Bob Ariail said Tuesday that he will seek the death penalty for David Edens and Jennifer Holloway in connection with the kidnapping and death of Jim Cockman. Wed Oct 6 2004 23:50:16 Jerry Sarnowski Family Left to Cope After Slaying of Father on Doorstep--(Sacramento Bee) Jerry and Kelli Sarnowski were asleep when someone began banging on their front door. At first, Jerry Sarnowski didn't want to get out of bed. He ignored the noise until it grew more persistent. Then the doorbell began to ring and ring. Jerry Sarnowski got out of bed. His wife slowly followed. The 32-year-old father of five was gunned down Sunday night as he opened the door at his home on New Hills Court in south Sacramento. South Sacramento Murder Mystery--(KTXL-TV) "Eleven thirty at night, doorbell rings, 32 year old victim answers the door, and is fatally shot," said Capt. Jim Cooper of the Sacramento Sheriff's Department. Jerry Sarnowski was shot at least twice in the head. He died later at the hospital. He worked for a soft drink distributor and recently got a promotion. His wife, twin three year old boys, and his two month old baby girl were inside. Wed Oct 6 2004 22:59:00  Bonnie Lee Bakley "Baretta" Camp Ballistic over Search--(eonline.com) As a TV cop, Robert Blake advised people of their rights. As a defendant, his attorney alleges police violated his rights. Blake's camp on Tuesday continued to hammer away at a decision by Los Angeles' finest to allow a journalist to tag along on a search of the actor's home. Wed Oct 6 2004 22:49:20  KAREN WESSELS Arrest Made in '98 Town Homicide; Police Say Man Stabbed Woman as Children Watched--(Tasley Eastern Shore News, VA) A man who has been sought for six years in connection with a 1998 stabbing death here has been arrested in Mexico and is awaiting extradition to Eastville to stand trial, Police Chief David Eder said. Wed Oct 6 2004 22:21:08  Stockton, California Father, Son Found Dead In Stockton Apartment--(KCRA) A father and son were found dead inside their Stockton apartment Wednesday afternoon, and the beaten mother was found wandering outside. Wed Oct 6 2004 20:58:12  TRICIA, GILLIAN & JAMES DOYLE Woman, Two Children Found Dead in N.H.--(ABC News) A woman and her two young children were found slain at the home of her brother, who had run onto a highway hours earlier and was struck by a dump truck, according to authorities. Tricia Doyle, 30, her daughter Gillian, 4, and 2-year-old son, James, were found dead Monday night at the home of Doyle's brother, Chris Bernard. Dad's Frantic Search Ends in 911 Call, Stunned Neighbors--(Union Leader, New Hampshire) When Robert Doyle returned from work to an empty house around sunset Monday, he started calling neighbors, asking if they had seen his wife and two children. Wed Oct 6 2004 19:15:11  ANDREW MORGAN University Of Minnesota Student Reported Missing--(Team Amber Alert) A search is on for a University of Minnesota student who has not been seen for the past week. Andrew Morgan, 21, was last seen on Wednesday, September 29 at work and his last cell phone call was made early Thursday morning, according to friends. Wed Oct 6 2004 19:03:44  ROBERT PICKTON Police Add 8 Names to Pig Farmer's Murder List--(Canadian Press) Police said today their probe of a pig farm belonging to accused serial killer Robert Pickton has turned up 30 separate DNA samples. Wed Oct 6 2004 17:54:33  RAYMOND JOHN BELCHER Woodvale,Australia Huge child-porn library seized--(News.com.au)POLICE believe they have seized the country's biggest child pornography library after 350,000 images of young girls were allegedly discovered at the suburban home of a Perth computer technician.Raymond John Belcher, 36, is alleged to have also amassed a collection of 6400 pornographic short videos of underage girls on a series of hard drives stored at his home in the northern Perth suburb of Woodvale.Detectives from Operation Auxin, which has netted more than 200 men in a nationwide sting against child pornography, confronted Mr Belcher at Perth international airport on Tuesday night as he arrived home from a European holiday. Wed Oct 6 2004 17:09:31 NORI JONES HOMICIDE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION--(KPVI Idaho> It has almost been a week since a local woman was murdered inside of her home, and police are asking anyone with information to come forward. Police Confident Woman's Murder Isolated Incident--(Idaho State Journal) Although Pocatello Police have no solid leads in the Nori Jones murder investigation, they are confident public safety is not an issue. "From what we've seen, we believe this was an isolated incident directed at this young lady for whatever reason,"Pocatello Police Chief Ed Guthrie said. Wed Oct 6 2004 16:55:16  ALEXANDER PRING WILSON TRIAL Pring-Wilson Takes the Stand--(Harvard Crimson> An emotional Alexander Pring-Wilson broke into sobs and gasped for air for nearly a full minute as he testified during his own murder trial yesterday, claiming he acted in self-defense the night he admittedly stabbed Michael D. Colono. Closing Arguments Postponed in Harvard Student Murder Trial--(AP) Closing arguments in the murder trial of Harvard graduate student Alexander Pring-Wilson were postponed Wednesday as defense lawyers and prosecutors hashed out what lesser charges the jury will be allowed to consider. Wed Oct 6 2004 16:53:07  ERIC SEARS Carlsbad,Calif. Carlsbad Teen Cause Of Death 'Undetermined'--(10news.com) Carlsbad teen who died on an outing to Joshua Tree National Park had consumed a hallucinogenic tea made from jimson weed, but toxicology tests did not show whether the dose was fatal. Wed Oct 6 2004 16:47:52  South Pasadena,Calif. Child Predator Composite Sketch Released--(ABC7.com)Police in South Pasadena are asking the public's help. They are hoping a tip will lead them to a suspected child predator. The man has tried to lure at least two teenage girls into his car in recent weeks. Wed Oct 6 2004 12:21:42  Rosemead,Calif Elderly Mother Fatally Beaten--(ABC7.com)The daughter of an 81-year-old woman from Rosemead is under arrest for fatally beating her mother with a hammer at a home on the 8300 block of Dorothy Street. |
