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Mon Oct 25 2004 10:53:12  DOUGLAS SWANSON, Slain Attorney Portland, Oregon Suspect in lawyer's death was first jailed on other charges--(The Oregonian) A man accused Saturday of killing Portland lawyer Douglas A. Swanson was first arrested two days earlier on preliminary charges that included identity theft and credit card fraud. Mon Oct 25 2004 10:39:20  CHESTER DWAYNE TURNER, 'Most Prolific Killer in LA History' Los Angeles, CA Police To Turn Over Evidence Against 'Most Prolific Killer In LA History--(NBC-4) Los Angeles police Monday are expected to turn over evidence to prosecutors regarding the man they have called the most prolific killer in the city's history. Chester Dwayne Turner, 37, is expected to be charged later this week with 10 counts of murder, police said. Mon Oct 25 2004 10:32:10  KEVIN P. SHAW Oregon Man found dead in Porsche identified, motive for killing unknown--(KGW)A man whose body was found wrapped in cloth in his sports car has been identified as an executive recruiter with a penchant for philanthropy, but police said the motive for the killing was unknown. Mon Oct 25 2004 10:05:01 SAM KELLERMAN murder Los Angeles,Calif. Police Seeking Motive in Sportswriter's Slaying--(LATIMES)While a boxer sits in a Los Angeles jail accused of beating a freelance sportswriter to death with a hammer, police detectives are trying to determine the motive for the October killing.James Butler, 31, who fights under the nickname the "Harlem Hammer," pleaded not guilty Friday to charges he used a hammer to kill Sam Kellerman and set fire to his Hollywood apartment. Mon Oct 25 2004 09:55:23  KIVA MARIE BIBLE murdered 1986 Garden Grove,Calif. Saved by an Eyelash? Cold Case Gets a Hot Tip--(LATimes)Extracted from a slain prostitute's sock, the eyelash sat frozen for 15 years.A crime scene investigator scouring the Garden Grove street where Kiva Marie Bible was killed in 1986 saved the eyelash and dozens of other pieces of evidence hoping that someday, science would connect the clues to the killer. Mon Oct 25 2004 09:49:20  MOB GRAVEYARD New York FBI: Search of Alleged Mob Graveyard Ends--(SunHerald)The search of a vacant lot allegedly used as a graveyard for people ordered killed by the late mob boss John Gotti and other gangsters ended Sunday after yielding the remains of two people believed to be former Mafia captains. Mon Oct 25 2004 03:48:53  LACI PETERSON Murder Trial Redwood City, CA Scott Judge Twist --(New York Post) The judge in the Scott Peterson trial plans to offer jurors the option of convicting Peterson of second-degree murder, which the defense opposes, The Post has learned. Mon Oct 25 2004 03:38:28  FLORENCE UNGER, husband on trial for her murder Pontiac, Michigan Legal saga after Unger's death is marked by firsts -- (Detroit Free Press) In the year since Florence Unger was found dead in a northern Michigan lake, two cases -- one criminal and the other civil -- have been winding their way through the court system, setting some legal precedents and giving the public a glimpse into the private lives of the Huntington Woods family. Mon Oct 25 2004 03:12:34  PEORIA COUNTY SERIAL KILLER Peoria, Illinois Tipster reward program started: Police need information in killings of six women--(PJStar.com) One phone call might be all that's needed to solve the deaths of one or more of the six women found dumped in rural parts of Peoria and Tazewell counties. Mon Oct 25 2004 03:04:48  DOUGLAS SWANSON, Slain Attorney Portland, Oregon Two Held in Death of Portland Attorney --(AP) There is no reason to believe this was a stranger-to-stranger incident," said Sgt. Brian Schmautz, Portland police spokesman. "The evidence suggests he agreed to have contact with one or more of the suspects, and at some point he died." Mon Oct 25 2004 02:54:39  PITCAIRN ISLAND SEX ABUSE TRIALS Sydney, Australia Six on Pitcairn Island convicted of abuse --(MSNBC) Six men were convicted of a string of sex attacks on the remote Pacific island of Pitcairn, media there reported Monday, following trials that exposed a culture of sexual abuse on the island home of descendants of the 18th century Bounty mutineers. Sun Oct 24 2004 16:31:15  DAVID STIDHAM, Slain Physician Tucson, Arizona 'Viewed with suspicion' -- (Arizona Daily Star) Following the slaying of Dr. David Brian Stidham on Oct. 5, "Dr. Schwartz was viewed with suspicion by members of the Tucson medical community," Miller wrote to Napolitano. "If so many colleagues can recognize a bad doctor and speak at once when afforded the opportunity, why did the board charged with protecting the public trust fail to do so?" Sun Oct 24 2004 12:14:31  JERRY SARNOWSKI murder Sacramento, California Suspect in shooting of Sacramento Pepsi plant supervisor arrested -- (Bakersfield.com)Chanthinh "Bobby" Sangthavong, 22, was found hiding in an apartment bedroom on Taylor Street in Sacramento and was taken peacefully into custody by detective's from the sheriff's fugitive warrant division. Sun Oct 24 2004 11:59:10  TAMIKA HUSTON disappearance Spartanburg Tamika Huston Disappearance To Get National Attention -- (The Carolina Channel) A camera crew at the Spartanburg Public Safety office is hardly unusual, but the crew filming investigators Thursday will bring a Spartanburg woman's disappearance to a national audience. "America's Most Wanted" filmed a segment about the disappearance of Tamika Huston for an early November show. Sun Oct 24 2004 11:45:53  Possible Sniper On Missouri Freeway St.Louis, Missouri PoliceInvestigating Possible Sniper On Missouri FreewayMissouri investigators are working to determine if the shooting of a truck driver on Thursday is linked to eight other possible motorist snipings in the same area. The police chief in Bourbon, about 70 miles southwest of St. Louis, says, "We may be dealing with a sniper-type situation." Sun Oct 24 2004 10:45:58  CESAR PAEZ Richmond, California Police: Dead ichmond toddler was victim of abuse --(KCAL)The death of a 16-month-old girl who was brought to a Richmond hospital Saturday with head injuries consistent with child abuse is being investigated as a homicide, police said. Sun Oct 24 2004 10:33:59  SAM KELLERMAN murder Los Angeles, Califonia Boxer accused of hammer death of sportswriter --(Sports Illustrated)A boxer who fights under the nickname "The Harlem Hammer" pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he used a hammer to murder a freelance sportswriter and then torched his Hollywood apartment. Sun Oct 24 2004 10:27:52  'BEIJING KINDERGARTEN MURDER' FU HEGONG Suspect of kindergarten murder arrested in Beijing--(NewsXINHUNET)A 31-year-old man suspected of murdering two persons in a kindergarten in China's capital Beijing on Thursday has been arrested, sources with the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau said Saturday. A 44-year-old nursery attendant, He Yufen, and a five-year-old boy were found dead around 6:00 a.m. Thursday in the Beixin Kindergarten located in the city's Dongcheng District. Sun Oct 24 2004 10:17:04  'DETROIT DAY CARE KILLING' BERNARD KELLY Man accused in deadly attack on day care ordered to stand trial -- (DETNews) A recovering gunshot victim testified Friday that the man charged in the deadly attack on her in-home day care center shot her three times in the back before running into a room where he was heard hollering “Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!” as children screamed. Three-year-old Stefanie Belue was beaten to death in the attack, and her father, Bernard Kelly, was ordered to stand trial at the conclusion of Friday’s hearing. Sat Oct 23 2004 18:44:33  DOUGLAS SWANSON homicide Portland, Oregon Portland lawyer was murdered, police say -- (KGW)Authorities confirmed that the body found Friday in rural Clackamas County is that of Douglas Alan Swanson, who vanished from southeast Portland on Tuesday night. Sat Oct 23 2004 17:31:29  GARRETT BARDSLEY disappearance Elk Ridge, Utah Hunters are urged to look for Garrett -- (Deseret News) The search for Garrett Bardsley is over for now. Heavy snowfall has shut it down. Kevin Bardsley, the father of the young boy lost in the High Uintas in August, hopes hunters in the area will keep an eye out for his son or any of his belongings, but he recognizes that searching through 30 inches of new snow would be fruitless. However, he is asking hunting parties in the Mirror Lake vicinity to watch for skeletal remains and/or any piece of the clothing Garrett Bardsley was wearing when he disappeared. Sat Oct 23 2004 16:38:47  DAVID STIDHAM, Murdered Physician Tucson, Arizona Hit-man suspect had 3 prior run-ins with cops --(Tucson Citizen) The man police say was hired to kill a Tucson ophthalmologist had at least three run-ins with law enforcement in Tucson in the previous month. Victim has sued doctor accused in slaying -- (Tucson Citizen) An eye surgeon charged with ordering the death of his former partner was accused in a lawsuit four years ago of "inappropriate conduct," taking medical equipment and breach of contract from his previous employer. Sat Oct 23 2004 16:32:04  DARUNEE APHIROMLERK, Murder Victim New Zealand Darunee's brother flies in -- (stuff.co.nz) The brother of murdered businesswoman Darunee Aphiromlerk flew in to Auckland from Bangkok yesterday as police continued to trawl through her business dealings in the hope of finding a clue to her killing. Sat Oct 23 2004 16:21:39  ANNA GIAMMONA Florida Missing Woman Returns Home Safe -- (Team Amber Alert) Anna Giammona, who has been missing since Monday, has been found safe. According to Anna’s father Chuck Giammona she returned home on her own will. Sat Oct 23 2004 16:02:16  JERRY SARNOWSKI Sacramento, California Man sought in killing of former boss -- (Sacramento Bee) A disgruntled former Pepsi Bottling Group employee is being sought in the assassination-style slaying of a supervisor, Jerry Sarnowski, who was gunned down on his doorstep in the middle of the night in south Sacramento. Sat Oct 23 2004 13:23:53  EMMETT TILL Jackson, Mississippi CBS reports details of Till investigation -- (CNN) The reopened investigation into a brutal 1955 killing of a black teenager is focusing on the white woman the 14-year-old allegedly whistled at and a black man who worked for one of the two acquitted suspects, according to an upcoming CBS "60 Minutes" report. Sat Oct 23 2004 13:20:05  CHARLES WESLEY ROACHE Raleigh, North Carolina North Carolina executes killer of six -- (CNN) A man convicted of six slayings in one of the worst killing sprees in North Carolina history was executed early Friday. Sat Oct 23 2004 12:08:19  KEVIN P. SHAW homicide Seattle, Washington Seattle man found in car died from homicide -- (Seattle Times) The cloth-wrapped body of a man found at the wheel of a Porsche Boxster on Beacon Hill has been identified as that of local businessman Kevin P. Shaw, 44, who had been missing since Monday. Sat Oct 23 2004 11:19:49  RIGHT-TO-DIE TERRI SCHIAVO Tampa Florida Judge denies new trial in right-to-die case -- (CNN) A judge Friday refused to order a new trial to determine whether a severely brain-damaged Terri Schiavo would want to be kept alive artificially. The ruling in the long-running right-to-die case moves Schiavo's husband one step closer to having her feeding tube removed. Sat Oct 23 2004 09:56:36  DOUGLAS ALAN SWANSON Estacada, Oregon Police cannot say if body found belongs to Portland lawyer -- (KGW) Portland police investigating the disappearance of a local lawyer found the body of an adult in a rural area of Clackamas County on Friday morning. Sat Oct 23 2004 09:38:12  KKK LEADER CHARLES ROBERT 'JUNIOR' BAREFOOT Raleigh, North Carolina KKK leader charged with murder after release from prison -- (KCAL) Charles Robert 'Junior' Barefoot, the self-proclaimed leader of the Nation's Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, was charged in the shooting death of Klan member Lawrence Arthur Pettit, according to the Sampson County Sheriff's Office. Sat Oct 23 2004 09:34:06  TOM SIZEMORE Los Angeles, California Actor Tom Sizemore accused of sexual harassment in lawsuit -- (KCAL) Loretta Jody Miller claimed in her Superior Court lawsuit that Sizemore, as the star of the defunct television show `Robbery Homicide Division,' repeatedly behaved inappropriately by making lewd statements, groping her and exposing himself. Sat Oct 23 2004 09:24:31  ROBERT YATES Spokane,Washington Serial killer's cars are headed to e-bay--(KATU)Two vehicles once owned by serial killer Robert Yates, including the white Corvette that ultimately broke the case, will be sold on eBay by the Spokane County Sheriff's Office. Sat Oct 23 2004 09:17:52 MIMI SMITH Beaverton, Oregon Garver, who ran off with teen, will be arraigned in court -- (KATU) A former Beaverton softball coach who spent nine months on the run with one of his teenage players will face some serious charges in court Friday afternoon. Andrew Garver is scheduled to be arraigned in federal court on charges of fleeing the state with a juvenile with the intention of having sex. Fri Oct 22 2004 22:10:58  DAR HEATHERINGTON Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Heatherington in trouble with the law again -- (CBC) Former Lethbridge alderman Dar Heatherington, convicted of public mischief for sending stalking letters to herself, has been arrested for allegedly breaching a condition of her sentence. Fri Oct 22 2004 20:30:44 STEPHEN ALLEN TALLEY Little Rock, Ark. POLICE SAY MAN CONFESSED TO THREE MURDERS--(KTHV)Police say three murder mysteries have been solved. A man reportedly walked into the Perry County Sheriff's Department early Wednesday morning and admitted to killing three Arkansans within two months of each other.Police say 38-year-old Stephen Allen Talley of Perryville told police he first picked up 19-year-old Carson Prince after her car ran out of gas on April 28, 1999. They say he said he was “looking for someone to rape” and saw Prince on the side of the road. Fri Oct 22 2004 17:06:40  DOUGLAS SWANSON disappearance Portland, Oregon Police looking for missing Portland attorney--(KATU)Police in Portland are searching for a 51-year-old Portland attorney who has been missing for several days. Douglas Swanson, a partner in the law firm of Swanson, Thomas & Coon, was last seen in southeast Portland. Fri Oct 22 2004 14:33:05  BEVERLY MITCHELL, Homeowner BEVERLY VALENTINE, Squatter Douglasville, Georgia Stranger takes over Ga. woman's house --(AP) A woman came home from vacation to find a stranger living there, wearing her clothes, changing utilities into her name and even ripping out carpet and repainting a room she didn't like, authorities said. Fri Oct 22 2004 08:43:18  Harris County, Texas Jurors hear accused serial killer's taped confession -- (KLTV) Shore's charged with capital murder in the April 1992 slaying in Houston of 21-year-old Maria Del Carmen Estrada. The 42-year-old former tow truck driver is also charged with killing two teenage girls and a nine-year-old girl over a nine-year span. Fri Oct 22 2004 07:54:46  CHAIN SAW ATTACK CARLOS HERNANDEZ ROMO IngleWood, California LA-area man charged with murder in chain saw attack--(KCAL) A 35-year-old gardener on Thursday was charged with murdering his ex-wife with a chain saw after he allegedly discovered her with another man.Carlos Hernandez Romo was originally charged with attempted murder, but the count was upgraded to capital murder following Paz Romo's Oct. 11 death from injuries suffered during the attack about two week earlier. Fri Oct 22 2004 07:39:52  LONG BEACH FREEWAY RAPIST DANIEL SANCHEZ Los Angeles, California Inmate Faces 66 Counts in 'Freeway Rapist' Cases--(LATimes)Authorities on Wednesday charged a 24-year-old convict already in prison with being the "Long Beach Freeway rapist," who assaulted women and girls over a period of two years.Daniel Sanchez faces 66 felony counts, including forcible rape, kidnapping, assault and robbery.Sanchez was arrested for burglary in El Monte last year and consented to a DNA test, authorities said. That evidence linked him to attacks on 11 women and girls between December 2001 and October 2003, authorities said. Fri Oct 22 2004 07:28:00  LACI PETERSON murder trial Redwood City, California Peterson Prosecutors Deal Blow to Defense -- (AP.org) A witness critical to Scott Peterson's defense conceded on the stand that he made an assumption in calculating when Laci Peterson's fetus died, a potential victory for prosecutors as Peterson's murder trial is nearing its conclusion. Fri Oct 22 2004 02:27:07 MYSTERIOUSLY SWADDLED BODY MAY BE MISSING KEVIN SHAW Seattle, Washington Possible Murder Mystery --(KOMO-TV) Seattle Police are investigating a suspicious death. A man's body was found in a red Porsche Boxster, wrapped head to toe in some kind of cloth. The car was parked in a neighborhood at the north end of Beacon Hill. Fri Oct 22 2004 01:54:59  CELIA FLEWELLEN Beechview, Pennsylvania Principal's husband to stand trial for homicide --(Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Celia Flewellen began her last morning by telling her husband, Richard, that their marriage of 14 years was over. She would keep their two little girls. He would be forced to leave their yellow-brick house in Beechview by the end of October. Richard Flewellen, 38, lay in bed, simmering for a few minutes. Then, police said, he attacked and killed his 40-year-old wife as she dressed for an appointment at Homewood Montessori School, where she was the principal. Fri Oct 22 2004 01:46:57  JACOB WETTERLING, 15th Anniversary of Disappearance St. Joseph, Minnesota Still searching: 15 years since Jacob Wetterling's abduction -- (St. Cloud Times) Almost everyone remembers Jacob. Even though 15 years have passed since he was abducted at gunpoint, people still wonder what happened to 11-year-old Jacob Erwin Wetterling. "Plenty of voices are screaming out for justice in this case," Jacob's former sixth-grade classmate Alison Feigh said. "I hope it reaches the one person who is going to make a difference in it." Jacob's abduction touches community members -- (St. Cloud Times) Much has changed in Central Minnesota in the 15 years since someone abducted 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling from a road near St. Joseph. Jacob Wetterling's disappearance: a 15-year timeline 'America's Most Wanted' star comes to Wetterling's defense --(AP) John Walsh, host of the TV show "America's Most Wanted," has taped a commercial on behalf of DFL congressional candidate Patty Wetterling in which he claims Republicans are waging "false attacks" against her. Fri Oct 22 2004 01:15:14  The NORI JONES Murder Case Pocatello, Idaho No bail warrant issued for 'person of interest' -- (Idaho State Journal) Things got a little more interesting Wednesday for a "person of interest" in the Nori Jones murder investigation. Sixth District Judge N. Randy Smith issued a no bail warrant Wednesday for the man, whom police have questioned in the murder investigation, on an unrelated allegation that he violated his probation. Fri Oct 22 2004 00:55:30  MEDA CHILDRESS, Murdered by Son San Antonio, Texas Friend: Teenage Boys Planned Mother's Murder: Pair Expected To Be Tried As Adults --(KSAT) A 14-year-old boy, with the help of his neighbor, planned to kill his mother one week before police found her body, a friend of the two teens said. Previously: Father Disowning Teen Son Accused of Mom's Murder --(News 4-WOAI) A father whose son is accused of killing his mother told News 4 WOAI he will not forgive his child. "Your mother forgave you, but I will never forgive you," Danny Childress said that is the message he wants given to his 14-year-old son, David. Thur Oct 21 2004 23:09:32  DARUNEE APHIROMLERK, Had been missing two weeks Auckland, New Zealand Police find Darunee's body --(stuff.co.nz) Police have launched a homicide inquiry after the discovery of a body, believed to be that of Thai-born New Zealander Darunee Aphiromlerk, in the Waikato River. 'Look to conscience' police plea after body found in river --(stuff.co.nz) Police are appealing to anyone who may know the killer of Thai-born New Zealander Darunee Aphiromlerk to "look at their consciences". Thur Oct 21 2004 22:07:55  VERONIKA CHERKASOVA, Prominent Belarussian Journalist Minsk, Russia Journalist Stabbed to Death -- (Moscow Times) The body of Veronika Cherkasova, a reporter for the independent newspaper Solidarnost, was discovered in her apartment Wednesday night with about 20 stab wounds, the spokeswoman said by telephone. She said police have not ruled out the possibility that the murder was connected to Cherkasova's work but believe she was probably killed by an acquaintance. Thur Oct 21 2004 21:57:47  LINDA MACDONALD Devon, UK Woman who wed healer is found dead -- (The Daily Telegraph) A woman who married an African healer she met during a holiday in Burkino Faso was found dead at the home they shared in Devon. Thur Oct 21 2004 21:52:21  THEODORE AMMON, murdered millionaire Long Island, New York The trial so far --(Newsday.com) There have been two weeks of testimony in the murder trial of Daniel Pelosi, who is charged in the bludgeoning death of millionaire Theodore Ammon. Here are some highlights. Thur Oct 21 2004 21:50:50  JAN SCHARF, Disappeared in 2002 Placerville, California Jury Deliberates in Trial of Man Accused of Killing Estranged Wife --(News-10) Jurors have begun deliberating in the Placerville trial of a 50-year-old Glyn Scharf, who is accused of murdering his estranged wife. Thur Oct 21 2004 19:38:19  DAVID STIDHAM, Murdered Physician Tucson, Arizona Documents build case in killing of doctor -- (Arizona Daily Star) The Tucson doctor jailed on a charge of having his former medical partner killed once noted that there were no cameras at Dr. David Brian Stidham's office and that if Stidham were killed, it would look like a robbery, a court document shows. Thur Oct 21 2004 19:29:23  ANNA GIAMONNA, Pregnant Woman Still Missing Malibu Lakes, Florida New details in case of missing pregnant woman -- (NBC-2) "We're taking in every lead at the time no matter how remote and we are tracking down every one of them," said Corporal Dennis Huff. What police do know is that Anna last called her parents from the drive thru at McDonalds, then a short time later she got gas at 7-11. She was never seen again. There are other facts in this case that have police scratching their heads. Click Here to Read Earlier Story Thur Oct 21 2004 19:07:10  Earth City, Mo. Man opens fire at manufacturing plant -- (KATU) At least one person has been injured after a former employee opened fire at a plant in suburban St. Louis this afternoon.The shooting happened in Earth City, Missouri, at Beltservice Corporation, which makes conveyor belts. Thur Oct 21 2004 18:59:56  ASHLEY POND & MIRANDA GADDIS murders Portland, Oregon Weaver tried to fool doctors before pleading guilty -- (KATU) KATU has learned more about the mental health of Ward Weaver before he pleaded guilty to the murders of Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis.Recently unsealed reports show Weaver tried to fool psychologists at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem. Thur Oct 21 2004 18:39:53  Serial Killer ANTHONY ALLEN SHORE Houston, Texas Suspected serial killer guilty of capital murder -- (Chronicle) A man accused of strangling four females over a nine-year span was convicted of capital murder today, clearing the way for jurors to consider giving him the death penalty. Thur Oct 21 2004 18:32:21  AMBER ALERT JESUS MARTINEZ ALVARADO Houston, Texas Amber Alert Issued For Murder Victim's Son --(Click2Houston)An Amber Alert was issued for a 4-year-old boy who disappeared after his mother was killed. A search is under way for the boy's father, who police suspect was involved in his estranged wife's death, Local 2 reported. Thur Oct 21 2004 18:13:50  MONA DANIELS murder Battle Creek, BC B.C. woman found dead was stabbed--(Battle Creek Enquirer)A Battle Creek woman found dead in her home last week was stabbed. Mona Daniels, 54, died from multiple stab wounds to the head and neck, Battle Creek Police Detective Sgt. James Walters said Wednesday. |
