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Fri Nov 5 2004 17:53:07  TRICIA, GILLIAN & JAMES DOYLE homicides Manchester, New Hampshire Documents reveal disturbing details of triple killing -- (WMUR) Investigators believe a man accused of killing his sister and her two young children last month sexually assaulted the woman and the girl and beat the boy, court documents show. Fri Nov 5 2004 09:47:05  The JANIE SUE GROOMS-LINDSEY disappearance Tennessee Forensic team looks for signs of missing woman -- (Jackson Sun News) A forensic team with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation searched a Cedar Grove residence this week to look for clues in the disappearance of an Atwood woman. Janie Sue Grooms-Lindsey, 55, has been missing for almost a month. Fri Nov 5 2004 07:52:09  The MICHELLE PIWOWAR homicide Bufffalo, New York Husband leads police to missing wife's body -- (Newsday) The husband of a missing mother of three led police to her body in a nature preserve Thursday and was charged in her death. Thur Nov 4 2004 16:25:12  'DISAPPEARED OF THE YONNE' case Auxerre, France Security tight at Burgundy serial murder trial -- (Expatica) A 70-year-old former bus driver and convicted sex-attacker went on trial in France Wednesday as one of the country's most controversial multiple murder mysteries finally came to court more than a quarter of a century after the events. Thur Nov 4 2004 13:02:21  The MICHAEL JACKSON case California Jackson tries to ditch prosecutor -- (CBS) Michael Jackson's lawyers filed a motion Monday to remove the Santa Barbara County district attorney's office from his child molestation case, but the reasons were kept secret. Thur Nov 4 2004 10:56:20  The DAR HEATHERINGTON case Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada Dar Heatherington a no-show for court date -- (CTV) A former southern Alberta politician who made international headlines last year after she disappeared in Montana failed to appear in provincial court Monday. Thur Nov 4 2004 09:29:32  Michigan Serial killer's murder trial to be televised -- (Lansing State Journal) Coral Eugene Watts faces trial next week in the Dec. 1, 1979 stabbing death of Helen Dutcher in Ferndale. Watts has confessed to killing 13 women, but the 36-year-old Detroit woman was not one of them. Thur Nov 4 2004 09:20:51  The LACI PETERSON homicide Redwood City, California Jurors begin deliberations in Scott Peterson's capital murder trial -- (Court TV) After five months of testimony, a six-man, six-women panel deliberated double-murder charges against the fertilizer salesman in the killings of his pregnant wife and son for about four hours Wednesday afternoon without reaching a verdict. Wed Nov 3 2004 17:55:36  Penticton, British Columbia, Canada Man charged in triple homicide on B.C. reserve -- (CBC) A 24-year-year man has been charged with three counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder following a shooting on the Penticton Indian Reserve on the weekend. Wed Nov 3 2004 14:24:56  The KENNETH IDDON homicide Lancashire, England Wife held over husband's murder -- (BBC) The widow of a businessman who was found dead in his garage has appeared in court charged with his murder. Wed Nov 3 2004 09:33:30  The TIMOTHY STONE case Texas Mother seeking justice for son -- (Camden News) Letter to the Editor: My son was killed while traveling Hwy. 57 in Chidester on Sept. 23, 2003. In the beginning this was believed to be an accident but after realizing several inconsistencies in the police reports and hiring a team of investigators to look into the matter we have discovered evidence I believe is pertinent to the arrest of the persons responsible for my son's death. Timothy Stone website -- (Case info, pictures and news articles.) Tues Nov 2 2004 14:10:29  Napa, Nevada Two women killed, another escapes -- (Fox Reno) Napa police were investigating a double homicide that occurred in a single-family residence early Monday morning. Mon Nov 1 2004 19:04:23  The THEODORE "Ted" AMMON homicide New York Prosecutors hoping murder defendant talks his way to conviction -- (Newsday) Danny Pelosi just can't seem to shut up. The accused murderer whispers to supporters at his trial. He chats with journalists seated behind the defense table. He loudly swaps insults with his father in open court. Mon Nov 1 2004 18:41:11  The BROOKE WILBERGER abduction Corvallis, Oregon Mother of missing student visits BYU -- (KSL) It's been five months since BYU student Brooke Wilberger disappeared in Corvallis, Oregon. Her mother came to BYU today to thank friends for keeping Brook's memory alive. Mon Nov 1 2004 17:51:07  LACI PETERSON Redwood City, California Prosecutors Note Peterson's Fishing Claim--(Las Vegas Sun)Prosecutors urged jurors Monday to convict Scott Peterson of murdering his pregnant wife, saying his own statement that he was out fishing near where her body later turned up is a fact "you can take ... to the bank. Prosecutors: Peterson Was In 'Exact Spot' As Corpses--(nbc30.com)Jurors are expected to begin deliberations as early as Wednesday. Mon Nov 1 2004 08:27:56  The CINDY SONG disappearance Pennsylvania Case of missing Penn State student goes cold -- (Centre Daily) Police are no closer to finding Penn State student Cindy Song now than they were when she disappeared three years ago. Sun Oct 31 2004 09:17:05  The MELODY O'GARA disappearance Sydney, Australia Cliff plunge fears for missing Melody -- (The Scotsman) Police in Sydney were today carrying out new searches for missing British tourist Melody O’Gara after a witness raised fears that she may have plummeted to her death from a cliff top. Sun Oct 31 2004 08:48:18  The JONBENET RAMSEY homicide Boulder, Colorado 2 resist Fox bid for JonBenet records -- (Rocky Mountain News) Two more people involved in investigating the unsolved 1996 murder of JonBenet Ramsey are resisting demands from Fox News Network for documents. Sat Oct 30 2004 13:40:43  The HELEN BOIVIN Murder Penticton, British Columbia Valliere will not testify--(Penticton Herald)Niel Valliere will not testify in his own defence against a charge that he killed his girlfriend. The 27-year-old Penticton man has decided against taking the witness stand, relying instead on the videotaped statement he gave undercover police in April 2003. Sat Oct 30 2004 09:07:18  The SABRINA BEBB-JONES disappearance Grand Junction, Colorado Missing woman’s skull ID’d from 1997 -- (GJ Sentinel) A skull found earlier this month in northwestern Colorado has been identified as that of a Grand Junction woman whose husband was a suspect in her disappearance seven years ago, authorities said Friday. Fri Oct 29 2004 17:34:51  The LACI PETERSON homicide trial Redwood City, California Judge: Lesser conviction allowable -- (Modesto Bee) Jurors in Scott Peterson's murder trial can consider convicting him of second-degree murder, the judge in the case ruled this morning Fri Oct 29 2004 16:00:25  The MELODY O'GARA disappearance Sydney, Australia Missing woman's bag found in park -- (BBC) Police say Melody's disappearance is "out of character". Melody O'Gara, from Bolton, Greater Manchester disappeared last Sunday morning, New South Wales Police said. Fri Oct 29 2004 13:11:38  The PEGGY DIANOVSKY murder trial Chicago, Illinois Court hears secret tapes of sons confronting father -- (Daily Herald) The three Dianovsky brothers begged their father for the truth about their mother, who disappeared from their Schaumburg home 20 years ago, in tapes played in court Thursday during their father's murder trial. Fri Oct 29 2004 10:33:08  The "BTK" serial killings Wichita, Kansas Staff: BTK likely used UPS drop -- (Wichita Eagle) Workers at an office building just east of downtown say a suspicious package that may be from the Wichita serial killer BTK has given them an eerie feeling this week. Fri Oct 29 2004 09:40:04  The ALEXUIA FEAST homicide Lafayette, Louisiana Police: Teen victim knew her attacker -- (The Advertiser) The third man wanted in the death of 13-year-old Alexuia Feast turned himself in to city police about midnight Wednesday. Fri Oct 29 2004 08:39:10  The LORI HACKING homicide Salt Lake City, Utah Tell truth, Hacking told -- (Deseret News) Paul Soares doesn't want to see his brother-in-law Mark Hacking go to trial. He wants a swift resolution to the months of pain his family has endured. He wants Hacking to plead guilty to the allegations that he shot and killed his wife, Lori Hacking, Paul's sister. Thur Oct 28 2004 12:31:14  The THEODORE "Ted" AMMON homicide New York Witness: Ammon went to beach -- (Newsday) Hours before Theodore Ammon was murdered, his then-girlfriend Lori Finkel retrieved a disturbing cell phone message from the self-made millionaire. Ammon night of sex, death -- (NY Daily News) Ted Ammon had sex with his mistress and ducked away from a gay beach shortly before he was slain in his Long Island mansion, his ex-lover testified yesterday. Thur Oct 28 2004 10:26:45  The RILEY FOX homicide Wilmington, Illinois Father to be charged with her murder -- (NBC) Will County authorities have arrested a Wilmington man in connection with the sexual assault and death of his 3-year-old daughter. Thur Oct 28 2004 09:31:56  The ROSIE MAY homicide Normanton, England Teenager guilty of girl's murder -- (BBC) A teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a 10-year-old girl at a Christmas party. Thur Oct 28 2004 09:16:19  PEORIA SERIAL KILLINGS Peoria, Illinois Police add woman to its 'missing' list -- (PJ Star) A task force investigating the death of six African-American women and three other missing women - who all fit the same profile - are now looking into Laura Lollar's disappearance. That raises the number of missing or dead women to 10. Wed Oct 27 2004 13:12:55  The TEGAN LANE disappearance Sydney, Australia Baby still missing after eight years -- (news.com.au) A baby who was born more than eight years years ago has not been seen or heard of since leaving a Sydney hospital in the arms of her young mother shortly after the birth. Wed Oct 27 2004 12:58:58  The NEIL STONECHILD INQUIRY Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Inquiry rejects cop account of Stonechild death -- (CTV) A public inquiry has supported what Saskatoon's native community has long believed: Neil Stonechild, a teenager found frozen to death in a field in 1990, was in police custody earlier that night. Tues Oct 26 2004 11:29:56  MICHAEL CHANDLER murder Tulare, California 13-year-old boy arrested for murder -- (KFSN) 13-year-old boy is in jail, accused of killing two people in the South Valley. Tulare police arrested the teenager on Saturday in connection with the murder of 26-year-old Michael Chandler. Another teen, 18-year-old David Martinez was also arrested in connection with Chandler's death. Tues Oct 26 2004 11:26:46  IRAENA ASHER Auckland, New Zealand Missing model may have drowned -- (New Zealand Herald) Police searching for Auckland woman Iraena Asher believe there is a high probability that she wandered into the surf and drowned. Tues Oct 26 2004 10:33:54  Washington FBI says: Violent crime falls 3 percent -- (MyWay) After reaching a low point in 1999 of about 15,500 homicides, the number has crept up steadily since then to more than 16,500 in 2003 - or almost six murders for every 100,000 U.S. residents. Tues Oct 26 2004 10:20:57  SHERYL JOHNSON murder Hillard, Florida Jacksonville teen charged in slaying of Hilliard girl, 17 -- (Jacksonville.com) When 17-year-old Sheryl Johnson dreamed, it was about making it out of this small town. But a single gunshot to the head stole the Hilliard High School junior's future away late Sunday night. Her grandma found the teenager face-down, covered in a blanket next to her bed in the family's Middle Road home, one of about 1,000 households in this rural Nassau County community of fewer than 3,000 people. News of the arrest of a 16-year-old Jacksonville boy in the killing was of little comfort for the slain teen's loved ones Monday as they remembered a charismatic young woman whose outgoing personality won her friends but sometimes left her vulnerable to those with less than honorable intentions. Tues Oct 26 2004 10:05:15  ELIZABETH LOCHTEFELD Nantucket, Massachusetts Man arrested in connection with the death of woman -- (AP) A man was arrested in connection with Nantucket's first homicide in more than 20 years, after a woman's body was discovered in her island condominium by police responding to a call from a concerned relative. Tues Oct 26 2004 10:03:55  LONG BEACH FREEWAY RAPIST DANIEL SANCHEZ AKA ANGEL SANCHEZ Compton, California Accused Freeway Rapist pleads innocent -- (KCAL) A state prison inmate accused of being the Long Beach Freeway Rapist pleaded innocent Monday to 66 felony charges stemming from 11 alleged attacks over a period of nearly two years. Daniel Sanchez, also known as Angel Sanchez, was linked to the crimes by DNA obtained consensually when he was arrested by El Monte police last Oct. 30 in connection with a burglary in that city, Deputy District Attorney Patricia Horikawa said last week. Tues Oct 26 2004 09:42:38 PETER ULUAVE, charged with capital murder Salt Lake City, Utah Car crash killed wife, murder suspect said -- (Salt Lake Tribune) Student Amanda Smith said Uluave told her and other students that his wife suffered from burns as a result of the accident and later died from her injuries. "That was his story," Smith said. "He had us all just feeling so sorry for him." But officials at the time of Rebecca Uluave's death concluded the woman had suffered burns when she lost consciousness and fell into a bathtub, striking her head on the faucet and turning it on. Tues Oct 26 2004 08:29:50  FOX T.V. CAMERAMAN MIKE BURKE San Diego, California $10,000 Reward offered in TV cameraman's death -- (20News.com) A $10,000 reward is being offered for anyone who can help find the killer of a television photographer, 10News reported. A newspaper deliveryman found the body of Mike Burke lying in the middle of Carlsbad Boulevard one week ago. Mon Oct 25 2004 23:44:12  ANTHONY PROVIANO, found dead in 1997, originally ruled suicide DOUGLAS RAY MAIN and MARLENE SMITH, couple arrested Friday Washington County, Pennsylvania Couple Charged in 1997 killing of medical student -- (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Almost seven years after 29-year-old medical student Anthony Proviano was found dead on an abandoned Ohio road, a Washington County couple were arrested yesterday and charged with the Baldwin Borough native's murder. Mon Oct 25 2004 23:25:33  The LACI PETERSON murder trial Redwood City, California Parents take responsibility for Scott Peterson's suspicious behavior -- (Court TV) Taking the stand in the final days of their youngest child's capital trial, Jacqueline and Lee Peterson offered the jury explanations for his suspicious conduct — including posing as his mother to buy a Mercedes, carrying his brother's driver's license and traveling with almost $15,000 in cash. Mon Oct 25 2004 22:58:23  MARTIN TANKLEFF, convicted of murdering parents Long Island, New York Long Island murder case revisited --(CBS) When Martin Tankleff was convicted of murdering his parents at their posh Long Island home in 1990, he swore he was innocent. But the jury didn't believe his claim that he was coerced by police into confessing to the crime. Mon Oct 25 2004 22:39:53  KRISTEN TATAR, 4 y.o. victim of child abuse Somerset County, Pennsylvania Tatar murder trial opens --(Tribune Review) It's unthinkable how 4-year-old Kristen Tatar may have spent her last days. Authorities contend she was locked in an attic for days and denied food and water until she died. Her body was then covered with a newspaper, wrapped in a trash bag, stuffed in a picnic cooler and hidden under a blanket near a shed in her parents' back yard. Mon Oct 25 2004 19:21:28  SEARCH FOR BODIES ON KANSAS FARM Elkhart, Kansas After the storm: Family, friends & town shaken by investigation on Kansas farm--(Amarillo Globe News) A search warrant sought by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and issued Oct. 7 by a Shawnee County, Kan., District Court said agents in a murder investigation sought religious/occult artifacts, bodies and biological evidence, and evidence of human or animal sacrifice, according to a statement issued by the Bitner family attorney after authorities left the farm Oct. 18. Mon Oct 25 2004 18:28:05  INFANT BOY FOUND IN HOSPITAL LAUNDRY Chicago, Illinois Newborn found in hospital laundry room -- (ABC-Chicago) The infant, a boy, was found in a pile of laundered linens in the laundry room at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston. That laundry service takes in loads from several hospitals. Officials say the baby's condition was so poor when he was discovered by hospital workers that the medical examiner has not been able to determine the ethnicity or cause of death. Mon Oct 25 2004 18:16:34  ALYJAH and ANTHONY LEYDIG, brothers suffocated in cedar chest Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Inquest Nov. 5 in brothers' deaths--(Tribune-Review) Somerset County Coroner Wallace Miller will conduct an inquest into the deaths of two young Meyersdale brothers who were discovered dead Wednesday locked in a linen chest at the foot of their parents' bed. Boys who died in cedar chest wandered streets alone: Father once jailed for violent crimes--(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Neighbors of the family in Meyersdale, and former neighbors in Somerset, where Leydig, Baker and their children had lived until they were burned out of their home about a year ago, said the three boys frequently wandered the streets alone, sometimes naked, and had little adult supervision. Mon Oct 25 2004 17:59:20  NEIL STONECHILD Saskatoon, Canada Report into 1990 freezing death of a Saskatoon teen to be released Tuesday -- (NBC-5) Stonechild was found frozen to death in an industrial area on the outskirts of the city in November 1990. Some people, including his family, believe the 17-year-old was abandoned there by police on a so-called "starlight tour" - the name given to what some allege is the force's quick-and-dirty way of handling suspected troublemakers. The RCMP were called in to investigate 10 years later - after several other aboriginal men were found dead under similar circumstances. Mon Oct 25 2004 17:50:47  TRINA GORDON, strangled before home set on fire Calumet City, Illinois 34-year-old woman found slain in burning home -- (NBC-5) An autopsy Monday determined that a woman found dead in a fire at her Calumet City home was strangled. Trina Gordon, of 536 Ingraham Ave. in the south suburb, died from strangulation, and her death was ruled a homicide, a Cook County medical examiner's office spokesman said. Mon Oct 25 2004 14:26:24 YETUNDE "TUNDE" PRICE murder Compton, California Opening statements Williams' sister -- (ABC7) Opening statements are scheduled in the trial of two men charged with murdering the half-sister of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. Robert Edward Maxfield, 23, and Aaron Michael Hammer, 25, are both charged in the shooting death of Yetunde "Tunde" Price. Mon Oct 25 2004 14:22:30 LACI PETERSON murder trial Redwood City, California Peterson defense enters 5th day -- (ABC7) Scott Peterson's murder trial has resumed today with his attorney's defending the assertions of an expert who testified about when Laci Peterson's fetus died. Late last week, prosecutors called into question the techniques Doctor Charles March used in estimating when fetus died. Mon Oct 25 2004 14:15:05  BILL KAMAL Miami, Florida TV meteorologist accused of soliciting sex with minor -- (Local10.com) South Florida TV meteorologist Bill Kamal was arrested Sunday in Fort Pierce as part of an investigation into sexual predators.Authorities say Kamal set up a meeting for sex over the Internet with what he thought was a 14-year-old boy. Mon Oct 25 2004 13:05:21  IRAENA ASHER, missing Auckland, New Zealand Police return to Piha for clues to Iraena Asher's disappearance -- (www.stuff.co.nzl) Police yesterday returned to Piha, west of Auckland, to conduct fresh interviews as they continue their investigation into the disappearance of Iraena Asher. Mon Oct 25 2004 12:58:03  LONG BEACH FREEWAY RAPIST DANIEL SANCHEZ aka ANGEL SANCHEZ Compton, California Freeway Rapist scheduled to be arraigned -- (ABC7) A state prison inmate accused of being the Long Beach Freeway Rapist is scheduled to be arraigned today in connection with 11 alleged attacks over a period of nearly two years. Mon Oct 25 2004 12:44:59 DOUBLE HOMICIDE AT MILWAUKEE ARBY'S Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2 found dead at fast food restaurant in West Milwaukee -- (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Police are investigating a double homicide in which two employees of an Arby's restaurant were found shot to death late Sunday. The names of the victims - a 24-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy - were not released. Robbery appears to be the motive, West Milwaukee Police Chief Eugene Oldenburg said. Mon Oct 25 2004 12:35:34  Lubbock, Texas Mother and three children found dead -- (KGBT) The bodies were found throughout the four-bedroom apartment, and blood was scattered in the living room, hallway, kitchen and bedrooms, said police spokesman Lt. Victor Quintana. Mon Oct 25 2004 12:27:01  DOMINIQUE GREEN, Scheduled to die by lethal injection Livingtston, Texas 'I can't believe they still want to kill me'--(Houston Chronicle) "I had two choices when I came to death row," says Green, 30, from behind the thick glass window that separates inmates from visitors. "I could either believe I was a monster or prove to everyone I wasn't." Mon Oct 25 2004 12:21:49  TAMMY COOPER, Mother; JASMINE, KADICE & KASHELM ALLEN, Children Lubbock, Texas Mom and 3 kids found dead in Lubbock--(AP) A mother and three children were found dead today at their Lubbock apartment, police said. Police were investigating the deaths as homicide, but would not say how the victims were killed and said they had not determined a motive. Mon Oct 25 2004 12:14:20  FRANK and LILLIAN BELAND, murder victims Leesburg, Virginia Police, victims' daughter plead for Leesburg double homicide tips -- (Leesburg Today) Almost two years ago an elderly couple in Leesburg was brutally murdered and there have been few clues to lead police to a suspect. The couple’s daughter has written a letter sent to all media outlets pleading for anyone with information on this crime to call the police department. Mon Oct 25 2004 11:06:32  PATRICIA WELCH, missing Ottawa, Canada Husband pleads for missing wife to return -- (CFRA.com) Alan and the couple’s four daughters have a message for Patricia, if she’s listening to the radio or reading this website: We love you. Please come home, no matter what has happened. Mon Oct 25 2004 11:00:46  BODY FOUND WITH HANDS REMOVED Denver, Colorado Body found near Westminster strip mall -- (The Denver Post) Westminster police are investigating the discovery of a body near a strip mall this morning. It appeared that the female victim had been stabbed in the back and her hands had been removed. |
