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 Contact Us Fri Apr 29 2005 15:40:51  CHRISTIAN and GRACIE VASILEV Hoffman Estates, Illinois Mother Charged in Stabbing Deaths of Kids--(Las Vegas Sun)The mother of a 9-year-old boy and 3-year-old girl who were fatally stabbed more than 100 times each inside their suburban Chicago home was charged Friday with two counts of first-degree murder, authorities said. Tonya Vasilev, 34, was expected to appear in bond court later Friday. Mother Charged in Stabbing Deaths of Kids--(Herald Tribune) Boy’s last words: ‘What’s going on?’ --() Fri Apr 29 2005 08:59:22  JENNIFER WILBANKS Duluth, Georgia PCs seized in missing Ga. bride-to-be case--(Seattle Times)Investigators have taken several computers from the home of a missing bride-to-be to examine e-mails for clues to her disappearance, police said Friday. Missing Bride Case Now 'Criminal'--(Yahoo/AP) Thur Apr 28 2005 19:42:51  SAMANTHA RUNNION Santa Ana, California Samantha Runnion Slay Suspect Convicted --(Yahoo/AP)After deliberating for less than nine hours over two days, jurors convicted Alejandro Avila, 30, of kidnapping, murder and sexual assault. In the penalty phase, set to begin Wednesday, the jury will decide whether to recommend a death sentence or life in prison without parole. Prosecutor: 'Samantha Runnion identified her killer'--(nctimes) Thur Apr 28 2005 14:07:48  Hoffman Estates, Illinois Boy, Little Sister Found Stabbed to Death--(Las Vegas Sun)The stabbings came five years after the couple's 3-month-old daughter died in a fire at an Elk Grove Village townhouse where the family then lived. The cause of the 2000 fire remains undetermined, but foul play was never suspected, said Elk Grove Village Police Deputy Chief Larry Hammar. Thur Apr 28 2005 14:01:05  Colusa, California Man Who Killed Cop Gets Death Sentence--(Las Vegas Sun)Andrew Hampton Mickel, 26, of Olympia, Wash., shot David Mobilio in the back and head with armor-piercing bullets as the Red Bluff police officer gassed up his squad car in 2002. Thur Apr 28 2005 13:59:16  Bradenton, Florida Bradenton police say 12-year-old missing girl found safe--(Tampabays10)The Amber Alert issued Monday for Margarita Aguilar-Lopez was canceled after she was found safe in Easley, South Carolina. Thur Apr 28 2005 09:06:13  Duluth, Georgia Bride-To-Be Vanishes While Jogging In Georgia--(KSAT.com)Jennifer Wilbanks was last seen in the downtown Duluth area at 8:30 p.m. after leaving the house she shares with her fiance, police said. Wilbanks, an avid runner who once competed in the Boston marathon, was set to be married this weekend. Wed Apr 27 2005 23:38:50  Orlando, Florida Fla. Police Hope New Photo Helps Find Girl--(Las Vegas Sun)Child-porn investigators in Toronto discovered the pictures of the abused girl on the Internet and released some of them after digitally removing the victim in hopes of determining where the photos were taken. Clues from some of the photos suggest she may live in the northeastern United States or southeast Canada. Wed Apr 27 2005 19:34:33  Minto, New Brunswick Police arrest 'person of interest' in gruesome New Brunswick murders --(CP)A 22-year-old man who lived in Minto, described by RCMP as a "person of interest," was arrested earlier in the day in Mattapoisett, Mass., by U.S. officers, said RCMP Sgt. Gary Cameron. A man matching the description of the arrested individual had entered the United States late Monday through the Calais, Maine, border crossing. Wed Apr 27 2005 17:24:14  Louisville, Kentucky Pregnant women at risk of plenty -- including murder--(WHAS-11, 04/27/05) Christi Melcher and Romanique Thompson didn't know each other, but their families now have something in common -- a lifetime of grief. Both women were pregnant, both were murdered. Wed Apr 27 2005 17:18:19  CHRISTIAN & JAIDEN MELCHER, pregnant mother & toddler son were slain ZACH MELCHER, husband and father admits to murders Jeffersonville, Indiana Police Were Inside Home Day Before Neighbor Discovered Murder Victims--(WAVE-3.com, 04/27/05) It took a curious neighbor to discover the bodies of a pregnant mother and her 11-month-old son in Jeffersonville, even though police officers were at the home the day before. Wed Apr 27 2005 17:09:31  Boone County, Kentucky Sex Offender Found Living Near School--(WKYT, 04/27/05) A mistake that let a convicted child rapist live within 500 feet of a school has led the state to update procedures determining where sex offenders may reside. Wed Apr 27 2005 17:04:13  The MICHAEL JACKSON child molestation trial Santa Maria, California Jackson's Ex-Wife Debbie Rowe Takes Stand--(AP, 04/27/05) Prosecutors called Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe, the mother of two of his children, to testify in the pop star's child molestation trial Wednesday. Wed Apr 27 2005 16:59:48  SAMANTHA RUNNION, 5 y.o. kidnapped and killed in 2002 Santa Ana, California Samantha Runnion Jury Begins Deliberations--(AP, 04/27/05) A jury began deliberating Wednesday in the case of a factory worker accused of kidnapping and killing 5-year-old Samantha Runnion in 2002. Wed Apr 27 2005 16:55:10  JENNIFER WILBANKS, 32 y.o. missing since Tuesday night Duluth, Georgia Georgia Bride-to-Be Vanishes--(FOX News, 04/27/05) Local police are investigating the disappearance of a Georgia woman who is supposed to get married on Saturday. Wed Apr 27 2005 11:27:10  Bradenton, Florida Amber Alert: Police say Bradenton girl was abducted--(tampabays10)Authorities say they were told that Margarita Augilar-Lopez was taken by 26-year-old Antonio Paulino-Perez. The girl was last seen last night at a Bradenton motel about 30 miles south of Tampa. Tues Apr 26 2005 06:11:54  ANNA MARIE & GRACIE KEMP, pregnant mom & toddler slain in March '04 JOHN KEMP, father charged with killing wife & daughter Melbourne, Australia Father admits spear gun killings--(ABC, 04/26/05) A man from Mornington south of Melbourne has formally pleaded guilty to murdering his pregnant wife, Anna Marie Kemp, and the couple's 20-month-old daughter, Gracie. Mon Apr 25 2005 16:46:23 JONAH & NICOLE PAYNE, 3 & 2 y.o. siblings found dead in pond Warrenton, Georgia Bodies of Missing Georgia Toddlers Found--(Fox News, 04/25/05) In a tragic end to an emotional search for a pair of missing toddlers, the bodies of the tiny brother and sister turned up Monday in an algae-covered sewage pond near their home, FOX News has confirmed. Sun Apr 24 2005 11:50:02  JONAH & NICOLE PAYNE, 3& 2 y.o. siblings missing since Saturday Warrenton, Georgia Authorities search for missing toddlers in Warrenton--(AP, 04/24/05) Authorities resumed searching Sunday for two toddlers who went missing from their Warren County home. A 2-year-old girl and her 3-year-old-brother were missing as temperatures dipped into the 30 Saturday night. Sun Apr 24 2005 11:28:08  The MICHAEL JACKSON Child Molestation Trial Santa Maria, California Jackson prosecution relies on believability of tainted witnesses--(The Mercury News, 04/24/05) As the prosecution case against Michael Jackson nears an end, jurors are left with a dilemma: how much testimony should they believe from key witnesses who have admitted past lies? Sun Apr 24 2005 11:24:22  ABIGAIL WITCHALLS, 26 y.o. stabbed in neck while walking toddler son Little Bookham, England 'Stabbing has shattered our family' --(The Scotsman, 04/24/05) The father of a young mother left paralysed in a knife attack choked back tears as he told how her young son called out her name as he woke yesterday. Fri Apr 22 2005 19:01:49  CAROL MOULD, 43 y.o. mother of 3 was murdered and set on fire Benton, Kansas Sheriff confirms offer of reward in homicide--(Wichita Eagle, 04/22/05) Detectives have yet to rule out any person as a suspect in the killing of Carol Mould and are looking for an early 1970s Pontiac, Butler County Sheriff Craig Murphy said today. Fri Apr 22 2005 18:57:03  ANNA AYALA, 39 y.o. claimed to find finger in bowl of Wendy's chili Las Vegas, Nevada Police: Woman arrested in finger hoax--(CNN, 04/22/05) Police said Friday that a woman lied about finding a human finger in a bowl of chili last month at a Wendy's restaurant here. Mon Apr 18 2005 15:09:37  Providence, Rhode Island No bail for suspect in detective's shooting--(CNN) Esteban Carpio, 26, did not enter a plea in Providence District Court to a murder charge in the death of Detective James Allen. Mon Apr 18 2005 15:05:42  SARAH LUNDE Tampa, Florida Suspect in Girl's Death Appears in Court -- (Las Vegas Sun) David Onstott, 36, was charged with first-degree murder Sunday, a day after investigators discovered Sarah Lunde's partially clothed remains in a fish pond. She had vanished a week earlier from her home in Ruskin. Authorities said Onstott confessed to killing her after an argument. Mon Apr 18 2005 15:03:54  DISTRICT ATTORNEY RAY F. GRICAR Bellefonte, Pennsylvania Missing Pa. D.A. Fails to Show for Work--(Las Vegas Sun)Gricar's car was found over the weekend in Lewisburg, a town about 45 miles away, but a search of the vehicle and a nearby stretch of river yielded no sign of anything amiss, authorities said Sunday. Mon Apr 18 2005 15:01:22  MICHAEL JACKSON Santa Maria, California Jackson Accuser's Mom Refuses to Answer--(myway) The mother of Michael Jackson's young accuser cited attorney-client privilege Monday in refusing to say whether she was represented by a lawyer at a time she and her children were allegedly held captive by the pop star. Discussion Forum--(cybersleuths) Mon Apr 18 2005 14:57:19  St. Charles, Illinois Women sue hospital, claiming therapist practiced witchcraft on them--(court tv)An Illinois psychologist acted more like the Wicked Witch of the West than Sigmund Freud, according to three former patients who are suing the hospital, saying they received treatment that included witchcraft, sexual advances, and threats of violence. Sun Apr 17 2005 16:41:40  Wichita, Kansas Prosecutors to Reveal Evidence in BTK Case--(Las Vegas Sun)The man accused of terrorizing Wichita for years, the alleged BTK serial killer, has a preliminary trial this week that may provide the public with a fuller glimpse at the state's case against him. Dennis Rader, a former city ordinance enforcement officer for Park City, will be brought into a courtroom under tight security beginning Tuesday for his preliminary hearing on 10 counts of first-degree murder. Sun Apr 17 2005 16:39:25  Providence, Rhode Island Providence Detective Killed With Own Gun--(Las Vegas Sun)The killing of James Allen, a 27-year veteran, comes after a series of attacks that have raised concerns about the security of those who work in the criminal justice system. Sun Apr 17 2005 16:36:24  SARAH LUNDE Ruskin, Florida Sex Offender Charged in Fla. Girl's Death --(in-forum)A registered sex offender confessed to killing a 13-year-old girl who disappeared a week ago, saying he broke into her house and choked her to death, the sheriff said Sunday. Sun Apr 17 2005 10:53:38  Columbus, Ohio Ohio School Officials Could Face Charges --(AP)The girl was led by the arm behind a stage curtain in the auditorium. There, witnesses said her lip was bloodied and she was sexually assaulted by a group of boys, an attack videotaped by one student and watched by more than a dozen others who came running as word spread. Within minutes, the developmentally disabled girl reported the alleged assault to a special education teacher, who said the girl "looked dazed and confused and was crying." Sun Apr 17 2005 10:50:50  Providence, Rhode Island R.I. Detective Killed at Headquarters--(AP)A police detective was killed with his own service weapon at department headquarters early Sunday while he was questioning a potential suspect in a stabbing, the police chief said. James Allen, a 27-year veteran, was shot in the detective conference room while questioning Estenban Carpio. Sun Apr 17 2005 10:44:04 SARAH MICHELLE LUNDE Ruskin, Florida Body of Missing Fla. Girl Believed Found--(AP)"We're almost positive it's her," sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. Sun Apr 17 2005 10:30:47 D.A. RAY F. GRICAR Bellefonte, Pennsylvania Clues Sought in Prosecutor's Disappearance--(Newsday)Police found an abandoned car belonging to a missing prosecutor, but no sign of the man who was reported missing when he failed to return home from a drive. Sat Apr 16 2005 12:02:08  Atlanta, Georgia Teen killers confess, get life sentences--(gjsentinel)Judge Paschal English glared at the teenage girl, shackled at the waist, standing before him. He wanted to know what happened before the killings. Holly Harvey said she and her girlfriend, Sandy Ketchum, both 16, found a large knife and repeatedly stabbed a mattress and a picture of puppies on a wall. "Why did you do that?" English asked."To see if the knife was sharp enough," she answered. Sat Apr 16 2005 11:45:50 SARAH MICHELLE LUNDE Ruskin, Florida Body Found Near Home of Missing Teen--(Foxnews)Police said Saturday they found an unidentified body in a creek near the home of a missing 13-year-old who disappeared a week ago. Sat Apr 16 2005 11:37:35  LORI HACKING Salt Lake City, Utah Utah Man Pleads Guilty to Murdering Wife--(newsday)He lied to his wife and family about getting into medical school and his plans to become a doctor. But standing before a judge and facing a life sentence for murder, Mark Hacking finally told the truth. Fri Apr 15 2005 20:32:03 Jacksonville, Florida Operation Picket Fence: 17 Murders, 20 People Arrested--(firstcoastnews)The bust is called "Operation Picket Fence" because the crime organization did much of its work on the northside of Jacksonville near U.S. 1 and Montcrief Road, and area known as "Picketville." Fri Apr 15 2005 20:29:29  CHRISTA WORTHINGTON Orleans, Massachusetts Hyannis Trash Hauler Charged in Fashion Writer's Murder--(TBO)A Cape Cod garbage man was charged with murder and rape Friday in the 2002 stabbing death of fashion writer Christa Worthington, whose mysterious slaying turned a national spotlight on the isolated outer Cape town of Truro. DNA sweep nets suspect in killing Authorities say man willingly gave sample after Cape Cod slaying--(sfgate) Fri Apr 15 2005 12:36:55  Hyde Park, Virginia Youth pleads innocent to head theft--(Times Argus)A Morrisville teenager is being held on $100,000 bail after pleading not guilty to charges he raided a tomb in a cemetery and removed the head of the corpse. Fri Apr 15 2005 12:32:40 SARAH MICHELLE LUNDE Ruskin, Florida Beer Bottles Key in Search for Fla. Girl--(Las Vegas Sun)Scores of people searching Friday for a missing 13-year-old girl were also asked to watch for empty bottles of Budweiser or Bud Lite - the type of beer a sex offender allegedly snatched from the girl's home about the time she disappeared. Fri Apr 15 2005 07:04:50  LENA KIM NGUYEN, 19 y.o. radiology student stabbed to death Austin, Texas Murder victim's sister speaks out--(News8-Austin, 04/14/05) Austin Police said 19-year-old Lena Kim Nguyen was killed in her apartment on Gracy Farms Lane on April 6. Autopsy results released Thursday show she was stabbed more than 40 times. Fri Apr 15 2005 06:57:39  The CHRISTA WORTHINGTON murder Truro, Massachusetts Trashman nabbed for Christa murder: Source: Hyannis man to be charged--(Boston Herald, 04/15/05) A 34-year-old trashman was arrested yesterday for the unsolved slaying of former fashion writer Christa Worthington, who was found dead on the kitchen floor of her remote seaside cottage in Truro, the Herald has learned. Thur Apr 14 2005 19:10:14 NINA COURTEPATTE Edmonton, Alberta 13-year-old's killing was planned: police --(CP)"She was taken out, misled with information, then suffered a very violent death. It's disturbing to all our investigators and probably to almost everybody in the community." Four people -- a 34-year-old Edmonton man, a 19-year-old Fort St. John man, a 17-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl, both from Edmonton -- have been charged with first-degree murder. Thur Apr 14 2005 15:47:51  JON MOYER, 17 y.o. was killed with metal baseball bat in 2003 FELINA BILLETDEAUX, charged with homicide, was 17 at time of murder STEVA HAGELGANS, Billetdeaux's close friend was 15 and pregnant by Moyer Brownstown, Pennsylvania Pregnancy sparked conflict before murder--(Lancaster Online, 04/14/05) Felina Billetdeaux was an above-average high school student who wrote poetry, kept journals and would do anything for her friends, her sister said today. Thur Apr 14 2005 13:43:43  Palmdale, California Teen accused of killing friend with bat--(Oregon Live) A 13-year-old pitcher was accused of clubbing a teenage friend to death with a baseball bat, moments after the friend apparently teased him at a concession stand following his baseball team's first loss of the season. Thur Apr 14 2005 13:41:43  REENA VIRK VAncouver, British Columbia 3rd trial convicts Kelly Ellard--(Cnews)Kelly Ellard was found guilty of second-degree murder Tuesday in her third trial for the 1997 beating and drowning of teen Reena Virk, a horrific attack that focused a national spotlight on teen violence. Ellard verdict appeal 'likely'--(Cnews)Ellard's first jury found her guilty in 2000 but the verdict was overturned. A second jury failed to reach a unanimous decision last summer. Thur Apr 14 2005 13:38:41 Toronto, Ontario Ontario's Homolka plan under fire--(Cnews)The Ontario government's strategy to rein in Karla Homolka upon her release has drawn the criticism of two lawyers who defended the schoolgirl killer's partner in crime - Paul Bernardo. Thur Apr 14 2005 13:36:34  Castroville, Texas Police: Texas man kills 3, then himself--(Oregon Live)Police say the man broke into the family's home in a wealthy subdivision near San Antonio late Wednesday, possibly through a kitchen window, and opened fire with his shotgun. He killed the 22-year-old former girlfriend, her 44-year-old mother and a 6-year-old brother. Thur Apr 14 2005 08:52:11  Birmingham, Alabama Student Called Unsung Hero in Rudolph Case --(Yahoo/AP)Jermaine J. Hughes, who was attending the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1998 when Rudolph detonated a deadly bomb outside a local abortion clinic, was lauded as the person who did the most to help authorities crack the 1996 Olympics bombing case and other blasts set off by Rudolph. Atlanta, Georgia Rudolph: Anti-Abortion Views Behind Bombs--(LAs Vegas Sun)During a two-year series of bombings in the Deep South, Eric Rudolph considered himself a warrior - against abortion, which he calls murder, and a government that permits it. Excerpts From Eric Rudolph Statement --(Yahoo/AP) Timeline in the Eric Rudolph Bombing Case -- (Yahoo/AP) Thur Apr 14 2005 08:45:47 SARAH MICHELLE LUNDE Ruskin, Florida Police, Volunteers Search for Fla. Teen --(Yahoo/AP)Authorities questioned a convicted sex offender, and more than 200 people joined the search for a 13-year-old girl who disappeared over the weekend from her family's mobile home. Wed Apr 13 2005 12:50:33  SARAH LUNDE, 13 y.o. missing since 4/10/05 Ruskin, Florida Sex Offender Link Feared in Florida Girl's Disappearance--(ABC, 04/13/05) Police in Hillsborough County, Fla., are searching for a 13-year-old girl who has not been seen since this weekend, and investigators say they are concerned about what was described as her family's close relationship with a registered sex offender who lives in the area. Wed Apr 13 2005 12:44:48 GRACIANA HEUGHAN, 6-week-old infant located LISA HEUGHAN, 38 y.o. former centerfold charged with child abduction Toronto, Canada Playboy centrefold accused of taking baby--(National Post, 04/13/05) A former Playboy centrefold and B-movie actress was located early this morning after allegedly abducting her six-week-old child from a Children's Aid Society office in west Toronto. Wed Apr 13 2005 12:34:00 ALISTAIR WILSON, banker's murder remains unsolved Nairn, Scotland Police release picture of murder weapon--(Scotland Today, 04/12/05) A photograph of the gun used to kill Nairn banker Alistair Wilson is being released by police today. The 30-year-old was shot dead on his doorstep last November. Detectives hope the picture will give them the breakthrough they desperately need. Wed Apr 13 2005 12:28:25  ANA GOLESTEANU, newlywed bride slain by husband Chicago Ridge, Illinois Man charged in death of his wife of two months--(Daily Southtown, 04/13/05) Peter and Ana Golesteanu were married on Valentine's Day. On Tuesday, less than two months after they exchanged wedding vows, Peter Golesteanu found himself locked inside a Chicago Ridge holding cell accused of killing his wife. Wed Apr 13 2005 11:36:44 NINA LOUISE COURTEPATTE, 13 y.o. found dead on golf course Edmonton, Alberta 4 charged in Alberta girl's murder--(CBC News, 04/13/05) The RCMP say four people, two of them aged 17, are facing first-degree murder charges after a 13-year-old Edmonton girl was found dead last week on a golf course. Wed Apr 13 2005 11:32:02  MOTHER SLAIN; INFANT DAUGHTER UNHARMED Yelm, Washington Woman found dead in Yelm; baby unharmed--(The Olympian, 04/13/05) A 31-year-old woman was found dead in the front yard of her home late Tuesday with her infant daughter lying next to her unharmed, the sheriff's office reported. Wed Apr 13 2005 00:05:01  DAVID STEEVES, 18 y.o. believed to be kidnapped Elgin, Illinois Missing Elgin Teen Believed Kidnaped--(WBBM, 04/12/05) Elgin police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 18-year-old. David Steeves was last heard from on Friday. In a cell phone call to Elgin police, Steeves said he was being kidnapped and was locked inside the trunk of his car.  
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