True crime and criminal justice news stories from around the world updated throughout the day.
07/01/2008 11:49:22
RHYS JONES (11) - shot in the neck and killed as he walked with friends across a park; 08/22/07 CROXTETH PARK, Liverpool, UK Rhys Jones’ murder trial to take place in Liverpool--(Liverpool Echo)--The teenager accused of murdering schoolboy Rhys Jones must stand trial in Liverpool.
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07/01/2008 11:47:01
RACHEL ENTWISTLE (27) and her daughter LILLIAN (9-months-old) - wife and daughter found shot to death in their home 01/22/06 Neil Entwistle (29) - husband charged with two counts of murder; one count of illegal possession of a firearm; and one count of illegal possession of ammunition; convicted; sentenced to mandatory life in prison without the chance of parole HOPKINTON, Massachusetts Family: ‘We have to live with the betrayal of Neil Entwistle’--(Kingston Reporter)--His sentence was a foregone conclusion, but Thursday Neil Entwistle was forced to hear about the pain and suffering caused by the murders of his wife and daughter. Neil sought highe$t bidder--(Boston Herald)--Days after executing his family, Neil Entwistle was pitching his appeal to the press and penning love prose about his slain bride, all to cash in on his twisted life story.
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07/01/2008 11:35:47
MADELEINE McCANN (3) - went missing from her bedroom between 9:30 and 10 p.m 05/03/07; while on holiday Gerry McCann (39) and Kate McCann (39) - parents of missing Madeleine McCann may be formal suspects in her disappearance; but not being held Robert Murat (33) - classified as a suspect by police; but not being held PRAIA DA LUZ, PORTUGAL 'No decision' on Madeleine case--(BBC)--No decision has been taken on the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Portugal's attorney general has said. Madeleine McCann's parents demand end to 'arguido' status--(Telegraph.co.uk)--Gerry and Kate McCann are demanding their status as official suspects in the disappearance of Madeleine be lifted "as a priority" as police prepare to close the case. Officials: Madeleine McCann probe is not over yet--(Associated Press)--Police have completed their final report into the disappearance of British child Madeleine McCann but officials have taken no decision yet on whether to proceed with the investigation or drop the case, Portugal's attorney-general said Tuesday. Suspect Murat 'doesn't want investigation to end' until Madeleine McCann is found--(Daily Mail)--Official Madeleine McCann suspect Robert Murat today insisted he didn't want the investigation into the disappearance of the missing toddler closed. Murat Pleased Case 'Not Dropped'--(Sky News)--The first suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has welcomed news that Portuguese detectives are not closing the case. TIMELINE - The disappearance of Madeleine McCann--(Reuters.uk) Madeleine McCann--(Website)
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07/01/2008 11:23:30
HAROLD GENTRY (47) - found shot to death inside his home on 07/14/86. Betty Neumar (76) - charged with one count of solicitation of murder; investigators are reviewing the deaths of all five husbands ALBEMARLE, North Carolina Lab looking for arsenic in ashes--(Augusta Chronicle)--Richmond County investigators looking into the 2007 death of John Neumar, Betty Neumar's fifth and latest husband, say it will take time to analyze his ashes. Medina sheriff to look again at '70 death--(Akron Beacon Journal)--Detectives to check case for possible similarities to '86 shooting in N.C. Death of 5-time widow's 1st husband gets new look--(Associated Press)--Authorities are now examining the deaths of four out of five men who were once married to a woman charged with conspiring to kill one of them.
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07/01/2008 11:14:55
JOEL ANTHONY MARINO (31) - was stabbed by an intruder in his home on 01/28/08 Adam C. Peterson (20) - charged with first-degree murder MADISON, Wisconsin Stillwater man extradited in Madison murder case--(New Richmond News)--The man charged in the apparently-random stabbing death of Joel Marino in Madison could appear in court today Suspect's Father: Son Couldn't Have Committed Madison Murders--(WKBT-TV)--A college dropout charged with murdering a Wisconsin man is being transported from Minnesota to Madison. Joel Marino--(Website)
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07/01/2008 11:02:26
JENNIFER KESSE (24) - disappeared from her Orlando condominium and failed to show up for work 01/24/06; car found 01/26/06 ORLANDO, Florida '48 Hours' to look at Jennifer Kesse case--(Orlando Sentinel)--Jennifer Kesse, the Orlando woman missing since January 2006, will receive national attention in 48 Hours Vanished: Stolen Beauty. Jennifer Kesse--(Website) Anyone with information about the case is urged to call Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.
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07/01/2008 09:21:11
Haut de la Garenne Children's Home
Michael Aubin (45) - accused of sexually abusing three boys at Haut de la Garenne between 1977 and 1980 Gordon Wateridge (76) - accused of sexually assaulting a number of girls under 16 while he was working as a warden at Haut de la Garenne SAINT CLEMENT, Jersey, CHANNEL ISLANDS Jersey 'abuse' case is adjourned--(BBC)--A man charged with sexually assaulting boys at a former children's home on Jersey has appeared in court.
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07/01/2008 09:18:19
RICHARD EHLENFELDT (50) and wifeLYNN (49); TOM MENNES (32); MARCUS NELLSEN (31); MICHAEL CASTRO (16); GUADALUPE MALDONADO (46) and RICO SOLIS (17) - all slain during robbery of fast food restaurant on 01/08/93 Juan Luna (33) - charged with first-degree capital murder in the deaths of seven people during a 1993 robbery; convicted; sentenced to life in prison James Degorski (34) - charged with seven counts of first-degree murder; facing trial - no date set PALATINE, Illinois Degorski to appeal confession ruling--(Chicago Daily Herald)--Defense attorneys for James Degorski, charged with capital murder in the 1993 slayings of seven people at a Brown's Chicken restaurant in Palatine, will appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court an appellate court's decision allowing a jury to view part of Degorski's videotaped confession.
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07/01/2008 09:14:42
AARUSHI TALWAR (14) - found with her throat slit and several stab wounds to her face 05/16/08 YAM PRASAD BANJADE aka "HEMRAJ" (45) - Talwar family servant also found murdered Rajesh Talwar - father arrested and charged with the murder of his daughter and the family's servant NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA Special prayer in Aarushi's school, students still shocked--(Sify)--A special prayer was held for murdered teen Aarushi Talwar at her school when it reopened on Tuesday even as her schoolmates and their parents seemed only too aware of the media attention on the case. Full Coverage: Noida Double Murder--(NDTV.com)
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07/01/2008 09:11:25
BROOKE BENNETT (12) - last seen 06/25/08 CHELSEA, Vermont Brooke's Former Stepfather Arrested--(WCAX-TV)--Another twist in the case of missing 12-year-old Brooke Bennett. Police have arrested her stepfather on charges he sexually assaulted a minor. They say the arrest of Ray Gagnon, 40, of San Antonio, Texas, comes in connection with child sex charges filed yesterday against Brooke's uncle, Michael Jacques, 42. Search for missing girl turns to uncle’s property--(Boston Herald)--The uncle of a missing 12-year-old girl - one of the last to see her before she vanished - pleaded not guilty Monday in what police called unrelated sex assaults on another underage girl, who told them the man was involved in a child sex ring. Second Arrest Made in Sexual Assault Probe of Missing Vermont Girl's Uncle--(Associated Press)--Vermont State Police have made a second arrest in connection with a sexual assault investigation of the uncle of a missing 12-year-old girl from Braintree, Vt.
