08/29/2001 22:15:34 Baldomero "Baldo" Guajardo (24); Benito Almaguer (41); Louis Michael Melchor (18); Andy Gonzalez (18) - Held without bail HOUSTON, Texas Newsfront: Suspects in drug-tainting case held--(DallasNews.com)--A drug mixture that led to the deaths of 16 people almost was sold to dealers from Louisiana and Miami, but both refused to buy the brownish substance they said didn't resemble cocaine, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent told a federal judge Wednesday. _______________________ 08/29/2001 22:07:18 MARY (6 mos); LUKE (2); PAUL (3); JOHN (5); and NOAH (7) YATES - five children murdered in their home 06/20/01 Andrea Pia Yates - indicted - prosecutors seeking the death penalty HOUSTON, TEXAS 'Most important thing' for father of slain kids is defending his spouse In a house of death, husband sorts out life--(The Dallas Morning News) Russell Yates barely pauses in the dark hallway. His voice is as flat as it was on the June morning he tried to tell the world why his wife drowned their five kids in the family tub. But his words fall like a slap, echoing through the empty house. "There," he says. "That's the bathroom." _______________________ 08/29/2001 22:00:21 SYDNEY, Australia Celebs' hairdresser faces sex assault charge --(The Sydney Morning Herald)--Celebrity hairdresser Eddie Azzi was booking in clients for $80 cuts as his legal team was explaining why he failed to front at a Sydney court to answer charges of indecent assault today. Azzi, 40, whose plush salon in the Sky Gardens Shopping Centre is frequented by top models and actors, is charged with five counts of indecent assault against three female victims between February 2000 and June this year. _______________________ 08/29/2001 21:45:44 CAROL SHIELDS - murdered Wayne DuMond - Has pleaded not guilty to the charges KANSAS CITY, Missouri Date set for Wayne DuMond murder trial, but site still undetermined--(The Kansas City Star)--Wayne DuMond is scheduled to stand trial in February on charges that he suffocated Northland resident Carol Shields last year. The location of DuMond's Feb. 4 trial has not been determined. A hearing on his request for a change of venue is scheduled for Oct. 13. Murder suspect's record shrouded in controversy--(The Kansas City Star) The Castration of Wayne DuMond--(The Village Voice) _______________________ 08/29/2001 21:31:41 Robert Iler (16) - Pleaded innocent NEW YORK, New York Cops say 'Sopranos' actor Robert Iler cursed at officer after robbery arrest--(A/P)--Teen television actor Robert Iler of "The Sopranos" bragged and cursed after his robbery arrest last month on Manhattan's Upper East Side, prosecutors alleged Wednesday. "Don't you worry about me. I'm a millionaire," Iler said after using profanity to address an officer at the 19th Precinct, according to court papers. _______________________ 08/29/2001 21:27:29 CHARLES BEATTY (66) - Shot and killed 06/14/00 Officer Ronald Orosco (31) - Sentencing 10/29/01 LOS ANGELES , California LAPD officer pleads no contest to shooting unarmed driver--(A/P)--A police officer pleaded no contest Wednesday to a felony charge in connection with the shooting of an unarmed driver last year. Ronald Orosco, 31, entered the plea in Superior Court to shooting at an occupied car. He could face up to seven years in prison when he is sentenced on Oct. 29. _______________________ 08/29/2001 21:21:09 HERIBERTO and ANA MONTEROZZA - beaten and stabed to death SAN FRANCISCO, California Accomplices sought in pair's stabbing deaths--(San Franscisco Chronicle)--Police released composite sketches yesterday of three Bayview district men believed to have been enlisted by a man to kill his parents so he could live in the family's flat with his new wife. Police say they think the couple's 22-year-old son, Herbert, masterminded the attack. _______________________ 08/29/2001 21:04:01 TALLAHASSEE, Florida Man convicted of killing baby stands second trial --(Democrat)--A Tallahassee man convicted of killing his girlfriend's 11-month-old son in 1996 now is getting a second chance at justice. Terrance Washington, 20, is again on trial this week in Leon Circuit Felony Court on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in the shaking death of Abyamoi Howard. _______________________ 08/29/2001 20:51:59 TSUGIO WATANABE (49) - KOZO WATANABE (47), murdered and buried alive 11/28/98 Kaoru Sakamoto (43) - Sentenced UTSUNOMIYA, Japan Man gets 17-year prison term for live burials--(The Japan Times)--The Utsunomiya District Court sentenced a 43-year-old man to 17 years in prison Tuesday for killing two brothers by burying them alive in a forest in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture. In his ruling, Presiding Judge Kenichi Hiruma described the crime as "extremely brutal and coldblooded." _______________________ 08/29/2001 20:32:53 FUGITIVE - Nikolay Soltys Nikolay Soltys (27) - Murderd six members of his family WASHINGTON, D.C. Profiler brought into Sacramento manhunt--(CNN) Investigators are bringing in a profiler to help them in their search for Nikolay Soltys. The Ukrainian immigrant is suspected of killing six members of his family -- including his pregnant wife and young son -- in Sacramento, California, on August 20. Soltys has been added to the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list. Manhunt For Nikolay Soltys--(CNN Burden Of Proof Transcript) Nikolay Soltys--(Federal Bureau Of Investigation) _______________________ 08/29/2001 20:16:16 WATERBURY, Conn. Federal prosecutor denies deal with jailed mayor--(A/P)-- The movers were joined at the home by officials from the Waterbury State's Attorney's Office, which is conducting its own investigation of federal charges alleging that Giordano had sexual contact with two Waterbury girls, ages 9 and 10. _______________________ 08/29/2001 20:11:03 David Kaczynski - Fights death penalty ALBANY, New York Unabomber's brother guided by conscience--(Chicago Tribune)--Two men named Kaczynski are serving life sentences without parole. One is Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, consigned to a federal penitentiary for killing three people and injuring 23 others in his 17-year mail-bombing campaign. _______________________ 08/29/2001 19:58:40 BRENDA McELYEA (28) - FELECIA SMITH (42), murdered 07/19/01 Donald Anthony Grant - Charged with two counts of first degree murder DEL CITY, Oklahoma Grant charged with La Quinta homicides--(The Oklahoman)--Donald Anthony Grant was charged Wednesday in the mid-July double-homicide at a Del City hotel. An affidavit filed in Oklahoma County District Court stated that Grant had filled out a job application at the La Quinta Inn office the day before the killings and that he robbed the hotel to bond his girlfriend out of jail. _______________________ 08/29/2001 19:53:42 MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina Newborn baby found dead in school bathroom trash can--(Knight Ridder Newspapers )--A 17-year-old student left her newborn in a trash can at the Aynor-Conway Career Center, Horry County police said Tuesday. A school staff member found the baby boy dead about 9:30 a.m. Monday in a trash can in a men's restroom. Police were unsure how long the baby had been there. _______________________ 08/29/2001 19:48:58 JILL BLUESTONE (31) and HENRY BLUESTONE (3) murdered 08/28/01 KENT, England Policeman 'killed family then himself'--(BBC)--A policeman is believed to have killed his wife and two of his young children before hanging himself at the family home. Kent Police say they are treating the deaths of one of their officers, Karl Bluestone, 36, and three of his family as a case of "murder-suicide". _______________________ 08/29/2001 18:17:36 USA Avoid an Identity [Theft] Crisis--(Washington Post)--When someone broke into her home recently and stole documents containing her Social Security number, the federal employee from Silver Spring immediately figured she was a prime candidate for identity theft. So she took some steps to protect herself. _______________________ 08/29/2001 18:02:27 BREVARD COUNTY, Florida Gator Found Hanging In Tree With Note Attached--(WKMG)-- The Brevard County Sheriff's Office is investigating the discovery of a dead 9-foot alligator that was found wearing a Fish and Wildlife Commission Jacket with a note attached to it. _______________________ 08/29/2001 15:36:01 CHANDRA ANN LEVY (24) - Modesto woman missing since 04/30/01 WASHINGTON, D.C. Search Mission--(Trentonian) Authorities took a mental patient from Trenton Psychiatric Hospital to Washington, D.C. yesterday to check his wild story about witnessing the murder and burial of missing federal intern Chandra Levy. A woman scorned--(Salon) Anne Marie Smith, the other other woman in Gary Condit's life, is fighting back after Condit done her wrong. As critics and allies alike decry Rep. Gary Condit's recent media blitz as a disaster, it's clear that his strategy of attacking his attackers -- most notably Chandra Levy's family and flight attendant (and other other woman) Anne Marie Smith -- backfired badly. Staff takes the heat on Levy--(Fresno Bee) Rep. Gary Condit has ignited a new Capitol Hill brushfire amid complaints that he is letting his staff take the heat for publicly denying his relationship with Chandra Levy. Condit children quit capital--(Fresno Bee) Upset by Gov. Davis' public remarks about their father, Rep. Gary Condit's children resigned from the Davis administration Tuesday, declaring angrily that "friendship should not be based on poll numbers." The departure of Chad Condit and Cadee Condit came one day after Davis said the congressman should have spoken out more quickly and "fully" in the wake of intern Chandra Levy's disappearance. Condit Kids Quit Gov's Office in Protest--(New York Daily News) Condit Kids Quit Their Jobs With Calif. Gov--(New York Post) Condit Children Quit Davis' Staff--(LA Times) Condit's kids quit in protest Governor's remarks on congressman prompt abrupt resignations--(San Francisco Chronicle) Condit 'country' may get new boundary lines Redrawn district could make his re-election more difficult--(San Francisco Chronicle) Condit Legal Troubles--(CNN Burden Of Proof Transcript) Chandra Levy case resources and discussion--(Cn2000) _______________________ 08/29/2001 14:51:19 SHANNON BLUHM - Stabbed and shot ROBERT PARMINTER - Shot to death when he tried to rescue Blum from a burning car Kimberly Faust - Convicted of murder LINCOLN, Nebraska Johanns in the Crossfire Over Faust Prison Visit--(Omaha.com) Gov. Mike Johanns has received more than 750 e-mails and faxes this week from across the country, asking him to deny convicted murderer Kimberly Faust overnight visits with her 6-year-old son at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women in York. _______________________ 08/29/2001 14:41:02 MIAMI, Florida Miami-Dade cop charged with raping 2 men while on duty--(Associated Press)--Authorities said Officer Carlos Fuster ordered a 45-year-old man and a 30-year-old man into his police car and then sexually assaulted them in a darkened secluded area in southwest Miami-Dade sometime between Oct. 1999 and Oct. 2000. _______________________ 08/29/2001 14:34:59 DUSTIN GUARD (19) - Murdered with a hatchet 08/28/01 Lamar Gathers (19) - Being held in pre-trial facility ANCHORAGE, Alaska 1 dead, 1 hurt in Eagle River--(Anchorage Daily News)--A 19-year-old Eagle River man is charged with hacking a man to death Tuesday morning with a hatchet in one of the most gruesome homicides in Anchorage in recent memory. _______________________ 08/29/2001 14:19:57 SPOTSYLVANIA, Virginia Woman Stabs Boyfriend, Avoids Jail --(A/P)--A woman who stabbed her boyfriend after he suggested a sexual threesome with another woman won't have to go jail. Cathy L. Turner, 36, pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding Tuesday. Judge Joseph E. Spruill Jr. gave her five years in prison but suspended the sentence and let her off without penalty. _______________________ 08/29/2001 14:13:29 FORT WORTH, Texas Fort Worth teen held in stabbing of mom, sisters --(A/P)--A 17-year-old Fort Worth boy was jailed on attempted capital murder charges today after the overnight stabbing of his mother and two young sisters. Hospitalized were his mother, Debra Harris, 33, and his two sisters, Tara Harris, 10, and Jada Maddox, 4. _______________________ 08/29/2001 14:01:45 SABRINA AISENBERG - missing since Nov. 24, 1997 TAMPA, Florida Aisenberg Prosecutor Hires Defense Attorney--(The Tampa Tribune) The lead prosecutor in the government's botched case against Steve and Marlene Aisenberg has hired a prominent defense lawyer to represent him while he is investigated by the Department of Justice. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Kunz was stripped of his supervisory responsibilities and was demoted in July pending the outcome of the investigation, which is being conducted by the department's Office of Professional Responsibility. Resources and Discussion--(Cn2000) _______________________ Search our Crime News Archives | Archive Index List Return to Top | Return to News Home Suggest a News Story URL | Contact Webmaster