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07/06/2002 07:25:36

LISK-SILVA MURDERS - UPDATE
SOFIA SILVA (16) - from Virginia; murdered in 1996
KATI LISK (12) and her sister KRISTIN LISK (15) - also from Spotsylvania County; murdered in 1997
Richard Marc Evonitz (38) - shot himself to death as police surrounded him in Florida after abducting and raping a South Carolina teen

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Virginia and Elsewhere
Notes indicate Evonitz stalked Culpeper girls--(Associated Press)-- Notes found in the apartment of serial killing suspect Richard Marc Evonitz indicate that he had stalked two Culpeper County girls, an investigator said. The girls told the Culpeper Star-Exponent that they were never approached by Evonitz and were shocked to learn about the notes.
Evonitz's list grows --(Free Lance-Star)-- Culpeper family learns that suspected serial killer Richard Marc Evonitz stalked their daughter.
Community hopes Lisk-Silva case has been solved, but pledges to remain on the lookout for predators.--(Free Lance-Star)

RELATED:
Timeline of events--(Free Lance-Star)
Archive of Lisk-Silva articles back to 1996--(Free Lance-Star)
Stories from other Web sites--(Free Lance-Star)
Did you know Richard Marc Evonitz when he lived here? Talk about it on FredTalk--(Free Lance-Star)
Virignia State Police sex offender registry--(State of Virginia)

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07/06/2002 07:04:24

CHRISTA WORTHINGTON (46) - found murdered in her Cape Cod home 01/06/02
TRURO, Massachusetts
Worthington murder case still unsolved--(Cape Cod Times)-- It's been six months since Tim Arnold walked in on a murder scene. His ex-girlfriend Christa Worthington lay dead in the kitchen, her young daughter, Ava, resting beside her. A 911 call brought state police and crime scene investigators to the scene on Depot Road, launching the tiny town of Truro on its first homicide investigation in more than 30 years.
The view from the fishbowl, inside & out--(Provincetown Banner)--Recent events – the murder in Truro of Christa Worthington, with whom it was revealed Tony Jackett had had an affair and a child, the ensuing custody battle and the pre-publication swirl around Peter Manso’s book "Ptown," in which Jackett is one of four characters chosen to represent the town – have thrown him repeatedly into the spotlight.
Christa Worthington: Murder on Cape Cod--(Cn2000)-- Case resources, background, and commentary.

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07/05/2002 20:46:28

LONDON, ENGLAND
Fears grow for missing Rabbi--(This Is London)--Police have launched a search for a German trainee rabbi last seen in central London before he vanished ahead of his graduation ceremony. Andreas Hinz, 37, was last seen in Oxford Street after going out for a meal with his friends.

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07/05/2002 20:44:55

AMANDA "MILLY" DOWLER (13) - missing since 03/21/02
HERSHAM, Surrey, ENGLAND
Woman charged over Milly calls--(BBC)--A 20-year-old woman has been charged with harassing the family of the missing schoolgirl Amanda Dowler. The woman, from Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, was arrested in April and accused of making nuisance phone calls.

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07/05/2002 20:40:40

GENEVA, Illinois
Corpulent corpses burden west suburban coroner --(Daily Southtown)--Taking care of obese people after they die has become a problem for Chuck West. To that end, the coroner in west suburban Kane County is being forced to purchase new equipment to accommodate what he called an influx of "larger bodies."

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07/05/2002 20:32:50

VICTORIA CLIMBIE (8) - died at the hands of her guardians 02/28/00
Marie Therese Kouao (44) and Carl Manning (28) - guardians convicted and serving life in prison
LONDON, ENGLAND
Climbie inquiry calls key witnesses--(BBC)--The head of the government's social services watchdog has been called before the inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbie to explain why a vital document was submitted late.

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07/05/2002 17:16:33

JONBENET RAMSEY (6) - murdered in her home in Boulder CO on 12/25/96
BOULDER, Colorado
Former Ramsey friends request access to some police files --(Boulder Daily Camera)--Two former friends of John and Patsy Ramsey want a judge to grant them access to some of the police files kept in the JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation
Whites file request for access to some of the Ramsey files--(Boulder Daily Camera)--Fleet White Jr. and his wife, Priscilla, have asked a judge to determine if the city of Boulder and Police Chief Mark Beckner should turn over files related to the 5-year-old JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation.
Ramsey Case Resources and Discussion--(Cn2000)

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07/05/2002 14:28:11

WATFORD, ENGLAND
Wrong baby buried at funeral --(BBC)--A grieving couple have buried the wrong baby after a mix-up by undertakers. The parents were told of the mistake this week after the body of their newborn child was found at the hospital in Watford on Tuesday - four days after the funeral had taken place.

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07/05/2002 14:08:59

Corrine D. Wilcott (20) - charged faces life in prison
ERIE, Pennsylvania
Woman charged with killing another's fetus--(Philadelphia Inquirer)--A 20-year-old woman was arrested and charged with killing a pregnant woman's fetus when she allegedly attacked the victim outside a graduation party on June 8, police said.

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07/05/2002 13:47:47

"Lenny and Squiggy" - wanted for robbery
TACOMA, Washington
Police seek pair in bank heists --(The Seattle Times)-- Police are looking for a pair of armed bandits suspected of robbing eight banks from Federal Way to Lacey since May 30.

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07/05/2002 13:31:34

...CREMATORY CASE...
Ray Brent Marsh - crematory operator charged with 266 counts of theft by deception
NOBLE, Georgia
Since Noble, more families want to be sure cremations are carried out --(Atlanta Journal-Constitution)--The scandal and recovery of 339 bodies at the Tri-State Crematory may become known as the case that changed the funeral business in the United States.
Coverage of the Tri-State Crematory--(Access Atlanta)

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07/05/2002 13:01:06

DIAMOND YVETTE BRADLEY (3) - missing since 07/06/01
TIONDA Z. BRADLEY (10) - missing since 07/06/01
CHICAGO, Illinois
Year later, girls' family, police haven't lost hope--(Chicago Tribune)--A second summer of sorrow has descended on Mary Bradley and her family. Last July 6, Tionda Bradley, who was 10, and her sister Diamond, who was 3, vanished from the South Side home they shared with their mother, Tracey Bradley.
Missiing: Tionda Z. Bradley--(FBI)
Missing: Diamond Yvette Bradley--(FBI)

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07/05/2002 12:45:07

PALO ALTO, California
Standoff Closes South 101 During Rush Hour--(Associated Press)--A police standoff with a driver who led officers on a 100-mph chase forced the closure of southbound lanes of U.S. 101 for several hours this morning, shutting down one of the two major highways leading from San Francisco to its southern suburbs and to San Jose.

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07/05/2002 12:39:43

ELIZABETH SMART (14) - abducted at gunpoint from her home early Wednesday 06/05/02
Richard Albert Ricci and Pete Romero and Douglas Rex Young - ex-cons being questioned
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah
Smart investigation marks one month --(Deseret News)--Girl is still missing with no suspect identified yet. Friday marks the one-month anniversary since Elizabeth Smart was abducted at gunpoint from her Federal Heights home.

RELATED:
Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart--(FBI)
Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart--(Website)
Kidnapped:--( Elizabeth Smart.com)
Missing: Elizabeth Smart--(Cn2000)--Case discussion

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07/05/2002 12:20:34

Pilot Thomas Cloyd (44) and co-pilot Christopher Hughes (40) - were jailed on felony charges of operating an aircraft under the influence of alcohol; FAA revokes licenses
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Feds Pull 'Plastered' Pilot Pair's Flying Licenses --(New York Post)--The two America West pilots accused of trying to fly a jetliner from Miami while drunk had their licenses revoked yesterday.

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07/05/2002 12:13:13

MUSTANG, Oklahoma
Mustang killings murder-suicide, police suspect--(Associated Press)--Police say a Mustang man shot his wife and 3-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself. Floyd Duane Bills, Lisa Michelle Bills and their daughter Bailey were found dead late last night in their brick home in northwest Mustang.

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07/05/2002 08:58:19

LITA SULLIVAN - socialite murdered 01/06/87 when a man appeared at her door with a box of roses
James Sullivan - fugitive husband being extradited from Thailand
Phillip Anthony Harwood - truck driver in jail for four years for his alleged role
ATLANTA, Georgia
Focus in Sullivan case shifts to alleged hitman --(Atlanta Journal Constitution)-- Just days after the arrest of a fugitive millionaire charged with arranging his estranged wife's slaying, the focus abruptly is shifting to the alleged hit man.
Police: Fugitive in socialite murder wants to face trial in U.S.--(Associated Press)--James Sullivan, a fugitive Florida millionaire sought in the 1987 murder of his socialite wife, says he wants to return to the United States to fight the charge, a Thai police investigator said Friday.
Process begins for extradition of state tycoon--(Associated Press)
Thai police: extradition papers will be ready --(Associated Press)

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07/05/2002 08:43:33

BROWARD COUNTY, Florida
Mild-mannered bank robber gets rejected, then tries again--(Sun-Sentinel)--The Broward Sheriff's Office is looking for a mild-mannered bank robber who got rebuffed by a disbelieving teller, then picked another bank up the street and tried again -- successfully. (Story includes photo of suspect.)

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07/05/2002 08:37:09

BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
Two missing women cases investigated--(BCTV )-- Nanaimo RCMP are investigating the strange disappearance of Lisa Young, 21, who was last spotted at a nightclub over the weekend. Also, A 25-year-old tree planter has disappeared from the Prince George area. Nicole Hoar hitched a ride with some of her colleagues after work on June 21. She has not been seen since.

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07/05/2002 08:20:41

CODY GREEN (16) - disappeared 05/26/02; body found 06/25/02
Olland Reese (19) - suspect arrested
BOWDOIN, Maine
Bowdoin slaying suspect kept low profile--(Portland Press Herald)--Marion Fowler lives just two doors away on Main Street, but had never even heard the name Olland Reese. Fowler and other residents of this rural town are now wondering who their former neighbor is and why the 19-year-old man stands charged with murdering a Brunswick teen-ager whose body was found in the woods behind his mother's home.

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07/05/2002 08:12:17

LITCHFIELD, Connecticut
Woman jailed for dressing up as boy to seduce schoolgirl --(Ananova)-- A Connecticut woman has been jailed for a year for dressing up like a boy to seduce a 15-year-old girl. Franchesca Romaniello was sentenced after pleading guilty to a charge of risk of injury to a minor.

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07/05/2002 08:08:01

JAPAN
Death cultist's appeal results in lighter sentence --(Mainichi Shimbun)-- A member of the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult Friday had his sentence for an attempted murder conviction reduced by three years because he had apologized to his victim.

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07/05/2002 08:05:02

SINGAPORE
Ring Ring...You're Busted... --(Reuters)-- An unlucky Singapore thief picked up six years of hard labor after the unique ring of the mobile phone he stole led police straight to him.

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07/05/2002 08:02:32

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, CANADA
Ex-Mounties Guilty of Assault with Fruit, Veggies --(Reuters)-- Two former members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have been convicted of assault with a weapon after attacking Winnipeg city police officers with fruit and vegetables.

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07/05/2002 07:49:18

NEW YORK, New York
13-Year-Old Is Charged After Girl Dies in Stabbing--(New York Times)-- A squabble between two girls over a sexual rumor escalated into violence Wednesday evening when a 13-year-old, armed with a hammer and a kitchen knife, fatally slashed a 15-year-old in the courtyard of a Brooklyn housing project, the police said yesterday.

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07/05/2002 07:46:05

SYDNEY MURPHY (6) and her brother SCOTT MURPHY JR.(3) - throats slit
LeVeta Jackson (36) - mother shot by police after allegedly killing her children
DORCHESTER, Massachusetts
Debts made mom snap--(Boston Herald)-- A Dorchester mom who slit her kids' throats before being shot to death by police had amassed massive debt while hospitalized for mental illness and sunk into such deep depression that she stopped eating and slept all day, relatives said yesterday.
Police release details on shooting of mother; Officers identified--(Boston Globe)--Boston police said yesterday that all three officers who confronted LaVeta Jackson Tuesday in the basement of a Dorchester home - where they say she slashed the throats of her two children - fired their service pistols at the mentally ill woman as she came toward them with a knife.

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07/05/2002 07:38:25

WINDSOR LOCKS, Connecticut
Facial Hair No Interference With Line Of Duty --(Hartford Courant)-- Windsor Locks didn't become a hairy Dodge City, a haven for Hatfields and McCoys with badges.

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