02/01/2004 16:46:27 LAURA LEE CRANE (77) - retired TCU professor went missing 01/30/04 FORT WORTH, Texas Retired TCU professor vanishes--(Star-Telegram)--Police and the FBI were searching for clues Saturday into the sudden disappearance of a retired TCU professor. Anyone with information is asked to call police at (817) 335-4222 _______________________ 02/01/2004 16:30:00 SHENZHEN, CHINA Reports: Chinese ex-con sentenced to death for murders of 67 people --(Associated Press)--An ex-convict, who traveled from town to town on a bicycle, was sentenced to death on Sunday for the murders of 67 people and the rapes of 23 women in what was believed to be China's longest and grisliest serial killing spree. _______________________ 02/01/2004 16:25:03 OKLAHOMA CITY , Oklahoma Legal experts tout grand jury as critical tool --(The Oklahoman)--They meet in secret, make weighty judgments about their fellow citizens and can stop federal prosecutors dead in their tracks. Not many people know what a federal grand jury does, but those who do say it's a crucial part of the legal system. _______________________ 02/01/2004 14:30:30 STEPHANIE CROWE (12) - found stabbed to death on her bedroom floor 01/21/98 Richard Tuite (34) - former transient; charged with fatally stabbing Stephanie Crowe ; jury selection scheduled 02/02/04 SAN DIEGO, California Road to trial filled with twists, turns --(San Diego Union-Tribune)--Stephanie Crowe was an unlikely murder victim. The Escondido 12-year-old was active at her church, a library volunteer and a good student with a loving family, close friends and no known enemies. Richard Tuite seemed to police an unlikely murder suspect. Full Coverage--(Court TV) The Murder Of Stephanie Crowe--(San Diego Union-Tribune) Stephanie Crowe Case Discussion--(Cn2000) _______________________ 02/01/2004 13:58:15 BUCKEYE, Arizona State media are obeying blackout on prison info--(The Arizona Republic)--Nearly two weeks into the hostage crisis at a state prison near Buckeye, the Arizona Department of Corrections' Web site did not contain a single mention of battered officers held in a watchtower by violent inmates. _______________________ 02/01/2004 13:44:47 Kobe Bryant (25) - NBA player with the LA Lakers; arrested for sexual assault; posted $25k bail; charged with a felony sexual assault; waived his right to be advised 11/13/03; Motions hearings set for 02/02/04 and 02/03/04; facing trial EAGLE, Colorado Bryant's Interview at Heart of Hearing--(Associated Press)--Investigators recorded a 75-minute interview with Kobe Bryant after the NBA star was accused of sexual assault last summer, but a jury might never hear exactly what was said. Bryant not privy to notes, judge rules--(Denver Post) Kobe Bryant's defense team will not have access to a contested single line of notes written by a sexual-assault victim's advocate under a ruling issued Friday. OTHER RESOURCES: Colorado Judical Branch--(Kobe Bryant Case Page) Full Coverage--(Court TV) The Kobe Bryant Case--(Los Angeles Times) Kobe Bryant Case Discussion--(Cn2000) _______________________ 02/01/2004 13:01:17 Update - Michael Jackson Investigation Michael Jackson (45) - Pop star charged with 7 counts of child molestation; two counts of administering an intoxicating agent for the purpose of a committing a felony; released on $3 million bond; pleads not guilty; Next court date set for 02/13/04 LOS ANGELES, California Cops Raid Jacko Producer's Home--(Post wires )--Police raided the home of Michael Jackson's videographer yesterday but refused to disclose if the search was connected to the King of Pop's sex-abuse case. Authorities Search Home of Former Michael Jackson Producer--(KABC) Authorities searched the home of one of Michael Jackson's former music producers for an hour Saturday but refused to disclose how or even if the search was connected to the sex abuse charges the entertainer is facing. Michael Jackson Accused-Full Coverage--(MTV News) Full Coverage--(Court TV) Jackson Discussion forum--(Cn2000) _______________________ 02/01/2004 12:53:59 John J. Geoghan (68) - a defrocked pedophile priest serving time for sexual abuse of a child was brutally murdered in prison Joseph L. Druce (37) - currently serving a life term for murder; confessed to the murder; pleaded innocent to murder BOSTON, Massachusetts Geoghan's lawyers expect prison report to cast blame--(The Boston Daily Globe)--With the report on the murder of John J. Geoghan now complete and turned over to state public safety secretary Edward A. Flynn, Geoghan's lawyers say one crucial question to be revealed in the report is who -- if anyone -- is to be held accountable for the transfer of Geoghan to a maximum-security prison. _______________________ 02/01/2004 12:29:57 LACI ROCHA PETERSON (27) - pregnant Modesto woman missing since Christmas Eve 2002; body recovered from SF bay and identified CONNER PETERSON - unborn full-term child; body recovered and identified Scott Peterson (31) - husband charged with two counts of murder ; charges carry the death penalty; pleads not guilty; trial delayed until 02/02/04 MODESTO, California Numbers support Peterson trial shift--(Modesto Bee)--By the numbers, Scott Peterson appears to have made a smart move by getting his murder trial switched from Modesto to San Mateo County. Peterson's lawyer asks to delay trial--(San Francisco Chronicle) Scott Peterson's attorney has asked for a delay in his client's double- murder trial because the case conflicts with another murder case he is handling. Mark Geragos said in court papers filed Friday that he has been ordered to appear in a Los Angeles County court Tuesday to represent Brett Williams, a Pasadena man charged with murder in the 2002 shooting death of his former wife. The Peterson Trial Profile Trial judge no stranger to gory cases Delucchi maintains no-nonsense ethic--(San Francisco Chronicle) The kind of case that often finds its way into Alfred Delucchi's courtroom would drive a shiver up the stiffest judicial spine. OTHER RESOURCES: Laci Peterson Case Information--(CN2000) Full Coverage--(Court TV) Laci Peterson Case Discussion--(Cn2000) Laci Peterson--(Website) _______________________ 02/01/2004 12:19:36 FLORENCE UNGER (37) - found dead at area resort 10/25/03 Mark Unger - husband named a suspect BEULAH, Michigan Examiners don't agree--(Traverse City Record Eagle)--Benzie County's medical examiner said he's surprised to learn another medical examiner disputed his assessment of an Oakland County woman's death. _______________________ 02/01/2004 08:24:02 ROBIN MONIQUE ELLIS (37) - last seen 12/07/03; has not been seen or heard from since she went to deliver pizzas PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania Cops seek missing woman --(Philadelphia Daily News)--Police are asking for help in finding a Southwest Philadelphia woman last seen Dec. 7. Robin Monique Ellis, 37, has not been seen or heard by her friends and family since she went to deliver pizzas for Woodland Village Pizza, on Woodland Avenue. Police are asking anyone with information or who may have seen Ellis to call Southwest Detectives at 215- 686-3183. _______________________ 02/01/2004 08:19:45 THOMAS RICCI (61) - a grandfather of three; was ran over by an alleged drunk driver; died at the hospital Robert Haubert (25) - charged with aggravated assault; drunken driving and other counts PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania Road-rage suspect hit with DUI--(Philadelphia Daily News)--When Robert Haubert was 7 years old, he made a promise that a close family friend says he failed to keep. "He sat at the kitchen table telling me he would never drink because his father drank," said Karen Fagan, 34, who baby-sat Haubert in the family's Conshohocken home. _______________________ 02/01/2004 08:18:01 TOMS RIVER, New Jersey Woman sentenced to five years for swindling elderly--(Associated Press)--A pregnant 26-year-old woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for pretending to be the granddaughter of 16 elderly Ocean County women in order to swindle thousands of dollars from them. _______________________ 02/01/2004 07:55:32 HANNAH FOSTER (17) - missing students body found in undergrowth; murdered Maninder Pal Singh Kholi (35) - Prime suspect in the murder inquiry SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND Blunkett makes Hannah appeal--(BBC)--Home Secretary David Blunkett has appealed for help from the inhabitants of the Indian state of Punjab to find the prime suspect in the murder of student Hannah Foster. _______________________ 02/01/2004 07:54:04 TAMMY LEANNE LANE (15) - last seen 01/28/04; went missing after speaking with someone on an internet chatroom at her local library BRYNMAWR, WALES Missing internet girl - new sighting--(BBC)--Police searching for a teenage girl who went missing after apparently using an internet chatroom say they have received information that she was heading to Cardiff. Anyone with information can contact Ebbw Vale police station on 01495 350999. _______________________ 02/01/2004 07:51:28 BROOKLYN, New York My slash horror--(New York Daily News)--The pain is gone. The scars are faded. But the memory of her attacker's face will never go away. "I see it every day," 22-year-old Yael Leopold testified yesterday at the assault trial of Edwin Santiago, the man accused of slicing her face, head and left hand with a box cutter on a subway platform a year ago. _______________________ 02/01/2004 07:50:10 QUEENS, New York Defendant's screams halt dad-slay trial--(New York Daily News)--A former correction officer charged with murdering her father threw a Queens courtroom into chaos yesterday when she started screaming and wailing in front of the jury. _______________________ 02/01/2004 07:47:18 Martha Stewart (62) - domestic diva; charged with conspiracy; obstruction; lying to investigators; and securities fraud; in connection with the 12/27/02 sale of her stock in biotech company ImClone; on trial NEW YORK, New York A trial by error--(New York Daily News)--Prosecutors in the Martha Stewart case surprised the defense with more new documents yesterday, a day after the trial ground to a halt in a furor over a similar gaffe. Martha's Defense Gets Weird--(ABC News)--The Martha Stewart case is a weird one any way you slice it. Her defense asks the jury to question why a woman of such wealth would cheat or lie to prevent a mere $50,000 loss in her stake in ImClone. Going for broke(r)--(New York Daily News)--Attorneys for Martha Stewart's stockbroker scrambled over the weekend to prove it was ImClone founder Sam Waksal who slipped the domestic diva an illegal insider tip, not him. Experts weigh in--(New York Daily News)--The prosecution's gaffe in the Martha Stewart trial last week could affect the verdict, legal experts said yesterday. Pals of Martha foe to testify--(The New York Post)--Prosecutors plan to call as many as 10 friends of star government witness Douglas Faneuil to give testimony supporting the rookie broker's claims he was pressured by his boss to lie about Martha Stewart's ImClone stock trade. Full Coverage--(Court TV) Martha Stewart Case Discussion--(CN2000) _______________________ 02/01/2004 07:35:59 Update: Ohio Serial Sniper Shootings COLUMBUS, Ohio Caller threatens to shoot officers--(Columbus Dispatch)-- A calm, deep-voiced man claiming to be the Columbus highway shooter told a Franklin County 911 operator yesterday that he intended to shoot again today, and target police officers. "It's going to get worse," the man said in a 50-second taped call. "I am intent to start shooting at the police now. They are the ones who have corrupted the world." _______________________ 02/01/2004 07:22:03 KENT, ENGLAND Girls 'forced off bus' in snow--(BBC)--Two teenage girls had to walk for half an hour in blizzards after being made to leave an Arriva bus when the driver said he had finished his shift. _______________________ 02/01/2004 07:20:17 STEPHANIE HAMMILL (20) - worked as a travel agent; a hit and run death; body found 11/29/03 WAKEFIELD, ENGLAND Abductor 'may be banned driver'--(BBC)--A motorist who abducted a 20-year-old woman who was then knocked down and killed minutes later may be a disqualified driver, police say. _______________________ 02/01/2004 07:18:48 STEPHEN PAUL HILDER (20) - an officer cadet and experienced skydiver; his parachute failed to open as he took part in a 13 thousand feet jump; police say chords had been deliberately cut on chutes LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND Skydiver death 'was not suicide'--(BBC)--Detectives investigating the death of skydiver Stephen Hilder say they do not believe he committed suicide. Humberside Police are continuing to treat his death as murder. _______________________ Search our Crime News Archives | Archive Index List Return to Top | Return to News Home Suggest a News Story URL | Contact Webmaster