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08/21/2006 15:55:07
BRYAN HARVEY (49); KATHRYN HARVEY (39); STELLA (9); and RUBY (4) - musician's family found slain in the basement of their home 01/01/06
Ricky Javon Gray (28) - charged with five counts of capital murder; death penalty case; Convicted; case in penalty phase
Ray Joseph Dandridge - alleged accomplice charged with three counts of capital murder; facing trial 09/18/06
RICHMOND, Virginia
Jury has questions; continues deliberations--(Richmond Times-Dispatch)--The jury returned to the courtroom at 6 p.m., four-and-a-half hours after they began deliberations, to ask several questions of Judge Beverly W. Snukals. They wanted to know how long they had to come to a decision about Gray’s sentence, and Snukals told them they would have as much time as they needed.
Crime News Discussion Forums--(Cn2000)
Harvey family slaying--(Richmond Times-Dispatch) |
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08/21/2006 15:42:49
SHAWNA WILLEY (30) - mauled to death by Xeno a canine presa canario dog
CORAL SPRINGS, Florida
Attack victim's mom was terrified of dog--(Miami Herald)--Mary Johnson never thought she'd become a mother again -- especially not like this. Johnson, of Tampa, prepared her home for her two grandchildren, days after a pet dog fatally mauled her 30-year-old daughter, Shawna Willey. |
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08/21/2006 15:18:54
DALLAS, Texas
Ad campaign targets Internet crimes against children--(Associated Press)--Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced a new public service campaign today that will warn teenage girls against posting information on the Internet that could put them at risk of attack by child predators. |
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08/21/2006 15:14:58
AMIYHA McHENRY (2 1/2 years old) - shot in the head while playing with her two brothers 08/11/06
Poketa McHenry (23) and Tecko Rose (25) - parents charged with one misdemeanor count each of failing to secure a firearm to protect minors
STATESVILLE, North Carolina
Parents of slain child charged--(The Charlotte Observer)--The parents of a 2 1/2-year-old Iredell County girl who was fatally shot in the head earlier this month are now facing gun charges. |
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08/21/2006 15:05:51
DRU SJODIN (22) - university student went missing 11/22/03; body found 04/17/04
Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. (53) - convicted sex criminal charged with kidnapping resulting in the death of Dru Sjodin; pleads not guilty; death penalty if convicted; currently in trial
GRAND FORKS, North Dakota
Rodriguez trial: Victims of 1974 assaults testify--(Grand Forks Herald)--Volunteer Dick Roue, a former sheriff's deputy, was searching alone April 17, 2004, in a small swale at the east end of a ravine outside Crookston when he found the body of Dru Sjodin lying face down, covered by a black coat.
Sjodin's blood found in Rodriguez's car, scientist tells jury--(Grand Forks Herald) Blood spatters in the back of Alfonso Rodriguez Jr.'s car matched the DNA of slain college student Dru Sjodin, a forensic scientist told jurors today.
Jurors see photos of ravine where Sjodin's body was found--(Minneapolis Star Tribune) Jurors in the trial of Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. saw photographs today of the ravine outside Crookston, Minn., where Dru Sjodin's body was found on April 17, 2004.
Crime News Discussion Forums--(Cn2000)
Complete On going Coverage Of The Dru Sjodin case--(Grand Forks Herald)
Dru's Voice--(Website) |
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08/21/2006 14:42:54
TROY MADDEN (44) - found dead in his home
FRESNO, California
Police investigate suspicious death at Fresno home--(The Fresno Bee)--Fresno police were investigating Sunday the suspicious death of a man at the home of his estranged wife in southwest Fresno. |
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08/21/2006 14:33:25
TERESA HALBACH (25) - photographer missing since 10/31/05; human remains found at salvage yard 11/10/05
Steven Avery (43) - charged with first-degree intentional homicide and mutilating a corpse; first-degree sexual assault; kidnapping and false imprisonment; and possession of firearms; pleaded not guilty; Facing trial 10/16/06
Brendan Dassey (16) - nephew charged as an adult with first-degree intentional homicide; mutilating a corpse; and first-degree sexual assault; Facing trial 02/06/07
MISHICOT, Wisconsin
Judge will rule on Dassey's counsel --(Green Bay Press Gazette)--The attorney representing Brendan Dassey on charges the 16-year-old participated with his uncle in the abduction, sexual assault, murder and mutilation of Teresa Halbach will file a motion early this week asking to be removed from the case.
Crime News Discussion Forums--(Cn2000)
Teresa Halbach--(Website) |
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08/21/2006 14:15:38
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08/21/2006 14:10:10
PAMELA VITALE (52) - wife of a prominent defense attorney found slain in her home 10/15/05
Scott Dyleski (17) - charged as an adult with first-degree murder; pleaded not guilty; also charged with a special circumstances allegation; currently in trial
Esther Fielding (54) - mother charged with an accessory to murder; charges dropped; mother agreed to testify against her son
LAFAYETTE, California
Two teens testify for Dyleski--(San Francisco Chronicle)--The defense rested today in the Scott Dyleski murder trial as two more of the teenager's friends testified that they never saw him act violently and that he was a kind and caring person.
Dyleski defense rests--(Contra Costa Times) Scott Dyleski's attorney rested her case today after presenting less than a day of testimony. Closing arguments in the case are set to begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Full Coverage--(Court TV)
Pamela Vitale Case Discussion--(Cn2000)
The Pamela Vitale Case--(Contra Costa Times) |
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08/21/2006 13:47:19
BLACKSBURG, Virginia
Escaped Prisoner Caught Near Va. Tech Campus--(Washington Post)--An escaped prisoner suspected of killing a sheriff's deputy Monday morning near the edge of Virginia Tech's campus in Blacksburg and a guard at a local hospital Sunday has been arrested, police said. |
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08/21/2006 13:40:20
RAVEN JEFFRIES (7) - went missing from her home 08/04/06; severely burned body found 08/07/06
ROMULUS, Michigan
Friends and family to say goodbye to Raven Jeffries--(Detroit Free Press)--Friends and family today will say goodbye to Raven Jeffries, the 7-year-old girl who disappeared from her Detroit home and was later found dead in a suburban field. |
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08/21/2006 13:15:10
The Rev. WINSTON C. GRANT (62) - stabbed to death repeatedly
KINGSTON, JAMAICA
Boston minister slain in Jamaica--(The Boston Globe)--A Jamaica Plain minister was killed while visiting his native Jamaica after an unknown man attacked him with a machete on Saturday night, according to Jamaican state police. |
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08/21/2006 13:00:40
Update - Phoenix Serial Killings
Dale Hausner (33) and Samuel John Dieteman (30) - alleged "Serial Shooters" both charged with two counts of first-degree murder; and 14 counts of attempted first-degree murder; 14 counts of aggravated assault; and 16 counts of drive-by shooting; both plead not guilty
"Baseline Serial Killer" - has raped robbed and killed victims since 08/06/05; remains at large
PHOENIX, Arizona
Phoenix serial killing suspects plead not guilty--(Associated Press)--Two men charged with more than a dozen shootings that terrorized the Phoenix area for months pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of murder and attempted murder.
Crime News Discussion Forums--(Cn2000)
Complete coverage on Valley's serial attackers--(The Arizona Republic) |
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08/21/2006 10:05:04
NAUGATUCK, Connecticut
Police: Man Kills Woman, Then Wounds Self--(Hartford Courant)--A 28-year-old woman was shot dead on a residential street early Sunday morning, and her 25-year-old shooter turned the gun on himself, police said. |
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08/21/2006 09:49:43
DREXEL, Missouri
Officials swarm over grounds as search resumes in Cass County--(The Kansas City Star)--Cass County authorities this morning resumed the search for the remains of several homicide victims allegedly scattered on the grounds of a home near Drexel.
Sheriff’s affidavit tells a grisly tale--(The Kansas City Star) Authorities charged 33-year-old Michael Lee Shaver Jr. with murder Sunday in the death of an unidentified man whose bone fragments were found in the yard of a rural home near Drexel. |
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08/21/2006 09:31:53
JONBENET RAMSEY (6) - found murdered in her home in 1996
John Mark Karr (41) - former schoolteacher awaiting a transfer to face charges in Colorado; allegedly admitted to killing 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey
BOULDER, Colorado
JonBenet Ramsey Suspect in L.A. Jail--(Associated Press)--John Mark Karr's return to the U.S. took him from clinking his champagne glass during a luxurious flight over the Pacific to a high-security jail where he was awaiting a transfer to face charges in JonBenet Ramsey's murder.
Profiler Delves Into Suspect's Mind; Says He Doubts Karr Killed JonBenet--(WTOL-TV) News 11 has obtained an exclusive interview with Dr. John Philpin, a retired forensic psychologist and profiler, who shared with us his views about the JonBenet Ramsey murder case and John Karr, the suspect now in custody.
His afternoon delight flight--(New York Daily News) John Mark Karr was flown back from Bangkok in style yesterday to face justice in the notorious JonBenet Ramsey murder case. The creepy kook clinked glasses with an investigator, sipped champagne and nibbled on pâté and shrimp as he enjoyed business-class perks on a 15-hour Thai Airways flight.
Biz-class trip 'insane,' rage Boulder folks--(New York Daily News) The spectacle of a confessed child killer sipping champagne in a business-class airline seat on someone else's dime outraged some Colorado taxpayers yesterday.
Doc: Suspect asked about sex change--(Associated Press) A Thai surgeon confirmed yesterday that John Mark Karr had come to him to inquire about having a sex-change operation.
Karr returns to U.S.--(Rocky Mountain News) Hoping to pull off one of the most closely watched prisoner transfers since the fatally botched perp walk of Lee Harvey Oswald, U.S. customs agents whisked the JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect off a Thai airliner Sunday night after a 15-hour flight from Bangkok.
JonBenet's family wary of speculation about Karr--(Rocky Mountain News) Conclusions. Judgments. Speculation. John and Patsy Ramsey were the target of all three during the 10 years since the death of their daughter, JonBenet. But Ramsey advised the public this week not to do the same to John Mark Karr, the 41-year-old teacher arrested in connection with JonBenet's murder.
Physician tells of Karr's sex-change plan--(Denver Post) A doctor told The Denver Post today he was treating John Mark Karr with hair removal in advance of sex-change surgery.
Evidence other than DNA might link Karr--(KUSA-TV) DNA is one of the big keys as to whether John Mark Karr is guilty or innocent in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case.
Ramsey Net 'sleuths' re-energized--(Daily Camera) When JonBenet Ramsey was killed a decade ago, a subculture of "Web sleuths" emerged with the goal of solving one of the world's most captivating murder mysteries.
Full Coverage--(Court TV)
Ramsey Case Resources And Discussion-(Cn2000) |
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08/21/2006 08:43:08
PHOENIX, Arizona
Deadly day in Phoenix claims 6 --(The Arizona Republic)--A string of unconnected killings in Phoenix left six dead and several injured over the weekend. The homicides were the result of everything from bar fights to car wrecks and come at a time when Valley residents are already on edge from the threat of a serial killer who remains at large. |
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08/20/2006 15:32:35
HENRY LEE TURNER (74) - was found shot to death in his home
LAURA LING (43) - librarian who shared a home with the suspect; died of strangulation
Stephen Stanko (38) - former prison inmate and co-author of a book; charged on multiple charges of murder; death penalty sought; Convicted killer sentenced to death; also sentenced to 110 years in prison on other charges
MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina
Teen key to Stanko verdicts, juror says--(Myrtle Beach Sun)--The grisly photos of the crime scene and riveting testimony from the teen victim who witnessed the brutal murder of Laura Ling were the key reasons jurors found Stephen Stanko guilty, one juror said Saturday.
Crime News Discussion Forums--(Cn2000) |
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08/20/2006 15:28:56
RICKY HOLLAND (7) - reported missing from his home on 07/02/05; body found 01/27/06
Tim Holland (37) - father charged with open murder; two counts first-degree child abuse; pleaded not guilty; Facing trial 01/22/07
Lisa Holland (34) - mother charged with open murder; two counts first-degree child abuse; pleaded not guilty; Facing trial 09/11/06
WILLIAMSTON, Michigan
Ricky Holland's parents will have separate murder trials--(The Detroit News)--An Ingham County judge cleared the way Friday for separate murder trials for the father and mother of 7-year-old Ricky Holland, an adopted child found bludgeoned in a swamp in January.
Timeline of Ricky's disappearance--(Lansing State Journal) |
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