Prosecution Outlines Case Against Michael Jackson
Monday February 28, 2005
In his opening statement to the jury in the Michael Jackson child molestation case, District Attorney Thomas Sneddon outlined a complicated conspiracy case against Jackson and his employees and promised ... Read More
BTK Serial Killer 'Hid in Plain Sight'
Monday February 28, 2005
The man arrested for the BTK serial murders evaded detection for more than three decades by "hiding in plain sight" in his community -- as a city employee, a cub ... Read More
9-Year-Old Jessica Lunsford Still Missing
Monday February 28, 2005
More than 500 volunteers searching in the rain and wind and hundreds of tips received by authorities in the past four days have yet to turn up any clues in ... Read More
Police Say BTK Killer Has Been Arrested
Saturday February 26, 2005
Wichita Police Chief Norman Williams said authorities have made an arrest in the BTK serial killer case after taking into custody an employee of nearby Park City, Kansas in a ... Read More
Flashback: John Wayne Gacy the "Killer Clown"
Friday February 25, 2005
John Wayne Gacy was convicted of the torture, rape and murder of 33 men between 1972 until his arrest in 1978. He was dubbed the "Killer Clown" because he entertained ... Read More
Hate Crime Laws and Sexual Orientation
Friday February 25, 2005
There are several controversial issues surrounding hate crime legislation, including questions about freedom of speech violations, but the most hotly debated issues have arisen from the inclusion in the laws ... Read More
Two Killed, Four Wounded in Texas Shooting Spree
Thursday February 24, 2005
A child support dispute is being blamed for a shooting spree, which began at the Tyler, Texas Courthouse, that left two dead and three wounded, including the ex-wife of the ... Read More
U.S. Pregnant Women Face Murder Risk
Thursday February 24, 2005
Murder is the leading cause of pregnancy-associate injury deaths in the United States and black women are especially at risk, three times more likely to be murdered than pregnant white ... Read More
Trial Delayed for Accused Mississippi Klansman
Thursday February 24, 2005
The murder trial of a suspected Ku Klux Klansman charged with the 1964 "Mississippi Burning" murders of civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney has been delayed ... Read More
Robber Arrested After Bragging on Radio Show
Thursday February 24, 2005
Stupid Criminals File: A Chicago-area man has been arrested for a bank robbery after he called into a radio station and gave specific details about the unsolved crime. An FBI ... Read More
Defense Rests Without Robert Blake Testifying
Thursday February 24, 2005
The defense rested its case in the Robert Blake murder trial, but the former "Baretta" actor did not take the stand in his own defense, as was long speculated in ... Read More
Jury Selected in Michael Jackson Trial
Thursday February 24, 2005
In a process that was expected to take several weeks, 12 jurors have been chosen in the child molestation trial of Michael Jackson after only five court days. Attorneys will ... Read More
Coral Eugene Watts to Face Trial Again
Thursday February 24, 2005
The confessed serial killer who was about to be released from a Texas prison, before he was found guilty of a Michigan murder, will face trial again for the murder ... Read More
Ex-Boyfriend Charged in Murder of Lisa Underwood, Son
Wednesday February 23, 2005
The bodies of a pregnant woman and her seven-year-old son were found in a shallow grave near Denton, TX just hours after her ex-boyfriend, and the father of her unborn ... Read More
Robert Blake Did Not Fire Gun, Expert Says
Wednesday February 23, 2005
The director of a forensic laboratory told jurors in the Robert Blake murder trial that when police tested the actor's hands for gun shot residue and found five particles, they ... Read More
Jackson Jury Selection Picks Up Pace
Wednesday February 23, 2005
Michael Jackson was back in court after his brief hospitalization for flu-like symptoms and jury selection in his child molestation trial picked up the pace as 20 potential jurors were ... Read More
Crackdown on Child Sex Tourism
Monday February 21, 2005
Global law enforcement efforts are underway to arrest individuals who participate in child sex tourism - the act of a person who travels from their own country to a foreign ... Read More
Wife Arrested in 2000 Murder of Missing Husband
Monday February 21, 2005
A security assistant with the Virginia Beach Public Schools system has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder of her husband, even though his body has never been found since ... Read More
Pregnant Woman, Son Missing
Monday February 21, 2005
The Fort Worth Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety has issued a multi-state Amber Alert after a boy and his pregnant mother were apparently abducted from their ... Read More
Kirk Douglas Billie Gets Life Sentence
Friday February 18, 2005
Kirk Douglas Billie, Miccosukee Indian whose arrest set off a dispute over tribal sovereignty, was sentenced to life in prison for the drowning of his two sons, who were in ... Read More
Guatemalan-Colombian Drug Cartel Dismantled
Friday February 18, 2005
A large-scale heroin and cocaine trafficking organization, that typically shipped multi-kilogram amounts of Colombian heroin hidden in car batteries from Guatemala to Mexico and the United States, is out of ... Read More
DNA Evidence Okayed in Samantha Runnion Case
Friday February 18, 2005
After a lengthy pre-trial hearing, Orange County Superior Court Judge William Froeberg ruled that prosecutors will be allowed to use DNA evidence in the trial of Alejandro Avila, charged with ... Read More
Blake Defense Witnesses Contradict Prosecution
Thursday February 17, 2005
As the defense began its case in the murder trial of Robert Blake, the actor's attorneys began presenting witnesses to the jury to attack the credibility of key prosecution witnesses ... Read More
Witnesses Back Up Jackson Accuser's Claims
Thursday February 17, 2005
Those defending Michael Jackson against charges of child molestation have tried to give the public the impression that the bulk of the case against the singer comes solely from his ... Read More
BTK Sends Package to Another TV Station
Thursday February 17, 2005
The BTK serial killer has apparently sent a communication to another Wichita television station -- a padded manila envelope that contained a letter, a necklace and an unidentified item.
Fox affiliate ... Read More
Mitchell Ejected from Smart Kidnapping Hearing
Thursday February 17, 2005
Brian David Mitchell once again interrupted a hearing on his competency to stand trial for the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart by singing religious songs, the third time he has done ... Read More
Michigan Ends Free Coffee for Inmates
Wednesday February 16, 2005
Inmates in Michigan's prisons, boot camps and correctional centers will no longer get free coffee, but will have to purchase instant coffee instead, as the state Corrections Department tries to ... Read More
Jeffrey MacDonald Delays Parole Hearing
Tuesday February 15, 2005
Jeffrey MacDonald, the former Special Forces Army doctor who was convicted 25 years ago of the stabbing deaths of his pregnant wife and daughters, has decided to postpone his North ... Read More
Michael Jackson Taken to Hospital
Tuesday February 15, 2005
On the way to court to resume jury selection in his child molestation trial, Michael Jackson was instead taken to the Marian Medical Center emergency department causing a delay in ... Read More
Teen Guilty of Murder in 'Zoloft Case'
Tuesday February 15, 2005
A Charleston, South Carolina teen who claimed that the antidepressants Zoloft drove him to kill his grandparents when he was 12 years old, has been found guilty of murder. He ... Read More
Coach Charged In Child Porn Crackdown
Tuesday February 15, 2005
An international child pornography investigation that began almost a year ago has nabbed a Texas private school volunteer lacrosse coach, who was arrested by the FBI and released on bond.
Albert ... Read More
Jackson Judge Promises a Fair Trial
Tuesday February 15, 2005
Judge Rodney Melville promised Michael Jackson that he would receive a fair trial in his courtroom in his child molestation case and ordered potential jurors to reveal any biases, as ... Read More
Prosecution Rests, Robert Blake Weeps
Tuesday February 15, 2005
An emotional Robert Blake had to be escorted from the courtroom after he broke down as the prosecution concluded their case against him in the murder trial for the shooting ... Read More
Mary Kay Letourneau Sets Wedding Date?
Tuesday February 15, 2005
Mary Kay Letourneau and her former sixth-grade student lover, Vili Fualaau, have set their wedding date for April 16, according to an online wedding registry service. The couple is apparently ... Read More
Jackson Attorney Seeking 'Fair' Jurors
Monday February 14, 2005
Jury selection in the Michael Jackson trial begin in earnest today as attorneys begin questioning a pool of potential candidates who will decide the fate of the singer in his ... Read More
Prosecution to Rest Case Against Robert Blake
Monday February 14, 2005
After five weeks and 62 witnesses, the prosecution plans to rest in the murder trial of Robert Blake today, with the major portion of its case against the actor coming ... Read More
Funerals Held for Three Starved Children
Monday February 14, 2005
Hundreds of mourners turned out at a Huntsville, Alabama church to mourn three children who were found starved to death on the floor of their unfurnished apartment bedrooms.
The three children ... Read More
Larry Bright Charged With 2nd Murder
Monday February 14, 2005
A Peoria County grand jury returned a murder indictment charging Larry Bright with the death of Brenda Erving, one of eight women authorities believe was the victim of a serial ... Read More
Pregnant Mom Kills Attacker to Protect Unborn Baby
Monday February 14, 2005
A 26-year-old Kentucky woman, who was attacked by a woman police say was trying to steal her fetus, said she had no choice but to fight to the death against ... Read More
Indiana Girl's Murder Linked to Meth Lab
Monday February 14, 2005
The death of Katlyn Collman, whose body was found in a creek five days after an Amber Alert was issued in her disappearance, was not killed because of a sexual ... Read More
Man Arrested for Stalking Wife With GPS
Monday February 14, 2005
A Colorado man was arrested and held on $3,000 bail on charges of stalking his own wife, after he blurted out during an argument that he had placed a Global ... Read More
Arrested Man Promoted Suicide Pacts for Years
Monday February 14, 2005
A Missouri man, who was arrested last week for trying to set up a mass suicide on Valentine's Day, had been using Internet chat rooms for at least six years ... Read More
Financial Crimes Against the Elderly
Saturday February 12, 2005
Con artists use some common tactics to commit crimes against the elderly in the area of goods or services promised. There are hundreds of frauds, but offenders generally use ... Read More
Serial Killer: Cesar Barone
Friday February 11, 2005
Cesar Barone is now on death row in Oregon for raping and killing senior-aged women. He began his career early, suspected when he was 19 years old of raping ... Read More
New ATF Database Tracks Arson, Bombings
Friday February 11, 2005
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has created the second version of its Bomb Arson Tracking System -- the first, web-based intelligence database that will allow federal, state ... Read More
The Story Behind the Miranda Warning
Friday February 11, 2005
In 1966, the U.S. Supreme Court made a landmark ruling in the case of Miranda v. Arizona that established that a suspect has the right to remain silent and that ... Read More
Mom Made Up 'Tossed Baby' Story
Friday February 11, 2005
Police say that a 38-year-old Florida woman, who told them she saw a baby tossed from a car and brought it to the police station, was actually the baby's mother ... Read More
Feldman Changes Mind About Michael Jackson
Friday February 11, 2005
A friend and defender of Michael Jackson, former child actor Corey Feldman, now says the pop singer once showed him a book of nude photos when he was a young ... Read More
Courtney Love Gets Plea Deals
Friday February 11, 2005
In a plea agreement, Courtney Love received a reduced charge and probation sentence in connection with an incident at the home of a former boyfriend in which she threw a ... Read More
Girl Escapes After 15 Months of Captivity
Friday February 11, 2005
An Arizona 14-year-old girl is now recovering from severe malnourishment after she escaped from a locked room in which she had been held captive for 15 months by kicking open ... Read More
Home Office Safety Quiz
Friday February 11, 2005
A home office can present special challenges to safety and security. Answering these 20 questions can help you determine how safe your office is from criminals and if you ... Read More
Teen Scalped, Suspect Surrenders
Thursday February 10, 2005
An 26-year-old woman accused of scalping a 16-year-old girl, who was a member of the same punk clique, has surrendered to Idaho authorities on felony charges of aggravated battery.
Marianne Dahle ... Read More
Attorneys Seek Elizabeth Smart's Records
Thursday February 10, 2005
Attorneys for Brian David Mitchell, accused of the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart, say the teenager's school and medical records are relevant to the case, but the attorney for the Smart ... Read More
Blake Offered Stuntman Gun to Kill Bakley
Thursday February 10, 2005
Ronald (Duffy) Hambleton, a Hollywood stuntman who worked closely with Robert Blake, was the third witness this week to testify that the actor wanted his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, killed ... Read More
Couple Accused of Torture Waive Extradition
Thursday February 10, 2005
A couple charged with torturing five of their seven adopted children, who were captured in Utah Friday, have waived extradition back to Florida where they will face aggravated child abuse ... Read More
Judge Orders Killer Mom to Be Sterilized
Thursday February 10, 2005
A Georgia mother of seven children who killed her five-week-old daughter has been ordered by a judge to have her tubes tied so that she can have no more children ... Read More
Vasquez-Mendoza Extradited on Murder Charges
Thursday February 10, 2005
DEA Administrator Karen P. Tandy announced the extradition of Augustin Vasquez-Mendoza from Mexico to the United States to stand trial for his role in the murder of DEA Special Agent ... Read More
Another Female Teacher Charged With Sex Abuse
Wednesday February 9, 2005
A Tennessee elementary school teacher has been charged with 15 counts of sexual battery by an authority figure and 13 counts of statutory rape in connection with a alleged sexual ... Read More
Identity Theft: When Fact Becomes Fiction
Tuesday February 8, 2005
February 6 - 12, 2005, has been designated National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) to highlight consumer protection and education efforts around the country. Whether you’re an adult, student, parent, teacher, ... Read More
The Insanity Defense
Tuesday February 8, 2005
The standard for claiming a defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity has changed through the years from strict guidelines to a more lenient interpretation, and back to a ... Read More
Flashback: David Berkowitz, The Son of Sam
Saturday February 5, 2005
David Berkowitz, better known as Son of Sam, is an infamous 1970s New York City serial killer who killed six people and wounded several others because a demon dog told ... Read More
Predictive Maps Show Break-In Patterns
Saturday February 5, 2005
A novel method of predicting where home break-ins will occur that is 30 per cent more accurate than current crime mapping techniques has been developed by University College London crime ... Read More
Auto Theft Prevention Tips
Saturday February 5, 2005
In the United States a vehicle is stolen an average of every 21 minutes. These precautionary measures can minimize your chances of becoming the victim of auto theft.
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Death Penalty for Juveniles?
Friday February 4, 2005
The issue is whether or not executing teenagers is uncivilized and immoral. Is it cruel and unusual punishment? Should juveniles face difference consequences than adults for the same crimes?
What Is ... Read More
US Airline Regulations - Carry-on or Check?
Friday February 4, 2005
Avoid hassles when checking in at the airport. Before you fly, find out if the items you are bringing are permitted or prohibited in your carry-on or checked luggage.
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BTK Sends TV Station Another Postcard
Friday February 4, 2005
The Wichita BTK killer has apparently mailed another postcard to a local television station -- the third communication from the Bind, Torture, Kill serial killer in a little more than ... Read More
Lana Clarkson's Mom Sues Phil Spector
Friday February 4, 2005
The mother of slain actress Lana Clarkson has filed a wrongful death suit against the legendary music producer Phil Spector, who is facing murder charges in connection with the Feb. ... Read More
Ruldolph's Lawyers Attack ATF Lab 'Deficiencies'
Thursday February 3, 2005
Attorneys for accused abortion clinic bomber Eric Rudolph used the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms' own internal audit report of deficiencies to attack the evidence against their client, according ... Read More
Blake Detectives Ignored Other Suspects
Thursday February 3, 2005
Robert Blake's attorney attempted to show that detectives investigating the death of Bonny Lee Bakley focused only on evidence pointing to the actor, while ignoring hundreds of letters from victims ... Read More
Man Charged With Killing Katie Collman
Thursday February 3, 2005
A 25-year-old Indiana man has been arrested in connection with the death of 10-year-old Katlyn (Katie) Collman, whose body was found in a stream near Crothersville, IN five days after ... Read More
The Innocence Project: Wrongful Convictions
Thursday February 3, 2005
The Innocence Project was created by Barry C. Scheck and Peter J. Neufeld in 1992 at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law to examine cases in which postconviction DNA ... Read More
Post-Mortem Drug Tests Not Reliable?
Wednesday February 2, 2005
The science of measuring drug levels in the blood after death is far from robust and based on flawed evidence, leading to likely miscarraiges of justice and conspiracy theories, say ... Read More
Violence Against Pregnant Women: Rae Carruth
Wednesday February 2, 2005
Former NFL player Rae Carruth blocked Cherica Adams' car with his, while his co-conspirators in another vehicle pumped four bullets into her pregnant body, all because he wanted to avoid ... Read More
Preparing Your Children for Peer Pressure
Tuesday February 1, 2005
Parents sometimes feel helpless dealing with the effects of peer pressure on their children, but parents have a tremendous influence over their children and can take steps to counter the ... Read More
Darlie Routier - Guilty or Railroaded?
Tuesday February 1, 2005
Darlie Routier sits on death row in Texas for the murder of two of her sons. Many questions have come up since her trial. Are the new revelations in the ... Read More
Body Found in River Believed to Be Cindy Lynch
Tuesday February 1, 2005
A body found at the bottom of the Wilmington River near the Thunderbolt Marina could be that of Cindy Lynch, who has been missing from the area since January 18. ... Read More
Killers Walk Free in Washington State
Tuesday February 1, 2005
Recent rulings by the Washington State Supreme Court will reduce the sentences of hundreds of convicted killers and free many of them from prison decades before they were scheduled to ... Read More
Police Find Bones from Serial Killer's Victims
Tuesday February 1, 2005
More than 100 pieces of charred bone from eight women were uncovered by authorities in four sites near the home of the grandmother of a suspected serial killer and police ... Read More