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November 06, 2009
Fort Hood: Another victim of shooting rampage dies
A military official says one more person has died after being injured during a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas. The toll now stands at 13 dead and 30 wounded.
November 04, 2009
Police: NC father killed wife, 2 children and self
North Carolina police say a real estate developer known as an active member of his church shot and killed his wife and two teen children and then committed suicide in their Fayetteville home.
10 bodies discovered at Ohio rapist’s home and search for more victims will continue
Investigators will continue their grisly dig Wednesday after finding that the Cleveland, Ohio home of a convicted rapist had been turned into a tomb holding at least 10 bodies.
UPDATE: CA teen charged with murder in the death of a 4-year-old found in a dryer
Prosecutors have filed murder and other charges against a 14-year-old central California boy accused in the death of a 4-year-old neighbor boy, whose body was found in a clothes dryer at the teen’s home
November 02, 2009
4-year-old California boy’s body found in dryer
Authorities say the body of a missing 4-year-old California boy was found in the clothes dryer of a neighbor’s home and a 14-year-old boy from the house in Mendota has been arrested on suspicion of the killing.
Murder trial begins for the man accused of killing Ark. TV anchor, Anne Pressly
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in Little Rock in the trial of Curtis Lavelle Vance. He has pleaded not guilty to capital murder, rape and burglary.
Man suspected of killing 4 in NC arrested in Va.
A man suspected in the fatal shootings of four men at a North Carolina television shop has been captured in Virginia.
October 30, 2009
Accused Miley Cyrus stalker due back in Ga. court
A 53-year-old Georgia man accused of trying to stalk teen pop star Miley Cyrus is expected in court just two days after a grand jury refused to indict him.
‘Big Brother 9’ winner due in court in drug case
Adam Jasinski of Delray Beach, Fla., is charged with attempting to sell 2,000 oxycodone pills. He is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Boston Friday.
Italian prosecutor releases execution video in attempt to find killer
Seeking to identify the man who shot dead another man outside a store in Naples, Italy, in the spring, an anti-mafia prosecutor distributed on Thursday a video showing the execution.
UPDATE: Sixth person arrested in Cal. homecoming gang rape
Police arrested another teen Thursday, the sixth suspect jailed in connection with the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl on a northern California high school campus.
October 29, 2009
Fla. teen accused of stabbing brother in squabble
Two teenage brothers were home alone in their suburban neighborhood when an argument over loud music spiraled out of control, police said, leaving one brother dead from a knife to the chest and the other accused of killing him.
UPDATE: Suspect in Georgia Cracker Barrel beating is out of jail on bail
A Georgia man accused of screaming racial slurs while beating an African-American female Army reservist outside a restaurant was released from jail on bail Wednesday, Clayton County, Georgia, authorities said.
UPDATE: Five arrested in alleged gang rape; juveniles being charged as adults
Police investigating the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl have arrested five people, a police spokesman said Wednesday.
Lake Erie perch fishermen robbed by pirates
The Coast Guard investigative unit is looking for two suspects who robbed a Euclid, Ohio fisherman on Lake Erie. The boating community has been buzzing about the perch fisherman who was robbed at gunpoint on the lake by two men.
October 28, 2009
Police: Philadelphia area woman offered up sex for seats at World Series
People will do all sorts of things to see the World Series, including hooking—at least that was the case for one Philadelphia area woman. Susan Finkelstein allegedly offered sex for World Series tickets on Craigslist, said the cops who busted her gig.
Utah man sentenced in pregnant teen beating case
A Utah man was sentenced Tuesday to up to five years in prison for beating a pregnant girl to try to cause a miscarriage, after police say she paid him to.
French court convicts Church of Scientology of fraud
A three-judge panel at the Correctional Court in Paris convicted the church and six of its members of organized fraud, but stopped short of banning the church, as prosecutors had asked.
Nevada: Drunk driver rams house, pinning couple to bed for almost an hour
With motor fluid spraying their faces and the weight of a car numbing their bodies, two Nevada college students struggled to stay calm after a drunk driver allegedly tore into their home, ripping them from their slumber. According to police, the driver of the car was targeting ex-girlfriend and new boyfriend and hit wrong home.
Convicted sex offender violates parole by posting bizarre YouTube videos
A man convicted of raping a 14-year-old boy in 1989 has been arrested for violating his parole by posting lip-syncing videos on YouTube.
October 27, 2009
52 children recovered, 60 alleged child pimps arrested in crackdown
The three-day operation, tagged Operation Cross Country IV, included enforcement actions in 36 cities across 30 FBI divisions nationwide. It is part of the FBI’s ongoing Innocence Lost National Initiative, which was created in 2003 with the goal of ending sex trafficking of children in the United States.
UPDATE: Alabama judge not guilty of sexual abuse of inmates
A former Alabama judge accused of checking male inmates out of jail and forcing them to engage in sexual activity was found not guilty Monday on charges of sexual abuse, attempted sodomy and assault, his lawyer said.
Police: Gang rape outside a California school dance lasted over two hours
A California high school student who police said was gang raped in a two-and-a-half-hour assault outside a homecoming dance remained hospitalized in stable condition Monday, two days after she was flown from the attack scene in critical condition.
Anti-abortion activist plans eBay auction to fund defense for accused murder, Scott Roeder
Scott Roeder is accused of entering the Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kansas on May 31 and fatally shooting abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. Roeder’s trial is set to start in January and Dave Leach plans to launch an eBay auction to raise money to get Roeder a better attorney.
Florida father jailed after beating man accused of molesting his son
A Florida family called police as soon as they learned that family friend may have assaulted his son, but relatives say the father was “overcome by rage” and couldn’t wait for officers to arrive before confronting his former friend.
Ohio woman admits seducing 12-year-old boy to celebrate her 55th birthday
A Dayton, Ohio woman has admitted to a judge she had sex with a 12-year-old boy.
October 26, 2009
Harvard: Lab workers poisoned by tainted coffee
Six Harvard University medical researchers were poisoned in August after drinking coffee that was laced with a chemical preservative, according to university officials.
First polygamist sect criminal trial begins
The first of a dozen polygamist sect members charged with abuse of women stands trial Monday, 18 months after agents raided the group’s remote ranch and carted off more than 400 children in the largest child-custody case in American history.
Texas skyscraper bomb plot suspect due in court
A Jordanian man accused of trying to blow up a Dallas skyscraper with what he thought was a car bomb is expected in court.
Cal. family may have used profits from pot operation to paid for the kids’ education
Authorities in northern California found several hundred marijuana plants in a Stockton home and several hundred more growing in a nearby office. It was apparently a family operation involving a father, mother, and two sons. And now it appears that the profits may have paid for the kids’ education.
