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Jane Andrews -- The former aide to the Duchess of York, has been found guilty of murdering her fiancé, Tom Cressman, 39, after discovering a sexy e-mail he sent to another woman and sentenced to life imprisonment. Jane Andrews is appealing her conviction. Relentlessly portrayed as a callous social climber, here she gives her account of their relationship and the hours that led up to the killing. B Allen Blackthorne -- Millionaire Convicted in Murder-For-Hire -- Texas millionaire, Allen Blackthorne, 45, was convicted of arranging the murder of his ex-wife, Sheila Bellush, 35. She who was found by their 13-year-old daughter, shot with her throat slit as her unharmed, 2-year-old quadruplets, from her second marriage, crawled in her blood. Blackthorne had a history of violence against his ex-wife Sheila Bellush. Bellush had Blackthorne arrested for sexually abusing their daughter Stevie, a charge he denies. The charges were dropped. Case Updates and Overview. Every Breath You Take: A True Story of Obsession, Revenge, and Murder Ann Rule Ann Rule, untangles a horrific web of lies that culminated in Sheila's savage murder more than ten years after she left Blackthorne. Betty Broderick: A bitter divorce turned her into the murderer of her ex-husband, Dan, and his new wife Linda while they were sleeping. She wanted to be super mom. Was she an emotionally abused ex-wife? Or a cold-blooded murderer? An exclusive interview from 1992. Letter from Dan's Sister. -- Elisabeth Broderick was originally interviewed in early 1997 and again in March 2001, to respond to common reader questions. Calif. v. Broderick - Betty Broderick admitted to shooting her ex-husband and his new young wife as they slept. Her testimony portrayed her husband as psychologically abusive who drove her to madness. American
Justice: Woman Scorned C Robert Glen Coe and the Death Penalty -- News archives related to the condemned child killer. Rae Carruth, former NFL player, will spend the next 19 to 24 years behind bars for the fatal shooting of his pregnant girlfriend, Cherica Adams. American Justice: Conspiracy to Kill -- A look at the trial of the star football player implicated in the killing of Cherica Adams. In 1999, Adams, more than six months pregnant with Carruth's baby, was gunned down in her car. Before slipping into a coma, Cherica implicated Carruth in the shooting. Doctors managed to save her baby, but within weeks, Cherica died. Was she killed as a result of a botched drug deal, as the defense maintained, or did a greedy Carruth coldly mastermind the shooting to avoid paying child support? Robert Chambers "Preppie Murder"pled guilty to manslaughter in connection with killing Jennifer Levin, 18, in New York's Central Park, August 26, 1986. The teens had been partying at Manhattan's Dorrians bar when they left for Central Park where Jennifer's body was found in the morning. He was sentenced to 15 years and walks free today. Assistant District Attorney Linda Fairstein thinks Chambers will be a threat to society. "I don't get any sense of any remorse and I think that's a very dangerous thing." Fairstein prosecuted Chambers in the brutal killing of Levin and says beneath his navy blue blazers and good looks, is the heart of a sociopath. "He wasn't Preppie, from the time he was 13 when he was first thrown out of a school in New York for stealing a teacher's wallet, he was sent to rehab out of the city down south. He was a drug addict and a substance abuser." Fairstein says Chambers may have been drunk and high when he strangled Jennifer to death. Mike Sheehan, the homicide detective who grilled Chambers after the slaying and found him to be a "diabolical liar," predicts Chambers will be back in prison soon. "You put a guy who uses drugs in maximum security for 15 years and that isn't rehabilitation," said Sheehan. D Richard Allen Davis1996 Trial for the 1993 murder of Polly Hannah Klaas, 12. October 1, 1993, 10:20 p.m. Polly was kidnapped at knife-point of from a slumber party. Her 12-year-old friends, Kate McLean and Gillian Pelham, were bound and gagged, with tied pillow-cases over the heads of in her own bedroom while Polly’s mother, Eve Nichol, and sister Annie Nichol, 7, slept in the next room of their Petaluma, CA home. Richard Allen Davis, was on parole for a previous conviction, following a lifetime career of violent knife and sex crimes against women. Free to Kill - Polly Klaas Murder Richard Allen Davis had been arrested 25 times and spent 17 of the previous 20 years in jail. How can society be protected from people like Davis? Why does the penal system fail so abjectly in its attempt to rehabilitate inmates? Is there even any attempt made to rehabilitate prisoners, or do their jailhouse experiences make them more bitter, hardened and dangerous? Klaas's father shares his feeling of rage and betrayal, while jurors and attorneys look at the trial that put Davis away. Legal experts reveal why the penal system failed to rehabilitate, and the reforms that might make cases like Klaas's less likely in the future. Javier Deleon -- Immigrant from Salvadore, gets 8 1/2 years for 13-year-old girl's death - According to court records, Deleon, 20, and Kavita Babber, 13, got drunk and he had sex with her. When she became loud and argumentative, he choked her to quiet her. Vincent Doan Ohio - Left behind a trail of muddy footprints, bloodstained boots and convenient lies in the days after Carrie Culberson's disappearance. Doan's weeping mother told jurors her son doesn't deserve to go to Death Row because he still has something to offer the world. Two of his sisters recalled acts of kindness that they say prove he isn't a threat to society. But it was Doan who claimed to have the best reason for mercy. ''I had nothing to do with her disappearance,'' Doan said of his former girlfriend, Carrie Culberson. ''I had nothing to do with her murder." Ohio v. Doan - On November 5, 1997, after a day-and-a half of deliberations, a jury recommended that Vincent Doan be sentenced to life in prison without parole. Despite his sentence, Doan's lawyers reportedly plan to appeal his conviction and ask for a new trial. Diane Downs, a woman convicted of the shooting of her own 3 young children. E Einhorn, Ira -- In 1979, 18 months after the disappearance of Einhorn's lover, Holly Maddux, 30, Philadelphia police climbed the stairs to his shabby apartment. In a steamer trunk a few feet from where Einhorn slept, homicide detective, Michael Chitwood, found her mummified body. Holly's skull was fractured in 6 or more places. Einhorn, 62, spent 20 years on the lam after skipping out on his 1981 trial while free on bail. When jury foreman read out the verdict: guilty of 1st-degree murder. He shook his head slowly in a sign of disagreement as the judge, William Mazzola, read out the sentence -- life in prison without parole -- and told Einhorn he was "an intellectual dilettante" who "preyed upon the uninitiated, uninformed, unsuspecting and inexperienced." Ira Einhorn at Pennsylvania's maximum-security Graterford Prison, is a long way from the sun flowered French countryside - where he was gaily entertaining visitors and arguing the fine points of the French legal system with charm and confidence.
F Gian Luigi Ferri -- July 1 1993, Ferri entered 101 California Street, a high-rise office building in San Francisco, armed with two semiautomatic assault weapons manufactured and distributed by respondent Navegar, Inc. (Navegar), 250 rounds of 9- millimeter ammunition, as well as a third weapon, a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol. Proceeding to the 34th floor premises of a law firm against which he held a grudge, Ferri cold-bloodedly opened fire on persons in the offices and hallways of this and two lower floors, ultimately killing eight men and women and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself in a stairwell. Colin Ferguson Long Island Railroad Massacre -- December 7, 1993, Colin Ferguson, 34, Jamaican immigrant opened fire on helpless commuters aboard a Long Island Railroad commuter train, killing six and wounding 19 before he was subdued. With so many witnesses to the crime, the only defense was to plead insanity, which Ferguson's two attorneys did. They claimed exposure to racism had driven the gunman into "Black Rage" that led him to kill. But Ferguson shocked everyone by firing his lawyers, claiming he was not insane, and insisting on his constitutional right to defend himself. His performance in court reinforced the validity of the insanity plea. Extensive footage of the court proceedings, news coverage and interviews with witnesses, attorneys and jurors. Shonda R Foster, 26 and her brother-in-law, Christopher W. Morlan, 26, believed Neal R. Bowen, 34, fathered a baby that Morlan's wife, Cori, Foster's younger sister gave birth to. Foster who tied up Bowen, stuffed a condom in his mouth and pushed him off a 56-foot cliff. Bowen tumbled into the lake and drowned. Foster contended that she acted at Morlan's direction and wasn't responsible for Bowen's death. Foster was sentenced to 40 years. Morlan was sentenced earlier to nearly 27 years for his guilty plea to first-degree murder. A jury convicted Foster of the same charge last month, her sentence was longer than the standard 29-year term because she has a previous conviction for vehicular assault. G Dr. Debora Green Tragedy in
the heartland of America, the disintegration of a marriage
and its horrifying consequences. October 1995, Prairie Village,
Kansas, a fierce fire devastated the mansion of Dr. Debora
Green and her husband, Dr. Michael Farrar. Trapped and burned
to death in the flames were Tim Farrar, 12 and Kelly, 6. Lissa,
10, was able to leap to safety from the garage. Michael Farrar
lost more than his children and home. Until that summer, they
seemed to have a happy marriage, medical practices, 3 children.
They went on a trip to Peru with their son. There, they met
Celeste Walker, whose husband was also a doctor. But after
that trip, nothing was the same again for either couple. Tim's
rebellious behavior erupted into physical violence against
his father. Michael's illness - mysterious episodes so violent
he came close to death. John Walker was found dead in his garage.
Debora herself, underwent dramatic changes. Bitter
Harvest: A Woman's Fury, A Mother's Sacrifice H Dick Hickock and Perry Smith -- On the night of November 15, 1959, in the little town of Holcomb, KS, a wealthy wheat farmer, Herbert Clutter, wife Bonnie, and their teen aged children, Nancy and Kenyon were shot to death in their home. They were churchgoers, active in the 4-H, there was no one who didn't like the Clutters. Herbert a successful farmer and community leader, was known for fairness, loyalty to his invalid wife and an aversion to dealing in cash. Nancy, straight-A student, award-winning pie-maker, was dating a high school basketball star. Kenyon was building a cedar chest to give Beverly, his oldest sister, on her wedding day. They had been killed by shotgun blasts at close range after being bound and gagged. The telephone lines had been cut. There were no signs of a struggle, and nothing had been stolen. There seemed no motive for the crime and no clues. Perry Smith's family was violent. He'd lost two siblings to suicide, and a parent to alcoholism. Smith had disfigured legs and an addiction to aspirin. Dick Hickock wanted to take the money and run. Hickock's family was poor. He passed bad checks. Hickock learned about Clutter from a jail mate, Floyd Wells, an ex-employee of Clutter. Wells mentioned his former boss spent $10,000 a week to keep his farm going, and speculated there must be a safe. Hickock recruited Smith, a man he figured to be a natural-born killer. In
Cold Blood by Truman Capote Paul Hill-- Media Celebrity Charged With Murder His path to media stardom was not athletic greatness and a pleasing public persona. IJ K Just Another Little Murder by Phil Cleary -- In 1987, Phil Cleary's sister Vicky, 25, was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend, Peter Raymond Keogh. He was found not guilty of murder and received a manslaughter verdict for which he served 3 years 11 months in jail. Ever since his sister died, Cleary, ex-Federal MP, Victorian Football Coach and media commentator, is obsessed by the injustice of it all. Sante Kimes, 65, and her son, Kenneth, 24, hatched a plan to steal the 82-year-old Irene Silverman’s, $10 million Manhattan townhouse but killed the widow when she got in their way. After a conviction of murder, criminal possession of a weapon, conspiracy, forgery, robbery, burglary, grand larceny and eavesdropping, they were sentenced to 120 and 125 years behind bars. Mom has a criminal history that spanning 40 years. From Rikers Island in New York, exclusive one-on-one interviews with Sante Kimes and her son, Kenneth. June 1, 2004, Sante Kimes, now 69, will stand trial in Los Angeles County for the 1998 malice murder of David Kazdin, a California businessman who was shot to death in his own home after he began to suspect he was being conned in a fraudulent bank scheme hatched by Sante. This time Kenneth, now 28, is expected to testify against this mother, Sante. Son
of a Grifter: The Twisted Tale of Sante and Kenny Kimes,
the Most Notorious Con Artists in America by
Kent Walker, Mark Schone Frankie Koehler -- On February 18, 1970, a former juvenile offender got into an argument with 2 men in a NYC bar. Koehler spit into one of the men's faces and a fist fight ensued, leaving Koehler beaten up on the sidewalk. After conciliatory overtures he was invited to one of the men's apartment. There he shot both men dead and vanished. Gabriel Gomez --was found guilty of the kidnapping and murder of his half-sister, Sandra Rosas, the late wife of Los Lobos member Cesar Rosas. M Anthony Martin -- Harvard murder suspect caught after 23 years McVeigh,
Timothy James OKC
Bombings -- The
Face of Terror "Before the Government tries to convict
someone, they try first to demonize him." — Trial lawyer
Gerry Spence -- The
Oklahoma City Bombing and the Politics of Terror by David
Hoffman The Predator Among Us - Money, GQ looks, fast cars, beautiful wives. David Miller had all that and a sinister compulsion. Miller attacked women when he was angry, usually with a woman he loved. "After his mom's death, he went on a rampage." Christopher W. Morlan, 26 -- Murdered -- Neal R. Bowen, 34, was sentenced to nearly 27 years for his guilty plea to first-degree murder. He murdered him because his wife was pregnant with Bowen's child. N Eddie Nash, 72, for years was suspected of ordering the "Wonderland murders," bludgeoning deaths of four people at a Laurel Canyon drug den in 1981, plead guilty to federal racketeering charges, abruptly ending his 20-year game with authorities believe he played the lead role in one of Southern California's more lurid murder mysteries. Return to Wonderland the restless ghost of legendary porn star John Holmes once again stalks LA William "Cody" Neal, -- Sentenced to death for killing three women at a townhouse he shared with one of the victims. Mr. Neal initially was represented by public defenders, but he fired them, pled guilty to all charges and represented himself in his sentencing hearing. He now is challenging his conviction and sentence in the first case. P American Justice -- The incredible story of Marion Pruett, a "mad-dog killer" who went on a murder spree while he was in the government's witness protection program. This documentary features footage of Pruett two weeks before he was executed and interviews with his victims' relatives and the government official who put him in the witness protection program. R George Rivas, Texas prison escapee and reputed leader of the "Texas Seven" was convicted of capital murder in the slaying of an Irving policeman during a store robbery. Texas Seven -- The mastermind behind one of the biggest prison escapes in Texas history asked a jury to sentence him to death for the slaying of a police officer and the jury obliged him just a few hours later. Rivas, admitted ringleader of the "Texas 7" is the first of the escapees to be tried and sentenced in the shooting death of police Officer Aubrey Hawkins. Rivas' attorneys argued he never intended to kill Hawkins. Rivas ended his testimony by urging the jury to sentence him to death, saying he no longer wanted to live "like an animal" in prison for the rest of his life. Jean-Claude Romand -- Romand grew up in a house where emotions were internalized, and lies were part of life. Too mortified to admit that he has missed a crucial medical school exam, Romand decides to lie. He manages to convince his wife, best friend, parents, in-laws, and mistress-- he is a a research doctor with the World Health Organization in Geneva. He was active in the operation of the local school board. He associated with the biggest names in the French medical establishment and had a reputation as an expert financial manager. When it starts to unravel 18 years later, Romand tries to cover up by killing his family and making a feeble attempt at killing himself. January 11, 1993, the upscale neighborhood of Prévessin a fire destroyed the home of the Romand family, killing Florence and her two small children. The only member to survive was Jean-Claude, rescued and taken to hospital. It was discovered Florence and the children had not died in the fire, but murdered with Jean-Claude’s parents. Jean-Claude did not have a medical degree, and never worked for the World Health Organization. His lifestyle had been maintained by spending the money he had been given to invest. Romand’s life had been a lie for eighteen years.
S Murder on 'Abortion Row' -- John Salvi was serving more than 2 life terms for shooting 7 health care workers in a Boston suburb in the worst violence at abortion clinics in the nation. Salvi, 24, was found dead in his cell at Massachusetts' maximum security prison in Walpole. OJ Simpson convicted of murdering his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman. Perry Smith see Dick Hickock Robert Stroud (AZ #594) the "Birdman of Alcatraz," was likely the most famous inmate to claim residence on Alcatraz. In 1909 Stroud brutally murdered a bartender who had allegedly failed to pay off a prostitute for whom he was pimping in Alaska. After Stroud shot the bartender to death, he took the man's wallet to ensure his prostitute received appropriate compensation for her services. In 1911, Stroud was convicted of manslaughter and sent to serve-out his sentence at McNeil Island, A Federal Penitentiary in Washington State. His records at McNeil indicate he was violent and difficult to manage. On one occasion, Stroud viciously assaulted a hospital orderly that he insisted reported him to the administration for attempting to procure narcotics through intimidation and threats. On another occasion he stabbed an inmate. Carlos Salinas de Gortari-- Investigative report on the killings, kickbacks and possible drug connections during the administration of Mexican President Mexico's narco-political corruption. Michael Skakel -- Convicted of murdering Martha Moxley over 30 years after the crime. T Joe Ture -- Investigators focused on a convicted murderer and rapist named Joe Ture. Police explored a connection between the Huling case and the murder of a young waitress. W The Ward Weaver Story: On a stormy winter morning, Ashley Pond, 12, a seventh-grader at Gardiner Middle School, headed for the school bus stop in Oregon City, OR about 8 a.m. on Jan. 9, 2002. Ashley did not make it to school. Two months later on March 8, 2002, 13-year-old Miranda Diane Gaddis, disappeared after she left her apartment at 8 a.m. for the school bus. Ashley and Miranda attended the same school, rode the same bus, were in the same dance class and had a common friend. David
Westerfield,49, guilty of the the murder
and kidnapping of Danielle van Dam, 7, sometime after February
1, 2002, who lived next door to him in San Diego. The
Trial of David Westerfield. Kari & Associates Copyright Kari Sable Burns 1994-2006 July 28, 2007 |
Ted Ernst was a local in the tiny town of Bigfork, Montana. Paralyzed from the waist down at the age of 10, he became a nationally recognized wheelchair athlete. Ted had another talent. With his younger brother Jesse, Ted masterminded 30 burglaries, the last one on Christmas night in 1997. Ted's luck ran out. when Streeter found him waiting in a car near a vacation home. Ted decided to shoot his way out of trouble--despite his brother's objections, as the trial would later reveal--and he killed Streeter and made his escape. Fatal
Error by Mark Morris, Paul
Janczewski
Crime
Scene USA: A Traveler's Guide to the Locations of Famous
and Infamous Murders, Robberies, Kidnappings, and Other Unlawful
Acts by
Neal S. Yonover, from the Bureau of Amateur Detectives Down
by the River: Drugs, Money, Murder, and Family
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