Is Jeremy Bamber innocent?

Is Jeremy Bamber innocent? | UK news | The Guardian: "Jeremy Bamber is thinking about how he has maintained his sanity over 25 years in prison. His answer is quietly shocking. He walks and talks with his family – his mother, his sister, her twin sons and particularly his father. In short, he gets solace from the memory of the very family he was convicted of slaying 26 years ago. 'In my mind, I walk with my Dad more than anybody on a daily basis and think, how would he cope with it, what would he think about it all?' He comes to a stuttering stop. You can hear the pain in his voice. 'How I cope is quite an emotional thing for me to talk about.'"

The Green River killer -- believed to be the United States' most prolific serial killer

The Green River killer -- believed to be the United States' most prolific serial killer -- is now facing charges in a 49th murder. The remains of Becky Marrero were found by some teenagers in December. Gary Ridgway had already confessed to killing Marrero a few years ago, but authorities didn't charge him then because he couldn't provide enough information to support a charge.

He can't be put to death in this case, thanks to a plea deal that gave him life in exchange for information about his victims. But if he's ever convicted of a killing outside King County, Wash., that deal wouldn't be in play."

Police Jailed suspect might be serial rapist

Police Jailed suspect might be serial rapist: "Douglas County authorities believe a suspect currently jailed here could be a serial rapist, using Craigslist to find his victims.

Sheriff Phil Miller identified the suspect Wednesday as Calvin Gene, 26, who is accused of rape and armed robbery of a woman he met last September in a Douglas County tire store.

“He’s a suspect in at least two other rapes in DeKalb County,” Miller said. He hasn’t been charged in those crimes yet, he said.

“We’re trying to notify communities in the metro Atlanta area where he may be a suspect,” Miller said."

Sacramento serial rapist sentenced 400 years to life

Sacramento serial rapist sentenced 400 years to life | News10.net | Sacramento, California | News: "sentenced serial rapist Shane Wilson to the maximum 400 years to life sentence for two violent attacks on two women in 2008 and 2009.

Wilson, who lived in Pollock Pines, was convicted last December by a Sacramento jury of two counts of kidnapping, six counts of rape, seven counts of forcible oral copulation, two counts of forcible digital penetration and one count of forcible sodomy.

Wilson was accused of picking up a woman while she sat at a bus stop on Stockton Boulevard in October 2008, according to Shelly Orio, spokeswoman for the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office.

Wilson drove the woman to a dark area near Power Inn Road and beat her before putting handcuffs on her arms and feet, duct-taping her hands and feet, and throwing her in the vehicle's trunk, said Orio. Wilson then drove the woman to his house where he raped and sexually assaulted her.

Wilson was not caught for that attack."

28-year-old charged in multiple homicide case

28-year-old charged in multiple homicide case: "A 28-year-old man has been accused of stabbing two young brothers to death Wednesday.

Antonio Cardenas-Rico has been charged with two counts of murder, Gwinnett County police said. He is being held in the Gwinnett County Jail without bond.


After reporting to a grisly scene Wednesday evening in the Huntington Falls subdivision off Sugarloaf Parkway near the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds, Gwinnett homicide detectives worked through the night with the assistance of several other units to find the suspect, according to a news release.

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Two children dead, two other people injured in attack

The slain boys have been identified as Bradley Garcia, 3, and Edward Garcia, 1. The brothers were found dead in the basement of a home on Bridle Path Drive."

Prosecutors to seek death penalty against alleged serial killer

Prosecutors to seek death penalty against alleged serial killer - CNN.com: "Philadelphia prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against suspected serial strangler Antonio Rodriguez, according to District Attorney spokeswoman Tasha Jamerson.
Rodriguez appeared at a preliminary hearing Wednesday where two police detectives read confessions Rodriguez gave regarding three women he allegedly killed and sexually assaulted between November and December of last year, according to Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Bretschneider.
Nicknamed the Kensington strangler, the 21-year-old Rodriguez was arrested after DNA testing linked him to the attacks in the city's Kensington district, according to Detective Justin Frank.
'We're hopeful that this will put an end to this,' Frank said."

Police pursue Vancouver's other serial killer

CTV British Columbia - Police pursue Vancouver's other serial killer - CTV News: "At the same time convicted serial killer Robert Pickton was prowling Vancouver's downtown eastside for victims, another man was doing the same.

While Pickton brought sex trade workers in his truck to his Coquitlam farm, this other killer dumped women's bodies up logging roads in the Fraser Valley.

And while Pickton sits in a federal prison, this other killer roams free.

Police say it's time he was caught.

'We will absolutely not give up,' said Staff Sergeant John Cater of the E Division Missing Women Task Force. 'These women did not deserve to meet the demise in the way they did.'

The bodies of Victoria Younker, Tammy Lee Pipe, and Tracy Olajide were all found in mountains near Mission in the Fraser Valley in 1995. At the time, police noticed similarities in the cases and believed they had a serial killer on their hands.

'I think when I saw the second crime scene, that was the indication that something was going on,' said Sgt. Paul McCarl, who was the file manager in the early days and now works for RCMP Unsolved Homicide."

British Columbia - B.C. killer awaits sentencing

CBC News - British Columbia - B.C. killer awaits sentencing: "sentencing hearing is underway for an Aldergrove man convicted of killing two sex trade workers.

Davey Mateo Butorac, 31, was found guilty of second-degree murder in July 2010 in the deaths of the two women. The conviction carries an automatic life sentence.

Crown counsel is asking that Butorac be ineligible for parole for 25 years.

He was described by the Crown as being among the worst group of offenders. Case law from the trials of serial killers Robert Pickton and Clifford Olsen were cited to support Crown's argument.

Butorac's lawyer was expected to make submissions Thursday afternoon.

Butorac killed Sheryl Lynn Koroll, 50, and Gwendolyn Jo Lawton, 46.

Lawton's body was discovered in March 2007 at the side of a gravel road in the Pemberton Hill area of northwest Abbotsford. Koroll's body was discovered in an industrial area of Langley in July 2007."

India warns Somali pirates now threaten its coast

AFP: India warns Somali pirates now threaten its coast: "India on Thursday warned of an increased threat to shipping off its southwest coast, as Somali pirates hunt targets beyond African waters to evade the clutches of an international naval force.
Coastguard Inspector General S.P.S. Basra said there had been a rise in pirate attacks on merchant vessels within 250-300 nautical miles of India recently and shipping had been warned to steer clear of danger areas.
He was speaking as the authorities paraded 28 suspected pirates who were caught last Sunday after allegedly trying to attack a Greek-flagged cargo ship.
The men -- sitting on the deck of a coastguard ship moored off the coast of Mumbai with their hands and feet shackled and muslin cloths covering their heads and faces -- now face police questioning in the city.
The attack was the second in as many weeks and comes amid lingering shipping industry concern and as the UN's International Maritime Organisation (IMO) seeks a more urgent co-ordinated response to tackle the problem.
On January 28, 15 suspected pirates were detained after a firefight with the Indian coastguard and navy in the same area near the Lakshadweep Islands off the coast of Kerala state."

U.S. Marshals arrest Spokane fugitive in Florida

U.S. Marshals arrest Spokane fugitive in Florida | NWCN.com | NorthWest News and Weather 24 Hours a Day: "A fugitive wanted to leading organized crime in Spokane was arrested on the other side of the country.
The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Task Force arrested Ronald Foreman, 45, Wednesday in White Springs, Florida. A warrant was issued for Foreman in Spokane in December.
Just last month, Spokane Superior Court issued four more warrants for Foreman’s arrest including Delivery of a Controlled Substance, forgery, 1st degree unlawful possession of a firearm, and theft of a motor vehicle.
A tip led U.S. Marshals in the Pacific Northwest to notify officers in Florida.
Foreman was arrested when he stepped out of a stolen motor home officers believe he was traveling in. Inside the motor home, officers seized an assault rifle, a sawed off shotgun, two rifles, material used to make credit cards, a small quantity of Methamphetamine, Marijuana, and a computer used to produce fake titles.
Foreman’s wife, Joanna Foreman, 41, and two children where also detained pending possible charges."

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Chester Turner More Charges: Prolific L.A. Serial Killer Charged with 4 More Murders - ktla.com

Chester Turner More Charges: Prolific L.A. Serial Killer Charged with 4 More Murders - ktla.com: "One of L.A.'s most prolific serial killers from the 1980s and 90s has just been charged with four additional murders.

Police say DNA evidence connects 44-year-old Chester Turner to the 1997 slaying of 30-year-old Cynthia Annette Johnson. An LAPD criminologist inadvertently included evidence from that case for testing last year, when the department was trying to reduce the backlog of untested sexual assault kits.

The remaining three murder counts come from cases in which Turner was long suspected, but never charged, including the murders of 41-year-old Mary Edwards and 32-year-old Debra Williams.

In those two cases, another man was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned until 2004, when the DNA match to Turner was made.

Police say all four victims were strangled."

Suspects in Canadian's murder, Costa Rica cops say

Suspects in Canadian's murder, Costa Rica cops say - CTV News: "Police in Costa Rica say they have some suspects in mind and hope to make an arrest in the murder of 53-year-old Canadian Kimberley Blackwell.

Fifty-three year old Kimberley Blackwell's case is being treated as a homicide in the Central American country and Canadian consular officials are helping local authorities.

The Whitehorse native had lived in Costa Rica for years running an organic chocolate factory on a farm bordering a national park in the rural area of Puerto Jimenez.

Lauren Cleaver, who's acting as a liaison between Blackwell's family and local authorities, says her friend was found beaten and shot outside her home.

Cleaver says Blackwell lived on her own and often had confrontations with poachers who crossed through her property to hunt illegally in the park.

A memorial ceremony will be held for Blackwell in Costa Rica today.

A coroner's report is expected on Monday."

Thousands Evacuated From Paris Homes as WWII Bomb Defused

FoxNews.com - Thousands Evacuated From Paris Homes as WWII Bomb Defused: "An unexploded World War II bomb led to 6,000 people being evacuated from their homes in a Paris suburb Sunday.

Bomb disposal experts were working to make the massive 500 pound bomb safe after it was discovered Jan. 27 on the site of a former car factory, news website 20minutes reported.

Residents living within 400 meters (1,300 feet) of the device left their homes from 8:00am local time, with work due to start at 11:00am local time and set to last two hours.

The bomb was first discovered on a building site where a Renault car factory used to be.

The factory was bombed repeatedly in 1942 and 1943 by Allied aircraft, as the site was producing car engines under control of the occupying Germans."

telecommunications black hole exploited by the Comanchero gang and drug cartels has come to light after countries around the world NSW Bikie gangs' encrypted BlackBerrys beat law

NSW Bikie gangs' encrypted BlackBerrys beat law: "Bikie gangs and organised crime groups are believed to have foiled police attempts to tap their phones by importing untraceable, encrypted BlackBerrys from Mexico.

The telecommunications black hole exploited by the Comanchero gang and drug cartels has come to light after countries around the world - worried about terrorism and national security - threatened to ban BlackBerrys unless they were given the codes to break the encryption on emails and messages.

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This website understands that the Comanchero have linked up with a Mexican drug cartel importing cocaine into Australia and are sharing technology."

Infamous drugs smuggler Howard Marks turns his hand to crime fiction - The Daily Record

Infamous drugs smuggler Howard Marks turns his hand to crime fiction - The Daily Record: "INTERNATIONAL drug smuggler Howard Marks has managed to stay on the straight and narrow by reinventing himself as a crime fiction writer.
The loveable Welsh rogue - immortalised in his autobiography Mr Nice and the movie adaptation starring Rhys Ifans - is about to launch a new ca reer as a novelist.
Anxious to make it crystal clear that his debut novel, Sympathy For The Devil, is not just another Mr Nice, he chose as his protagonist someone as far removed from himself as possible: a policewoman.
And he admits he could never have penned the legendary autobiography now, thanks to the tightening of laws on profiting from crime.
Howard, 65, said: 'The film has not inspired me to get more involved in movies but it has cer tainly given me the taste for more writing."

Security hired to curb cinema chaos after hooligans wreck screenings of Neds - The Daily Record

Security hired to curb cinema chaos after hooligans wreck screenings of Neds - The Daily Record: "SECURITY guards have been called in to patrol screenings of Scots smash-hit movie Neds after rival thugs caused chaos in cinemas.
Furious film - goers complained that the Peter Mullan flick is being ruined by gangs causing mayhem.
Cinema bosses in Glasgow have brought in teams of burly guards to deal with the trouble.
Fed-up film lovers last night told how hordes of thugs are flocking to cinemas to watch the gritty movie. They revealed how screenings have been halted as neds:
Sprayed super-strength lager and wine on each other.
Threw popcorn around.
Spoke on mobile phones.
Taunted rival gang members with foul-mouthed rants.
Staff at Glasgow's flagship cinema, Cineworld, in Renfield Street, said they were 'sick to the back teeth' of the film and were desperate for its run to end.
One worker said: 'It's been a nightmare - it seems all the neds in Scotland want to see the film."

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