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Terry Blair: Guilty

Posted on March 27, 2008
Joe Lambe has the details here. A judge today found Terry Blair guilty in the deaths of six women whose bodies were found in the Prospect Avenue corridor in 2003 and 2004. Jackson County Circuit Judge John O?Malley found Blair,...

800-pound woman accused of killing nephew, age 2

Posted on March 27, 2008
The original story was that she accidentally fell on him. But police now say the little boy was struck twice in the head. The aunt -- who wasn't supposed to be watching him anyway because of her condition -- was...

Top-ranking JoCo deputy DA takes job in Reno County

Posted on March 27, 2008
From the JoCo DA's Office: Senior Deputy District Attorney Stephen Maxwell has accepted a position in the Reno County prosecutor?s office. Mr. Maxwell has family in that part of the state. ... ?Mr. Maxwell has provided outstanding service to the...

VA police search for sniper who fired on 5 cars

Posted on March 27, 2008
It happened this morning near Charlottesville, about two hours from Washington, D.C. Two people were hurt, though they're expected to live. It's not clear if they were hit by bullets or flying glass or what. Hat Tip: Many thanks, kmb!

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KC police investigate after man is shot in the face

Posted on March 27, 2008
From Christine Vendel: A man remains in intensive care today after suffering a gunshot wound to his face last night in Kansas City. Witnesses told police they were at a friend?s house in the 3900 block of Mersington Avenue when...

FL deputy Tasers 11-year-old girl, officials say

Posted on March 27, 2008
By that point, the girl had allegedy pushed another kid into oncoming traffic, spit at her teachers and then punched the deputy in the face, giving the officer a nosebleed. The girl was arrested and now faces criminal charges, including...

KMBC: Terry Blair verdict should come down today

Posted on March 27, 2008
Blair is facing six charges of first-degree murder related to bodies found along the Prospect Avenue corridor.

Appeals court throws out Mumia Abu-Jamal's death sentence

Posted on March 27, 2008
The U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia didn't knock down his conviction for shooting a police officer, though. They said Abu-Jamal needs a new sentencing hearing or should have his punishment reduced to life without parole. Abu-Jamal became a leading opponent...

MO pastor accused of forging $100K check

Posted on March 27, 2008
The man lives in Carl Junction, but is a pastor in Galena. The Joplin Globe has the story. Hat Tip: Many thanks, FanDanGo!

UPDATE: Bigfoot accused of molestation

Posted on March 27, 2008
The AP has a video take here. I particularly liked how the guy's defense attorney responded to all this.

Life without parole for Bible-store killer

Posted on March 27, 2008
Kellen C. McKinney -- who was convicted of murdering John and Mildred Caylor at their religious bookstore in Raytown -- has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, the Jackson County prosecutor's office says. Snip from the press release:...

$11K reward offered in Brandon Fauntleroy-McDowel homicide

Posted on March 27, 2008
- UPDATED: State Street Bank and Trust, Brandon's employer, is putting up $10,000 as reward money for anybody who helps police find his murderer. (With the base TIPS reward, that's $11K available to tipsters.) Anyone with information about the case...

Ultimate Fighting for kids?

Posted on March 27, 2008
Not crime-related -- though it is illegal in Oklahoma -- but I wanted to pass this story along. Apparently, there's a youth league for ultimate fighting here in Missouri. Some doctors are worried because they don't think young people's bodies...

South Carolina considers banning lap dances

Posted on March 27, 2008
The bill would also close all strip clubs at midnight. What's next, South Carolina? A law against ice cream and Christmas presents?

No peace, not even for the dead

Posted on March 27, 2008
More black morticians are being forced to hire security, use security cameras and even work out evacuation plans because thugs are attacking mourners during funerals, the Wall Street Journal reports. It's a fascinating and frustrating story. It used to be...

UPDATE on KS woman stuck to toilet seat

Posted on March 27, 2008
She's still in the hospital and faces a long road to recovery, the Hutch News reports. Meanwhile, her boyfriend has been arrested and accused of exposing himself to some teenage girls.

D.B. Cooper

Posted on March 27, 2008
We had a story yesterday about FBI agents investigating whether the legendary hijacker's parachute had been found. The Post-Intelligencer interviews the man who actually packed the chute years ago. He calls shenanigans on the recent find: "I think they're barking...

Man shot himself 4 times to get street cred, police say

Posted on March 27, 2008
An Indiana man told his ex-girlfriend and his buddies that he had a secret life as a gang member, but nobody believed him. Soooo, police say, he shot himself four times -- in the cheek, shoulder and thigh -- and...

Leavenworth sub accused of sex with students

Posted on March 27, 2008
Mohamed A. Dirshe, 26, is accused plying two students with liquor, then taking advantage of them, the Times reports.

Judge tells defendants: Learn English or go to prison

Posted on March 27, 2008
Story is from Pennsylvania. The three defendants pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery, and the judge let them be paroled -- IF they learn English, earn GEDs and get full-time jobs. They're supposed to show up in a year...

If you're sane enough to stand trial, shouldn't you be able to defend yourself, too?

Posted on March 26, 2008
The Supremes are going to hear an interesting case on defendant rights today. Namely, if a defendant is competent to stand trial, doesn't that person have the right to defend himself in court? The DOJ, the ABA and several states...

Hannah Montana helps uncover alleged workers-comp fraud

Posted on March 26, 2008
The suspect here is a 41-year-old corrections officer from Connecticut -- who was supposed to be too hurt to work. Only he was allegedly caught competing in a contest for Hannah Montana tickets last year. He reportedly had to dress...

Greeting cards for inmates

Posted on March 26, 2008
This is fantastic. Apparently, a lawyer named Cheathem was having trouble finding a greeting card to send her imprisoned brother-in-law, so she decided to start her own company to make them. ("There weren't any cards on the shelf that said...

Was millionaire's murder actually a suicide for hire?

Posted on March 26, 2008
Unusual case from Connecticut, where millionaire Andrew Kissel was beaten, stabbed and killed back in 2006. Police say it's possible their two suspects were actually paid by the victim to kill him. Even if that's true, the two of them...

Crash and burn for NY passengers-rights law

Posted on March 26, 2008
A while back, New York passed a law requiring airlines to provide food, water, working toilets and, you know, AIR to passengers who were trapped in grounded airplanes. (This followed on the heels of the great 10-hour Jet Blue grounding...

Open Thread ... Wednesday

Posted on March 26, 2008
Welcome back to the Open Thread, our blog's space for off-topic comments and discussion. This is also a good place to share links, if you've seen interesting stories elsewhere. Please sign your comments, and please avoid profanity, as well as...

TX boy, 10, steals assistant principal's BMW, police say

Posted on March 26, 2008
He's stealing at an eighth-grade level!

Independence names acting police chief

Posted on March 26, 2008
From Kevin Hoffmann: Independence City Manager Robert Heacock today named Lt. Col. David Lamken acting police chief to replace Fred Mills, who announced his retirement earlier this month. Lamken, who has served the department for more than 34 years, will...

Clay County jury acquits man accused of murder over cigarettes

Posted on March 26, 2008
From The Star: A Clay County jury has acquitted a 30-year-old man accused of shooting to death another man over a pack of cigarettes and some change. Prosecutors had charged Robert G. Pichelman of Kansas City, Kan., with second-degree murder...

Librarian reports customer for child porn -- then loses her job

Posted on March 26, 2008
Snip from the Visalia Times-Delta: So she called her supervisor, Judi Hill, the library services specialist, whose office is in Visalia. "I told her I was shocked because I have boys that age, and he might as well have had...

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