Radio monitoring leads officials to marijuana patch
Washington Post Aug 1, 08 1:19 PM CDT
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Agent 99, watch out: A 6-inch-long box turtle known as "No. 72” may want your job. Washington, DC, police recently got an assist from No. 72 in making a drug bust, the Washington Post reports. One of several turtles fitted with transmitters that allow National Park Service researchers to track them, No. 72 happened to receive a visit from a scientist while plodding amid some suspicious plants. "I could tell they were marijuana plants," said Ken Ferebee.
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Rockefeller's ex makes emotional video appeal
New York Daily News Aug 1, 08 4:17 AM CDT
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The ex-wife of fugitive millionaire Clark Rockefeller, the man on the run with their 7-year-old daughter, has videotaped an emotional appeal for the child's return. "Please, please bring Snooks back. There has to be a better way for us to solve our differences," pleads Sandra Boss, using the couple's nickname for their daughter, Reigh.
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Converted cash to bullion to use anywhere in world, say cops
Boston Globe Jul 31, 08 4:41 AM CDT
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The wealthy businessman accused of abducting his 7-year-old daughter has apparently exchanged cash for gold as part of his elaborate kidnapping plot, reports the Boston Globe. Clark Rockefeller, a man with a mystery history who lied about his connections to the Rockefeller family, can use the gold anywhere in the world as he flees with his daughter, Reigh, police said.
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Arsenault alleges hundreds of thousands of dollars lost
Tampa Tribune Jul 30, 08 1:30 PM CDT
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An actor accused of drugging and raping a woman in his Florida home is now suing his accuser, saying the allegations cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars in business deals, the Saratota Herald-Tribune reports. Joseph S Arsenault says he was evicted from his home while in jail last year, and lost $700,000 in business contracts and $100,000 in bail.
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7-year-old, father who lied about Rockefeller ties still missing
Boston Globe Jul 29, 08 5:22 PM CDT
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As more details emerge about the man thought to have kidnapped his 7-year-old daughter in Boston on Sunday, police said today the driver of the SUV used in the abduction is cooperating with the investigation, the Globe reports. Police believe Clark Rockefeller—one of several names the man uses—and Reigh Storrow Boss could be aboard his yacht and headed for Bermuda or Peru.
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Cops: Bahamas could be destination for Rockefeller, 7-year-old
Boston Herald Jul 28, 08 5:41 PM CDT
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The man believed to have kidnapped his daughter after a custody visit in Boston yesterday could be trying to flee the country on his yacht, authorities said today. Clark Rockefeller might have been dropped off, along with 7-year-old Reigh, at New York’s Grand Central Station last night, aiming to get to his boat, moored somewhere on Long Island, the Boston Herald reports. Authorities have been questioning area marina-owners, and searched Long Island Sound from the air.
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Levi Dixon Jr. may have been mistaken for someone else: family
St. Petersburg Times (Russia) Jul 28, 08 1:49 PM CDT
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A promising 17-year-old gospel singer was shot to death early yesterday morning in West Tampa while staying at a friend’s house, the St. Petersburg Times reports. An unknown assailant burst through the door at 4 am and shot Levi Dixon Jr., whom relatives speculate he mistook for someone else. “By all accounts, he was a good kid,” a police spokesperson said.
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No motive revealed
in 'horrid' attack
EastBayRI Jul 28, 08 4:09 AM CDT
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A 24-year-old Rhode Island man has been charged with bludgeoning his parents with a grub hoe in the home they shared and dumping their bodies in the backyard cesspool. Suspicious authorities recovered the corpses of the missing couple with a backhoe last week, reports the East Bay Rhode Island newspaper. Police did not reveal a motive.
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Children were performing Annie when attack occurred
CNN Jul 27, 08 4:47 PM CDT
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A gunman opened fire at a Knoxville, Tenn., Unitarian church today, killing two and wounding seven others before he was subdued, CNN reports. He was later charged with first-degree murder in the death of the first victim. The attack occurred about 10am while children were performing the musical Annie , church members told WVLT.
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Denies rights groups' charges of excessive use
BBC Jul 27, 08 11:00 AM CDT
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Amid charges of excessive use, Iran hanged 29 convicts this morning in Tehran. The Iranian Supreme Court approved the death sentences, variously on charges of murder, rape, armed robbery, or drug trafficking, the BBC reports. Last year, the country carried out 317 executions, second only to China. Tehran, however, insists the death penalty is an effective deterrent, judiciously used after a lengthy legal process.
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Actress could be
drawn into fraud case against ex-boyfriend
New York Daily News Jul 24, 08 12:54 PM CDT
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Anne Hathaway could be drawn into the scandal surrounding her ex-boyfriend. The FBI has seized the actress’ diaries, looking for evidence in the fraud investigation against Raffaello Follieri. They also confiscated personal photos of the pair, along with other documents, a Tiffany clock, watches, and an antique Bible. Hathaway hasn’t been accused of anything, and has cut off all contact with Follieri.
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She told cops she didn't want miscarriage to upset her mom
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Jul 20, 08 12:32 PM CDT
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Pittsburgh investigators believe a newborn boy brought to a hospital by a woman claiming to be his mother actually was sliced from the uterus of a dead teenager found in the imposter's apartment. Police have identified the victim, who was18 years old and due at the end of the month, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune Review .
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Experts debate odds
of coincidental matches
Los Angeles Times Jul 20, 08 11:47 AM CDT
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With odds of a definite match to suspects often cited as high as 1 in 100 billion, the power of DNA evidence in a criminal case is rarely disputed. But new studies are leading some to question whether DNA evidence should be an ironclad determination of guilt, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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