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June 2008
- Elizabeth Smart: 'I Feel So Lucky'
  
  People | Jun 12, 08 11:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Elizabeth Smart was just 14 when she was kidnapped from her bedroom 6 years ago, but says she emerged from the 9-month ordeal unscathed. People profiles the 20-year-old, now a music major at Brigham Young University, who says, "I feel so lucky to be here. From the day I came home, I haven't wasted time looking back." More »
May 2008
- Peterson Offers $25K Reward for Wife's Return
  
  Chicago Tribune | May 1, 08 3:33 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Suspected wife killer Drew Peterson is offering a $25,000 reward for information about his wife's disappearance, the Chicago Tribune reports. The Illinois ex-cop said he believes his fourth wife, Stacy, left with another man when she vanished six months ago. Stacy's relatives slammed the offer as a publicity stunt and suggested that Peterson, who's also being investigated in the death of his third wife, collect the reward himself. More »
February 2008
- Snow-Stranded Couple Rescued After 12 Days
  
  CNN | Feb 7, 08 9:12 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A couple stranded for 12 days in a snowy Utah canyon was finally rescued yesterday as they hiked out wearing snowshoes fashioned from car seat cushions, reports CNN. Thomas and Tamitha Garner had taken a trip to photograph wild horses when their truck broke down. They wrote out a will for their 19-year-old daughter as they rationed out groceries and waited for help. More »
- Aruba May Bust Holloway Suspect Again
  
  CNN | Feb 1, 08 11:04 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Aruban police may rearrest a Dutch teen after he admitted on camera to dumping the body of Natalee Holloway, CNN reports. Joran Van der Sloot claimed today that his confession was a lie, but Aruba's main public prosecutor has reopened his probe and awaits a judge's ruling on the arrest this weekend. Officials had closed the case for lack evidence until a Dutch reporter showed them the video. More »
- Dutch Reporter: I've Cracked Natalee Case
  
  ABC News | Feb 1, 08 5:44 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Aruba's chief prosecutor has reopened the case of missing American teenager Natalee Holloway after seeing new evidence uncovered by a Dutch journalist, ABC News reports. The high school student vanished in 2005 during a graduation trip with her class. Her body wasn't found and investigators failed to find any evidence against the last three men seen with her. Now, reporter Peter De Vries says he used hidden cameras to find new evidence. More »
January 2008
- Missing NY Woman's Blood Found in Suspect's Car
  
  Miami Herald | Jan 16, 08 1:38 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - With Stepha Henry missing for months after a trip to south Florida, New York police yesterday arrested a suspect whose abandoned car held so much of Henry's blood that police, declaring "no one could survive with that loss of blood," charged the man with second-degree murder, the Miami Herald reports. Henry, 22, went missing from a Florida nightclub last spring. More »
- Murdered Marine's ATM Card Surfaces
  
  CNN | Jan 14, 08 5:15 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Police recovered Maria Lauterbach's ATM card in a Durham, NC, bus station today and said her accused killer's truck was sighted in the area, CNN reports. The FBI offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Cesar Laurean, who allegedly murdered his fellow Marine last month. Lauterbach, 20, was pregnant with a child she said was Laurean's. More »
- Charred Body, Fetus Found in Marine's Yard
  
  CNN | Jan 12, 08 4:03 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Police found the burnt remains of a woman and a fetus today buried in a Marine's backyard, CNN reports. The suspected remains of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach are being rushed to a North Carolina medical examiner for positive identification as police launch a manhunt for Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean, the chief suspect in Lauterbach's disappearance. More »
- Hiker's Friends Remember Slain 'Angel'
  
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Jan 12, 08 8:16 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hundreds of people packed a Georgia church yesterday to remember slain hiker Meredith Emerson as both a "firecracker" and an "angel," the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. "Her light is reflected in your eyes," said her mother, who took the podium when Meredith's nephew became overcome with emotion. The family also brought Meredith's beloved lab mix, Ella. More »
- Police Dig Up Remains at Marine's House
  
  CNN | Jan 11, 08 10:11 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Police seeking a missing Marine have found blood and human remains at the yard of the Marine she had accused of raping her, CNN reports. Cops found a "trace of violent activity in the house" of Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean in North Carolina, and "evidence of an attempted cleanup." Police are treating Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach's death as murder and waiting for daylight to search a cavity in Laurean's yard. More »
- 'Missouri Miracle,' 1 Year Later
  
  St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Jan 11, 08 2:50 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A year has passed since police cracked the 4-day-old kidnapping case of Ben Ownby, and with it, astonishingly, the 4-year-old case of Shawn Hornbeck. After police found both boys alive and brought their kidnapper to justice, the feel-good tale became known as the “Missouri Miracle.” The St. Louis Post-Dispatch checks in a year later and finds both teens doing well. More »
- Hiker Possibly Still Alive When Suspect Spotted
  
  CNN | Jan 11, 08 5:05 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Witnesses saw a "real fidgety" suspect Gary Hilton at a Georgia restaurant when kidnapped hiker Meredith Emerson was probably still alive in his van parked outside, CNN reports. The owner of a restaurant eight miles from where Emerson's decapitated body was found says Hilton came into the diner a day before police believe Emerson was killed. More »
- Pregnant Marine Missing
  
  Dayton Daily News | Jan 10, 08 4:50 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A pregnant 20-year-old Marine scheduled to testify about an incident that occurred at her North Carolina military base has been missing for nearly a month, reports the Dayton Daily News . Maria Lauterbach's cell phone was found at the camp's gate, and her car at a bus station six miles away. Her mother said Lauterbach typically calls home several times a day. Her baby boy is due next week. More »
- Suspect in Ga. Hiker's Murder Denied Bail
  
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Jan 9, 08 2:47 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Gary Michael Hilton was denied bail this afternoon on murder charges in the gruesome death of 24-year-old Georgia hiker Meredith Emerson. The DA on the case says he has not decided whether to seek the death penalty, despite an agreement between Hilton and investigators to forgo it if Hilton led investigators to Emerson's body. Authorities now believe Hilton held Emerson captive for three days before bludgeoning her to death and decapitating her. More »
- Suspect Leads Cops to Missing Hiker's Body
  
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Jan 8, 08 4:21 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A drifter accused of kidnapping 24-year-old hiker Meredith Emerson led police to her body last night, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The body was found in a Georgia forest about 10 miles from where Emerson's bloodied clothing was discovered last week after her dog wandered into a store. Gary Michael Hilton, 61, is in jail charged with kidnapping and bodily injury in the case. The two were seen hiking together with their dogs. More »
- Hiker Suspect Linked to Slain Couple
  
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Jan 7, 08 4:46 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - As the search for a missing Georgia hiker widens to five counties, authorities said the man accused in Meredith Emerson’s disappearance and presumed murder may be linked to the death of an elderly North Carolina couple who also disappeared while hiking. Gary Hilton, 61, has been charged with kidnapping Emerson with bodily injury and is due in court today. More »
- Searchers Zero In on Missing Hiker
  
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Jan 5, 08 2:03 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Rescuers have narrowed the search for Meredith Emerson, the 24-year-old hiker missing since New Year's Day, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Officials won’t say why, but they’re now concentrating their search on the 5-mile area where Emerson’s car was found. Police yesterday found Gary Hilton, the last person Emerson was seen with, but he’s not cooperating with investigators. More »
December 2007
- $250K Search All for Naught: Wife Is Safe
  
  Chicago Tribune | Dec 29, 07 3:36 PM CST