Jury selection to start then in ex-Bolingbrook cop's murder case
February 23, 2010
By DAN ROZEK Staff Reporter
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Drew Peterson will stand trial beginning June 14 for murder in the 2004 death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, a Will County judge ordered today.
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Judge Stephen White ordered jury selection to begin that day for the 56-year-old former Bolingbrook cop, who's charged with drowning Savio in her bathtub during their bitter divorce
Peterson, who remains jailed, has denied any involvement in her death — which initially was ruled accidental — or in the 2007 disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, who remains missing...
Peterson trial: June 14; jury selection under way
Monday, March 29, 2010
Mike Akins, Inman, Kansas police chief, faces trial on child sex charges
hutchnews.com
via Kansas.com
March 29, 2010
.MCPHERSON, Kan. - A judge has determined there is enough evidence to try a central-Kansas police chief on charges he molested four children.
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Thirty-eight-year-old Mike Akins Jr. appeared Friday in McPherson County District Court for a preliminary hearing...
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Two of the children testified during the hearing Friday that Akins touched them inappropriately.
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Akins occasionally shook his head "no" during the testimony.
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The mother of the alleged victims dated Akins, but testified the relationship turned sour. She said she eventually obtained a protection-from-stalking order.
Information from: The Hutchinson News, http://www.hutchnews.com/
Information from: The Hutchinson News, http://www.hutchnews.com/
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March 28, 2010
.McPHERSON — The former Inman police chief is headed for trial on charges he molested four children. Mike Akins Jr., 38, appeared Friday in McPherson County District Court for a preliminary hearing on 19 criminal counts alleging he sexually abused three girls and one boy, ages 9 to 14, between December 2008 and December 2009, while he was police chief...
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Retired Sedgwick County District Court Judge Ronald Innes, who presided over the hearing, found probable cause to proceed to trial, saying the evidence "shows a course of conduct" by Akins. read more here
Friday, March 19, 2010
Casey Anthony's Letters Prompt Investigation
wesh2.com
March 19, 2010
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- An Orange County corrections officer faces disciplinary action for shuffling secret notes between Casey Anthony and another inmate.
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Anthony allegedly wrote 50 letters to another inmate that amounted to more than 250 pages in her own handwriting...
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Prosecutors alleged Anthony was somehow able to exchange the letters with Robyn Adam... According to court documents there are 258 pages believed to be handwritten by Anthony...
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...sources said Anthony made several statements in the letters that prosecutors will try to use against her in her upcoming murder trial...
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Adams pleaded guilty to drug charges and was sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison. Besides the letters, court papers indicated investigators have interviewed her twice in the last 30 days.
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According to sources, Adams' statements about what Anthony told her will also be useful to the prosecution.
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read entire article here
what I like about this the best, is that every time anyone tries to tell her anything, Casey Anthony cuts them off with a quick "Oh, I know." She thinks she knows everything, and yet she let her own ego get the better of her--has to brag about herself. In her own handwriting. Can't wait to find out what all she has to say. Cheeseball. really pathetic.
Other Anthony news:
March 19, 2010: Judge Declares Casey Anthony Indigent
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March 10, 2010: 9 CDs Of DNA Evidence Released In Casey Case
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March 16, 2010: Alleged Anthony Affair Reveals Intensity Of Case
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco Denies Anna Nicole Smith Estate’s Claim To Millions
March 19, 2010
.SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the estate of Anna Nicole Smith was not entitled to a single cent of the millions left behind by her late husband, oil magnate J. Howard Marshall.
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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that federal courts must honor a decision in which a probate court in Texas found that Marshall did not intend to leave her any money...
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that federal courts must honor a decision in which a probate court in Texas found that Marshall did not intend to leave her any money...
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Howard Marshall had given Smith $6 million in gifts but didn't make additional provisions for her in his will. Smith claimed that Marshall's son, Pierce Marshall, improperly influenced him.
Howard Marshall had given Smith $6 million in gifts but didn't make additional provisions for her in his will. Smith claimed that Marshall's son, Pierce Marshall, improperly influenced him.
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Texas probate court ruled against Smith after a five-month jury trial.
Texas probate court ruled against Smith after a five-month jury trial.
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But Smith raised the issue again in a federal bankruptcy court in Los Angeles after she filed for bankruptcy in 1996. A bankruptcy judge awarded her $450 million, later reduced by a federal district judge to $88 million.
But Smith raised the issue again in a federal bankruptcy court in Los Angeles after she filed for bankruptcy in 1996. A bankruptcy judge awarded her $450 million, later reduced by a federal district judge to $88 million.
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In Friday's ruling, the federal appeals court said the Texas probate court decision should be treated as the conclusive ruling in the dispute because "it is the earliest final judgment on matters relevant to this proceeding." That makes no sense. It most certainly was NOT the final judgment, and why would you use the earliest one?
In Friday's ruling, the federal appeals court said the Texas probate court decision should be treated as the conclusive ruling in the dispute because "it is the earliest final judgment on matters relevant to this proceeding." That makes no sense. It most certainly was NOT the final judgment, and why would you use the earliest one?
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The decision could be appealed to an expanded 11-judge panel of the appeals court and to the U.S. Supreme Court. And you can bet the farm that unless the Bar boots Stern, he will appeal this to the very end of his life. He has put--what? 15 years into this case, counting on his big payout of 6%. Even though Anna and Pierce are both dead, he'll carry it on in the guise of doing it "for Dannielynn." And I find it extremely odd that Stern's name is nowhere to be found in the ktvu.com article.
The decision could be appealed to an expanded 11-judge panel of the appeals court and to the U.S. Supreme Court. And you can bet the farm that unless the Bar boots Stern, he will appeal this to the very end of his life. He has put--what? 15 years into this case, counting on his big payout of 6%. Even though Anna and Pierce are both dead, he'll carry it on in the guise of doing it "for Dannielynn." And I find it extremely odd that Stern's name is nowhere to be found in the ktvu.com article.
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...lawyer for Smith's estate was not immediately available for comment.
...lawyer for Smith's estate was not immediately available for comment.
The only lawyer still working on it is Howard K Stern, who of course, is having legal problems of his own right now, so, no, he probably is not available for comment.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Charla Nash; Officer Who Killed Travis the Chimp Speaks to Times
Thu, Feb 25, 2010
.Everyone knows the story of Travis the 200-pound chimp – a beloved pet turned violent. It’s been over a year now since Travis mauled Charla Nash, his owner Sandra Herold’s friend...
The Connecticut story quickly became a national story. In November, Nash first revealed her face on Oprah...
But a big part of the story has been left out of the media buzz. Earlier this month, the police officer who had to shoot and kill Travis the chimp was denied compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder because compensation is only awarded to an officer who has to kill a human. ...
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Read the story in its entirety here: After Shooting Chimp, a Police Officer’s Descent
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