State lawmaker murdered in MexicoAugust 20th, 2009 CHILPANCINGO - The speaker of the legislature in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero was gunned down Thursday by some unidentified gunmen outside his house, officials said. Armando Chavarria Barrera, a member of the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution, or PRD, served as the state's interior minister until May 6, 2008, when he resigned in the wake of the murders of 17 ranchers.
Mass. police arrest woman for hiding 19 bags of crack cocaine in her braAugust 19th, 2009 Police: Mass. woman hid 19 bags of crack in braQUINCY, Mass.
Skeletal remains of 2 infants found in Illinois car trunk were wrapped in cloth, plastic bagsAugust 18th, 2009 Infants' remains in Ill. car trunk in plastic bagsCHICAGO — Two infant skeletons found in the trunk of an impounded car owned by an Illinois woman charged with leaving a newborn to freeze on a roadside were wrapped in cloth and stuffed in separate plastic bags, authorities said Monday.
Oregon burglary suspect arrested wearing victim's underwearAugust 12th, 2009 Ore. burglary suspect caught in victim's underwearSALEM, Ore. — A burglary suspect confronted inside a garage was arrested wearing only underwear, and police said they weren't even his.
Child-rape suspect beaten by angry Philadelphians reveals mental-health issue, waives hearingJuly 27th, 2009 Beaten child-rape suspect has mental-health issuePHILADELPHIA — A child-rape suspect beaten by an angry Philadelphia mob last month says he has mental-health issues. Jose Carrasquillo disclosed the diagnosis before waiving a preliminary hearing Monday on charges he violently assaulted an 11-year-old schoolgirl.
12-year-old girl found hanging from tree in West BengalJuly 26th, 2009 KOLKATA - A 12-year-old girl was Sunday found hanging by the neck in a bamboo grove near her residence in Nadia district of West Bengal, police said. Police said the body of the girl, a class 6 student of a Muragacha Subodhoni High School, was found to be without clothes and suspended about six inches above the ground.
Tenn. jury convicts sex offender in 1975 killing of Girl Scout who vanished delivering cookiesJuly 18th, 2009 Sex offender convicted in 1975 Girl Scout murderNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A jury has convicted an imprisoned sex offender of murder in the 1975 strangulation death of a Girl Scout in Tennessee.
16-year-old Md. girl convicted of soliciting her father's slaying; could face life in prisonJuly 16th, 2009 16-year-old convicted of soliciting dad's killingHAGERSTOWN, Md. — Maryland jurors have convicted a 16-year-old girl of soliciting the slaying of her father who was stabbed to death outside the family's Hagerstown home on Halloween.
Mexican find 4 hacked-up bodies in plastic bags in western MexicoJuly 9th, 2009 Mexican police find 4 mutilated bodies in bagsMORELIA, Mexico — Police in western Mexico found four mutilated bodies in plastic bags on the side of a highway Thursday. The officials found the bodies in the town of La Huacana after receiving reports of plastic bags leaking blood, according to a statement from prosecutors in the state of Michoacan, where the town is located.
Teenaged girl confesses to involvement in 30 murders in BrazilJuly 8th, 2009 SAO PAULO - A 17-year-old girl has confessed to the police that she participated in more than 30 murders since 2006, with all the killings committed with the same knife, a media report said. The teenager told the police she confessed to clear her conscience and avoid being tried as an adult once she turns 18, the police commander in the city of Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Mauro Truzzi, told the media.
Hong Kong tutor faces jail for forcing pupil into having sexJune 25th, 2009 HONG KONG - A Hong Kong language tutor was Thursday facing jail after being convicted of using threats to force a 14-year-old girl pupil into having sex with him. Gary Siu Cheuk-ming, 27, lured the girl who attended his private Japanese lessons to a meeting in a hostel after claiming he could get modelling work for her and filmed her naked.
Police: Missouri bank robber makes off with $3K, but leaves his wallet behindMay 9th, 2009 Police: Bank robber nabs $3K, leaves wallet behindKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police didn't have to dust for fingerprints to find this suspect — they just rifled through the wallet he left behind at the scene.
Police find 11 bodies thrown off bridge, ravine in southwestern MexicoMay 4th, 2009 Police find 11 bodies dumped in southern MexicoACAPULCO, Mexico — Police say they found 11 bodies dumped around a southern Mexican state, including seven wrapped in plastic bags and thrown off a bridge. Guerrero state police say the bodies of five men and two women were found in a river between the Pacific resort town of Acapulco and the city of Cuernavaca.
Kyrgyz villagers riot, accusing ethnic Kurds of sheltering man accused of raping 4-year-oldApril 27th, 2009 Kyrgyz riot, say Kurds sheltered rape suspectBISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Authorities say hundreds of people in a village in Kyrgyzstan have smashed windows and overturned cars belonging to ethnic Kurds after the rape of a four-year-old girl. An official in Petrovka says Sunday's violence began after the head of the village's Kurdish community attempted to shelter a man accused in the assault.
Kansas City residents march, pray during event in slain 3-year-old girl's memoryApril 25th, 2009 March, prayer hour remember 'Precious Doe'KANSAS CITY, Mo. — About 200 people have attended a unity march and prayer hour in Kansas City in memory of a slain girl who for years was known only as "Precious Doe."
The event Saturday lasted more than an hour and concluded with a dedication of a park honoring the girl and other slain or abused children.
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