Child's body found in hunt for missing New Zealand girlOctober 12th, 2009 WELLINGTON - New Zealand police searching for a two-year-old girl who disappeared in an Auckland suburb a week ago found a child's body in a drain Monday night, police said. The parents of Aisling Symes, who was last seen Oct 5, were told of the discovery although it was not immediately confirmed that the body was of their daughter, Inspector Gary Davey told reporters.
Apparent suicide of NY heiress' daughter brings a family tragedy full circleSeptember 30th, 2009 Apparent NY suicide brings a tragedy full circleTARRYTOWN, N.Y. — The former prosecutor who handled the New York slaying of newspaper heiress Anne Scripps Douglas says her daughter's apparent suicide 15 years later is the result of a "ripple effect."
Jeanine Pirro (PEER'-oh) says the death last week of Anne Morell Petrillo was essentially the attack's third fatality.
Police: Body in NY river likely that of newspaper heiress' daughter who jumped from bridgeSeptember 30th, 2009 Body of heiress' daughter likely found in NY riverTARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Police say they believe they've recovered the body of a woman whose suicidal jump from a suburban New York City bridge echoed her stepfather's plunge from it 15 years ago after a grisly family murder.
Search continues for slain heiress' daughter after jump from NY bridge where stepdad plungedSeptember 26th, 2009 Search continues in NY for slain heiress' daughterTARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Authorities still are searching New York's Hudson River for a woman whose suicidal leap from a bridge echoed her stepfather's plunge from it after a grisly family murder 15 years ago.
4 bodies found in Maryland home; details of deaths unknown but no suspect being soughtSeptember 25th, 2009 4 bodies found in Maryland home; no suspect soughtMOUNT AIRY, Md. — Authorities said they found four members of a family slain Friday in a home in central Maryland, but they said they were not searching for any suspects.
Police in South Florida find 3 slain, 1 critically injured at home in quiet neighborhoodAugust 19th, 2009 S. Florida police find 3 dead, 1 critical in homeMIRAMAR, Fla. — Police in South Florida searched for clues Tuesday after a woman, her 15-year-old son and another person were killed at a home in a quiet neighborhood.
NYC mayor: 5th body found in Hudson River from midair crash that killed 9August 9th, 2009 5th body found in Hudson River from midair crashHOBOKEN, N.J. —New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says a fifth body has been recovered from the wreckage of a helicopter-plane crash above the Hudson River.
SC sheriff says deputies searching for suspected serial killer after 5 deaths in 1 weekJuly 6th, 2009 SC sheriff: Deputies searching for killer of 5GAFFNEY, S.C. — A South Carolina sheriff says deputies are searching to find the man they believe has killed five people in a week.
Utah man presumed dead after leaping into river in Yellowstone Park, going over fallsJune 17th, 2009 Man goes over Yellowstone falls, presumed deadYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Officials in Yellowstone National Park are searching for a man they believe committed suicide by jumping into a river and going over a 300-foot waterfall.
Small plane, 3rd body recovered from bottom of NY river; victim was brother of Indian TV actorJune 16th, 2009 Small plane, 3rd body recovered from NY riverGLENVILLE, N.Y. — Police say divers searching an eastern New York river where a small plane went down have recovered the body of the third person who died, the brother of Indian actor Tom George Kolath (KOH'-laht).
Body recovered, may be of missing Indian Nuclear scientist Loknath MahalingamJune 13th, 2009 BANGALORE - A decomposed body, believed to be that of the missing senior scientific officer of the state-run Kaiga Atomic Power Plant, was recovered from the Kali river near the plant in Karnataka, police said late Saturday. "The body has been identified by Kaiga officials as that of Loknath Mahalingam," the Uttara Kannada district police spokesperson said over telephone from Karwar, the main town of that coastal district.
Kidnapped businessman's family slams delay in JD-U leader's arrestJune 4th, 2009 PATNA - The family of kidnapped businessman Satyendra Kumar Singh Thursday alleged the delay in arresting the main accused - Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Vijay Krishna and his son Chanakya - was due to "pressure" as the two were considered close to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Singh, a 50-year-old transporter, also associated with the JD-U, was kidnapped in the last week of May.
Police find body of missing 3-year-old girl in NJ river, seek uncle who disappeared with herApril 25th, 2009 Missing 3-year-old girl's body found in NJ riverPASSAIC, N.J. — The body of a 3-year-old girl has been found in a northern New Jersey river, just hours after police say her uncle left with her and told family members "to watch the 6 o'clock news tonight".
Mother of slain girl says daughter was not uncomfortable at suspect's homeApril 23rd, 2009 Mom: Girl wasn't uncomfortable at suspect's houseTRACY, Calif. — The mother of a slain 8-year-old says her daughter never felt uncomfortable at the home of the neighbor accused of killing the girl and dumping her body.
Maine town seeks way to get rid of dead cow stuck below river waterfallApril 21st, 2009 Police seek way to dispose of dead cow in riverRUMFORD, Maine — Rumford officials are trying to figure out what do with the bloated carcass of a cow that floated down the Androscoggin River and over a waterfall before landing on some rocks, where it has remained for nearly three weeks. Police Sgt. David Bean told the Sun Journal of Lewiston that the Hereford cow is in a seemingly unreachable position, lying in the middle of pile of rocks about 100 feet below the river bank.