NY prosecutors suspect adoption Ponzi scheme that promised babies but didn't deliverSeptember 30th, 2009 NY prosecutors suspect 'adoption Ponzi scheme'GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — New York prosecutors are investigating a possible "adoption Ponzi scheme" in which clients were defrauded out of fees for babies who didn't exist.
Man who goes to Ga. police for background check gets arrested as suspect in 1976 Mo. killingSeptember 30th, 2009 Ga. police arrest suspect in 1976 Mo. killingLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.
Well-dressed robbery suspect walks out of NYC courthouse; security cameras catch him leavingSeptember 30th, 2009 Robbery suspect escapes from NYC courthouseNEW YORK — Police are looking for a well-dressed robbery suspect who walked out of a Manhattan courthouse after an officer apparently mistook him for a lawyer. Ronald Tackman was wearing a business suit while waiting to appear before a judge Wednesday morning.
15-year-old Arizona boy stabbed to death outside his high school; suspect at largeSeptember 24th, 2009 Ariz. teen stabbed to death on high school campusMESA, Ariz. — Police say a 15-year-old boy is dead after he was stabbed repeatedly outside his suburban Phoenix high school.
15-year-old fatally stabbed outside his Arizona high school; police search for teen suspectSeptember 24th, 2009 Arizona teen fatally stabbed on high school campusMESA, Ariz. — A 15-year-old boy who was stabbed repeatedly outside his suburban Phoenix high school as he fought with another teen died Thursday, authorities said.
Yale: Fiance and sister of slaying suspect still working as animal lab techsSeptember 23rd, 2009 Relatives of Yale suspect still work at schoolNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University is still employing the fiancee, sister and brother-in-law of a Yale lab technician charged with murder.
Suspect in killing of Florida panhandle couple cleared for extradition from Ala.July 28th, 2009 Suspect in Fla. killing to be extradited from Ala.BREWTON, Ala.
Police: Wife not a suspect in convention president's NY hotel killing, weapon was blunt objectJuly 15th, 2009 Police say wife not a suspect in NY hotel killingRYE BROOK, N.Y. — Police investigating the killing of a convention organizer at a suburban New York hotel say they've ruled out his wife as a suspect.
Arkansas judge blocks phone access for man accused in recruiting office shootingJune 11th, 2009 Judge blocks phone for suspect in soldier shootingLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A judge has blocked jail telephone access for a man accused of killing a soldier outside an Army recruiting center in Arkansas.
Illinois AG: Craigslist is getting rid of 'erotic services' adsMay 13th, 2009 Ill. AG: Craigslist dropping 'erotic services' adsCHICAGO — Online classified ads service Craigslist will get rid of its "erotic services" category that critics called a front for prostitution, replacing it with an adult category that will be reviewed by Web site employees, state attorneys general announced Wednesday. Pressure to remove the category increased this spring after a Boston medical student was charged with killing a masseuse who authorities say he met through Craigslist.
Fiancee of Craigslist slaying suspect visits him in Boston jail where he awaits trialApril 30th, 2009 Fiancee visits Craigslist murder suspect in jailBOSTON — The fiancee of a former medical student accused of killing a masseuse he contacted on Craigslist has visited him in a Boston jail. Megan McAllister, accompanied by her mother and her lawyer, met with Philip Markoff for about 25 minutes on Wednesday.
Fiancee's lawyer: Wedding between client, Craigslist slaying suspect being 'dismantled'April 30th, 2009 Craigslist suspect's wedding being 'dismantled'BOSTON — A lawyer for the fiancee of a former medical student accused of killing a masseuse he contacted on Craigslist says the wedding they had planned this summer is being "dismantled."
Robert Honecker, the lawyer for Megan McAllister, told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Thursday that his client's planned August wedding to Philip Markoff "will not occur" and is not likely to happen at any time in the future. McAllister, accompanied by her mother and Honecker, met with Markoff in jail for about 25 minutes on Wednesday.
Law enforcement source: Items from 2 victims found in Craigslist suspect's apt. near BostonApril 22nd, 2009 Source: Craigslist suspect had items from victimsBOSTON — A Boston University medical student accused of robbing women who advertised erotic services on Craigslist, killing one of them, had items belonging to both victims in his apartment, a law enforcement source said Wednesday. Philip Markoff is charged with killing a masseuse at the Marriott Copley Place hotel April 14.
Suspect in Chandra Levy murder case arrives in DC before initial court appearanceApril 22nd, 2009 Levy slaying suspect arrives in DC for court dateWASHINGTON — The suspect in the slaying of intern Chandra Levy has arrived in Washington, D.C., where he's expected to appear in court on a first-degree murder charge. U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman Channing Phillips says Ingmar Guandique will be formally charged with killing Levy before his initial court appearance, which will likely be Thursday.
Jobless Taiwan killer says he copied comic book crimeMarch 11th, 2009 TAIPEI - A Taiwanese man who killed a landlord and seriously injured the victim's wife and son claimed his deed was a copy of the random killing plot of a Japanese comic book, police said Tuesday. Huang Fu-kang, 35, was arrested Monday night at a hospital in Taipei for allegedly killing a man he randomly picked from a local apartment rental website.
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