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Drew Peterson: It's 'very lonely' without Stacy
WHO:Drew Peterson
WHAT:Jobless and with no prospects, Drew Peterson spends his days taking care of his four children: cooking meals, washing clothes, helping with homework. All the while, he does so knowing that most of the world believes he killed his last two wives.
WHERE:BOLINGBROOK, Illinois
WHEN:the past 4 months
WHAT HAPPENED:Nearly five months have passed since Stacy Peterson vanished from the couple's home in this Chicago suburb.
Peterson is a suspect in her disappearance, and authorities are also trying to determine if he had any role in the 2004 death of his ex-wife.
The 54-year-old former police officer knows that he could be locked up anytime, and that is part of why he allowed The Associated Press into his home for an exclusive interview.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
3-24-08
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*Coast Guard: 4 dead, 1 missing in fishing vessel's sinking*
*WHO:*Capt. Eric Peter Jacobsen, chief engineer Daniel Cook, mate David Silveira and crewman Byron Carrillo.
*WHAT:*The U.S. Coast Guard searched through the night for a crew member missing after his fishing vessel sank Sunday in the frigid waters off Alaska's Aleutian Islands, killing four others.
*WHERE:*Alaska's Aleutian Islands
*WHEN:*Sunday
* WHAT HAPPENED:*The Seattle, Washington-based Alaska Ranger was moving in 10-foot seas amid winds of 30 to 35 mph when it reported water leaking into the steering gear compartment about 2:50 a.m. Sunday.Without a survival suit, generally your survival time is less than 30 minutes," They were incredibly brave, hard-working men," the company said in a statement. "Our hearts are broken."
A nearby ship, the Alaska Warrior, rescued 25 crew members, while the Coast Guard retrieved the rest of the crew, the firm said.
"We do not have sufficient information to determine why the vessel foundered," the company said. "We will do everything possible to find out what occurred with the hope that something can be learned that will be of value to the fishing community."
*Coast Guard: 4 dead, 1 missing in fishing vessel's sinking*
*WHO:*Capt. Eric Peter Jacobsen, chief engineer Daniel Cook, mate David Silveira and crewman Byron Carrillo.
*WHAT:*The U.S. Coast Guard searched through the night for a crew member missing after his fishing vessel sank Sunday in the frigid waters off Alaska's Aleutian Islands, killing four others.
*WHERE:*Alaska's Aleutian Islands
*WHEN:*Sunday
* WHAT HAPPENED:*The Seattle, Washington-based Alaska Ranger was moving in 10-foot seas amid winds of 30 to 35 mph when it reported water leaking into the steering gear compartment about 2:50 a.m. Sunday.Without a survival suit, generally your survival time is less than 30 minutes," They were incredibly brave, hard-working men," the company said in a statement. "Our hearts are broken."
A nearby ship, the Alaska Warrior, rescued 25 crew members, while the Coast Guard retrieved the rest of the crew, the firm said.
"We do not have sufficient information to determine why the vessel foundered," the company said. "We will do everything possible to find out what occurred with the hope that something can be learned that will be of value to the fishing community."
Monday, March 17, 2008
3/14/08
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Searchers find possible graves at Manson compound
who:Charles Manson
what:Bone-white stretches of salt, leached up from the lifeless soil, lay like a shroud over the high desert where a paranoid Charles Manson holed up after an orgy of murder nearly four decades ago.
where:DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, California
what happened:Now, as then, few venture into this alkaline wilderness -- gold-diggers, outlaws, loners content to live and let live.
But a determined group of outsiders recently made the trek. They were leading forensic investigators searching for new evidence of death -- clues pointing to possible decades-old clandestine graves.
And the results of just-completed followup tests suggest bodies could indeed be lying beneath the parched ground. The test findings -- described in detail to The Associated Press, which had accompanied the site search -- conclude there are two likely clandestine grave sites at Barker Ranch, and one additional site that merits further investigation.
Next step, the ad hoc investigators urge: Dig.The same jailhouse confessions that helped investigators initially connect the band of misfits living in the Panamint Mountains to the gruesome killings that terrorized Los Angeles hinted at other deaths. Manson follower Susan Atkins boasted to her cell mate on November 1, 1969, that there were "three people out in the desert that they done in." Other stories surfaced. In the absence of bodies, they were forgotten.
Searchers find possible graves at Manson compound
who:Charles Manson
what:Bone-white stretches of salt, leached up from the lifeless soil, lay like a shroud over the high desert where a paranoid Charles Manson holed up after an orgy of murder nearly four decades ago.
where:DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, California
what happened:Now, as then, few venture into this alkaline wilderness -- gold-diggers, outlaws, loners content to live and let live.
But a determined group of outsiders recently made the trek. They were leading forensic investigators searching for new evidence of death -- clues pointing to possible decades-old clandestine graves.
And the results of just-completed followup tests suggest bodies could indeed be lying beneath the parched ground. The test findings -- described in detail to The Associated Press, which had accompanied the site search -- conclude there are two likely clandestine grave sites at Barker Ranch, and one additional site that merits further investigation.
Next step, the ad hoc investigators urge: Dig.The same jailhouse confessions that helped investigators initially connect the band of misfits living in the Panamint Mountains to the gruesome killings that terrorized Los Angeles hinted at other deaths. Manson follower Susan Atkins boasted to her cell mate on November 1, 1969, that there were "three people out in the desert that they done in." Other stories surfaced. In the absence of bodies, they were forgotten.
Friday, March 14, 2008
2-14-08
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*Dupre's MySpace page evolves with scandal*
WHAT: In three days, Ashley Alexandra Dupre went from being an unknown 22-year-old aspiring musician to the fifth most-searched subject on Google because of her alleged sexual encounters with New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
WHO:Ashley Alexandra Dupre
WHERE:New York
WHEN:In three days
WHAT HAPPENED:At the same time, she appeared to have jumped on her MySpace page, which was identified by the Times, and a Facebook profile with the same name and photos.
It seemed she was trying to stay one step ahead of journalists, attempting to limit what information they could access.
She was seemingly aware that the press would have access to her friends and every word, photo and comment on her profiles, so she began by deleting connections between her friends on Facebook.
Facebook and MySpace have become one of the go-to background tools for journalists in the past couple of years, allowing members of the press to put a face to the subject of their story and find out more about them.
*Dupre's MySpace page evolves with scandal*
WHAT: In three days, Ashley Alexandra Dupre went from being an unknown 22-year-old aspiring musician to the fifth most-searched subject on Google because of her alleged sexual encounters with New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
WHO:Ashley Alexandra Dupre
WHERE:New York
WHEN:In three days
WHAT HAPPENED:At the same time, she appeared to have jumped on her MySpace page, which was identified by the Times, and a Facebook profile with the same name and photos.
It seemed she was trying to stay one step ahead of journalists, attempting to limit what information they could access.
She was seemingly aware that the press would have access to her friends and every word, photo and comment on her profiles, so she began by deleting connections between her friends on Facebook.
Facebook and MySpace have become one of the go-to background tools for journalists in the past couple of years, allowing members of the press to put a face to the subject of their story and find out more about them.
Monday, March 10, 2008
2-10-08
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Law to make tongue kissing minors a sex offense
who:State legislators & Gov. Timothy Kaine
what: State legislators passed a law Saturday that would require adults who French kiss a child younger than 13 to register as a sex offender.
where:RICHMOND, Virginia
when:last week
what happened:Those convicted of tongue-kissing a child would be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail and a $2,500 fine. The House of Delegates passed the legislation 96-1 and the Senate 39-0.
Law to make tongue kissing minors a sex offense
who:State legislators & Gov. Timothy Kaine
what: State legislators passed a law Saturday that would require adults who French kiss a child younger than 13 to register as a sex offender.
where:RICHMOND, Virginia
when:last week
what happened:Those convicted of tongue-kissing a child would be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail and a $2,500 fine. The House of Delegates passed the legislation 96-1 and the Senate 39-0.
Friday, March 7, 2008
2-7-08
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"Thousands mourn slain UNC student; cops search for killer"
WHO:Eve Carson
WHAT:Thousands of students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill gathered Thursday to remember student body president Eve Carson, who was shot and killed in a suburban neighborhood near campus.
WHERE:UNC-Chapel Hill, Georgia
WHEN:Thursday
WHAT HAPPENED:The Chapel Hill Police Department confirmed earlier Thursday that Carson, 22, had been shot and killed.
Officers responding to a report of gunshots around 5 a.m. Wednesday, in a neighborhood about a mile from campus, found her body lying in an intersection, police said
"Thousands mourn slain UNC student; cops search for killer"
WHO:Eve Carson
WHAT:Thousands of students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill gathered Thursday to remember student body president Eve Carson, who was shot and killed in a suburban neighborhood near campus.
WHERE:UNC-Chapel Hill, Georgia
WHEN:Thursday
WHAT HAPPENED:The Chapel Hill Police Department confirmed earlier Thursday that Carson, 22, had been shot and killed.
Officers responding to a report of gunshots around 5 a.m. Wednesday, in a neighborhood about a mile from campus, found her body lying in an intersection, police said
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
2/5/08
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WHO:Paramedic Rafael Vazquez & Alburn Edward Blake
WHAT: Recordings of 911 calls made as a gunman rampaged through a fast-food restaurant capture the screams, moans and banging that ensued after he killed a paramedic at the counter and fired at panicked customers.
WHERE:WEST PALM BEACH, Florida
WHEN:Monday
WHAT HAPPENED:A surveillance video shows gunman Alburn Edward Blake entering the Wendy's restaurant during the lunch rush Monday and going straight to the bathroom, authorities said Tuesday.
He emerged minutes later to fatally shoot Lt. Rafael Vazquez, who had gone back into the restaurant to exchange a kid's meal toy his child had received.
Blake then fired about 20 additional shots -- more than there were people in the entire restaurant -- wounding four others, authorities said.
The 911 tapes recorded the sounds made as customers frantically called for help. Patrons screamed and dived for cover as the gunman fired.
"Then you can see him return to the center of the restaurant where he shoots himself in the head and takes his own life," said Capt. Jack Strenges of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. "He stood silent the whole time."
WHO:Paramedic Rafael Vazquez & Alburn Edward Blake
WHAT: Recordings of 911 calls made as a gunman rampaged through a fast-food restaurant capture the screams, moans and banging that ensued after he killed a paramedic at the counter and fired at panicked customers.
WHERE:WEST PALM BEACH, Florida
WHEN:Monday
WHAT HAPPENED:A surveillance video shows gunman Alburn Edward Blake entering the Wendy's restaurant during the lunch rush Monday and going straight to the bathroom, authorities said Tuesday.
He emerged minutes later to fatally shoot Lt. Rafael Vazquez, who had gone back into the restaurant to exchange a kid's meal toy his child had received.
Blake then fired about 20 additional shots -- more than there were people in the entire restaurant -- wounding four others, authorities said.
The 911 tapes recorded the sounds made as customers frantically called for help. Patrons screamed and dived for cover as the gunman fired.
"Then you can see him return to the center of the restaurant where he shoots himself in the head and takes his own life," said Capt. Jack Strenges of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. "He stood silent the whole time."
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
02-04-08
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*WHO: six people and two childern
*WHAT:Six people were killed, including two children, in a home Monday in Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said. Three other children were wounded.
*WHERE:Memphis, Tennessee
*WHEN:Monday
*WHAT HAPPENED:We just don't know the motive or cause of death, but we do have four adults and two children The four dead adults were shot and the two children were stabbed, sources told CNN affiliate WMC-TV.
At least one of the wounded children also was stabbed, police told the Commercial Appeal newspaper.
Memphis Fire Department spokeswoman Melanie Young said firefighters responded to a 911 call at a home at 6:11 p.m. Monday and found the bodies and wounded children.
A 7-year-old boy, a 10-month-old girl and a 4-year-old whose gender wasn't immediately known were taken to Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center.
*WHO: six people and two childern
*WHAT:Six people were killed, including two children, in a home Monday in Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said. Three other children were wounded.
*WHERE:Memphis, Tennessee
*WHEN:Monday
*WHAT HAPPENED:We just don't know the motive or cause of death, but we do have four adults and two children The four dead adults were shot and the two children were stabbed, sources told CNN affiliate WMC-TV.
At least one of the wounded children also was stabbed, police told the Commercial Appeal newspaper.
Memphis Fire Department spokeswoman Melanie Young said firefighters responded to a 911 call at a home at 6:11 p.m. Monday and found the bodies and wounded children.
A 7-year-old boy, a 10-month-old girl and a 4-year-old whose gender wasn't immediately known were taken to Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center.
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