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Alleged 'Craigslist Killer' Found Dead in Cell

Aug 16, 10:03AM by Edecio Martinez Topics Daily Blotter

Philip Markoff, Alleged "Craigslist Killer," Found Dead in Cell after Apparent Suicide

Philip Markoff (CBS)

BOSTON (CBS/WBZ/AP) Philip Markoff, the Boston University medical student suspected of being the "Craigslist killer" has been found dead in his jail cell after an "apparent suicide."

Ed Geary, Deputy Director of External Affairs at the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office in Massachusetts told CBS News that Markoff was pronounced dead by medics at 10:17 a.m. on Sunday.

Sources tell CBS affiliate WBZ that the former Boston University medical student cut an artery in his leg and bled to death. The Boston Globe reports he was also found with a plastic bag over his head.

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Cops: Driver Aims at Sheriff, Makes Bomb Threat

Aug 16, 10:01AM by Naimah Jabali-Nash Topics Daily Blotter

GA Woman Attempts To Ram Into Sheriff's Office, Claims She Has Bomb, Say Police

Johana Cortes' Vehicle (WGCL)

CALHOUN, GA (CBS/WGCL) A woman involved in a number of accidents around Calhoun, Ga. attempted to crash her vehicle into the Gordon County Sheriff's Office Thursday morning, and once apprehended, authorities say she threatened deputies by claiming she had a bomb. Continue »
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Life Sentence in Murder of Top Cancer Researcher

Aug 16, 9:22AM by Caroline Black Topics Daily Blotter

Atlanta Man Shamal Thompson Get Life in Prison for Murder of Cancer Researcher Eugenia Calle

Dr. Eugenia "Jeanne" Calle (American Cancer Society)

ATLANTA (CBS/AP) A man who pleaded guilty to posing as a potential condo buyer and killing prominent cancer researcher Dr. Eugenia Calle will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

The epidemiologist, who had just recently retired from her post at the American Cancer Society at age 57, was found slain in her high-rise condominium in midtown Atlanta in February 2009, reports The Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Shamal Thompson was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to a single count of murder.

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Beer Thief Rammed by Vigilante Driver, Say Cops

Aug 16, 8:58AM by Barry Leibowitz Topics Daily Blotter

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SALT LAKE CITY (CBS/AP) A Utah convenience store clerk who chased down a suspected beer thief with his car now faces his own legal troubles.

Salt Lake City police say 61-year-old Ronald Lindsley was working at a gas station convenience store when he saw a man take two beers and leave the store without paying. Police say he pursued the suspected beer bandit, who was riding a bicycle, and hit him.Continue »
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Judge Sees Skype as Solution to Custody Battle

Aug 16, 8:40AM by Edecio Martinez Topics Daily Blotter

Judge Orders Debra Baker to Use Skype So Kids Can Have Long-Distance Visitations with Father (CBS/Mona Rivera)

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) It's a sign of the times if ever there was one.

A New York woman who's moving to Florida has been ordered to use the Skype computer program so her children can have long-distance, on-line visitation with their father.

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Who Killed Marissa Karp? Father Seeks Answers

Aug 16, 8:12AM by Caroline Black Topics Daily Blotter

Who Murdered Marissa Karp? Florida Father Gary Karp Pushes Forward to Find His Daughter's Killer

Marissa Karp Flyer (Broward Crimestoppers)

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. (CBS) For many the 2002 murder of 17-year-old Marissa Karp, though heartbreaking, has become a distant memory.

Not for the victim's father Gary Karp, who says his daughter's death is still fresh in his mind, and he vows to do everything in his power to see her killer bought to justice.Continue »
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Dead Body Found in Passenger Seat of Pickup

Aug 13, 6:46PM by Hannah Atkin Topics Daily Blotter

Bernard K. Howell (KVAL)

TENINO, Wash. (CBS/KVAL/AP) Police pulled over a suspicious pickup truck in Tenino, Wash., about 10 miles from Olympia, only to find a woman's dead body in the passenger seat. The driver, 26-year-old Bernard K. Howell, is charged with first degree murder. Continue »
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Murder Suspect Led Calif. Cops on 20-Mile Chase

Aug 13, 5:39PM by Hannah Atkin Topics Daily Blotter

Police take suspect Prudencio Rubio into custody, Aug. 11, 2010 (KPIX)

BAY POINT, Calif. (CBS/KPIX) A California man was arrested on suspicion of murder, evasion and weapons charges after allegedly leading California Highway Patrol officers on an extensive car chase Wednesday afternoon.

The ordeal began late afternoon Aug. 11 when the Contra Costa County sheriff's office received two calls indicating a home in Bay Point had been burglarized and that a resident inside was shot.

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NYC Prep School Teacher Arrested for Child Porn

Aug 13, 3:09PM by Naimah Jabali-Nash Topics Daily Blotter

Elite NYC School Teacher Charged With Possessing Child Pornography

John E. Thomas (NY Daily News)

NEW YORK (CBS) A teacher who taught at some of New York City's most elite preparatory schools was accused of possessing an astounding amount of child pornography on his computer and sharing images with others, according to the Daily News. Continue »
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Alleged Adulterer Admits to Public Lewdness

Aug 13, 2:53PM by Caroline Black Topics Daily Blotter

Suzanne Corona Alleged Adulterer, Pleads to Public Lewdness

Suzanne Corona

BATAVIA, N.Y. (CBS/WIVB/AP) Suzanne Corona, the 41-year-old wife and mother from western New York who was charged with adultery for having sex in public, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of public lewdness.Continue »
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