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November 9, 2009 7:15 AM NEW YORK - As Cleveland police work to identify the remains of at least 11 bodies found in the home of accused killer and registered sex offender Anthony Sowell, a Crimesider investigation has turned up disturbing information that indicates Sowell and other sex offenders around the country may be free to troll the Internet for sex and potential victims, with little to no oversight from law enforcement.
November 6, 2009 3:00 PM 
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - A weekend-long search, aided by an army of volunteers and more reward money, is beginning Friday in a renewed effort to find 20-year-old Virginia Tech student Morgan Dana Harrington.
Harrington's parents, saying "we just want our daughter back," have added $100,000 of their own money to the Crime Stoppers reward for information leading to Morgan, and the band Metallica has also donated $50,000 to the reward fund.
Morgan Dana Harrington: New Search Under Way for Va. Tech Student Missing Since Metallica Concert
(FindMorgan.com)
Harrington's parents, saying "we just want our daughter back," have added $100,000 of their own money to the Crime Stoppers reward for information leading to Morgan, and the band Metallica has also donated $50,000 to the reward fund.
November 6, 2009 1:26 PM 
CHIPLEY, Fla. - Sheriff Bobby Haddock may still be basking in the glow of the rare happy ending in the case of 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick, found after five days of searching -- alive and well -- in a box under her babysitter's bed.
But now investigators have to figure out exactly how the toddler wound up in a 2' x 3' box, apparently hidden there by Susan Elizabeth Baker.
Baby Shannon Dedrick: Found Alive in Box, What Role Did Mother Chrystina Mercer Play?
(AP/ Jay Felsberg)
But now investigators have to figure out exactly how the toddler wound up in a 2' x 3' box, apparently hidden there by Susan Elizabeth Baker.
November 6, 2009 6:30 AM 
NEW YORK - Raul Renato Castro, the 14-year-old boy who is now charged with drowning his 4-year-old neighbor in a bathtub, told authorities that he did it to keep little Alex Mercado from revealing the teen had molested him, according to an affidavit released in court Wednesday.
Castro, dressed in a jail-issued purple shirt and guarded by five bailiffs and two officers outfitted in paramilitary gear, appeared emotionless and stared at his hands as he nodded when Judge Jon Kapetan asked him if he understood the proceedings. Bail was set at $2.1 million.
Court Docs: Teen Molested 4-Year-Old Alex Mercado, Then Drowned Him, Stuffed Body in Dryer
(AP/Fresno County Sheriffs Office)
Castro, dressed in a jail-issued purple shirt and guarded by five bailiffs and two officers outfitted in paramilitary gear, appeared emotionless and stared at his hands as he nodded when Judge Jon Kapetan asked him if he understood the proceedings. Bail was set at $2.1 million.
November 5, 2009 3:12 PM 
Chipley,Fla. Investigators in Florida are looking into possible connections between the 1987 disappearance of a 3-year-old South Carolina child, Paul Leonard Baker, and the dramatic lost-and-found case of Florida infant Shannon Dedrick, who authorities say was found alive under her babysitter's bed after being missing for five days.
Authorities in both states think the link between the two missing-child cases could be Susan Elizabeth Baker, the babysitter for Shannon Dedrick.
Babysitter Susan Baker: Shannon Dedrick Found Under Her Bed; 22 Years Ago Stepson Never Found at All
(AP Photo)
Authorities in both states think the link between the two missing-child cases could be Susan Elizabeth Baker, the babysitter for Shannon Dedrick.
November 5, 2009 11:34 AM 
CHIPLEY, Fla. - 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick, a Florida toddler who was missing for five days, has been found alive and apparently well, to the great relief and surprise of authorities. Washington County Sheriff Bobby Haddock said the discovery left "grown men crying."
But the joyous discovery is accompanied by shock and sadness as well, as authorities announced they plan to charge the child's babysitter, Susan Elizabeth Baker, her husband James Arthur Baker, and the child's mother Chrystina Lynn Mercer, in connection with the disappearance.
Shannon Dedrick Found Alive Under Babysitter Susan Elizabeth Baker's Bed, Say Cops
(family photo)
But the joyous discovery is accompanied by shock and sadness as well, as authorities announced they plan to charge the child's babysitter, Susan Elizabeth Baker, her husband James Arthur Baker, and the child's mother Chrystina Lynn Mercer, in connection with the disappearance.
November 5, 2009 6:30 AM 
OKLAHOMA - When it comes to getting the swine flu vaccine, prison inmates in Oklahoma would seem to have... no shot.
Prison officials in the Sooner State have asked for about 15,000 doses of the vaccine, but state health officials have stamped it "request denied."
They're not feeling too guilty about it either.
Swine Flu Vaccine For Prisoners? Don't Hold Your Breath in Oklahoma
(AP / CBS)
Prison officials in the Sooner State have asked for about 15,000 doses of the vaccine, but state health officials have stamped it "request denied."
They're not feeling too guilty about it either.
November 4, 2009 12:22 PM
TAMPA - Florida gambler Bill Seebeck was sure he'd hit the jackpot -- literally. He says the slot machine he was playing flashed a winning sum of more than $166 million. Seebeck told CBS affiliate WFTV "I was screaming, I was like up and around screaming."
But the casino says Seebeck's good fortune was a mistake -- a machine malfunction -- and is refusing to pay.
Can you say "call my lawyer?"
Casino Denies Man Jackpot: Hey Bill Seebeck, Give Us Our $166M Back
TAMPA - Florida gambler Bill Seebeck was sure he'd hit the jackpot -- literally. He says the slot machine he was playing flashed a winning sum of more than $166 million. Seebeck told CBS affiliate WFTV "I was screaming, I was like up and around screaming."
But the casino says Seebeck's good fortune was a mistake -- a machine malfunction -- and is refusing to pay.
Can you say "call my lawyer?"
November 4, 2009 10:28 AM 
NEW YORK - Apparently in Mount Clemens, Mich., crime does pay, especially if the people you rob fight back and beat you to a pulp.
A judge has ruled that Scott T. Zielinski can sue the store that he robbed at knifepoint, because the employees allegedly shot and beat him on the way out.
Judge: Robber Can Sue Store He Robbed
(CBS)
A judge has ruled that Scott T. Zielinski can sue the store that he robbed at knifepoint, because the employees allegedly shot and beat him on the way out.
November 2, 2009 6:14 PM 
CHIPLEY, Fla. Shannon Dedrick, a 7-month-old infant has gone missing from her home in Chipley, a small town on the Florida Panhandle.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office said Monday that Dedrick disappeared sometime between 3 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Infant Shannon Dedrick Missing from Florida Panhandle Home
(Family Photo)
The Washington County Sheriff's Office said Monday that Dedrick disappeared sometime between 3 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Saturday.
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