Saturday October 10, 2009
Express your opinion about the issues of the day in our Crime and Punishment Forum. Here are some of the cases that are currently being discussed, along with many other crime-related stories and issues:
Anchorwoman Suspect Says Police Tricked Him
Friday October 9, 2009
An Arkansas man accused of the murder of a popular Little Rock television anchorwoman testified that the police used threats and tricks to get him to confess to the crime and give different versions of what happened. Curtis Vance testified at a hearing on a defense motion to suppress statements he gave to investigators in the Anne Pressly case.
KATV anchorwoman Pressly was raped and beaten to death on Oct. 20, 2008 at her home. Read more...
Stupid Criminal File: Bank Robbery Nailed
Thursday October 8, 2009
If you are going to rob a bank, it might not be a good idea to wear your court-ordered GPS tracking device at the time, as a California man found out this week. Police are crediting the device with helping them solve a bank robbery.
Garry Lee Damon was arrested on suspicion of bank robbery in Santa Clara. Read more...
3 Arrested After Missing Teen's Body Found
Wednesday October 7, 2009
Three Kansas men have been arrested after the body of an 18-year-old Kansas woman, missing since September 29, was found in a field on a Missouri farm. An autopsy was scheduled for Keighley Ann Alyea in Kansas City, Missouri.
Alyea was last seen at her apartment around midnight, Tuesday, Sept. 29, in Overland Park. Read more...