Autopsy details reveal brutal murder of Kester couple
Dr Wright described Ms Kester and her infant son Jacob Tribbett as beaten and strangled with a clothesline and blunt force head injuries. DNA expert Paula Yates linked blood on Sewell’s boot to Jacob or Ms Kester. Dr Forman explained DNA uniqueness. Testimony resumed at 10 a.m.
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Ms. Kester
Wright
Paul Croneburg
Sewell
Jacob
Jacob Tribbett
Lisa Forman
Forman
Yates
Kester
Tax delinquents shrink as 9 percent rate looms by May
Mrs. Filby reports April 21 list of 868 delinquent taxpayers and an April 28 update showing 757 names. Some owners may pay at the auction with a 12 percent bid gain, while others repay quickly after sale. She seeks one week grace before buyback and notes Homeowner Tax Credit and Discover card use for payments.
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Winchester Hall
Discover
Frederick County
Alderman Arguments Over APFO Rules With Planning Input
Frances Baker questions APFO impacts while Mr. Schmersahl defends letting the planning commission grant approvals with conditions. Mr. Barnes notes housing does not always drive more school demand, citing a rule of thumb that five apartment units yield one student.
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Frances Baker
Schmersahl
Planning Commission
APFO
Barnes
Two men tied to bombing case checked into Vinita motel
FBI helicopters searched by night for two men who stayed at Deward and Pauline's motel in Vinita after the bombing. Tom Crafton recalls they checked in April 19 and left April 20 then returned for several days. The Times cites that Land and Jacks briefly checked into a Perry motel the day after. Military officials confirmed.
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the Times
Mr. Land
Mr. Jacks
Perry
Vinita
McVeigh
Times
County eyes private school plan for unused building
County attorney John Mathias notes a special exception may be possible but slow. Commissioner David Gray suggests asking the state to rebalance the 62 percent sale share to fund a new school. The board unanimously approves appraising the building and considering zoning changes to allow a private school, with Hart gathering interest details from four organizations.
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John Mathias
Board of Education
Hoke
David Gray Sug
Gested
Hart
Residents weigh public sewer for Crestview area
Residents consider tapping Crestview treatment plant for public sewer service. Ms. Thomas notes preliminary work on digging and paperwork while urging community input. County officials warn plant capacity limits and rising costs. majority decision required before connections proceed.
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Ms. Thomas
Gary Hill
County Water and Sewer Bureau
Crestview
Hill
Tuscarora Creek
McVeigh associates tied to FBI raids and nitrate discovery
FBI raids target McVeigh circle in Kingman and Mesa. Neighbors describe a Phoenix area trailer scene with two men drinking daily. Investigators search Junction City woods and Geary Lake for bomb material mixing traces. A receipt for one ton ammonium nitrate was found in Terry Nichols’s home in Herington, Kansas.
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Mr. Land
FBI
Phoenix
Mesa
Copper State
Opal Hancock
Ms. Hancock
Kingman
Michael Fortier
McVeigh
Mr. Fortier
Junction City
Geary State Fishing Lake
Herington
Kan
Terry Nichols
Associated Press
Rat Fishing Derby Draws Citywide Attention
In Baltimore the Annual Rat Fishing Contest at the Yellow Rose Saloon drew 20 contestants paying $3 each to catch fat rats using peanut butter and bacon bait. Organizer Chuck Ochlech started the Derby in 1993 to spotlight a rat problem in a low income neighborhood and donate proceeds of $100 to Oklahoma City bombing victims.
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Baltimore
Troy Campbell
Yellow Rose
Joe Ratajczak
Chuck Ochlech
Ochlech
Oklahoma City
Mr. Ochlech
Shirley
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