Man held on charge of murder in decapitation case
MORIARTY New Mexico A man 34 in Parker Arizona Eric Starr Smith was brought to court in hand and leg irons after allegedly decapitating his 14 year old son along Interstate 40. The judge entered innocent pleas to murder and related charges. Bail set at 500000 with a preliminary hearing planned within 10 days. Investigators described the act as grisly and said the defendant showed delusional behavior and threats to a witness. Police pursuit followed a 40 mile chase with a 100 mph speed before a crash near Moriarty. Authorities continued to search for weapons including a double edged blade while recovering a buck knife and a pocket knife.
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Moriarty
N.M
Eric Starr Smith
Steve Jones
Ron Lopez
Smith
Jones
Parker, Ariz
Lopez
New Mexico
Eric Jr
Larry
Torrance
Don Lyles
Lyles
Interstate 40
Tijeras
Defense cites scientist on EDTA in Simpson blood evidence
Defense lawyer cites forensic toxicologist Fredric Rieders who testified EDTA was present in stains on a bloody sock and at the gate, claiming the preservative came from blood not fabric. Prosecutors challenged the methods. Judge Ito released 530 juror transcripts revealing jury stress during sequestration and deputy removals.
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Los Angeles
Simpson
Marcia Clark
Lance Ito
Fredric Rieders
FBI
Rieders
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Blasier
Nicole Simpson
Roger Martz
Prosecutor urges death for Susan Smith in sentencing phase
A South Carolina prosecutor pled for the death penalty for Susan Smith, arguing the brutal deaths of her sons Alex and Michael demand the harshest punishment. Defense countered for life imprisonment, insisting the focus remains on Smith, while jurors weigh the evidence and victims’ impact.
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Keith Giese
Alex
Michael
David Smith
Smith
Giese
Postal carrier fired over AIDS mail fear in Charleston
A Charleston postal carrier with ten years’ service refused to deliver mail to a couple living with AIDS, citing fear of infection from stamps and the mail slot. He was suspended with pay after AIDS education failed to change his mind and then fired. The union plans an appeal.
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Charleston
W.va
Pat Grounds
Fred
Tim Snodgrass
Snodgrass
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta
Richard Esslinger
National Association of Letter Carriers
Bill Bumpus
Judge clears hurdle for Faulkner at The Citadel
U S District Judge C Weston Houck delayed a trial on the proposed alternative program to keep Shannon Faulkner from entering the Citadel. The 4th Circuit had ordered admission by August unless a court approved plan existed. The state proposed a $10 million women’s program at Converse College in Spartanburg, but Faulkner’s lawyers call separate but equal unconstitutional. Trial on the alternative plan cannot finish before the fall semester begins.
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Charleston
S.C
Shannon Faulkner
Citadel
U.S
C. Weston Houck
Faulkner
Military College
U.S. Supreme Court
4Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Converse College
Spartanburg
Houck
Policy change preceded deaths of Ranger students
Four soldiers died of hypothermia after a February swamp exercise at Eglin Air Force Base. Documents show new weather safety policy was set by Camp James E Rudder commander Lt Col Richard Rachmeler before the deaths. Corvalles had governed final safety decisions and faced resistance from instructors.
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Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Army
Army Infantry Center
Northwest Florida Daily News
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida Panhandle
Richard
Rachmeler
James E. Rudder
Eglin
Anthony Corvalles
Fort McPherson
Corvalles
Rangers
Businessman shoots carjacker during abduction in Coral Springs
Paul Brite, 53, killed 21 year old Carl Lee Reese after being locked in the trunk of his Lexus by a carjacker at a carwash. Brite fired two warning shots then shot the suspect when he reached for a pocket. An accomplice tried to run over Brite and was later arrested.
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Coral Springs
Fla
Paul Brite
Jeff Maslan
Brite
Maslan
Carl Lee Reese
Reese
Mario Danele Sikes
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Myron T. Hawryluk, M.D
Hawryluk
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American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Channel
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