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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1998
Page
2
Edward Donahue was found guilty of bludgeoning Elaine Donahue to death and hiding her body in the couple’s basement for weeks. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of life in prison without parole. Elaine, 43, vanished in September. co workers noted she worked extra shifts to support four children and cover his gambling debts.
Roanoke Virginia Federal judge will decide if the six cadets from the Virginia Military Institute were treated properly after being expelled for lying about a spanking ritual. The cadets, three freshmen and three seniors, sought due process intervention claiming coerced statements and lack of guidance on rights.
88-year-old Virginia Davis, known for a lively image in Franklin, is indicted for first degree murder in the 51-year-old homeowner John E. Wimbrow killing. Autopsy cites head and chest injuries. motive undisclosed. Trial set to begin July 9 with bail at $20,000.
In Minnesota, both sides rested in the tobacco trial and prepared for closing arguments amid talk of a multimillion-dollar settlement. Judge Fitzpatrick reminded the jury to ignore news reports, after Saint Paul Pioneer Press headlines claimed a deal was on the table.
District Attorney Alex Hunter plans Tuesday to ask county commissioners for funds to cover equipment, travel, and investigative costs, and to hire a grand jury specialist and a research prosecutor for the Ramsey murder probe. March subpoenas would compel documents and reluctant witnesses, a tactic previously urged by the Ramseys, who rebuked detectives earlier for a second interview.
City prosecutors move to bar 92 named alleged gang members from public gatherings with listed defendants or other 18th Street members except for school, and to ban use of pagers or cell phones. Police say the group is influenced by the Mexican mafia and runs drugs extortion and crime in downtown areas.
A weak spring tornado battered Sunnyvale California causing roof and window damage to more than a dozen homes and uprooting about 50 trees. One woman suffered a minor head injury as she sheltered indoors. Power outages affected about 1 500 homes while meteorologists noted the twister touched down briefly and cited Bay Area tornado activity in recent decades.
In Sacramento judge Garland Burrell Jr. sentenced Theodore Kaczynski to four life terms plus 30 years after a plea deal that spared a death penalty trial. Victims' statements, led by Susan Mosser, described the loss of their husband and father in the Unabomber attacks. Kaczynski remains to serve at a high security federal prison, possibly in Lompoc or Colorado.
U S District Judge Garland Burrell Jr cites Ted Kaczynski used trickery and grandstanding to disrupt proceedings while seeking self representation. Burrell states he remained competent to stand trial and robbery delays were deliberate but rational conduct.
Burrell concluded Kaczynski aimed to present himself as sane to delay trial and avoid dismissal as mad. He wrote judges to clash with counsel and sought not to reveal mental health evidence in guilt, while later actions signaled competence and rational strategy to evade conviction.
The tiny 10 by 12 shack linked to Theodore Kaczynski’s bombings sits in Sacramento and is owned by the Kaczynski family. The fate of the cabin remains open, with options including sale or burning, while proceeds from the manifesto royalties sit unclaimed by the bomber’s estate.
A compact chronology lists key Unabomber events from May 25 1978 package blasts at Northwestern through the 1998 plea and life sentence. It notes injuries at Illinois, Utah, Vanderbilt, Berkeley, Michigan, and UC Berkeley, plus a fatal 1985 Sacramento bombing and the 1995 manifesto publication. It ends with Ted Kaczynski's arrest in 1996 and conviction in 1998.
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