Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland on Tuesday gave a death-row inmate a one-week reprieve after authorities tried for hours to find a vein to administer his lethal injection.
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Execution delayed for lack of a vein
Garrido home searched for links to other girls
Police from two California cities searched the home of Phillip and Nancy Garrido Tuesday in connection with the disappearances of Ilene Misheloff and Michaela Garecht. The Garridos are charged with with the 1991 kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard, then 11. Dugard was kept captive for 18 years.
New York braces for another Gotti trial
The son of the late Gambino family crime boss John Gotti is set to stand trial yet again in federal court in New York. The government accuses him of participating in murder, drug trafficking and witness tampering. Defense attorney Charles Carpesi says the charges are trumped up. Earlier prosecutions have ended in mistrials.
Suspect in 10 bank robberies arrested
A man suspected of robbing at least 10 banks in four states has been arrested, according to an FBI investigator and the Missouri State Patrol. Federal authorities used surveillance photos they posted on electronic billboards in eight Southern states to track down Chad Schaffner.
Police: Body found could be missing Yale student
Investigators found the body of a woman they assume is missing Yale graduate student Annie Le, a senior police official said Sunday. The remains were located inside a wall at 10 Amistad Street, said New Haven, Connecticut, Assistant Police Chief Peter Reichard at a news conference.
Private Warhol collection stolen from L.A. home
Authorities are looking for art thieves who made off with a collection of Andy Warhol paintings from a private residence last week, police in Los Angeles, California, said Friday.
Yale announces reward for missing student
Yale University announced Friday a ,000 reward to anyone with information leading to a missing graduate student and bride-to-be.
Anti-abortion protester among 2 shot dead
A Michigan man was charged with murder in the fatal shootings of an anti-abortion activist and another man in a different location. Suspect Harlan James Drake was offended by anti-abortion material that activist Jim Pouillon, shown above, displayed across from a school, police said.
Police: Bone near Garrido home probably human
A bone fragment found near the California home where Jaycee Dugard is said to have been confined for 18 years is “probably human,” a sheriff’s spokesman said. The fragment, found in a neighbor’s yard, was analyzed by an outside expert. It’s headed to the state DNA lab for more testing.
Gang members, cop held in filmmaker’s slaying
Five men in El Salvador, including a police officer, were arrested Wednesday in connection with the killing last week of French filmmaker and photographer Christian Poveda, the country’s attorney general’s office said.
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