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Today's Crimes and Trials: Man charged with capital murder in 3 Kan. deaths Competency hearing begins in Elizabeth Smart case Jury convicts NY man charged in double killing Lawyers: Ex-soldier should have had military trial No verdict yet in U.S. case of accused Ponzi schemer Four police killed in Washington state coffee shop Supreme Court to decide reach of securities law Seattle student's sex-murder trial nears end in Italy Police: NJ man who shot family separated from wife Report: FBI paid controversial NJ blogger for help E-mail and a view: Polanski heads for house arrest Fla. police eye Mich. in holiday killings probe Cleveland bodies case hard on nearby sausage shop Nev. teen accused in son's murder going to trial Swiss to release Polanski as soon as bail posted Swiss ministry agrees to Polanski bail Swiss court grants Polanski bail NY couple charged with forcing woman into sex work New York Mafia trial jury to break until Tuesday 8 plead guilty to sending illegal money to Mideast Man charged with capital murder in 3 Kan. deaths Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:05 pm PST AP - A former Missouri city official previously accused of assaulting his wife was charged Monday with capital murder in the shootings of her and their two teenage daughters in eastern Kansas. Full Story Top Competency hearing begins in Elizabeth Smart case Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:12 pm PST AP - Witness testimony during a federal court hearing for the man charged in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart on Monday began to paint a picture of a self-absorbed, intelligent and controlling person. Full Story Top Jury convicts NY man charged in double killing Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00 pm PST AP - A twice-fired nursing supervisor has been found guilty of killing a nurse and a passer-by during a Valentine's Day rampage that left four people dead in western New York. Full Story Top Lawyers: Ex-soldier should have had military trial Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:13 pm PST AP - A former U.S. Army soldier who raped a girl and killed her and three family members in Iraq challenged his convictions Monday, saying he was wrongly tried in a civilian court and should have faced a military trial. Full Story Top No verdict yet in U.S. case of accused Ponzi schemer Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:43 pm PST Reuters - A federal jury adjourned deliberations on Monday without reaching a verdict over whether Minnesota businessman Tom Petters orchestrated a $3.65 billion fraud that prosecutors have labeled a Ponzi scheme. Full Story Top Four police killed in Washington state coffee shop Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:26 am PST Reuters - A gunman walked into a Tacoma, Washington-area, coffee shop on Sunday morning and fatally shot four police officers, law enforcement officials said. Full Story Top Supreme Court to decide reach of securities law Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:44 am PST Reuters - The Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide when U.S. laws against securities fraud apply to transnational securities dealings, specifically involving a case about a shareholder lawsuit against National Australia Bank Ltd and its former U.S. mortgage unit. Full Story Top Seattle student's sex-murder trial nears end in Italy Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:28 am PST AFP - With a verdict just days away over the sex murder of student Meredith Kercher, defence lawyers for the American accused Amanda Knox and her boyfriend resumed their closing arguments on Monday. Full Story Top Police: NJ man who shot family separated from wife Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:36 pm PST AP - Police say a gunman who killed his young son and injured his wife and other son in northern New Jersey was separated from his wife and had a restraining order issued against him. Full Story Top Report: FBI paid controversial NJ blogger for help Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:32 pm PST AP - A New Jersey blogger about to stand trial on charges he made death threats against federal judges apparently was paid by the FBI in its battle against domestic terrorism, according to a published report. Full Story Top E-mail and a view: Polanski heads for house arrest Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:03 am PST AP - Roman Polanski is expected to trade the confines of a Swiss jail this week for house arrest in a luxury chalet with a view of the Alps, where he will await a Swiss decision whether to extradite him to the United States. Full Story Top Fla. police eye Mich. in holiday killings probe Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:34 am PST AP - Investigators in Florida alerted Michigan authorities to be on the lookout Saturday for a man accused of shooting four relatives to death after a Thanksgiving dinner in South Florida. Full Story Top Cleveland bodies case hard on nearby sausage shop Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:55 pm PST AP - The owners of a sausage shop once blamed for a rotten neighborhood stench said they are trying to regroup now that police have determined the odor was coming from the home of an alleged serial killer. Full Story Top Nev. teen accused in son's murder going to trial Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:36 pm PST AP - A judge in Nevada has ruled that the case of a Las Vegas-area teen accused of smothering her newborn son can go to trial. Full Story Top Swiss to release Polanski as soon as bail posted Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:21 pm PST Reuters - Swiss authorities will release Roman Polanski into house arrest as soon as he posts $4.5 million bail while the film director fights extradition to face U.S. sentencing over a 1977 case of sex with a 13-year-old girl. Full Story Top Swiss ministry agrees to Polanski bail Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:03 am PST AFP - Switzerland's justice ministry said Thursday it will free film-maker Roman Polanski on bail as it would not contest a court's decision to grant his release while he awaits a ruling on a US extradition request. Full Story Top Swiss court grants Polanski bail Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:02 am PST AFP - Roman Polanski can leave prison but will have to fight extradition to the United States under house arrest and wearing an electronic surveillance tag, a Swiss court ruled in the latest twist in the director's child sex case. Full Story Top NY couple charged with forcing woman into sex work Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:21 pm PST AP - A young woman from Mexico was smuggled over the border and forced to work as a prostitute for years in Brooklyn, and the remains of an infant were found in concrete at the home where she was held prisoner, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Full Story Top New York Mafia trial jury to break until Tuesday Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:47 pm PST AFP - The jury in alleged New York Mafia boss John Gotti Junior's racketeering and murder trial was sent home Wednesday until next week after failing to reach a verdict in 10 days of deliberations. Full Story Top 8 plead guilty to sending illegal money to Mideast Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:55 pm PST AP - Eight men have pleaded guilty to federal charges for selling stolen goods at five St. Louis area convenience stores and funneling part of their profits to the Palestinian territories. Full Story Top

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