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Today's Crimes and Trials: Fiancee of Detroit shooter seeks answers NV man says he was lucky grandson was kidnapped Informant cries, testifies at ex-CIA agent's trial Convicted Calif serial killer charged in NY deaths California serial killer charged with New York murders Bulgarian gets 2 years for stealing dead boy's ID Ukraine man arrested on human trafficking charges Pa. ex-cops accused of cover-up get split verdict Convicted Chicago police official to keep pension Ship captain charged in death had role on TV show Man charged in death once a TV ship captain Murder charge filed in Indiana officer's death Judge: Dallas man should be free after 25 years Dallas "Crime Stopper" cop indicted for crimes herself Century knocked off man's terror-support sentence Bulgarian man to be sentenced in ID theft case Allen Stanford incompetent for trial: judge LA police reveal 2 new `Grim Sleeper' cases Macau tycoon coerced in family brawl, lawyer says Cricket mogul Stanford unfit for trial: judge Fiancee of Detroit shooter seeks answers Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:05 pm PST AP - A shootout at a police station that leaves four Detroit officers wounded. Police saying they were investigating claims the now-dead gunman kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl in his home. A fire, which officials say was deliberately set, that gutted the house. All have become part of Lamar Moore's puzzling legacy. Full Story Top NV man says he was lucky grandson was kidnapped Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:07 pm PST AP - A Las Vegas man whose grandson was kidnapped after he stole $4.5 million in alleged drug money told a federal jury Thursday he was lucky the boy was taken because it led to a government deal for his testimony about an international cocaine ring. Full Story Top Informant cries, testifies at ex-CIA agent's trial Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:31 pm PST AP - A key government witness in the federal perjury case against an anti-communist militant burst into tears before taking the stand Thursday, accusing a defense attorney of sending agents to the Miami home of his ex-wife and tearing his family apart. Full Story Top Convicted Calif serial killer charged in NY deaths Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:28 pm PST AP - The killings made headlines, spurred extensive investigations and frustrated authorities for decades: A flight attendant found raped and strangled with a pair of stockings in her Manhattan apartment in 1971; a Hollywood nightspot owner's daughter whose remains were found in the woods in 1978 after she disappeared in Manhattan the previous year. Full Story Top California serial killer charged with New York murders Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:21 pm PST Reuters - New York prosecutors on Thursday blamed two long-unsolved murders on a convicted killer on death row in California. Full Story Top Bulgarian gets 2 years for stealing dead boy's ID Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:18 pm PST AP - A Bulgarian man was sentenced Thursday to two years and a day in prison for stealing the identity of an Ohio boy who was kidnapped and killed at age 3. Full Story Top Ukraine man arrested on human trafficking charges Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:12 pm PST AP - An international fugitive wanted on charges he forced Eastern European women to become dancers at Detroit strip clubs arrived in New York on Thursday to face U.S. human trafficking charges. Full Story Top Pa. ex-cops accused of cover-up get split verdict Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:09 pm PST AP - A federal jury on Thursday rejected most of the government's case against three former municipal police officers accused of hindering an FBI investigation into the beating death of an illegal Mexican immigrant but nevertheless convicted one of them of a charge that could send him to prison for decades. Full Story Top Convicted Chicago police official to keep pension Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:37 pm PST AP - A former Chicago police official convicted of lying about the torture of suspects gets to keep his $3,000-a-month pension. Full Story Top Ship captain charged in death had role on TV show Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:27 pm PST AP - An Alaska man charged with manslaughter once captained a ship on the pilot that spawned the cable TV show "Deadliest Catch." Full Story Top Man charged in death once a TV ship captain Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:51 pm PST AP - A Soldotna man charged with manslaughter once captained a ship on the pilot that spawned the cable TV show "Deadliest Catch." Full Story Top Murder charge filed in Indiana officer's death Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:43 pm PST AP - Prosecutors have filed a murder charge against a convicted felon they say fatally shot an Indianapolis police officer during a traffic stop. Full Story Top Judge: Dallas man should be free after 25 years Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:13 pm PST AP - A Texas judge ordered a Dallas man released from prison Thursday, saying recent DNA tests showed he should not have been convicted of sexual assault 25 years ago. Full Story Top Dallas "Crime Stopper" cop indicted for crimes herself Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:12 pm PST Reuters - The former head of a Texas "Crime Stoppers" tip line to stop crime has been indicted for crimes of her own, authorities said on Thursday. Full Story Top Century knocked off man's terror-support sentence Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:07 am PST AP - A federal judge on Thursday knocked more than 100 years off the sentence of the first man convicted under a key terror-fighting legal strategy, giving him the chance to get out of prison during his lifetime. Full Story Top Bulgarian man to be sentenced in ID theft case Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:46 am PST AP - A Bulgarian man who lived for 14 years as an American citizen is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in federal court for stealing the identity of an Ohio boy who was kidnapped and killed in 1982 at age 3. Full Story Top Allen Stanford incompetent for trial: judge Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:53 am PST Reuters - Financier Allen Stanford is incompetent to stand trial at this time over accusations that he led a $7 billion fraud, a U.S. judge in Texas ruled on Wednesday. Full Story Top LA police reveal 2 new `Grim Sleeper' cases Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:14 am PST AP - Los Angeles police detectives say they are investigating two additional killings that may be linked to the "Grim Sleeper" serial killer case. Full Story Top Macau tycoon coerced in family brawl, lawyer says Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:45 pm PST AFP - Macau tycoon Stanley Ho was coerced into a bizarre TV appearance declaring an end to a family feud over his vast fortune, Ho's lawyer said Thursday as the gripping saga goes to court. Full Story Top Cricket mogul Stanford unfit for trial: judge Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:29 pm PST AFP - Financier and cricket mogul Allen Stanford is unfit to stand trial on charges of running a $7-billion fraud and needs treatment for a drug addiction, a US judge ruled. Full Story Top

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