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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Seattle man arrested in 1957 slaying of Ill. girl US man arrested in 1957 slaying of girl US man arrested in 1957 slaying of Ill. girl Judge who halted Calif. death penalty gets new job Danes restrict use of death penalty drug The Freedom of Cory Maye Calif. investors to plead guilty in bid-rigging 2 sentenced in oil and gas investment scheme Yemen officers arrested for betraying president Cross burning at black church may prompt hate crime charges 2 who stole Olympic medal sentenced for burglary Two Kabul Bank chiefs arrested over scandal Iconic Mexican bar is oasis in crime central Rhode Island governor relents in clash over death penalty Casey Anthony trial: Should jurors be allowed to smell the evidence? Cross burning at black church may prompt hate crime charges Ohio couple sentenced for locking woman in attic Daunting task: New Bulger lawyers know tough cases Alleged serial killer grabbed woman's throat, dragged her US prisoners sentenced under strict crack cocaine laws get relief Ex-NBA player Ortiz arrested in Puerto Rico Lawyer sentenced in insider trading scheme in NYC Casey Anthony won't testify; defense rests Afghan official: 2 Kabul Bank officials arrested Montana accountant sentenced for tax fraud Seattle man arrested in 1957 slaying of Ill. girl Fri,1 Jul 2011 08:05 PM PDT AP - A Seattle man was charged Friday in the long-unsolved slaying of a 7-year-old girl who was abducted in 1957 near her home in the northern Illinois, prosecutors said. Full Story1 Top US man arrested in 1957 slaying of girl Fri,1 Jul 2011 05:36 PM PDT AP - A Seattle man was charged Friday in the long-unsolved slaying of a 7-year-old girl who was abducted in 1957 near her home in Illinois, prosecutors said. Full Story1 Top US man arrested in 1957 slaying of Ill. girl Fri,1 Jul 2011 03:49 PM PDT AP - A U.S. man was charged Friday in the long-unsolved slaying of a 7-year-old girl who was abducted in 1957 near her home in the northern Illinois, prosecutors said. Full Story1 Top Judge who halted Calif. death penalty gets new job Fri,1 Jul 2011 11:56 AM PDT AP - The San Jose federal judge who halted California executions five years ago is leaving the bench to lead the Federal Judicial Center in Washington. Full Story1 Top Danes restrict use of death penalty drug Fri,1 Jul 2011 10:34 AM PDT AP - A Danish pharmaceutical company is changing its distribution system to stop one of its drugs from being used in U.S. executions, adding a significant obstacle for states that have scrambled recently to find a suitable lethal injection drug. Full Story1 Top The Freedom of Cory Maye Fri,1 Jul 2011 09:06 AM PDT Forbes - Tremendously good news out of Mississippi, where Radley Balko is reporting on the coming freedom of Cory Maye:I’m in Monticello, Mississippi, this morning, where Circuit Court Judge Prentiss Harrell has just signed a plea agreement between Cory Maye and the state. Maye has plead guilty to a reduced charged of manslaughter, and has been resentenced to 10 years in prison, time he has already served. He’ll be sent to Rankin County for processing. He should be released and home with his family in a matter of days. ... Full Story1 Top Calif. investors to plead guilty in bid-rigging Fri,1 Jul 2011 08:08 AM PDT AP - Eight California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty in a bid-rigging scheme to buy foreclosed real estate at public auctions in two San Francisco Bay area counties, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday. Full Story1 Top 2 sentenced in oil and gas investment scheme Fri,1 Jul 2011 07:56 AM PDT AP - The former vice president of a Kentucky oil and gas company and a former West Virginia geologist have been sentenced in a scheme to defraud hundreds of investors of millions of dollars. Full Story1 Top Yemen officers arrested for betraying president Fri,1 Jul 2011 07:50 AM PDT AP - The son of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh has led a crackdown arresting dozens of military officers suspected of turning against his wounded father, including many one of the country's most elite forces, the Republican Guards, military officials said Friday. Full Story1 Top Cross burning at black church may prompt hate crime charges Fri,1 Jul 2011 07:29 AM PDT Reuters - OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Authorities recommended on Thursday that felony hate crime and arson charges be pursued against an 18-year-old man and two juvenile boys who admitted burning a cross outside a predominantly black church in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Full Story1 Top 2 who stole Olympic medal sentenced for burglary Fri,1 Jul 2011 06:56 AM PDT AP - Two men who stole an Olympic gold medal during a series of burglaries in northern San Diego County have been sentenced to state prison. Full Story1 Top Two Kabul Bank chiefs arrested over scandal Fri,1 Jul 2011 03:53 AM PDT AFP - Afghan authorities have arrested two former executives of Kabul Bank in connection with a scandal at the troubled country's biggest private lender. Full Story1 Top Iconic Mexican bar is oasis in crime central Thu,30 Jun 2011 10:28 PM PDT AFP - Al Capone came across the border to Mexico during Prohibition for a tipple here as he stocked up on booze. Stars like Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra and a young Ronald Reagan have also sat at the bar for a drink. Full Story1 Top Rhode Island governor relents in clash over death penalty Thu,30 Jun 2011 07:21 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, who had refused to turn over to federal authorities a prisoner facing the death penalty, said on Thursday he would comply with a court order compelling him to do so. Full Story1 Top Casey Anthony trial: Should jurors be allowed to smell the evidence? Thu,30 Jun 2011 05:25 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - Shortly after the defense rested on Thursday in the Casey Anthony murder trial, Chief Judge Belvin Perry was asked to resolve a novel question â€" what if jurors during their deliberations want to sniff preserved air samples taken from the trunk of Ms. Anthony’s car. Full Story1 Top Cross burning at black church may prompt hate crime charges Thu,30 Jun 2011 05:07 PM PDT Reuters - OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Authorities recommended on Thursday that felony hate crime and arson charges be pursued against an 18-year-old man and two juvenile boys who admitted burning a cross outside a predominantly black church in Sepulpa, Oklahoma. Full Story1 Top Ohio couple sentenced for locking woman in attic Thu,30 Jun 2011 04:11 PM PDT AP - An Ohio couple who locked the woman's mother in a sweltering attic for three days so the daughter could give birth were sentenced Thursday on abduction charges. Full Story1 Top Daunting task: New Bulger lawyers know tough cases Thu,30 Jun 2011 03:46 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - Criminal defense attorney J. W. Carney Jr, named on Thursday to defend former mob kingpin and alleged murderer James "Whitey" Bulger, is no stranger to difficult or controversial cases. Full Story1 Top Alleged serial killer grabbed woman's throat, dragged her Thu,30 Jun 2011 03:45 PM PDT Reuters - CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A woman who said she survived an attack by alleged serial killer Anthony Sowell testified on Thursday that he wished her a "Merry Christmas" and then grabbed her by the throat and dragged her up the driveway to his house. Full Story1 Top US prisoners sentenced under strict crack cocaine laws get relief Thu,30 Jun 2011 03:36 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - Thousands of federal inmates imprisoned under a 1984 law mandating harsh sentences for crack cocaine violations are eligible for shorter sentences, the US Sentencing Commission ruled Thursday. Full Story1 Top Ex-NBA player Ortiz arrested in Puerto Rico Thu,30 Jun 2011 02:33 PM PDT AFP - Jose Ortiz, a former NBA player, was arrested on Thursday by federal agents who found 218 marijuana plants and 40 rounds of rifle ammunition at his home, US officials said. Full Story1 Top Lawyer sentenced in insider trading scheme in NYC Thu,30 Jun 2011 02:08 PM PDT AP - A New Jersey lawyer was sentenced Thursday to 2½ years in prison for his role in a hedge fund insider trading scheme as the judge said it was important to send a message of deterrence to Wall Street and to lawyers nationwide. Full Story1 Top Casey Anthony won't testify; defense rests Thu,30 Jun 2011 12:39 PM PDT AP - Casey Anthony did not take the stand in her murder trial as defense attorneys wrapped up their case Thursday without presenting concrete evidence that Anthony's 2-year-old daughter Caylee wasn't killed but accidentally drowned. Full Story1 Top Afghan official: 2 Kabul Bank officials arrested Thu,30 Jun 2011 11:26 AM PDT AP - Authorities have arrested two former executives of Kabul Bank for allegedly bilking the scandal-ridden bank of hundreds of millions of dollars, an Afghan prosecutor said Thursday. Full Story1 Top Montana accountant sentenced for tax fraud Thu,30 Jun 2011 09:19 AM PDT AP - A 63-year-old Kalispell, Mont. man has been sentenced to a year in prison and fined $25,000 after pleading guilty to tax fraud for preparing false returns that helped his clients avoid paying thousands of dollars in taxes. Full Story1 Top

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