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Cleveland official questions handling of complaints about death house

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: CNN.com

11/05/2009 11th body found; family speaks NEW: Authorities have identified three of the 11 bodies pulled from the house City Council member says he got complaint of odor from house in '07 The latest on the investigation on "Nancy Grace" 8

Jaycee Lee Dugard showed signs of Stockholm syndrome

Nick Allen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Telegraph.co.uk

Jaycee Lee Dugard showed signs of Stockholm syndrome when she was found after 18 years in captivity, according to an official report by California's inspector general. Jaycee Lee Dugard showed signs of 'Stockholm syndrome' when she was found after

SEVERAL MISTAKES IN HOW CALIFORNIA PAROLE AND PROBATION HANDLED

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:59:57 -0500

Outlet: Channel 2 News at 11 PM - KTVN-TV

MASSACRE AT FORT HOOD. AMERICAN SOLDIERS DEAD AT THE HANDS OF A FELLOW OFFICER. A LIVE REPORT AHEAD. AND WE'VE GOT THE DETAILS YOU NEED TO KNOW IF YOU WANT TO GET VACCINATED AGAINST THE VIRUS. CHANNEL TWO NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW. "I SAY AGAIN THE

CA officials pledge changes to parole supervision

BROOKE DONALD — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Washington Post - Online

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California corrections officials say they're working to improve the monitoring of released sex offenders, responding to a scathing report that cited missed chances to catch the suspect accused of holding Jaycee Dugard captive fo

Dugard case prompts Calif. parole review

Emily Bazar — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: USA Today - Online

Page 3A Ten weeks after a woman missing for 18 years reappeared in the company of a registered sex offender, a California inquiry has found that authorities missed opportunities to find her captive in his backyard. On Wednesday, the state inspe

Man pleads guilty of failing to register as a sex offender

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Oroville Mercury-Register

SACRAMENT0 — A man who resides in Brownsville, southwest of Oroville near the Yuba-Butte county line, entered a plea of guilty in federal court to a charge of failing to register as a sex offender. Nedd Max Murphy, 42, was convicted in Nevada in 1

Report examines Calif's watch of alleged kidnapper

BROOKE DONALD — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: San Francisco Chronicle - Online

(11-04) 02:06 PST San Francisco (AP) -- One of the biggest questions surrounding Jaycee Dugard's kidnapping is how her alleged captor managed to keep her hidden from authorities for 18 years even as he was being monitored by parole officers becaus

Bystander Education How To Act In The Face Of Violence

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Huffington Post, The

Read More: 15 Year Old Girl Beaten, Green Dot, Mentors In Violence Prevention, Rape, Richmond-California, Sexual Violence, Impact News In the final episode of Seinfeld, the apathetic foursome were arrested in a small New England town for standing

Calif. court to hear challenge to Jessica's Law

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Yahoo! News

BERKELEY, Calif. – The California Supreme Court is set to hear arguments challenging a key section of a law aimed at protecting children from sexual predators. Jessica's Law prohibits registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a sch

CU-Boulder Still work to do against gender violence

Melanie Asmar asmar — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Boulder Daily Camera - Online, The

But panelists agree that the university has come a long way Stephanie Wilenchek, left, speaks to the audience while Katherine Erwin listens Monday during a panel discussion titled "Title IX: Progress and Process" that was part of CU's diversity su

Neighbor Says Police Knew About Rapist’s House

IAN URBINA — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Online

John Kuntz/The Plain Dealer, via Associated Press Patricia Warren, whose cousin has been missing since June, outside a home where the bodies of six women were found. The police in Cleveland were notified repeatedly about violence in the house o

Alaska closes case on fugitive sex offender

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: San Francisco Chronicle - Online

(11-02) 15:19 PST JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska prosecutors have closed the case of a 64-year-old convicted sex offender who fled before sentencing. More News Grizzly grotto adventurer wins round in court 11.02.09 GOP victory Tuesday won'

Ask the right question about gang rape

Ron Avi Astor — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: CNN.com

Authorities say a 15-year-old was gang raped during a school dance at Richmond High in California. Commentators focused on why students didn't report alleged rape, Astor says Studies of school violence show ways it can be prevented, he says

California Supreme Court to review Jessica's Law

Howard Mintz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: InsideBayArea.com

If not for his poor driving, S.P. might have escaped the web of Jessica's Law, California's controversial bid to keep convicted sex offenders from living near parks, schools and other places where children gather. But when he got busted in San Jos

Man Sentenced for Not Registering as Sex Offender

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: San Diego 6 The CW (XETV-TV) - Online

SAN DIEGO - A 59-year-old Indiana man who failed to register as a sex offender in that state or to update his registration upon traveling to San Diego was sentenced Monday to 20 months in federal prison. Bruce Rowland Lawrence pleaded guilty Aug.

Neighbor Says Police Did Little About Reports of Violence at a Rapist's House

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: New York Times

The police in Cleveland were notified repeatedly about violence in the house of a convicted rapist where the decomposed bodies of six women were found last week, a neighbor said Monday. The neighbor of the man, who was arrested Saturday night af

Bystanders' silence raises concerns in CA gang rape

Trang Do — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: WAFF-TV - Online

WAFF Video on Demand Â Recent News Stories More>> HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF) - Most people who see a crime would call police. But that didn't happen in Richmond, California. Police said as many as ten people may have gang-raped a teen after sh

Experts Violent crimes can distort college picture

Mara Rose Williams — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: Keene Sentinel, The

McClatchy Newspapers KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tuition may not be the most troubling concern for parents sending sons and daughters off to college. A disturbing pattern of violent crime has erupted across the nation’s campuses — from Yale University,

Richmond rape victim's family 'Please do not let this happen again'

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: San Gabriel Valley Tribune - Online

Miguel Cervantes, a 2007 graduate of Richmond high, speaks about violence in Richmond during a meeting for parents and the community at Richmond High School in Richmond, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009. (Dean Coppola/Staff) The parents of the 15