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Accused Letterman extortionist pleads guilty (Reuters)
10 Mar 2010 at 10:02am

Reuters - A television producer pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to extort $2 million from U.S. talk show host David Letterman by threatening to reveal his affairs with women who worked on his late-night program on CBS.





Pakistan court stalls on US terror suspects: lawyers (AFP)
10 Mar 2010 at 9:00am

AFP - An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan again failed Wednesday to frame charges against five young Americans accused of plotting attacks with Al-Qaeda-linked groups, lawyers said.




Conviction vacated for Mass. man who ran over duck (AP)
10 Mar 2010 at 8:45am
AP - A judge has overturned the verdict against a Massachusetts man convicted of running over a duck walking her ducklings across a mall parking lot, and prosecutors say they will not appeal.


Ohio State shooter complained bosses were unfair (AP)
10 Mar 2010 at 7:18am

AP - An Ohio State University janitor who shot two supervisors, one fatally, and then killed himself had complained that he was being treated unfairly, though records show he slept on the job and was late to work during his probation.





Calif. jury recommends death for serial killer (AP)
10 Mar 2010 at 6:47am

AP - It was 2005 when Bruce Barcomb received the call he'd been awaiting for nearly three decades: Police had finally identified the man who raped and murdered his little sister in a remote canyon on a dark night in 1977.




Partner convicted in NY execution-style slaying (AP)
9 Mar 2010 at 9:04pm
AP - A Long Island man has been convicted in the execution-style slaying of his business partner in the parking lot of a Korean restaurant.


Man who caused Newark airport breach pleads guilty (AP)
9 Mar 2010 at 5:15pm

AP - A lovesick graduate student from China who slipped under a rope barrier at Newark Liberty International Airport to say goodbye to his girlfriend, prompting a security breach and leading to worldwide flight delays, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge Tuesday and apologized publicly for the first time.




Eritrean pleads not guilty to aiding terrorists (AP)
9 Mar 2010 at 4:53pm
AP - Evidence collected by the United States against an East African charged with providing support to a Somali terrorist organization linked to al-Qaida includes lengthy statements he made to authorities, a prosecutor told a judge Tuesday.

Ohio doctor gets 20-to-life in wife's poison death (AP)
9 Mar 2010 at 4:42pm
AP - Relatives of the victim sobbed and held each other as a judge handed down a life prison term Tuesday for a doctor convicted of killing his wife by lacing her calcium supplement with cyanide so he could be with his mistress.

Man pleads not guilty in Colo. to smuggling drugs (AP)
9 Mar 2010 at 4:18pm
AP - A man charged with helping smuggle millions of dollars worth of cocaine from Mexico to the United States has pleaded not guilty in Denver federal court.


Assisted suicide network members indicted in Ga. (AP)
9 Mar 2010 at 2:57pm

AP - A grand jury indicted four members of an assisted suicide group Tuesday on charges they helped a 58-year-old man with cancer kill himself, clearing the way for a trial that could not only decide their fate but also help validate — or repudiate — their work.





TV producer admits attempting Letterman shakedown (AP)
9 Mar 2010 at 5:42pm

AP - A former television producer pressured by debt and riven by jealousy admitted Tuesday he tried to extract vengeance and money by shaking down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night icon's affairs with staffers.





Probation report cites predatory traits of suspect (AP)
9 Mar 2010 at 5:20pm

AP - A decade-old probation report on a sex offender accused of murdering California teenager Chelsea King contained a psychiatrist's conclusion that the defendant had "significant predatory traits" toward underage girls and should be kept in prison for as long as possible.




Suspect in Fla. shooting rampage pleads not guilty (AP)
9 Mar 2010 at 12:32pm
AP - A man accused of a January shooting rampage in Florida that left three people dead has pleaded not guilty to two of the murder charges.

Tenn. woman pleads guilty to faking breast cancer (AP)
9 Mar 2010 at 11:33am
AP - A Tennessee woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to faking breast cancer in a scam that netted thousands of dollars worth of sick leave donated by her City Hall co-workers and money from a church and other charities.

For Bulgarian Writer, Death Imitates Art
by By DAN BILEFSKY
31 Jan 2010 at 11:00pm
The killing of author Bobi Tsankov underscores how Bulgaria’s homegrown mafia still holds sway over the country, experts say.

Battling an Image and Reality, Berlusconi Takes on the Mafia (Real and Fictio...
by By RACHEL DONADIO
28 Jan 2010 at 11:00pm
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy unveiled a 10-point plan to fight organized crime and praised his government’s efforts to crack down on illegal immigration.

Italy’s African Heroes
by By ROBERTO SAVIANO
24 Jan 2010 at 11:00pm
Recent rioting by African immigrants in Rosarno, in southern Italy, shows that these migrant workers stand alone in taking on the mafia.

Keep the Economy Underground
by By SUDHIR VENKATESH
16 Jan 2010 at 11:00pm
Countries aiding Haiti must be careful not to drum out the positives of informal development.

A Gangland Bus Tour, With Lunch and a Waiver
by By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD
15 Jan 2010 at 11:00pm
LA Gang Tours, which is making its debut on Saturday, promises to take tourists to “high-profile gang areas.”

Could This Be the End of the Celebrity Mobster?
by By ALAN FEUER
14 Jan 2010 at 11:00pm
Prosecutors have declined to pursue John A. Gotti, and that decision may signal the end of the Mafia’s celebrity era.

Government Ends Case Against Gotti
by By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
13 Jan 2010 at 11:00pm
The move solidified John A. Gotti’s legendary record against the government, which failed four times to convict him of charges including racketeering and murder conspiracy.

Race Riots Grip Italian Town, and Mafia Is Suspected
by By RACHEL DONADIO
10 Jan 2010 at 11:00pm
Riots in Calabria, where organized crime is known to have a strong grip, have shone a bright light on growing racial tensions in Italy.

Bulgarian Journalist Gunned Down in Sofia
by By STEPHEN CASTLE and DAN BILEFSKY; DAN BILEFSKY CONTRIBUTED REPORTING FROM PRAGUE.
5 Jan 2010 at 11:00pm
The shooting adds to a lengthy list of apparent contract killings that have stained the country’s reputation since it achieved membership in the European Union in 2007.

Plot Twist
by By RALPH BLUMENTHAL
19 Dec 2009 at 11:00pm
Philip Carlo, a true-crime writer who has a progressive motor neuron disease, is working on his memoir. His deadline, he says, is his death.

For Fourth Time, Mistrial in Prosecution of Gotti
by By ALAN FEUER
1 Dec 2009 at 11:00pm
Some jurors at a trial in federal court were persuaded by the defendant’s claim that he had broken with the mob.

Former Prosecutor Appointed to Investigate Corruption in Crane Operators’ Union
by By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM
30 Nov 2009 at 11:00pm
George A. Stamboulidis will lead an inquiry into mob influence on Local 14-14B of the International Union of Operating Engineers.

22 Held in Staten Island Betting and Loan Sharking Raids
by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
18 Nov 2009 at 11:00pm
Frederick Grimaldi, a deputy chief at the city’s Department of Sanitation, was among those arrested, charged with leaking contract bids in exchange for money.

Is Younger Gotti’s Teflon Suit Better Than His Father’s?
by By ALAN FEUER
10 Nov 2009 at 11:00pm
John A. Gotti’s fourth trial went to the jury on Tuesday night. His father, John J. Gotti, was convicted at a fourth trial.

Chinese Trial Reveals Vast Web of Corruption
by By ANDREW JACOBS; XIYUN YANG CONTRIBUTED REPORTING.
3 Nov 2009 at 11:00pm
A mass public trial has exposed the relationships between gangsters, police officers and sticky-fingered bureaucrats.

The Secret Life of Michael Jackson
5 Feb 2010 at 5:57pm
As Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, prepares to be charged with Jackson's death, Dateline brings you the latest developments and the inside story of the superstar and his doctor. Read the transcript.

Murray's voicemail from the day Jackson died
20 Feb 2010 at 5:42pm
According to law enforcement sources, on the day Michael Jackson died, his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, made three phone calls:  One to his office in Las Vegas, one to a friend, and one to a patient, Bob Russell.  Russell didn't answer; voicemail picked up.  Hear an excerpt from that voicemail here.

Behind The Badge
29 Jan 2010 at 6:45pm
A Texas police officer's wife is killed in what the cop claims is an accident. Seven years later, the case seems like it will never be solved — until a complete stranger, a reporter, takes interest in finding justice.

The Mystery At Empire Lake
16 Jan 2010 at 7:49am
A mother of four disappears, vanishing in the night. The next morning, her car is found at the foot of the driveway, but nothing else: no body, no weapon. What could have happened? A trial reveals an ugly secret lurking at home. Read the transcript here.

The anatomy of an intelligence failure
10 Jan 2010 at 5:40pm
The other passengers did not know it, but the polite young man sitting next to the window in seat 19A had left a trail of clues that American spies and analysts had missed for at least a month. On Christmas Day, Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam to Detroit was hurtling at 500 knots right through what, in essence, was a huge gap in America’s security system.

Vegas Undercover, Part 2
10 Jan 2010 at 2:16pm
Chris Hansen is back with the Las Vegas undercover police operations, and this time, alleged pimps, car thieves, and shoplifters are confronted by Dateline NBC's hidden-camera footage — and stopped in their tracks.

Bring Sean Home: The Untold Story
8 Jan 2010 at 7:04pm
It was a journey of thousands of miles, through five harrowing years, as an American father battled to reclaim his kidnapped son from Brazil. But 9-year-old Sean Goldman is finally back in the United States, reunited with his father. Get the full story here.

Slide show: Slideshow: A reunion five years in the making
8 Jan 2010 at 5:13pm
See photos of David and 9-year-old Sean Goldman's homecoming from Brazil, five years after the American dad’s international custody battle for his son began.

The Trouble At Twin Wrecks
17 Dec 2009 at 8:12pm
It's a deadly puzzle in paradise: A beloved headmaster from a private school heads to the Caribbean for a diving and sailing vacation with her husband. But she would never return alive. A tragic accident at a scuba site, her family was told. Was that the truth?

Read diving logs Shelley Tyre wrote
17 Dec 2009 at 8:14pm
Notes from dives Shelley Tyre took prior to her drowning, including one she calls "one of worst dives ever."

The Secret Life of Tiger Woods
12 Dec 2009 at 12:22am
The inside story of how it all began -- what happened before Tiger Woods' accident and before the headlines.  Plus, one of Tiger's alleged 'other women' speaks out. NBC's Josh Mankiewicz reports.

The Trial of Amanda Knox
5 Dec 2009 at 4:28pm
A bright young American set off to find adventure overseas. Instead, Amanda Knox found herself in an Italian prison — and at the center of a notorious case of murder. Find out what verdict the jury had in store for her in the murder of her roommate, Meredith Kercher.

NBC's People of the Year: Read the interviews
26 Nov 2009 at 7:56pm
From Taylor Swift to Capt. Sully Sullenberger, from Nadya Suleman and her octuplets to NBA great Kobe Bryant, read some of NBC's People of the Year interview transcripts here.

The Night Mary Jane Disappeared
21 Nov 2009 at 7:56am
A small child is the only witness to a terrible crime: the murder of her mother. But investigators say they can't rely on her testimony because she is just a toddler. Will her memories prove true and bring a killer to justice?

The Friday the 13th Mystery
13 Nov 2009 at 10:58am
A young woman feels lucky to have a second chance: After a failed marriage, she was back together with the man she'd loved since high school. That is, until one morning, when a single shot rang out in a parking garage. What happened to Ed Schiller?

Trucker tells Michigan jury he killed 2 gentlemen
10 Mar 2010 at 6:50am
The man who confessed to fatally shooting an abortion protester and a businessman in a small Michigan community told jurors Tuesday he deserves to die for the killings.

U.S. serial killer won 'The Dating Game'
10 Mar 2010 at 2:22am
This Jan. 11, 2010 file photo shows Rodney Alcala, a former death row inmate who was twice convicted of the 1979 killing of a 12-year-old Huntington Beach girl, sitting in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana, Calif.


Trial for Edwardo Wong, accused of killing Trooper Shawn Blanton, set for August
9 Mar 2010 at 9:50pm
The judge handling the trial of a Florida man accused of killing a state trooper postponed the case Monday to give a defense attorney time for cancer treatments.


Judge issues gag order in Calif. teen murder case
9 Mar 2010 at 5:36pm
John Albert Gardner III appears in San Diego Superior Court on Tuesday March 9, 2010 in San Diego.


Officer who helped thwart Pentagon shooting recognized trouble in eyes of att...
9 Mar 2010 at 1:04pm
There were no obvious signs of trouble when gunman John Patrick Bedell approached a Pentagon security checkpoint Thursday night.


Ohio State University employee killed, 2 others wounded in maintenance buildi...
9 Mar 2010 at 8:42am
A shooting Tuesday morning at an Ohio State University campus maintenance building left one employee dead and two others wounded, the university said.


Woman accused of killing two soldiers could face death
9 Mar 2010 at 3:49am
An Army Specialist accused of killing two fellow soldiers and taking their baby will face a court martial.

New trial for La. man convicted of killing 5 teens
8 Mar 2010 at 11:03pm
A Louisiana judge has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of murdering five teenagers in a 2006 shooting spree.The killings prompted then-Gov. Kathleen Blanco to send National Guard troops back to New Orleans to help quell lawlessness as the city recovered from Hurricane Katrina.Judge Lynda Van Davis also set aside 23-year-old Michael ...

NH man accused of killing landlord...
8 Mar 2010 at 6:02pm
Prosecutors say a New Hampshire man obsessed with getting a Harley-Davidson motorcycle beat his landlord to death, assumed his identity and stole his pickup truck so he could trade it for the bike.


Sex offender gets life sentence for teenager's murder
8 Mar 2010 at 12:42pm
Published by Hannah Wooderson for 24dash.com in Communities Monday 8th March 2010 - 3:24pm Teenager's chatroom killer gets life Convicted sex offender Peter Chapman was jailed for life today after admitting the kidnap, rape and murder of a teenager he ensnared on a social networking site.

Machete-wielding man shot, killed by Winnipeg police
8 Mar 2010 at 7:33am
Police shot and killed a machete-wielding man in Winnipeg's west end on Saturday night.


Suspect in beating of 96-year-old Saratoga farmer shot to death in Cupertino
8 Mar 2010 at 2:34am
Courtesy Marty Mathis. Pictured is Charlie Maridon, as he appeared at 90 years of age.

Sc Man Charged In Shooting Death Of Teen Father
7 Mar 2010 at 9:24pm
Police have charged a 30-year-old South Carolina man with killing his cousin's 19-year-old boyfriend.

Man In Chicken Suit Shot With Pellet Gun
7 Mar 2010 at 4:03pm
WICHITA, Kan. -- Police in Kansas are investigating a drive-by shooting with a bit of a twist.

Wheelman Convicted Of Murder In Drive-By Shooting
7 Mar 2010 at 10:15am
Prosecutors say the man behind the wheel of a car involved in a fatal drive-by shooting of a San Francisco man could get up to 140 years in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder and other charges Friday.

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