By David Lohr
Friday, March 30, 2007
Phoenix, AZ — Accused serial killer Mark Goudeau reportedly sent a handwritten letter to Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Andrew Klein, telling him who he would like to defend him in court. "It has come to my attention that an attorney other than Corwin Townsend has been appointed to represent me," Goudeau wrote. "I was shocked to hear this. Corwin and I have known each other since Sept. 7, 2006, and have developed a relationship of friendship and trust. Corwin is honest and compassionate about what he is doing, and he has my best interests at heart." It is not yet known if Klein will take Goudeau's request into consideration. Goudeau has been in custody since September, when he was arrested for an unrelated assault. The Baseline Killer case includes 23 shootings and rapes that left nine people dead.
Saturday, March 31, 2007
HARTFORD, Conn. — The true crime genre suffered a loss today with the death of crime reporter Gerald Demeusy at the age of 90. Demeusy was best known for his book Ten Weeks of Terror, about spree killer Joseph "Mad Dog" Taborsky. During the 1950s, Taborsky murdered five men and one woman during a 10-week crime spree. At his 1960 execution, Taborsky took a moment to wave at Demeusy before he was strapped down and electrocuted. Demeusy summed up his career during his retirement party in 1984: "I heard the whine of bullets and dodged debris in prison riots, rode in police cruisers, chased ambulances, tagged along on manhunts, covered shootings, raced through flaming buildings and witnessed executions. I wrote thousands of stories. ... Some of the best came out of court." He is survived by four children.
Sunday, April 01, 2007
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Last week, an ecologist who was surveying a wooded lot made a startling discovery when he stumbled upon three human skeletons. When investigators arrived on the scene, they discovered an additional five skeletons, suggesting that the area may have been a dumping ground for a serial killer. Since that time, authorities have been tight-lipped about the investigation. "Until we have a cause of death, it is all just speculation," Karen Cooper of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said in an interview with NBC-2.com. "Even saying there was criminality is speculation. Until we have a cause of death, it could be anything." Experts say that it could take several weeks, even months, to determine a cause of death.
Monday, April 02, 2007
EGG HARBOR TWP., N.J. — Four months ago, investigators in Atlantic City discovered the bodies of four prostitutes that had been dumped behind the Golden Key Motel. The investigation appeared to be at a standstill until today, when authorities searched the home of a former resident of the motel. What if anything they found is not yet known, and a spokesperson for the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office is refusing to comment.
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