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Attorney: Texas lottery won't pay cheated winner

An attorney for a man who lost out on a $1 million jackpot says the Texas Lottery Commission still considers the store clerk who allegedly stole the ticket to be the winner.

Cheated winner wants Texas lottery to pay him

A 67-year-old who claims he was defrauded out of a $1 million winning lottery ticket said he will sue the Texas Lottery Commission for the money unless it pays him.

NY man pleads not guilty in skyscraper slaying

An elevator operator pleaded not guilty Monday in the death of a cleaning worker whose body was found stuffed in a skyscraper's air conditioning shaft.

Conn. widow in 2005 cruise case plans to remarry

A woman whose husband disappeared from their honeymoon cruise in 2005 plans to remarry.

NY man pleads not guilty in skyscraper slaying

A handyman at a skyscraper near the World Trade Center pleaded not guilty Saturday to charges he murdered a cleaning woman and hid her body in the tower's ventilation system.

NYC skyscraper body ID'd as missing cleaning woman

A body found in a skyscraper's air-conditioning duct was officially identified Monday by the city's medical examiner as that of a missing cleaning woman.

Conn. widow: foul play possible in cruise case

The family of a Connecticut man who disappeared from his honeymoon cruise in 2005 says federal authorities believed he was the victim of foul play, according to records released Monday.

Coast Guard suspends search for elderly couple

The Coast Guard suspended its search Saturday for an elderly couple believed to have fallen off a cruise ship between Long Beach and northern Mexico.

Murder charges dropped in Calif. girl's 1969 case

California prosecutors say a judge has dismissed charges against a woman accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter nearly 40 years ago.

Missing man's widow says he mixed booze with pills

The widow of a man who disappeared during their honeymoon cruise said Friday in court that he mixed prescription drugs with alcohol the night he vanished three years ago on the Mediterranean Sea.

Chinese Activist Lawyer Disappears

An activist lawyer with close ties to a jailed Chinese dissident is missing, a rights group said Friday.

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Missing Girl's Case Ends After 25 Years
Source: News4Jax.com - Local News

St. Johns County deputies said Friday they have solved the case of a 12-year-old girl who disappeared nearly 25 years ago.

Why Is Islamberg Now a Ghost Town? by Dr. Paul L. Williams
Source: The New Media Journal Headline News

The Wall Street Journal reports this week that U.S. investigators are discovering that more and more young Muslims are vanishing from mosques, madrassas, and Islamic centers.

Police still looking for missing Utah mom -
Source: msnbc.com

- Utah police are putting more investigators into the search for a 28-year-old mother whose disappearance has been termed "highly suspicious."

British Poker Champ Arrested for 1997 Slaying of Wife in Colorado
Source: Denver News, Denver, Colorado News, Weather, and Sports - KMGH Denver's Channel 7

Marcus Bebb-Jones was arrested in England on Wednesday for the killing of his wife 12 years ago. Sabrina Bebb-Jones was reported missing by employees of the hotel she owned, the Hotel Melrose in Grand Junction.

Deforestation the Death of Nazca Civilization
Source: Allianz

The mystery of the disappearance of the vanished Nazca people, the same ones who are known for the many fanciful designs etched into the desert plateau, may have been solved. Scientists found pollen from a vanished nitrogen-fixing tree, the huarango.

Boy Found Behind Wall At Grandma's Home
Source: News4Jax.com - Local News

A boy allegedly abducted in a custody dispute nearly two years ago has turned up alive, hiding with his mother in a small, specially built secret room at his grandmother's Illinois home, investigators said.

Baluchistan burns amid student arrests

Pakistani secret services abducted two more Baluch students Friday, the Baloch Students Organization [Azad] said on their web site called Sagaar.

John Kerry Wishes Palin Went Missing in Distasteful Joke

Speaking to a group of business leaders, John Kerry was talking about the disappearance of Governor Sanford after claiming he had gone hiking on the Appalachian trail and no one really knowing of his whereabouts.

Pond disappears while owner walks
Source: Top News

When George Terry Dinnie left his Lower Macungie Township house to walk his dog Monday morning, his 2,500-gallon decorative pond was full. When he returned about an hour and a half later, the pond was empty.

Author B J Lee Abducted. Last Seen Pulled Into SUV With Texas Plates- Editor LTR

We the editors regret to inform readers of The Liberty Tree Rag that Author B J Lee will no longer be writing his column. On Friday morning it was rumored that a black SUV was following him to his mailbox when he suddenly convulsed and fell to the ground.

Air France Jet Disappears on Flight From Brazil to Paris
Source: The New York Times

The plane was carrying 228 people — 216 passengers and 12 crew members. Among the passengers were 126 men, 82 women, seven children and one infant. There were nine cabin crew members and three pilots, the airline said.

Paedophile in Maddy case to be extradited
Source: This is London

A convicted paedophile under investigation over Madeleine McCann's disappearance faces a deathbed extradition to the UK for a series of sex attacks.

Reward offered for info on missing York University chef
Source: United Press International

Claudia Lawrence was last seen leaving her job March 18 and detectives are now treating her disappearance as a suspected murder, the Guardian reported Friday.

EXCLUSIVE: Aisenbergs speak out about allegations over daughter's dissappearance | WFTS-TV
Source: ABC Action News

It is perhaps the most notorious missing child case in bay area history. And once again, bold allegations surfaced that blamed Sabrina Aisenberg's parents for her dissappearance.

Missing "Sleepwalker" Really A Runaway
Source: suburbanchicagonews.com

Excerpt: At first, the parents of the missing 12-year-old Naperville boy, David Moosemiller, thought that sleep walking was to blame for his disappearance in the middle of the night. But police now say he was a runaway.

Tipsters: Girlfriend's story not true
Source: myfoxorlando

SATSUMA, Fla. - Putnam County Sheriff's investigators said they have receieved a tip that the 17-year-old girlfriend in the case of a missing Satsuma girl was not actually home at the time of the girl's disappearance, which is contrary to what she told detectives.

Hotel owner missing, and answers elusive
Source: heraldtribune.com

MANATEE COUNTY - Those close to Sabine Musil-Buehler yearn for justice in her disappearance and likely killing, but they worry they may never get it if the body of the missing Holmes Beach hotelier is not found.

Mystery Surrounds Murder Of Retired Cop From Palm Bay
Source: wftv.com

Detectives are trying to figure out how a retired Massachusetts cop, who disappeared from Palm Bay, ended up dead in another county.

Search for Adji continues
Source: NBC-2.com WBBH News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral & Naples, Florida - Home

IMMOKALEE: For the first time, we spoke to one of the last people who saw six-year old Adji Desir before he disappeared from Immokalee a month ago. Life in the quiet farming village seems normal. But people who live there will tell you it is anything but.

'Caylee's Family Secrets' Featured On People Magazine
Source: ClickOrlando.com

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Local 6 News has obtained an advance copy of the latest edition of People magazine, which claims that detectives said a blanket found with the remains of Caylee Anthony is a match to items inside the Anthony family home.

RAW INTERVIEW: Brad Conway Speaks To Media About George Anthony Incident
Source: WFTV.com

The Anthonys' attorney spoke with media Friday afternoon about George Anthony. (01/23/09)

PDF: Incident Report Released on George Anthony Missing
Source: WFTV.com

Incident Report by the Orange County Sheriff's Office

Sucked into the Anthony vortex
Source: WDBO

Excerpt: Our regular listeners know I have rarely been assigned the Anthony case.

Audio: 911 call reporting George Anthony missing released
Source: MyFoxOrlando

George and Cindy Anthony's attorney Brad Conway called 911 at 10:47 p.m. on Thursday January 22, 2009 to report George missing.

WFTV TEAM COVERAGE: Suicidal George Anthony Found At Daytona Beach Motel
Source: WFTV.com

Video: The case against Casey sent her 57-year-old father to his breaking point. (01/23/09)

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