Jury selection for the case started on July 22, 1988. At his first court appearance, Ramirez raised a hand with a pentagram drawn on it and yelled "Hail Satan". On August 3, 1988, the Los Angeles Times reported that some jail employees overheard Ramirez planning to shoot the prosecutor with a gun, which Ramirez intended to have smuggled into the courtroom. Consequently, a metal detector was installed outside the courtroom, and intensive searches were conducted on people entering. Read More...
Teens Use Technology Their Way By Shannon Henry and John Schwartz
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, April 24, 1999; Page A1
School's out for the day, and it's too early for "Dawson's Creek." So, naturally, Tara Dieterle is hanging with her friends – not at the mall, not at 7-11, but online. The 15-year-old from Oakton has about 70 kids on her "buddy list," Read More...
By Megan Fisher & Vitaly ShevchenkoBBC News
Watch: Moment Ukrainian missile hits Russia's Black Sea fleet HQA Ukrainian missile strike has hit the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea fleet in Crimea.
A serviceman is missing after the missile attack, according to Moscow. Footage on social media shows plumes of smoke over the building in Sevastopol.
The fleet is an important target for Kyiv and is seen as the best of Russia's navy. Read More...
