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Brothers
sentenced
NEW YORK (AP) -- Three brothers convicted of exploiting their wealth and access to luxury real estate to drug and rape dozens of women have been sentenced to 30 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni announced the punishment for Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander -- known collectively as the Alexander Brothers -- on Tuesday after 11 accusers spoke in court.
Some of the women choked up as they described how the assaults stole their innocence and left them haunted by nightmares and fearing men. None of the brothers testified during the first phase of the trial, but each spoke Tuesday before they were sentenced.
Bundy linked
to killing
(AP) -- Authorities have connected serial killer Ted Bundy to the death of a Utah teenager through DNA evidence. Tuesday’s announcement comes exactly 52 years after her body was discovered. Bundy killed at least 30 women and girls in the 1970s. He was executed in 1989.
Investigators are now satisfied that Bundy was responsible for killing 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith in 1974. Her death had been a cold case. DNA connections between Smith and another Bundy victim helped close the case. Officials emphasize the importance of preserving evidence, as Bundy’s confirmed victim count continues to grow.
Agents search
donor’s home
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal law enforcement agents have searched a Beverly Hills home as part of an investigation into Eric Swalwell, who resigned from Congress amid a wave of sexual misconduct allegations.
That’s according to two people familiar with the matter. Agents searched the home of wealthy developer and Swalwell donor Stephen Cloobeck, where the ex-Congressman spent time before resigning from office in April, according to the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the investigation. Swalwell, D-Calif., has denied criminal wrongdoing.
Saint James
dies at 80
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Susan Saint James, known for her roles in “McMillan & Wife” and “Kate & Allie,” has died at 80. People magazine reports she passed away Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Los Angeles, she started modeling in Paris as a teenager and later signed with Universal Studios.
She gained fame in the 1970s and 1980s, earning multiple Emmy nominations. Saint James retired to focus on family but occasionally appeared on TV. She was a longtime supporter of the Special Olympics and leaves behind her husband, children, and extended family.