Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Defendant in Craigslist Murder Says He Watched Friend do Killing
The defendant then admitted that he was present when Katherine Ann Olson was killed, but that another person had killed her. The defendant stated that he has a friend that thought it would be funny, according to the complaint. (Read More.)

Bail set at $1M For Suspect in Murder of Woman Who Answered Nanny Ad
Bail was set at $1 million Tuesday for a 19-year-old man accused of killing a woman who had answered a Craigslist ad for a nanny.
Michael John Anderson was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Katherine Ann Olson, 24, of Minneapolis.

Craigslist Nanny Murder Reinforces Online Dangers
Twenty-four-year-old Katherine Ann Olson was looking to make extra money babysitting, so she did what many young people do: go to the Web to check job postings on the popular Web site, Craigslist.com. She had success with a job hunt on Craigslist.com before. She worked as a nanny for more than a year. (Read Full Article.)

Teen Charged In Death Of MN Woman Who Answered Craigslist Ad
Authorities say they found blood stains and a .357 Magnum in the home of a 19-year-old Savage man accused of killing a woman who answered an Internet ad for a babysitter. (Read More.)

Nanny Resigns Over Moss' Party Lifestyle
Kate Moss' nanny has reportedly quit because the star's party lifestyle made her job impossible.

For those following the McCann case:
Madeleine: Nanny 'Caught Stranger Hiding Outside Apartment Before She Disappeared A nanny working at the resort where the McCanns were saying has claimed she saw a stranger hiding outside their apartment on the night Madeleine disappeared. She is said to have spotted the man in the summer of 2006 as she babysat in the same apartment the McCanns stayed in for a six-year-old boy whose parents were playing tennis. (Read More.)