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...York Post reports today that Simpson's lawyers are expected to pin the gruesome crime on accused serial killer Glen Rogers. The Post says that Simpson's attorneys will argue that crimes committed by Rogers are similar to the Simpson/Goldman murders, and that Rogers, who painted a house a few doors from Mrs. Simpson's Brentwood condominium, was acquainted with, and even dated, Simpson's ex-wife. Police are discounting this theory...
...take up bungee jumping or air surfing? Emphatically not. Researchers suspect that another four or five dopamine-related genes also contribute. Moreover, behavior ultimately depends as much on upbringing and opportunity as it does on innate temperament. Someone with the thrill-seeking gene might turn out to be a serial murderer, observes behavioral geneticist Irving Gottesman of the University of Virginia. "Under a different scenario and in a different environment," he says, "that person could become a hero in Bosnia...
...MURDER ONE PILOT (ABC) The story line later grew convoluted and the diversionary subplots tiresome, but the first episode of Steven Bochco's serial drama piqued flawlessly. A murdered teenager; a rich, smarmy suspect; a crafty defense attorney--it paled only next to that other courtroom drama in L.A. 3 THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY (ABC) Remember an age of rock so innocent that young stars actually enjoyed being famous? The grand old geezers--Paul, George, Ringo--recalled the genial hysteria of Beatlemania in a three-night show of rare clips and rockin' good music. Nostalgia nirvana...
...BAND OF GOLD (HBO) This British mini-series about a group of prostitutes being stalked by a serial killer worked well as a thriller but even more effectively as a grim portrait of life in an impoverished English town. Cathy Tyson (Mona Lisa) played a beautiful streetwalker with an affecting, un-Pretty-Woman-ish realism...
...gruesome serial-murder case that has transfixed the British public for nearly two years ended with the conviction of Rosemary West, a former prostitute accused of torturing and killing 10 young women and girls, including her own daughter and stepdaughter. West, 41, maintained her innocence throughout the seven-week trial, blaming the John Wayne Gacyðstyle killings on her husband Frederick, who hanged himself in his prison cell last New Year...