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By Corey Rayburnyung

Prosecutors in California announced that they will seek the death penalty in the murder trial of a convicted sex offender who is accused of killing a young woman whose body was found in a trash can in the mountains near San Diego.  The man is charged with murder, attempted forcible rape, and possession of methamphetamine. Legislation in Illinois which will create a "missing sex offender database" is on its way to Gov. Rod Blagojevich for approval.  Illinois already maintains a public database of registered sex offenders, so this bill would create a separate database to assist police in their efforts to track down missing offenders.  According to the article, "[a]n estimated eight percent of Illinois sex offenders were considered missing last year...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on June 02, 2008 (boomark / email).