ledes 2/26/09

Two Arizona teens accused of pimping other girls
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/25/teen.pimp/index.html
Two Arizona girls accused of pimping. Police believe the girls had rented an apartment used solely for acts of prostitution, he said. Hill said, "I think we were all surprised at, you know, were these 16-year-old girls that were arrested, were they running this business? And the answer is yes, they were."

Man charged with hate crime in Ecuadorian immigrant's death
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/25/hate.crime.arrest/index.html?iref=nextin
Hakim Scott, 25, charged with 2nd degree murder in New York case. Scott first assaulted Jose with a beer bottle before chasing after Romel, police said. The second assailant proceeded to "savagely beat Jose about his ribs, shoulders," head and back with a bat. “Jose Sucuzhanay, 31, died of his injuries in December hours before his mother arrived in New York from Ecuador. Romel Sucuzhanay, 34, suffered minor scrapes.

Eleventh body found in New Mexico desert
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/26/new.mexico.bodies/index.html?iref=nextin
Eleventh body found in New Mexico desert. The latest discovery was made Tuesday, and the remains were recovered Wednesday, Albuquerque police spokesman John Walsh said. Like the others, it was sent to the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator, he said. So far, 11 bodies have been found, including those of a first-trimester fetus with those of a pregnant woman.

Police hunt 'Grim Sleeper' serial killer
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/26/grim.sleeper.california/index.html?iref=nextin
“The killer, who police say murdered from 1985 to 2007, was nicknamed the Grim Sleeper because he seemed to take a break between homicides, police said.” The killer is wanted in 11 deaths and another homicide attempt, police say. "No one should have to face anything like this," he said. "To experience their daughters or sons taken away as early as she was."