April 1997 News Today

I think i want to be remembered is what i will do tomorrow. What i did is boring to me. I think im too classic. Welcome to how it really happened. Im hill harper. Even if youre not a fashionista, youve probably heard of Gianni Versace. Not only because of his work as one of the worlds most beloved fashion designers, but also because of his shocking death. Versace was cut down in his prime in broad daylight in a trendy miami neighborhood teeming with tourists. What you may not know is that Gianni...

A newscast reviewing and analyzing top stories of the day as they happen. So an engineer has stabilized the dam for now. You heard them state their plan. Claire stagers with us from the university of lynchburg. Good to take to you, claire. Good to talk to you. How are you doing today . Shepard good. Might have been frightening when they said 125 houses could be under 17 feet of water. Yes, sir. Im not part of that but im close to it. It would turn my tenminute commute to 30 minutes if i had to r...

The stonewall inn and that galvanizing moment. >> thank you, polo, and mark. the stonewall riots served as the tipping point for the lgbtq community. heres a look at some of the major milestones since those historic days. in december 1973, the american psychiatric association removes homosexuality from its list of mental disorders in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. january 1978, san francisco city supervisor harvey milk makes history becoming the first openly gay man...

Pappas. he rode past the doctor, shot him in the head and torso. dr. hausknecht was described by friends as a how many bell and generous man. adored by his patients. among them, george h.w. bush. in a statement after the murder called the doctor a fantastic cardiologist and a good man. >> shepard: this was all and revenge. >> yeah, indeed. revenge that was more than 20 years in the making. in april 1997, pappas mother died on dr. hausknechts operating table. over time, pappas had put together wh...

Documentary. >> police were desperate to talk to their prime suspects. after four months of refusing to cooperate, the ramsays finally sat down with police in april, 1997. two more formal interrogations followed. >> im talking about scientific evidence. >> i dont give a flying flip how scientific it is. go back to the drawing board. i didnt do it. >> despite countless days of heated interrogation, there was no confession and no charges. >> how about the theory that this was an accident? somebody...

Jonbenet ramsay. no one has been charged in the case and the investigation is open. here with me with details is cnn jean carsus, who has a brand-new special report. thank you for joining us. it has been almost 20 years since she was killed. what is so fascinating to everyone about this case? >> i think because it is a mystery. you look at one theory and then you look at the next theory, and in this we layout the facts and i traveled to a remote location to talk with john ramsay, the father of j...

Plot now we can now attach a name to this little girl. >> and that name now is angelica castillo. angelica castillo, 4 years old from queens, born april, 1997 at elmhurst hospital. and as you said, this became very personal to the detectives there. they gave her the name, baby hope. they paid for the funeral arrangements and even gave her a face through a computer rendering that they sent out trying to identify who she was and trying to solve this case. >> as you say, very, very personal, that p...