Nation & World

<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Do you have a news tip? newstips@heraldnet.com | 425.339.3400   Published: Sunday, September 7, 2008 Girls allegedly killed for $15 Associated Press PASADENA, Texas -- Two teenage girls are accused of stabbing a 75-year-old man to death in a robbery that netted them just $15, and police said the mother of one of the teens helped put them up to it. Dannette Gillespie, 38, gave knives to her 15-year-old daughter and Vanessa Anne Ocampo, 19, then waited in their car while the teens robbed and killed Eugene Palma, according to a probable cause warrant. All three were charged with capital murder Friday and were being held without bail. Palma, a bar owner, was found stabbed several times in the driveway of his home in this Houston suburb Wednesday. He did not know the women, Pasadena police said. According to the warrant, Ocampo told police the three had been looking for someone to rob that morning. "He would've given them money -- that's the crazy thing," Kim Nawrot, a bartender at Palma's bar, told the Houston Chronicle. "He was the kind of guy that would've given anyone the shirt off of his back." A palm print on Palma's car led police to the women, authorities said. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

1. 'I blew her away,' girl's father told police 2. Tribal leaders accused of smoke-shop tax scam 3. Woman struck by car along Lynnwood street 4. Prosecutor says death was caused by paranoia 5. 5 vehicle pile-up on I-5 snarls traffic 6. For old ferries, it's the end of the line 7. Boeing cuts defense 800 jobs, sees pending delivery backlog peaking 8. Silvertips show Portland no mercy 9. Jackson ponders: What if? 10. Everett to reach out to Silver Lake area 2 - Top 10 Stories Most Talked about 3 - Top 10 Stories Most Emailed

• Edmonds' Pink House staying put • King's wins first state volleyball title • RV in plain sight? City says 'That's illegal' • Timberwolves take Class 4A title • Mavs can't hang on against Capital • TV success shares life as artist, geek • Education at Fircrest Rehabilitation Center in question • Edmonds police pulled over murder victim, suspect • T-birds, Scots break school records at state • Building energy independence from the ground up