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  CNN.com - Accused abortion-doctor killer pleads not guilty - June 11, 2002
Kopp, 47, faces federal and state charges in the shooting death of Dr. Barnett Slepian on October 23, 1998, as Slepian was standing inside his suburban Buffalo home.
Kopp's hair fibers -- matched by DNA testing to a toothbrush he left in a friend's house -- were found on a baseball hat buried with the gun, and binoculars found at the scene fit into a binocular case left in Kopp's car.
Kopp faces federal charges that he used deadly force in violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, and that he committed a violent act with a gun.
archives.cnn.com /2002/LAW/06/05/kopp.arraignment/index.html   (663 words)

  
 National Abortion Federation: Clinic Violence: James Kopp
James Kopp vehemently denied any involvement in Dr. Slepian's murder for months, going so far as to say that he fled because he believed the police had killed his friend and fellow anti-abortion protester Maurice Lewis and he feared for his own safety.
Kopp told the reporters that he selected Dr. Slepian's name from the phone book and that he also cased the homes of several other physicians before deciding that Slepian's was the most vulnerable due to a window in the back that faced the woods.
Kopp's stepmother Lynn Kopp told 60 Minutes II that Kopp had a girlfriend in college with whom he was in love "and then one day she said that she wanted to break up with him and he couldn't accept that.
www.prochoice.org /about_abortion/violence/james_kopp.html   (3275 words)

  
 James Kopp Atomic Dog
The protectors of the babykillers have put our brother James Kopp in a Buffalo jail.
James said, if abortions are still being performed when he is released from prison, he would have to act again, he declared.
Please put James Kopp in subject line and include a Postal address if you would like a reply.
www.armyofgod.com /JamesKopp.html   (446 words)

  
 COURTTV.COM - TRIALS
Kopp faces a maximum of 25 years to life in prison on charges of second-degree murder and reckless depraved murder.
But, he said, he and Kopp concluded that the opportunity to make political and moral points in a jury trial would be limited, as would the odds of Kopp being convicted on the lesser charge of manslaughter, a possibility he forfeited with the stipulation.
Kopp also faces federal charges of using deadly force against an abortion provider, and is suspected in similar, nonfatal shootings in the mid-1990s of three doctors in Canada and one in Rochester, New York.
www.courttv.com /trials/kopp/031703_cnn.html   (861 words)

  
 James Kopp, his Critics and his Admirers
As soon as James Kopp was known to be the main suspect in the killing of Dr. Slepian, the antiabortion propaganda factory began to churn out elaborate scenarios to prove their guy was being framed.
James Kopp Became What He Abhorred "James Kopp's cold-blooded murder of abortionist Bart Slepian was and is an act of grave betrayal.
Kopp Lays Groundwork to Justify Murdering Slepian November 25, 2002 - Kopp's confession to reporters is the first step in a changed defense strategy: claiming that the assassination was a "justifiable homicide." Proviolence antiabortion groups to demonstrate outside the courthouse at Kopp's February trial.
my.execpc.com /~awallace/assassin.htm   (1266 words)

  
 Can fence protect Kopp from murder conviction?
Kopp had come to town in May, to help out on a lawsuit brought by a cadre of protesters who sued Allegheny County and the Pittsburgh Police over abusive treatment when they were arrested blockading an East Liberty abortion clinic.
Kopp, in his letter to Grady, said he believed the FBI had already fixed itself on the idea he was the shooter and would have required an alternative suspect.
The day Kopp was captured, Grady told me of a long conversation she had with him in the old days, the days when cloud watchers in the pro-life movement saw some ominously dark sheets of gray on the horizon.
www.post-gazette.com /columnists/20010721roddy0721p5.asp   (754 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Antiabortionist Guilty of Killing Doctor
Kopp had requested and been granted a nonjury trial, apparently fearing that his antiabortion views would get lost as two dozen prosecution witnesses testified about his crime and the pain suffered by Slepian's family.
Kopp and prosecution witnesses were not allowed to testify in a nonjury trial in which both sides had agreed to the facts.
Kopp methodically scouted Slepian's suburban neighborhood and constructed a sniper's nest in the woods behind the doctor's house.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A49171-2003Mar18?language=printer   (500 words)

  
 Police search for Kopp continues - Interim, December 1998
Media reports say a car registered to Kopp was seen near Slepian's home two weeks before he was killed, while another vehicle registered to Kopp was stopped by police outside Hamilton a week before Ancaster, Ont. abortionist Hugh Short was injured by a sniper shot in November 1995.
Kopp is also said to resemble a man who dropped off two of several threatening packages to the Hamilton Spectator in May and July of this year.
Kopp has an undergraduate degree in marine biology from the University of California and a master's degree in physics from the University of Texas.
www.theinterim.com /dec98/3kopp.html   (831 words)

  
 CBSNews.com: Print This Story
The FBI discovered that Kopp was one of the busiest anti-abortion activists in the country, a legend within the movement.
Kopp spent 41 days in jail for one arrest and received the first line of credit in the handbook, where he was referred to by the underground nickname "Atomic Dog." To the men of the FBI's psychological profile unit, it was a significant acknowledgment.
James Kopp was absolutely devoted to his mother, but it was while he was in his 20s and studying to become a marine biologist that he met another woman who changed his life, says Lynn Kopp.
uttm.com /stories/1999/09/08/60II/printable61702.shtml   (1733 words)

  
 Feminist Majority Foundation
James Kopp, the anti-abortion extremist who confessed to the sniper-style killing of abortion provider Barnett Slepian, MD, waived his right to a jury trial yesterday, against the advice of the judge and two of his three lawyers, according to the Buffalo News....
After James Kopp admitted to the fatal shooting of Dr Barnett Slepian in an interview with the Buffalo News, he and lawyers involved in the case have been ordered by a state court judge to refrain from publicly discussing the case before it goes to trial in Erie County Court in March....
Anti-abortion extremist James Kopp, who is charged in the sniper-style killing of a Buffalo obstetrician/gynecologist, has been given the go-ahead to replace his defense attorney with an ardently anti-abortion attorney in an effort to turn his upcoming trial into a forum for his extremist views....
www.feminist.org /news/newsbyte/news_results.asp?Body=kopp   (1941 words)

  
 French court recommends extradition of Kopp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Kopp, 46, ended 2{ years on the run on March 29, when he was captured by French police in the western town of Dinan.
Kopp, known as "Atomic Dog" in anti-abortion circles, is also wanted by Canadian authorities for allegedly wounding three doctors there.
Kopp and his lawyers are debating whether to appeal to the Court of Cassation, France's highest court.
www.usatoday.com /news/world/june01/2001-06-28-kopp.htm   (437 words)

  
 Did Kopp have help?
Kopp served as a chief strategist for the Lambs of Christ, a Catholic group that pushes the concept of peaceful protest to its limits.
Kopp was well-known to figures associated with the Army of God, a shadowy organization that runs a Web site that, in recent months, has praised Saudi Arabia for executing homosexuals and lauded Kopp for killing Slepian.
Kopp always went by the name of Timothy O’Brien, and he was known in our church only by this name,” said the society, which has a church in Buffalo.
www.religionnewsblog.com /1718/did-kopp-have-help   (3126 words)

  
 Niagara Falls Reporter
Shortly before his mini-trial for the murder of Dr. Barnett Slepian, James Charles Kopp hinted that he knew exactly what he was doing in choosing a legal strategy with which at least two-thirds of his defense team disagreed.
Kopp said he didn't mean to kill the gynecologist/obstetrician who performed abortions, so he couldn't be guilty of intentional murder.
Kopp should be believed regarding his intentions, even though he had repeatedly claimed innocence after his arrest, which followed a 2 1/2-year flight that took him to Mexico, Ireland and France.
www.niagarafallsreporter.com /kopptrial4.html   (867 words)

  
 University of Michigan Law Students for Reproductive Choice
Kopp had been sent via an Interpol notice to police agencies throughout the world, and for nearly two years he had been on the F.B.I.'s most-wanted list in connection with the Oct. 23, 1998, shooting death of Barnett A. Slepian, a doctor who performed abortions and who had long been a subject of protests.
Kopp was thought to have led a somewhat lonely life during the year that he spent in Ireland, moving from city to city, working at clerical jobs and living in hostels.
Kopp was charged in a two-count federal indictment, accused of using deadly force to prevent Dr. Slepian from providing reproductive services and of using a firearm to commit a crime of violence.
www.law.umich.edu /JournalsandOrgs/lsrc/newsitem9.html   (1390 words)

  
 James Charles Kopp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As of December, 2006, Kopp is also charged in U.S. District Court in Buffalo on a count of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.
Kopp is currently serving in Niagara County Jail in Lockport, New York.
[4][5] Kopp will spend the rest of his life in solitary confinement, locked up 23 hours a day in the nation's most secure prison if he insists on a trial and is convicted.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Charles_Kopp   (648 words)

  
 The US vs. James Kopp:A Conclusion in Search of its Evidence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Holes in their case against Kopp should not be seen as indicators that pieces of evidence were omitted, but that pieces of evidence were either non-existent or counterproductive to the prosecution’s case.
To the contrary, Kopp has a bachelors degree in biology, a masters degree in embryology, and while employed as a laboratory technician at The University of Texas he scored high enough on his MCAT tests to be admitted to medical school.
It presents the case that James Kopp, the prime suspect in the shooting death of abortionist Barnett Slepian, is an unlikely personality to have done the deed and may have been set up as the fall guy for a murder committed to protect the presidency of Bill Clinton.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3b9942e55ab4.htm   (17981 words)

  
 Kopp and Rebel Sect
Kopp was arrested in Dinan, a medieval French tourist town, on March 29 after a 28-month manhunt.
Kopp was raised a Catholic, and in 1984 he spent a year in South America as a missionary for the California-based Wycliffe Bible Society.
Perrin says Kopp may have chosen to worship with the sect knowing that he was likely to be absolved by a church which shared his strong anti-abortion views.
www.rickross.com /reference/stpius/stpius1.html   (1727 words)

  
 James Kopp: ZoomInfo Business People Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
James C. Kopp won't have anything to say Monday during his one-day trial in Erie County Court for the assassination of Dr. Barnett A. Slepian.
Kopp's decision to truncate his trial before D'Amico surprised many who expected Kopp would try to use his testimony as a forum on abortion.
Representing Kopp was Paul J. Cambria Jr., one of the fiercest advocates in Buffalo with a national reputation in the courtroom.
www.zoominfo.com /directory/Kopp_James_49614297.htm   (921 words)

  
 James Kopp Arrested!
A strand of hair, DNA tested to be identical to hair found in a home where police believe Kopp lived, was found near where the shot was believed to have been fired, investigators say.
Kopp differs from other accused/convicted abortionist-shooters in that he was actually an accepted prolife activist, known for having invented a reinforced bicycle lock used by rescuers to chain the doors of abortion facilities.
Kopp, according to Operation Rescue, spent three years with Dr. Francis Schaeffer in Switzerland, where he took vows of chastity and poverty.
realchoice.0catch.com /library/archives/news/aa032901news1.htm   (419 words)

  
 RTE News - US fugitive transferred to French prison
French authorities are holding the fugitive, James Charles Kopp, aged 46, in anticipation of a request to extradite him to the United States.
James Kopp later fled the country, and was on the FBI's most wanted list.
James Kopp, Sought in connection with the death of a doctor
www.rte.ie /news/2001/0330/fugitive.html   (307 words)

  
 Niagara Falls Reporter
As the first morning of jury selection for the upcoming murder trial of James Charles Kopp concluded, the prosecutors and most of the 18 media types on hand for the proceedings filed out of Erie County Court Judge Michael D'Amico's courtroom.
Kopp, thin to the verge of gauntness, didn't look like the brooding, bearded man in the headshot that became so familiar during his four-year-plus manhunt following the Oct. 23, 1998 shooting death of Dr. Barnett Slepian.
If Kopp and defense attorney Bruce Barket hoped to turn the streets outside his trial on two counts of second-degree murder into a circus of dueling protesters, a la 1993's Spring of Life, it isn't working.
www.niagarafallsreporter.com /kopptrial2.html   (1205 words)

  
 Federal Bureau of Investigation -Facts and Figures 2003
James Kopp was charged in a federal complaint and subsequent indictment with violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution, and firearms charges.
On June 5, 2002, Kopp was taken into custody at Le Bourget Airport in Paris, France, by FBI Agents from the Buffalo Office and transported back to the United States.
Kopp was convicted of second-degree murder on March 18, 2003, and is awaiting trial on a federal charge of interfering with the right to an abortion.
www.fbi.gov /libref/factsfigure/civilrights.htm   (715 words)

  
 Feminist Campus Activism Online: Media Center - Feminist News Story
Kopp is the registered owner of a 1987 fl Chevrolet Cavalier that had been seen in the Buffalo area.
Kopp is wanted for questioning and has not been named a suspect.
Investigators have released a 1997 photograph of Kopp, a 44-year-old white man with brown hair and a goatee, and are seeking the public's help in finding him.
www.feministcampus.org /know/news/newstory.asp?id=2329   (192 words)

  
 Feminist Wire Daily Newsbriefs: U.S. and Global News Coverage
Anti-Abortion Extremist Kopp to be Extradited to US An extradition order has been signed for James Charles Kopp to return to the United States to stand trial.
Kopp is charged with the 1998 sniper-style assassination of Dr. Barnett Slepian, an Amherst, New York obstetrician-gynecologist who performed abortions.
Kopp is believed to be a member of the clandestine anti-abortion extremist group the Army of God and is believed to be “Atomic Dog” in the Army of God terrorist manual, establishing him as a key member of this violent underground network.
www.msmagazine.com /news/uswirestory.asp?id=6418   (278 words)

  
 Career Choices and Personal Beliefs: Re: Randall Terry and murderer James Kopp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Kopp fatally shot Slepian while the doctor was making soup for his kids in his kitchen.
Kopp has since been indicted for wounding one of four other clinic doctors.
Kopp followed him into jail, said the leaders, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
www.suite101.com /discussion.cfm/mindandsoul/116065/1081428   (309 words)

  
 Supreme Court to determine role of race in college admissions - Columbia Chronicle Online - Dec. 9, 2002
One of them, James Charles Kopp, confessed to the Buffalo News on Nov. 20 that he shot Dr. Barnett Slepian from a tree that looked into the doctor’s kitchen window.
Kopp’s car was spotted near Slepian’s home, and neighbors reported that it had been there for a long time.
Kopp and Slepian are at the center of a raging controversy over the future of abortions in the United States—one that almost certainly will come to a head now that Republicans control the presidency, the Supreme Court, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
www.columbiachronicle.com /back/2002_fall/2002-12-09/editor.html   (655 words)

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