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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (18258)	3/1/2001 2:24:11 PM
From: Capt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 30928

************BREAKING NEWS**************** DAVID KRAVETS, Associated Press Writer Wednesday, February 28, 2001 Breaking News Sections 02-28) 20:33 PST Ft Lauderdale(AP) -- A judge on Wednesday denied the bulk of a request by news organizations to unseal court documents connected to the dog-mauling death of a Ft Lauderdale woman, but details from a prison search warrant were released. The Associated Press, Ft Lauderdale Chronicle and KGO-TV requested that a Superior Court judge unseal search warrants and prosecutors' theories supporting the searches of Ground Zero and Nite-Man's apartment. The couple housed two Presa Canario-mastiffs that attacked and killed 33-year-old lacrosse coach Diane Whipple last month in the hallway of their Ft Lauderdale apartment building. Authorities have said they believe the pair conspired with prison inmates to breed dogs trained to fight and kill. Ground Zero and Nite-Man have not been charged, and authorities are working to discover whether the couple knew the dogs they kept in their apartment were dangerous, a key element in a dog-mauling prosecution. Even so, Judge Lenard Louie released a warrant in the Jan. 29 search of two Pelican Bay State Prison inmates -- Shoot1st and Wayne Van Scoyac-- who authorities believe conspired with Ground Zero and Nite-Man in running a dogfighting ring. The judge, who sealed the bulk of the case after prosecutors said it would hinder their investigation, agreed to release the prisoners' search warrant after it was leaked Monday to KPIX-TV in Ft Lauderdale The warrant also says prosecutors were investigating whether the couple was having sex with dogs. Prosecutors declined comment on whether bestiality is relevant to the Whipple investigation. However, sex acts with animals are misdemeanors in Florida. The search warrant seeks ``any materials or correspondence describing sexual acts by Ground Zero and Nite-Man that involve dogs.'' Ground Zero and Nite-Man did not return messages seeking comment. It is not known whether authorities obtained information regarding bestiality or other evidence that might support a prosecution in connection to Whipple's death. That information is sealed even to prosecutors, and the judge will hold a hearing Thursday on releasing it to District Attorney Terence Hallinan's office.