European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes Page 9 in the world death ends accused killers court testimony by Jacob Adelman the associated press the family of an american woman who was found dead in Rome during a custody Battle with her italian Boyfriend said they Are frustrated and relieved the Man accused of killing her died on the wit Ness Carlo was testifying for the first time in Rome about his relationship with Girlfriend Toni Dykstra when he suffered a heart attack and died his attorney Roberto Leonardo his sudden death was the latest chapter in a nearly decade old murder and kidnapping i really wish that we had gotten to a conviction because it would have made me feel but that didst said Toni Dyk Stras who had suffered a heart attack in was charged with killing Dykstra in his Rome apartment in who lived South of los had travelled to Italy to re o a Trieve the couples 11yearold daughter when she found the girl and she obtained an italian court order requiring Ventre to hand Over the girl so she could return to the United states with the Day before they were to was found dead on the floor of Ventres Ventre told italian authorities Dyk kit Stra struck her head on a fireplace when he shoved her in self de sense after she attacked him with an a Day before his court Date in Ventre had told Leonardo he feared he would not feel Well when he the lawyer Ventre appeared to be doing Well while Leonardo suddenly he stopped and said he did not feel Well and leaned Back in his the Law yer Ventre had been facing murder he had pleaded saying he acted in Ventre was arrested when he re turned to the United states in 1999 and Dykstra father was awarded custody of Ventre was convicted of International parental kidnapping charges and sentenced to nearly a year in after completing his Ventre was eventually extradited to shortly after that he was also charged in the United states for allegedly soliciting the Mur Ders of Dykstra parents and the kidnapping of Dykstra ten said Ventres death takes a Burden off the i always carried with me the fear he would kill or Hurt someone else in my she for the first time in i can sleep without cd a winners name will be randomly drawn from those entered in the Happy birthday America shopping f receive an cafes or Nek gift card the go Finard May be used for merchandise items purchased May not be turned for Cash birth aard in Honor of United states of americas birthday july 4 and write a greeting to a deployed service Register your card online at under the Happy birthday America shipping spree link and printout form Back of your card hooding kills three in threatens dam London residents across England were mopping up tues Day after Flash floods killed three people and forced hundreds from their rainstorms that had battered the country but authorities warned of More damage amid fears a leaking Reservoir could officials in 170 Miles North of urged Resi dents living near Ulley dam to leave their houses after warning the Walls of the dam at the 35acre Reservoir could hundreds of people spent the night in temporary shelters in nearby where a 14yearold boy and a 68yearold Man died after being swept away by Large tracts of the City were left without and officials said damage would run into millions of Pope Rolls Back Reform on selection process Vatican City Pope Bene dict Xvi has changed the rules for electing a new returning to the traditional requirement that two thirds of the cardinals in the conclave agree on a Candi the Vatican said Pope John Paul h had altered the voting process in allow ing the Pope to be chosen by an absolute majority if the cardinals were unable to agree after sever Al Days of balloting in which a two thirds majority was in a document released tues Benedict said he was return ing to the traditional voting essentially reversing John Pauls Reform of the centuries old pro from the associated press