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ROCKVILLE - As his mother wept, Robert Paul Lucas, a homeless tree-trimmer who spent the past several months sleeping in a van, was ordered held without bond yesterday, charged with killing a popular Germantown priest after awakening him in his rectory. Investigators have charged Lucas, 25, with first-degree murder. They allege that he broke into Mother Seton Catholic Church at night and fatally stabbed Monsignor Thomas Wells, whose body was found the morning of June 8. Lucas - who police say has acknowledged that he was in the church and might have been involved in Wells' death - is scheduled to return to court July 14 for a preliminary hearing, unless prosecutors seek an indictment from a grand jury earlier.

No other director has left his name on as many horror-movie touchstones as Wes Craven. From "The Last House on the Left" (1972) and "The Hills Have Eyes" (1977) to "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984) and "Scream" (1996), his American nightmares have spawned scores of film or TV follow-ups, spin-offs or remakes. His movies have engaged fresh crowds of collegiate audiences with each new filmgoing generation. His career is based on experiments in terror — the kind of filmmaking you'd think would come from "movie brats" who spent their youth hopping from theater to theater, in search of the next primal scream.

On October 23, 2005, DEAN EARLCRAVEN of Bel Air, MD. Beloved husband of Amy J. Craven (nee Cole). Devoted father of Rachel J. Craven. Loving son of Mary Lucille Crowley Craven and the late Arvel Haywood Craven. Brother of Edward Craven, Donald Craven, Richard Craven, Charles Craven, Barbara Honberger, Janet Ferarra and June King. Also survived by one granddaughter Iris S. Craven A service will be held in Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 303 North Main St., Bel Air, MD 21014 on Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at 11:00 A.M. Friends may call at the family owned Mc Comas Funeral Home, P.A., Bel Air, MD on Tuesday from 6 to 8:30 P.M. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Dean Craven Memorial Financial Aid Fund, c/o Jemicy School, 11 Celadon Rd., Owings Mills, MD 21117 to be used for students with Dyslexia.

On July 31, 2008, GREGORY TYRONE CRAVEN. Survived by wife Sheilah A. Craven, son, Minister Duwande J. Newman, brother, Richard H. Craven Jr., sisters, Gloria Gordon, Lisa Darlington and Judy Waddy and a host of other family and friends. Friends may call the family owned WYLIE FUNERAL HOME P.A. OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, 9200 Liberty Road Thursday from 6-8 P.M. Services Friday Empowerment Temple AME Church, 4217 Primrose Avenue, 11:00A.M. wake 11:30A.M. Funeral . Interment Following. Inquiries : www.wyliefuneralhome.

On November 8, 2003, LAVINIA "BETTY" CRAVEN (nee Semone); beloved wife of the late Charles H. Craven, Sr.; devoted mother of Howard Craven, Bud Craven, Doris Cox, Billy Craven and the late Robert Craven. Also survived by eleven grandchildren. A Funeral Service will be held in the family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Road (beltway exit 26A), on Wednesday at 9 A.M. Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call on Tuesday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M.

On July 31, 2008, GREGORY TYRONE CRAVEN. Survived by wife Sheilah A. Craven, son, Minister Duwande J. Newman, brother, Richard H. Craven Jr., sisters, Gloria Gordon, Lisa Darlington and Judy Waddy and a host of other family and friends. Friends may call the family owned WYLIE FUNERAL HOME P.A. OF BALTIMORE COUNTY, 9200 Liberty Road Thursday from 6-8 P.M. Services Friday Empowerment Temple AME Church, 4217 Primrose Avenue, 11:00A.M. wake 11:30A.M. Funeral . Interment Following. Inquiries : www.wyliefuneralhome.

On December 29, 2003, HYMAN "Hymie" beloved husband of the late Sylvia Craven (nee Berlin) beloved father of Marlyn Craven of Baltimore, MD, and Lois Paxman of Jacksonville, FL, beloved father-in-law of Michael Paxman, loving grandfather of Harry Schevker and Anne Schevker, loving great-grandfather of Ashley Schevker. Services at SOL LEVINSON & BROS HOME, 8900 Reisterstown Road at Mt. Wilson Lane on Friday, January 2, at 11 A.M. Interment Bnai Israel Congregation Cemetery, 3701 Southern Avenue.

Willie Midgette scored 19 to lead Craven Community College to an 83-81 win over host Essex Community College yesterday. Dominque Minor (City) led Essex CC (14-5) with 19.CRAVEN -- Ashford 2 0-0 6, Blango 3 0-0 6, Fischer 4 0-0 11, Morris 3 3-4 10, Bryant 5 1-2 11, Midgette 6 7-9 19, Wynn 8 0-1 16, Parmley 2 0-2 4. Totals 33 11-18 83.ESSEX -- Wright 6 4-8 16, Minor 8 3-4 19, Winder 6 3-5 16, Hunt 7 2-4 17, Gephardt 4 3-6 11, Franklin 1 0-0 2. Totals 32 15-27 81.Halftime--Essex CC 37-33. 3-point goals--C 6 (Fischer 3, Ashford 2, Morris 1)

LOUDON, N.H. -- Ricky Craven dispensed with the butterflies Friday in winning the pole for today's Jiffy Lube 300. Now, he can go for his first Winston Cup victory on the track where he gained fame.Craven returns to the Winston Cup circuit after an almost four-month absence while battling post-concussion syndrome."It's hard to put this in perspective," Craven said. "Winning the pole was a big step. Now, I need a win. That's the next big thing."When he left the sport after an examination in Atlanta, Craven didn't know when he would return.

For a movie that is ostensibly about adventure and that indeed takes as its title and setting the world's most dangerous mountain, "K2" sticks pretty timidly to well-worn paths.The plot is uphill all the way: Two buddies, one macho, one sensitive, risk all and betray all to stand momentarily on a crest of snow-packed stone and say to the billion tons of rock piled up six miles deep beneath them, "We beat you, you -------!" Why? Because it's there, that's why, and because boys will be boys.

On March 15, 2008, DONALD EARL CRAVEN of Bel Air, MD. Beloved husband of Amy Craven. Loving son of Mary Lucille Crowley Craven and the late Arvel Haywood Craven. Devoted step-father of Rachel J. Craven. Loving brother of Edward Craven, Richard Craven, Charles Craven, Barbara Honberger, Janet Ferrara, June King, and the late Dean Craven. Also survived by a step-grand-daughter, Iris S. Craven. Services will be held at Bel Forest Baptist Church, Bel Air, MD., on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 11am.

NEW YORK -- There is nowhere to run, and this is no Wes Craven movie. Craven is aware that his fans upstairs at the New York Comic Con would chase him like a slasher after a busty virgin if they saw him. "It's exciting that there's an audience out there," says Craven, at the comics and fantasy convention to promote The Hills Have Eyes 2, opening Friday. "There are not that many genres out there where the audience follows filmmakers. It means that the genre's very vital and speaking specifically to the audience."

Syriana [Warner] $29 George Clooney won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for best supporting actor for his performance as a world-weary CIA operative in Stephen Gaghan's dense thriller about the tangled workings of the global oil industry. Matt Damon and Jeffrey Wright also star. Extras include a thoughtful interview with Clooney and a making-of featurette. The Cult of the Suicide Bomber [Ryko] $20 Former CIA spy Robert Baer -- the operative on which Clooney's Syriana character is based -- explores the genesis of suicide bombers in this chilling documentary.

Red Eye, with Rachel McAdams as a reluctant airline passenger who probably should have stayed on the ground, is a welcome antidote to the bloated, overthought and oversold studio pictures that have been drawing a collective yawn from audiences this summer. It's a taut thriller with a strong character at its core and a despicable villain there to torment her every step of the way, a crowd-pleaser in all the best senses of the term. Director Wes Craven, working with first-time screenwriter Carl Ellsworth, wastes not a single moment in telling the story of Lisa Reisart, the manager of a high-priced Miami hotel, who is forced to take a red-eye flight back home after attending the funeral of her grandmother.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Heavyweight contender Calvin Brocks tap-dancing abilities are well-known to his friends. But fancy footwork wasnt in his plans for last nights scheduled 10-rounder against journeyman Kenny Craven. Brock rose to 26-0 with 21 knockouts with a workmanlike effort en route to a fourth-round stoppage before a sellout crowd of more than 12,000 at Boardwalk Hall. Craven, of Gulfport, Miss., slipped to 25-16 with 11 knockouts. "I tailor my footwork to my opponent, but I didn't need to do any excessive movement tonight," said Brock, 30, of Charlotte, N.C. "A lot of times when you fight somebody you haven't seen before on film, you take a couple of rounds.

WASHINGTON - Let me put my bias right up front so nobody can miss it: I am a member of the United Church of Christ. I joined the UCC - a little-known denomination out of Cleveland - about five years ago. It was the first church I'd ever seen that seemed to take seriously the idea that inclusion is a Christian value. It was also the first that actively sought to resolve divisions of culture, class, race and sexual orientation. So you can imagine how I feel about Wednesday's news that CBS and NBC have rejected a new UCC commercial celebrating just that characteristic: I am appalled.

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman - just two weeks after his fourth-round knockout of Australia's Kali Meehan - said yesterday that he plans to accept an invitation to replace the injured Riddick Bowe in tomorrow night's 10-rounder against journeyman Kenny Craven at the Louisville Gardens in Louisville, Ky. Rahman (40-5-1, 33 knockouts) said that his replacing Bowe (41-1, 33 knockouts) was "contingent on the approval of his promoter, Don King," which the fighter said he expected to receive.

Ricky Craven can sit on the wall along pit road at Daytona International Speedway and hardly anyone notices. His car owner, Cal Wells, can walk through the garage area and people notice, all right, but few go out of their way to speak to him. Craven, in the minds of many, is a has-been at age 34. A driver who was considered a rising star, he fell by the wayside after suffering head injuries in a crash at Texas in 1997. And Wells is considered a "carpetbagger," an owner whose moves when making the transition from open wheel to stock car racing were considered ruthless by several drivers and owners.