Zamora

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Diane Zamora's parents and best friend knew months before her arrest that she and her boyfriend had killed 16-year-old Adrianne Jones, according to the first day's testimony in Zamora's murder trial.But they all kept quiet, even after police arrested the wrong person, according to Zamora's former friend, Kristina Mason.Mason testified for two hours yesterday, giving the first detailed, public description of Jones' murder, as she said Zamora described it to her. Mason said she did not tell police what she knew, and lied when first questioned, because "I was afraid that she would kill me or that someone would come after me. Having your best friend kill someone is too much to handle."

Some teams expect to win in the big games. Mexico is one of those teams. Behind the pitching and hitting of Nestor Lopez Zamora, Mexico coasted to a 13-2 victory over Hilo, Hawaii, yesterday to win the Cal Ripken World Series for 12-year-olds. The game was played in Aberdeen before 5,561 at Ripken Stadium and a national TV audience. Zamora's pitching and hitting were key for Mexico, which broke the game open with a seven-run fourth inning sparked by Zamora's two-run homer off Jeremy Crivello.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Diane Zamora probably could not have inflicted two of the wounds that contributed to 16-year-old Adrianne Jones' death, a medical examiner testified yesterday, boosting defense attorneys' contention that Zamora was present when Jones was killed but did not help kill her.Tarrant County medical examiner Marc Krouse, who performed the autopsy on Jones, said a severe wound to Jones' head was probably caused by the butt of a Makarov 9-mm...

For Arlene Zamora, the third time was the charm, as she won the third annual Ladies Publinx championship with a 4-over-par 75 at Forest Park Golf Course yesterday. The Havre de Grace resident had been a one-stroke runner-up in each of the previous events sponsored and conducted by the Baltimore Municipal Golf Corporation. Champion: Arlene Zamora 35-40-75. Runner-up: Katie Elliott 39-38-77 (defeated Shirley Williams, 37-40-77, on third extra hole). Low net: Tara Kramer 79-9-70 (defeated Megan Harrell, 82-12-70, second extra hole)

For Arlene Zamora, the third time was the charm, as she won the third annual Ladies Publinx championship with a 4-over-par 75 at Forest Park Golf Course yesterday. The Havre de Grace resident had been a one-stroke runner-up in each of the previous events sponsored and conducted by the Baltimore Municipal Golf Corporation. Champion: Arlene Zamora 35-40-75. Runner-up: Katie Elliott 39-38-77 (defeated Shirley Williams, 37-40-77, on third extra hole). Low net: Tara Kramer 79-9-70 (defeated Megan Harrell, 82-12-70, second extra hole)

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Diane Zamora called her former best friend a "liar" yesterday, a Naval Academy officer "inaccurate," and others who testified against her "confused" when they implicated her in the death of 16-year-old Adrianne Jones.Under intense, rapid-fire questioning from her prosecutor, Zamora called a police officer from the nearby city of Grand Prairie to whom she confessed after her arrest "untrustworthy."Zamora, a former midshipman, was arrested in September 1996 after telling her Naval Academy roommates about Jones' killing.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- The state of Texas rested its case against Diane Zamora yesterday, concluding a week of testimony with a datebook found in her Naval Academy dormitory.Lawyers for both sides also learned yesterday of a long article in the March issue of Glamour magazine that includes the first public statements from Zamora and David Graham, a former Air Force Academy cadet and her ex-boyfriend, since they were arrested on murder charges."Our feelings [for each other] all had to do with us feeling scared, of getting dumped or being separated," Zamora told the reporter.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- In a hushed, late-night bull session at Bancroft Hall, the Naval Academy's huge dormitory, Diane Zamora told two incredulous roommates that she was an accomplice to murder, one of the roommates said yesterday.Jennifer McKearney was the third person in three days to tell jurors at Zamora's murder trial that the former midshipman had confessed to them about her role in a plot to kill 16-year-old Adrianne Jones.Zamora is on trial for murder. She and her ex-fiance, David Graham, a former cadet at the Air Force Academy, are charged with killing Jones because she had a sexual encounter with Graham.

A Texas judge ruled yesterday that he will let Court TV air live the capital murder trial of former Naval Academy Midshipman Diane Zamora.Prosecutors had asked that television cameras be kept out of the courtroom, arguing that they would influence jurors and witnesses, some of whom might think less about justice in the high-profile case than being invited onto television talk shows and signing book contracts.But Tarrant County District Judge Joe Drago said Court TV, a cable network that shows many high-profile trials, could broadcast the trial from beginning to end, as long as it does not film jurors, spectators or family members.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- In the year leading to today's trial of Diane Zamora, lawyers on both sides have proclaimed that it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, for the defendant in such a high-profile murder case to receive a fair trial in her hometown.But the prosecution's attempt to move the trial failed, and the defense has failed in its efforts to corral some of the publicity.So Zamora's fate will be decided by seven men and five women -- all of whom said they had heard, seen or read of the case.

Karen Smith struggled down the stretch with a string of bogeys, but had enough left at the end to hold off Arlene Zamora by a stroke and win the annual Ladies Publinx championship at Forest Park Golf Course yesterday. Smith posted 36-41--77 to 43-35--78 for Zamora, runner-up for the second straight year. Smith, from Chestertown and the University of Maryland GC, included one birdie in her par-matching front nine, then went on to have 28 putts in her 6-over-par round. Zamora, who plays from Pine Ridge, was 8-over through the first 10 holes then settled down to play the last eight at 1-under.

Wayne DeFrancesco, teaching professional at Woodholme Country Club in Pikesville, posted a second successive 6-under-par 66 yesterday, good for a four-stroke victory in the 56th Assistants' Championship of the Middle Atlantic PGA at Bull Run Country Club in Haymarket, Va. It was the second title in the past three years for DeFrancesco, recent winner of the National Club Professional Championship. David Hutsell of Columbia CC in Chevy Chase was alone in second at 136. James Schuller of Congressional CC equaled the course record with a 65 for 138. Women's Amateur: Jennifer Thompson, the Metropolitan champion from Chestnut Ridge CC, and Arlene Zamora, recent Publinx runner-up from Pine Ridge, were the only local players to survive the first round of match play in the 80th Maryland State Championships at the Elkridge Club.

YEARS FROM NOW, the linkage between Diane Zamora and the U.S. Naval Academy may be forgotten -- as it should be. Before and after the 20-year-old was sentenced last week to life in prison for the December 1995 murder of Adrianne Jones in Texas, the academy sought to place as much distance as possible between it and her. The school's motivation was understandable, but it need not apologize.The horrendous crime had nothing to do with the institution in Annapolis, where Zamora was enrolled for two months.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Less than 24 hours after their oldest child was sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and murder, Carlos and Gloria Zamora flew to New York for an early-morning appearance on the "Today" show.Later that day -- Wednesday -- word reached New York that Diane had cut her arm with a razor blade and was under a 24-hour suicide watch. Gloria Zamora then made a second New York television appearance. This time, it was CNN's "Larry King Live," where they were joined by Diane's lead defense attorney, John Linebarger.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- A jury convicted former Naval Academy midshipman Diane Zamora of capital murder yesterday in the slaying of Adrianne Jones, a 16-year-old high school classmate with whom Zamora's boyfriend claimed he once had sex.Zamora, holding the hand of one of her three lawyers, showed little emotion when the verdict was read. Her wide, dark-brown eyes appeared confused and scared as she looked over her shoulder at her sobbing family and was led away by bailiffs. Her attorneys said they will appeal.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Jurors in Diane Zamora's capital murder trial failed to reach a verdict after 7 1/2 hours of deliberation yesterday, and are to return today to grapple over whether the former Naval Academy midshipman should receive a life sentence.Is Zamora the "sociopathic liar" Assistant District Attorney Mike Parrish described in closing arguments?Or is she the victim of a domineering and sadistic boyfriend, described by John Linebarger, her lawyer, as a "machismo G. I. Joe?"The jury of seven men and five women went out at 10: 55 a.m. Central Standard Time and by day's end had not reached a decision.

FORT WORTH, Texas - Sobbing and in a hoarse, quivering voice, Diane Zamora took jurors at her murder trial through a chilling account of what happened in the early hours of Dec. 4, 1995, when 16-year-old Adrianne Jones was shot to death in a cow pasture.Her daylong testimony on the witness stand yesterday differed wildly from the confession she gave police and from what friends remembered her telling them about the slaying.This time, she blamed her boyfriend, depicting David Graham as a rapacious, gun-toting crazy.

Some teams expect to win in the big games. Mexico is one of those teams. Behind the pitching and hitting of Nestor Lopez Zamora, Mexico coasted to a 13-2 victory over Hilo, Hawaii, yesterday to win the Cal Ripken World Series for 12-year-olds. The game was played in Aberdeen before 5,561 at Ripken Stadium and a national TV audience. Zamora's pitching and hitting were key for Mexico, which broke the game open with a seven-run fourth inning sparked by Zamora's two-run homer off Jeremy Crivello.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- It's said that Hollywood producers subscribe to Texas Monthly magazine to keep track of stories to convert into bizarre movie plots.The case of Diane Zamora, accused of killing a teen love rival, seems to fit the state's reputation. And the pretrial hype seemed to indicate her capital murder trial would reach O. J. Simpson-like proportions.Court TV network fought for the right to air the trial. The judge in the case agreed to let a newspaper photographer and Court TV's camera operator into his courtroom.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Diane Zamora called her former best friend a "liar" yesterday, a Naval Academy officer "inaccurate," and others who testified against her "confused" when they implicated her in the death of 16-year-old Adrianne Jones.Under intense, rapid-fire questioning from her prosecutor, Zamora called a police officer from the nearby city of Grand Prairie to whom she confessed after her arrest "untrustworthy."Zamora, a former midshipman, was arrested in September 1996 after telling her Naval Academy roommates about Jones' killing.