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Monday, June 10, 2013  Federal prosecutors don't oppose adding a death penalty expert to the defense team for a man charged with raping a 10-year-old girl and killing Lori Bresnahan in Clay but say it may be premature.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  59-4 vote would allow prosecutors quicker access to sealed juvenile court records in sex crime cases.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Congressman Dan Maffei (D, New York) recently wrote a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, demanding the Justice Department investigate the Syracuse U.S. Probation Office for the Northern District of New York and its failure to properly monitor Clay murder and kidnapping suspect David Renz.

Sunday, May 12, 2013  Michael Benny's exclusive series of interviews with Bill Cregg begin airing Monday at 5pm on CBS 5 and NBC 3.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  A Cleveland man arrested after three women missing for a decade were found alive at his run-down home was charged Wednesday with kidnapping and raping them.

Monday, April 29, 2013  State Senator John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, has proposed legislation that would allow for Family Court Clerks to provide juvenile records to prosecutors when a defendant is charged with a sex offense. Currently, those records are automatically sealed.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The case of accused murderer and child rapist David Renz may result in a significant change in the way sealed juvenile records of sex offenses are handled.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A federal trial date is set for the child pornography charges against the man accused of killing a Liverpool school librarian.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Less than two weeks after a Syracuse-area man was charged with killing a woman and raping a 10-year-old girl who was with her during a carjacking, the state Senate has voted to increase penalties for carjacking vehicles with a child inside.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Police have surrounded a house in northern New York while searching for a person believed to have opened fire on two others, possibly in retribution for a botched kidnapping.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Trending on CNY Central is a compilation of the most clicked on stories and most watched videos of the week. We’ve also included a few top stories you may have missed.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Officials have permitted us to release photos of David Renz, 29, on Thursday, giving the public its first look at the man accused of killing a Liverpool school librarian and raping a child in Clay last Friday.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  A woman claiming to be a prior victim of David Renz claims Renz sexually abused her in 1999, when she was 9-years-old and he was a teenager. The Onondaga County District Attorney's is looking into her claims.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Authorities say a New York man who served time in prison for kidnapping is back behind bars after he stalked a woman and led police on a chase that ended in a crash

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  An intense search is underway on Verplank Road in the Town of Clay where Lori Bresnahan was murdered Thursday night. Police have been searching the area on and off since the murder, but neighbors say Monday’s search is the most intense it has been. About 45 officials are going side-by-side through the area.