Archived Updates 1/6/2000 - 9/30/2000
September 30, 2000.
The Tampa Tribune - Sabrina case set for rare hearing
St. Petersburg Times - Judge will weigh legality of recording Aisenbergs
Channel 28 News - Judge wants grand jury transcripts in Aisenberg case
Channel 10 News - Judge wants grand jury transcripts in Aisenberg case
September 29, 2000.
The Tampa Tribune - Judge Wants Grand Jury Transcripts in Case of Missing Baby
The Tampa Tribune - Judge requests jury's minutes
St. Petersburg Times - Aisenberg tapes may be played
August 16, 2000.
Bay News 9 - Aisenberg Recordings.
The Tampa Tribune - Judge: Sabrina tapes are evidence
St. Petersburg Times - Judge: Prosecutors can use secret Aisenberg tapes
August 12, 2000.
The Tampa Tribune - Expert: Tapes show no signs of child abuse
August 10, 2000.
Unable to locate online.
Aisenberg tape battle adds layer TAMPA -- Lawyers for Steve and Marlene Aisenberg say prosecutors improperly disclosed the contents of surveillance.
The fight over the bugged conversations at the center of the Baby Sabrina case flared again Wednesday as federal prosecutors asked a judge to approve disclosure of the secret recordings.
The U.S. Attorney's office told Hillsborough Circuit Chief Judge F. Dennis Alvarez, who approved the electronic surveillance of Steve and Marlene Aisenbergs, that it was asking his permission to introduce the recordings into evidence.
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Much of the alleged contents of the recordings already have been made public by prosecutors, said Tampa lawyer Todd Foster. The federal grand jury that indicted the Aisenbergs must have heard the tapes because the indictment contains portions of the alleged recordings, he said.
Even Alvarez wondered aloud why he was being asked now to approve disclosure.
"They've already been disclosed," he told Assistant U.S. Attorney Rachelle DesVaux-Bedke. "And I can't understand why you're asking me to do something that's already been done."
The prosecutor said it hadn't been necessary to seek approval before.
The Aisenbergs are attacking the recordings on several fronts in hopes of having them suppressed in federal court. The couple allege that investigators misled Alvarez into approving the surveillance and that large portions of the tapes are unintelligible.
DesVaux-Bedke told Alvarez that the defense team's objections to disclosure were just another attempt to suppress the tapes.
Alvarez said he likely wouldn't make a ruling before next week.
By GARY SPROTT
of The Tampa Tribune
August 4, 2000.
We have received a new age progression photo of Sabrina, since Sabrina would now be 3-years-old. Please view Sabrina's Poster.
July 18, 2000.
The Tampa Tribune - Tampa Federal Judge to Review Tapes of Missing Baby's Parents
Bay News 9 - Judge Will Hear Aisenberg Tapes
WFLA News - Federal judge will review Aisenberg tapes
June 3, 2000.
The Tampa Tribune - Prosecutors: Let jury judge Sabrina tapes
May 24, 2000.
The St. Pete Times - Bid to punish Aisenbergs' counsel denied
May 23, 2000.
Bay News 9 - Aisenberg Case Back In The Spotlight
Bay News 9 Archives- Related Stories
WFLA Channel 8 News - More Aisenberg words unintelligible, brief says
The Tampa Tribune - More Aisenberg words unintelligible, brief says
May 16, 2000.
The Tampa Tribune - Aisenberg recordings muddled, expert says
The St. Pete Times - Expert declares Aisenberg evidence inaudible
May 4, 2000.
The Tampa Tribune - Lawyers debate Aisenberg tapes
The St. Pete Times - Prosecutors defend monitoring Aisenbergs
May 3, 2000.
The Tampa Tribune - Sabrina case prosecutors on defensive.
The St. Pete Times - Aisenberg failed polygraph, records say.
April 27, 2000.
The St. Pete Times - Magistrate against stack of motions in Aisenberg case.
April 18, 2000.
The Tampa Tribune - Gag order fought by attorney
April 6, 2000.
The St. Pete Times - Aisenberg lawyers say officers lied to judge.
April 5, 2000.
The Tampa Tribune - Aisenberg prosecutors file more court papers.
April 1, 2000.
The Tampa Tribune - Prosecutors seek gag order on Aisenbergs.
March 30, 2000.
The Tampa Tribune - Aisenbergs say break-in attempt nearby unexplored.
The St. Pete Times - Aisenbergs say break-in attempt went unheeded.
Channel 28 News Video - More Evidence For Aisenbergs.
March 29, 2000.
Bay News 9 Story - Aisenbergs' Attorney Asks for case to be thrown out.
WFLA Local Television - New evidence could shake up Aisenberg case.
March 28, 2000.
Dateline NBC will feature a story regarding Sabrina on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29.
Published in the St. Petersburg Times - Gag order may quiet Aisenberg attorneys.
March 21, 2000. March 20, 2000.
Real Audio News Broadcast on WFTS, Channel 28 in Tampa Aisenbergs Find Footprint. ****
March 17, 2000 Channel 28 - No news is showing presently on this subject, but will soon.
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February 19, 2000 An large article appeared in The St. Petersburg Times Aisenbergs'attorneys fire back at prosecutors. The Gainsville Sun: Parents of missing girl fight prosecutors in court.
The Naples News: Parents of missing baby fight charges in volumes of court documents.
TELEVISION NEWS:
WFLA News: Lawyers
file papers in Aisenberg’s defense. TAMPA, February 18, 2000 – Lawyers for Steve and Marlene Aisenberg filed legal pages of requests and accusations Thursday in an effort to complicate their impending federal trial.
WFTS News: Aisenbergs want a judge to throw out charges. Steve and Marlene Aisenberg want a judge to throw out charges that they faked the disappearance two years ago of their then five-month-old daughter Sabrina.
WTSP News: Aisenbergs in court. Lawyers for Steve and Marlene Aisenberg are back in court Thursday. They are trying to suppress controversial audio tapes of the Valrico couple accused of lying about the disappearance of their baby, Sabrina, two years ago. Investigators say the tapes of wiretapped
conversations between the Aisenbergs reveal the couple knew baby Sabrina was dead. The Aisenbergs’ lawyers plan to argue that the audio tapes are cloudy and clogged with background noise.
Bay News Nine: Defense
Asks To Have Statements Suppressed.
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February 18, 2000 ****
February 17, 2000 Aisenberg couple to stand trial July 5
TAMPA -- Steven and Marlene Aisenberg will face trial in early July in the unsolved 1997 disappearance of their infant daughter, Sabrina, court records show
The Aisenbergs were indicted in September by a federal grand jury in Tampa on conspiracy and false statement charges. They have pleaded not guilty and remain free on bail.
The trial is scheduled to begin JULY 5 at the federal courthouse in Tampa. The charges against the Aisenbergs carry maximum penalties totaling 25 to 30 years for each of them.
Quoted from Tampa Tribune - February 17, 2000. ****
February 04, 2000 ****
January 25, 2000 U.S. Magistrate Mark Pizzo said the issue of the controversial
tape is best left to a jury.
The Aisenbergs have been accused of conspiracy and lying to
investigators about the Nov. 27, 1997, disappearance of their 5-month-old
daughter, Sabrina. They said the baby was abducted, but authorities fear she is
dead.
Federal prosecutors say they secretly taped a conversation in
which Steve Aisenberg said, "I wish I hadn't harmed her...That was the
cocaine."
But the Aisenbergs' lawyer, Barry Cohen insists the tape
doesn't contain those words.
A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Feb. 4. ****
January 20, 2000 ****
January 18, 2000 ****
January 15, 2000 ****
January 14, 2000 The following story was on the back page of the Metro Section
of the Tampa Tribune. It was not found online, so the contents are as follows: -- End of Article -- ****
January 13, 2000 TAMPA -- A judge declined Wednesday to make public an audio cassette that could resolve questions of whether or not Steven Aisenberg talked about hurting his missing daughter Sabrina, or admitted to using cocaine.
TAMPA -- A judge declined Wednesday to make public an audio cassette that could resolve questions of whether or not Steven Aisenberg talked about hurting his missing daughter Sabrina, or admitted to using cocaine.
Attorneys for Aisenberg and his wife, Marlene, filed the cassette as part of a motion Tuesday arguing that federal prosecutors have grossly misinterpreted conversations of the couple picked up by secret listening devices.
While transcripts of the tape have been made public, court clerks declined to provide reporters with a copy. On Wednesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Pizzo issued a directive saying the cassette would not be made public until he has had a chance to look into the matter. An attorney for the St.
Petersburg Times said he plans to challenge that decision today.
----End of Story---- ****
January 12, 2000
An article appeared in The Tampa Tribune - Aisenbergs
ask judge to hear tapes An article appeared in The St. Pete Times - Judge
asked to interpret Aisenberg tape
Listen to the News
Video from Channel 8 News.
Baby Sabrina WFLA Television, Channel 8 aired Aisenbergs’
attorney fires back. ****
January 6/7, 2000
An article appeared in The Tampa Tribune - Snippets
of Aisenberg tapes released Bay News 9 - Aisenberg
Transcript Released
WFLA News - Feds
release Aisenberg transcript
28 News - Aisenberg
transcripts released
Bay News 9: New Information In The Aisenberg Case.
WFLA News:
Defense points to mysterious footprint on Baby Sabrina’s bedding.
AP Florida News: Defense Points to Mysterious Footprint on Missing Child's Bedding.
WTSP News
News Break from local Television Station, WTSP, Channel 10 stated "The Aisenberg attorneys have a new clue regarding who could have take Baby Sabrina. Stay tuned for this news at 6 p.m"
Due to the interview by Barbara Walters on 20/20 tonight of the parents of JonBenet Ramsey's parents, Channel
28 News had an extensive broadcast featuring The Aisenbergs.
An large article appeared in The Tampa Tribune Aisenberg
team alleges misconduct.
TAMPA - Attorneys for Steve and Marlene Aisenberg say prosecutors and investigators have played to win at any cost...
TAMPA -- In defense motions filled with scathing attacks, attorneys for Steven and Marlene Aisenberg claim investigators broke the law by secretly taping the couple's conversations about their missing daughter, Sabrina.
Neighbors with infant told investigators of earlier break-in
An article appeared in The Tampa Tribune Aisenbergs file barrage of papers
The Tampa Tribune
MSNBC - WFLA News reported Feds
to turn over originals of Aisenberg tapes .
Tampa Bay Online reported Government
to Turn Over Originals of Tapes.
Bay News 9 reported THE
AISENBERGS' TRIAL DATE IS STILL UP IN THE AIR.
Channel 28 News reported Government
to turn over originals of tapes .
TAMPA -- Judge Won't Listen to Aisenberg Tape. A federal magistrate refused
Monday to intervene in a dispute over a secretly recorded conversation that
prosecutors say implicates Steve and Marlene Aisenberg in the disappearance of
their baby.
An article appeared in The St. Pete Times Aisenberg
defense's claims are 'outrageous,' prosecutors say.
TAMPA -- Federal prosecutors struck back Wednesday at allegations of misconduct
raised by Steven and Marlene Aisenberg, saying the only unethical behavior has
come from the couple's defense attorneys.
An article appeared in The St. Pete Times Review
of Aisenberg secret tape stymied
An article appeared in The Tampa Tribune Magistrate
says he will not listen to tape of Aisenbergs
We now have the story Aisenberg
tape review sought.
Aisenberg Tape Review Sought
TAMPA -- Defense lawyers renewed their call Thursday for a federal magistrate to
independently evaluate secret tape recordings made of conversation between Steve
and Marlene Aisenberg.
Prosecutors say the tapes reveal that Steve Aisenberg implied he harmed his
5-month-old daughter, Sabrina, and blamed his actions on cocaine. They said
Aisenberg's comments were picked up by a bug planted in the couple's Valrico
home shortly after Sabrina was reported missing in November 1997.
The tapes have become pivotal in the Aisenberg's indictment on charges of
conspiracy and making false statements in the case.
But the couple's lawyer said this week they can't find the disputed comments on
the tapes, and they asked U.S. Magistrate Mark A. Pizzo to review them.
In court papers filed Thursday, the lawyers question prosecutors' intentions and
point to at least three unrelated cases in which the conduct of Tampa-based
federal prosecutors has been criticized. None involve the government lawyers
prosecuting the Aisenbergs
The defense lawyers say Steve Aisenberg has never used cocaine.
This is a direct quote from The Tampa Tribune.
The St. Petersburg Times ran this story: Aisenberg
tape not yet public. Story is below.
A lawyer for Sabrina Aisenberg's parents responds to last week's release of apparently incriminating tapes of his clients' phone conversations. This is the latest development in a five-year investigation to solve the disappearance of Baby Sabrina.
An article appeared in The St. Pete Times - Transcript
mentions drug, not baby
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