Article: Killer found victim shopping for baby clothes

Undated police handout photo of Michelle Bica, whose body ...
KRT Photos;  October 3, 2000 ;     326 words ... ... SLUGGED: PREGNANTWOMAN POLICE HANDOUT PHOTOGRAPH VIA AKRON BEACON JOURNAL (October 3) Undated police handout photo of Michelle Bica, whose body was found in a bedroom of her Ravenna, Ohio house on Tuesday October 3, 2000. Her death, of an apparent ...

Article: Friends say husband couldn't know wife stole baby from woman's ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 4, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... 59 p.m. Monday, Thomas Bica, 41, had a family ... this small town. But Thomas Bica is now the object of ... in his hometown. Michelle Bica claimed for months to ... Ravenna. Kline gave Thomas Bica his first job at Lange ...

Article: Woman suspected of stealing baby from womb had troubled ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 3, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... than an uncle to Michelle Bica. He also sold ... their house from Thomas Bica's parents ... But who was Michelle Bica? And could this ... Michelle and Thomas Bica married Dec ... said outside of Michelle Bica having a loud ...

Article: Questions, pain follow pregnant woman's murder: ; Town struggles ...
Charleston Gazette;  October 8, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... Neighbors described Thomas Bica as a friendly man who ... fiction and deception," Thomas Bica, 41, said in a statement Friday. "Thomas Bica and family members truly ... psychotic The depth of Michelle Bica's deception shocked ...

Article: Ohio baby theft dramatic, but not uncommon.
United Press International;  October 9, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... 8 (UPI) Tom and Michelle Bica started last week joyously ... and prosecutors say Michelle Bica kidnapped 23-year ... they do not believe Thomas Bica was aware of his wife ... county jail guard. Michelle Bica was facing criminal ...

Article: SUIT SAYS HOT PICKLE HURT WOMAN'S CHIN
The Columbian;  October 8, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... other. Theresa Andrews told Michelle Bica that she was due to give ... birth to a boy at home. When Thomas Bica, a county corrections officer ... her. Neighbors described Thomas Bica as a friendly man who stutters ... fiction and deception," Thomas Bica, 41, said in a ...

Article: FAMILY SUES SUSPECT'S SPOUSE.(NEWS)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  April 3, 2001 ;     324 words ... ... The $1 million lawsuit against Thomas Bica, who was cleared by police and ... the case. Authorities have said Michelle Bica, 39, of Ravenna, acted alone ... Flynn of Ravenna, who represents Thomas Bica, said he does not see any validity ...