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2A DETROIT FREE PRESS MONDAY, JANUARY 1 0 2 0 0 0 BATHTUBS IP Repair Kemoael Kegiaze JOHN X. MILLER The Nation Oldest And Largest Hegmzing company Visit Our Showroom Or Call For FreeSrochure UNIQUE REFINISHERS (734) 459-9900 (800) 235-6557 VVp SppcalM In Antiaiie Tut A Snk Restorations HEARING I Man accused of killing, mutilating wife When errors get printed, newsroom gets involved Pfiercedcs-Benz 2000 NOW AVAILABLE! C-230 For Base Price MIDWEST LARGEST INVENTORY 30 Available for IMMEDIATE DELIVERY! ESTATE MOTORS LTD. 248-644-8400 36600 Woodward Bloomfield Hills, Ml 48304 'Not including shipping, tax, and plate fee. pp inn reasons behind them. Included in that summary are the number of calls and e-mails received.

summarize the information in monthly report that I discuss with Executive Editor Bob- -McGruder and Managing Editor Carole Leigh Hutton. The report tracks the kinds of errors, such as location, names, phone numbers, addition and subtraction, quotes, and factual errors that don't fall under the aforementioned. I'm still refining that report, and after more discussion, I will post and distribute it to editors to aid the newsroom in examining errors and potential solutions. This process isn't new. Julie Topping, the Free Press' former reader representative, did the same.

The next step, which is being worked on by me and others at the newspaper, is to help the newspaper recognize its credibility and accuracy shortfalls and devise ways of fixing them. One area where tracking corrections has helped is photo captions. During a two-week period in November, we had several caption errors. So I met with the newspaper's copy desks to alert them to the trend and to raise their awareness. For December, we improved, though we still had two caption errors.

The goal is zero. We can attribute some of the decrease increased scrutiny. The monthly report will also used this year to begin a dialogue in the newsroom about credibility and accuracy as it relates to reporting, editing and production of the newspaper. Reach JOHN X. MILLER, public editor, at 313-222-2441 or 800-678-7771.

His column appears twice a month. CERAMIC TILE Lease or DRINK WATER! You need 6-8 glasses every day to stay I healthy. Never wait for 1 thirst as an Indication of how much to drink The Surgson General has determined thai flack ot physical activity is detrimental to your health 1 and restaurants ry rvnnnn r. I W7s mm ltt I i mm) I si i 4- I I I KNOW readers wonder what happens when the Free Press makes a mistake prints the wrong name, the wrong address, wrong telephone. Who follows up? Does anyone at the newspaper care? A lot of people care.

We know that accuracy is vital to credibility, which is vital to the relationship we have with you. You've seen the Getting It Straight section that appears each day. Dealing with the error does not stop there. We want people to be held accountable for those errors. When someone alerts us to a potential error, the person whose name is on the story, photograph or graphic is notified immediately, along with his or her editor.

The person responsible then tracks down the correct information. That correction is sent to me. I place it in the Page 2A Getting It Straight column. A correction form is filled out by the person responsible. After the correction is printed, the department heads have to sign off on the explanation and state what action they are taking to prevent such a mistake from happening again.

The explanation then goes to the executive editor. He reviews the explanations and then they go into the employees' files. At other times during the year, and especially when they receive their annual performance review, the employees have their corrections discussed again. Each month, I compile the -daily corrections and track the GETTING IT STRAIGHT The Free Press corrects all errors of fact. If you know of an error, please call John X.

Miller, public editor, at 313-222-2441 or 800-678-7771 anytime. Or you CONTACT US To start or stop delivery, or to report a delivery problem: 313-222-6500, 800-395-3300 To give us a news tip: 313-222-6600 To get a back copy: 313-222-6876 LOTTERY Michigan Saturday Daily 3 and Daily 4: Midday 976 and 7083 Evening 836 and 2911 Lotto 7,13,14,15,43,46 Jackpot winners' None Wed. jackpot $2.1 million Tue. Big Game $9 million I a to be To To then decide to kill someone," he said. Schwartz said that Islam is a hunter and used to clean animals in his basement, suggesting that the blood could belong to previous hunting prey.

Ha-shook off stemming from Carroll's testimony that Islam was crying in his cell Friday night and told police, "Don't look at me. I'm a criminal. I did a bad thing." Carroll also testified that Islam waived his rights Friday and told investigators that he arranged for some people to harm Tracy Islam, "but did not want her killed." Kellie Gleason, an assistant prosecuting attorney for the prosecutor's office, handled the arraignment but declined comment afterwards. Carroll testified that there are reports of an argument Dec. 19 between the Islams after Tracy Islam was overheard on the telephone by her husband talking to the male friend in England.

And the morning of Dec. 20, Azizul Islam told his children that their mother had left the house and he didn't know where she was, Carroll said at the hearing. Neighbors said TV news trucks and police officers have taken over the cul-de-sac during the past several days. Ann Bennethum said she and her fiance, Brian Slater, have lived next door to Islam for the past year and a half and never saw his wife. "He was outside all the time seemed like a friendly guy," Bennethum said.

"But we never saw his wife not once." In August, Bennethum said Islam told her that his wife had moved back to England. "He was upset, almost in tears, and talked about it during several encounters," she said. "He told us his wife was very unhappy here." Mark Davison, who lives two houses away, said Islam knocked on his door a week ago and asked him to help him with a problem on his computer. "It was way out of the blue," Davison said. "I just found it to be odd." Anyone with additional information is asked to call Plymouth police at 734-453-1234, ext.

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Islam is charged with first-degree murder, a felony punishable by life in prison, and mutilation of a dead body, a felony that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years upon conviction. There's a hitch that Azizul Islam's attorney Michael A. Schwartz of Southfield is quick to point out: The body parts have not been confirmed to be those of Tracy Islam. Identification has been hampered by an apparent obliteration of the victim's fingertips, he said. "We don't even know if Tracy Islam is dead," said Schwartz after the hearing.

Carroll said: Azizul Islam and his 35-year-old wife separated in August, and she returned to her native England. Tracy Islam flew to Detroit on Dec. 16 to visit the couple's children, Joseph, 16, and Anna, 14, until Christmas Eve. On Dec. 20, a male friend in England called police to report her missing after being unable to reach her.

A local friend was supposed to have dinner with Tracy Islam on Dec. 20 and never heard from her. Azizul Islam told police his wife left their Roe Street home in Plymouth early Dec. 20 and never returned. Her return airline ticket for Dec.

24 has not been cashed in. Carroll also testified that a search of Islam's residence with a cadaver dog turned up possible human blood on a paint roller and mop discovered in his basement. The concrete basement floor had been freshly painted and blood was also discovered underneath the coat of paint. Kevin Simowski, director of the homicide unit in the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, said, "There's a lot of circumstantial evidence in this case that led to the warrant." "Anything that is a possible source of DNA from the house in Plymouth, the Dumpster in Dearborn, the torso outside Toledo will be analyzed to detetmirfeAvhether there is DNA and whether that DNA came from the same source." After listening to the testimony in 34th District Court, Judge Charlotte Wirth ruled that Islam be held without bond. He was taken to the Wayne County Jail and a preliminary examination is set for 9 a.m.

on Jan. 21. Schwartz asked that Islam be released on his own recognizance, pointing out that he has no prior criminal record and has lived in the area for 10 years. Islam, a native of Bangladesh, has a PhD in biochemistry from the University of London and has been a U.S. citizen for 15 years, Schwartz said.

He works as vice president of an electroplating company in Plymouth, Schwartz said. "His roots, his children, his entire life is here," he told Wirth. Schwartz said Azizul Islam and his wife had amicably agreed to divorce and she had signed over the deed to the Plymouth home to him. They also had plans to meet with a divorce lawyer on Dec. 20, he said.

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