Today: September 14, 2024
Today: September 14, 2024

Murder

Crime

23-year-old Vermont man charged with killing 82-year-old neighbor

A Vermont man faces charges in the murder of his 82-year-old neighbor, who authorities say was sexually assaulted before being killed.  Darren Martell, 23, appeared in court, where he pleaded not guilty to a charge of aggravated murder in connection with the death of Roberta Martin. Franklin County State’s Attorney Bram Kranichfeld described the incident as “a terrible tragedy for our community.” Authorities discovered Martin’s body in a wooded area approximately one mile from her residence. Martell, residing in a trailer near the victim’s residence, is alleged to have forcibly entered Martin’s house, sexually assaulting her, and subsequently murdering her,

September 10, 2024
23-year-old Vermont man charged with killing 82-year-old neighbor
Crime

Woman reaches out to notorious killer for insight on sister's death

A Connecticut woman has written to a convicted serial killer, seeking information about her sister's unsolved murder from 1975. Maryann Collette, whose sister Patricia Newsom was found dead at age 18, has reached out to Richard Cottingham, known as the 'Torso Killer,' in an attempt to gain new insights into the decades-old case

September 03, 2024
Woman reaches out to notorious killer for insight on sister's death
Crime

Man wrongfully accused of murder is released from prison after 34 years

A Missouri man who spent more than three decades in prison for a murder he didn't commit was released last week. 52-year-old Christopher Dunn was incarcerated for a murder in 1990

August 05, 2024
Man wrongfully accused of murder is released from prison after 34 years
Crime

Vigils held in Baltimore for 2 children killed in last 2 weeks

Vigils held in Baltimore for 2 children killed in last 2 weeks

July 24, 2024
Vigils held in Baltimore for 2 children killed in last 2 weeks
Crime|News|Political

Missouri Supreme Court halts release of man with overturned conviction as he was about to go free

The Missouri Supreme Court has halted the immediate release of a man whose murder conviction was overturned — just as the man was about to walk free

July 24, 2024
Missouri Supreme Court halts release of man with overturned conviction as he was about to go free
News

Alex Murdaugh makes his first appearance in court since his murder trial

Disbarred South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh has appeared publicly for the first time since a murder trial where he was found guilty of fatally shooting his wife and youngest son

September 14, 2023
Alex Murdaugh makes his first appearance in court since his murder trial
News

Captured Pennsylvania fugitive tells officials he planned to head to Canada or Puerto Rico

A murderer who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail and was captured two weeks later told authorities he'd been planning to carjack someone and flee to Canada or Puerto Rico

September 14, 2023
Captured Pennsylvania fugitive tells officials he planned to head to Canada or Puerto Rico
News

Minnesota man acquitted of killing 3 people, wounding 2 others in case that hinged on alibi defense

A judge has acquitted a Minnesota man accused of killing three people and wounding two others in St. Paul in a case that hinged on an alibi defense

September 17, 2023
Minnesota man acquitted of killing 3 people, wounding 2 others in case that hinged on alibi defense
News

A suspect has been arrested in the ambush killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy

A man has been arrested in the ambush killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who was shot as he sat in a patrol car

September 18, 2023
A suspect has been arrested in the ambush killing of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy
News|Sports|World

Oscar Pistorius is eligible for parole after serving half of his murder sentence, new documents say

New court documents show Oscar Pistorius was eligible for parole in March under South African law

September 20, 2023
Oscar Pistorius is eligible for parole after serving half of his murder sentence, new documents say
News

A grandmother seeks justice for Native Americans after thousands of unsolved deaths, disappearances

Kaysera Stops Pretty Places’ death remains unsolved four years after her body was found in a Native American reservation border town

September 21, 2023
A grandmother seeks justice for Native Americans after thousands of unsolved deaths, disappearances
News|World

A serial killer pleads guilty in Rwanda to killing 14 people

A serial killer in Rwanda has pleaded guilty at a court saying he killed 14 people

September 21, 2023
A serial killer pleads guilty in Rwanda to killing 14 people
News

2 teens held in fatal bicyclist hit-and-run video case appear in adult court in Las Vegas

Two teenagers have made initial appearances in adult court in Las Vegas where prosecutors say they'll face murder and other charges in the video-recording crash of an allegedly stolen car into a bicyclist — killing the man

September 21, 2023
2 teens held in fatal bicyclist hit-and-run video case appear in adult court in Las Vegas
News|World

Some UK police put down guns after an officer is charged with murder in the shooting of a Black man

London’s police force says some officers are refusing to conduct armed patrols after a colleague was charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed Black man

September 24, 2023
Some UK police put down guns after an officer is charged with murder in the shooting of a Black man
News

More charges filed against 2 teens held in fatal bicyclist hit-and-run video case in Las Vegas

Prosecutors have filed additional criminal charges against two teenagers being held as adults in the video-recorded killing of a retired former Southern California police chief

September 25, 2023
More charges filed against 2 teens held in fatal bicyclist hit-and-run video case in Las Vegas
News|Political

Remains found of Colorado woman Suzanne Morphew, who went missing on Mother's Day in 2020

Authorities say investigators have found the remains of a Colorado woman who went for a bike ride on Mother's Day 2020 and never returned

September 27, 2023
Remains found of Colorado woman Suzanne Morphew, who went missing on Mother's Day in 2020
Business|News|Technology

Man arrested in killing of Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere was released from prison in 2022

Baltimore police have arrested a man in the killing of a Baltimore tech entrepreneur last week as authorities alleged the suspect was in the midst of a violent rampage that also included a recent rape, arson and attempted murder

September 28, 2023
Man arrested in killing of Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere was released from prison in 2022
News|Political

Suzanne Morphew's remains found 3 years after she went missing in Colorado. What happened to her?

The discovery of Suzanne Morphew’s remains three years after the Colorado woman went missing is raising new questions about what happened to her

September 28, 2023
Suzanne Morphew's remains found 3 years after she went missing in Colorado. What happened to her?
News

The boyfriend of a Navajo woman has been convicted of fatally shooting her in emblematic case

The boyfriend of a Navajo woman whose case was emblematic of a movement launched to draw attention to an epidemic of missing and slain Indigenous women was convicted of first-degree murder in her fatal shooting

September 28, 2023
The boyfriend of a Navajo woman has been convicted of fatally shooting her in emblematic case
World

Prosecutors charge suspect in 1996 shooting of US rapper Tupac Shakur

A Nevada grand jury has indicted a former gang leader with the murder of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur three decades ago, a breakthrough in a case that was a defining moment

July 02, 2024
Prosecutors charge suspect in 1996 shooting of US rapper Tupac Shakur
News

Suspect in killing of Baltimore tech entrepreneur held without bail

The man accused of killing Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere last week and a rape and arson days earlier will be held without bail pending trial in those cases

September 29, 2023
Suspect in killing of Baltimore tech entrepreneur held without bail
News|Political

Philadelphia journalist who advocated for homeless and LGBTQ+ communities shot and killed at home

Authorities say a journalist and advocate who rose from homelessness and addiction to serve as a spokesperson for Philadelphia’s most vulnerable was shot and killed at his home early Monday

October 02, 2023
Philadelphia journalist who advocated for homeless and LGBTQ+ communities shot and killed at home
Entertainment|News|Political

Suspect charged in rapper Tupac Shakur's fatal shooting makes first court appearance in Las Vegas

The man facing a murder charge in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas 27 years ago has made his first court appearance

October 04, 2023
Suspect charged in rapper Tupac Shakur's fatal shooting makes first court appearance in Las Vegas
Entertainment|News

Prosecutors accuse rapper YNW Melly of witness tampering as his murder retrial looms

Florida prosecutors have charged rapper YNW Melly with witness tampering ahead of his retrial on double murder charges

October 04, 2023
Prosecutors accuse rapper YNW Melly of witness tampering as his murder retrial looms
World

Tupac's alleged killer has arraignment delayed by Las Vegas judge

A former gang member charged in the 1996 murder of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur made his first appearance in a Las Vegas court on Wednesday and was granted a two-week delay to

April 26, 2024
Tupac's alleged killer has arraignment delayed by Las Vegas judge

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