Articles tagged with murder
Tue, May 22, 2012
Mayor seeks more federal help to slash New Orleans murder rate
By Kathy Finn
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu asked the federal government on Tuesday for more help fighting a murder epidemic ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Five Oregon family members dead in suspected murder-suicide
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A mother and her three young children were found dead in a burning house in Salem, Oregon, on Tuesday and police ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Jennifer Hudson Murder Trial: Verdict Has Been Reached
By Michael Arbeiter, Hollywood.com Staff
A verdict has been reached in the trial surrounding the murder of American Idol star Jennifer Hudson's ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Mother in Mississippi kidnap-murder case faces new charges
By Timothy Ghianni
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Prosecutors have added new, more serious charges against the mother of a man suspected of killing a Tennessee ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
Jennifer Hudson Murder Trial: Verdict Has Been Reached
By Michael Arbeiter, Hollywood.com Staff
A verdict has been reached in the trial surrounding the murder of American Idol star Jennifer Hudson's ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
California biker gets life term for murder of Hells Angels leader
By Emmett Berg
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A member of the Mongols motorcycle gang was sentenced to life in federal prison without parole on Wednesday ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Murder of Honduran reporter blamed on drug gangs
By Gustavo Palencia
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A prominent Honduran radio journalist was killed by drug gangs in retaliation for a government crackdown on cartels, the ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Retired Los Angeles detective arrested for murder in Hawaii
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A retired Los Angeles Police Department homicide detective has been arrested in Hawaii, accused of murdering his wife ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
Trauma experts help question girls in murder, abduction case
By Emily Le Coz and Tim Ghianni
(Reuters) - Child trauma specialists are helping investigators interview two girls about being seized by a man who ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Man wanted in a Mississippi murder may be in West Michigan
WEST MICHIGAN (WKZO)-- Police agencies all over West Michigan are asking the public to look out for a man who is wanted for questioning ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Man wanted in a Mississippi murder may be in West Michigan
WEST MICHIGAN (WKZO)-- Police agencies all over West Michigan are asking the public to look out for a man who is wanted for questioning ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Man wanted in a Mississippi murder may be in West Michigan
WEST MICHIGAN (WKZO)-- Police agencies all over West Michigan are asking the public to look out for a man who is wanted for questioning ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Suspect in U.S. murder and kidnapping dead, two girls alive
By Emily Le Coz
ALPINE COMMUNITY, Mississippi (Reuters) - The most-wanted fugitive in America shot himself dead on Thursday, but the two girls he was ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Suspect in Tennessee murder, kidnap may be getting help, officials say
By Emily Le Coz
TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Investigators involved in the manhunt for Adam Mayes, the fugitive charged with kidnapping two Tennessee girls after ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Tennessee murder, kidnap suspect now top U.S. fugitive
By Emily Le Coz
GUNTOWN, Mississippi (Reuters) - The man suspected of killing a Tennessee woman and her teenage daughter in order to kidnap the ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Suspect in Tennessee kidnap case charged with murder
(Reuters) - The man being sought for kidnapping four members of a Tennessee family has been charged with murdering the family's mother and oldest ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
Trial begins of Alaska militia members accused in murder plot
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Jury selection began on Monday in the conspiracy trial of three Alaska militia members accused of plotting to ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
Neo-Nazi suspected in Arizona murder-suicide
By David Schwartz
GILBERT, Arizona (Reuters) - The Neo-Nazi founder of an anti-immigrant border militia is believed to have shot and killed four people before ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
FBI, volunteers search Coast Guard station in Alaska murder case
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Scores of volunteers on Wednesday helped the FBI search Alaska's Kodiak Island near a U.S. Coast ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
California teen charged with Lamborghini theft, attempted murder
By Ronnie Cohen
SAN RAFAEL, California (Reuters) - A California teenager arrested for a drive-by shooting has also been charged with stealing a Lamborghini sports ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Colorado prosecutors using DNA to free man convicted of 1994 murder
By Ellen Miller
GRAND JUNCTION, Co. (Reuters) - Colorado prosecutors, citing new DNA proof of innocence, asked a judge on Monday to free a man ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Body found in Washington state bunker after police siege
(Reuters) - A body police believe to be that of a man suspected of killing his wife and daughter was found in a mountainside bunker ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Texas executes man for 2002 murder
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - Texas executed a man on Thursday for killing a convenience store worker and wounding two female employees ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
Arizona executes killer who showed no remorse
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A defiant killer who asked for no mercy, shunned a clemency hearing and railed against immigrants at his sentencing ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Man stops policeman, confesses to Oklahoma murder 25 years ago
By Steve Olafson
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A homeless man walked up to a policeman in Montana last week and confessed to involvement in the ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Jennifer Hudson says always disliked man accused of killing her family
By Mary Wisniewski
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Grammy and Oscar winning singer and actress Jennifer Hudson testified on Monday that she had known the man charged ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Gun in USC robbery tested for links to murder of Chinese students
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Four students were robbed at gunpoint near the University of Southern California on Wednesday, and investigators were testing ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Ohio executes Mark Wiles for murder of teenage boy in 1985
By Kim Palmer
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Ohio on Wednesday executed a 49-year-old farm hand who murdered a teenage boy after the man was caught stealing ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Exclusive: China's Bo backed, then blocked murder probe against his wife: sources
By Chris Buckley
CHONGQING, China (Reuters) - Chinese politician Bo Xilai initially agreed to a police probe of his wife's role in the murder ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
Teen charged with murder of 9 immigrants in Texas crash
By Jared Taylor
PALMVIEW, Texas (Reuters) - A 15-year-old boy was charged with nine counts of murder in juvenile court on Monday after he lost ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Reward offered in Los Angeles murder of two Chinese students
By R.T. Watson
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police investigating the shooting deaths of two University of Southern California graduate students from China posted a ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Tulsa shooting suspects charged with murder, hate crimes
By Steve Olafson
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Prosecutors brought murder and hate-crime charges on Friday against two white men arrested in the shootings of four ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Murder Trial in Death of Hope Grad Continues
KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC) - The jury in the Bret Frame murder trial yesterday heard from a number of expert and law enforcement officials, as well ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Murder Charges Filed in Death of Plainwell Woman
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - Everybody says they seemed like a perfectly happy loving couple. Jeffrey Witt and Amy Kortokrax Hartman weren’t married, but they ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Bail hearing set for shooter of Florida teen Trayvon Martin
By Barbara Liston
SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - George Zimmerman, charged with killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, will remain in police custody for at least ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Florida serial killer faces execution for teen's murder
By Michael Peltier
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) - A serial killer convicted of murdering six women in Florida in the early 1980s is scheduled to be executed ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
China leadership succession back to old disorderly self
By Brian Rhoads
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A rising star is ejected from China's Politburo and faces trial for violations of Communist Party discipline ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Ex-student charged with murder in California shooting rampage
By Laird Harrison
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A former nursing student was charged with murder and attempted murder on Wednesday in a shooting rampage that ...
Sat, March 31, 2012
Iraqi-American murder highlights anti-Muslim hate crimes
By Mary Slosson
EL CAJON, Calif (Reuters) - The murder of an Iraqi-American mother in a close-knit refugee community on the outskirts of San Diego ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
FBI assisting in murder investigation of Iraqi woman
By Marty Graham
EL CAJON (Reuters) - The FBI is assisting in the murder investigation of an Iraqi-American mother who died after being severely beaten ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Federal agents kill man in phony murder-for-hire plot
By Jared Taylor
MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. federal agent shot dead one of four men facing arrest in South Texas for being ...
Mon, March 26, 2012
Arrangements Finalized for Couple Involved in Holland Twp. Murder-Suicide
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Arrangements are finalized for the Holland area couple killed in a murder-suicide last Thursday. Jamie Cook, whose family is referring to ...
Sun, March 25, 2012
Regan jailed for lying to cops over murder
Regan, who had a longrunning role in popular U.K. drama series Brookside, drove a gunman to and from the location of the hit ...
Sat, March 24, 2012
Regan jailed for lying to cops over murder
Regan, who had a longrunning role in popular U.K. drama series Brookside, drove a gunman to and from the location of the hit ...
Sat, March 24, 2012
Investigation into Murder-Suicide in Holland Continues
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - Investigators continue to probe the circumstances that led to a murder-suicide at a Holland Township residence on Thursday night. Aaron Brown ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Regan jailed for lying to cops over murder
Regan, who had a longrunning role in popular U.K. drama series Brookside, drove a gunman to and from the location of the hit ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
U.S. soldier charged with 17 murders in Afghan killings
By Rob Taylor and Jack Kimball
KABUL (Reuters) - A U.S. Army sergeant was formally charged with 17 counts of murder on Friday for ...
Fri, March 23, 2012
Investigators Probing Apparent Murder-Suicide at Holland Twp. Home
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC) - An apparently tumultuous marriage of a Holland area couple in their early 30’s ended tragically last night.
According to Ottawa ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Regan jailed for lying to cops over murder
Regan, who had a longrunning role in popular U.K. drama series Brookside, drove a gunman to and from the location of the hit ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Mississippi executes man for 1995 brutal murder
By Robbie Ward
STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi man convicted of brutally murdering a convenience store clerk in 1995 was put to death by ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Soldier expected to be charged Friday in Afghan killings
By David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Army staff sergeant is expected to be formally charged on Friday with 17 counts of murder ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Kentucky court overturns murder conviction, cites testimony on Furby toy
By James B. Kelleher
(Reuters) - Kentucky's Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction on Thursday of a man accused of killing his girlfriend, saying ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Mississippi set to execute man for 1995 brutal murder
By Robbie Ward
STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi man convicted of brutally murdering a convenience store clerk in 1995 is scheduled to be put ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
McCluskie's brother charged with her murder
Law enforcement officials hauled a headless and limbless torso out of Regent's Canal in London on 6 March (12) and cops have since ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Arizona executes man for murder of philanthropist
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The killer of a Phoenix-area philanthropist who was injected with battery acid and strangled during a 1991 robbery of ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Maryland drops charges against doctors over late-term abortions
By Joe Danielewicz
(Reuters) - A Maryland prosecutor has dropped murder charges against two doctors accused of performing late-term abortions on fetuses that could have ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Gentz Charged with Murder in Bashara Case
DETROIT (WKZO) -- Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged 48-year-old Joseph Gentz with first degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Kennedy kin Skakel murder sentence affirmed
(Reuters) - Kennedy relative Michael Skakel was denied a reduction in his sentence of 20 years to life in prison for the 1975 murder of ...
Sun, March 04, 2012
'Revenge' Recap: Daniel Faces the Consequences of Tyler's Murder
S1E16: Revenge is a show that thrives on suspense. Even when Emily's not striking with vengeance at her enemies, the show manages to ...
Sat, March 03, 2012
Armored car driver sought in murder and theft of $2.3 million
(Reuters) - A Pittsburgh armored car driver sought in the murder of a co-worker and theft of about $2.3 million is the target of ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
Philadelphia man acquitted in 41-year-old murder
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - An elderly Pennsylvania inmate convicted of shooting a police officer in 1966 but cleared of his murder when the officer died 41 ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
Classes resume at Ohio school four days after shooting
By Shannon Stapleton
CHARDON, Ohio (Reuters) - Classes resumed on Friday at Chardon High School, four days after a 17-year-old opened fire in a cafeteria ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Suspect in Ohio school shooting charged with murder
CHARDON, Ohio (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Ohio on Thursday formally charged 17-year-old T.J. Lane with three counts of aggravated murder, two counts of aggravated ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Former U.S. resident convicted at Guantanamo of murder
By Jane Sutton
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) -
A former CIA "ghost prisoner" who grew up in the Baltimore area admitted ...
Thu, February 23, 2012
Battle Creek Murder Suspect Awaits Charges
BATTLE CREEK (WKZO) -- They were long-time friends and roommates but something must have boiled over because detectives say that 52-year-old Robert Curtis Nelson beat ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
Florida executes man for woman's 1980 murder
By Michael Peltier
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida executed a 65-year-old man on Wednesday who had spent more than three decades on death row for ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
Besham Sugrim Found Guilty of Premeditated Murder
KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The jury in the Besham Sugrim murder trial has come back with a guilty verdict, calling the experience life changing, and the ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
Florida set to execute man for 1980 murder
By Michael Peltier
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida is scheduled on Wednesday to execute a 65-year-old man who has spent more than three decades on ...
Tue, February 14, 2012
Arsenal found in home of "defriending" murder suspect
By Tim Ghianni
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Authorities investigating a double murder in Tennessee believed to have been sparked by a Facebook "defriending" have discovered ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Facebook "defriending" led to double murder, police say
By Tim Ghianni
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - A Tennessee couple who "defriended" a woman on Facebook were murdered in their home by the jilted woman ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
Ex-TV producer sent to Mexico to face murder charge
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former producer of the reality TV show "Survivor" was extradited to Mexico on Wednesday to stand trial for the 2010 ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
Jury selected in murder trial of Virginia lacrosse player
By Ian Simpson
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (Reuters) - A jury was seated Wednesday and opening statements were underway in the first-degree murder trial of a former ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
Jury nearly chosen for murder trial of lacrosse player
By Ian Simpson
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va (Reuters) - A judge told 28 potential jurors to return to court on Wednesday as jury selection neared completion in ...
Tue, February 07, 2012
Jury nearly chosen for murder trial of lacrosse player
By Ian Simpson
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va (Reuters) - The pool of potential jurors narrowed to about two dozen on Tuesday in jury selection for the first-degree ...
Sat, February 04, 2012
Charges dropped against U.S. soldier in Afghan murder
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has dismissed all charges against the last of five soldiers to face a court-martial ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Army drops charges against last soldier in Afghan murder case
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has dismissed all charges against the last of five soldiers to face a court-martial ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Man Accused in Hope College Grad's Murder to Not Contest Lesser Charges
KALAMAZOO, MI (WHTC) - The man accused of second-degree murder in the drunken driving death of Hope College graduate Justin Bailey and passenger Mark Angelocci ...
Sun, January 29, 2012
Three in custody for quintuple murder in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Three men were in police custody on Monday in connection with a quintuple murder at a bullet-riddled house in a working ...
Tue, January 24, 2012
Rockefeller imposter ordered to stand trial for murder
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A German man who once posed as a member of the wealthy Rockefeller family was ordered on Tuesday to stand trial ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
Man gets life for millionaire's murder in fraud scheme
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A judge sentenced a former financial adviser to life in prison without parole on Friday for strangling a ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
Mans gets life for millionaire's murder in fraud scheme
(Reuters) - A judge in Southern California on Friday sentenced a former financial advisor to life in prison for strangling a wealthy biotech executive and ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
Rising murder rate may spoil Mardi Gras party
By Mark Guarino
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A rash of murders has City Hall on the defensive just as Mardi Gras season is getting under ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Rockefeller imposter hearing weighs possible murder charge
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A German man who once posed as a member of the wealthy Rockefeller family appeared in a suburban ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
Accused California hair salon gunman indicted on murder charges
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man accused of killing eight people at a California hair salon in October while out for revenge ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
Vermont nursing assistant accused of insulin-induced murder
By Jason McLure
LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - A Vermont nursing assistant was charged with second-degree murder on Tuesday after allegedly injecting a healthy non-diabetic ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Mother sentenced to 45 years for murder of son, 6
By Zach Howard
(Reuters) - A Texas woman who admitted killing her 6-year-old son and leaving his body on a Maine roadside tearfully apologized before ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Peru court sentences Van der Sloot to 28 years for murder
LIMA (Reuters) - Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot was sentenced to 28 years in prison by a Peruvian court on Friday for killing a ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Khamenei: Iran to punish those behind scientist murder
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Thursday that those behind the killing of a nuclear scientist in Tehran would be ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Murder knocked off list of top U.S. killers: CDC
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A respiratory illness that strikes the elderly knocked homicide off the list of the top killers in the ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Murder knocked off list of top U.S. killers: CDC
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A respiratory illness that strikes the elderly knocked homicide off the list of the top killers in the ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Ohio man gets death for 1997 murder of neighbor
By Joe Wessels
CINCINNATI (Reuters) - An Ohio judge sent a man back to death row on Tuesday, the second time he was sentenced to ...
Mon, January 09, 2012
Doctor facing abortion murder charge to be sent to Maryland
By James Nelson
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - An abortion doctor charged with murder in Maryland in a case expected to test the state's ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Late-term abortion doctor arraigned for murder in Maryland
By Jason Tomassini
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A New Jersey doctor accused of murder for performing late-term abortions in Maryland was arraigned in court on Friday ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Late-term abortion doctor arraigned for murder in Maryland
By Jason Tomassini
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - One of two doctors accused of murder for performing late-term abortions in Maryland was arraigned on Friday and freed ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Van der Sloot to "sincerely confess" to murder in Peru
LIMA (Reuters) - Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot said on Friday he would "sincerely confess" to killing a Peruvian woman in 2010 in a ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Navy pilot identified as shooter in murder: suicide
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A Navy airman shot a fellow pilot, the man's sister and another man before turning the gun ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Modern testing produces lead in cold Massachusetts murder case
NORTHAMPTON, Mass (Reuters) - Nearly two decades after a 10-year-old girl went missing while on vacation in Massachusetts and was later found dead, officials said ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Murder charges against doctors test Maryland abortion law
By Jason Tomassini
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A murder case against two doctors who allegedly completed late-term abortions in Maryland after starting them in New Jersey ...
Tue, January 03, 2012
Murder probe after body found on Queen Elizabeth's estate
LONDON (Reuters) - British police have launched a murder investigation after a woman's body was discovered on Queen Elizabeth's Sandringham country estate in ...
Mon, January 02, 2012
Two Navy pilots among those killed in murder-suicide
By Marty Graham
CORONADO, Calif (Reuters) - Two Navy pilots were among four people killed in an apparent New Years Day murder-suicide on the wealthy ...
Mon, January 02, 2012
Murder charges against doctors test Maryland abortion law
By Jason Tomassini
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A murder case against two doctors who allegedly completed late-term abortions in Maryland after starting them in New Jersey ...
Sun, January 01, 2012
Four dead in apparent murder-suicide near San Diego
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Three men and a woman were found shot dead in an apparent murder-suicide at a home near San Diego after shooting ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
Maryland abortion doctors charged with murder
By Jason Tomassini
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Two doctors have been charged with murder after an investigation into a botched abortion uncovered 35 fetuses in a ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
Indiana baby-sitter charged with murder of 9-year-old
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Prosecutors charged a baby-sitter on Friday with murder and two other felonies in the grisly murder and dismembering of ...
Tue, December 27, 2011
Man faces murder charge after lighting woman on fire
LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - A New Hampshire man who allegedly killed the woman he lived with by lighting her on fire before setting himself ...
Tue, December 27, 2011
Police say neighbor confessed in death of Indiana girl
(Reuters) - The Indiana man accused of killing a nine-year-old neighbor he was watching told investigators he beat the girl with a brick, dismembered and ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Juvenile Craigslist murder suspect moved to adult prison
By Kim Palmer
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Brogan Rafferty, the 16-year-old suspect in the murder of three men linked to a phony job offer on Craigslist ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Five shooting deaths in Virginia home called murder-suicide
(Reuters) - The shooting deaths of five people last week in a Virginia hamlet were in a murder-suicide stemming from a family custody dispute, authorities ...
Sat, December 17, 2011
Five people dead in apparent murder-suicide in Illinois town
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Five people, including three children, have been found shot to death in an apparent murder-suicide in a small Illinois town, police said ...
Fri, December 16, 2011
Man who fled wife's murder scene, abducted daughters kills self
FORT MONTGOMERY, New York (Reuters) - A tense standoff at a motel with a man who fled the scene of his estranged wife's murder ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
Convicted Connecticut murderer sentenced to death
By Mary Ellen Godin
NEW HAVEN (Reuters) - A Connecticut jury handed down a death sentence on Friday to a man convicted of killing a ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
Connecticut jury ponders death penalty in murder case
By Mary Ellen Godin
NEW HAVEN (Reuters) - A Connecticut jury on Thursday ended its fourth day of deliberating whether a man convicted of killing ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
Police identify gunman in Virginia Tech murder-suicide
By Rick Rothacker
BLACKSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - The man who shot dead a campus police officer at Virginia Tech on Thursday before killing himself was ...
Wed, December 07, 2011
Cigarette butt leads to arrest in 31-year-old Maine murder case
(Reuters) - DNA evidence from a discarded cigarette butt has led to an arrest in a 31-year-old Maine murder case, in which a young woman ...
Tue, November 29, 2011
Michigan State Police Re-Open 1971 Murder Case
LEROY (WKZO) -- State police have re-opened a 40-year-old murder case in Ingham County. Ray McFarland was killed in 1971 while working the overnight shift ...
Wed, November 23, 2011
Unusual anonymous jury deadlocks in New Jersey murder trial
By Jennifer Golson
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A mistrial was declared on Wednesday in the murder trial of a lawyer and former federal prosecutor ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
Teen pleads guilty to murder charge in slaying of gay student
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California teen pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree murder for shooting to death a 15-year-old gay classmate ...
Tue, November 15, 2011
Florida set to execute man for 1989 triple murder of tourists
By Michael Peltier
TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters) - A Florida inmate is set to be put to death on Tuesday for the 1989 murders of an ...
Mon, November 07, 2011
Pempengco murder suspect surrenders
The Glee actress' dad Ricky Pempengco was hacked to death at a store in the town of San Pedro on Monday (31Oct11). Cops subsequently ...
Sun, November 06, 2011
Pempengco murder suspect surrenders
The Glee actress' dad Ricky Pempengco was hacked to death at a store in the town of San Pedro on Monday (31Oct11). Cops subsequently ...
Sat, November 05, 2011
Pempengco murder suspect surrenders
The Glee actress' dad Ricky Pempengco was hacked to death at a store in the town of San Pedro on Monday (31Oct11). Cops subsequently ...
Fri, November 04, 2011
Pempengco murder suspect surrenders
The Glee actress' dad Ricky Pempengco was hacked to death at a store in the town of San Pedro on Monday (31Oct11). Cops subsequently ...
Tue, October 25, 2011
Man Charged with Killing Parolee in Muskegon County
MUSKEGON (WKZO) -- A Muskegon man is facing an open murder charge in the death of a prison parolee last week. Muskegon County Prosecutor Tony ...
Thu, October 20, 2011
Grammer 'haunted' by sister's murder
Grammer's teenage sister Karen bled to death after Freddie Glenn and two associates slashed her throat and dumped her by the side of ...
Wed, October 19, 2011
Grammer 'haunted' by sister's murder
Grammer's teenage sister Karen bled to death after Freddie Glenn and two associates slashed her throat and dumped her by the side of ...
Mon, October 17, 2011
Panettiere teared up over Knox's overturned murder conviction
The Heroes star took on the title role in Lifetime's Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, which is based around the brutal ...
Sun, October 16, 2011
Panettiere teared up over Knox's overturned murder conviction
The Heroes star took on the title role in Lifetime's Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, which is based around the brutal ...
Sat, October 15, 2011
Panettiere teared up over Knox's overturned murder conviction
The Heroes star took on the title role in Lifetime's Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, which is based around the brutal ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Cranston once investigated by cops over boss' murder
The former Malcolm in the Middle star and his older brother Kyle grew up working odd jobs to make a living while trying to ...
Tue, October 11, 2011
Cranston once investigated by cops over boss' murder
The former Malcolm in the Middle star and his older brother Kyle grew up working odd jobs to make a living while trying to ...
Mon, October 10, 2011
Wisconsin woman charged with murder for cutting fetus
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin police charged a 33-year-old Milwaukee woman with murder on Monday over accusations she cut a full-term fetus ...
Sat, October 08, 2011
Dead body found in Oregon may be linked to murder spree
By Teresa Carson
PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - An unidentified dead man was found inside a black Jeep in rural Oregon, police said on Saturday, the ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
Guilty Verdict in Zeeland Murder Case
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC News) - It took an Ottawa County Circuit Court jury about 90 minutes on Friday to return a guilty verdict on ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
FBI says toddler witnessed triple-murder on Indian reservation
By Lori Grannis
MISSOULA, Mont (Reuters) - A 3-year-old boy is the lone witness to the murder of three people shot to death by a ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
New York court clears woman of murder in battered-wife case
By Aman Ali
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York jury cleared a woman who shot dead her retired police officer husband of murder on ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Couple wanted in brutal murder arrested in California
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - A couple suspected in the brutal stabbing death of an elderly woman in Washington state were arrested in California on Wednesday driving ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Fugitive in Grand Rapids Nightclub Murder of Holland Man Arraigned
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC News) - A 28-year-old Grand Rapids man, a fugitive from justice for six years since allegedly shooting a Holland man outside ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Murder Trial of Zeeland Man Underway
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC News) - The murder trial of Joshua Hambley began on Tuesday in the courtroom of Ottawa County Circuit Court Judge Jon ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Knox leaves Italy after murder acquittal
ROME (Reuters) - American student Amanda Knox left Italy for home Tuesday after an appeals court acquitted her of murdering British student Meredith Kercher and ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Timeline: Italian court clears Amanda Knox of murder
(Reuters) - Amanda Knox and her Italian former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, were cleared and freed Monday after appealing a 2009 verdict that originally found them ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Cleared on appeal, Amanda Knox returns home to Seattle
By Laura L. Myers and Deepa Babington
SEATTLE/PERUGIA (Reuters) - Amanda Knox returned home to Seattle on Tuesday, one day after an Italian court ...
Sun, October 02, 2011
Man accused of 1957 murder also charged with a teen's rape
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Seattle man accused of killing a young Chicago-area girl in 1957 now has been charged as well with sexually assaulting a ...
Sat, October 01, 2011
Fugitive murder suspect shot dead in northern California
By Laird Harrison
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - An opium-growing recluse wanted in connection with two murders in northern California was shot to death by police ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
Fugitive murder suspect eludes capture in California
By Laird Harrison
OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - An opium-growing recluse wanted in connection with two murders exchanged gunfire with police in northern California but slipped ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Fellow officers help policeman make bail in murder case
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California policeman accused of murdering a schizophrenic homeless man during a July altercation was freed from jail ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Texas mother to plead guilty to son's murder, officials say
CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - A Texas woman accused of killing her young son and leaving his body on a Maine roadside has agreed to plead ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Knox "crucified" in murder case, lawyer says
By Deepa Babington
PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - American student Amanda Knox was a naive young woman publicly "crucified" and "impaled" to justify wrongly imprisoning her ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
U.S. launches new push to solve 2001 murder of prosecutor
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday announced a new media push by state, federal and local ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Police name person of interest in Indiana quintuple murder
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana State Police on Wednesday named a 46-year-old man they had arrested for an attempted armed robbery as a ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Ex-NBA player Crittenton released from jail on murder charge
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Former professional basketball player Javaris Crittenton, accused of killing a young mother of four in a drive-by shooting in ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Judge sets bond in ex-NBA player Crittenton's murder case
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday set bond at $230,000 for former professional basketball player Javaris Crittenton, who has been ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
Timeline:Verdict soon in Kercher murder appeal hearing
(Reuters) - Amanda Knox and her Italian former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, are appealing a 2009 verdict that found them guilty of murdering British student Meredith ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
U.S. soldier gets 7 years in prison for Afghan murder
By Laura L. Myers
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - The youngest of five U.S. soldiers accused of killing unarmed Afghan civilians in cold blood was ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Man gets 60 years prison in murder for one penny
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A Texas jury on Friday sentenced an admitted drug dealer to sixty years in prison for the shotgun ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Wife of slain Oklahoma fire chief arrested on murder charge
By Steve Olafson
MUSTANG, Okla (Reuters) - Police arrested the wife of a slain Oklahoma fire chief on Friday and accused her of murder, saying ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Prosecutors show grisly photos as Knox trial resumes
By Deepa Babington
PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors displayed gruesome crime scene photos on Friday in an attempt to keep American student Amanda Knox ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Amanda Knox's murder appeal nears end
By Deepa Babington
PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - American student Amanda Knox walked into a court room in Perugia on Friday for the final stages of ...
Thu, September 22, 2011
U.S. soldier pleads guilty to murder in Afghanistan
By Laura L. Myers
TACOMA, Wash (Reuters) - A second of five U.S. soldiers accused of killing Afghan villagers in cold blood pleaded guilty ...
Thu, September 22, 2011
NC men declared innocent after serve decade on murder charges
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - A three-judge panel in Asheville, North Carolina ruled on Thursday that two men who spent a decade ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
Lawyer details last hours of executed Georgia man
By Matthew Bigg
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Defense attorneys for executed Georgia inmate Troy Davis described on Thursday his final hours, a day after he died ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Lawyer convicted in dramatic Delaware murder dies in prison
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A once prominent lawyer in Wilmington, Delaware, convicted in one of the most dramatic murders in the state's ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
New Yorker arraigned over kidnap, murder involving 3 Mass. men
By Zach Howard
GREENFIELD, Mass (Reuters) - A New York state man was arraigned on Monday on charges he acted as an accessory to the ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Ex-NBA player Crittenton in Georgia on murder charge
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Former professional basketball player Javaris Crittenton waived his right on Friday to appear before a magistrate judge in Georgia on a murder ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Teen accused of slaying principal faces adult murder charges
By Tim Ghianni
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - A Tennessee grand jury will consider first-degree murder charges against a 17-year-old Memphis boy who told police he ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Baltimore jury clears brothers in murder-for-hire trial
By Jason Tomassini
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Two brothers were found not guilty on Wednesday of conspiring to murder a blind, developmentally disabled man in Maryland ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Border police nab man on 25-year-old murder warrant
EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - Border inspectors in Texas have nabbed a man wanted for a murder committed in southern California 25 years ago, authorities ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
Ex-NBA player Crittenton waives extradition in murder case
By R.T. Watson
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former professional basketball player Javaris Crittenton waived his right to challenge extradition to Georgia on Wednesday to ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
Ex-NBA player Crittenton arrested, accused of murder
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former National Basketball Association athlete who once played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards was arrested following ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Former player Crittenton sought on murder charge
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Javaris Crittenton, a former National Basketball Association athlete who once played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards, is wanted ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Oakland man sentenced to life for journalist's murder
By Laird Harrison
OAKLAND (Reuters) - The former leader of an Oakland-based black community organization was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for the ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Jackson & Walsh committed to keep funding murder investigation
The filmmaker and his partner Fran Walsh have been quietly funding the West Memphis Three investigation for years after they joined celebrities like Eddie ...
Thu, August 25, 2011
Jackson & Walsh committed to keep funding murder investigation
The filmmaker and his partner Fran Walsh have been quietly funding the West Memphis Three investigation for years after they joined celebrities like Eddie ...
Tue, August 23, 2011
Idaho professor suspected of murder found dead
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A former psychology professor at the University of Idaho suspected of killing a graduate student was found dead ...
Mon, August 22, 2011
Dougherty siblings charged with attempted murder
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - Three Florida siblings accused of carrying out a multi-state crime spree before they were arrested following a shootout with ...
Mon, August 22, 2011
Man charged with murder of Boy Scouts assistant
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A man charged with fatally stabbing a 76-year-old Boy Scouts assistant leader in the neck as he guided children on a hike ...
Tue, August 16, 2011
Yale Teen Guilty in Father's Murder
YALE (WKZO) -- 18-year-old Tia Skinner is guilty in the stabbing death of her father and attempted stabbing death of her mother. A jury ruled ...
Tue, August 16, 2011
Target of murder plot hatched on Facebook is killed, police say
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A man who authorities say was the target of a murder-for-hire plot hatched on Facebook by the mother of his child was ...
Sat, August 13, 2011
Missing girl's neighbor charged with murder in Missouri
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Authorities charged a neighbor of Breeann Rodriguez, a Missouri toddler who disappeared last week, with first-degree murder on Saturday.
The Dunklin County ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Lawsuit names drug company, hospital over suspected murder case
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Relatives of a man whose chemist wife is accused of poisoning him with thallium have filed a wrongful death ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Foley Demands Murder Investigation be Opened to Find Wife's Killer
BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WKZO) -- The weekend acquittal of Tom Foley raises some important issues, one that he brought up immediately after he was found ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
'The Killing' Season 2 Will Resolve Rosie Larsen Murder
AMC exec Joel Stillerman confirmed that the second season of troubled series The Killing would definitively resolve the mystery of Rosie Larsen's murder ...
Sat, July 30, 2011
'The Killing' Season 2 Will Resolve Rosie Larsen Murder
AMC exec Joel Stillerman confirmed that the second season of troubled series The Killing would definitively resolve the mystery of Rosie Larsen's murder ...
Fri, July 29, 2011
'The Killing' Season 2 Will Resolve Rosie Larsen Murder
AMC exec Joel Stillerman confirmed that the second season of troubled series The Killing would definitively resolve the mystery of Rosie Larsen's murder ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
Seattle man accused in 1957 murder sent back to Illinois
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The Seattle man accused of the 1957 abduction and slaying of a young Chicago-area girl was sent back ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Seattle man accused in 1957 murder back in Illinois
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Seattle man accused of killing a young Chicago-area girl five decades ago was back in Illinois on ...
Thu, July 14, 2011
Drew Peterson demands halt to TV movie on murder case
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Accused murderer Drew Peterson has demanded a halt to a planned TV movie about his case starring actor Rob Lowe, his lawyer ...
Thu, July 14, 2011
Suspect in New Hampshire to face NY triple murder charges
By Zach Howard
CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - A New York man suspected of committing a triple murder in New York and then abducting his girlfriend ...
Wed, July 13, 2011
Man netted by DNA swab found guilty in grisly Michigan murder
By Ned Randolph
PONTIAC, Mich (Reuters) - A California man was found guilty on Wednesday of castrating, sodomizing and beating a Michigan man to death ...
Tue, July 12, 2011
Woman tied to Utah lawmaker scandal killed in murder-suicide
LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - A woman whose allegations of sexual impropriety against a top Utah lawmaker led to his resignation was killed in an ...
Tue, July 12, 2011
TV producer ordered to Mexico on murder charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday ordered a former producer for the TV show "Survivor" extradited to Mexico to face charges that he ...
Tue, July 12, 2011
Prosecutors tie California man's DNA to Michigan murder victim
By Ned Randolph
PONTIAC, Mich (Reuters) - Prosecutors tied a California man by DNA to the victim of a grisly murder on Monday in a ...
Sat, July 09, 2011
Michigan murder trial reveals sex torture chamber at house
By Bernie Woodall
DETROIT (Reuters) - A Michigan murder trial over the killing of a man who was castrated has revealed an apparent torture chamber ...
Fri, July 08, 2011
Accused Somali pirates charged in U.S. with murder
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three accused Somali pirates were charged in a U.S. court on Friday with the murder, kidnapping and hostage-taking ...
Thu, July 07, 2011
Man who said he planned to kill Obama held over murder
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A 41-year-old man who told investigators he planned to eventually assassinate President Barack Obama awaited possible extradition to ...
Tue, July 05, 2011
Breaking News: Jury Finds Casey Anthony Not Guilty Of Murder
(Reuters) - A Florida jury on Tuesday found Casey Anthony not guilty of murder in the June 16, 2008 death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Arizona executes man for 1988 child murder
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona on Thursday executed a convicted child killer, branded among the "worst of the worst" by a state clemency official, for the ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Man sentenced for murder in which woman burned alive
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Wednesday for his part in a brutal ...
Sun, June 26, 2011
Police recapture murder suspect who stole deputy's car
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An accused murderer who overpowered guards and escaped from an Oklahoma jail in a stolen police car was back behind bars late ...
Sun, June 26, 2011
Knox murder appeal resumes Monday with key witness
ROME (Reuters) - An appeal by U.S. student Amanda Knox against her conviction for the 2007 murder of her British housemate resumes in Italy ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
Georgia executes man for 1978 rape and murder
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia on Thursday executed by lethal injection a man convicted of raping and murdering a 78-year-old Savannah woman.
Roy ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
Murder Charge for Man Accused of Running Down Detroit Policeman
DETROIT, MI (Metro Source) - A New York man is charged with murder, accused of fatally running down a Detroit Policeman. Officer Charles Armour died ...
Sat, June 11, 2011
U.S. soldier charged with Afghan murder freed from brig
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - One of five U.S. soldiers accused of killing Afghan civilians in cold blood was freed on Friday ...
Fri, June 10, 2011
Kansas City girl, 5, may face murder charges in drowning
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A 5-year-old girl could face murder charges in the recent drowning of a toddler in a bathtub ...
Fri, June 03, 2011
Murder victim's remains found in trash can and flower pots
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Southern California woman has been charged with murder after police found her wheeling around a trash barrel ...
Thu, June 02, 2011
Rihanna says "Man Down" video empowers women
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B singer Rihanna has defended a controversial music video that shows her gunning down a man, saying it is a ...
Tue, May 31, 2011
Mexican drug link probed in ambush murder of Texas lawman
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The death of a Bexar County sheriff's sergeant who died in a hail of gunfire as he sat in his ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
Police say patient killed doctor in murder-suicide
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - Police in Florida were trying to determine a motive on Friday for a patient who fatally shot a transplant doctor before ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
U.S. soldier testifies against co-defendant in Afghan murder
By Laura L. Myers
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier sentenced to 24 years in prison after he admitted to murdering three Afghan ...
Tue, May 24, 2011
Mubarak to be tried for murder of protesters
By Yasmine Saleh and Dina Zayed
CAIRO (Reuters) - Hosni Mubarak was ordered on Tuesday to stand trial for the killing of protesters and could ...
Fri, May 20, 2011
Murder trial of Casey Anthony set to begin Tuesday
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - Opening statements in the murder trial of Casey Anthony, charged with the 2008 killing of her two-year-old daughter ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
Man linked to murder by tattoo sentenced to prison
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A gang member who was linked to a 2004 murder by an elaborate tattoo on his chest that authorities say memorialized ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
Mother arraigned for murder of son found in Maine
By Zach Howard
CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - A Texas woman was charged with second-degree murder in the apparent asphyxiation death of her young son whose ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
Mother charged with murder of 6-year-old son found in Maine
By Zach Howard
CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - A Texas woman was charged with second-degree murder in the apparent asphyxiation death of her young son whose ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Sixth U.S. soldier implicated in murder of Afghans
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Military prosecutors on Tuesday charged a sixth U.S. soldier with direct involvement in the murder of unarmed ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Mississippi executes man for 1994 murder
OXFORD, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi executed on Tuesday a man who raped and murdered a 79-year-old woman in 1994, the second of three inmates scheduled ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Mississippi set to execute man for 1994 murder
OXFORD, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi is set to execute later on Tuesday a man who raped and murdered a 79-year-old woman in 1994, the second ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Soldier wins new hearing in Afghan murder case
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A military judge has granted a defense request to reopen pretrial evidentiary proceedings for one of the five ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Mob boss "Vinny Gorgeous" found guilty of capital murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former boss of the New York-based Bonanno crime family was found guilty of capital murder on Monday for the 2004 ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Five die in apparent murder-suicide in Idaho: police
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Iowa man allegedly shot four people to death in Idaho early on Friday, including his two young ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Questions over earlier incident raised in girl's murder
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A dispute has flared up in the case of a murdered 9-year-old girl in Pennsylvania over whether the suspect should have been ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Mississippi executes man for murder of four people
By Leigh Coleman
BILOXI, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi corrections officials on Tuesday executed a man convicted in the 1998 slayings of four people, the first ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Mississippi set to execute man for murder of four people
BILOXI, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi is set to execute later on Tuesday a man convicted in 1999 of slaying four people, the first inmate in ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Mexican charged in murder of U.S. border patrol agent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Mexican man who crossed into the United States illegally has been indicted for second-degree murder in the shooting death of a ...
Fri, May 06, 2011
Final Appeal of Convicted Murder Rejected
WASHINGTON (WHTC News) - The U.S. Supreme Court this week refused without comment to hear an appeal by Scott Wynne, who is currently serving ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Appeals court upholds Phil Spector murder conviction
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Phil Spector's murder conviction was upheld on Monday by a California appeals court, ensuring the famed music ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Kissel will not appeal HK "milkshake murder" conviction: lawyer
HONG KONG (Reuters) - An American woman convicted of murder by a Hong Kong jury last month will not appeal the ruling, her lawyer said ...
Fri, April 22, 2011
Soldier in Afghan murder case sent to home confinement
By Laura L. Myers
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A U.S. Army judge on Friday ordered one of five soldiers charged with murdering unarmed Afghan ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
Future Court Dates Set in Zeeland Murder Case
GRAND HAVEN, MI (WHTC News) - The Ottawa County Circuit Court has set dates of June 24th for a case preparation conference, and a ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
Five face murder charges after Florida teen's violent death
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - Lured to a home by a girl's text message, a 15-year-old central Florida boy was beaten, shot ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Former Duke lacrosse accuser now faces murder charge
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - The woman whose false accusations of sexual assault against Duke University lacrosse players drew national attention has ...
Tue, April 19, 2011
Middle aged man due in juvenile court for 1969 murder
BOSTON (Reuters) - A middle-aged man accused of killing a 15-year-old boy in 1969, when he was a teen himself, pleaded not guilty to perjury ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Jury convicts Mexican trafficker of agent's murder
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A federal jury on Tuesday found a Mexican drug trafficker guilty of second degree murder for killing a ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Phil Spector lawyers urge new trial on murder charge
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for record producer Phil Spector urged a California appeals court on Tuesday to throw out his 2009 murder conviction and ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Mother who withheld medicine guilty of attempted murder
BOSTON (Reuters) - The mother of an autistic boy with cancer was found guilty on Tuesday of attempted murder for withholding chemotherapy drugs that potentially ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Colorado boy arrested in murder of great-grandparents
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - A 16-year-old boy from rural Colorado was arrested on Friday for the shotgun killings of his great-grandparents, a crime ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Alabama executes man for 1986 double murder
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A man who kidnapped, robbed and killed an eastern Alabama couple in 1986 was executed by lethal injection ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Colorado teen suspected in murder of grandparents
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - A 16-year-old boy is under investigation for the murder of his great-grandparents, police said on Thursday, the second time ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Four New York men charged in murder of comic book collector
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four men were arrested on federal murder charges in upstate New York for allegedly killing an elderly man for his valuable ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Alabama man due to be executed for 1986 double murder
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A man who kidnapped, robbed and killed an eastern Alabama couple in 1986 is scheduled to be executed ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Boyfriend Of Murder Victim Taken Into Custody
CASS COUNTY (WKZO) -- Investigators in Cass County have taken the boyfriend of a murder victim from Mishawaka into custody, as a person of interest ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
Miami couple to face death penalty in child murder case
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida state prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a Miami-Dade County couple charged with torturing and killing their 10-year-old adopted daughter ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Georgia murder suspect surrenders, hostages freed
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A man suspected of killing one police officer and wounding another in Athens, Georgia, surrendered to police and also ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
New Orleans mayor, police chief take aim at murder rate
By Kathy Finn
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The New Orleans mayor and police chief vowed on Friday to better address violent crime in a city ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
American woman found guilty in HK "milkshake murder" retrial
By James Pomfret
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong jury on Friday unanimously found an American woman guilty of murdering her Merrill Lynch banker ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
L.A.'s "Grim Sleeper" suspect indicted on 10 murder counts
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prosecutors unsealed an indictment on Thursday charging an accused serial killer dubbed the "Grim Sleeper" with murdering 10 girls and women ...
Wed, March 23, 2011
Kentucky 15-year-old charged with murder of guardians
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - A 15-year-old southern Kentucky youth was charged with murder in the shooting deaths of his guardians, state police said on Wednesday ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
CIA may face reduced role in Pakistan after murder row
By Chris Allbritton and Mark Hosenball
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful spy agency is claiming major gains from a deal which resulted in ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Lab technician pleads guilty in Yale student murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Yale University lab technician pleaded guilty on Thursday to the murder and attempted sexual assault of a graduate student whose ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
CIA faces reduced role in Pakistan after murder row
By Chris Allbritton
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful spy agency appears to have gained the most from a CIA contractor's release, by forcing ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Pregnant woman who ate rat poison charged with murder
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - An Indianapolis woman who tried to commit suicide by eating rat poison near the end of her pregnancy was charged with murder ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Pakistan court indicts CIA contractor for double murder
By Mubasher Bokhari
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani court on Wednesday indicted a CIA contractor on two counts of murder at a hearing held ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Prosecutors charge Rockefeller imposter with 1985 murder
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter had posed as a member of the wealthy Rockefeller clan, served prison time for kidnapping ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Death sentence for Mauritania man guilty of U.S. murder
By Laurent Prieur
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - A Mauritanian court on Tuesday sentenced one man to death and jailed two others for the 2009 murder of ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
New York police investigate murder-suicide by poison
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City woman died on Tuesday after her husband injected her with poison and then killed himself by drinking ...
Sun, March 13, 2011
Murder trial to open in Buffalo NY mass shooting
By Neale Gulley
BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - A former gang member accused of opening fire on a group to settle a dispute outside a ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Alaska militia charged in murder-kidnap plot
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Five Fairbanks-area residents involved in a loose-knit militia group have been arrested in connection with a plot to ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Alaska militia members charged in murder-kidnap plot
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Five Fairbanks-area residents involved in a loose-knit militia group have been arrested in connection with a plot to ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Pakistan court may indict CIA contractor for murder
By Mubasher Bokhari
LAHORE (Reuters) - A Pakistani court is likely to indict a CIA contractor next week for murdering two men, lawyers said on ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
New Jersey men guilty of conspiracy to murder outside U.S.
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Two New Jersey men pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiring to commit murder outside the United States after they were ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Judge helps dapper suspect spiff up for federal murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An accused mob boss nicknamed "Vinny Gorgeous" became an even more dapper alleged don on Tuesday when the judge in his ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Charges Formally Filed in Zeeland Murder Case
HUDSONVILLE, MI (WHTC News) - While funeral services are planned for one 18-year-old Zeeland man, another 18-year-old Zeeland man was formally charged in his death ...
Sun, February 27, 2011
Arraignment Set For Zeeland Murder Suspect
Joshua Hambley faces arraignment Monday in Ottawa County in connection with the slaying of an 18-year-old Zeeland man. The 18-year-old Hambley is accused of ...
Sat, February 26, 2011
Murder Victim Beaten, Stabbed
An autopsy has revealed that a Zeeland Township man died of multiple stab wounds and blunt force trauma. The body of 18-year-old Jonathan Dargis ...
Sat, February 26, 2011
Suspect Held in Zeeland Township Murder
An 18-year-old Zeeland man is in the Ottawa County jail, awaiting arraignment in the murder of another 18-year-old whose body was found in a ...
Fri, February 25, 2011
Pakistan puts CIA contractor on trial for murder
By Mubasher Bokhari
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani court adjourned on Friday the trial of a CIA contractor charged with killing two Pakistanis until ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Key soldier reaches plea deal in Afghan murder case
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A key suspect in the U.S. Army prosecution of soldiers accused of terrorizing unarmed Afghan civilians has ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
NY man says he took cash to kill but skipped the murder
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York motivational speaker paid for his own murder but the ruse to get insurance money for ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Murder scene axed from Knox film
Hayden Panetierre stars as the college student convicted of killing her roommate Kercher in 2007 in the Lifetime network's Amanda Knox: Murder on ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Iraqi guilty of murder in daughter's "honor killing"
PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona jury on Tuesday found an Iraqi immigrant guilty of second-degree murder for running down his daughter with a Jeep because ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Pakistan says American's CIA link has no bearing on murder trial
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Mubasher Bokhari
LAHORE/TOKYO (Reuters) - Pakistan insisted on Tuesday that the courts would decide the fate of an American detained ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
Harden defends Knox TV murder film
The dramatisation, titled Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, features Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere as the college student convicted of killing her roommate ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Green River Killer pleads guilty to 49th murder
By Elaine Porterfield
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Convicted "Green River Killer" Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty on Friday to his 49th murder charge, after being shouted down ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Pennsylvania man accused of murder, dismemberment
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania man was arraigned on Friday for allegedly kidnapping, killing and dismembering a man and hiding his remains on a wooded ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Florida woman pleads not guilty to childrens' murder
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida woman pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the execution-style killings of her two teen-age children last month.
Julie ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
High military court refuses to halt Afghan murder case
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The highest U.S. military court has denied a last-ditch bid to halt prosecution of one of the ...
Tue, February 15, 2011
Texas executes man for murder of mentally-disabled woman
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Tex. (Reuters) - Texas on Tuesday executed the second of two men convicted of abducting a former co-worker with mental disabilities ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Arizona anti-immigration activist convicted of murder
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - A jury on Monday found the leader of an Arizona anti-illegal immigration group guilty of two counts of first degree murder ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
American on murder charges again held in Pakistan
By Mubashir Bokhari
LAHORE (Reuters) - A Pakistani court jailed an American, accused of murdering two Pakistani men during what he said was an attempted ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Judge delays ruling on confession in New Jersey priest murder
By Bernd Debusmann Jr.
MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (Reuters) - A New Jersey judge said on Thursday he will not make a decision for at least ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Missouri executes man for rape and murder of girl
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Missouri executed by lethal injection a 47-year-old man early on Wednesday for the 1991 murder, rape and kidnapping of an 11-year-old ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Missouri executes man for rape and murder of girl
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Missouri executed by lethal injection on Wednesday a man convicted for the 1991 murder, rape and kidnapping of an 11-year-old St ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
Youngstown shooting suspects will face murder charges
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Two suspects in the deadly shooting of 12 people at a fraternity house in Youngstown, Ohio will face murder charges at a ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
U.S. serial killer faces 49th murder charge
By Elaine Porterfield
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. man convicted in 2003 of being the "Green River Killer" faces a 49th murder charge, filed ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
"Green River" serial killer faces 49th murder charge
By Elaine Porterfield
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A man convicted in 2003 of being the "Green River killer" faces a 49th count of murder, filed on ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
Murder victim's family slams Panettiere film
In the new TV film, the Heroes star plays American college student Amanda Knox, who was sentenced to 26 years in prison for killing ...
Fri, February 04, 2011
Closing arguments near in decapitation murder case
By Neale Gulley
BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - Closing arguments are expected on Monday in the second-degree murder trial of Muzzammil "Mo" Hassan, accused of ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
Search for Missing Boys Turns Becomes Murder Investigation
MORENCI -- The investigation into the disappearance of three young boys from Morenci, Michigan has become a murder investigation. Andrew, Alexander and Tanner Skelton have ...
Tue, February 01, 2011
Portuguese model pleads innocent in journalist murder
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Portuguese male model accused of beating to death and castrating a prominent Portuguese journalist pleaded not guilty ...
Sat, January 29, 2011
Three Mexican murder suspects turn themselves in
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Three Mexican men wanted for murdering a U.S. teenager turned themselves in at an Arizona border crossing point on Saturday, U ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Georgia executes man convicted of murder and rape
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia executed by lethal injection late on Tuesday a convicted rapist and murderer who abducted a preschool teacher after ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
Philadelphia abortion doctor charged with murder
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Prosecutors charged a Philadelphia abortion doctor with murder on Wednesday, claiming he killed viable babies by cutting their spinal ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
Corrected: Philadelphia abortion doctor charged with murder
(District Attorney's office corrects doctor name to Kermit)
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Prosecutors charged a Philadelphia abortion doctor with murder on Wednesday ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
Philadelphia abortion doctor charged with murder
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - An abortion doctor killed hundreds of babies by cutting their spinal cords with scissors after removing them from mothers late in their ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Colorado police seek fugitive in 1983 murder
By Keith Coffman
BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) - A district judge has issued an arrest warrant for a fugitive long suspected of killing the boyfriend of ...
Wed, January 12, 2011
Cirque performer arraigned in Vegas dancer's murder
By Timothy Pratt
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A Cirque du Soleil performer charged with murdering and dismembering a Las Vegas burlesque dancer was arraigned in ...
Mon, January 10, 2011
No bail for Alabama woman accused of child murder
MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - An Alabama court on Monday denied bail to a woman accused of torturing and murdering her stepchildren.
Bail for Heather Leavell-Keaton ...
Mon, January 10, 2011
Former Missouri pastor pleads not guilty to murder
INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (Reuters) - A former Missouri minister pleaded not guilty on Monday to murdering an ex-parishioner, whom he had eulogized at a memorial service ...
Sun, January 09, 2011
Arizona shooting suspect charged with murder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Sunday charged Jared Lee Loughner, the man suspected of killing six people and wounding a congresswoman in Arizona ...
Fri, January 07, 2011
Amanda Knox murder trial dramatized for TV
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The sensational story of American student Amanda Knox -- serving a 26-year prison term in Italy for murder -- comes ...
Tue, January 04, 2011
Detroit's Murder Rate Down 15-Percent
(Detroit, MI) -- The murder rate in Detroit fell by 15.4 percent in 2010. Police Chief Ralph Godbee Junior said the unofficial total for ...
Sat, December 18, 2010
New evidence allowed in Italy trial for Briton's murder
By Maurizio Troccoli
PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian court has allowed new evidence in the trial for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher ...
Sat, December 18, 2010
Second Life Sentence Handed Down in Casco Twp. Murder
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC News) - A mandatory life sentence in prison without parole was handed down to Justin Terpstra on Friday by Allegan County Circuit ...
Mon, December 13, 2010
Police believe Chasen murder was botched burglary
At a press conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday (08Dec10), Sergeant Michael Publicker of the Beverly Hills Police Department told reporters officials investigating the ...
Thu, December 09, 2010
Du Pont heir convicted of murder dies in U.S. prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) - John du Pont, a wealthy heir to his family's chemicals fortune, died on Thursday in a Pennsylvania prison where he ...
Wed, December 08, 2010
New York fans recall Lennon 30 years after murder
By Barbara Goldberg
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crowds gathered around the "Imagine" mosaic in Central Park on the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
Man charged in Missouri triple murder
KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - A Missouri man was arraigned on Monday on charges of murdering three people found dead inside a rural home.
Morris A ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
Chasen man 'bragged of murder'
The unidentified man, who was described as a ""person of interest"" in the case, shot himself dead as cops approached him in the lobby ...
Fri, November 26, 2010
Grand Rapids Murder Suspect Found Dead In Mecosta County
Authorities say a man wanted in a woman's slaying in Grand Rapids has stabbed himself to death. Mecosta County sheriff's officials say ...
Fri, November 26, 2010
Brea charged with murder after mum's stabbing
Brea, who has appeared in Ugly Betty and Step Up 3D, was arrested on Tuesday (23Nov10) on charges of murder and criminal possession of ...
Thu, November 25, 2010
Experts say publicist's murder is "solvable"
By Daniel Miller
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - As the inquiry into the killing of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen enters its second week, prominent criminal ...
Wed, November 24, 2010
Appeal trial for Briton sex murder starts in Italy
PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - Friends and relatives of former U.S. student Amanda Knox, jailed in Italy for the murder of her British flatmate, said ...
Wed, November 24, 2010
Second Person Convicted in Casco Twp. Murder
ALLEGAN, MI (Midwest Radio News) - The jury in the Justin Terpstra murder trial wasted no time at all finding the 25 year old from ...
Sat, November 20, 2010
Army court stays murder prosecution of soldier
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A military appeals court has ordered Army prosecutors to halt proceedings against one of five U.S. soldiers ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
U.S. Army court asked to unseal photos in murder case
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Lawyers for one of five U.S. soldiers accused of murdering unarmed Afghan civilians for sport petitioned a ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
Theory emerges about Hollywood publicist's murder
By Daniel Miller
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) Police investigating the killing of Ronni Chasen have assembled a working theory of what happened to the ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
U.S. TV producer ordered held in Mexico murder case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday ordered a Hollywood TV producer held in jail pending a hearing over whether to grant him bail ...
Tue, November 16, 2010
U.S. soldier charged in Afghan murder declares innocence
By Laura L. Myers
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - The youngest of five U.S. soldiers accused of murdering unarmed Afghan civilians stood up in military ...
Mon, November 08, 2010
Guantanamo suspect guilty of mass murder: prosecutor
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first suspect transferred from the Guantanamo military prison to face U.S. civilian trial was described on ...
Wed, November 03, 2010
Hong Kong "milkshake murder" decision expected late November
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong judge said on Wednesday he hoped to rule by the end of the month on an American woman ...
Fri, October 29, 2010
Details Released In Abduction/Murder
UNDATED (WKZO) - More details have been released about that Amber Alert that turned into a murder suicide on Wednesday. Investigators say that 38-year-old Raymond ...
Fri, October 22, 2010
Playboy model arrested for 'attempted murder'
Angela Dorian, who was the magazine's Playmate of the Year in 1968, was arrested and put behind bars after allegedly firing a handgun ...
Fri, October 22, 2010
Former Playboy Playmate Dorian pleads not guilty to murder charge
The Sixties' pin-up, who became the magazine's Playmate of the Year in 1968, was arrested after allegedly firing a handgun at her partner ...
Wed, October 20, 2010
Trial in South Haven Man's Murder Begins
(Allegan, MI - Midwest Communications News) - We now know why the alleged co-conspirators in the murder of Brandon Silverlight are being tried separately.
In opening ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
Family of Conviction murder victim want meeting with Swank
Members of Katharina Brow's family are upset about the film, which chronicles Kenneth Waters' battle for justice after he was convicted of her ...
Fri, October 15, 2010
Kids of mentally ill parents at higher murder risk
By Lynne Peeples
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children of severely mentally ill parents are nearly nine times more likely to be victims of homicide ...
Tue, October 12, 2010
Murder Convictions In Dragging Deaths
PONTIAC -- Two admitted heroin addicts from Pontiac are convicted of murder in the January dragging death of a K-mart security officer. James Woodworth and ...
Sat, October 09, 2010
Murder Conviction Upheld
(Lansing, MI - WHTC News) - The state Supreme Court yesterday sustained a first-degree murder conviction for 41-year-old Dmitri Anderson. He and his older brother Darick ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
U.S. judge grants bond to man in Afghan murder case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge agreed on Wednesday to release on bond one of two former contractors from the private security firm previously ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
U.S. soldier faces murder charges from Afghan war
By Laura Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The first of 12 U.S. soldiers charged with crimes in Afghanistan that range from killing civilians to keeping ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
Abuelazam Charged with Murder, Four More Assaults
FLINT -- The man suspected in a series of Flint-area stabbing attacks has been charged with murder. Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton announced this morning ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
Malil convicted of attempted murder
The actor told the court during his three-week trial that he never intended to hurt his ex-girlfriend Kendra Beebe, who was stabbed more than ...
Thu, September 09, 2010
U.S. troops charged with murder of Afghan civilians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve U.S. soldiers have been charged with gruesome crimes in Afghanistan ranging from murdering civilians to keeping body parts as war ...
Fri, August 20, 2010
Fourteen Year Old Was Tried As An Adult And Convicted Of Murder
NILES (WKZO) -- How young is too young to convict a child of an adult crime? A 14 year-old boy from Niles who shot and ...
Mon, August 16, 2010
Autopsy conducted on man accused of Craigslist murder
BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities conducted an autopsy on Monday on a man found dead in his Boston prison cell more than a year ...
Fri, July 30, 2010
8th Suspect Sought in Murder of Lansing Woman
Police continue their search for an 8th suspect wanted in connection with the murder of a Lansing woman a week ago. They’re looking ...
Sun, July 25, 2010
Senior Khmer Rouge cadre jailed for mass murder, torture
By Martin Petty and Prak Chan Thul
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The first Khmer Rouge commander to face a U.N.-backed tribunal was sentenced ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
Michigan woman charged with murder in Facebook feud
DETROIT (Reuters) - A Pontiac, Michigan, woman was charged with murder on Friday after chasing down and ramming another car in a fight over a ...
Fri, July 16, 2010
Convicted Murder Killed in Northern Michigan Escape Attempt
Fri, July 02, 2010
Deliberations open in transit cop's LA murder trial
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jurors began deliberations on Friday in the racially charged trial of a white transit police officer charged with ...
Fri, June 25, 2010
Sentencing Today for Cold-Case Murder Suspect
(Allegan, MI - WHTC News) - Sentencing is this morning for Van Buren Hutchison, a 45-year-old Berrien Springs man who isn’t contesting attempted manslaughter charges ...
Wed, June 23, 2010
"Two Escobars" a timely mix of soccer, murder
By Sheri Linden
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It's no news flash that sports is big business. Even someone paying only glancing attention to ...
Tue, June 15, 2010
Suspect Waives Preliminary Hearing in South Haven Murder Case
(Allegan, MI - WHTC News) - One of two persons accused in the fiery murder of a 25-year-old South Haven man in a Casco Township field ...
Mon, June 14, 2010
Murder rates affect IQ tests scores: study
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A murder in the neighborhood can significantly knock down a child's score on an ...
Fri, June 11, 2010
Appeal of Conviction in Troy Tyo Murder Rejected
(Lansing, MI - WHTC News) - The state Court of Appeals rejected an effort by Kristopher Thompson to have a new trial in the death of ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Report: Joran van der Sloot Confesses to Murder
LIMA (WTAQ) - Joran van der Sloot has reportedly confessed to the murder of 21-year-old Stephany Tatiana Flores Ramirez.
The Peruvian newspaper "La Republica" reports ...
Fri, June 04, 2010
Chile begins to expel Dutch murder suspect to Peru
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile on Friday was expelling to Peru a Dutch man who is the prime suspect in the murder of a young woman ...
Wed, June 02, 2010
Joran van der Sloot Suspected in Peru Murder
LIMA (WTAQ) - The man suspected in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway years ago has now been implicated in the death of a young woman ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Accused in South Haven Murder Case to be Tried
(Allegan, MI - WHTC News) - A 23-year-old Kalamazoo woman was bond over for trial yesterday on murder, kidnapping and torture charges related to the death ...
Mon, May 17, 2010
Philadelphia murder trial held 41 years after shooting
By Jon Hurdle
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia man should be convicted of murder because the police officer he shot in 1966 died from his ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
Local Family Seeks Orphan Boy in Wake of Murder
(Canoga Park, CA) -- A Zeeland woman, who recently moved to California, was shot to death yesterday in Long Beach. Reports from California police say ...
Tue, May 11, 2010
Defendant in Valley Twp. Murder Pleads Guilty
(Allegan, MI - WHTC News) - The second defendant in the shooting of a Valley Township man in his home last August pleaded guilty to second-degree ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
Competency Hearing for Second Defendant in Murder Case Slated
(Allegan, MI - WHTC News) - One defendant in the murder of Brandon Silverlight is competent to stand trial – will the other follow suit?
That’s ...
Fri, April 23, 2010
Accused Rapist Possible Murder Suspect
(Grand Rapids, MI) -- Police are investigating a pair of unsolved murders and believe a man behind bars on rape charges may have been involved ...
Thu, April 22, 2010
Murder Trial Ends Abruptly
That charge is a far cry from the two charges of homicide leveled at Van Buren Hutchison for the brutal rape and murder of ...
Wed, April 21, 2010
Outburst Mars Murder Trial
(Allegan, MI - Midwest Communications News) - An outburst in an Allegan County Circuit Courtroom yesterday morning prompted motions for a mistrial in a murder case ...
Mon, April 19, 2010
Another Murder Trial Begins in Allegan Co.
(Allegan, MI - WHTC News) - As one murder case is winding down in Allegan County, another begins to heat up.
Jury selection is slated for ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
Brazil rancher convicted in U.S. nun's murder
By Peter Murphy
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A court in Brazil has sentenced a rancher to 30 years in prison for ordering the murder in ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
Demjanjuk rejects Nazi camp murder accusations
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Accused Nazi camp guard John Demjanjuk responded to charges in a German courtroom for the first time Tuesday, attacking the justice ...
Wed, April 07, 2010
Son of Powerhouse Gym Founder Wanted for Murder
DETROIT -- The 24-year-old son of the founder of Powerhouse Gyms is wanted for murder. According to a Detroit police warrant, Peter Dabish is wanted ...
Sun, April 04, 2010
South Africa urges calm after Terre'blanche murder
By John Mkhize
VENTERSDORP, South Africa (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma called for calm on Sunday after the killing of white far-right leader ...
Fri, April 02, 2010
Sentencing for One of Two Accused in Murder
(Allegan, MI - WHTC News) - One of two Chicago-area men accused in the shooting death of Leon Villa in his Valley Township home last August ...
Thu, April 01, 2010
Arizona murder prompts calls to tighten security
By Tim Gaynor
DOUGLAS, Arizona (Reuters) - The murder of a prominent Arizona rancher near the Mexican border is spurring charges that Washington is doing ...
Wed, March 31, 2010
Toddler Murder Suspect Will Stand Trial
(Grand Rapids, MI) -- The Grand Rapids man who confessed to killing a toddler and tossing her body in a dumpster will stand trial. Prosecutors ...
Wed, March 17, 2010
Competency Hearing in Charred Murder Case Nears
(Allegan, MI - WHTC News) - The Allegan District Court this afternoon will evaluate mental competency evaluations of a Kalamazoo couple before deciding if they are ...
Sun, March 14, 2010
Irish police release cartoonist murder plot suspect
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish police have released a woman arrested along with six other people last week over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish ...
Fri, March 12, 2010
Phil Spector's lawyers file appeal in murder case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for music producer Phil Spector have appealed his conviction for killing a Hollywood actress, claiming the trial judge made several ...
Tue, March 09, 2010
Teen Charged In Murder of Grandfather
NILES TOWNSHIP (WKZO) -- While questions still swirl as to why a Niles teenager may have shot his grandfather, the young suspect has been formally ...
Mon, March 08, 2010
Woman Faces Murder Charge For Running Into Crowd
(Grand Rapids, MI) -- The woman accused of driving onto a sidewalk and barreling toward a group of people in Grand Rapids will face a ...
Wed, March 03, 2010
Guilty Verdict in Valley Twp. Murder Case
(Allegan) - A bizarre case has reached a climax. Allegan County Prosecutors charged that 33-year-old Fortino Gonzalez of Chicago and two other men robbed Leon ...
Sun, February 28, 2010
Hamas man was drugged before murder: Dubai police
DUBAI (Reuters) - The killers of a Hamas commander drugged him before suffocating him, Dubai police said Sunday.
Hamas military commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was killed ...
Tue, February 09, 2010
Laid Off Worker Arraigned In Boss' Murder
(Grand Rapids, MI) -- A Grand Rapids man has been arraigned on charges of killing his former boss after being laid off. Socorro Hurtado-Garcia allegedly ...
Fri, February 05, 2010
2008 Murder Suspects Arrested
(Grand Rapids, MI) -- Two men accused of murdering a 17-year-old Grand Rapids man in 2008 are in custody. Eighteen-year-old Mike Torres-Zuniga and 21-year-old Jeremy ...
Thu, February 04, 2010
Testimony Continues In Murder Trial Of Centreville Parents
(Kalamazoo, MI) -- A father charged in the murder of his daughter could take the stand as early as today in Kalamazoo. Anthony Springer, and ...
Fri, January 29, 2010
Teen Facing Murder Charges
(Kentwood, MI) -- A 13-year-old Kentwood boy accused of fatally shooting his mother's boyfriend on Monday has been charged with open murder. Keishawn Mann ...
Wed, January 27, 2010
Detective Testifies In Fisk Murder Trial
(Grand Rapids, MI) -- A Kent County Detective testified yesterday in the murder trial of Robert Fisk and said Fisk admitted to killing the Montcalm ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
Civil Lawsuit in Janet Chandler Murder Case Thrown Out
(Grand Rapids) - Justice delayed apparently has turned into justice denied for the parents of Janet Chandler.
Yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Janet Neff ...
Thu, January 14, 2010
Suspects in South Haven Murder Ordered Tested
(Allegan) - There are those who say that killing a man and torching his body is a sign that someone isn’t in their right ...
Tue, January 12, 2010
Chicago police dust off murder linked to Al Capone
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Police will reopen the unsolved 1939 murder of the Chicago lawyer who put the finger on gangster Al Capone for tax evasion ...
Tue, January 12, 2010
Iran blames U.S. "agents" for scientist's murder
By Fredrik Dahl
TEHRAN (Reuters) - A remote-controlled bomb killed a Tehran University scientist on Tuesday, official media reported, in an attack Iran blamed on ...
Thu, January 07, 2010
Former Bush lawyer charged with attempted murder
BOSTON (Reuters) - A former top attorney for President George W. Bush was charged in Connecticut on Thursday with attempted murder after he allegedly attacked ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
Philippine massacre suspect pleads not guilty to murder
MANILA (Reuters) - The mayor of a small Philippine town, the main suspect in the November massacre of 57 people in the country's troubled ...
Wed, December 23, 2009
Colombia governor's murder draws wide condemnation
By Patrick Markey
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The international community on Wednesday condemned the murder of a Colombian governor in a high-profile abduction that President Alvaro ...
Tue, December 22, 2009
Colombia says rebels murder kidnapped governor
By Patrick Markey
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia said on Tuesday FARC guerrillas slit a state governor's throat hours after they kidnapped him during a ...
Sat, December 05, 2009
Italian court hands Knox 26 years for Briton's murder
By Daniel Flynn
PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian court sentenced American student Amanda Knox to 26 years in prison and jailed her ex-boyfriend for ...
Fri, December 04, 2009
Italian court hands Knox 26 years for Briton's murder
By Daniel Flynn
PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian court sentenced American student Amanda Knox to 26 years in prison Saturday for murdering her British ...
Sat, November 21, 2009
Prosecutor seeks life for Knox in Italy murder trial
PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors on Saturday called for a life sentence for American university student Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito ...
Thu, November 12, 2009
Fort Hood shooting suspect charged with murder-Army
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has charged an Army psychiatrist suspected of killing 13 people in last week's shooting spree at Fort ...
Thu, November 12, 2009
Hasan To Face 13 Counts Of Premeditated Murder
FORT HOOD, Tex. (WTAQ) - Major Nidal Hasan will face premeditated murder charges in connection with last week's shooting rampage at Ford Hood army ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
AZ Man Arrested In Murder Of Sheboygan Native
GLENDALE, Ariz. (WRN) - A man has been arrested for the murder of a Sheboygan native near Phoenix. Investigators said 24-year-old Miguel Sanchez went to ...
Tue, October 27, 2009
Scandals, murder taint World Cup stadium
By Barry Moody
NELSPRUIT, South Africa (Reuters) - Mbombela is one of the most atmospheric new stadiums built for next year's World Cup, nestled ...
Tue, October 27, 2009
Police release motive, names in Shawano murder-suicide
SHAWANO, Wis. (WSAU) – Financial stress led to the apparent murder-suicide of an elderly couple in Shawano Monday, police said today.
Officials said 87-year-old Bill ...
Thu, October 22, 2009
DNA clues reopen French boy murder case from 1984
By Thierry Leveque
PARIS (Reuters) - French detectives have found DNA traces on evidence from a child murder case that obsessed the nation in the ...
Mon, October 12, 2009
Four Sudanese to hang for murder of U.S. official
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A Sudanese court upheld a death sentence Monday against four men convicted of murdering a U.S. diplomat and his driver in ...
Thu, September 17, 2009
Police arrest lab technician in Yale student murder
BOSTON (Reuters) - A Yale University lab technician was charged on Thursday with the murder of a graduate student whose body was found inside a ...
Tue, September 15, 2009
Former Kentucky lawmaker Nunn charged with murder
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - A former Kentucky lawmaker has been charged with murdering his ex-fiancee after police found him near his parents' grave site, where ...
Mon, September 14, 2009
New suspect emerges in possible Brian Jones murder
By Dean Goodman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The line for suspected killers of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones forms at the left.
As conspiracy theorists ...
Fri, September 04, 2009
"Dexter" author offers latest tale of murder
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Author Jeff Lindsay found inspiration for a novel about a "good" serial killer in the fake smiles and ...
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