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Mass. man charged in pregnant girlfriend's death

A Massachusetts man is being returned to the state to face a murder charge in the stabbing death of his girlfriend, who was nine months pregnant.

NYC death stems from shooting 49 years ago

The New York City medical examiner has declared a man's death a homicide — complications of gunshot wounds he suffered 49 years ago.

Chicago man charged in fire deaths of woman, child

A reputed gang member is accused of killing a pregnant woman and her 7-year-old child by setting their Chicago apartment building on fire.

NC man charged in '92 killing of Pa. video clerk

A North Carolina man has been arrested in connection with the beating death and robbery of a Pennsylvania adult video store clerk more than 16 years ago — thanks in part to DNA evidence found on a cigarette.

Ark. man sentenced to die for killing former lover

A jury has sentenced an Arkansas man to death for fatally stabbing a college student in March.

Man charged in death of wife found in ocean inlet

A husband was charged Tuesday with killing his wife, more than a week after reporting she had disappeared while swimming, authorities said. Her body was found floating off a Florida beach.

Father convicted in disabled girl's scalding death

The father of a disabled girl who died after she was scalded in a bathtub was convicted of murder for failing to seek medical help for her for more than a week.

Grand Canyon killer sentenced to life in prison

A man convicted of killing a Japanese tourist in the Grand Canyon was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

2 teens charged in killings of Minn. mother, son

Two teenagers were charged Tuesday in the killings of a woman who was stabbed and cut more than 100 times and her 10-year-old son, who had a television smashed over his head, prosecutors said.

Cops: Ark. Suspect Said He 'Hurt' Victim

A man accused of murdering a University of Arkansas student told others "I think I hurt her real bad" but said he blacked out and couldn't remember what happened, a police affidavit says.

Paper: Man Says 'Hurt' Ark. Univ. Coed

A man accused of murdering a University of Arkansas student told others "I think I hurt her real bad" but said he blacked out and couldn't remember what happened, according to an affidavit.

Not too late to catch TV’s best show, ‘The Wire’

Nobody likes a nag, that person always haranguing you to eat your vegetables or clean your room.

Nicaragua Court Probes Volz Case

Nicaragua's Supreme Court on Wednesday said it had begun investigating two judges who overturned the 30-year sentence and conviction of an American in the killing of his Nicaraguan girlfriend.

Nicaragua Will Hold US Man

Nicaraguan prosecutors on Wednesday filed an appeal to the country's Supreme Court to overturn the acquittal of a U.S. man on charges of killing his Nicaraguan girlfriend, blocking efforts to win his release.

Nicaragua Reverses American's Conviction

A Nicaraguan appeals court on Monday overturned the conviction of a U.S. man sentenced to 30 years in prison in the killing of his Nicaraguan girlfriend, but he was not released and supporters said they feared for his safety.

Wis. Man Gets 69 Years for Killing Hmong

A white hunter convicted of killing a Hmong man while both stalked squirrels was sentenced to the maximum 69 years in prison Wednesday by a judge who rejected his claims of self-defense.

Charges Filed in Doctor's Office Slaying

A psychiatric patient already in custody in another case was charged Friday in the fatal shooting of his doctor's wife last May.

Hunter Guilty in Hmong's Death

A jury on Friday found a white former sawmill worker guilty in the shooting and stabbing death of a Hmong immigrant with whom he crossed paths while both were hunting squirrels in the northern Wisconsin woods earlier this year.

The Vine
Toddler Dead, Suspect Behind Bars After Brutal Murder, Rape
Source: shar.es

Police say the man responsible for the gruesome murder is 29-year-old De Jesus Melisio Comacho. He's being charged with first degree murder, first degree sexual assault, and burglary for allegedly raping, sodomizing and killing the 3-year-old South Sioux City girl at her home.

Mom killed boy, resuscitated him, killed him again then buried him in playground sand - CNN.com
Source: CNN

"She placed her hand over her son's mouth and nose and suffocated him. She had second thoughts about what she did. She performed CPR on her son, brought him back to life and then decided to go forward with that original act she had started to commit," Schultz said.

KBR Got Bonuses for Work that Killed Soldiers
Source: The Nation

The Department of Defense paid former Halliburton subsidiary KBR more than $80 million in bonuses for contracts to install electrical wiring in Iraq.

Police: DNA links 5 women's slayings in Milwaukee
Source: Yahoo! News

A person known only by DNA has killed five prostitutes over two decades in Milwaukee, the city where serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer once cruised gay bars for victims, police said Monday.

2 convicted killers executed in Okla., Ala.
Source: USA Today

A man convicted of battering his girlfriend's 8-year-old son and stuffing the body in a freezer was put to death Thursday in Oklahoma, while a man in Alabama was executed for fatally stabbing a mother of six.

36 Chicago area students killed sets record
Source: The Washington Times

Chicago - busy putting on its best face to garner a 2016 Olympics bid and basking in the afterglow of President Obama's election - has become the nation's most violent city for youths.

The Bush Administration Homicides
Source: thedailybeast.com

For five years as a researcher for Human Rights Watch and reporter, John Sifton helped investigate homicides resulting from the Bush administration's torture policy.

Body found in Georgia manhunt for professor accused of killing 3
Source: USA Today

Authorities say they have found a body in an area where they are looking for a University of Georgia professor accused of killing three people.

Craigslist In Trouble for Promoting Sexual Encounters Now!? Where Have You Been?
Source: CNN

It seems to me that something horrible has to happen before people come to recognize something that has become a ubiquitous part of daily American life.

The Bush Administration Homicides - Page 1 - The Daily Beast
Source: thedailybeast.com

• An estimated 100 detainees have died during interrogations, some who were clearly tortured to death. • The Bush Justice Department failed to investigate and prosecute alleged murders even when the CIA inspector general referred a case. • Sifton's request for specific  …

Sheriff: Fla. father kills wife, 2 sons, himself
Source: OneNewsNow.com

Living in Florida is dangerous to your health. Parents keep killing their families and a Sunday school teacher rapes and kills the neighbors child. Missing children are at epidemic levels.

Fingerprint of Medical Student Accused in Craigslist Slaying Allegedly Found at Crime Scene
Source: The New York Times

A fingerprint found at the Rhode Island hotel where an exotic dancer was held at gunpoint last week matches that of Philip Markoff, the medical student charged with killing a woman in Boston whom he met through Craigslist.

A Tragedy Exploited
Source: The Daily Tribune (without fear or favor)

From the onset, police Supt Franklin Mabanag, who initially handled the case and led the operation to invite — nay, arrest without warrant — Pam Arteche, Trina's sister, had seemed to impress upon the media that foul play was involved in the death of Trina from a gunshot wo …

Gestapo police handling of a broadcaster's case in RP
Source: Ducky Paredes Blog

In a sense, I am glad that the Philippine National Police (PNP) in dealing with the household of Broadcaster Ted Failon did so with heavy, heavy hands. By their doing so, we are all witnesses to how our police handle Juan de la Cruz, the average Pinoy.

Escapees Connected To Suspicious Death
Source: News4Jax.com - Local News

More than 24 hours after authorities began searching for two men who escaped from the Putnam County Jail, the invstigation expanded to include two stolen vehicles and the suspicious death of the 66-year-old stepgrandmother of one of the escapees.

Did Casey Anthony Kill Her Child Caylee Anthony?
Source: www.newsflavor.com

with the death penalty on the table will Casey change her story?

Far-Right Attacks on U.S. Law Enforcement
Source: start.umd.edu

Research led by Dr. Joshua D. Freilich (John Jay College, CUNY) and Dr.

Toilet test to solve case
Source: Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE

MADISON (Wisconsin) - IF YOU are a female about 1.7 metres tall, 65 kilograms and willing to stick your head in a toilet, a prosecutor wants your help in proving a high-profile homicide case.

Body of Sandra Cantu Found
Source: Google

Authorities found the remains of a missing 8-year-old Northern California girl on Monday in a suitcase a few miles from where she was last seen.

BREAKING NEWS - Five Children Dead In Pierce County, Allegedly Killed By Father
Source: q13fox.com

The Pierce County Sheriff's Department reports that five children have been found dead in a house in the 20400 block of 135th Avenue Court East near Graham. The five are described as four girls and one boy, ages 7-16.

3 Officers killed in shooting, Shooter feared the Obama administration was poised to ban guns
Source: The New York Times

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A gunman wearing a bulletproof vest and ''lying in wait'' opened fire on officers responding to a domestic disturbance call Saturday, killing three of them and turning a quiet Pittsburgh street into a battlefield, police said.

Source: 4 die, up to 40 held hostage in Binghamton shootings - CNN.com
Source: CNN

A lone gunman began shooting Friday in an immigration services building in Binghamton, New York, killing at least four people, a law enforcement source close to the situation said.

In Plea Deal, Mother to Testify Against Cult, Go Free if Son Rises From Dead - A Resurrection Clause
Source: The Washington Post

Accepting a plea bargain that her attorney described as unprecedented in American jurisprudence, a 22-year-old Maryland woman yesterday agreed to cooperate in the prosecution of other defendants in the death of her son under the condition that charges against her be dropped if th …

ABC News Radio Anchorman Found Dead
Source: ABC News

Veteran ABC Radio newscaster George Weber has been found dead in his Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment in what police believe was a homicide

A dozen students arrested at Mesa schools in gang sweep
Source: The Arizona Republic

Operation Full Court Press" netted 129 arrests between its Jan. 21 and Feb. 8 run, including 54 felony arrests, 52 juvenile arrests, and three homicide warrants.