While it remains unclear what prompted the fatal shooting of Jonathan Joss, a Native American voice actor best known for his work on the animated television series “King of the Hill,” police say they are looking into whether his sexual orientation played a role in his death. Joss’ husband has …
Read More »Clues emerge after mayor’s aides murdered in rush
The murders of two Mexico City officials, in a rush-hour shooting on a busy avenue, were meticulously planned by experienced gunmen, prosecutors said Wednesday, as more details emerged of the worst attack against public officials in the capital in recent years. At least four people were involved in the killing …
Read More »After Nevada prison brawl kills 3 inmates, 20 people are charged
Nevada prosecutors say 20 people have been charged in connection with a brawl at a maximum-security prison in eastern Nevada last year in which three inmates were killed and others were injured. The Nevada Attorney General’s Office said this week the final arrest in the investigation was made on March …
Read More »Alleged Georgia school shooter and father indicted on dozens of charges by grand jury
A grand jury handed down dozens of charges Thursday for the alleged Apalachee High School shooter and his father, also accused in connection with the deadliest school shooting in Georgia’s history. New charges against 14-year-old Colt Gray include 4 counts of “malice murder,” 22 counts of aggravated assault and 18 counts …
Read More »Alec Baldwin “Rust” shooting trial continues as prosecution builds case
Prosecutors built their case Thursday against actor Alec Baldwin, who is on trial in New Mexico, accused of involuntary manslaughter in the on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin’s defense attorney questioned a crime scene technician over what he suggested were shoddy and subpar searches for the live ammunition …
Read More »A woman says she’s Cherrie Mahan, who went missing in Pennsylvania 39 years ago. Police can’t verify her claims.
WINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) — Police said an initial review of fingerprints suggests that a woman claiming to be Cherrie Mahan is not the child who went missing from rural western Pennsylvania 39 years ago. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a recent online post and voicemail from a woman claiming …
Read More »Poison specialist Connor Bowman fatally poisoned his pharmacist wife and tried to stop autopsy, Minnesota authorities say
A poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is charged with fatally poisoning his wife, a 32-year-old pharmacist who died days after she went to a hospital in August with stomach distress. Authorities say Connor Bowman, 30, tried to stop the autopsy on his wife, Betty …
Read More »DNA links murders of 2 Kansas women in 1990s to same suspect who “went on with his life as if nothing happened”
A Kansas man has been charged with two counts of murder after detectives in a newly formed cold case unit connected him to the deaths of two women nearly three decades ago. DNA evidence led to the arrest of 52-year-old Gary Dion Davis, Kansas City Police Chief Karl Oakman and …
Read More »Man linked to Connecticut woman’s 1984 kidnapping and rape by DNA is sentenced to 25 years in prison
A man who was linked to a 1984 kidnapping and rape case in Connecticut by DNA evidence decades later has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, a state prosecutor announced Wednesday, praising the victim who “had to relive this horrific nightmare” to bring justice. George Legere, 75, of Springfield, …
Read More »Alabama executes convicted murderer James Barber in first lethal injection since review after IV problems
Atmore, Alabama — Alabama executed a man on Friday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state resumed lethal injections following a pause to review procedures. James Barber, 64, was pronounced dead at 1:56 a.m. after receiving a lethal injection at a south Alabama prison. Barber was convicted …
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