Tag Archives: Crime

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 …

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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, …

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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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Father of missing Minnesota woman’s children arrested on murder charge after human remains found

The father of a missing Minnesota woman’s two children has been arrested on suspicion of murder, police records show. Adam Fravel, 29, was in custody and booked for second-degree murder Wednesday, according to the Winona County Sheriff’s Office. Police on Wednesday found human remains near Mabel, Minnesota, “using information generated …

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Arrest made in the murder of New Jersey councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, authorities say

An arrest has been made in the murder of New Jersey councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour, who was shot to death outside her home in Sayreville on Feb. 1, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone announced at a press conference Tuesday. Police arrested Rashid Ali Bynum, 28, of Portsmouth, Virginia in connection with …

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Desperate families scramble to learn if loved ones among Texas bus stop crash victims

Brownsville, Texas — Two days after eight people were killed when an SUV slammed into a crowd waiting at a Brownsville bus stop, information on the victims remains scarce, leaving relatives of missing people scrambling to locate loved ones and pleading for information. Authorities say the driver, 34-year-old George Alvarez, …

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Texas mass shooting suspect Francisco Oropesa arrested after manhunt, officials say

A man suspected in a mass shooting near the Texas town of Cleveland last week that left five people dead — including a 9-year-old boy — has been captured and multiple people were arrested following an extensive manhunt, authorities said, including the suspect’s wife.  Following a multi-day search, 38-year-old Francisco …

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Pastor Anthony Watts killed, carjacked while trying to help man who may have escaped from Mississippi jail

A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail over the weekend may be connected to the killing a pastor and stealing his pickup truck in Jackson, authorities said Tuesday. The pastor, 61-year-old Anthony Watts, was shot and killed Monday night around 7 p.m. on Interstate 55 after he pulled over …

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Minnesota man sentenced to 2 years in prison for laser strike on Delta Air Lines jet

A federal judge in Wisconsin sentenced a Minnesota man on Friday to two years in prison for aiming a laser at a Delta Air Lines jet in 2021, an act that prosecutors said disrupted the pilots’ efforts to land and put passengers in “incredible danger.” James Link, 43, of Rochester, …

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“Rust” assistant director David Halls pleads guilty to gun charge in movie set death

A codefendant in the case against actor Alec Baldwin in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on a movie set in New Mexico was convicted Friday of unsafe handling of a firearm and sentenced to six months of probation. Safety coordinator and assistant director David Halls also must pay …

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