A Pennsylvania man who authorities say killed his girlfriend in a Nevada desert has been convicted. A jury in U.S. District Court in Nevada on Wednesday found John Matthew Chapman, 44, guilty of one count of kidnapping resulting in death, court records show. He faces life in prison at a sentencing hearing scheduled for Aug. 2. NEVADA COUPLE ACCUSED OF …
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Bryan Kohberger lawyer drops bombshell claim against key prosecution evidence: 'They've withheld the audio'
Criminology Ph.D. student turned quadruple murder suspect Byran Kohberger returned to an Idaho courtroom Thursday as his defense lawyers claimed prosecutors turned over key evidence in discovery — but only in an altered form. The defense is seeking additional evidence through discovery, including the full surveillance video that allegedly places Kohberger’s white Hyundai Elantra near the crime scene. “The public …
Read More »Fugitive shooting suspect arrested without incident in northern Arizona
A man suspected of fatally shooting one person and wounding two others in a domestic violence incident on the Navajo Nation earlier this week was arrested Thursday, authorities said. Navajo Police said 44-year-old Derick Myron was taken into federal custody without incident at a residence in the northern community of Tuba City, Arizona, around 1 a.m. Thursday. At his initial …
Read More »Bryan Kohberger's alibi ripped apart in Idaho prosecutors' 'temper tantrum'
Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger’s “alibi” that he was driving around looking at “the moon and stars,” is too vague, according to prosecutors. Now, they are asking the judge to deny any further requests from his defense to call witnesses other than the defendant himself in an attempt to prove he wasn’t at the King Road home at the …
Read More »Utah woman suspected of murder after friend shot in apparent failed suicide pact
A Utah woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a friend was shot in what police said was an uncompleted suicide pact the women had reached several weeks earlier. Heavenly Faith Garfield, 21, was arrested Tuesday and remains jailed in Utah County on Wednesday without bail. Saratoga Springs Police have recommended she be charged with murder and discharge …
Read More »Body found in duffel bag identified as missing Philadelphia 4-year-old
A decomposed body found earlier this year in a duffel bag in Philadelphia has been identified as a 4-year-old boy who authorities say was beaten to death. The body of Damari Carter was found March 18 in the city’s Mantua neighborhood by a worker who was cleaning out an alleyway. Authorities initially could not determine the child’s age, gender and …
Read More »Oklahoma suburban dad 'hunted' family, left one child alive 'who is surrounded by love': family
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). A recent “massacre” inside an Oklahoma City suburban home “doesn’t define our family” or their lives, the victims’ family told Fox News Digital. Last week, Jonathon Candy’s argument with his wife, Lindsay, escalated …
Read More »Chicago police arrest suspect in murder of off-duty officer heading home from work
A man wanted in connection with the murder of an off-duty Chicago police officer last month has been taken into custody, according to Chicago police. The department said its officers and the U.S. Marashals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 22-year-old Xavier Tate Jr. for first-degree murder in Glendale Heights, Illinois, on Wednesday night. Tate’s arrest comes five days …
Read More »Squatters who killed woman over inherited home bought diamond ring, PS5 on interstate shopping spree: docs
A teen squatter couple who beat a New York mother to death when she found them living in her inherited Manhattan apartment went on a spending spree with her stolen credit cards, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Nadia Vitels, 52, was found dead in a duffel bag hidden under a pile of coats in her 19th floor East …
Read More »UK man with sword arrested after rampage leaves 13-year-old boy dead, 4 hospitalized
A 36-year-old man was arrested after allegedly killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring four others with a sword in an east London suburb Tuesday morning. The man, whose identity has not been released, was tasered and arrested in a residential area near Hainault underground station, police said. The incident does not appear to be terror-related. Police were called just before …
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