Pennsylvania authorities said Wednesday they plan to pursue the death penalty against a man charged with killing his stepmother, sister and the mother of his children before officials say he fled in a stolen vehicle to New Jersey, where he was arrested last month. Andre Gordon Jr. appeared for court in Pennsylvania for the first time since authorities said he …
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Solar eclipse: New York murderer, felons sue for 'religious' viewing after prisons order lockdowns
Six violent felons incarcerated in New York are suing for the right to view next week’s total solar eclipse despite a statewide prison lockdown, citing the “religious significance” of the event. The inmates at Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Woodbourne – a Baptist, a Muslim, a Seventh-Day Adventist, two Santeria practitioners and one atheist – argue that barring them from viewing …
Read More »Florida women speak out on elderly parents' murder, theft of car
Who? Why? Would? Kim Melvin Hill and Tonya Mitchell sat before a bank of TV cameras on Wednesday, mystified as to why anyone would kill their octogenarian parents, Major and Claudette Melvin, inside their Fort Lauderdale home on March 22 and, it appears, only steal their 10-year-old Ford. “We’re angry. We’re angry. We’re very angry,” said Hill, the youngest of …
Read More »Mexico mayoral candidate murdered after having request for security ignored
A ruling party mayoral candidate was shot dead on Monday in central Mexico during an event on the first day of her campaign, despite having requested security protection from authorities and receiving no response. A city council candidate was also initially reported as fatally shot in the incident, but the security ministry later said the person was missing. On Monday …
Read More »Bryan Kohberger lawyer alleges public bias as residents called police after being contacted in juror survey
Most people don’t like spam calls. Bryan Kohberger’s lead lawyer has accused the public of bias against her client, who is suspected of killing four University of Idaho students, after Latah County residents called police to report a defense expert had contacted them for a survey. “The afternoon filing on March 22, 2024 was done with the intention of obtaining …
Read More »Woman fatally stabbed in Greek capital after seeking police protection from ex-partner
Greek authorities on Tuesday ordered an urgent investigation into a woman’s fatal stabbing outside an Athens police precinct where she had just requested protection from an ex-boyfriend. The 28-year-old’s death triggered new calls by left-wing opposition parties for femicide — the killing of women or girls with a gender-related motivation — to be recognized as a distinct term in Greece’s …
Read More »Ex-con NYC murder suspect seen smiling with DA Bragg pleads not guilty, held without bail
Sheldon Johnson, the ex-con who claimed to be a criminal justice reform activist and palled around with VIPs like Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and podcaster Joe Rogan, pleaded not guilty to murder in a Bronx courtroom Tuesday before the judge ordered him held without bail. The 48-year-old became an outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform after his parole last …
Read More »Arizona parents of rich-kid gang member charged with murder allegedly tried to cover his tracks: report
The millionaire parents of one teen gang member accused of murdering his 16-year-old peer on Halloween weekend last year in Queen Creek, Arizona, allegedly helped cover the suspects’ tracks following Preston Lord’s beating death, according to a report. Police call the teenage gang the “Gilbert Goons” in thousands of pages of recently released documents obtained by FOX 10 Phoenix. Treston …
Read More »Michigan woman convicted of husband's 2002 killing after extradition from Italy
A woman extradited from Italy for the 2002 fatal bludgeoning of her husband in Michigan was convicted of second-degree murder. A jury in Eaton County needed only two hours Monday to decide the outcome of the trial against Beverly McCallum, the Lansing State Journal reported. Roberto Caraballo, 37, was suffocated and beaten in the basement of his home in Charlotte, …
Read More »Man accused of killing 4, wounding 7 in Illinois rampage denied pretrial release
A northern Illinois man charged with killing four people and injuring seven others by stabbing, beating and driving over them has been denied pretrial release. A judge in the city of Rockford ruled Tuesday that Christian Soto must remain in jail pending trial. The judge scheduled an April 15 arraignment for the 22-year-old. The Associated Press left a message Tuesday …
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