Tag Archives: homicide

Idaho murders: Kohberger defense reaching out to potential jurors with 'survey' before judge banned contact

Bryan Kohberger’s defense team is crying foul after a judge ordered both sides in the Idaho student murders case to stay away from potential jurors ahead of a change-of-venue hearing that could move the upcoming trial out of Latah County, where the slayings happened. “The late Friday afternoon filing was a strategic action by the State,” defense attorney Anne Taylor …

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Elderly couple fatally shot at Florida home; police on lookout for stolen car

Florida police are seeking the public’s help in finding a car stolen from an older couple who were found shot to death in their home. Fort Lauderdale Police on Thursday reissued an all-points bulletin for a red 2014 Ford Fusion that belonged to Major Melvin, 89, and his 87-year-old wife, Claudette, who were found slain last Friday. The car’s Florida …

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Utah children’s book author sent damning text to lover before hubby poison plot: docs

Kouri Richins, a Utah mom of three and children’s book author accused of murdering her husband in 2022, allegedly texted her lover on the night of her husband’s death. Authorities in 2023 charged Richins, now 35, with aggravated murder and drug possession, alleging she poisoned her husband, Eric Richins, on March 3, 2022, with illicit fentanyl as a means to …

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Alabama convict who robbed, killed elderly couple gets execution date

Alabama has set a May 30 execution date for a man convicted in the 2004 slaying of a couple during a robbery. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey set the date for the execution by lethal injection of Jamie Mills, 50. The Alabama Supreme Court last week authorized the governor to set an execution date. MISSOURI SETS EXECUTION DATE FOR SECOND DEATH …

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Family of Texas teen brutally murdered on walk demands answers: 'Hug your loved ones'

Texas teen Kaitlin Hernandez was found brutally murdered under a bridge in her neighborhood two weeks ago, and her family is demanding justice for the “sweet” 17-year-old high schooler. “The person or persons who did this to my niece, Kaitlin, is still out there, and we just want them to come forward,” Hernandez’s aunt, Crystal Rodriguez, told Fox News Digital. …

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Illinois stabbing spree leaves 4 dead, suspect in custody

A stabbing spree in Illinois left four people dead and five injured, including one person in critical condition, officials said Wednesday. The attacks happened at multiple locations in Rockford, Illinois, west of Chicago. A suspect, who police said “attacked and stabbed” the victims, has been taken into custody. Police said he is a 22-year-old man, but he remains identified. TEXAS …

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Bryan Kohberger case: Idaho judge bans both sides from contacting prospective jurors

The judge overseeing the murder case against University of Idaho stabbing suspect Bryan Kohberger has barred prosecutors and the defense from contacting potential jurors without express permission from the court. It comes as the 29-year-old criminologist’s defense is hoping for a change of venue from Idaho’s Latah County, a community of about 40,000, where Kohberger allegedly barged into an off-campus …

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Nigeria sentences Chinese national to death for girlfriend's murder

A Nigerian court on Tuesday sentenced a Chinese national to death after finding him guilty of killing his girlfriend, a government official told The Associated Press, vowing to recommend execution if he unsuccessfully appeals the ruling. Frank Geng-Quangrong was convicted by a local court in northern Nigeria’s economic hub of Kano state, Kano Justice Commissioner Haruna Dederi said. Geng-Quangrong had …

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ICE deports 75-year-old man wanted for death-squad killings during El Salvador’s civil war

A man who is wanted in El Salvador for murder and other crimes related to death squad killings in the country’s civil war has been deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Alvarado Benitez, 75, was deported by ICE officials in Philadelphia Friday and turned over to law enforcement authorities in El Salvador for his role in the killings, according …

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NYC subway violence sees 3 stabbings in 1 day as man is fatally pushed in front of train in separate incident

Criminals are continuing to unleash bloodshed on innocent New York City subway riders going about their daily lives, with violent transit crime becoming almost a daily occurrence. On Monday, a deranged criminal with a long rap sheet shoved a 54-year-old man onto the tracks in Harlem, with the victim then being struck by an oncoming train, according to police. It …

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