Tag Archives: homicide

‘Symbolic’ $4.6B punishment against cartel that murdered Americans takes creative legal turn to become reality

A $4.64 billion punishment for a Mexican cartel’s massacre of American women and children was considered symbolic. The families of the victims, who ranged from an 8-month-old baby to a 43-year-old mom, were never expected to see a dime. But a law firm representing the families, Motley Rice Law Firm, inundated federal courts with over 1,200 claims against U.S. law …

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Bodies of two US missionaries killed in Haiti last week returned to US

The bodies of two U.S. missionaries gunned down and killed last week in Haiti have been returned to the U.S., the State Department confirmed Thursday. Deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said the bodies of Davy and Natalie Lloyd were repatriated and are now in the United States. “I’m not going to get into the deliberations beyond that. I would just echo …

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Judge in Scott Peterson case denies almost all DNA retesting requests as convicted killer vies for new trial

A California judge denied almost all of Scott Peterson’s DNA retesting requests on Wednesday as his defense team attempts to get a new trial. The judge did agree to allow only one piece of evidence to go through a new round of DNA testing – a piece of duct tape found on Laci Peterson’s pants “at the time of autopsy,” …

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Alabama man charged with killing grandparents, brother in quadruple homicide indictment

A grand jury in Alabama has indicted a man on four counts of capital murder in the 2023 deaths of his grandparents, his brother and a family friend. A Mobile County Grand Jury on Friday indicted Jared Tarant Smith-Bracy, 22, of Bay Minette, for the alleged crimes, al.com reported. Police have said Smith-Bracy fatally shot his 72-year-old grandmother, Barbara Smith; …

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Victims, possible motive identified in South Dakota triple murder allegedly committed by former mayor

The three shooting victims allegedly killed by a former South Dakota mayor on Memorial Day have been identified, as well as a possible motive. Court documents obtained by Fox News Digital identified the deceased as 21-year-old Zach Frankus, 26-year-old Paul Frankus and 35-year-old Timothy Richmond. The spat between the three and the former Centerville mayor, Jay Ostrem, 64, was allegedly …

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Missouri mother turns self in at police station after killing children, ages 9 and 2, sheriff says

A Missouri mother walked into a police station on Tuesday morning and said that she had killed her two young children, authorities said. Ashley Parmeley, 36, entered the Festus Police Department at around 10:30 a.m. looking disheveled and with wet clothes when she told officers that she shot her 9-year-old daughter and drowned her 2-year-old son, Jefferson County Sheriff Dave …

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Massachusetts 911 dispatch reveals wild chase for suspected murderer after movie, McDonald's slash spree

A 911 dispatch revealed escalating dangers as civilians’ tips helped cops hunt down a suspect who was accused of going on a multi-state slashing spree. After a stabbing inside a Plymouth, Massachusetts, McDonald’s, several law enforcement agencies converged on a black Porsche after a witness to the stabbing said the fugitive’s car was behind her, according to the audio. The …

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Massachusetts stabbing spree suspect Jared Ravizza pleads not guilty in Plymouth rest stop attack

The suspect accused of stabbing four young women at an AMC movie theater in Braintree, Massachusetts and then two McDonald’s employees at a rest stop in Plymouth over the weekend has pleaded not guilty to charges relating to the second incident, his attorney told Fox News Digital. Jared Ravizza, 26, of Chilmark – a town on the island of Martha’s …

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Texas police arrest fugitive illegally in US, wanted for murder by Interpol

Texas authorities on May 25 captured an international fugitive wanted for murder. Splendora police, in coordination with federal authorities, apprehended 21-year-old Leo Acosta Sanchez, who had been illegally residing in the “state and country,” the Splendora Police Department said in a press release. Sanchez “was known to travel between” Splendora and “her residence in Terrenos,” a residential community advertising cheap …

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Karen Read trial: 3 moments to know after day 17, 1 puzzling request

A federal agent read “flirty” messages he allegedly exchanged with Karen Read to start the 17th day of the controversy-charged murder trial. Read is charged with killing her boyfriend, Boston police Officer John O’Keefe, during an alcohol-fueled fight in January 2022 by hitting him with her truck and leaving him to die in a blizzard. She denied the accusations, and …

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