Tag: Homicide
Expert to study mental disabilty claim of death row inmate
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — An expert hired by a state prosecutors' office can conduct a mental evaluation of a Tennessee death row inmate who claims...
Suspect in Iowa trooper’s death may have goaded traffic stop
Associated Press — A man charged with killing an Iowa State Patrol sergeant during a standoff may have instigated the violent confrontation by goading...
Chicago’s police chief announces new community policing plan
CHICAGO — Chicago's police superintendent announced Friday that all facets of the department — from patrol officers to executive staff — will be more...
Man exonerated in headphone slaying due to fired detective
A young man serving life without parole was exonerated Friday in the death of a special-needs athlete in a case stained by a Philadelphia...
Fort Worth picking new mayor for first time in a decade
Fort Worth is electing a new mayor Saturday in a race that resembles a Texas battleground and could lead to key decisions over policing...
Murder suspect’s brother gets 12 years for hiding sibling
FORT WORTH, Texas — The brother of a Texas man accused of fatally shooting his two teenage daughters in 2008 has been sentenced to...
Arrest warrant stays sealed for Colorado man in wife’s death
DENVER — An arrest warrant affidavit for a Colorado man charged with murder in the death of his wife who disappeared last year will...
Pickup crashes into Phoenix bus stop; 1 killed, 1 injured
Phoenix — A pickup driven by a teenage boy who lost control of the vehicle crashed into a bus stop, killing one man and...
Utah man faces sentencing in beating death of wife on cruise
JUNEAU, Alaska — The father of a Utah woman beaten to death by her husband on an Alaska cruise in 2017 told a judge...
Mafia hit man apologizes; Italians indignant at his release
ROME — The release from prison of one of Italy’s most notorious mobsters-turned-informants generated more indignation Thursday, even after he was shown in an...
