Tag: Homicide
Man who placed wife’s body in front of kids guilty of murder
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A Southern California man who killed his wife and propped up her body on a sofa as her children opened...
Union leader blames underfunding for Iowa prison killings
DES MOINES, Iowa — The leader of the union representing Iowa prison workers on Tuesday blamed Republican state political leaders and Iowa Department of...
Plane backfired before crash that killed child on the ground
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A small plane sputtered and backfired even before it taxied to a takeoff that ended tragically when it slammed into...
Homicide rate among challenges awaiting next St. Louis mayor
ST. LOUIS — Whichever candidate St. Louis voters pick in Tuesday's mayoral election will face daunting tasks, including a declining population and one of...
Police: Texas woman confesses to killing her 2 young kids
IRVING, Texas — A woman who called 911 from the lobby of a suburban Dallas police department and said she had killed her two...
Alleged mastermind of Honduran activist’s murder on trial
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduraspro — The trial of an alleged mastermind of the killing of Honduran environmental and Indigenous rights activist Berta Cáceres began Tuesday, five...
Reward in 2017 killings of 2 Indiana teens grows to $325K
DELPHI, Ind. — The reward for information leading to a conviction in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls slain during a hiking trip...
Grand jury clears Mississippi officer who killed Georgia man
GULFPORT, Miss. — A grand jury has cleared a Mississippi police officer who fatally shot a Georgia man outside a home last year.
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Couple accused of concealing girl’s body charged with murder
PHOENIX — A murder charge has been filed against a couple jailed on charges of child abuse and concealing skeletal remains of their adopted...
Extremist kills self, her baby in Tunisia suicide bombing
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian authorities said a female suicide bomber killed herself and her baby during counterterrorism operations in a mountainous zone in struggling...
