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After Man Crashes Van, Cops Find Bodies of Wife, 4 Kids

'True evil poked its head up here in Marion County'

(Newser) - "True evil poked its head up here in Marion County," Sheriff Billy Woods said after the arrest of Michael Wayne Jones Jr., a resident of the Florida county who's accused of murdering his wife and her four children. The sheriff's office says investigators believe Jones killed...

Black Trans Woman Found 'Burned Beyond Recognition'

Bee Love Slater 'always gave hugs and kisses'

(Newser) - Bee Love Slater wasn't just murdered. The Florida native—a black, transgender woman—was burned so badly that authorities took days to identify her with dental records, CNN reports. The 23-year-old was found Sept. 4 "burned beyond recognition" in a car in the city of Clewiston, investigators say....

Former Survivor Producer Who Murdered Wife Goes Free

Bruce Beresford-Redman spent 7 years in Mexico prison

(Newser) - The former Survivor producer convicted of murdering his wife during a family vacation to Cancun in 2010 is once again a free man. Bruce Beresford-Redman went on trial in Mexico and was sentenced to 12 years; he served just seven in a Quintana Roo prison and was released two months...

Khashoggi 'Murder Transcript' Reveals His Final Words

His killers tried to force him to send message to son

(Newser) - Jamal Khashoggi's murderers tried to force him to send a message to his son, according to Turkey's Sabah newspaper, which says it has obtained recordings from the day the Saudi journalist was murdered inside the kingdom's Istanbul consulate. In transcripts published by the newspaper, a forensic expert...

Senior Accused of Killing Longtime Pal With Brick

Maryland's Chun Yong Oh charged in Hwa Cha Pak's murder

(Newser) - A 73-year-old Maryland woman is accused of using a brick to kill her longtime friend and neighbor at what NBC News describes as a senior living facility in Bladensburg. Chun Yong Oh took multiple swipes at 82-year-old Hwa Cha Pak with a brick, according to the Prince George's County...

Twist in Missing Mom Case: a Man Named 'Fudge,' a Knife

Cops look for folding hunting knife that may have been murder weapon

(Newser) - Cops are now searching for what they believe was the weapon used to kill missing Connecticut mom Jennifer Farber Dulos : a folding hunting knife. Sources tell the Hartford Courant that surveillance video shows a garbage bag being placed in a Hartford trash bin on the day Dulos was reported missing....

NBA Star's Sister Accused of Killing Woman at Casino

Elderly woman was beaten, robbed

(Newser) - Police recommended that one of two suspects in the brutal murder of an 84-year-old woman be held without bail after they discovered that she had a wealthy brother: Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard. The Riverside County Sheriff's Department says Kimeshia Williams, 35, and Candace Townsel, 39, have been...

His Girlfriend Disappeared, and He Rapped About a Burial

Robert Camou charged in killing of Amanda Custer

(Newser) - A man who was allegedly filmed rapping about burying a woman in the hours after his girlfriend went missing is now charged in her killing. Police say Robert Anthony Camou, 27, killed Amanda Kathleen Custer, 31, in late July after taking her against her will from the home they shared...

Cops Release Chilling Details in Case of Missing Mom

They believe estranged husband was 'lying in wait' at her Connecticut home

(Newser) - Police in Connecticut have released chilling new details of what they believe happened to Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five who has been missing since May. In an arrest warrant released Wednesday, investigators say evidence suggests estranged husband Fotis Dulos ambushed her at her home before driving away in her...

Teen Accused of Killing Family Just Learned About Stepmom

Relative says the 14-year-old just found out Mary Sisk wasn't his biological mom

(Newser) - The Alabama teen accused of killing his five family members in Elkmont on Monday had been exhibiting some worrisome behavior, says his cousin in an interview with WAFF . Daisy McCarty is the niece of the boy's father, John Sisk, who was murdered along with his wife Mary and his...

'Key Evidence' in 1991 Murder: Yellow Socks

Theodore Donahue charged in former girlfriend's killing

(Newser) - A single yellow sock found 28 years ago in the apartment of a man whose girlfriend had been discovered dead is now "a key piece of evidence" in the murder case against him. Theodore Dill Donahue immediately became a person of interest in Denise Sharon Kulb's killing after...

Cops: Teen Used Illegal Handgun to Kill 5 Family Members

14-year-old confessed to murders, police say

(Newser) - A 14-year-old boy accused of killing five members of his family confessed to the crime after being confronted with "some of the inconsistencies" in his story, police in Alabama say. The Limestone County Sheriff's Office says the boy is accused of killing his father, 38-year-old John Sisk, his...

Man Says He Accidentally Killed Triplet While Trying to Hug Him

Kenneth Jernigan was cooking at the time, holding a kitchen knife

(Newser) - Police say Kenneth Jernigan murdered his own triplet, Kevin. But Jernigan insists he was simply trying to hug his brother when he accidentally fatally stabbed him, the Ledger-Inquirer reports. The Columbus, Ga., 36-year-old said he was cooking at the time and holding a kitchen knife; his triplet appears to have...

Immigrant Who Killed Woman on SF Pier Wins Again

An appeals court reverses decision against Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate

(Newser) - A California state appeals court on Friday threw out the sole conviction against an immigrant who fatally shot a young woman on the San Francisco waterfront in 2015 in a case that sparked a national immigration debate, the AP reports. Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate was acquitted of murder in the killing...

Pitcher on Murdered Family: 'Too Wonderful to Comprehend'

'My life as I knew it is destroyed,' writes Blake Bivens

(Newser) - "My heart was turned to ash. My life as I knew it is destroyed," writes Blake Bivens in his first public comments since his wife, infant son, and mother-in-law were found murdered in Virginia . "I shake and tremble at the thought of our future without them,"...

Simone Biles' Brother Charged in Triple Murder

Tevin Biles-Thomas accused in New Year's Eve shooting in Cleveland

(Newser) - The brother of Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has been charged with multiple counts of murder tied to a New Year's Eve shooting in Cleveland, Ohio. Tevin Biles-Thomas, 24, is from Cleveland but was arrested Thursday at Fort Stewart in Georgia, where he's on active duty with the Army,...

Man Guilty of Murder in Death of Fleeing Victim

Case sparked changes to 911 system

(Newser) - In August 2017, Kansas City woman Shannon Keithley fled her home and died when her SUV slammed into a concrete pillar as she was calling 911. Police found Orlando Taylor hiding under the back deck of her home and charged him with rape and burglary. On Wednesday, a jury found...

Cleared After 35 Years in Prison, She'll Collect $3M

Cathy Woods was the longest wrongfully incarcerated woman in the US

(Newser) - A woman who spent 35 years in prison for a Nevada murder she didn't commit will get $3 million in a partial settlement of a federal civil rights lawsuit. Cathy Woods, 68, will continue to seek additional damages from the city of Reno and former detectives she accuses of...

Extremely Rare Kind of Murder Rattles Washington, DC

Police don't believe Margery Magill knew the suspect, or that robbery was a motive

(Newser) - A Tuesday night murder in Washington, DC, is being described by the city's police chief as extremely rare: A 27-year-old woman was stabbed to death while dog walking, and police say it doesn't appear that the suspect knew Margery Magill or that the attack was an attempted robbery...

Cops: Man Killed Wife With Heroin-Laced Cereal

Charges come 5 years after Christina Harris' death

(Newser) - A month after Christina Harris was found dead at her Michigan home on Sept. 29, 2014, her death was ruled an accidental heroin overdose. That left many questions since none of the woman's friends and family knew her to use heroin. And though her husband had been fired from...

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