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Man Charged in 'Gruesome,
Gruesome' Quadruple Murder

Dec 30, 2018 8:21 AM CST

Man Charged in 'Gruesome, Gruesome' Quadruple Murder

Mo. police say man shot his girlfriend, her 2 kids, and her mother

(Newser) - In a quadruple murder that "looks and smells like a death penalty case," Missouri police have charged a man in the shooting deaths of his girlfriend, her mother, and her two children. The mother, 61-year-old Jane Moeckel, called 911 late Friday to report a man with a gun...

A Serial Killer
Murdered Her Son.
She Was the One
Found Guilty

longform

Dec 29, 2018 5:30 AM CST

A Serial Killer Murdered Her Son. She Was the One Found Guilty

The 'New York Times Magazine' looks at the case of Julie Rea

(Newser) - "I wouldn't wish it on a snake." So says Julie Rea of the life she has had since Oct. 13, 1997. That was the day she awoke to a scream and tussled with an intruder in her Illinois home. Her 10-year-old son, Joel Kirkpatrick, had been stabbed...

Student Repeatedly
Sought Cops'
Help Before
Her Killing

the rundown

Dec 28, 2018 11:05 AM CST

Student Repeatedly Sought Cops' Help Before Her Killing

Investigations examine murder of University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey

(Newser) - In the weeks leading up to her murder, University of Utah student Lauren McCluskey repeatedly asked campus police for help—and ended up calling 911 twice because she was frustrated by their lack of action. The 21-year-old told police she was being harassed and blackmailed by Melvin Rowland, a 37-year-old...

Parents Face Daughter's
Suspected Killer in Court

Dec 28, 2018 10:30 AM CST

Parents Face Daughter's Suspected Killer in Court

Kelsey Berreth's parents granted temporary custody of grandchild

(Newser) - Kelsey Berreth's parents faced down the man suspected of killing their daughter in court on Thursday and were awarded temporary custody of their 14-month-old granddaughter. Kaylee, the daughter of Berreth and Patrick Frazee, has been staying with her maternal grandparents since Frazee's Dec. 21 arrest in Colorado on...

Woman Found Dead in Car
Crash Had Been Shot

Dec 21, 2018 12:26 PM CST

Woman Found Dead in Car Crash Had Been Shot

Melissa Peskey's husband says he was informed he was a 'person of interest'

(Newser) - It was a mystery right from the start. Cops who responded to the scene of a car crash Dec. 13 along a Missouri interstate in Cooper County found a 40-year-old mother dead in the driver's seat, and her two children, ages 5 and 11, unharmed, per KELO-TV . Based on...

Cops: Mother Kills Teen
Daughter Calling 911

Dec 20, 2018 2:17 PM CST

Cops: Mother Kills Teen Daughter Calling 911

And more murders might have happened in Renton, Washington, had the gun not jammed

(Newser) - An awful story out of the Seattle suburb of Renton, where police say a 52-year-old woman fatally shot her 14-year-old daughter and seemed bent on killing again before her gun jammed, reports ABC News . The killing took place Tuesday night, beginning when Svetlana Laurel went to the home of her...

Town 'Brokenhearted' After Boy, 12, Charged With Killing Sister

'Unthinkable Tragedy' as
Boy, 12, Charged With
Killing Twin Sister

Dec 20, 2018 9:00 AM CST

'Unthinkable Tragedy' as Boy, 12, Charged With Killing Twin Sister

Town is 'incredibly brokenhearted'

(Newser) - The Connecticut town of West Hartford has been shaken by the murder of a 12-year-old girl —and the arrest of her twin brother. Police say the boy stabbed his sister to death and seriously injured his 56-year-old mother in the Monday afternoon incident. No motive has been given. West...

Tourist Murders
Shock Morocco

Dec 19, 2018 5:15 PM CST

Tourist Murders Shock Morocco

One suspect arrested, 3 more on the run in murders of 2 young women

(Newser) - The lone suspect arrested in the killing of two Scandinavian tourists in Morocco's Atlas Mountains is connected to a terrorist group, and three other suspects are on the run, Moroccan authorities said Wednesday. State television 2M reported on its website that authorities consider the two women's slayings a...

Boss Allegedly Ordered Killing
of Worker Who Complained

Dec 19, 2018 12:12 PM CST

Boss Allegedly Ordered Killing of Worker Who Complained

Eliud Montoya's murder came after warning: prosecutors

(Newser) - When Eliud Montoya's mother arrived at the scene of the tree-service worker's murder, "without hesitation, she advised his boss killed him," according to an affidavit. Prosecutors say she's essentially right. "They are always watching me because of a complaint I [filed] on ways they...

Alligators
Didn't Get Him.
Jury Decides
His Wife Did

Dec 18, 2018 9:50 AM CST

Alligators Didn't Get Him. Jury Decides His Wife Did

Denise Williams found guilty on all 3 charges in Mike Williams murder case

(Newser) - Though Denise Williams didn't pull the trigger , a Leon County, Fla., jury found her guilty on Friday of first-degree murder in the 2000 death of her husband, determining she did indeed help mastermind the plot. The 48-year-old was also convicted on charges of conspiracy to commit murder and accessory...

Trump: I'm
Reviewing
a Murder
Case

Dec 16, 2018 4:58 PM CST

Trump: I'm Reviewing a Murder Case

The president says 'many' people want him involved

(Newser) - President Donald Trump said Sunday he will be "reviewing" the case of a former US Army commando being charged with murder , raising questions about the possibility he could jeopardize the ongoing military legal proceedings. Trump tweeted that "at the request of many" he will examine allegations that Mathew...

Green Beret 'Admitted
to Murder' in Job Interview

Dec 15, 2018 9:38 AM CST

Green Beret 'Admitted to Murder' in Job Interview

Army Maj. Mathew L. Golsteyn faces murder charges

(Newser) - A celebrated Green Beret admits to killing a man, but insists it wasn't murder—an impression the US Army no longer shares, NBC News reports. Army Maj. Mathew Golsteyn has admitted twice to the 2010 killing of an Afghan male in Marjah, Afghanistan, insisting the victim was a dangerous...

She Warned Her Daughter to
'Get Out.' Now, a 'Terrible Day'

Dec 14, 2018 9:30 AM CST

She Warned Her Daughter to 'Get Out.' Now, a 'Terrible Day'

Sarah Papenheim, 21, studying in the Netherlands, is stabbed to death

(Newser) - It's a "terrible day" in Palo Cedro, Calif., as the town mourns a young blues drummer known as "Happy Pap." That's where Sarah Papenheim grew up, per the Redding Record Searchlight , and those who knew her there (and in the Twin Cities, Minn., area where...

Domestic Violence Advocate
Murdered by Ex: Cops

Dec 13, 2018 12:16 PM CST

Domestic Violence Advocate Murdered by Ex: Cops

Donna Alexander made headlines with her creation of an anger management facility

(Newser) - Donna Alexander was an advocate for survivors of domestic violence, and she founded the Anger Room , a facility designed to alleviate stress by allowing people to destroy stuff safely. "At 14, she knew what she wanted to do. She was really adamant about domestic abuse and working to do...

Cops Sat on Evidence That
Might've Saved NC Teen: DA

Dec 13, 2018 8:10 AM CST

Cops Sat on Evidence That Might've Saved NC Teen: DA

'I can't tell you how sorry I am'

(Newser) - Hania Aguilar, the 13-year-old raped and murdered after she was kidnapped from outside her North Carolina home, might've been saved had authorities not overlooked DNA evidence tying her suspected killer to an earlier rape. It was "maybe the most difficult conversation I've ever had with a victim'...

Her Lover Killed Her Husband.
He Just Testified Against Her

Dec 12, 2018 10:50 AM CST

Her Lover Killed Her Husband. He Just Testified Against Her

Denise Williams is on trial for murder, though she didn't pull the trigger

(Newser) - On Tuesday, Brian Winchester took the stand and cried. He recounted looking for his missing best friend on Florida's Lake Seminole 18 years ago. But while his father "was searching ... I was just lying," he testified. That's because Winchester knew exactly where Mike Williams had ended...

His Wife's Body Was Found Tied
to Anchor. He Claimed Suicide

Dec 12, 2018 10:10 AM CST

His Wife's Body Was Found Tied to Anchor. He Claimed Suicide

It's life in prison for Christopher Leclair

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania man who hoped to shack up with his girlfriend after killing his wife of 25 years will instead be confined to a prison bed for life. Christopher Leclair maintained his innocence even as a judge sentenced him to life in prison without parole on Tuesday, describing the June...

He Was Cleared of Girls' Murder
in 1987. Now, a Conviction

Dec 11, 2018 9:30 AM CST

He Was Cleared of Girls' Murder in 1987. Now, a Conviction

Witness in Russell Bishop case who flipped in 1987 could face perjury investigation

(Newser) - Nothing can bring back Karen Hadaway and Nicola Fellows, 9-year-old girls murdered in the UK in 1986. "But we know that other children are now safe from the hands of Russell Bishop," family members said Monday as the 52-year-old convicted pedophile was found guilty of sexually assaulting and...

Cops: Teenage Football Player
Killed Pregnant Girlfriend

Dec 11, 2018 3:53 AM CST

Cops: Teenage Football Player Killed Pregnant Girlfriend

Aaron Trejo charged with murder of cheerleader Breana Rouhselang

(Newser) - A 16-year-old high school football player in Indiana who didn't want to become a father murdered his pregnant cheerleader girlfriend and left her body in a dumpster, police say. According to court documents seen by the Indianapolis Star, Aaron Trejo confessed to the murder of 17-year-old Breana Rouhselang, saying...

'Your Daughter
Was Supposed
to Be Safe Here'

Dec 10, 2018 11:05 AM CST

'Your Daughter Was Supposed to Be Safe Here'

New Zealand leader addresses family of murdered tourist

(Newser) - New Zealand's prime minister made an emotional apology Monday to the family of a British tourist who was murdered in New Zealand. Grace Millane, 22, graduated from college and then started in Peru what was supposed to be a yearlong trip around the world. She traveled from there to...

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