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Suspected Serial Killer Demands Apology From Cops

Arthur Ream claims he never killed anybody

(Newser) - Arthur Ream, a convicted murderer and rapist with a sickening history of crimes involving young girls, wants police to apologize for besmirching his name. In a bizarre interview with the Detroit Free Press , the Michigan inmate, who is serving life for the 1986 murder of 13-year-old Cindy Zarzycki, denies murdering...

Owner Finds Body in Trunk of Own Towed Car

The car owner discovered the body when she picked up her vehicle

(Newser) - A Michigan car owner discovered a human body in the trunk of a vehicle after picking it up from a tow lot, the Battle Creek Enquirer reports. The Toyota Camry was towed over the weekend after a homeowner reported it was left on private property during the night, cops said....

Cops: Man Excused Self From Table, Drove Car Into Family

NC man Roger Self charged with 2 counts of murder

(Newser) - A man intentionally rammed a vehicle into a steak and seafood restaurant in North Carolina on Sunday, killing his daughter and daughter-in-law who had been seated inside the restaurant with other family members, police say. The vehicle's driver, Roger Self, had reportedly initially taken a seat at the table...

Big Move in Baffling 2004 Case of Engaged Couple Shot Dead

Shaun Gallon allegedly killed couple as they slept on California beach

(Newser) - A man already accused of killing his brother is now charged with the 2004 murders of an engaged couple found in sleeping bags on a California beach. Baffled authorities have continually sought the culprit in the August 2004 shooting deaths of 22-year-old Lindsay Cutshall of Ohio and 26-year-old Jason Allen...

Mexico Changes Story on 2 Cyclists Found in Ravine

Prosecutor investigates deaths of Krzysztof Chmielewski and Holger Hagenbusch

(Newser) - Two European cyclists found dead in Mexico may not have died by accident after all, the BBC reports. Turns out that Krzysztof Chmielewski, from Poland, and Holger Hagenbusch, from Germany—who were found in southern Mexico in late April and early May—probably didn't just fall from a narrow...

Her Crime Was a National Sensation. Now, She's Free

Clara Harris, a dentist, killed her husband by running him over with her vehicle

(Newser) - It was a parking lot killing caught on tape that rocked the world, generating crime books and a ripped-from-the-headlines TV movie, per the Houston Chronicle . Clara Harris, who was convicted of manslaughter for running over her husband in a crime that earned her the nickname “Driller Killer,” was...

Golden State Killer Suspect Charged With 4 More Murders

DeAngelo accused of killing 2 Santa Barbara couples

(Newser) - A man who prosecutors say was one of California's most elusive serial killers was charged Thursday with four additional counts of murder, leaving him now facing a dozen murder charges across the state. Joseph James DeAngelo, a 72-year-old ex-cop, was charged in connection with four slayings in 1979 and...

Indictment: Wife Accused in Hubby's Murder Didn't Kill Him

Denise Williams accused on conspiring, but not of pulling the trigger

(Newser) - "The inescapable conclusion is that Brian Winchester killed Mike Williams," said a lawyer for Williams' widow, a day after she was charged with her husband's murder. Ethan Way's statement lines up with a grand jury indictment claiming Winchester shot and killed his best friend at Florida'...

Girl, 15, Murdered While on Phone Call With Mom

Suspect in death of Baleigh Bagshaw has been arrested

(Newser) - Baleigh Bagshaw, 15, had just gotten home from school on Monday and called her mom to check in. Then, the unthinkable: "While she was on the phone with her mother, she was brutally attacked while inside of her home. Her mother heard the attack going on and then the...

Cops Thought Alligators Got Him. Now His Widow Is Arrested

Florida case dates back 17 years to 2000 disappearance

(Newser) - A Florida woman is accused of killing her husband more than 17 years after he vanished ahead of a celebration for their sixth wedding anniversary. Denise Williams, 48, was arrested Tuesday on first-degree murder charges, reports the Tallahassee Democrat . It was a dramatic turn in a cold case broken wide...

Neighbor's Text Saves Wife, Daughter as Professor Murdered

She spotted intruder enter Brooklyn home

(Newser) - A professor in Brooklyn was murdered by an intruder on Monday, police say—and his wife and daughter may have been saved by a sharp-eyed neighbor. Doreen Giuliano says she noticed a man apparently casing the home for hours and then saw him enter through a side door. Giuliano tells...

Woman on 'Healing' Vacation Is Found Raped and Headless

Liga Skromane was visiting India to combat depression

(Newser) - A woman visiting India to undergo treatment for depression was apparently lured away by two men who drugged, raped, and murdered her—and then tried to make her death look like suicide, CBS News reports. Indian police have made two arrests in the death of Liga Skromane, 32, who went...

To Find Golden State Suspect, Cops Went Back 200 Years

They first found his great-great-great grandparents

(Newser) - In 1977, at a public forum about a series of rapes in Northern California, a man expressed doubt that a serial rapist could assault a woman in front of her husband without him retaliating. Months later, the man's wife was raped while he was home. "I can't...

3 People Died in One House. Then Cops Realized It Was Murder
Only After the 3rd Death in
One House Did Things Unravel
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Apr 29, 2018 4:00 PM CDT

Only After the 3rd Death in One House Did Things Unravel

Bill Harrison was found dead. Then his wife, then his son

(Newser) - The house at 3635 Pitch Pine Crescent in Mississauga, a city near Toronto, had been home to Bill and Bridget Harrison since 1975—and it was the place where they and their adoptive son, Caleb, would all eventually die. In April 2009, Bridget—a "celebrated" teacher, principal, and then...

Ex-Cop Ducks Murder Charge With &#39;Gay Panic&#39; Defense
Man's 'Gay Panic'
Defense Works
Apr 29, 2018 10:10 AM CDT

Man's 'Gay Panic' Defense Works

James Miller says he stabbed neighbor in self-defense

(Newser) - A former police employee skirted murder and manslaughter charges in Texas this week when a jury sided with his so-called "gay panic" defense, the Houston Chronicle reports. James Miller, 69, testified that in 2015 he was at the house of neighbor David Spencer, 32, drinking and jamming on their...

2 Dead After Wife Learns of Husband's Alleged Affair

Jennair Gerardot killed Meredith Chapman, then herself: police

(Newser) - Police say a love triangle that spanned two states has ended in bloodshed. Meredith Chapman arrived at her new home in the Philadelphia suburb of Villanova—home to Villanova University, where Chapman was recently named assistant vice president—between 5pm and 6pm Monday. Within seconds, gunfire rang out. "You...

Waffle House Suspect Wearing a 'Suicide Smock'

As the AP reports Travis Reinking's dad gave him his guns back

(Newser) - The co-owner of a Colorado crane company where the suspect in a deadly weekend shooting at a Nashville restaurant once worked said she'd urged federal officials to keep Travis Reinking in custody after he was arrested at the White House last year. Reinking's former boss says he had...

Cops Reveal Gruesome Fate of Missing Mexican Film Students

3 students tortured, killed by cartel members

(Newser) - Frustration over the disappearance of three university students in Mexico turned to outrage Monday as authorities revealed the men were tortured and killed by cartel members who wrongly suspected them of belonging to a rival gang. Enrolled at Guadalajara's University of Audiovisual Media, Javier Salomon Aceves Gastelum, 25; Marco...

Leading Atlanta Attorney Found Guilty of Wife's Murder

Claud 'Tex' McIver's defense team had insisted shooting was tragic accident

(Newser) - A jury on Monday found a prominent Atlanta attorney who fatally shot his wife guilty of murder and influencing witnesses, capping a weekslong trial that had riveted the attention of the Southern city. Jurors returned the verdict Monday afternoon against 75-year-old Claud "Tex" McIver in the September 2016 shooting...

Cops: Homeless Stranger Fatally Stabbed Diner

Man was attacked with daughter on lap

(Newser) - A man having dinner with his 5-year-old daughter on his lap was fatally stabbed in what appears to have been a random, unprovoked attack, police in California say. Homeless man Jamal Jackson, 49, was arrested and charged with premeditated first-degree murder after the attack on 35-year-old Anthony Mele at a...

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