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Murder Was So Vicious, a Bear Was Initially Blamed

Suspect is in custody in the killing of Dustin Kjersem, 35, in remote Montana

(Newser) - Authorities in Montana have a suspect in a campsite murder so vicious that a bear was initially blamed, reports ABC News . The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office did not identify the suspect, but said the person is in custody on unrelated charges and is cooperating in the murder investigation. In...

A Year After Vanishing, Body of French Teen Found

Suspect in Lina Delsarte killing died by suicide in July, investigators say

(Newser) - A vehicle flagged months into the search for a French teenager who disappeared last September had been stolen by her kidnapper, police said Wednesday, announcing both the teen and her attacker are dead. The body of the girl, IDed by Elle as Lina Delsarte, 15, was found Wednesday in a...

Woman Sentenced for Killing Pregnant Woman to Take Child

Remains of Ashley Bush, 33, and fetus were found in Missouri

(Newser) - A Missouri woman has been sentenced to two life terms in prison after being convicted of killing a pregnant Arkansas woman and trying to pass off Ashley Bush's fetus as her own stillborn baby. Amber Waterman, 44, pleaded guilty in July to kidnapping resulting in death and causing the...

50 Years Later, Ex-Stasi Officer Is Sentenced

Unnamed 80-year-old gets 10 years for shooting a Polish national in then-divided Germany

(Newser) - An 80-year-old former officer with communist East Germany's secret police, the Stasi, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for the murder of a Polish man at a border crossing in divided Berlin 50 years ago. The Berlin state court said in its ruling that there was no...

Cops: Body Parts in Freezer From Teen Who Vanished in '05

Missing-persons report was never filed for Texas' Amanda Overstreet, 16, found in Colorado home

(Newser) - When the new owners of a home in Grand Junction, Colorado, held a January garage sale to dump items from the previous owners, there was a grisly discovery made inside a deep freezer they were trying to get rid of: a human head, kept in a plastic bag, and human...

Canadian Police: We've Caught Female Serial Killer

Woman accused of 3 murders over 3 days

(Newser) - Canadian police say they've captured a serial killer who is accused of three murders over a three-day span last week. Sabrina Kauldhar, 30, was arrested Friday. The first victim, a 60-year-old woman, was found dead in her Toronto home on October 1 with "visible trauma" to her body,...

Maradona's Death Was Crushing. But Was It Criminal?

Argentina to try 8 medical professionals for homicide

(Newser) - Soccer legend Diego Maradona's 2020 death was crushing. But was it criminal? That's what an Argentine court will ultimately decide. The Washington Post reports eight members of Maradona's medical team have been charged with homicide for their alleged failure to keep Maradona alive. He died in Buenos...

Sheriff Accused of Killing Judge Who Was Longtime Friend

Town of Whitesburg, Kentucky, is in shock after fatal shooting at courthouse on Friday

(Newser) - Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a judge who was gunned down in his courthouse chambers and a local sheriff charged with his murder. "It's just so sad. I just hate it," said...

Judge Frees Paramedic Jailed for Elijah McClain Death

Peter Cichuniec's 5-year prison sentence has been vacated; he receives 4 years of probation instead

(Newser) - A Colorado paramedic sentenced in March to five years behind bars for his role in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain will see freedom earlier than anticipated. Per the AP , Adams County District Judge Mark Warner on Friday vacated Peter Cichuniec's sentence and instead reduced it to four years...

$100K Reward in Cold Case of Murdered Teens

Virginia State Police seek new leads in 2009 shooting deaths of Heidi Childs and David Metzler

(Newser) - Police are seeking new leads in a 15-year-old double murder in Virginia, with the promise of a $100,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. The case is that of Heidi Childs and David Metzler , who were dating sophomores at Virginia Tech when they were shot to death...

Guilty Plea Settles Case of Tech Entrepreneur's Murder

Pava LaPere's killer had been paroled for good behavior, leading to changes in Maryland law

(Newser) - A Baltimore man pleaded guilty Friday to first-degree murder in the slaying of tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere , receiving a sentence of life in prison. LaPere, the 26-year-old founder of EcoMap Technologies, was bludgeoned and strangled during a home invasion last September. Baltimore Circuit Judge Robert Taylor said that Jason Billingsley,...

Judge to Defendant: You Can't Be 'Instrument of Reckoning''

Chrystul Kizer sentenced to 11 years for killing man she said trafficked, abused her

(Newser) - A Wisconsin woman who killed a man accused of sexually trafficking her as a teenager was sentenced to 11 years Monday on a charge that could have sent her to prison for up to 30 years. Chrystul Kizer, 24, was 17 years old when she killed 34-year-old Randall Volar. He...

'Suicide' of Woman Stabbed 20 Times Gets a Court Review

Woman found dead in 2011 was initially ruled a homicide before ME changed it to suicide

(Newser) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the family of a Philadelphia woman whose 2011 stabbing death was initially ruled a homicide before the medical examiner switched it to suicide after police objected. First-grade teacher Ellen Greenberg, 27, was found in her apartment with 20 stab...

Alleged Crossbow Killer Was the Ex of One Victim

Triple homicide to prompt a review in the UK over laws about owning the weapon

(Newser) - As police sort through the triple homicide of a mother and her two adult daughters outside London, some new details have surfaced in the case:
  • A link: The BBC reports that suspect Kyle Clifford, 26, is the ex-boyfriend of one of the victims—Louise Hunt, 25. However, authorities have not
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Wife, Two Daughters of BBC Personality Killed in Assault

Police arrest suspect in Hunt family killings, who was believed to have used a crossbow

(Newser) - A horrific attack involving a crossbow has taken the lives of the wife and two adult daughters of BBC sports commentator John Hunt in England, reports the New York Times . Coverage:
  • Victims: Police responded to a call in Bushey, north of London, and found three women seriously wounded Tuesday evening.
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Trooper Charged After Crash Kills Teenager

Minnesota's Shane Roper also injured 5 people

(Newser) - A Minnesota state trooper is facing charges for a crash that killed a teenager and injured five people, per the AP . Olmsted County Attorney Mark Ostrem said trooper Shane Roper, 32, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, criminal vehicular homicide, and other counts. The crash happened May 18 in Rochester....

In Case of Missing Wife, a 'Stunning and Swift Resolution'

Arizona's Daniel Paduchowski pleads guilty to murder, is expected to get 16 years without parole

(Newser) - Less than a week after an Arizona man reported his wife missing , launching an expansive search that quickly turned into a criminal investigation, he admitted to killing her and pleaded guilty to murder, authorities announced Friday. As part of a deal with prosecutors in Coconino County, Daniel Paduchowski pleaded guilty...

Plastic Surgeon Charged After Wife Dies During Procedure
Doctor Charged After Wife
Dies Amid Plastic Surgery
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Jun 22, 2024 1:10 PM CDT

Doctor Charged After Wife Dies Amid Plastic Surgery

Ben Brown of Florida accused of 'manslaughter by culpable negligence'

(Newser) - A plastic surgeon in Florida faces homicide charges after his wife died while he was performing cosmetic procedures on her. Benjamin Brown, 41, is charged with second-degree felony homicide: manslaughter by culpable negligence, according to a release from the Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office. Brown was operating on his wife,...

In St. Louis, a Long Stretch of Unsolved Murders
In St. Louis, a Long Stretch
of Unsolved Murders
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Jun 16, 2024 1:15 PM CDT

In St. Louis, a Long Stretch of Unsolved Murders

Marshall Project examines the problem

(Newser) - St. Louis has long been known for having one of the highest murder rates in the nation. An investigation by the Marshall Project reveals a troubling tangent to that: A surprising number of the city's killings over the last decade remain unsolved. The city had approximately 1,900 homicides...

Suspect in Murder of 3 Roommates Is Caught

Virginia woman spotted by troopers in New York

(Newser) - Virginia police investigating the murder of three roommates in their home got some help apprehending the main suspect—another roommate—hundreds of miles to the north. New York state troopers spotted Alyssa J. Venable, 23, driving her Honda Civic and detained her after a high-speed chase roughly 100 miles from...

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