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DNA Solves Murder That Haunted Cops for 52 Years

Suspect in California killing died in 2015

(Newser) - A homicide mystery that haunted southern California police detectives for 52 years has been solved with genetic genealogy that identified the young woman who was slain and a now-deceased man who is suspected of being the killer, authorities said Thursday. The victim was Anita Louise Piteau, 26, one of seven...

The Killer Was Supposed to Tell Them Everything. He Balked

(Newser) - "This arrangement, brokered by Jacksonville’s newly elected state attorney, was essentially unprecedented in the history of homicide prosecutions in the United States." So writes Eli Hager for the Marshall Project in a lengthy piece that looks at the use of restorative justice, in which victims and perpetrators...

FBI Links 'Anti-Feminist Attorney' to a Second Murder

Feds confirm Den Hollander is suspected of killing a rival attorney

(Newser) - Roy Den Hollander hated women, as he made clear in countless online posts and other writings, including a 1,700-page self-published book—but he apparently hated a rival men's rights activist just as much. The FBI confirmed Wednesday that it has evidence linking the "anti-feminist attorney" to the...

Sheriff: Killer of 3 Fishing Buddies Is 'Pure Evil'

3 arrests made in Florida triple murder

(Newser) - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says three arrests have been made in the horrific murder of three fishing buddies last week—and the alleged ringleader is "pure evil in the flesh." The sheriff said Wednesday that Tony "TJ" Wiggins, 26, who allegedly "did the damage,"...

Vegas Man Accused of Recording 'Thrill Killing'

Police say he recorded cellphone video of the murder that he could watch again and again

(Newser) - Police in Las Vegas say they arrested a man who recorded cellphone video of himself in what a homicide lieutenant called the “thrill killing” of a sleeping homeless man and the unprovoked shooting of a man walking his dog in a park, the AP reports. Noah Green, 21, of...

Suspect in Death of NJ Judge's Son Eyed in California Murder

Roy Den Hollander had a beef with the fellow men's rights attorney

(Newser) - “The only problem with a life lived too long under Feminazi rule is that a man ends up with so many enemies he can’t even the score with all of them.” So wrote Roy Den Hollander in a 1,700-page book he self-published online last year, reports...

Babysitter Charged With Killing Toddler, Abusing Corpse

She claimed to have returned 2-year-old Philadelphia boy to his mother

(Newser) - The family of a missing Philadelphia toddler has been told that police believe the boy was murdered—but his body might never be recovered. Tianna Parks, described as an acquaintance of King Hill's stepfather who was babysitting the boy, faces charges including murder and abusing a corpse, CBS Philadelphia...

Sheriff: 3 Men Going Fishing Killed in 'Horrific Scene'

Friends were going night fishing in remote Florida area when they were beaten and shot to death

(Newser) - Three friends on their way to go fishing were beaten and shot to death in a grisly scene in the backwoods of Florida that the Polk County sheriff is calling a "massacre." “This is a horrific scene," Grady Judd tells the Lakeland Ledger . "I’ve...

People Hit the Streets Over Governor's Arrest

Sergei Furgal has been arrested on multiple murder charges

(Newser) - Mass rallies rocked the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk again on Saturday, as tens of thousands took to the streets to protest the arrest of the region's governor on charges of involvement in multiple murders, the AP reports. Local media estimated the rally in the city 3,800...

After Grisly CEO Murder, Cops Think They Have Their Man

Police believe Tyrese Devon Haspil, 21, may have killed Fahim Saleh over discovery of embezzlement

(Newser) - An arrest has been made in the gruesome Manhattan murder of 33-year-old tech entrepreneur Fahim Saleh. Two officials tell the New York Times that 21-year-old Tyrese Devon Haspil, Saleh's personal assistant, was taken into custody Friday morning and is expected to be charged with second-degree murder, as well as...

Tech CEO Dismembered in Apparent Hit Job
Tech CEO
Brutally Killed
in Apparent Hit Job
THE RUNDOWN
Jul 16, 2020 9:35 AM CDT

Tech CEO Brutally Killed in Apparent Hit Job

Elevator video captured start of attack on Fahim Saleh in Manhattan condo

(Newser) - The body parts of a 33-year-old venture capitalist and tech entrepreneur were found in garbage bags in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday, kicking off an investigation into what authorities believe was a professional hit job. Surveillance video shows a person dressed head to toe in black and wearing a black...

Former VA Staffer Killed 7 Vets With Insulin

Reta Mays pleads guilty in West Virginia

(Newser) - A former nursing assistant at a VA hospital in West Virginia has pleaded guilty to murdering seven elderly veterans and attempting to kill an eighth. The vets were given insulin injections that led to fatal blood sugar crashes ; the victims were largely either not diabetic, or not in need of...

He Escaped From Custody. Then, a Chase and Gunfire

Ex-deputy Aaron Russell charged with 2nd-degree murder of unarmed man in San Diego

(Newser) - A California sheriff's deputy has been charged with murder after shooting an unarmed man who'd escaped from a park ranger's car. Aaron Russell, 23, was arrested Monday and booked into San Diego County Jail on charges of second-degree murder, which could result in 15 years to life...

4 Charged in Slaying of Rapper Pop Smoke
4 Charged in
Slaying of Rapper
Jul 14, 2020 12:00 AM CDT

4 Charged in Slaying of Rapper

Man and 3 teens charged in California murder of Pop Smoke

(Newser) - Four people have been charged with murdering rapper Pop Smoke during a Los Angeles home invasion in February, BuzzFeed News reports. Corey Walker, 20, and Keandre Rodgers, 18, were charged Monday with murder during a robbery, a crime eligible for the death penalty, though prosecutors have not yet said whether...

Widow: Face-Mask Killing 'Destroyed' My Family

Veronique Monguillot calls for 'exemplary punishment' in the killing of her husband

(Newser) - The wife of a French bus driver who was beaten to death after he asked four passengers to wear face masks aboard his vehicle called Saturday for "exemplary punishment" for his killers, the AP reports. The assault on Philippe Monguillot has scandalized France. President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday dispatched...

Judge Halts Execution Over Risk to Families

Relatives of victims filed suit saying they shouldn't have to travel during pandemic

(Newser) - Three days before it was scheduled to take place, a federal judge in Indiana on Friday halted the first federal execution planned in 17 years over COVID-19 concerns. Daniel Lee had been scheduled to die by injection on Monday. But Chief District Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson in Indiana ruled that the...

They Were Filming TikTok Vids on the Beach. Then, a Grisly Find

Remains discovered by teens on Seattle's Alki Beach belong to shooting victims

(Newser) - A group of teens were filming TikTok videos on a Seattle beach when they discovered the remains of two murder victims. In a video viewed around the world, the teens are seen stumbling upon a foul-smelling suitcase that had washed ashore on Alki Beach on June 19. A female opens...

Here Are the Details From New George Floyd Transcripts

Derek Chauvin allegedly told Floyd, 'It takes a lot of oxygen to talk'

(Newser) - New bodycam transcripts were released in the death of George Floyd Wednesday, and they're difficult to read. They were made public as part of former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane's request to have the charges against him in the case, aiding and abetting murder and aiding and abetting...

A Father-Son Outing Turns Deadly, Randomly

California doctor Ari Gershman was shot dead by a 'random gunman'

(Newser) - A California doctor was shot dead on Friday while off-roading in a new four-wheel drive Jeep with his 15-year-old son—who fled the gunman and survived a more than 30-hour ordeal in the Tahoe National Forest. Ari Gershman, a 45-year-old pulmonary doctor from Danville, was shot by a "random...

Grandma Who Killed Lookalike Faces Another Murder Charge

Lois Riess has been extradited to Minnesota

(Newser) - A Minnesota woman serving life in prison for the murder of a Florida woman who resembled her is back in her home state to face another murder charge. Lois Riess was booked Friday on charges of first and second-degree murder in the March 2018 killing of her husband, David Riess,...

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