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Divorce Lawyer Accused of Killing His Client to Stall Trial

Indictment alleges Gregory Moore stabbed Aliza Sherman to death in 2013 to delay her divorce case

(Newser) - A former Ohio divorce attorney accused of fatally stabbing one of his clients more than a decade ago has pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy charges. Gregory J. Moore entered his plea virtually on Wednesday in a Cuyahoga County court involving the March 2013 killing of 53-year-old...

Man Sentenced 7 Years After Exploding 'Gift' Killed Groom

Punjilal Meher, 56, will serve life

(Newser) - A parcel bomb disguised as a wedding gift shattered a family's celebration in India in 2018. Now, a life sentence has been handed to the perpetrator: a former college lecturer driven by a grudge. The BBC reports Punjilal Meher, 56, was convicted of murder, attempted murder, and using...

Suspect Dies in Crash After Writer's Body Found in Crate

Las Vegas journalist's sister says he complained about 'disgusting slob' of a roommate

(Newser) - The remains of a longtime freelance writer in Las Vegas were found last week inside a container at a downtown business, authorities said. Las Vegas police said they discovered the body of Matthew Kelemen, 56, on May 20 while responding to a report of a "foul-smelling odor" coming from...

Murderer's Bail Breach Costs Her Mom Dearly

Yun Lu 'Lucy' Li's mom will have to forfeit half the bail she pledged

(Newser) - It's a wild footnote to the story of Yun Lu "Lucy" Li, who is serving a life sentence in Canada for murder and attempted murder of her business partners: Her mom has to pay up $1 million because Li breached her bail terms years ago. As the...

Slain Actor's Final Film to Premiere

Johnny Wactor of General Hospital fame was working on Caio, Mama when he was killed last year

(Newser) - Roughly one year after General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor was fatally shot by suspected thieves, his final film is scheduled for premiere. Caio, Mama will be screened at the Dances with Films Festival in Los Angeles on June 24, reports ABC News . Wactor, 37, was killed in May 2024...

Murders of Two Influencers Prompt Femicide Outcry

The rate of gender violence is at record levels around the world

(Newser) - The murder of 22-year-old Colombian influencer María José Estupiñán on May 15 has thrown an even brighter light on a worldwide increase in femicide—the murder of women because of their gender. Estupiñán, a student and model from Cúcuta, was shot in the face...

Former Ukrainian Politician Linked to Russia Is Shot Dead

Andriy Portnov, sanctioned by US in 2021, was killed after dropping off kids at Madrid school

(Newser) - A former high-ranking Ukrainian politician was shot dead on Wednesday, just after dropping off his children at school in Spain. Andriy Portnov, 51, had departed the American School of Madrid in the city's Pozuelo de Alarcon district around 9:15am local time when at least one gunman repeatedly fired...

Thumbprint Found in 1977 Murder Returns a Hit

Prosecutors: Print, run through FBI's updated system last fall, was found to match Willie Sims

(Newser) - Nearly half a century after a 24-year-old California woman was strangled to death, officials say a thumbprint on a carton of cigarettes has led to an arrest. Willie Eugene Sims was arrested in Jefferson, Ohio, in connection with the death of Jeanette Ralston, according to a Friday statement from the...

Man Killed His Date, Started a Wildfire to Cover It

California's Victor Serriteno faces 73 years for woman's killing, deaths of 2 others in 2020 blaze

(Newser) - A California man who killed his date, then tried to conceal her body by setting a fire that would eventually kill another two people, now faces more than 70 years in state prison. Victor Serriteno, 33, of Vacaville pleaded no contest to three counts of murder and two courts of...

He Spent 38 Years in UK Prison for Murder He Didn't Commit

'I am not angry, I am not bitter,' Peter Sullivan says

(Newser) - A man who spent nearly four decades in a British prison in the killing of a barmaid said he was not angry or bitter Tuesday as his murder conviction was overturned and he was released after being exonerated by DNA evidence. Peter Sullivan put his hand over his mouth and...

Fugitive Killer Jumps to His Death From Milan Landmark

Convicted murderer on work-release program stabbed colleague, may have killed another

(Newser) - "They were looking for him everywhere, and in the end, he was right at the Duomo," a passerby told Il Messaggero after a fugitive murderer jumped to his death from Milan's famous cathedral. Emanuele De Maria, 35, was serving a 14-year sentence for the murder of a...

Man Admits Killing Ex's Mom in 2001 Cold Case

Eugene Gligor, 45, identified through DNA after 2 decades of searching

(Newser) - A Maryland cold case spanning more than two decades has reached a conclusion with a guilty plea. Eugene Gligor, 45, of Washington, DC, admitted to the 2001 murder of Leslie Preer, a mother from Chevy Chase. Gligor was connected to the crime after police used genetic genealogy, tracing DNA...

Ex-NFL Player Kevin Ware Admits Killing Girlfriend

He will be sentenced to 30 years under plea deal

(Newser) - Former NFL tight end Kevin Ware Jr. has pleaded guilty to the 2021 killing of his girlfriend, Taylor Pomaski, agreeing to a 30-year prison sentence for murder and evidence tampering. The plea came just before jury selection was to begin, the Houston Chronicle reports. Pomaski disappeared in April 2021;...

Alex Murdaugh's Son Gets Married
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May 7, 2025 10:25 AM CDT

Buster Murdaugh Gets Married

Son of convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh weds longtime girlfriend Brooklynn White

(Newser) - Buster Murdaugh finally has cause for happiness, though there was no one in his immediate family present to share it. As People reports, the surviving son of convicted double murderer Alex Murdaugh has married his longtime girlfriend, Brooklynn White. Court records show that the couple pulled a marriage license in...

2nd Suspect Charged in Death of Super Bowl Reporter

Police say suspects 'were working hand-in-hand in concert with each other'

(Newser) - A second person has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Telemundo Kansas City reporter Adan Manzano , who traveled to New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl. Kenner police on Monday announced charges against Rickey White, 34, who was previously arrested in Florida on robbery and...

Argument About Cats Allegedly Led to Student's Murder

Elizabeth 'Tami' Odunsi, a UK citizen, killed before she could graduate from Texas nursing school

(Newser) - Texas police say an argument over pet cats led a man to fatally stab his roommate of two months. Chester Grant, 40, is held on suspicion of murdering 23-year-old Elizabeth Tamilore Odunsi, a British citizen who was attending nursing school in Houston. She was also a content creator who went...

Bestselling Crime Novelist Murdered on Houseboat
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Crime Novelist Murdered on Houseboat

Alexandra Fröhlich was reportedly shot in Hamburg, Germany

(Newser) - The murder of a bestselling author in Germany is like something out of a book. A son of Alexandra Fröhlich visited her houseboat on the Elbe river in Hamburg on Tuesday morning and found she had been violently attacked and killed only hours before. Police believe Fröhlich, 58,...

State's Longest Death-Row Inmate Gets an Execution Date

Richard Jordan, 78, will be put to death on June 25, after nearly 50 years on Mississippi's death row

(Newser) - Mississippi's Supreme Court has set June 25 as the execution date for Richard Gerald Jordan, the state's longest-serving death row inmate, condemned for the 1976 kidnapping and murder of Edwina Marter in Harrison County. Jordan, 78, has contested his sentence for decades, but his most recent appeal...

'I Just Shot My Family': Gulf War Vet Faces Execution

Jeffrey Hutchinson scheduled to receive lethal injection in Florida on Thursday

(Newser) - A Gulf War veteran who maintains his innocence faces execution Thursday in Florida for the 1998 killings of his girlfriend and her three children. Details:
  • The state is scheduled to execute Jeffrey Hutchinson, 62, convicted of fatally shooting girlfriend Renee Flaherty, 32, and her three children, ages 4 through
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Man Who Threw Rocks at Random Cars Guilty of Murder

Joseph Koenig was the only one of trio of Colorado teens to go on trial

(Newser) - A night of rock-throwing in suburban Denver has led to a first-degree murder conviction for the final member of a group of three friends. Jurors had to unravel shifting stories and plea deals before finding Joseph Koenig guilty in the killing of 20-year-old Alexa Bartell, the AP reports. Bartell...

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