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NM Cops Arrest Boy in Shooting Deaths of 5

Multiple weapons found on scene; motive unknown

(Newser) - Authorities in New Mexico say a 15-year-old boy has fatally shot two adults and three children inside an Albuquerque home. The boy has been booked on murder and other charges. A Bernalillo County sheriff's spokesman says the boy's motive and connection to the five victims are unknown; KOB...

12-Year-Old Convicted for Murder of Neo-Nazi Dad

Jeff Hall's hate group affiliation not a motive

(Newser) - A California judge today found a 12-year-old boy guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of his father, who was a leader in the neo-Nazi movement. The boy, who isn't being named due to his age, shot his father, 32-year-old Jeff Hall, in the head when he was 10....

Poisoned Lotto Winner's Family Fighting Over Check

Court documents reveal dispute around Urooj Khan's estate

(Newser) - The plot has thickened in the case of poisoned lottery winner Urooj Khan. Court documents reviewed by the AP reveal that Khan's death has led to a bitter fight amongst his survivors over his estate—including his still uncashed $425,000 lotto check. Because Khan died without a will,...

India Charges 5 Men With Murder in Gang Rape Case

Victim's father wants perpetrators hanged

(Newser) - As expected , murder charges were filed today against five men accused of brutally gang-raping a woman on a New Delhi bus. The sixth suspect, a teenager, will see his case handled separately. The men were also charged with rape and other crimes, a list expected to include kidnapping, robbery,...

Detroit Homicides Climb 10%, Above 'Murder Capital' Era

City now the most dangerous of America's 20 most populous

(Newser) - Detroit lived up to its dangerous reputation this year, as its murder rate shot up 10% to 53 per 100,000 residents—making it higher now than it was 40 years ago, when the city was first nicknamed the "Murder Capital," the Detroit News reports. That also made...

Suspect in Subway Killing Had Attacked Twice Before

Erika Menendez spent years in and out of mental facilities: insiders

(Newser) - The woman suspected of fatally pushing Sunando Sen to his death on the New York subway had attacked before, the New York Times finds in a look at her history. Police say Erika Menendez, who has been undergoing mental health treatment in various forms for years, has been arrested three...

Police Say Casino Worker Killed Girl, 10

Family friend also accused of slashing Bellagio co-worker

(Newser) - Police suspect that a casino worker killed a 10-year-old girl before going to a Las Vegas resort and allegedly slashing the face of a co-worker with razor blades. The search for young Jade Morris ended yesterday afternoon when officials confirmed that it was her body that was found a day...

Scarsdale Doctor Killer Jean Harris Dead

Her trial was a cause célèbre in the early 1980s

(Newser) - The woman whose killing of a famous diet doctor in 1980 became the stuff of made-for-TV movies—two, in fact—has died at 89, reports the New York Times and AP . Jean S. Harris spent a dozen years in prison for shooting her lover, Dr. Herman Tarnowner, creator of the...

52-Year-Old Convicted of Murder— as a Juvenile

Cold case solved, but punishment is tricky

(Newser) - Under normal circumstances, it would be a clear-cut sentencing: A 52-year-old New Jersey man got convicted this week of raping and murdering his neighbor, reports the Star-Ledger . The catch is that the crime occurred more than three decades ago when Carlton Franklin was 15, explains the New York Times . As...

17 Years Later, 2 Wrongfully Convicted Finally Free

Eric Glisson's, Cathy Watkins' convictions overturned in 10 minutes

(Newser) - Finally, Eric Glisson and Cathy Watkins are truly free. Convicted of the 1995 murder of a taxi driver, Glisson and Watkins spent more than 17 years in jail. They were released last month while the district attorney looked into their claims of innocence (two gang members ultimately confessed to the...

Man Shot in Broad Daylight in NYC a Complex Victim

Brandon Lincoln Woodard gunned down on busy Midtown street

(Newser) - It was a shooting that made waves: A Los Angeles man visiting New York was gunned down in broad daylight on a busy Midtown Manhattan street Monday. Police are piecing together a portrait of the victim and the crime, and the picture that's emerging is a complex one. The...

Scalia Spars With Student on Gay Rights

Duncan Hosie asks justice how he can equate sodomy and murder

(Newser) - A Princeton freshman took Antonin Scalia to task yesterday, asking the Supreme Court justice how he can compare sodomy to bestiality and murder in his writings. "I don't think it's necessary, but I think it's effective," Scalia told the student during a question and answer...

Ex-Cop Gets Life for 1957 Murder
Ex-Cop
Gets Life for
1957 Murder
Dec 11, 2012 2:07 AM CST

Ex-Cop Gets Life for 1957 Murder

Slaying of 7-year-old girl is oldest cold case to result in conviction

(Newser) - A former policeman from Washington state has been given a life sentence for kidnapping and murdering a little girl 55 years ago. In what is believed to be the oldest cold case ever to go to trial and get a conviction, Jack McCullough was found guilty of murdering 7-year-old neighbor...

Subway Victim's Daughter: Help 'Would've Been Great'

Ki Suk Han's daughter says 'what's done is done'

(Newser) - The daughter of a man pushed in front of a subway train and photographed a split-second before his death said yesterday after a suspect was arrested that it "would have been great" if someone had helped her father up but "what's done is done." Ki Suk...

John McAfee Nabbed in Guatemala

Software pioneer to be expelled to Belize: officials

(Newser) - OK, this time it's for real: Software designer John McAfee illegally entered Guatemala hoping for political asylum—instead he's been arrested by Guatemalan police, who plan to send him back to Belize. He should be back in Belize this morning, a Guatemalan government spokesman says. But McAfee's...

Panhandler Admits to NYC Subway Murder: Cops

Homeless suspect is charged

(Newser) - New York police have arrested a 30-year-old homeless man and charged him with the gruesome subway murder that has so terrified the city, after he allegedly confessed to the deed. A transit police captain caught the suspect, identified as Naeem Davis, while on a coffee break near Seventh Avenue on...

Post Photog: I Was Too Far Away to Help Guy in Subway

R. Umar Abbasi says critics 'have no idea how very quickly it happened'

(Newser) - The freelance photographer who snapped the New York Post's much-maligned front-page picture of Ki Suk Han seconds before he was killed by a subway train is stepping up his defense against "armchair critics" who say he should have been helping rather than shooting. In a rambling piece in...

Cops Eye In Cold Blood Killers in Fla. Murder Mystery

Exhumation could provide missing link to '59 slayings

(Newser) - After sniffing out 587 suspects, police are edging closer to solving a 52-year-old Florida murder mystery. The likely culprits: the murderous duo featured in Truman Capote's landmark book, In Cold Blood, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports. Sarasota detective Kim McGath now believes Perry Smith and Dick Hickock, who notoriously killed...

Man Pushed to Death on NYC Subway
Man Pushed to Death
on NYC Subway
Dec 4, 2012 2:05 AM CST

Man Pushed to Death on NYC Subway

Cops still seeking attacker

(Newser) - Every subway rider's nightmare came true in New York City yesterday when a 58-year-old man was pushed to his death in front of an oncoming train. Witnesses said Ki-Suk Han was shoved after a brief argument with a man who had been seen talking to himself moments earlier. The...

Suspected Serial Killer Found Dead in Alaska Cell

Cops believe Israel Keyes killed at least 8

(Newser) - A drifter suspected of murdering a young barista in Alaska and at least seven other people was found dead in his jail cell yesterday morning. Authorities say Israel Keyes, who was due to stand trial in March for the kidnapping and murder of 18-year-old Samantha Koenig, died of an apparent...

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