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Ark. Man Gets Life
for TV Anchor's Murder

Nov 13, 2009 1:21 AM CST

Ark. Man Gets Life for TV Anchor's Murder

Killer spared death penalty in Pressly's slaying

(Newser) - An Arkansas man has been sentenced to life without parole for the savage rape and murder of Anne Pressly, a morning news anchor for CNN affiliate KATV. Pressley, 26, died 5 days after she was found beaten unconscious in her home last year. Curtis Lavelle Vance's defense team told the...

Hasan Will Face
13 Murder Charges

updated

Nov 12, 2009 2:22 PM CST

Hasan Will Face 13 Murder Charges

Fort Hood suspect allegedly violated military law

(Newser) - The Army has charged Nidal Malik Hasan with 13 counts of murder in the "first step in the court-martial process." Hasan, an Army major and psychiatrist, may face additional charges in connection with last week's shooting at Fort Hood. He remains hospitalized in San Antonio and is being...

Drew Peterson Wants to Sell His Home—to the Media

Nov 11, 2009 3:56 PM CST

Drew Peterson Wants to Sell His Home—to the Media

He's got a novel idea for those pesky legal fees

(Newser) - Drew Peterson is broke and has huge legal bills, so he’s looking to sell his home. But not to just anyone. The former police sergeant, accused of murdering his third wife, figures he’ll get a premium if he sells it to a news organization as a “base...

Student Journos in Court Over Murder Investigation

Nov 11, 2009 10:40 AM CST

Student Journos in Court Over Murder Investigation

Northwestern's acclaimed Innocence Project under fire

(Newser) - A group of Illinois journalism students found themselves in court yesterday, accused of flirting with and paying off sources during a 2003-2006 investigation for the Medill Innocence Project. The Northwestern students claim to have uncovered evidence exonerating Anthony McKinney, convicted in 1982 of murdering a security guard. Both sides went...

RI Man Gets 25 Years for
Wife's Scuba Murder

Nov 11, 2009 2:10 AM CST

RI Man Gets 25 Years for Wife's Scuba Murder

Former dive shop owner guilty of Caribbean killing

(Newser) - A former scuba shop owner has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering his wife during a dive in the British Virgin Islands. David Swain of Rhode Island killed his wife by ripping off her mask and shutting off her air supply as the pair swam near a...

Suspect Admits Shooting Abortion Doctor

Nov 9, 2009 3:01 PM CST

Suspect Admits Shooting Abortion Doctor

'Pre-born children's lives were in imminent danger,' Roeder says

(Newser) - The man accused of shooting a Kansas abortion provider has confessed to the killing and says he has no regrets. "Because of the fact pre-born children's lives were in imminent danger, this was the action I chose," Scott Roeder said in an interview with the AP . The 51-year-old...

Rattled Residents
Flood Local Churches

fort hood shooting

Nov 8, 2009 3:42 PM CST

Rattled Residents Flood Local Churches

Some offer prayers for alleged shooter's family

(Newser) - Church attendance was up today in the area around Fort Hood, Texas, where at least one congregation heard a somewhat unexpected appeal. "Lord, we pray for Major Hasan‘s family, who find themselves in a position no one wants to be in—to try and explain the unexplainable,"...

Police Find
11th Body at Rapist's House

Nov 4, 2009 5:30 PM CST

Police Find 11th Body at Rapist's House

First victim identified, a 53-year-old woman missing for a year

(Newser) - Cleveland police found another body at the home of convicted rapist Anthony Sowell, bringing the total to 11. Law enforcement also identified the first victim found as 53-year-old Tonia Carmichael, who went missing last November. "We expected the worst when these bodies starting popping up," a relative tells...

Police Find 4 More Bodies
at Rapist's Home

updated

Nov 3, 2009 5:33 PM CST

Police Find 4 More Bodies at Rapist's Home

Anthony Sowell has been charged with 5 counts of murder so far

(Newser) - Police found four more bodies today at the home of a convicted rapist in Cleveland, bringing the total to 10. Authorities also charged Anthony Sowell with five counts of aggravated murder, sources tell the Plain Dealer . Crews will spend the night digging up Sowell's yard in search of more victims....

Rapist Lived
Openly Among
Rotting Victims

Nov 3, 2009 5:11 AM CST

Rapist Lived Openly Among Rotting Victims

Anthony Sowell reeked

(Newser) - The Ohio rapist arrested in the strangulation of six women lived openly among their rotting corpses in his home, according to cops. Bodies were found exposed in bedrooms and the living room. Officers said the stench was overpowering. "Not a pretty sight inside the home," said a Cleveland...

Six in Rapist's House Were Murdered, Women: Coroner

UPDATED

Nov 1, 2009 2:47 PM CST

Six in Rapist's House Were Murdered, Women: Coroner

Still no IDs, partly due to advanced decomposition

(Newser) - All six bodies found in the Cleveland home of a convicted rapist were female, and all were apparently strangled, police say. None of the victims found at the home of Anthony Sowell has been identified, a coroner's spokesman said today, and relatives of missing women have been coming forward to...

Sex Offender Held in
UK Facebook Murder

Oct 28, 2009 4:30 AM CDT

Sex Offender Held in UK Facebook Murder

32-year-old posed as teenager, led police to body

(Newser) - British police are holding a convicted sex offender after he confessed to murdering a 17-year-old girl he met on Facebook, posing as a fellow teenager. The 32-year-old blurted out "I've killed a girl" after being picked up for a car insurance violation. He then led police to a field...

Janitor Charged in NJ Priest's Stabbing Death

Oct 25, 2009 7:11 AM CDT

Janitor Charged in NJ Priest's Stabbing Death

He confesses, citing argument; cops probe possible relationship

(Newser) - A janitor and "second father" to kids at a New Jersey Catholic church has been charged in the murder of a beloved parish priest, who he rushed to halfheartedly give CPR when he and church workers discovered the body. Jose Feliciano told police he and Father Ed Hinds had...

NJ Priest Murdered
in His Kitchen

Oct 24, 2009 12:09 PM CDT

NJ Priest Murdered in His Kitchen

'Father Ed' was known for lending a hand to the needy

(Newser) - New Jersey police are investigating the brutal murder of a parish priest. The Rev. Edward J. Hines—better known as Father Ed—was found yesterday in his kitchen after he didn't show up for morning mass. Police didn't divulge details but say the 61-year-old priest suffered massive trauma. No motive...

Wildfire Suspect Charged in Heart Attack 'Murders'

Oct 23, 2009 4:13 AM CDT

Wildfire Suspect Charged in Heart Attack 'Murders'

Unusual case links arson to deaths

(Newser) - California officials have taken the unusual step of charging a wildfire arson suspect with murder in the death of 5 people who suffered heart attacks escaping the flames. Prosecutors intend to prove the stress of the fire caused the deaths in the massive 2003 San Bernardino blaze. The groundbreaking case...

SF Cops Tie
Night Stalker to
1984 Girl Killing

Oct 23, 2009 2:30 AM CDT

SF Cops Tie Night Stalker to 1984 Girl Killing

DNA links serial killer to slaying of 9-year-old

(Newser) - San Francisco police believe they have uncovered another killing by the "Night Stalker" serial killer who terrorized the Bay Area in the '80s. DNA evidence has linked Richard Ramirez to the 1984 murder of 9-year-old Mei Leung, who was sexually assaulted and killed in the basement of a...

McNair-Kazemi Texts Released

Oct 20, 2009 9:32 AM CDT

McNair-Kazemi Texts Released

As CBS questions investigation, police paint Sahel Kazemi as unstable

(Newser) - Nashville police released 50 text messages between Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi, the woman they believe killed him before killing herself, last night—on the heels of a CBS Early Show report claiming the investigation was flawed, the AP reports. The text messages show McNair transferred $2,000 into Kazemi's...

Brit Dad Busted
in Kids' Death

Oct 15, 2009 3:56 AM CDT

Brit Dad Busted in Kids' Death

Mom found children unresponsive after visit with father

(Newser) - A man separated from his wife was arrested yesterday after his two young children were found unresponsive in his home and were later declared dead. Police believe the father strangled the girl, 4, and 2-year-old boy, reports the Telegraph. They were discovered by their mom, who arrived to collect the...

London Cops Hunt Girls
in Gay's Murder

Oct 15, 2009 2:06 AM CDT

London Cops Hunt Girls in Gay's Murder

Teens kicked, punched man after shouting abuse

(Newser) - Police are hunting two teenage girls and a young man after the murder of a gay man in central London. The victim, 62, suffered severe brain damage and died earlier this week after his life support machine was switched off. The trio punched and kicked the man to the ground...

Thai Man
Kills Lover,
Decapitates
Her Child

Oct 14, 2009 4:55 AM CDT

Thai Man Kills Lover, Decapitates Her Child

5-year-old stuffed into four plastic bags

(Newser) - A man in Bangkok has confessed to murdering his lover and then shooting and dismembering her 5-year-old child, setting off a media frenzy in Thailand. The child's body parts were found in a deserted housing project, stuffed into four separate plastic bags. They were discovered by a garbage man on...

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