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'Missing' Tot's Mom Busted in His Death

She, boyfriend charged in torture killing of 2-year-old Calif. boy

(Newser) - A mother who reported her toddler son missing over the weekend has been charged with his death after his body was found in a shallow grave in San Bernadino County, the Los Angeles Times reports. The boy's mother has been booked on suspicion of child abuse and being an accessory...

Demjanjuk Removed by Ambulance
Demjanjuk Removed by Ambulance
May 11, 2009 3:52 PM CDT

Demjanjuk Removed by Ambulance

US set to deport alleged Nazi; Germany expects him tomorrow

(Newser) - Suspected Nazi death-camp guard John Demjanjuk was taken from his home by ambulance today as US immigration agents prepared to deport him to Germany. It was not clear where the ambulance was taking the 89-year-old Demjanjuk, who is wanted on a Munich arrest warrant that accuses him of 29,000...

Peterson's Kids Say He's Innocent

Statement from eldest son says children support father

(Newser) - Drew Peterson’s adult son says he and his four siblings know their dad’s innocent of murder, the Chicago Tribune reports. “All of the children of Drew Peterson fully support their father and know that he is innocent of the charges against him,” Stephen Peterson said today...

Killer Rapist: 'Joining Army Was Big Mistake'

Steven Green could face execution for killing raped Iraqi teen and her family

(Newser) - A former US soldier convicted of raping and murdering a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and shooting dead her parents and baby sister told investigators that joining the army was the "worst decision I ever made," reports CNN. "I suppose you think I'm a monster," Steven Green told...

Police Uncover Body of Fugitive Professor

Alleged wife-killer hid in woods before killing himself: cops

(Newser) - Two weeks after George Zinkhan allegedly murdered his wife and two men at a Georgia playhouse, police say they located the body of the fugitive marketing professor, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Dogs found Zinkhan today about a mile from where his Jeep had been recovered in a wooded area near...

Wesleyan Suspect Wrote 'It's OK to Kill Jews'

Cops say Morgan's journal contained anti-Semitic comments, murder threats

(Newser) - Stephen Morgan wrote murderous and anti-Semitic comments in his journal the day he is accused of killing a Wesleyan student, according to court papers seen by the New York Times. “I think it okay to kill Jews, and go on a killing spree at this school,” wrote the...

Peterson Cracks Jokes at Murder Hearing

Ex-cop smirks as arraignment on murder charge delayed

(Newser) - Drew Peterson smirked and wisecracked his way through a court hearing yesterday, the Chicago Tribune reports. "Look at this bling. Look at this nice spiffy outfit. Three squares a day," the shackled ex-cop cracked on his way into court, where he was told his arraignment on murder charges...

'Witch' Murders Rattle New Guinea

(Newser) - An increasing number of women are being tortured and murdered in a series of witch hunts in Papua New Guinea, reports the Independent. The problem is so severe that the government has launched a new commission to address it. Women are often blamed for any untimely death in a tribe....

Ex-US Soldier Guilty of Rape, Murder in Iraq

Private killed girl, 14, along with her family; faces death penalty

(Newser) - A jury in Kentucky convicted a former US soldier of raping a 14-year-old lraqi girl and killing her and her family, Reuters reports. Former Private 1st Class Steven Green faces the death penalty when the sentencing phase of his trial begins Monday. Green, 24, was the leader of a group...

Peterson Arrested in Murder of Third Wife

(Newser) - Police have arrested Drew Peterson in connection with the murder of his third wife, the Chicago Tribune reports. The death of Kathleen Savio, 40, who was found drowned in a bathtub in 2004, was initially ruled an accident, but police reopened the case when Peterson's fourth wife went missing. She...

Online Gossip Leads to Murder Charge

Rumors of cheating allegedly drove NY man to seek revenge

(Newser) - When his pregnant girlfriend confronted him about rumors he’d been cheating, Calvin Lawson became enraged. He confronted the woman he believed was behind the rumors and, police tell the New York Post, strangled her to death with her own hair dryer cord. “We got into a scuffle and...

Georgia Prof Suspected in Triple Murder Still in US: Cops

Zinkhan's passport recovered from his car

(Newser) - Authorities believe George Zinkhan, the University of Georgia professor accused of murdering his wife and two friends, has not left the country as they have his passport, police told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution today; the document was found in his abandoned car. Zinkhan was scheduled on a weekend flight to Amsterdam,...

'Evil' Corrupts Craigslist's Good Intent: Founder

Newmark consoles family of slain site user

(Newser) - Despite several high-profile murders involving Craigslist, founder Craig Newmark says he hopes to foster community spirit with his 14-year-old site. "Evil does exist," he said at a memorial concert for Katie Olson, 24, who was killed after responding to a babysitting ad. Newmark shared the stage with Olson's...

Watchdog: Mexican Army's Abuse of Civilians Unchecked

Desperate to fight the cartels, government turns a blind eye to military crimes

(Newser) - The Mexican army, enlisted by President Felipe Calderón in the battle against drug cartels, is abusing civilians with de facto immunity from the government, a watchdog group says. The army was supposed to be a temporary replacement for corrupt or incompetent police forces. But some soldiers, unaccustomed to the...

Wanted Prof's Jeep Found in Ga. Ravine

Zinkhan, suspected of killing wife and 2 others, still at large

(Newser) - The University of Georgia professor suspected of shooting and killing his wife and two others last weekend remains at large, but authorities have finally found his car, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The Jeep was discovered “well off the beaten path” in a wooded ravine near George Zinkhan’s house....

Wedding's Off After Fiancée Visits Markoff

They have 'frank' talk as cops discuss 16 pairs of panties under bed

(Newser) - Megan McAllister visited her fiancé, accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff, in jail yesterday, sans engagement ring, WBZ 4 reports. "It's time to move on with other things in her life," her lawyer says. "She's going to take up her life with her friends and her family in...

French Kidnap, Torture Gang Goes on Trial

Group allegedly targeted Jews, killed 23-year-old in 2006

(Newser) - A French gang accused of kidnapping, torturing, and murdering a Jewish man has gone on trial in Paris, reports the BBC. Presumed ringleader Youssouf Fofana—who allegedly ordered his accomplices to target Jews—faces charges of premeditated murder and committing "acts of torture and barbarism" over the death...

Prosecutors Detail 244-Stab Attack on French Students

'Unmitigated evil' ended grad students' lives in London, says prosecutor

(Newser) - Prosecutors yesterday detailed an "unimaginably" horrific attack on two French students in their London apartment by home invaders seeking the men's ATM pin numbers, reports the Times of London. The gifted biochemistry grad students, who had been in London just two months to attend school there, were bound in...

Markoff's Fiancée Stands by Her Man

Craigslist Killer suspect described as 'loving, caring man'

(Newser) - The fiancée of accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff plans to support him throughout his trial, ABC News reports. Meghan McAllister—breaking a weeklong silence—said the man the media has portrayed is not the "loving and caring person" she and her family know, and that people should remember...

RI to Charge Markoff With Robbing Stripper

New charges expected early this week

(Newser) - Authorities in Rhode Island plan to charge murder suspect Philip Markoff with a third Craigslist-related crime, CBS News reports. Markoff, 23, is expected to be charged in the robbery of a stripper who was held at gunpoint in a RI hotel room; police say his fingerprints match those found at...

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