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Before the Gunman Opened Fire, the 'Killing Voices' Came

Psychologist testifies on Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, suspect in 2021 Colorado shooting that killed 10

(Newser) - A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket told psychologists he heard "killing voices" right before opening fire, a psychologist testified Friday during the gunman's trial. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, who has been diagnosed with a severe case of schizophrenia, repeatedly failed during about...

Suspect in Fatal Gas Attack on Olympian Also Dies

Dickson Ndiema, ex of Rebecca Cheptegei, suffered severe airway burns

(Newser) - The ex-boyfriend accused of killing Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei in a gas attack has died from burns he allegedly sustained at the same time. Dickson Ndiema, 32, died Monday in the intensive care unit of Kenya's Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, to which he and Cheptegei were taken...

Neighbor Charged With Killing Couple He Allegedly 'Hated'

Police believe remains found under Michael Sparks' home are of Daniel and Stephanie Menard

(Newser) - Murder charges have been laid against Michael Sparks, a neighbor of Daniel and Stephanie Menard, who were reported missing from their California nudist community last month. Police believe human remains found beneath Sparks' mobile home on Friday are the Menards. "We know they're dead," San Bernardino County...

Murder Suspect Chose Problematic Hiding Spot

US Marshals Service task force apprehended fugitive after he fell through ceiling

(Newser) - A man wanted by Tennessee police apparently chose an unstable hiding spot. NBC News reports Deario Wilkerson, 20, was being sought on charges of first-degree murder and reckless endangerment-deadly weapon in connection with the April 2 death of Troy Cunningham in Memphis. The US Marshals Service said in a news...

Nearly 50 Years Later, Man Charged in Deaths of 3 Women

Authorities say Mississippi's Warren Alexander strangled victims in 1977 in Southern California

(Newser) - A 73-year-old man has been charged in the strangulation deaths of three Southern California women in 1977 after cold case detectives obtained a DNA match, authorities said Thursday, adding they believe there could be more victims. Warren Luther Alexander of Diamondhead, Mississippi, made his first court appearance Thursday, but arraignment...

Cold-Case Murder Suspect Kills Himself as Cops Close In

DNA evidence indicates Hawaii's Albert Lauro Jr. raped Dana Ireland in 1991

(Newser) - A man identified as a new possible suspect in the killing and sexual assault of a Virginia woman who was visiting Hawaii more than three decades ago killed himself recently after police took a DNA swab from him, officials said. The Hawaii Police Department on Monday said they matched DNA...

Man Gets Life in Prison for 'Sadistic' Plot to Kill TV Host

Gavin Plumb had 'unhealthy sexual obsession' with Holly Willoughby, UK judge said

(Newser) - Holly Willoughby has a cop in Minnesota to thank for saving her life, from thousands of miles across the pond. The 43-year-old British model and TV personality was the target of a rape and murder plot at the hands of Gavin Plumb, who last week was found guilty of the...

In Case of Missing Wife, a 'Stunning and Swift Resolution'

Arizona's Daniel Paduchowski pleads guilty to murder, is expected to get 16 years without parole

(Newser) - Less than a week after an Arizona man reported his wife missing , launching an expansive search that quickly turned into a criminal investigation, he admitted to killing her and pleaded guilty to murder, authorities announced Friday. As part of a deal with prosecutors in Coconino County, Daniel Paduchowski pleaded guilty...

DA: Man Laid in Wait Before Pushing Stranger Into Train

Transient charged with murder in BART attack on woman, 74

(Newser) - A homeless man in San Francisco has been charged with murder after allegedly pushing a stranger into a moving train. Police say Trevor Belmont, 49, approached 74-year-old Corazon Dandan as a train was arriving at the Powell Street Bay Area Rapid Transit station around 11pm on Monday. Dandan was then...

Man Who Reported Wife Missing Is Now Charged

Daniel Paduchowski made unusual movements before calling police, is suspected of killing her

(Newser) - An Arizona man who reported his wife missing on Sunday is now suspected of killing her, police say. Daniel Paduchowski told Flagstaff police that Kelly Paduchowski, 45, went for a run and swim around 1:30pm local time on Sunday but failed to return. Her phone had pinged near Schultz...

Man Who Sought Revenge at Wrong Home Gets 60 Years

Kevin Bui pleaded guilty to fire that killed 5 Senegalese family members in Denver

(Newser) - A Colorado man was sentenced to 60 years in prison Tuesday for killing five members of an extended Senegalese family, including two infants, in a house fire. Kevin Bui, now 20, was the last of three teens charged in the Aug. 5, 2020 Denver fire to be sentenced to reduced...

4 Prison Guards Charged With Murder: 'It's George Floyd 3.0'

Fifth officer hit with manslaughter charges in the death of Othel Moore Jr. in Missouri

(Newser) - Four Missouri prison guards were charged Friday with murder, and a fifth with involuntary manslaughter, in the December death of a Black man who died after the officers pepper-sprayed him and covered his face while in custody at a correctional facility, according to a complaint filed Friday. The guards at...

Jury Can't Decide on Woman Accused of Killing Cop Beau

Judge tells panel in Karen Read's murder trial to try again Monday

(Newser) - Jurors in the Karen Read murder trial told the judge on Friday that they've been unable to reach a unanimous verdict. A foreperson told Judge Beverly Cannone the jury was stuck despite an "exhaustive review of the evidence and our diligent consideration of all disputed evidence," the...

New Charges: LI Serial Killer Suspect Was At It Longer Than Thought

Heuermann charged in 2 new killings; prosecutors say they found 'blueprint' to do better 'next time'

(Newser) - The New York architect previously accused of killing four women and leaving their corpses scattered along a coastal highway was charged Thursday in the deaths of two more women, instead of the one that prosecutors had hinted at earlier in the week . Rex Heuermann, 60, was set to appear before...

Trooper Who Rammed Car Into Suspect Charged With Murder

Det. Sgt. Brian Keely, 50, faces second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter charges

(Newser) - A Michigan State Police trooper has been charged with murder in the April death of a 25-year-old man whom he struck with an unmarked squad car during a police chase. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Tuesday said Det. Sgt. Brian Keely, 50, would be charged with one count of...

Doctor Who Allegedly Poisoned Wife Quickly Hopped on Bumble

Search warrant seeks access to his data from the dating site

(Newser) - Poison specialist Connor Bowman is accused of fatally poisoning his 32-year-old wife last summer, and a new warrant filed Tuesday in the case reveals details of his alleged behavior on a dating app around the time of her death, CBS News reports. An autopsy showed Betty Bowman died on Aug....

Cops: Man Confesses to Killing Wife Over Medical Bills

It was Ronnie Wiggs' third attempt at murder, police say

(Newser) - A man charged with murder in Missouri has allegedly confessed to killing his wife on his third attempt, saying he could no longer afford to pay her medical bills. The unidentified 72-year-old woman was found without a pulse Friday in her hospital bed at Centerpoint Medical Center in the Kansas...

2 Women Dead, 5-Year-Old Girl Shot in New Mexico Park

And a missing infant girl was found Monday morning

(Newser) - Two women were found dead and a 5-year-old girl critically injured at a park near Clovis, New Mexico, authorities said Sunday. Meanwhile, the FBI found an abducted 10-month-old girl, who's the daughter of one of the victims, reports CNN , and a suspect is in custody. The FBI didn't...

Person Fishing With a Magnet Finds Evidence in 2015 Murders

Bud and June Runion responded to ad hoping to buy a classic car

(Newser) - Someone using a magnet to fish for metal objects in a Georgia creek pulled up a rifle, as well as some lost belongings of a couple found slain in the same area more than nine years ago. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the items dragged from Horse Creek in...

Bodies Found, Arrests Made in Case of Missing Kansas Women

In Oklahoma, 4 face first-degree murder charges after Veronica Butler, Jilian Kelley vanished

(Newser) - A pair of big updates came in over the weekend regarding two Kansas women who went missing last month after traveling to Oklahoma, including four arrests and the discovery of two bodies. On Saturday, four individuals were detained in Texas and Cimarron counties in the case of Veronica Butler, 27,...

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