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Prosecutor: Suspect Fanned Flames in Subway Murder

Guatemalan migrant Sebastian Zapeta arraigned on murder, arson charges

(Newser) - The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train used a shirt to fan the flames, a prosecutor said Tuesday at his arraignment on murder charges. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, who federal immigration officials said is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the US illegally,...

Google Street View Allegedly Catches Killer Moving a Body
Cops: Google Street View
Busted a Killer Moving a Body
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Dec 22, 2024 7:01 AM CST

Cops: Google Street View Busted a Killer Moving a Body

Spanish police say October 2023 image helped solve Cuban man's murder

(Newser) - For the first time in 15 years, a Google Street View vehicle drove through the Spanish village of Tajueco in October 2023, photographing its roadways. The timing couldn't have been better. One of the many images it captured—showing a street deserted apart from a single red car and...

Girls' Killer Faces Up to His 'Carnage'

Richard Allen gets 130 years in 2017 murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German

(Newser) - The man who was hunted for years in the 2017 killing of two girls on an Indiana hiking trail has been sentenced to 130 years in prison. Richard Allen, 52, was convicted in November of murdering 13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty German. Allen, who like his victims lived in...

Mangione Agrees to Be Extradited to New York
Mangione Is
Headed for
New York
Dec 19, 2024 10:15 AM CST

Mangione Is Headed for New York

Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing agrees to extradition, could be arraigned in court Thursday

(Newser) - The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO will return to New York to face murder charges after agreeing to be extradited Thursday during a court appearance in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested last week after five days on the run. As the AP reports, Luigi Mangione waived a...

Cops Believe Utah Father Shot Entire Family, Then Himself

Sole survivor, 17, has a brain injury

(Newser) - Police believe a father shot his entire family in their Utah home before taking his own life sometime over the weekend. The sole survivor, a 17-year-old boy who suffered a brain injury, was found in the garage by a concerned relative who went to the home Tuesday after not being...

Tech Consultant Guilty in Murder of Cash App Founder

Prosecutors called killer of Bob Lee an 'overprotective, wannabe tough guy'

(Newser) - A tech consultant was found guilty Tuesday in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee last year, reports the AP . Jurors convicted Nima Momeni of second-degree murder after seven days of deliberation. Prosecutors say Momeni killed Lee because the latter got Momeni's sister mixed up with a...

He'll Be Eligible for Parole in 2120

Texas man Christopher McDonnell sentenced to 100 years for his role in 2-state shooting rampage

(Newser) - A judge in Las Vegas has sentenced a Texas man to 100 years in prison for his role in a two-state shooting rampage on Thanksgiving 2020 that included the killing of a man in Nevada and a shootout with authorities in Arizona. Christopher McDonnell, 32, pleaded guilty in October to...

Cops: Boy, 16, Confessed to Killing His Family

Teen arrested after 4 bodies were found in New Mexico home, charged with first-degree murder

(Newser) - On Sunday, New Mexico State Police announced that four bodies had been found in a Valencia County home the previous day, the victims fatally gunned down—and that a 16-year-old boy had been arrested in connection with those deaths, reports the AP . Per a Sunday statement from the NMSP, the...

Wrongfully Imprisoned. Freed. And Now: a Murderer
Wrongfully Imprisoned.
Freed. And Now: a Murderer
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Dec 14, 2024 1:20 PM CST

Wrongfully Imprisoned. Freed. And Now: a Murderer

Shaurn Thomas shot a man over $1.2K drug debt, despite receiving $4M payout in Philadelphia

(Newser) - Shaurn Thomas is going back to prison in Philadelphia, this time for a murder he did commit. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on the hard-to-fathom turn of events for the 50-year-old:
  • In 2017, Thomas was freed from prison after 24 years when his 1992 murder conviction was overturned. The Pennsylvania Innocence
...

Couple's Killer Caught by a Hair—Literally

Erik Sparre arrested in 1985 fatal church shootings in Georgia

(Newser) - A southeast Georgia man was arrested and charged in the 1985 killing of a couple at a Black church after the original suspect was exonerated on DNA evidence, authorities said Monday, per the AP . Erik Kristensen Sparre, 61, was jailed on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault in the...

After 97 Women Killed, Cops Go After the Protesters

More calls for change follow arrests, use of tear gas Tuesday in Kenya

(Newser) - Protesters calling on Kenya's president to declare a national crisis following 97 femicides in three months were met with tear gas and arrests on Tuesday. Fed up with the trauma and tragedy of mutilated and tortured bodies, protesters took to the streets of Nairobi demanding police do more to...

Attorney Says He Killed Son by Mistake, Burned Body

Texas man waited 17 hours to call police

(Newser) - A Texas attorney has been charged with murder and tampering with evidence after telling police that he killed his son in a "horrible accident" and cremated his body. Investigators say Houston attorney Michael Howard, 68, told police on Monday that he shot his 20-year-old son Mark at the family'...

'Flirtatious' Moment Led to Better Photo of Suspected CEO Shooter

Police believe suspect may have traveled to NYC by bus

(Newser) - The man believed to have shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Wednesday morning may have traveled to New York from Atlanta last month, authorities say. Police are investigating a Greyhound bus ticket purchased for a Nov. 24 trip and are attempting to find a name associated with that order,...

Words on Bullets Echo Common Critique of Insurers
Words on Bullets Echo
Common Critique of Insurers
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Dec 5, 2024 12:29 PM CST

Words on Bullets Echo Common Critique of Insurers

2010 book summed up industry strategy as 'delay, deny, defend'

(Newser) - After police reported finding words that appeared to be "deny," "delay," and "depose" on bullet casings at the scene of Wednesday's CEO murder , it didn't take long for people to draw a chilling connection. As CNBC reports, the words are similar to a...

Suspect Seen in Starbucks Just Before CEO's Murder

Police believe they've found the bottle of water he bought there

(Newser) - The suspect who allegedly shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Wednesday morning was spotted in a nearby Starbucks not long before the brazen murder. Police released photos from the coffee shop's surveillance camera showing a man wearing a black hooded jacket, a black mask or balaclava covering much...

He Lost Everything While in Prison. Now He's a Millionaire

Wrongfully convicted Michael Sullivan is awarded $13M, though state law caps reward at $1M

(Newser) - For the nearly three decades that he was behind bars, Michael Sullivan's mother and four siblings died, his girlfriend moved on with her life, and he was badly beaten in several prison attacks. All for a murder he long insisted he never committed. Earlier this month, the 64-year-old Sullivan...

Golfer Killed With Own Clubs in 'Random Act of Violence'

Florida man charged with first-degree murder

(Newser) - A Florida man killed a golfer with the man's own golf clubs Monday in what police say appears to have been a "random act of violence" at a Palm Beach Gardens golf course. Junior Boucher, 36, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Brian Hiltebeitel,...

Remastered Releases Out 31 Years After Singer's Murder

Remastered recordings released decades after Mia Zapata's death

(Newser) - The story of Seattle punk band The Gits is getting a new chapter 31 years after singer Mia Zapata's murder in 1993. The New York Times reports that indie label Sub Pop has remastered the band's only album, Frenching the Bully, a move that writer Evelyn McDonnell describes...

JonBenet's Dad: Police Disregarded Credible Theory

John Ramsey describes links between 1996 Boulder murder and a girl's rape 9 months later

(Newser) - Nine months after 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was found sexually assaulted, bludgeoned, and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado, a masked man entered a home two miles away and raped a 12-year-old girl who happened to attend the same dance studio as JonBenét....

For Bryan Kohberger, Death Is on the Table

Judge denies University of Idaho murder suspect's claim arguing the punishment is 'cruel'

(Newser) - Bryan Kohberger could face the death penalty when he goes on trial next summer for the 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students found stabbed to death in an off-campus home. Kohberger's defense team sought to block the death penalty as a possible punishment, arguing death by lethal...

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