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Prosecutors: Kids Were Forced to Torture Trans Man

Horrific details emerge in murder of Sam Nordquist

(Newser) - Prosecutors have released disturbing details in a murder they described last month as " beyond depraved ." Prosecutors say children were forced to take part in acts of torture that caused the death of Sam Nordquist, a 24-year-old transgender man from Minnesota who was held captive in a room in...

Highland Park Suspect Changes His Plea

Robert Crimo III now pleads guilty in 2022 mass shooting near Chicago that left 7 dead, dozens hurt

(Newser) - The Illinois man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens at a 2022 Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb pleaded guilty Monday to murder and attempted murder, just moments before opening arguments in his trial. Appearing in a Lake County courtroom, Robert E. Crimo III, reported to be...

Cops: Chicago Teen Killed 6 People in 9 Months

'It's difficult to comprehend how anyone could easily take someone's life'

(Newser) - While most people were hunkered down at home during the early months of the pandemic, one teen went on a killing spree in Chicago, massacring six people within a span of nine months. So said local police and prosecutors on Wednesday in announcing murder charges against Antonio Reyes, now 21,...

Cops: Wife Orchestrated US Missionary's Murder for Hire

Minnesota's Jackie Shroyer to stand trial in Angola

(Newser) - A Minnesota woman on a Christian mission trip in southern Africa has been charged with killing her husband. Jackie Shroyer is accused in the murder of 44-year-old Beau Shroyer, who was found fatally stabbed in his vehicle in the Angola town of Thienjo on Oct. 25. His wife, who police...

Cops: Years After Killing Hubby, She Killed Wife the Same Way

Yolanda Marodi, accused of stabbing longtime firefighter in California, may be in Mexico

(Newser) - Months before she was due to retire, Rebecca Marodi, a California fire captain who battled last month's Eaton Fire, was found stabbed to death on Feb. 17. Days later, police said the suspected killer was Marodi's wife of two years—a woman convicted of fatally stabbing her first...

Birmingham Comes Up With 'Ugly' Solution to Gun Violence

Alabama city erects giant concrete barriers to slow down drive-bys, to mixed reaction

(Newser) - There's already been at least one vigil this year held for victims of gun violence in the Alabama city of Birmingham, which claimed a record 150-plus homicides last year and has already had more than a dozen in early 2025. "We just heard ... backfiring of a car that...

Family Faults Police in Torture, Murder of Trans Man

Sam Nordquist sought help, and his mother did the same, she tells NBC

(Newser) - The mother of a transgender man who was tortured and killed in New York claims he might still be alive if local police had "done their jobs." Canandaigua Police say none of its officers spoke with family members in the lead up to Sam Nordquist's death. But...

Blood From 2 Unknown Men Was at Idaho Murder Scene
New Setback for
Idaho Murder Suspect
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Feb 20, 2025 7:11 AM CST

New Setback for Idaho Murder Suspect

Idaho judge denies request by legal team for Bryan Kohberger that genetic evidence in case be tossed

(Newser) - An Idaho judge has denied defense lawyers their request to suppress key genetic evidence in the case of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger, accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022. Per the AP , Judge Steven Hippler wasn't moved on Wednesday by the arguments of Kohberger'...

In LI Woman's Murder, 'Justice Has No Expiration Date'

Gatorade cap helps lead to arrest of neighbor in 2003 killing of 88-year-old Edna Schubert

(Newser) - An elderly woman beloved by her community was beaten to death by an unemployed neighbor during a break-in—a conclusion it took more than two decades to reach, authorities said Friday, per the New York Times . Edna Schubert, 88, was found dead of blunt force trauma in her Long Island...

Doc Charged With Murdering 10 Patients

Unnamed German doctor showed 'lust for murder,' say cops

(Newser) - A doctor in Berlin who was first arrested in August on suspicion of killing four elderly patients is now suspected of killing a total of 10 patients and, in five cases, trying to cover up the evidence by starting fires, investigators said Tuesday, per the AP . The unidentified doctor, who...

Teacher Allegedly Kills 8-Year-Old at School

Depressed female teacher was reportedly forced back to work in South Korea

(Newser) - An elementary school student in South Korea has died after she was allegedly stabbed by a teacher in an attempted murder-suicide. The unnamed female teacher, who also had stab wounds that police say may have been self-inflicted, was found beside the female student on the second floor of the Daejeon...

Karen Read to Be Retried on All 3 Charges

Her lawyer argues jury was only deadlocked on manslaughter charge

(Newser) - The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Tuesday that Karen Read can be retried on all three charges connected to the 2022 death of her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe. The ruling from the state's top court clears the way for an April trial for Read on charges...

She Tried to Kill Her Lover's Cat, Then Killed Him
Hours After Meeting on a Bus,
They Carried Out a Murder
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Feb 8, 2025 7:00 AM CST

Hours After Meeting on a Bus, They Carried Out a Murder

Colorado's Ashley White, helped by a stranger, has been convicted in 2020 death of Cody DeLisa

(Newser) - A Colorado woman upset with her boyfriend attempted to drown and burn his cat before teaming up with a stranger to kill the man. Ashley White, 29, resented 28-year-old Cody DeLisa for criticizing "her struggles in securing full-time employment," the Adams County District Attorney's Office said in...

Panel Finds No Evidence of Murder by Lucy Letby

Former nurse gains hope in findings tying infant death, injury to 'bad medical care'

(Newser) - A panel of 14 experts has raised more serious doubts on the convictions of Lucy Letby, dubbed Britain's "killer nurse." The 35-year-old former neonatal nurse was found guilty of killing seven newborns and attempting to kill seven more at England's Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015...

Among Older Couples, a Rise in 'Acts of Desperation'

WSJ tackles the issue of spousal caregivers who snap and commit murder-suicides

(Newser) - Last April, an elderly couple was found dead in their home in Waynesville, North Carolina, a murder-suicide carried out by the husband. The tragic story of Richard and Ellen Hoyle is the centerpiece of Clare Ansberry's Wall Street Journal feature, which explores the pressures of caregiving on older adults...

Man Convicted of Murder of Sleeping Trainee Doctor

Court finds Sanjay Roy raped and murdered a trainee doctor in Kolkata

(Newser) - A police volunteer has been found guilty of the August rape and murder of a trainee doctor in the hospital where she worked, in a case that deeply rattled India. Sanjay Roy had been accused of drunkenly arriving at the hospital and attacking the 31-year-old as she slept following a...

Cops: Man With Stick Killed 2 Homeless People in Miami

2 others were injured in what police say was an appalling 'display of unprovoked violence'

(Newser) - A man wielding a stick killed two homeless people in Miami and injured two others in an unprovoked attack, law enforcement officials said. Brenton Clarke, 36, of Inwood, New York, was arrested shortly after the Thursday morning attack, officials said. He has no arrest history in Miami but does have...

Before Death, Ex-Deputy Admits to 1979 Killings

John Greer identified as killer of Jackie Greer, Adele Easterly in Florida

(Newser) - Florida sheriff's deputy John Greer reported his wife's death on Aug. 27, 1979, telling police he heard a "pop" and saw smoke coming from a closet before finding Jackie Greer dead inside. A little more than two months later, he reported finding the body of 25-year-old Adele...

NYPD Identifies Woman Killed in Subway Attack
NYPD Identifies Woman
Burned in Subway Attack
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Dec 31, 2024 1:35 PM CST

NYPD Identifies Woman Burned in Subway Attack

Debrina Kawam was from New Jersey township

(Newser) - The woman who died after being set on fire in a New York subway train earlier this month was a 57-year-old from New Jersey, New York City police announced Tuesday. The woman, Debrina Kawam, was from Toms River, a township on the Jersey Shore, according to the NYPD. Police initially...

Teens Sentenced in Case That Horrified China

Two 13-year-olds murdered a classmate for his money

(Newser) - A murder case that prompted much public discussion in China has ended with two young teens imprisoned for murder. The boys in Hebei province were both 13 when they brought a bullied classmate to an abandoned greenhouse, killed him with a shovel, and buried his body, reports the BBC . The...

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