Homicide - Page 285

November 12, 2024

Laken Riley murder suspect Jose Ibarra chooses trial by judge over jury

Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan national charged in connection with Laken Riley's murder, appeared in court on Nov. 12 for a hearing ahead of his trial on Nov. 15.

November 12, 2024

Children's book author accused of poisoning dead husband spun web of tall tales: prosecutors

Kouri Richins, the Utah mother of three who allegedly killed her husband in 2022, wanted to show off her "accomplishments" and "status," according to prosecutors.

November 12, 2024

California inmate accused of killing cellmate convicted of child trafficking

An inmate at a California's Kern Valley State Prison is accused of killing his cellmate, who was serving a life sentence with possibility of parole for multiple charges, including child trafficking.

November 11, 2024

Police hunting for Long Island man accused of stabbing his own father to death

A manhunt is underway on Long Island for 23-year-old Matthew Zoll who allegedly stabbed his own father to death in their family home on Saturday morning.

November 11, 2024

Delphi murders trial: Jury reaches verdict for suspect Richard Allen after deliberating for 4 days

An Indiana jury has reached a verdict in the trial of double-murder suspect Richard Allen in the killings of two teen girls, known as the Delphi murders, in 2017.

November 11, 2024

Arrest made after hiker murdered in small mountain town slaying staged as bear attack

Nicholas Hamlett, who allegedly staged a bear attack to cover up a Tennessee murder, was captured in South Carolina after he was recognized at a hospital.

November 11, 2024

5 dead in suspected murder-suicide near Wichita, police say

Five people were found dead from gunshot wounds in three Wichita, Kansas, homes, and police believe the shootings are connected, according to authorities.

November 11, 2024

Daniel Penny thought he was protecting a diverse subway car, but prosecutors highlight racial undertones

Manhattan prosecutors have alluded to racial undertones in the manslaughter trial of Marine vet Daniel Penny, who is not accused of a hate crime in Jordan Neely's death.

November 10, 2024

Nanny accomplice in suburban double murder seen in police footage after killings

Virginia nanny Juliana Peres Magalhães appears in new police body camera footage after two killings in an alleged love triangle murder plot.

November 10, 2024

Hat from crime scene helps police crack decades-old cold-case murder of young hitchhiker

The Dunn County Sheriff's Office announced that Jon Miller, 84, was charged with the 1974 murder of Mary K. Schlais. Police cracked the case with DNA analysis.