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abc.net.au | 5 min. ago NEW

Ex-soldier involved in Zakaria's alleged unlawful return unreachable, court told

Former soldier Nathan Heckel is set to be a key witness as alleged Alameddine crime family boss Masood Zakaria attempts to have murder charges dismissed.

nypost.com | 35 min. ago NEW

Dad of NYC girl, 5, allegedly killed by mom is now struggling to afford funeral

The father of 5-year-old Fabiana Cabello has launched a fundraiser for her funeral after her mother was charged with her murder in Queens.

bbc.co.uk | 38 min. ago NEW

The Papers: 'French protests become violent' and SAS men 'arrested for murder'

The Times reports soldiers accused of murder were sent into war zones while still under police investigation.

bbc.co.uk | 1 hrs. 22 min. ago

The playground murder: Trauma, loss and a love that endured

Diane Watson's best friend Pauline recalls a shocking school murder and its lasting legacy.

thehindu.com | 2 hrs. ago

Rahul Gandhi urges President to reconsider Dushyant Gautam’s appointment as Governor over pending CBI probe

Rahul Gandhi referred to the Ankita Bhandari murder case and said the appointment raised concerns because Article 361 of the Constitution provides immunity to the President and Governors from criminal proceedings while they hold office

thehindu.com | 3 hrs. 31 min. ago

Abhimanyu murder case trial gets under way with examination of eyewitness

Prosecution begins the chief examination of the first of seven eyewitnesses

nytimes.com | 4 hrs. 25 min. ago

Mexican Judge Sentences 3 Men to 159 Years Each in Surfer Killings

The men were charged in the murders of two Australians and an American who were on a camping and surf vacation in Mexico.

nypost.com | 4 hrs. 26 min. ago

Queens FDNY capt. brutally slain in random stabbing honored in new mural: ‘Never forgotten’

More than 40 EMS and FDNY officers, as well as grieving relatives, gathered at 40-19 20th Ave in Astoria, across the street from Fire Station 49 to honor FDNY EMS Capt. Alison Russo, a 9/11 first responder, who was senselessly murdered by Peter Zisopoulos on Sept.

29, 2022 during her lunch break. Zisopoulous, 38, was...

thehindu.com | 4 hrs. 41 min. ago

Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi meet murdered Ankita Bhandari’s parents as they protest Sikkim Governor appointment

Bhandari was murdered while working at a resort for refusing to provide “special services” to a VIP guest; her parents allege that new Sikkim Governor Dushyant Kumar Gautam was the VIP, which he has denied

thehindu.com | 4 hrs. 42 min. ago

Main accused in Punjab anti-drug activist murder arrested, shop set on fire

People protest against the killing of Jhota by raising slogans; a portion of the house of accused Ashwani Kumar in Mansa’s Veer Nagar demolished by local authorities

thehindu.com | 5 hrs. 6 min. ago

Meerut ‘blue drum’ murder case: Court sentences victim’s wife, her partner to death

The duo killed Mr Rajput, dismembered his body and concealed the remains in a blue drum before leaving for Himachal Pradesh

thehindu.com | 5 hrs. 30 min. ago

Three arrested in Nellore murder case, one absconding

nypost.com | 5 hrs. 39 min. ago

ICE arrests more than 130 alleged gang members — including violent MS-13, TdA suspects — in a single week: DHS

Worst of the worst: Illegal alien gangbangers detained, with some facing murder charges abroad

thehindu.com | 5 hrs. 54 min. ago

Man stabs elder brother to death over alleged sexual abuse of his daughter in Chennai

Following the murder, the accused surrenders at the Ambattur Industrial Estate police station

foxnews.com | 6 hrs. 29 min. ago

Three men get 158 years each for murdering American and Australian surfers, dumping bodies in Mexican well

Three men were sentenced to 158 years each in Ensenada, Baja California, for the murders of surfers Callum and Jake Robinson and Carter Redd Rhoad.

thehindu.com | 6 hrs. 45 min. ago

Patna High Court acquits 13 accused in 1996 Jehanabad quadruple murder case

A Division Bench comprising Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad and Justice Kumar Manish delivered the ruling, citing grave lapses in the police investigation

thehindu.com | 6 hrs. 45 min. ago

Koodathil case: Crime Branch uncovers crucial evidence in mysterious death of Jayamadhavan Nair

The probe team has found crucial evidence against the family’s former caretaker, Raveendran Nair, the prime accused in the case; the deaths of the members of the Koodathil family over a period of 26 years from 1991 had piqued interest, considering its eerie resemblance with the Koodathayi serial murder case in which a woman had allegedly murdered six people in Kozhikode over a span of 14 years.

thehindu.com | 6 hrs. 46 min. ago

Supreme Court asks Delhi governmente to seek inputs from IB on Hawara plea for transfer to Punjab jail

Bench takes a cautious approach, saying the case of Beant Singh murder convict is sensitive, and even the Punjab government seems to be reluctant

thehindu.com | 7 hrs. 17 min. ago

Ex-gang leader sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for Tupac Shakur murder

Duane 'Keffe D' Davis convicted of leading drive-by shooting; killing stemmed from hostilities between two LA street gangs

thehindu.com | 11 hrs. 8 min. ago

BMS activist’s murder: CPI(M) worker sentenced to life imprisonment

thehindu.com | 11 hrs. 37 min. ago

Anthropic’s Claude AI submits false tip on Philadelphia unsolved homicide case

Claude filled out a form on the police site PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com, indicating it might have information regarding an unsolved murder listed on the site

foxnews.com | 11 hrs. 53 min. ago

Detective suspected in girl’s murder may have killed others, former investigator fears

A fingerprint on an 8-year-old's communion purse finally identified Chicago cop Thomas McInerney as Gloria Kowalewicz's killer after 65 years, police say.

news.sky.com | 11 hrs. 54 min. ago

Man charged with murder after fatal assault at caravan park

A man has been charged with murder following a fatal assault at a caravan park in Clacton-on-Sea.

thehindu.com | 12 hrs. 10 min. ago

Madras High Court acquits death row convict from POCSO Act charge

Justices Anita Sumanth and Sunder Mohan, however, confirm his conviction for murder of a nine-year-old girl and modify the sentence to life imprisonment

thehindu.com | 12 hrs. 42 min. ago

Accused in rape and murder of minor in Mysuru during Dasara 2025 sentenced to death

The victim belonged to a family from Kalaburagi that had come to Mysuru during Dasara to sell balloons and toys

foxnews.com | 12 hrs. 56 min. ago

MIKE DAVIS: Iowans can't afford a soft-on-crime attorney general

A University of Iowa College of Law graduate argues Brenna Bird's cold-case murder convictions make her the attorney general Iowa needs reelected.

smh.com.au | 13 hrs. 16 min. ago

Men sentenced for murder of Australian brothers in Mexico

A Mexican judge sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison for the murders of brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend.

smh.com.au | 13 hrs. 47 min. ago

Jayda had a light that made people stop. Hundreds just gathered to make sure it stays burning

Hundreds of people gathered in Carlton and marched to Parliament House to honour Jayda Allen Bonner, 21, who was allegedly murdered by her partner, and call for change.

mirror.co.uk | 13 hrs. 49 min. ago

Road rage killer Tracie Andrews seen 30 years after murder that shocked the nation

She remains one of the most notorious killers in recent history - partly because of her televised attempt to cover up her heinous crime. Andrews is back in the spotlight after a TV drama recreated the events of 1996

foxnews.com | 13 hrs. 57 min. ago

ICE arrests more than 100 alleged gang members in single week, including violent MS-13, TdA suspects: DHS

A suspected MS-13 member wanted for homicide and a teenage Tren de Aragua associate facing murder charges were among 131 ICE gang arrests.

foxnews.com | 13 hrs. 57 min. ago

Alex Murdaugh's defense makes 'high risk' move to show DNA proves he didn't kill family, prosecutor says

Alex Murdaugh's defense team is betting on a Y-STR DNA test by Othram that prosecutors call "high risk" ahead of his April 2027 murder retrial.

thehindu.com | 15 hrs. 37 min. ago

Bengaluru Police Commissioner orders probe against sub-inspector for role in Renukaswamy murder case

nypost.com | 15 hrs. 51 min. ago

Norwegian teen hitman sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting murder in UK for Iran-linked gang

Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, was found guilty in July of conspiracy to murder for agreeing to shoot an unknown target for 25,000 euros (21,500 pounds or $28,000) last year.

scmp.com | 17 hrs. 16 min. ago

Abby Choi’s partner tells murder trial she hid ex-in-laws’ financial reliance on her

Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s partner has told a court she initially misled him about her former in-laws’ wealth before describing them as horrible and ungrateful after a bitter family dispute. Chris Tam Fong-chun’s testimony also shed light on his complex relationship with Choi and his former classmate Alex Kwong Kong-chi.

The three remained connected through their four children, as Choi had two with each man. During the third week of Choi’s murder trial, Tam told the High...

nypost.com | 17 hrs. 25 min. ago

Alex Murdaugh judge warns against courtroom ‘circus’ as defense wins DNA fight, loses ballistics bid

LEXINGTON, SC — The judge overseeing Alex Murdaugh’s double-murder retrial rebuked both sides Friday over their bitter evidence fights, warning she “will not allow these proceedings to become a circus.” During the tense hearing, Judge Debra McCaslin handed the defense a win on their DNA testing request but rejected its broader request for ballistic data.

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bbc.co.uk | 17 hrs. 27 min. ago

Three men jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers in Mexico

Brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend Carter Rhoad were killed on a surfing trip in an apparent botched robbery.

abcnews.com | 17 hrs. 29 min. ago

3 men sentenced to 158 years for the killings of Australian, US surfers in Mexico

Three Mexican men have been sentenced to more than 158 years in prison each for the 2024 murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend in a case that tarnished Mexico’s image by exposing the risks foreigners face when visiting the touris...

mirror.co.uk | 17 hrs. 46 min. ago

Traitors Maya Jama exit 'sealed' at hands of EastEnders legend Ross Kemp

Maya Jama could be about to exit The Celebrity Traitors after making a plan for the latest murder game and viewers of the BBC show think she has been 'too obvious' with her tactics

iol.co.za | 18 hrs. 19 min. ago

158 years each: Men jailed for murdering Australian surfers and US friend in Mexico

Angel Jesus “N”— one of three alleged killers of two Australian tourists in 2024 in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.

thehindu.com | 19 hrs. 8 min. ago

Four get life imprisonment in murder case