Tag: Homicide
UN expert: Myanmar junta ‘murdered’ at least 70 since coup
<p>GENEVA — An independent U.N. rights expert on Thursday cited “credible reports” that Myanmar security forces have killed at least 70 people. He also...
EXPLAINER: What is ‘spark-of-life’ testimony in trials?
<p>MADISON, Wis. — Prosecutors trying a white former Minneapolis police officer in George Floyd's death plan to use a legal doctrine called “spark of...
Nevada Supreme Court mulls appeal in 2019 quadruple homicide
<p>RENO, Nev. — Nevada’s Supreme Court wants to hear directly from lawyers on both sides in a death penalty dispute over how much more...
Missouri woman whose dad aided murder-suicide found guilty
<p>MISSION, Kan. — A former Missouri jail guard has been convicted of convincing her terminally ill father to fatally shoot her estranged husband with...
Man gets prison for insurance fraud in sons’ 2015 drownings
<p>LOS ANGELES — A man accused of drowning two of his sons and trying to kill his ex-wife by driving them off a Los...
Gambler pleads guilty to threatening Tampa Bay Rays players
TAMPA, Fla. — A sports gambler faces up to five years in federal prison for threatening social media messages sent to players with the...
Prosecutor: Man propped dead wife on sofa in front of kids
<p>ANAHEIM, Calif. — A Southern California man who killed his wife propped up her body on a sofa, told their children she was drunk...
3 charged in killing allegedly retaliated for double-slaying
<p>CROWN POINT, Ind. — Two men and a 17-year-old boy face murder charges for allegedly fatally shooting one person and trying to kill two...
Suspect in Indiana slaying of man, 19, arrested in Tennessee
<p>ELKHART, Ind. — A northern Indiana man charged in the February killing of a 19-year-old man fatally shot outside a convenience store is awaiting...
Prosecutor: Man propped dead wife on sofa in front of kids
ANAHEIM, Calif. — A Southern California man who killed his wife propped up her body on a sofa, told their children she was drunk...