Tag: Violent crime
Nevada Supreme Court mulls appeal in 2019 quadruple homicide
RENO, Nev. — Nevada’s Supreme Court wants to hear directly from lawyers on both sides in a death penalty dispute over how much more...
Oklahoma killer’s conviction overturned based on McGirt
<p>OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma man’s murder convictions and death sentence have been overturned following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that much of eastern...
Oregon man charged in 2 killings that were 2 decades apart
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland, Oregon, man accused of killing two strangers who disappeared 20 years apart pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges...
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...
Chief speaks at funeral for Nebraska teen shot in Oklahoma
BLAIR, Neb. — An Oklahoma police chief who spoke at the funeral of a 17-year-old Nebraska girl who died in a shootout with four...
Missouri woman whose dad aided murder-suicide found guilty
MISSION, Kan. — A former Missouri jail guard has been convicted of convincing her terminally ill father to fatally shoot her estranged husband with...
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...
Jury selection resumes as Chauvin faces possible new charge
MINNEAPOLIS — Potential jurors in Derek Chauvin's murder trial return Thursday to continue a selection process moving more quickly than expected. Meanwhile, the former...
1 dead, 4 hurt in South Carolina motorcycle shop shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A shooting outside a South Carolina motorcycle shop Thursday left one person dead and four others hurt, authorities said.
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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...