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Former officer faces mandatory life sentence in death of Birchmore
Thomas Sapp, who admitted to killing 23-year-old Mekiyana Williams, told the judge he understood the implications of his decision.
Malaysia Alford had been missing for more than a week. Her body was discovered in a car trunk in Camden County.
Robert Kessler had asked for a cheesesteak meal in exchange for a guilty plea at one point.
Teen’s accused attackers fighting murder charges
Robert Kessler offered a guilty plea if he could get a Philly cheesesteak.
Murder count comes after report revealed Mpls. police missteps.
The Philly DA took aim at the police commissioner and mayor at a news conference about a 2023 failed murder case.
Jahmir Moore was 15 when he shot Jevario Buie, a crime that unnerved Tampa.
8-year-old girl brutally murdered in 1960
‘What that person did was murder.’
Jury rejects insanity plea in shootings of 3 Palestinians
Judge punishes Matthew Weldon with the only legal option for killing Carroll Edwin Bryan Jr.
Officials demand that death penalty not be considered
Tomasz Kosowski watched forensic experts testify during the third day of his trial.
Inquiry chief Thirlwall calls Countess of Chester bosses 'foolhardy'
Highly educated plastic surgeon could face the death penalty after being accused of a lawyer’s murder.
Jurors in two similar Hillsborough cases gave an inside look at how they deliberated the ultimate punishment.
Grammy winner is found not guilty in murder-for-hire trial that drew celebrities.
Massachusetts trial put spotlight on postpartum mental health issues
Murder Charges Stay — a 2nd Trial Is Possible
Jahmir Moore, 17, faces up to life in prison for the 2024 shooting of Jevario Buie, 14.
Tupac Shakur murder case ends in guilty verdict. But Biggie Smalls case stays cold.
As backlash about the technology grows, prosecutors weigh in about evidence collected for their cases.
Prosecutors failed to disprove Joel Moreno-Cobo had a reasonable fear for his safety when he shot Dedrick Sykes in Ybor City, ruling finds.
Jeffrey Norman Crum Sr. faces a possible death sentence after he was found guilty last week in the notorious 1993 murder case.
Man pleads not guilty in fatal Fox River incident in McHenry
The four-day trial of Jeffrey Norman Crum Sr. capped a notorious murder case. He faces a possible death sentence.
Lawyer Calls Suspect's Memoir Unreliable
Pleads guilty to stalking charges; a state murder trial is set for next month
Simon Levy murdered Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo (top) and Sheryl Wilkins (above) despite earlier convictions
Tomasz Kosowski said if he’s convicted he would waive his defense in the penalty phase.
James Duckett and Dominick Occhicone were both put to death Tuesday for separate murder cases from the 1980s.
National murder rate could fall to lowest in more than a century
Relatives of those murdered begged Friday for an end to the case, which has been playing out for over five years.
In a legal filing, the assistant district attorneys pointed to what they saw as conflicts in appellate litigation.
Man in court accused of killing former Conservative minister with 21 blows to the head with a hammer
Joshua Kerry, 28, is accused of murdering the Reform spokesperson in the kitchen of her Devon home
Jaclyn Mason said supervisors encouraged her to lie to a judge to try to conceal the way prosecutors had handled an effort to overturn a murder conviction.
Stuart Beck was on trial for the 2022 shooting death of Michael Conrad.
Stuart Beck faces a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Michael Conrad.
Stuart Beck, 25, faces a life sentence for the shooting death of Michael Conrad, which prosecutors say was “fueled by jealousy.”
Counter-terrorism investigators say killing was a ‘targeted attack’
Detectives now treating ex-Tory minister’s death as terrorism, a day after saying there was no sign of political motive, as ‘new evidence’ comes to light and Rotherham suspect is rearrested
Detectives ‘open minded’ about motive for fatal attack as ‘security reviewed for Reform MPs’ and 28-year-old man from Rotherham is questioned over death of ex-Tory minister in her Devon home
28-year-old man arrested in Rotherham seen leaving with ‘wooden pole’ on day of former MP’s murder
A 28-year-old white British male apprehended in South Yorkshire after manhunt following murder
Starmer urges political unity as ex-Tory prisons minister, 78, is discovered with serious injuries in her remote Dartmoor bungalow – and police question 26-year-old man held nearby
In one case, justices lift a stay that delayed the execution of James Duckett, a former police officer who said DNA would prove his innocence in a 1987 murder of an 11-year-old.
Judge lamented that the four defendants had ruined their lives “for nothing.”
Friends, family, former colleagues wrestle with how to respond to social media conspiracy theories.
Preston Davey’s ‘evil and monstrous’ killer will die in prison after judge imposes rare whole-life order over sickening sex abuse as children’s commissioner says boy’s case is a ‘failure of the state’
In a scathing opinion, the justices said prosecutors had misled judges in trying to get murder convictions reversed.
Court cites procedural issue; prosecutors vow to retry Harmony’s father
A 30-year-old man charged for attempted murder was allowed to stay after arriving through Ireland
Frisco’s growth — and a partisan election season — have fueled racism and bigotry
Rasheed Rahman killed ‘kind and generous’ Mark Carroll, 55, with a kitchen knife in an unprovoked attack after twice being released by police – now the victim’s family are seeking answers
Some police at Nowak murder row force say they felt controlled during race bias training
Starmer and Badenoch join Commons anger after Reform MP refuses to condemn violence linked to Henry Nowak case despite family’s pleas for calm
Capital murder defendant hopped on a flight to Italy unnoticed after ditching ankle monitor
PM condemns Farage for trying to ‘create division’ against family’s wishes
Home secretary condemns inflammatory talk and misinformation after Nigel Farage stirs anger with call for ‘cold rage’ – as Starmer says watching bodycam footage of arrest made him ‘feel sick’
At delegate's request, silent prayer held for ex-MPD cop who murdered George Floyd.
A judge vacated the convictions of Marc Brittingham, Rasheed Smith, and Jermal Shuler over evidence deemed unreliable.
Police think they have sufficient evidence to force murder trial at Old Bailey
Terror threat level raised as shock of knife attack hits Jewish community
A document filed by prosecutors details the investigation that led to his arrest.
Minnesota’s high court upends conviction, says rights were violated.
Garfield Park neighbors and elected officials mourn wife, son of former Cook County commissioner found dead in apparent murder-suicide
Boston murder conviction tossed after misconduct by detectives, prosecutors
Shocking new figures show children have been accused of hundreds of knife offences in schools, including violence and threats, in what the mother of a murdered teenager has called a classroom ‘emergency’