Archive for the ‘Murder’ Category

‘Savage’ killers set man on fire

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Two men who beat a Lithuanian man and set him on fire after stuffing his clothes with paper are jailed for life for his “savage” murder.

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‘Savage’ killers set man on fire

Insect clues crack murder probes

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

The maggot expert who is being called in by murder police

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Insect clues crack murder probes

Pair face court over Tang killing

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

Two men are remanded in custody after being charged with murdering Carrickfergus businessman Simon Tang in June 1996.

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Mother in court over baby deaths

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

A mother appears in court charged with two counts of murder after the deaths of her two children in south-west London.

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Guilty verdicts in Hudson murders

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

A jury in Chicago finds the former brother-in-law of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson guilty of murdering three members of her family.

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US teen cleared of killing mother

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

An Indian appeals court overturns the conviction of a US teenager who had been accused of murdering his mother at an resort in 2010.

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William Balfour Guilty in Killing of Hudson’s Family

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

The former brother-in-law of the actress and singer Jennifer Hudson was convicted on Friday of murdering her mother, brother and young nephew.

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Balfour guilty of killing Hudson relatives

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

A Chicago jury found William Balfour, Jennifer Hudson's former brother-in-law, guilty of murdering the entertainer's mother, brother and nephew in 2008.

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L.A. ex-detective sentenced in ’86 killing

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Retired Los Angeles Police Det. Stephanie Lazarus was sentenced Friday to 27 years to life in prison for murdering her ex-boyfriend's wife in a jealous rage more than two decades ago.

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William Balfour found guilty in murders of Jennifer Hudson’s relatives

Friday, May 11th, 2012

The man accused of killing Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew has been found guilty on all counts, the Associated Press reports . A jury today found William Balfour, 31, guilty of three counts of first-degree murder, and one count each of home invasion, aggravated kidnapping, residential burglary and possession of a stolen vehicle in connection with what occurred on Oct. 24, 2008. That was the day that Balfour, estranged husband of Hudson’s sister Julia, allegedly shot and killed Hudson’s mother, Darnell Donerson; her 29-year-old brother Jason Hudson; and 7-year-old nephew Julian King. Prosecutors said Balfour committed the crimes after visiting the Hudson family home in the Englewood section of Chicago and finding a balloon bouquet given to his former wife by a new boyfriend; they argued that he killed the Hudson relatives in a jealous rage, reportedly shooting 7-year-old King after stealing Jason Hudson’s SUV with the young boy inside. Read full article > >

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Girl found hanging; half-brother charged

Friday, May 11th, 2012

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the death of his 9-year-old half-sister, whose body was found attached to a rope hanging from a tree, Alabama authorities said Friday.

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Arrest after children die in fire

Friday, May 11th, 2012

A 28-year-old woman is arrested on suspicion of murder after five children die in a house fire in Derby.

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New probe on Lawrence corruption

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Scotland Yard calls in the police watchdog to review fresh allegations of corruption in the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry.

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Hammer attack murderer convicted

Friday, May 11th, 2012

A man acquitted of murdering a vicar who he claimed abused him is found guilty of killing a supermarket worker he had sex with.

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Missing Tenn. sisters found; alleged captor dead

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Two young girls kidnapped from Tennessee after their sister and mother were slain were found alive in Mississippi, authorities said. Adam Mayes, the man accused of the murders and kidnappings, died after shooting himself, the FBI said.

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