Medellín, Colombia, once famed for murder and cocaine, is now drawing notice for its ambitious urban projects, many aimed at easing life in the city’s slums.

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Architecture Review: Fighting Crime With Architecture in Medellín, Colombia

A man accused of murdering his wife told police investigating her disappearance he suspected she was having an affair.

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Nat Fraser suspected wife affair

Actor Ray Winstone criticises the police after a man who served seven years for a murder he always denied walked free from court.

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The overriding goal of securing the arrest of George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin was to get this strange case out of the court of public opinion and into a court of law. All of the conjecture and amateur sleuthing that consumed us for more than a month would give way to real police work and rules of evidence. Yesterday, we got our first look at the evidence that both the prosecution and the defense are examining during the discovery process. They fill in some of the holes in the picture from that rainy night on Feb. 26, but the story remains murky, particularly on one key question. Read full article > >

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Jonathan Capehart: Reports on Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman don’t answer one key question

A 15-year-old boy is convicted of murdering a student who was stabbed in north London after a row over throwing conkers.

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Boy guilty of conkers row murder

A D.C. Superior Court judge has overturned the conviction of a District man who wrongly served 28 years in prison for the killing of a taxi driver. Santae A. Tribble , now 51, had maintained his innocence since the crime in 1978. In a telephone interview Tuesday morning, Tribble said, “I’m overjoyed. I always felt like it would happen, but it took so long I started to wonder.” Read full article > >

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Santae Tribble’s 1980 murder conviction overturned by D.C. judge

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

The maggot expert who is being called in by murder police

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Insect clues crack murder probes

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

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Pair face court over Tang killing

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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Mother in court over baby deaths

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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Guilty verdicts in Hudson murders

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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US teen cleared of killing mother

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

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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Arrest after children die in fire

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

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New probe on Lawrence corruption