Homicide

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Homicide

83-Year-Old Alzheimer's Patient Dies After Being Found Covered in 1,000 Fire Ant Bites at South Carolina Nursing Home, Lawsuit Alleges

Shelba Catterton allegedly walked out of an unlocked door at a Charleston memory care facility and was discovered hours later lying in a fire ant bed.

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Florida Babysitter Who Smacked Infant in Face, Leaving 4 Distinct Red Lines, Avoids Jail Time

Viviana Ortiz-Lopez pleaded no contest to child abuse and will serve five years on probation but will never be allowed to care for other people's children again.

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Worker Fatally Shot Behind Counter of NYC Wings Restaurant

New York City police investigate fatal shooting at popular wing restaurant in apparent targeted attack.

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'You 100% Will Need a Body Bag': Missouri Fire Chief Charged With Murdering Wife on Highway

Jeremy Perrien allegedly told investigators his wife died by suicide, but text messages and blood evidence told a different story.

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Minnesota Man Charged in Death of Co-Worker Crushed by Hydraulic Grapple in Prank Gone Wrong

Authorities allege a workplace prank involving heavy machinery turned fatal when a coworker was fatally crushed at a Minnesota industrial facility.

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Missouri Man Convicted of Murder After Killing Ex-Girlfriend With Gunshot to Temple Following Breakup Text

Darryl Greenlee, 61, was found guilty of first-degree murder for the August 2025 shooting death of Sheila Mills, 64, one day after she ended their relationship via text message.

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Zymire Hughes: 'Chucky Mask Sicko' Could Be Lurking in California After Stalking Philadelphia Jogger, Police Warn

Authorities warn the suspect who allegedly pursued a woman runner while wearing a Chucky mask may have fled to the West Coast.

Verdict Homicide

Former Tennessee Officer Convicted of Murdering Ex-Girlfriend Who Begged for Help as He Chased Her Down

Lawrence Goodine, 46, was sentenced to life in prison after Ring footage captured him dragging Kara Akins back into her home before beating and strangling her.

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Mom Stumbled Into Georgia Chick-fil-A Covered in Blood After Daughter Allegedly Stabbed Her at Least 10 Times: Cops

Shyanniah Ma'Ree Johnson, 21, is accused of attacking her mother inside a car while two children sat in the vehicle before fleeing nearly 70 miles with the kids.

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Man Fires Wildly on Brooklyn Street, Shooting Dog That Miraculously Survives

Shots rang out on a Brooklyn street when authorities say a man opened fire indiscriminately, striking a dog that somehow survived the attack.

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NYC Mom of Two Recalls Near-Death Slashing by Ex-Con in Arizona

The 26-year-old New York City mother describes the brutal attack that left her fighting for her life one day before her birthday, saying 'everything was bloody'

Verdict Homicide

Arkansas Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Shooting Ex-Boyfriend 17 Times After Tiring of Helping Him 'Battle His Spiritual Demons'

Rebecca Jane Mryglod, 38, pleaded guilty to domestic battery in the first degree nearly a year after the November 2024 shooting in Drasco.

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Young Mother Killed in Orange County Street Racing Crash; Her Younger Brother Arrested for Driving Rival Car

Authorities allege two vehicles were racing when one crashed, killing the young mother who was a passenger.

Developing Homicide

NYC Delivery Man Gunned Down in Possible Road Rage Attack: Police

New York City police are investigating the fatal shooting of a delivery driver as a possible road rage incident.

Developing Homicide

Teen Shot Dead During High School Football Game in Bakersfield

Authorities investigating fatal shooting that occurred during Friday night football game at local high school.

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Lindsay Clancy Was 'Frankly Psychotic,' Psychiatrist Recommends No Criminal Liability in Deaths of 3 Children

A court-appointed psychiatrist testified that Lindsay Clancy was experiencing acute psychosis at the time of the deaths, recommending against criminal liability.

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Dad Allegedly Suffocated 3-Month-Old Daughter to 'Train' Her Not to Cry, Kentucky Police Say

Shaun Christopher Webb faces 10 felony counts of first-degree child abuse after investigators say they obtained nanny camera footage showing the alleged abuse.

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Missouri Man Repeatedly Visited Victim's Home Before Fatally Shooting Him on His Own Porch, Police Say

Walter Fowler, 29, is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Dwayne Henderson-Murphy, 34.

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Alisa Goods, Missing NYC Grandmother, Found Dead in Drainage Ditch

Surveillance footage captures grandmother's final moments as search comes to tragic end.

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San Bernardino Teens Arrested After Alleged Jacuzzi Attack on Father in TikTok Stunt Gone Wrong

Authorities say multiple juveniles ambushed their father inside a hot tub, allegedly inspired by a social media challenge that went tragically wrong.

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Inside the Bedroom of a Little Boy Killed in Minneapolis Annunciation Church Shooting

CBS News gains rare access to document aftermath of child's death in Minnesota church shooting that shocked the community.

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Arson Suspect Torched Richmond Home, Killing His Father, Niece and Nephew

Family members were trapped inside the burning residence as investigators say the suspect set the blaze intentionally.

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Kentucky Woman Faces Assault Charges After Allegedly Striking Child at School Bus Stop and Driving Away

Ashley Dawn Parsons, 39, was arrested the same day authorities say she hit an elementary school student on Valley Forge Court in Georgetown.

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Alabama Woman Avoids Jail Time After Attacking Elderly Driver in Walmart Parking Lot

Allie Grace Barrentine, 25, pleaded no contest to battery on a person 65 or older and resisting an officer without violence after she allegedly struck two women over parking lot proximity.