Homicide

Murder investigations and cases

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Developing Homicide

Two People Stabbed in Apparent Unprovoked Attack on Upper West Side, NYPD Says

Police responded to the scene and are investigating what authorities describe as a random assault with no known connection between the victims and suspect.

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DOJ Lawyer Who Put Federal Judge in Danger Now Files Status Report on Homicide Suspect in ICE Custody

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Bolan, who faced a show-cause hearing for non-disclosure, 'respectfully' informed Judge Melissa DuBose months later that Bryan Rafael Gomez is detained by immigration authorities.

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NYC Jewish Leaders Blast Mamdani After Upper West Side Stabbings, Demand Hate Crime Charges

Community leaders call for accountability as prosecutors weigh charges in alleged antisemitic attack that left victims injured.

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Florida Father, Stepmother Charged With Starving 9-Year-Old Daughter, Locking Her in Chain-Bound Room

Justin and Brittney Redd allegedly kept the child malnourished until she weighed just 45 pounds while telling doctors she suffered from eating disorders.

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73-Year-Old Romance Novelist Charged With Murder of Montana Motel Owner

Kyle Ann Morrow allegedly walked into the Spa Hot Springs Motel asking for the owner, then shot him dead when she found him, authorities say.

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Florida Paraprofessional Used Autistic Student 'Like a Mop' to Clean Up Urine, Police Say

Donald Heine allegedly forced the nonverbal boy to lie in his own urine and wear a soiled shirt afterward at Jacksonville school.

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'Kill Them And Just Get Probation': Street Racer Gets No Jail Time After Plowing Into Aspiring Teen Firefighter In Las Vegas

Jesus Barraza was driving double the speed limit when he struck and killed 17-year-old Devin Heath, who was months away from graduating high school and.

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Autopsy Reveals Deep Tissue Discoloration, Missing Neck Bone in Nolan Wells Case

Forensic examination of the 26-year-old's remains uncovers significant findings that investigators say point to a violent death.

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Protesters Interrupt Madison Police News Conference Identifying Man Killed by Officer a Day Earlier

Demonstrators forced their way into the briefing where authorities were set to release the identity of the person shot by an officer.

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San Francisco Homicides Surge Amid Record National Crime Decline as California City Grapples With Violence Spike

The Bay Area city recorded a significant increase in killings while FBI data shows the lowest national homicide rate in 125 years, creating a stark regional contrast.

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Celeste Rivas' Family Leaves Courtroom Before Gruesome Autopsy Results Revealed at D4vd Murder Hearing

The family of Celeste Rivas departed a New York courtroom as prosecutors prepared to present graphic autopsy findings in the murder case linked to singer D4vd.

Developing Homicide

2 Men Stabbed in New York City; Police Investigating Possible Hate Crime

Authorities are examining whether the attack, which left two men injured, was motivated by bias.

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Virginia Couple Charged With Malicious Wounding After Allegedly Beating Neighbor Unconscious With Leaf Blower, Hammer in Property Line Dispute

Louis and Gail Chevalier, both in their 70s, are accused of luring a 73-year-old neighbor into their yard before attacking him over an ongoing property line feud in Culpeper.

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Daycare Owner Charged After Allegedly Separating Baby's Brain Hemispheres When She Slammed Him on Changing Table

Brooke Ashley Reiner, who operated an unlicensed daycare from her North Carolina home, is accused of causing catastrophic brain injuries to an 8-month-old boy that doctors say left him with a "slim" chance of survival.

Verdict Homicide

Jesus Barraza Sentenced to Probation for Killing Aspiring Firefighter in Las Vegas Street Racing Case

Devin Heath, 17, was months from graduating high school when he was struck and killed while crossing the street; prosecutors had sought 28-72 months in prison.

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Florida Couple Charged in Missing Baby's Death Claimed Child Wasn't Theirs, Called It 'a Prank': Sheriff

Leon Alejandro Jr. and Samantha Angeline Feliz were captured in North Carolina after a months-long investigation into the disappearance of their newborn.

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Passengers in Texas ICE Shooting Say Officers Were Not in Danger, Driver Was Parked

Eyewitness accounts contradict initial law enforcement narratives about the confrontation that left a driver dead.

Verdict Homicide

'Want Me to Play You a Violin?': Florida Man Convicted of First-Degree Murder, Jury Recommends Death Penalty for Killing Wife in Front of Their Son

Jermaine Williams Sr. admitted stabbing his wife Yolonda 19 to 20 times after she rejected his reconciliation attempt and taunted him with the violin comment, prosecutors said.

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Developmentally Disabled 2-Year-Old Drowned Face-Down in Bathtub While Mother Was on Phone, Washington Prosecutors Say

Nakeeya Arbogast allegedly left her son with Down syndrome unsupervised while communicating with a man she was legally barred from contacting.

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87-Year-Old Grandfather Mowing Church Lawn Killed by SUV Driver Who Left Him to Die, Police Say

Matthew Brennecke allegedly struck Allan Eighmy with his black Volvo XC90, drove away, smashed his phone, and hid the damaged vehicle before surrendering to authorities three days later.

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Celeste Rivas Found Dead in D4vd's Tesla; Rotting Underwear Discovered With Body, Sources Say

The discovery of a woman's body inside a parked vehicle has sparked an active homicide investigation, with authorities piecing together the circumstances surrounding her death.

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Georgia Man Allegedly Stabbed to Death by Tenant He Was Helping With Rent-Free Housing

Jacob Brady faces murder and aggravated assault charges in the death of Josh Addison, who authorities say had offered him and his wife a place to stay after they went through a rough patch.

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Wisconsin Mother Charged With Shooting 12-Year-Old Boy Over Water Bottle Dispute, Police Say

Cosetta Burrell allegedly opened fire on the boy after he ran other children off a median where she said her son was being bullied.

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Idaho Woman Wakes to Stranger Allegedly Standing Over Her Bed With Pants Down, Prosecutors Say

Tyler Humphries, 39, is accused of breaking into an eastern Idaho home around 3 a.m. and allegedly telling the victim he planned to rape her until she 'told him the truth'