Homicide

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75-Year-Old Florida Man Allegedly Stabs Sleeping Wife Multiple Times Before First Responders Arrive

Pratapsinh K. Thakor has been ordered held without bond following the violent domestic attack that left his wife hospitalized with a punctured lung and multiple lacerations.

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14-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Awakens in Agony After Neighbor Throws Boiling Water on His Face, Police Say

The teen suffered third-degree burns and was listed in critical condition at a Memphis children's hospital, authorities say.

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Missouri Man Allegedly Executed Business Partner With Bullet to Back of Head, Hid Body Under New Concrete

William Morrison, 63, charged with first-degree murder in death and disappearance of Jonathan Brown, 45.

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Missouri Man Charged With Terrorist Threat After Brandishing Gun With 100-Round Drum Magazine, Allegedly Telling Co-Workers He Would 'Split Everyone's Taco'

David E. Downing Jr., a convicted killer released on parole in April after serving time for involuntary manslaughter, allegedly threatened to shoot up his Missouri roofing job site.

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Lindsay Clancy Case: Judge to Question Holdout Juror as Jury Splits 11-1

A Massachusetts judge will question the lone dissenting juror as deliberations continue in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three children.

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NYC Cops Shoot Knife-Wielding Man Who Charged at Them on Brooklyn Bridge, Sources Say

Officers discharged their weapons during an encounter on the iconic span connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn

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Tennessee Teacher Accused of Assaulting 4-Year-Old Student by Shoving Biscuit in His Mouth While Holding Him by Neck

Debra Robertson, a teacher for the Hollow Rock-Bruceton Special School District, has been charged with assault after allegedly forcing the child to eat a biscuit on August 28.

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Pennsylvania Man Accused of Attacking Girlfriend at Gas Station, Then Calling Her 242 Times From Jail to Silence Her

Khabir Smith allegedly violated a no-contact order hundreds of times from behind bars, threatening the woman who accused him of assault and attempted kidnapping.

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Woman Accused of Intentionally Running Over Friend in Parking Lot; Second Victim Found Stabbed

California woman faces murder charges in connection with two deaths that occurred at the same location, authorities say.

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Texas Mom Accused of Leaving Autistic Son Home Alone for Hours, Then Fabricating Story About Intruder Who Bit Child

Darnisha Lumpkin allegedly told police an unknown man broke into her Waco apartment and bit her son, but security footage and forensic data from a broken iPad contradicted her account, investigators say.

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12-Year-Old California Girl Struck and Killed by Suspected Drunk Driver Days Before 13th Birthday

Family in Terra Bella mourns the loss of a child just days before her birthday after she was hit by an alleged impaired driver, authorities said.

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Utah Man Allegedly Rammed Girlfriend's Parked Tesla, Shot Her to Death While Her 4 Children Heard the Violence Unfold

Daniel Castro Ruesga, 37, is charged with murder and four counts of criminal homicide with domestic violence in the presence of a child after allegedly killing Silvia Bahena, 37, in her garage.

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Woman and Her Boyfriend Vowed 'No One Would Be Left Alive' Before Executions of Mother, Toddler and Aunt at Close Range: Police

Mikala Young faces three counts of capital murder in the June 27 slayings of Keyana Weathersby, her 2-year-old son Camari Givens and her sister Erica Weathersby.

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1 Adult Hurt, No Children Harmed After Shooting at Virginia Elementary School

Authorities respond to active shooter situation at elementary school in Virginia; one adult transported to hospital with injuries.

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Nephew Allegedly Beats Uncle to Death With Electric Flyswatter in Idaho Following ATV Tire Dispute

Andrew Scoffield is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jeffery Scoffield, who police say deflated his nephew's four-wheeler tires after complaints about erratic joyrides through the neighborhood.

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Comey's Lawyers Argue Trump Vindictiveness Warrants Evidentiary Hearing in Seashells Threat Case

Former FBI director's legal team cites recent Kilmar Abrego Garcia precedent to challenge DOJ prosecution, asking judge to dismiss case or hold hearing where government must rebut presumption of vindictiveness.

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Arizona Man Accused of Assaulting Woman During Yard Work, Leaving Her With Concussion, Cactus Thorns in Thigh

Henry Roberts allegedly approached Maile Marshall as she swept her driveway before tackling her into a cactus and punching her more than 20 times, police say.

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Minnesota Mother Sentenced to 31 Years for Murdering Toddler Daughter With Sleep Medication After Losing Custody

Maige Elizabeth Yang, 24, admitted to detectives she poured a 'significant amount' of sleep medication into her 18-month-old daughter De'Ali Blia Delgado's bottle hoping the child would 'pass peacefully in her sleep.'

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Parents Charged After Nonverbal Girl With Autism Wanders From Rental Home, Dies in Water

Geordyn and John Hayes allegedly directed search teams away from nearby body of water where 5-year-old Saylor Hayes was later found deceased.

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Man, 45, Slashed in Neck on Midtown Street in Latest NYC Stabbing

Victim was attacked following a dispute and remains hospitalized as police search for the suspect.

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What the Jury Must Consider While Deciding Lindsay Clancy's Fate

Massachusetts mother charged in deaths of her three children faces trial as defense argues postpartum mental health crisis.

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Bank of America Vice President Stabbed to Death in Times Square Rampage; Suspect in Custody

The victim, a 30-year-old VP at the financial institution, had just celebrated her second wedding anniversary before the deadly attack.

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Arizona Woman Allegedly Shoots Up Nail Salon Over $15 Fingernail Repair, Injures None but Terrifies Nearly 20 Inside

Essence Mire, 26, told police she opened fire on the Element Nail bar in Phoenix to scare workers into giving her a free manicure fix.

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Arizona Man Charged With Mother's Murder After Hospice Workers Found 84-Year-Old Covered in Maggots, Soiled Blankets

Allen Page allegedly neglected his elderly mother for weeks while spending hours on sexting apps and internet pornography, according to charging documents.