Murder

Pistorius freed on parole after year behind bars for killing girlfriend

Oscar Pistorius, South Africa's "Blade Runner", was released on parole on Monday, just short of a ye...

Oct 19, 2015 08:52 PM EDT

Trial of alleged Virginia serial killer gets under way

The trial of an eccentric former Virginia political candidate charged with murdering three people ov...

Oct 06, 2015 02:17 AM EDT

Colorado movie gunman is 'monster' destined for 'hell,' victim says

The Colorado movie massacre gunman is destined for the "darkest, most painful part of hell," a sobbi...

Aug 24, 2015 09:47 PM EDT

Trial opens for white supremacist charged in Kansas killings

Jury selection begins on Monday in the trial of a Missouri white supremacist charged with murdering ...

Aug 17, 2015 09:23 AM EDT

Ex-NFL star Hernandez gets life in prison for 2013 killing

Former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday fo...

Apr 15, 2015 06:14 PM EDT

Arizona judge sentences murderer Jodi Arias to life behind bars

An Arizona judge sentenced former waitress Jodi Arias to life in prison with no possibility of parol...

Apr 13, 2015 06:33 PM EDT

Oklahoma deputy charged with manslaughter in fatal Tulsa shooting

Oklahoma prosecutors charged a sheriff's reserve deputy with second-degree manslaughter on Monday in...

Apr 13, 2015 06:22 PM EDT

White South Carolina policeman charged with murdering black man

A white South Carolina police officer was arrested and charged with murder on Tuesday after a video ...

Apr 08, 2015 05:11 AM EDT

Ohio man cleared of murder after 39 years in jail to get $1 million payment

An Ohio man freed last year after spending 39 years in jail for a murder he did not commit will rece...

Mar 20, 2015 08:25 AM EDT

U.S. top court agrees to review Florida death sentence process

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider an appeal filed by a convicted murderer serving ...

Mar 11, 2015 11:08 AM EDT

Valet: Saw ex-NFL star Hernandez with gun before slaying

A parking valet supervisor testified on Tuesday he saw New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez wit...

Mar 11, 2015 10:14 AM EDT

Australian mother charged with murder of eight children

An Australian mother has been charged with the murder of eight children, seven of them hers, two day...

Dec 21, 2014 04:00 AM EST

Brazil dictatorship probe urges prosecuting military, companies

A "truth commission" investigating abuses during Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship called for the prosec...

Dec 10, 2014 07:37 PM EST

South African court clears Briton of honeymoon murder

A South African court cleared British businessman Shrien Dewani on Monday of charges that he paid hi...

Dec 08, 2014 08:58 AM EST

U.S. couple released by Qatar in child death celebrate their return

An American couple convicted and later cleared in Qatar of wrongdoing in the death of their adopted ...

Dec 07, 2014 08:19 PM EST

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