3 h. ago Feds seek death penalty for member of radical ‘Zizian’ group accused of murdering US border agent in Vermont shootout

Prosecutors charged Milo Youngblut, 21, with murdering Border Patrol officer David Maland — one of six deaths connected the enigmatic

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6 h. ago Member of cultlike Zizian group faces new murder charge in border patrol agent’s death

A woman accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a Vermont traffic stop in January has been indicted on murder and other new charges that make her eligible for the death penalty

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35 h. ago Man accused of murdering father and son in south London knife attack appears in court

Terry McMillan, 58, and Brendan McMillan, 27, died after the alleged incident at a business in Bermondsey

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50 h. ago Mexico expels 26 cartel figures wanted by US officials in deal with White House

High-ranking figures extradited to US as Trump officials ratchet pressure on networks sending drugs across borderMexico has extradited 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as US authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal networks sending drugs across the border.Authorities sent 26 prisoners who were wanted in the US for ties to drug-trafficking groups, Mexico’s attorney general’s office and security ministry said in a joint statement on Tuesday. The transfers were carried out after a promise from the US justice department that prosecutors would not seek the death penalty in any of the cases. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Sam Long heroics help Bromley shock Ipswich on penalties in Carabao Cup

This remains a new world for Bromley. Recent entrants to the Football League, this home meeting with Ipswich was just their second Carabao Cup contest – now they have their first victory, delivered on penalties against a side who were in the top tier just three months ago.After Ben Johnson cancelled out Deji Elerewe’s first-half opener for Bromley, the night went to sudden death and belonged to Sam Long. He saved Ipswich’s first penalty, low to his right off George Hirst, and was required for another, denying Ali Al-Hamadi. Marcus Ifill provided the final blow, a memorable moment for a club not short of them in recent years. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'Black widow', 56, who poisoned 11 elderly husbands faces death penalty in Iran

Kolsum Akbari, 56, reportedly killed 11 of her husbands over a period of 22 years with the deaths having gone undetected for decades due in part to how far away the victims were from one another

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3 d. ago Jury given majority direction in trial of US woman accused of murder plot

Aimee Betro, 45, denies any involvement in an attempt to shoot a businessman’s son in Birmingham in 2019.

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4 d. ago 'Black widow', 56, who poisoned her 11 elderly husbands faces the death penalty in Iran

A woman who poisoned and killed her 11 husbands over a 22-year period is currently facing the death penalty in Iran. 

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6 d. ago Girl who was 'tortured to death' had begged her school not to let her go home

Rebekah Baptiste's father and his girlfriend have been accused of her murder.

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7 d. ago Four sorority sisters died when a BMW slammed into them. The accused driver has now hired Karen Read’s lawyer

Fraser Bohm, accused of murder and vehicular manslaughter charges in connection with the deaths of four Pepperdine University students, has hired Alan Jackson as his new defense attorney

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7 d. ago Officials plan to seek the death penalty for a Tennessee man charged with killing 4 people

Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a Tennessee man charged with killing the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a home’s yard

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7 d. ago Officials plan to seek the death penalty for a Tennessee man charged with killing 4

Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a Tennessee man charged with killing the parents, grandmother and uncle of an infant found abandoned in a home’s front yard

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7 d. ago Alleged killer of Minnesota politician and her husband expected to plead not guilty in court

Vance Boelter, charged with killing top Democrat and her husband and wounding two others, to be arraigned in federal courtThe man charged with killing the top Democrat in the Minnesota house and her husband, and wounding a state senator and his wife, is expected to plead not guilty when he’s arraigned in federal court on Thursday, his attorney said.Vance Boelter, 58, of Green Isle, Minnesota, was indicted on 15 July on six counts of murder, stalking and firearms violations. The murder charges could carry the federal death penalty, though prosecutors say that decision is several months away. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Jury retires in trial of US woman accused of taking part in murder conspiracy

Aimee Betro, 45, denies being part of a failed assassination plot in which a person wearing a niqab fired a gun at a man in Birmingham.

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8 d. ago Man, 21, appears in court over murder of Saudi Arabian student, 20, found suffering 'deep stab wound to the neck' while on Cambridge placement

Chas Corrigan, 21, appeared at Cambridge Crown Court today accused of murdering 20-year-old Mohammed Algasim and the possession of a knife in a public place.

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8 d. ago Accused serial killer indicted for murder of fourth woman, prosecutors say

Kristin Smith, 22, was found dead in a wooded area in Portland, Oregon, in February 2023

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8 d. ago Luigi Mangione is granted major perk while waiting in jail ahead of his murder trial

Mangione is accused of murdering Thompson, a 50-year-old father-of-two, outside a Manhattan hotel while he was attending a work conference on December 4, 2024.

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9 d. ago Reform's prison tsar 'more than happy' to open door to death penalty debate

Vanessa Frake, the former head of security at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, was revealed yesterday as the party's new adviser on crime.

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9 d. ago Man accused of murder bought woman can of cider days before she was found dead in his shed, trial hears

Christopher Barlow is accused of the murder of Mariann Borocz

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9 d. ago Tennessee set to execute inmate despite concerns heart device could prolong ordeal

Barring a reprieve, Byron Black’s execution will go forward amid concerns implanted defibrillator will shock his heartTennessee is set to execute an inmate on Tuesday without deactivating his implanted defibrillator, as uncertainty lingers about whether the device will shock his heart when a lethal drug takes effect.Barring a late reprieve requested from the governor or the courts, Byron Black’s execution will go forward after a legal back-and-forth over whether the state would need to turn off his implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, or ICD. The non-profit Death Penalty Information Center said it’s unaware of any other cases in which an inmate was making similar claims to Black about ICDs or pacemakers. Continue reading...

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