61 h. ago Florida man driving a special truck designed to safely absorb the impact of crashes killed after car plows into the vehicle

The incident occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning on the southbound I-75 in Broward County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol

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3 d. ago Execution date set for Florida man who fatally stabbed married couple during 1990 robbery

A Florida man who fatally stabbed a married couple during a robbery is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis

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4 d. ago Triple killer put to death in Florida’s record 11th execution this year

Curtis Windom was executed by lethal injection

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4 d. ago Triple murderer Curtis Windom's final meal revealed as becomes record 11th person executed in Florida this year

Triple murderer, Curtis Windom, was put to death in Florida as his last meal is revealed and his daughter pleaded to halt his death.

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4 d. ago Florida to make record 11th execution this year as man put to death for triple murder

Curtis Windom, 59, would become the 30th person executed this year in the U.S.

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5 d. ago Florida to put man to death for a triple murder in record 11th execution this year

A man convicted of killing his girlfriend, her mother and a man he claimed owed him $2,000 is scheduled to be executed in Florida, which would be the 11th execution in the state this year

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7 d. ago US Open first round: Venus Williams v Karolina Muchova – live

Williams makes record 25th US Open main draw startMuchová seeded 11th, twice a US Open semi-finalistReach Bryan on Bluesky at @BryanAGraham or emailMuchova breaks in seventh game of first set!First set: Williams 3-4 Muchova* (*denotes next server) Continue reading...

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7 d. ago US Open first round: Venus Williams v Karolina Muchova – live buildup

Williams makes record 25th US Open main draw startMuchová seeded 11th, twice a US Open semi-finalistReach Bryan on Bluesky at @BryanAGraham or emailMuchova breaks in first game of first set!First set: Williams 0-1 Muchova* (*denotes next server) Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Erin Patterson plea hearing live updates: mushroom murder cook faces victims' families in pre

Two-day pre-sentencing hearing at Victorian supreme court comes after Patterson was found guilty of triple murder and attempted murder on 7 JulyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCourt hears statement from sister of Gail Patterson and Heather WilkinsonProsecutor Nanette Rogers SC is reading a victim impact statement on behalf of Lynette Young, the sister of Gail and Heather. She says:I’m just so angry and so sad that my people are not here to be the loving parents and grandparents that they always were.She was more concerned about our own family, our work, our kids, than she was about her own sudden and unexpected health crisis I miss her daily and life feels less bright without her.The world seems colder and harsher knowing this. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Erin Patterson plea hearing live: mushroom murderer to face victims’ families in Melbourne court

Two-day pre-sentencing hearing at Victorian supreme court comes after Patterson was found guilty of triple murder and attempted murder on 7 JulyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWelcome to our live coverage of Erin Patterson’s plea hearing.On 7 July, Patterson was found guilty of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt Heather Wilkinson. A Victorian supreme court jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mystery as death row killer manages to commit suicide while awaiting his execution

Florida death row inmate Matthew Caylor, who was awaiting execution for the horrific murder and rape of a 13-year-old girl, has died by suicide in prison.

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2 w. ago Three women filmed walking on Brazil tourist beach before being found dead

A triple murder investigation is underway after three women who had gone out to take a dog for a walk along a beach in Ilheus, southern Bahia, in Brazil, were later found dead

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2 w. ago Mystery grows after three people found fatally shot in their cars in remote California desert

An investigation is underway to determine a motive for the fatal shootings

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2 w. ago The GHOST that walks on Death Row: US prisoner jailed for murder he didn't commit reveals inmates saw a SPIRIT 'walk down the hallway' whenever there was an execution

In the fragile space between life and death, Florida prison inmates sit in a damp jail cell waiting to learn their fate. 

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2 w. ago Execution date set for Florida man who killed estranged wife's sister and parents, set fire to house

A Florida man who fatally stabbed his estranged wife’s sister and parents and then set fire to their house is scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis

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2 w. ago Death row prisoner cuts out wife and kids' hearts then gouges out and eats his own eyes

The man on death row was found in his cell covered in blood after he gouged out both of his eyes in a bid to avoid execution after he believed God told him to carry out a triple murder

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3 w. ago What the jury wasn't allowed to hear in the Erin Patterson trial: suspicions and mystery illnesses

Material and claims the jury in Australia’s mushroom lunch murder trial wasn’t allowed to hear can be reported after a suppression order was liftedFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cookErin Patterson’s hospital visit – and what the beef wellingtons really looked like: mushroom murder exhibits revealedSimon Patterson told his father, Don, and other family members that he suspected his estranged wife, Erin Patterson, had been trying to poison him before she invited his parents and his aunt and uncle to a fatal beef wellington lunch, according to evidence heard in a pre-trial hearing.One argument heard in court, but not able to be revealed to the jury in Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial, involved police suspicions that she might have previously used rat poison in an alleged attempt to kill Simon.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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