10 h. ago ‘Death always feels imminent’: a moving Netflix documentary on prison, music and forgiveness

In Songs from the Hole, a man convicted of murder when he was a teenager finds healing in music during his sentenceIn 2014, a sergeant at a California state prison sent James “JJ’88” Jacobs, who was 25 at the time, to “the hole” – solitary confinement in a 6-by-6 cell. One bunk, one strip of a window. Jacobs had already been incarcerated for a decade by then; at 15, he was given a double life sentence for second-degree murder. Alone in the hole, Jacobs thought, as he always did, about the most devastating month of his life, April 2004: on the 16th, he shot and killed a fellow teenager outside a nightclub in his home town of Long Beach, California. Three days later, another young man shot and killed his beloved older brother Victor. For years, Jacobs was caught in a terrible cycle of grief – for what he had done, for what had been done to him.In the hole, Jacobs would lie on the floor, eyes closed, and imagine his life outside prison. He’d make beats by pounding on his bunk or chest....

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26 h. ago Why Brooklyn Beckham and wife Nicola Peltz didn't invite his brothers Romeo and Cruz to their lavish second wedding amid his family feud

Brooklyn Beckham and wife Nicola Peltz recently had a lavish 'second' wedding, however his parents David and Victoria were noticeably absent from the guest list.

Society

30 h. ago Minnesota prosecutor seeks to overturn man's 1998 murder conviction after a witness confesses

A Minnesota prosecutor is seeking the release of a man in prison for 27 years for murder after a key witness recanted her testimony and confessed to the crime

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38 h. ago Aimee Betro had intention to kill before flying to UK, detectives believe

US woman Aimee Betro, 45, was convicted of conspiracy to murder at Birmingham Crown Court.

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57 h. ago Inside Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz's lavish vow renewals without David and Victoria

Brooklyn Beckham has delivered another huge snub to his parents David and Victoria Beckham as he renewed his vows to wife Nicola Peltz without them being there

Politics

66 h. ago Rafael Nadal becomes father for a second time! Tennis ace and wife Mery Perello welcome son as the sweet meaning behind his name is revealed

The Spanish tennis star, 39, and wife Mery Perello, 37, who are already parents to two-year-old son Rafa, welcomed their second son on August 7th.

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5 d. ago Prosecutors may appeal to Supreme Court on 1979 missing child Etan Patz case

Prosecutors say they may appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to try to preserve a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz

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6 d. ago Teenager convicted of murder over fatal stabbing outside Bedford bus station

Thomas Taylor, 17, was attacked by a group of teenagers and fatally stabbed near Bedford bus station on January 8, police said.

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7 d. ago I waited 40 years for justice for my sister. An unthinkable request from the culprit's daughter and a dark DNA twist could shatter our peace

Cindy French repeatedly had to get up and leave the trial of the man charged with her sister's murder. He was convicted 40 years after her body was found.

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9 d. ago Amanda Knox admits she wants to reconcile with murdered Meredith Kercher's family

Over 15 years since her murder conviction was squashed by a judge Amanda Knox, has said she would love the opportunity to reconcile with Meredith Kercher's siblings

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9 d. ago Calvin Harris reveals he's become a dad as he praises 'superhero' wife Vick Hope following outdoor birth

The superstar DJ shares the happy news that he and BBC presenter wife Vick have become parents to a baby boy

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3 w. ago Hospital patient who repeatedly stabbed ‘kind and patient’ nurse with scissors convicted of attempted murder

Romon Haque will be sentenced on September 15

Science

4 w. ago New execution date set for Texas man Robert Roberson in shaken baby syndrome case

A judge has set a new execution date for a Texas man who had been set last year to become the first person in the U.S. to be put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome

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4 w. ago Mysterious slaying of Peter Falconio from grisly scene to false girlfriend suspicion

British backpacker Peter Falconio, 28, disappeared while travelling with his girlfriend Joanne Lees on the evening of July 14, 2001 - Bradley John Murdoch being convicted of his murder four years later

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4 w. ago Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini is convicted of murder in the 2021 shootings of his wife's parents

Retired MLB pitcher Daniel Serafini has been convicted of murder and attempted murder in the shootings of his wife’s parents during a burglary at their home four years ago near Lake Tahoe in California

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