4 h. ago How killer daughter who buried parents under patio finally got caught

Debt-ridden Susan Edwards maanaged to conceal the murder and burial of her parents William and Patricia Wycherley for 15 long years. Then a letter changed everything

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4 h. ago Ice arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia protests, lawyer says

Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest comes as Trump vows to deport foreign students involved in protests against Israel’s warA prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s student encampment movement was arrested on Saturday night by federal immigration authorities who claimed they were acting on a state department order to revoke his green card, according to his attorney.Mahmoud Khalil was at his university-owned apartment, blocks from the private Ivy League university’s main campus in New York when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents entered the building and took him into custody, his attorney, Amy Greer, told the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago A woman was violently murdered two decades ago. Her killer got life but investigators never found her body – now the search continues

Jennifer Marcum vanished without a trace after traveling to Denver International Airport, Colorado on February 17, 2003. For the past 22 years, her family and senior FBI officials were tormented by her convicted killer “Hannibal.” but her father said they never found solace in her loss because they were deprived of giving her a proper burial. Now the lead FBI investigator on the case and the victims’ father tell Madeline Sherratt why they never gave up on Jennifer

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7 h. ago The Mouthless Dead by Anthony Quinn review – murder most unsolvable

The author’s haunting and highly readable fictionalisation of a high-profile killing in prewar Liverpool is rich in legal and procedural detailIn 1931, William Herbert Wallace was first convicted and then acquitted on appeal of the murder of his wife, Julia. Her killer was never found and the case remains one of the most pored-over mysteries of the 20th century. Crime novelists including Dorothy L Sayers and PD James have written essays and books about it, and none other than Raymond Chandler, who knew a thing or two about unsolvable wickedness, described it as “the nonpareil of all murder mysteries... I call it the impossible murder because Wallace couldn’t have done it, and neither could anyone else.” Why would anyone murder an apparently nondescript, harmless woman? Anthony Quinn has now turned his attention to the case in his new novel; the result is intensely readable and, appropriately enough, indelibly haunting.Quinn’s masterstroke is not to focus on Wallace himself, a middle...

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8 h. ago Jose Mourinho 'starting rumours' about Celtic as killer Rodgers quip gets radio pundits pondering the ultimate 'what if'

Mourinho and Rodgers have a history and their recent back-and-forth got people talking

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11 h. ago Sick Lucy Letby supporters tour her old haunts and 'need to visit her house'

Convicted baby killer Lucy Letby may be behind bars, but a group of supporters have been visiting the places she used to frequent – from a pub where she once celebrated her birthday to her house

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12 h. ago Reform civil war deepens with Rupert Lowe accusing Nigel Farage of trying to silence his demand for mass immigrant deportations

The Great Yarmouth MP accused the party leadership of 'watering down' its position on illegal migration in a bid to attract new voters, amid an astonishingly civil war in the right-wing party.

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13 h. ago Suspended Reform MP claims party warned him over deportation comments

Rupert Lowe said he had made attempts to persuade Reform to ‘invest in a serious policy machine to present credible plans’ on the subject.

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14 h. ago Novak Djokovic stunned by lucky loser in shock Indian Wells exit

Giant killer Botic van de Zandschulp ran away with the deciding set as Djokovic crashed out

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14 h. ago Lowe says he was ‘warned’ by Reform UK leadership over position on deportations

Rupert Lowe said he had made attempts to persuade Reform to ‘invest in a serious policy machine to present credible plans’ on the subject.

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15 h. ago Legal expert's verdict on if Idaho murder suspect's bold defense will help him avoid the firing squad

Top defense attorney speaks about new developments in the case against Bryan Kohberger - and why the defense strategy is unlikely to make any difference to the accused killer's fate.

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17 h. ago Civil rights groups warn against Trump plan to use AI to target pro

Activists say the move criminalizes peaceful political expression

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19 h. ago Tories to seek law change to stop illegal migrants making human rights claims to prevent deportation

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the change was 'critical to shift immigration powers from the courts to Parliament', but they will need the support of Labour MPs to get it passed.

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25 h. ago Serial killer on hunger strike: Murderer nicknamed 'Hannibal the Cannibal' refuses to eat after 'prison guards confiscated his PlayStation and TV'

Maudsley, 71, who has spent 46 years in solitary confinement, is refusing to eat until his belongings - including books, a music system, and his beloved gaming console - are returned to him.

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30 h. ago Serial killer Robert Maudsley on hunger strike after TV and PlayStation confiscated in prison

'He loves playing war games and chess on his PlayStation and he's always watching old films on TV'

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31 h. ago 'Hannibal the Cannibal' killer locked in glass box goes on hunger strike after luxury item removed

Robert Maudsley is locked underground in a glass box and has spent 46 years in solitary confinement.

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32 h. ago Britain's most dangerous prisoner who lives in glass box goes on hunger strike over TV

Killer Robert Maudsley was dubbed 'Hannibal the Cannibal' and has been in solitary confinement for more than four decades is protesting after prison guards confiscated his Playstation and TV

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33 h. ago Texas army base poised to become mass deportation hub under Trump plan

Reports of Fort Bliss being used for detention as well as expulsion purposes spark outrage from criticsThe huge US army base of Fort Bliss at the Texas-Mexico border is poised to become a deportation hub under plans proposed by the Trump administration – prompting an outcry from critics as it once again becomes a focal point in the immigration debate.Situated in the heart of El Paso, the base has already been used by Donald Trump since he returned to the White House to fly deportees on military aircraft to Guantánamo Bay and Central and South America amid intense publicity around his wider anti-immigration agenda. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago 'Hannibal the Cannibal' killer on hunger strike as grim prison luxury item removed

Serial killer Robert Maudsley - who has been in solitary confinement for more than four decades - is protesting after prison guards confiscated his Playstation and TV, his family say

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35 h. ago 'Desert Killer' makes last ditch 'I'm innocent' declaration as Death Row execution nears

David Leonard Wood was convicted of murdering six girls and women in 1987 and yet, he is fighting to stop his upcoming execution on March 13 saying all the evidence was circumstantial

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