9 h. ago MANDEL: ‘Partners in crime’ killed OPP rookie, Crown says in closing address

They were partners in love — and crime. That’s what prosecutors urged the jury to find in order to convict both Randall McKenzie and girlfriend Brandi Stewart-Sperry of first-degree murder in the execution of OPP Const. Greg Pierczala in a hail of bullets fired from a trafficked Glock 19. In his closing address, Crown Fraser […]

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31 h. ago India’s Modi to Meet Saudi Crown Prince in Push for Closer Ties

Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi is set to kick off a two-day trip to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as he seeks to deepen ties with the major oil exporter and OPEC+ leader at a time of mounting global trade uncertainty.

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40 h. ago Gunman who killed 23 in racist attack at El Paso Walmart pleads guilty to capital murder

EL PASO, Texas — The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at a Walmart in El Paso — one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history — pleaded guilty Monday to capital murder in a state district court. Patrick Crusius was automatically be sentenced to life in prison without parole in […]

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4 d. ago Colorado man gets life for killing wife after posing as ex and stalking her

DENVER — A Colorado man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday for the murder of his wife after stalking her while posing as an ex-boyfriend. The mandatory sentence came a day after jurors found Daniel Krug, 44, guilty of first-degree murder, criminal impersonation and stalking. With his marriage […]

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5 d. ago UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect Mangione indicted on death penalty

NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione was indicted Thursday on a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a necessary step for prosecutors to seek the death penalty. The indictment returned by a grand jury in Manhattan federal court also charges Mangione with two counts of stalking and a firearms count. It […]

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5 d. ago Crown suggests murder suspect was out to kill escort when he turned his deadly intent to pretty passerby

The perceived snubbing by a beautiful woman turned murder suspect Michael Adenyi’s attention towards her, a prosecutor suggested Thursday. And Crown lawyer Carla MacPhail said Adenyi was heading out to rape and murder an escort when a confident and beautiful Vanessa Ladouceur passed him without noticing him. But Adenyi denied he killed Ladouceur out of […]

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5 d. ago Killer who strangled Edmonton woman, hid body in carpet sentenced to 10

Telling him he must spend the rest of his life making amends, a judge sentenced a man who strangled a young Edmonton woman in a random attack to 10-1/2 years in prison. Court of King’s Bench Justice Jody Fraser on Thursday passed sentence on 34-year-old Ryan Farrell, who pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter for the […]

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5 d. ago 'There were enough mistakes': Family of Edmonton woman strangled in random attack unhappy with plea deal, 10

Family of the Edmonton woman strangled to death by her neighbour say they’re unhappy with the plea deal that led to the man charged with her murder being convicted of manslaughter. Ryan Farrell, 34, was sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison Thursday after admitting to attacking Lauren Jarvis at her Edmonton apartment on April […]

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1 week ago MANDEL: “I can’t have love when all I can do is talk about shooting out with cops,” accused cop killer texted

They are haunting texts by a man who appeared obsessed with “shooting out with the cops” and researching the penalties for murder. And just days later, on Dec. 27, 2022, Randall McKenzie was under arrest for allegedly gunning down OPP Const. Greg Pierzchala in cold blood. The 28-year-old rookie, who had just passed his probation […]

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2 w. ago Idaho mom who killed 2 of her kids goes on trial over death of husband

PHOENIX — Lori Vallow Daybell, who was convicted of killing her two youngest children and conspiring to murder a romantic rival, is on trial again Monday. This time, she’s accused in Arizona of conspiring to murder her estranged husband. In opening statements the prosecution said that Vallow Daybell conspired with brother Alex Cox to kill […]

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2 w. ago Officer who shot and killed Indigenous man in N.B. did not commit crime: watchdog

New Brunswick's police watchdog says an RCMP officer did not commit a criminal offence when they shot and killed an Indigenous man in Elsipogtog First Nation last year.

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2 w. ago Closing submissions resume in trial of girl accused of killing Kenneth Lee

None of the other teens who violently swarmed a homeless Toronto man in 2022 appeared to make any motions consistent with stabbing during the attack, prosecutors argued Wednesday at the murder trial of a teen girl they allege inflicted the fatal wound. The swarming at a downtown Toronto parkette was captured on security footage, and […]

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3 w. ago Prosecutors to seek death penalty against UnitedHealthcare killing suspect Luigi Mangione

NEW YORK — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday that she has directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, following through on the president’s campaign promise to vigorously pursue capital punishment. It is the first time the Justice Department has sought […]

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3 w. ago Homicide suspect cleared of manslaughter, convicted of being accessory to killing

Jason Tait was on trial on charges of manslaughter and being an accessory after the fact to murder in connection with the April 7, 2022, death of Calgary resident Keanan Crane

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3 w. ago 'Corralled like an animal': Last teen on trial for killing Edmonton student Karanveer Sahota given 18

A teenager has been given jail time nearly three years after he took part in a deadly swarming attack on an Edmonton high schooler. SM was sentenced Wednesday to an 18-month period of “custody and supervision” for his role in the attack on Grade 10 student Karanveer Sahota, who died after being beaten and stabbed […]

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4 w. ago Two killer whales are hunting great white sharks — to eat their livers

Esther Jacobs smelled murder on the water. As the pungent odor of shark liver filled the air and an oily sheen spread across the surface, Jacobs had come upon an aquatic crime scene – and two notorious serial killers. They were the killer whales known as Port and Starboard who had been rampaging the South […]

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