17 h. ago Man jailed for 24 years for attempted murder after south London shooting

Ayman Benhalima, 22, was sentenced following the shooting in Norwood last year

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23 h. ago Thief who kicked pensioner to death for cottage pie sentenced to life in prison

Peter Augustine attacked the ‘frail’ 87-year-old outside a Co-op store in north London

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23 h. ago Robber jailed for life after murdering pensioner in north London to steal his shopping

Peter Mackey was attacked for his shopping as he left his local Co-Op in Manor House

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27 h. ago Pokemon GO player brutally murdered after Facebook post triggered fatal confrontation

Carl Gregory was killed by John Dickson in a shopping centre car park after posting a photo that offended his ex-girlfriend

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65 h. ago A woman’s body was found floating in San Francisco Bay 40 years ago. Thanks to her daughter, cops finally made an arrest

Investigators credit the persistence of the victim’s daughter for keeping the case alive

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65 h. ago A woman’s body was found floating in a sleeping bag in San Francisco Bay. Thanks to her daughter, an arrest has been made 40 years on

Investigators credit the persistence of the victim’s daughter for keeping the case alive

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2 d. ago Man cleared of murdering Jill Dando faces Old Bailey hearing in child rape case

Barry George appeared on a videolink for the Old Bailey hearing in his rape case

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3 d. ago Suspected double murderer 'killed woman in disused flats after sexual encounter'

Simon Levy is accused of murdering two women in London four months apart

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3 d. ago Relief for grieving mother as three charged in cold case death of son

It comes amid an FBI push to investigate unsolved crimes in Indian Country

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3 d. ago Paisley crime: Man, 32, tried to murder police officer after chasing him with chainsaw

Liridon Kastrati was convicted at the High Court in Paisley

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3 d. ago Mother who hid children’s bodies in suitcases jailed for life in New Zealand

Hakyung Lee was found guilty of murdering her children and concealing their remains in a storage lockerA mother who murdered her two children and hid their bodies in suitcases stored inside a rented locker has been sentenced to life imprisonment in New Zealand.Hakyung Lee, a New Zealand citizen originally from South Korea, was found guilty earlier this year of killing her children in a crime that has become known as the “suitcase murders”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Suspected killer faces second murder charge over woman's death in south London

Simon Levy has been charged with a second count of murdering a woman

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4 d. ago Dispute between neighbors over dog turns to a deadly shooting and a suspect facing a murder charge

Gregory Scott Williams, 60, allegedly killed the dog because it ‘acted aggressive’ toward his wife

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4 d. ago Man charged with murder of two women and rape of a third in spate of London incidents

Police are appealing for information as part of a ‘complex’ investigation

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4 d. ago Muriel McKay murder twist: Remains of woman kidnapped in 1969 are buried in east London garden, family believe

Muriel McKay's family now believe that her remains are in the shared back garden of two neighbouring properties on Bethnal Green Road, the High Court hears

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4 d. ago Police officers should face misconduct proceedings in Ilford 'body in a boot' murder case, says watchdog

Harshita Brella, 24, was found dead in a silver Vauxhall Corsa in east London in November last year

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6 d. ago Murder Inc: how my failed attempt to make a Zodiac Killer film took me to the dark heart of the true crime industry

When my quest to make a cliche-free film about one of America’s most notorious cold cases fell apart, I ended up investigating something entirely different – our own morbid curiosityIf you think true crime is inescapable when you’re browsing Netflix or making small talk with your co-workers, try working in the documentary industry. As you traipse from one commissioning meeting to the next, pitching your passion project on the history of mime or the secret life of snails, you can almost hear the words before they’re spoken: “Got any other ideas?” Preferably something with a body count.I had just begun making documentaries in 2015, when the double whammy of HBO’s The Jinx and Netflix’s Making a Murderer brought true crime back to the dead centre of popular culture. Positioned as social justice projects as much as murder mysteries, those shows seemed to herald a new beginning for the genre. Soon enough, though, they gave way to a steady stream of interchangeable offerings, many of them...

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6 d. ago Amanda Redman says she's 'become choosier about parts' as she opens up on new role

EXCLUSIVE: Amanda Redman stars in Murder Before Evensong, a new ecclesiastical crime drama, and says she's 'become choosier about the parts I'll accept' as she opens up on her new role

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6 d. ago Alex Murdaugh's housekeeper reveals explosive theory about what REALLY happened on night of double murder

Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson shares her explosive theories about what really happened that dark summer night - and a bombshell claim about accomplices she believes got away with it.

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7 d. ago Man accused of murdering dog walker Brian Low with shotgun near Aberfeldy and disabling CCTV to stand trial

Brian Low’s body was found on a track near Aberfeldy

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