29 h. ago Scots killer who boasted prison was 'doddle' dies of drug overdose behind bars

Brendan Reilly, 34, was being held at HMP Kilmarnock where he was discovered unresponsive in his cell.

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46 h. ago Urgent manhunt as convicted killer who shot newsagent in the head escapes from Scottish jail

Raymond McCourt, 59, murdered Khalil Mahmood, a newsagent, by shooting him in the head in 1993 - the public have been advised not to approach him.

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4 d. ago Evil killer left three things behind after slaughtering second girlfriend

Cops discovered a number of sickening items after Joseph Jorgenson's killing spree.

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4 d. ago Family hit out as killer fit enough to be freed from secure unit but still 'too ill for trial'

Career crook Graham Fraser, 63, dodged justice for a decade before being diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic in 2015. A judge ordered he be sent to a psychiatric unit “indefinitely”.

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1 week ago Weezer bassist Scott Shriner's wife had eerie friendship with notorious serial killer before being accused of 'attempted murder'

Weezer bassist Scott Shriner's wife Jillian got slapped with an 'attempted murder' charge after waving her gun at cops, but she also has a darker proclivity... befriending serial killers.

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2 w. ago Weezer bassist's wife filmed morbid reality TV show about famous serial killer before shock police shooting

Weezer bassist Scott Shriner's wife Jillian Lauren Shriner took her interest in dark subjects to new extremes when she appeared on an episode of the reality series Ghost Adventures.

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2 w. ago Killer who stabbed Rangers fan to death in Glasgow attack jailed for life

James Wilson, 20, will serve 14 years in prison before he is considered for parole.

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2 w. ago Queen of Versailles star Jackie Siegel reveals sister died from drug overdose days after husband's death

Queen of Versailles star Jackie Siegel has suffered another heartbreaking family tragedy, just days after the death of her husband,

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3 w. ago Killer stabbed neighbour to death then used bank card for spending spree

John Farquhar later used Garry Thomson's bank card to buy alcohol.

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3 w. ago Wife killer jailed for 15 years after 'cheating' row at plush Hamilton home

Walter Buchanan, 66, was told he’d serve a minimum of 15 years for killing his wife Darrel, 37, after she accused him of cheating.

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3 w. ago Boyfriend killer Tasmin Glass 'back in prison after licence revoked'

Victim Steven Donaldson's family were reportedly notified that Tasmin Glass had been sent back to custody on Tuesday.

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3 w. ago How to help people with addictions on the streets? These Oregon programs have solutions

The state has one of the highest US rates of substance use disorders and ranks last for access to treatment. These initiatives are changing what rehab looks likeOregon has for years struggled with a drug crisis, reporting one of the highest rates of substance use disorders in the US and ranking last in the nation for access to treatment.The problem is systemic, rooted in decades of failure to invest in the level of behavioral health services needed for people with mental illnesses and addiction. The Pacific north-west state’s significant affordable housing shortage has compounded the challenges, as people languish on the streets without care. Many drug users spiral downward until they overdose, wind up in jail or prison or are forced into Oregon’s overcrowded psychiatric system. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Family fury as killer freed from psych unit after being declared 'too ill for trial'

A judge ruled in 2015 that Graham Fraser, 63, murdered popular Scots entertainer Hugh Ferris “beyond reasonable doubt”.

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3 w. ago Scots trans killer has life saving treatment restored after it was removed by medics

Sophie Eastwood has been in hospital since August of last year, after swallowing razor blades.

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