17 h. ago Texas man executed for 2004 strangling and stabbing death of young mother

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man convicted of fatally strangling and stabbing a young mother more than 20 years ago was executed Wednesday evening as relatives of the victim looked on.  Moises Sandoval Mendoza received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville and was pronounced dead at 6:40 p.m., authorities said. He was […]

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21 h. ago Edmonton man who stabbed teen during fight over money sentenced to five years in prison

A young Edmonton man who killed a teenage acquaintance during a fight over a bank scam has been handed a five-year prison sentence. Mwumpe Mulongoyi was sentenced April 14 after pleading guilty to a count of manslaughter. He was initially charged with second-degree murder for the 2021 killing of 19-year-old Jordan Dawson. Court of King’s […]

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45 h. ago Mother of Calgary murder suspect details hallucinations and fear months before attack

CALGARY — The mother of a Calgary murder suspect has testified her son was having hallucinations and was in fear of animalistic creatures months before a young woman was stabbed to death on a downtown street. Michael Adenyi, 29, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of fitness instructor Vanessa Ladouceur. The 30-year-old was […]

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45 h. ago B.C. crime news: Stabbing death in Vancouver's Strathcona area

Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025

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45 h. ago B.C. crime news: Homeless woman murdered in Chilliwack | Stabbing death in Vancouver's Strathcona area

Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025

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46 h. ago The Texas Lottery’s top executive resigns as scrutiny over big jackpot winners intensifies

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission has resigned, the latest shake-up at the state’s retail gambling enterprise amid multiple investigations into jackpots in 2023 and earlier this year totaling nearly $200 million, and calls from some lawmakers to shut it down. The lottery announced Ryan Mindell’s resignation on Monday […]

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66 h. ago New York teen accused of stabbing grandma to death as mom played dead: Police

The mother of a 15-year-old Long Island boy played dead while he allegedly stabbed his grandmother to death, according to authorities via the New York Post. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office said the youngster, who faces second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder charges, was allegedly livid over his computer being taken away, so he […]

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7 d. ago MANDEL: How many more women have to be killed on their way out the door?

Miranda Craig Doff is working on her PhD on gender-based violence — but even she had no idea her younger sister Brittany was herself a victim of intimate partner violence. She would only learn that horrible reality on Jan. 3, 2022 after her sister’s “on-again, off-again” partner, Kadeem Nedrick, stabbed her to death in front […]

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1 week ago Killer apologizes to family for fatally stabbing London man: 'Forever sorry'

The morning Antony Centeno-So stabbed a friend to death is, he said, “a blur.” “It is all a blur for me because I was regularly sleep deprived and under the influence of crystal meth and fentanyl. This was the lowest time of my life,” he said Thursday at the second day of his sentencing hearing […]

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3 w. ago Manitoba woman sentenced to 10 years for fatally stabbing community role model

A Manitoba judge has sentenced a woman to 10 years in prison in the stabbing death of her ex-boyfriend, whose killing left a "significant" impact on many.

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