20 h. ago Former US intel director's daughter convicted of murder in fatal stabbing retrial

Prosecutors in Maryland say the daughter of former U.S. intelligence director John Negroponte has been convicted for a second time in the fatal stabbing of a friend after a drunken argument

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21 h. ago 'Unrecognisable' Oscar Pistorius' shock return to sport and new life with girlfriend

In 2015, Oscar Pistorius was convicted of murdering his girlfriend and the former athletics star has begun rebuilding his life after being released from prison last year

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24 h. ago Officer acquitted in death of Ta'Kiya Young, a pregnant Black mother accused of shoplifting

An Ohio officer who fatally shot a pregnant Black mother in a supermarket parking lot after she was accused of shoplifting has been acquitted/convicted of murder

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39 h. ago Florida rapist executed for killing his former manager who 'knew he was going to kill her'

Richard Barry Randolph was convicted of murder, armed robbery, sexual battery and grand theft and sentenced to death in 1989 - Minnie Ruth McCollum died six days after the brutal attack

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52 h. ago Three men convicted of murdering teen with hammer in brutal gang feud could be freed

Durrell Goodall, Reano Walters and Trey Wilson were convicted over the brutal murder of "gang rival" Abdul Hafidah based on evidence including rap videos found on mobile phones

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3 d. ago 'Beast of Birkenhead' says cops beat out confession before he was wrongly jailed

Peter Sullivan was wrongly convicted over the brutal murder of Diane Sindall, in 1986, after she was attacked and beaten to death during a frenzied sexual attack

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3 d. ago Innocent 'Beast of Birkenhead' Peter Sullivan who wrongly spent 38 YEARS in jail for brutal 1986 murder of florist, 21,  says he was 'bullied' and beaten with truncheons into confessing

Speaking for the first time after judges earlier this year quashed his conviction for the murder of florist Diane Sindall in 1986 , Peter Sullivan alleged that he had been 'stitched up'.

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3 d. ago Peter Sullivan: ‘I’ll carry burden of wrongful imprisonment until apology given’

The 68-year-old spent 38 years in jail after he was wrongfully convicted of murdering Diane Sindall.

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5 d. ago Prosecutor: Antonio Brown could face 30 years in prison if guilty of attempted murder with gun

Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted of attempted murder because a firearm was used, a prosecutor said Monday

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6 d. ago ‘A sick spectacle’: counting down the final minutes on Oklahoma’s death row

Tremane Wood was prepared to die by lethal injection. A minute before he was to be put to death, a call came inAfter a controversial trial, an Oklahoma man makes a final plea to avoid executionThe signature at the bottom of the email about witnessing an execution said cheerfully: “Oklahoma Corrections. We Change Lives!”I had received the email three weeks earlier. It explained that I was being invited to participate in a lottery, from which five media representatives would be selected to witness the execution of Tremane Wood in the Oklahoma state penitentiary on 13 November. I had never heard of Wood, who had been convicted of the murder of Ronnie Wipf, 19, in 2002. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago American white supremacist says 'bear' killed camper, but DNA proves otherwise

Daren Christopher Abbey was convicted of murder after brutally killing Dustin Kjersem at his campsite in October 2024, but Abbey initially claimed a bear was responsible for the grisly crime scene

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7 d. ago South Carolina executes man by firing squad, in state’s third such killing in year

Stephen Bryant, 44, convicted over 2004 murder, was shot dead despite growing backlash against ‘barbaric’ methodSouth Carolina executed a man by firing squad on Friday, marking the third time the state has used gunfire to kill a person on death row despite growing backlash against the method.Stephen Bryant, 44, had been sentenced to death for the October 2004 killing of Willard “TJ” Tietjen and pleaded guilty to two other murders. Bryant’s lawyers had argued in final appeals that the sentencing judge had been unable to consider his brain damage from his mother’s alcohol and drug use during pregnancy, but South Carolina’s supreme court declined to halt the execution on Monday. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Vybz Kartel on his legal battles, vulgar lyrics and the lasting scars of prison: ‘If I hear a key shake, it traumatise me’

With his murder conviction overturned, the Jamaican star is back performing. He talks about his illness, regrets, and how he felt about dancehall going global while he was behind barsThere’s a moment when I’m interviewing Vybz Kartel in the courtyard of the Four Seasons hotel in Tower Bridge, London, and the UK government emergency alert test rings on my phone. He is panicked by it and jumps up. “Me ready fi run you know!” he says, which has us both laughing.It is a funny moment, but also a jolting one considering that it arrives in the middle of him discussing the lasting psychological effects of prison. Kartel, 49, real name Adidja Palmer, had been incarcerated across different institutions in Jamaica following his conviction for the 2011 murder of his associate Clive “Lizard” Williams. Following a lengthy appeal process, he was released in July last year after the ruling was overturned by the UK privy council (which is the final court of appeal for Jamaica due to the nation being...

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8 d. ago Vybz Kartel on his legal victory, vulgar lyrics and the lasting scars of prison: ‘If I hear a key shake, it traumatise me’

With his murder conviction overturned, the Jamaican star is back performing. He talks about his illness, regrets, and how he felt about dancehall going global while he was behind barsThere’s a moment when I’m interviewing Vybz Kartel in the courtyard of the Four Seasons hotel in Tower Bridge, London, and the UK government emergency alert test rings on my phone. He is panicked by it and jumps up. “Me ready fi run you know!” he says, which has us both laughing.It is a funny moment, but also a jolting one considering that it arrives in the middle of him discussing the lasting psychological effects of prison. Kartel, 49, real name Adidja Palmer, had been incarcerated across different institutions in Jamaica following his conviction for the 2011 murder of his associate Clive “Lizard” Williams. Following a lengthy appeal process, he was released in July last year after the ruling was overturned by the UK privy council (which is the final court of appeal for Jamaica due to the nation being...

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8 d. ago Florida kills man on death row in state’s 16th execution this year

Bryan Frederick Jennings, convicted over rape and murder of young girl in 1979, given three-drug lethal injectionA man found guilty in the 1979 rape and murder of a six-year-old girl was executed in Florida on Thursday.Bryan Frederick Jennings was pronounced dead at 6.20pm local time after being administered a three-drug lethal injection. Jennings was sentenced to death for the killing of Rebecca Kunash, whom he drowned in a canal, according to reports. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Femme fatale who threw torture victim out of window finally busted after 12 years on run

Victoria Sorocean was hiding in the United States after she was convicted of murder and sentenced to 17 years in jail back in 2013 in her native nation of Moldova

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1 week ago ICE arrests Moldovan woman accused of fleeing to the US to escape charges in torture murder case

Sorocean was convicted of torturing and murdering a victim in her home country and was previously arrested by US officials in 2020

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1 week ago Revealed: Stoic words of the last woman to be hanged in Britain the day before she was put to death for shooting lover

The nightclub hostess appeared remarkably serene about her fate after being convicted of murdering her lover, racing driver David Blakely, in 1955.

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2 w. ago 'Mob boss' grass whose crew killed John Kinsella 'a ghost' after Dubai passport hell

Michael 'Cazza' Carroll hasn't been seen in his hometown in Salford since a brutal gang war broke out there in 2015 - it's thought that he's been living it up in Dubai

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2 w. ago Thomas Campbell's brother 'took control' of gang family after brutal murder... until it all came crashing down

Lee Campbell, who took over the family business, and six others have been sentenced

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