Murder & Mayhem

A family fight over the home of a woman who moved into an assisted living facility left two people dead, and another wounded, police said. More

July 12, 2022

Jury selection for Ruben Flores, charged as an accessory in Kristin’s 1996 disappearance, got underway Monday. More

July 12, 2022

A Florida woman is under arrest after police said she stuffed her dead mother's body into a freezer because she wanted to continue receiving her mom's disability benefits. More

July 11, 2022

Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane await sentencing for their convictions on federal civil rights charges. More

July 8, 2022

The mayor of Uvalde disputed a report that alleges missed chances to quickly end the massacre at a Texas elementary school. More

July 8, 2022

By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The suspect in the killing of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in Texas tried to change her appearance and used several aliases as she moved around Costa Rica in an attempt to establish herself as a yoga teacher before she was tracked down by U.S. and local authorities, […] More

July 7, 2022

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, telling the former Minneapolis police officer that what he did was “simply wrong” and “offensive.” More

July 7, 2022

A Florida man told deputies he did not recall killing two people who were found dead Saturday night at a home near West Palm Beach. More

July 7, 2022

Jurors found a 32-year-old man guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday for the 2019 fatal shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle. More

July 6, 2022

Prosecutors say Chrystul Kizer traveled to Randall Volar's home in Kenosha in June 2018 and killed him. More

July 6, 2022

A trial date has been set for a Green Bay woman accused of killing and dismembering a man. More

July 6, 2022

Akron police released video of the shooting of Jayland Walker who was killed June 27 in a pursuit that had started with an attempted traffic stop. More

July 6, 2022

Three people have been have been arrested, and two of them have been formally charged, after a man was shot and killed in Michigan while making a Facebook Live video. More

July 5, 2022

A federal judge will this week sentence former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for federal civil rights violations in the killing of George Floyd. More

July 5, 2022

Kaitlin Armstrong is back in Austin. She was apprehended last week on a beach in Costa Rica looking drastically different. More

July 5, 2022

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A shooter fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago, spraying the crowd with gunshots initially mistaken for fireworks. More

July 5, 2022

A Florida judge has refused to delay the sentencing trial of Nikolas Cruz in the 2018 shooting at a high school in which 17 people were killed. More

July 1, 2022

Sean Pickett told investigators he was "possessed" when he murdered Susan Pickett and a pit bull named Chico in May 2021. More

July 1, 2022

“This man was different,” Deputy District Attorney John McKinney told jurors, seeking to humanize Hussle after two weeks of testimony that dwelled on the technical details surrounding the 2019 shooting. “He wanted to change the neighborhood. He kept the same friends. And the neighborhood loved him. They called him Neighborhood Nip.” More

June 30, 2022

The woman accused of murdering professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson has been captured in Costa Rica, according to authorities. More

June 30, 2022

Both sides rested their cases Wednesday in the trial of a man charged with the killing of rapper Nipsey Hussle after a day's delay because of an assault on the defendant by fellow jail inmates. More

June 30, 2022

PONTIAC, Mich. (Scripps News Detroit) — “He was just such a light to everyone,” Stephanie Croney said about her 25-year-old nephew Daniel Brotemarkle who was shot and killed Monday afternoon. “He just knew how to make everybody smile and he knew how to make light of everything,” said Croney.. Brotemarkle was fatally shot outside his […] More

June 29, 2022

Baltimore man Danjuan McBride was sentenced to life in prison for killing Tavonte Briggs during a dice game. More

June 29, 2022

Prosecutors say Alex Murdaugh's crimes include a money laundering and painkiller ring. More

June 29, 2022

A jury of seven men and five women was chosen for a penalty trial to decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz should be sentenced to death or get life in prison. More

June 28, 2022

An Iowa man was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting an Iowa State Patrol trooper last year during a standoff and shootout with police. More

June 28, 2022

Scott Peterson's quest for a new trial will resume Thursday with final arguments of juror misconduct allegations. More

June 28, 2022

Jury questioning was back in session Monday for the dual jury trial of Paul and Ruben Flores, the men charged in connection with the 1996 murder of Kristin Smart. More

June 28, 2022

A Wisconsin teenager accused of killing a 10-year-old girl will find out in September whether he will stand trial. More

June 27, 2022

The biological mother of two small California boys who died while in the state foster care system has filed a federal lawsuit alleging her sons were unlawfully taken from her and placed with foster parents who are now charged with killing them. More

June 24, 2022