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Dec 10

Watch 6:51
Disturbing data shows how often domestic violence turns deadly

A connection has long been established between domestic violence and murder. But a new report by The Washington Post uncovers just how close that link is: nearly half of women who were murdered in the past decade were killed by…

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Dec 05

Grand jury upgrades charge against Border Patrol agent who confessed to 4 murders

By Associated Press

Authorities have said the victims were sex workers whom Juan David Ortiz knew and targeted for their vulnerability.

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Oct 31

Watch 9:47
Inside the Saudi kingdom, under global pressure

In the wake of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, the opaque government of Saudi Arabia is under extreme international scrutiny, extending to criticism of the country’s ongoing military action in Yemen. The Woodrow Wilson Center’s Robin Wright and Mamoun Fandy, director of…

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Oct 30

James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, 89, found dead in prison

By Denise Lavoie, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The murderous Boston gangster who benefited from a corrupt relationship with the FBI before spending 16 years as one of America's most wanted men was slain in federal prison.

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Sep 26

Murders rose by more than 10 percent in 2015, but violent crime is still historically low

By Eric Tucker and Lisa Marie Pane, Associated Press

The number of murders reported by law enforcement agencies in four cities alone — Baltimore, Chicago, Milwaukee and Washington, D.C. — is showing a 20 percent increase, according to a new study.

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Apr 27

Watch 9:23
How a Seattle murderer slipped through the cracks of the mental health system

By PBS News Hour

In 2009, Jennifer Hopper and Teresa Butz were attacked and sexually assaulted in their home; Butz did not survive. In “While the City Slept,” Eli Sanders, a Pulitzer winner for his reporting on the case, examines the troubled life of…

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Dec 03

Court finds Oscar Pistorius guilty of murder, overturning previous decision

By Yena Oh

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeals on Thursday found Oscar Pistorius guilty of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, a move that overturns a former, less severe conviction of manslaughter.

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Oct 02

More than one mass shooting happens per day in the U.S., data shows

By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger

No matter how you define a mass shooting, one thing is clear: data suggests this brand of violence has grown worse in the United States.

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Aug 04

Watch 8:45
What caused the dramatic tipping point in deadly shootings?

By PBS News Hour

Why has there been a dramatic spike in homicides this year? Judy Woodruff speaks to Col. Sam Dotson, chief of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, and Edward Flynn, chief of the Milwaukee Police Department, two cities that have seen…

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Aug 04

Watch 2:09
After declining for decades, homicides surge in cities across the country

By PBS News Hour

Homicides are up by an average of 19 percent in 35 big cities this year. Chicago is the site of the most most murders -- 252 so far -- while the city of Baltimore had 45 homicides in July alone.

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