Sep 08 Australian woman sentenced to life in prison for poisoning husband's family with mushrooms By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press An Australian judge has sentenced Erin Patterson to life in prison for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms. Continue reading
Aug 21 The Menendez brothers are getting parole hearings in California. Here's what to know By Associated Press The brothers have separate hearings and will be evaluated independently of each other. Continue reading
May 14 What's next for the Menendez brothers after their sentences were reduced? By Jaimie Ding, Associated Press On Tuesday, the brothers were granted their first chance at freedom in decades. Continue reading
May 02 Illinois landlord sentenced to 53 years in prison for hate-crime murder of Palestinian American boy By Associated Press Joseph Czuba also severely injured the boy's mother in a brutal attack days after the war in Gaza began. Continue reading
Feb 28 Illinois landlord found guilty of murder, hate crime in 2023 attack on Palestinian American boy By Sophia Tareen, Melissa Perez Winder, Associated Press Joseph Czuba, 73, was charged in the fatal stabbing of Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of his mother, Hanan Shaheen. Continue reading
Feb 18 A timeline of cultlike 'Zizian' group tied to killing of a Border Patrol agent in Vermont By Associated Press The Zizians have been tied to the killing of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland near the Canadian border in January and five other killings in three states. Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 6:43 U.S. sees sharp decline in murders and other crimes in 2024 By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Sarah Clune Hartman The number of murders in the U.S. is declining at a rapid pace. While crime was a central focus of the election, with President-elect Trump alleging it was out of control in many cities, other crimes also saw declines. William… Continue watching
Dec 20 Indiana man sentenced to 130 years in prison for 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls By Rick Callahan, Associated Press Indianapolis (AP) — An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during a winter hike was sentenced to a maximum of 130 years in prison Friday in the case that's long cast a shadow… Continue reading
Dec 06 New clues emerge in hunt for gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO By Michael Balsamo, Jake Offenhartz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Investigators now believe the suspect may have traveled to New York last month on a bus that originated in Atlanta, a law enforcement official said. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 5:44 What led Texas governor to pardoning man convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester By Stephanie Sy, Jackson Hudgins Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned a man convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter protester in the summer of 2020. Daniel Perry was serving a 25-year prison sentence for the murder of Garrett Foster, an armed white man who was… Continue watching