Father throws newborn girl into river in ChhattisgarhSeptember 17th, 2009 RAIPUR - A 27-year-old man has been arrested for throwing his newborn baby girl into a river in Durg district of Chhattisgarh, police said Friday. "Premjeet Deshmukh confessed that he tossed his week-old girl into Shivnath river as he was expecting a baby boy.
Phoenix woman indicted for murder in stabbing, dismemberment and burning of disabled manAugust 28th, 2009 Phoenix woman indicted in dismemberment of manPHOENIX — A grand jury has indicted a Phoenix woman accused of stabbing a disabled man 50 times before dismembering and burning his body. The Maricopa County Attorney's Office said Friday that 33-year-old Angela Simpson is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping and abandonment or concealment of a dead body in the murder of 46-year-old Terry Neely.
Researchers: Texas-sized garbage patch in Pacific Ocean possibly killing marine lifeAugust 27th, 2009 Researchers: Pacific trash possibly killing fishSAN DIEGO — Researchers say a Texas-sized garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean is possibly killing marine life and birds that are ingesting the trash. Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography on Thursday announced findings from an August expedition to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, about 1,000 miles west of California.
Phoenix woman says in jail interview she enjoyed torturing, killing, burning man in wheelchairAugust 21st, 2009 Woman admits torturing, killing, burning Ariz. manPHOENIX — A Phoenix woman accused of torturing and killing a man in a wheelchair says she did it because he was a snitch, and she enjoyed it.
Body found in suitcase in trash bin in Orange County identified as LA swimsuit modelAugust 19th, 2009 Body in suitcase identified as swimsuit modelBUENA PARK, Calif. — A body that was found stuffed in a suitcase and thrown in an Orange County trash bin has been identified as that of a 28-year-old former swimsuit model who disappeared over the weekend.
Animal control officers want to know how 2 leopard sharks got into S. California trash canAugust 4th, 2009 2 leopard sharks found dead in trash canNORWALK, Calif. — Animal control officials are trying to find out how two dead 4-foot-long leopard sharks ended up in a trash can in Norwalk, a Los Angeles suburb.
Fla. victim identified decades after her death after relatives see photo on sheriff's web siteAugust 3rd, 2009 Fla. victim identified decades after her killingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A woman found slain a quarter century ago in Florida has been identified after relatives read about her case on a sheriff's web site for unidentified victims.
Police: Woman who vanished from NY skyscraper likely dead; search expanded to Pa. landfillJuly 10th, 2009 NYPD: Missing high-rise worker might be in trashNEW YORK — Police believe that a cleaning woman who vanished from a Manhattan high-rise may be dead, that her body was dumped in the trash and that she could turn up in a Pennsylvania landfill. "We have reason to fear the worst," New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said.
Va. woman gets trapped in trash bin, falls asleep, emerges unscathed after ride to dumpJuly 3rd, 2009 Va. woman rides to landfill in trash binWINCHESTER, Va. — Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped.
Coroner says Ohio man's freezer held head and arms of woman he's accused of killingJune 26th, 2009 Ohio coroner: Head and arms found in man's freezerCOLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio coroner says the head and arms of a woman were found in the freezer of the man charged with killing her. Columbus police say other remains were found in trash bins, a pond and brush around an apartment complex on the city's southwest side.
Federal judge in Colorado orders 3 years probation for woman who punched flight attendantJune 26th, 2009 Woman who punched flight attendant back in courtDENVER — A woman who was placed on probation earlier this year for punching a flight attendant has avoided prison time in a separate assault case. U.S. District Judge John Kane on Friday gave 36-year-old Christina Elizabeth Szele (ZELL'-ee) of Queens, N.Y., three years of supervised probation for a charge in March in which she allegedly assaulted her sister-in-law in New York.
Ohio woman who was 3 when her mother was killed won't testify at stepfather's murder trialJune 16th, 2009 Ohio woman who was 3 when mom killed won't testifyTOLEDO, Ohio — The case against an Ohio man accused of strangling his wife and stuffing her body into a car trunk nearly 18 years ago is going to the jury. Prosecutors in Toledo rested their case Tuesday without calling the defendant's former stepdaughter to testify.
Woman charged with killing 21-year-old pregnant victim after infant diesJune 7th, 2009 Woman charged in death of pregnant womanHILLSBORO, Ore. — Authorities in Oregon say they have arrested a woman after a newborn she claimed was hers died and the body of a woman who had been pregnant was found at her home.
Woman arrested at home of Dallas Maverick's star Dirk NowitzkiMay 8th, 2009 Woman arrested at Dirk Nowitzki's homeDALLAS — FBI agents have arrested a woman on a probation violation and theft of service warrants at the home of Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki. Dallas police said 37-year-old Cristal Taylor was taken into custody Wednesday morning at Nowitzki's home.
Body of quadriplegic Michigan girl was in black trash bag with moth balls on top to mask smellApril 23rd, 2009 Quadriplegic girl was in trash bag with moth ballsFLINT, Mich. — A prosecutor says the body of a quadriplegic girl found at a storage facility in Michigan was stuffed in a black trash bag inside a plastic bin, with moth balls to mask the smell.
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