Police: Men held in slaying of pregnant woman in NW Pa. sent pics of scene to victim's sisterSeptember 15th, 2009 Cops: Men held in Pa. slaying sent scene picturesBRADFORD, Pa.
Ohio man indicted on murder, abuse of corpse charges in death of wife he reported missingSeptember 14th, 2009 Ohio man indicted in wife's death, abuse of corpseCINCINNATI — A southwest Ohio man faces murder charges in the death of the wife he had reported missing. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters says 30-year-old John Strutz also has been charged by a grand jury with gross abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.
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.
Prosecutors say Colo. woman accused of killing husband killed first 1, tooAugust 14th, 2009 Colo. woman accused of killing 2 husbandsGRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Prosecutors say a 52-year-old Colorado woman accused of shooting and killing her husband last year is responsible for the death of her first husband, too.
Charges dropped against Ohio teenager accused of killing his identical twin in bedroomAugust 6th, 2009 Charges dropped in death of Ohio identical twinCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A prosecutor has dropped charges against an Ohio teenager accused of fatally shooting his identical twin. Franklin County prosecutor Ron O'Brien said Thursday that tests have cast doubt on the key piece of evidence.
Jury begins deliberations in corruption trial of ex-congressman found with cash in freezerJuly 30th, 2009 Jury starts deliberating in ex-congressman's trialALEXANDRIA, Va. — Jury deliberations have started in the corruption trial of a former Louisiana congressman who gained notoriety after FBI agents found $90,000 hidden in his freezer.
Prosecutors say $90,000 found in freezer was only the latest bribery scheme by ex-congressmanJuly 29th, 2009 Prosecutors: Jefferson had numerous bribe schemesALEXANDRIA, Va. — Prosecutors say the $90,000 cash found in the freezer of a former Louisiana congressman was just the most recent bribe money he'd received.
Closing arguments near in bribery trial of ex-congressman accused of hiding cash in freezerJuly 24th, 2009 Closing arguments next week in freezer cash trialALEXANDRIA, Va. — Defense lawyers for a former Louisiana congressman accused of taking bribes and found with $90,000 in cash in his freezer presented their side to a federal jury Thursday in a matter of hours.
Ohio woman, 75, accused of beating a fawn to death after finding it in her gardenJuly 8th, 2009 Ohio woman, 75, accused of beating fawn to deathEUCLID, Ohio — An Ohio woman who found a fawn in her flower garden has been accused of beating it to death with a shovel. Dorothy Richardson, 75, was charged in a warrant with animal cruelty at her Euclid home near the Cleveland Metroparks Euclid Creek Reservation, a wooded park where deer, foxes and other wildlife roam.
Ohio woman who found fawn in her flower garden accused of clubbing it to death with a shovelJuly 8th, 2009 Ohio woman accused of fawn's shovel beating deathEUCLID, Ohio — An Ohio woman who found a fawn in her flower garden has been accused of beating it to death with a shovel. Seventy-five-year-old Dorothy Richardson is charged in a warrant with animal cruelty at her Euclid home near the Cleveland Metroparks Euclid Creek Reservation, a wooded park where deer, foxes and other wildlife roam.
Ex-med student pleads not guilty in Boston to killing masseuse he met on CraigslistJune 22nd, 2009 Craigslist slaying suspect arraigned in BostonBOSTON — A former Boston medical student accused of killing a masseuse he met through Craigslist has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges. Philip Markoff stared straight ahead and his attorney did not object to him being ordered held without bail during the arraignment in Suffolk Superior Court.
Md. grand jury indicts mom whose 2 daughters' bodies were found in freezer at homeJune 18th, 2009 Md. mom indicted for killing, freezing 2 daughtersROCKVILLE, Md. — A Maryland woman has been indicted on charges of killing two adopted daughters and storing their bodies in her freezer.
Ohio police believe woman tried to hold up 3 banks within 35 minutesJune 16th, 2009 Woman suspected in 3 holdups within 35 minutesAKRON, Ohio — Ohio authorities said they believe a woman held up three banks within just over a half-hour. Akron Police Lt.
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.
Prosecutor: Ohio man accused of strangling wife 17 years ago knew his marriage was overJune 11th, 2009 Ohio man on trial in killing of wife 17 years agoTOLEDO, Ohio — A prosecutor in northern Ohio says a man accused of killing his wife and stuffing her body in a car trunk 17 years ago knew his marriage was coming to an end at the time the woman disappeared. Thomas Zich is accused of strangling Mary Jane Zich and faces life in prison if convicted.