Apparent suicide of NY heiress' daughter brings a family tragedy full circleSeptember 30th, 2009 Apparent NY suicide brings a tragedy full circleTARRYTOWN, N.Y. — The former prosecutor who handled the New York slaying of newspaper heiress Anne Scripps Douglas says her daughter's apparent suicide 15 years later is the result of a "ripple effect."
Jeanine Pirro (PEER'-oh) says the death last week of Anne Morell Petrillo was essentially the attack's third fatality.
NC Marine charged in wife's death said in 911 call that he wanted to kill himself but couldn'tSeptember 24th, 2009 NC Marine calm in 911 call reporting wife's deathJACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina-based Marine charged with killing his wife calmly told 911 dispatchers that he had written a suicide note but was unable to kill himself.
Arizona police: Mother, 2 teenage sons dead after apparent murder-suicideSeptember 21st, 2009 AZ police investigate apparent murder-suicideMESA, Ariz. — Arizona police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that left a mother and her two teenage sons dead.
Woman finds bodies of her 2 children, ex-husband in California apartment in apparent homicideSeptember 17th, 2009 2 children, man found dead in California apartmentTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Officials say two children and a man have been found dead in an apparent homicide in an apartment in Southern California.
Police arrest NYC woman in strangling of man who survived Holocaust, ran disco-era nightclubAugust 3rd, 2009 Arrest in death of Holocaust survivor, disco ownerNEW YORK — A woman was charged with murder in the strangling of an 89-year-old man who once ran a disco-era nightclub, and police said they were searching for a man seen with her in the victim's car. The victim, Guido Felix Brinkmann, regularly brought young women back to his apartment for sex, his family and authorities said, but his relationship with the woman wasn't clear.
Navy: Sailor charged with murder of seaman in California has committed suicideAugust 1st, 2009 Navy: Sailor charged with murder committed suicideSAN DIEGO — The U.S. Navy says a sailor charged with the murder of a seaman has committed suicide in the brig at Camp Pendleton.
Delhi couple found hanging in Noida (Second Lead)July 27th, 2009 NOIDA - A man and his wife from Delhi, married for seven years and with two children, were Monday found hanging from an electric pole and a tree respectively along a street in Noida, police said. Police said they were not sure if it was suicide or murder because the bodies bore injury marks.
Wyoming couple, toddler son found dead; police suspect homicide-suicideJuly 27th, 2009 3 in Wyoming family found deadCHEYENNE, Wyo. — Police say a Cheyenne couple and their 2-year-old son are dead in an apparent homicide-suicide.
Missouri charged in quadruple killing, bodies were left in apartment with wandering toddlerJuly 11th, 2009 Missouri man charged in quadruple homicideRAYTOWN, Mo. — A Kansas City, Mo., man has been indicted in the March killing of his ex-girlfriend, her boyfriend and her two young nephews.
Estranged husband suspected of killing 2 children in car in Houston, then attempting suicideJune 17th, 2009 Father suspected of killing 2 children in HoustonHOUSTON — A father was suspected of shooting and killing his two children on Tuesday and then turning the gun on himself in an apparent attempted suicide, police said. Police had been looking for the 8-year-old girl and her 6-year-old brother after their mother reported to authorities that "her estranged husband had called saying he had picked the kids up from the school and planned to drive them to an unknown location and kill them," spokesman John Cannon said.
NM mom accused of suffocating son, burying him in playground charged with murder, abuseJune 8th, 2009 NM mom faces murder, abuse charges in death of sonALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A mother accused of suffocating her 3-year-old son and burying him in an Albuquerque playground has been indicted on murder and child abuse charges.
Couple, son found dead in apparent double murder-suicide in Houston suburb of League CityMay 14th, 2009 3 dead in apparent double murder-suicide in TexasLEAGUE CITY, Texas — Police say a couple and their son are dead after an apparent double murder-suicide in a Houston suburb. Authorities on Wednesday night found the bodies of Lewis Cantrell III, his father, Lewis Cantrell II, and stepmother, Gayle Cantrell.
Police: Calif. contractor with money problems kills girlfriend and son, then himselfMay 6th, 2009 Calif. contractor kills girlfriend, son, selfORANGE, Calif. — An electrical contractor who was having financial problems shot to death his live-in girlfriend and 3½-year-old son before killing himself, police said Wednesday.
Missouri woman commits suicide after being convicted of second-degree murderMay 3rd, 2009 Mo. woman convicted of murder commits suicideCASSVILLE, Mo. — A southwest Missouri woman convicted of second-degree murder committed suicide at home before she could be sentenced.
Grandparents say daughter charged with murder could not have harmed Fla. toddlerApril 22nd, 2009 Grandparents back mother in Fla. toddler slayingORLANDO, Fla.