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.
Deaths of 4 family members in Mount Airy, Md., was murder-suicide, committed by fatherSeptember 26th, 2009 Murder-suicide confirmed in Md. family's deathsMOUNT AIRY, Md.
Autopsy reveals Wyoming woman shot husband, strangled son before committing suicideAugust 26th, 2009 Autopsy shows Wyo. mom shot husband, strangled sonCHEYENNE, Wyo.
Jackson's kids had an isolated life but a loving bond with their superstar father, friends sayJuly 4th, 2009 Jackson was loving and attentive father, many sayNEW YORK — When Rabbi Shmuley Boteach brought his children to play with Michael Jackson's kids at Neverland Ranch some eight years ago, the rabbi's youngsters naturally made a beeline for the fabulous rides — the Ferris wheel, the roller coaster, the bumper cars. But when Jackson's own kids asked to go on the rides, he gently reminded them of the family rules, according to Boteach: The rides were only for birthdays or special occasions.
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.
Sheriff: Michigan man comes home to find wife killed 2 sons, then herselfJune 9th, 2009 Sheriff: Michigan mother kills 2 boys, herselfDELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A Michigan sheriff says a Lansing-area woman apparently killed her two young sons before committing suicide.
Fathers crave to meet kids in custody of estranged wivesMay 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian American scientist Ravi Chandran has been searching desperately for his son Aditya in India for more than a year - after his ex-wife 'abducted' the child, now six years old, and brought him to India in 2007. 'After the divorce, I was given full custody of Aditya by the New York Court on Sep 14, 2007, but she (wife Vijayasree Voora) adducted the child and came to India, and now she is moving from one place to another to avoid arrest,' Chandran said at a press meet organised by NGOs here.
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.
Sheriff says Md. father who killed family, self nearly decapitated 3 kids; had $450K in debtApril 21st, 2009 Sheriff: Md. dad who killed family had $450K debtFREDERICK, Md.
Authorities: Couple and their 3 kids found dead in Maryland home in apparent murder-suicideApril 19th, 2009 Couple, their 3 kids found dead in Maryland homeMIDDLETOWN, Md. — A Maryland man who killed his wife and three children before fatally shooting himself left behind five notes, including an apology to family members and hints that he suffered from psychiatric problems, authorities said.
Fatal school shootings in recent yearsMarch 12th, 2009 BEIJING - A teenager opened fire at a high school in southern Germany Wednesday, shooting and killing 15 people before turning the gun on himself. The following are several serious school shooting cases across the world in recent years:
Sep 23, 2008 - A 22-year-old student killed nine fellow students, a teacher and himself in a shooting spree in a vocational school in Kauhajoki, Finland.
Poverty stricken father poisons family, two girls dieFebruary 3rd, 2009 BHOPAL - A poverty struck scrap dealer allegedly poisoned his four daughters - two teenagers and two young kids - and his wife before he attempted a suicide here Wednesday, the police said. Amina, 19, and Aaina, 8, died but their father Shafiq Mohammad, 45, mother Sanjida, 40, and two sisters Rubina, 14, and Arshi, 3, are struggling for life in a hospital, according to the police.
Sacked father suspected of killing wife, five kidsJanuary 27th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - A man who was recently fired from his job at a hospital killed his wife and five kids before committing suicide, police believe. The gruesome incident occurred in the Los Angeles suburb of Wilmington and was the third mass family murder in the region in recent months.
Tom Cruise wants to have 10 more kidsDecember 28th, 2008 LONDON - Superstar Tom Cruise says he loves being a father and wants to have 10 more kids with his wife Katie Holmes. According to thesun.co.uk, Cruise says: 'I want ten children.
Fatherhood changed Hugh Jackman's lifeDecember 28th, 2008 LONDON - Australian star Hugh Jackman says that being a father has changed his life. The 'Swordfish' actor also said that it was difficult befooling kids as they know your real-self, reports dailymail.co.uk.
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