St. Louis woman convicted of poisoning her 2 children, killing 1, gets life in prisonAugust 14th, 2009 Mo. woman gets life in prison for poisoning 2 kidsST. LOUIS, Mo. — A St. Louis woman convicted of poisoning her two children, one of them fatally, will spend the rest of her life in prison.
Ohio man who killed teen neighbor for walking on his well-kept lawn commits suicide in prisonAugust 8th, 2009 Ohio man who killed lawn walker commits suicideLEBANON, Ohio —An Ohio man convicted of killing his 15-year-old neighbor because he walked on the man's well-kept lawn has committed suicide in prison. Ohio prison officials say 69-year-old Charles Martin killed himself Friday at the Lebanon Correctional Institution in southwest Ohio.
Tenn. jury convicts sex offender in 1975 killing of Girl Scout who vanished delivering cookiesJuly 18th, 2009 Sex offender convicted in 1975 Girl Scout murderNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A jury has convicted an imprisoned sex offender of murder in the 1975 strangulation death of a Girl Scout in Tennessee.
Murder convict commits suicide in Lucknow jailJuly 17th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A murder convict serving life imprisonment in the Lucknow jail committed suicide by hanging himself in the prison premises Friday, police said. Forty-five-year old Badri Prasad Tiwari was lodged in the Lucknow Model Jail since 2002 after he was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his step-mother.
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.
Prosecutors: Minn. mom charged with slaying son told kids Jackson's Neverland was heavenJuly 10th, 2009 Police: Minn. mom invoked Jackson ranch in slayingHASTINGS, Minn.
Woman commits suicide in DelhiJuly 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 20-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide at her house in the national capital, police said Wednesday. Her family members alleged that she was being harassed for dowry.
4 people charged with murder in Washington state Wal-Mart shootingJune 5th, 2009 Murder charges for 4 in Wash. Wal-Mart shootingTACOMA, Wash.
2 men charged with 1st-degree murder in death of Chicago police officerJune 3rd, 2009 2 men charged with murder in Chicago cop's deathCHICAGO — Police say two men have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of a plainclothes Chicago police officer as he investigated reports of gunfire. Chief of Detectives Thomas Byrne said Tuesday that 20-year-old Shawn Gaston and 21-year-old Kevin Walker face charges of first-degree murder, first-degree murder of a peace officer and attempted first-degree murder.
Jilted lover commits suicide after stabbing woman to deathJune 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 27-year-old jilted lover allegedly stabbed a married woman to death in broad daylight Wednesday before committing suicide at his house in west Delhi, police said. Kishan Pal, who worked as a labourer in a tent house, stabbed Asha Devi, 32, in Jeevan Park area of Bindapur in southwest Delhi around 1.30 p.m., police said.
Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal from man convicted of raping 15-year-old girlJune 1st, 2009 Court won't hear appeal from man convicted of rapeWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won't hear the latest appeal from a man convicted in the rape and killing of a 15-year-old Kansas City girl. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Michael A.
Thornton man convicted of killing transgender woman gets another 60 years in prisonMay 9th, 2009 Man gets more prison time in transgender slayingDENVER — A man convicted last month of murder and a hate crime in the slaying of a transgender Colorado woman has received another 60 years in prison after being found a "habitual criminal."
Allen Andrade of Thornton was convicted of beating 18-year-old Angie Zapata to death with a fire extinguisher July 17 after discovering she was biologically male. A judge sentenced him to life in prison without parole for first-degree murder after the jury's April 22 verdict.
Iran hangs 8 men, 1 woman convicted of murder, drug trafficking; over 90 executed in 2009May 8th, 2009 Iran hangs 9 people for murder, drug traffickingTEHRAN, Iran — Nine people, including a 30-year-old woman, have been hanged in Iran, state media reported Thursday. The state-run daily newspaper IRAN said four of the nine including the woman were convicted of murder in separate cases and were hanged Wednesday.
Report: Iran hangs 3 men, 1 woman convicted of murder; over 90 executed in Iran this yearMay 8th, 2009 Iran hangs 3 men, 1 woman convicted of murderTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's state-owned newspaper says four people including a 30-year-old woman convicted of murder have been hanged. The report in Thursday's edition of the daily newspaper IRAN only identified the four by their first names.
Couple, toddler son found shot to death in apparent murder-suicide in S.Calif. apartmentMay 6th, 2009 3 found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Calif.ORANGE, Calif. — A couple and their toddler son have been found shot to death in their Orange County apartment in an apparent murder-suicide, police said Wednesday.