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.
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.
DA won't file charges against man arrested in disappearance of fiancee's disabled foster childSeptember 1st, 2009 No charges in disabled Oakland boy's disappearanceOAKLAND, Calif. — Criminal charges will not be filed against an Oakland man who was arrested on suspicion of killing his fiancee's disabled foster child.
Police: Standoff at Texas home ends with 3 dead; neighbors report hearing gunfire from homeSeptember 1st, 2009 Police: Standoff at Texas home ends with 3 deadGALVESTON, Texas — Police in Galveston, Texas say three people died in an apparent double-murder suicide after an eight-hour, overnight standoff with authorities. Galveston Police Lt.
Police continue focus on foster parents in disappearance of disabled California childSeptember 1st, 2009 Focus still on couple in disabled Calif boy caseOAKLAND, Calif. — Detectives continued to focus their investigation on the foster parents of a missing 5-year-old disabled boy despite prosecutors announcing there was not enough evidence to charge them with murder, police said.
Prosecutors won't charge missing disabled boy's foster mother; no decision yet on her fianceAugust 31st, 2009 No charges for missing boy's foster motherOAKLAND, Calif. — Prosecutors say the foster mother of a missing 5-year-old boy with cerebral palsy won't face charges because there isn't enough evidence against her.
Murder charge brought against Indiana man accused of killing daughter, shooting himselfAugust 29th, 2009 Ind. man accused of killing daughter chargedGARY, Ind. — A man accused of fatally shooting his 18-month-old daughter in a restaurant parking lot over an apparent custody dispute with the girl's mother was charged with murder on Friday.
NY man getting divorce from wife critically injures her, kills daughter, mother-in-law, selfAugust 8th, 2009 NY man in divorce kills daughter, wife's mom, selfNEW YORK — A man with a shotgun opened fire inside a suburban residence Friday, critically wounding his estranged wife and killing his daughter and mother-in-law before turning the weapon on himself, police said. Officers responding to afternoon calls of a shooting found Mohamed Shojaeifard, 49, and his mother-in-law, Batool Biraman, 66, of Greenvale, dead from shotgun wounds.
Minn. woman accused of starving 10-year-old developmentally disabled daughterAugust 4th, 2009 Minn. mother accused of starving disabled daughterSANDSTONE, Minn. — A Minnesota woman is accused of starving her developmentally disabled 10-year-old daughter, who died in 2006.
23-year-old woman kills daughter, hangs herselfJuly 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 23-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter were found hanging from the ceiling fan of their house in Dabri area of southwest Delhi Sunday, police said. According to police, the incident came to light Sunday afternoon when the husband of the deceased woman Kiran Raj returned home.
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.
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.
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.
Pa. mother pleads guilty to third-degree murder in starvation death of disabled daughter, 14April 29th, 2009 Mom pleads guilty in starvation of disabled girlPHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia woman has pleaded guilty to murder in the 2006 starvation death of her disabled daughter. Thirty-nine-year-old Andrea Kelly pleaded guilty Wednesday to third-degree murder and child endangerment in the death of her 14-year-old daughter, Danieal.
Grandparents say daughter charged with murder could not have harmed Fla. toddlerApril 22nd, 2009 Grandparents back mother in Fla. toddler slayingORLANDO, Fla.
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