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.
California Highway Patrol recommends manslaughter charges for officer involved in fatal crashSeptember 23rd, 2009 Patrol recommends charges for California officerSANTA ANA, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol has recommended that manslaughter charges be filed against a police officer who sped through a red light while responding to an emergency, hitting a couple in a car and killing them.
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: Finn Caspersen, former Beneficial Corp. CEO, found dead in RI of apparent suicideSeptember 9th, 2009 Financier Finn Caspersen found dead in RIWESTERLY, R.I. — Finn M.W.
Deaths of 2 Calif. inmates, serving time for multiple murders, found to be suicideAugust 19th, 2009 2 notorious Calif. inmates commit suicideSACRAMENTO, Calif.
Shotgun blasts kill bridge toll collector and 1 other near busy San Francisco area spanAugust 12th, 2009 Shotgun blasts kill Calif. toll collector, 1 otherRICHMOND, Calif.
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.
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.
Utah doctor indicted in investigation into artifact thefts found dead in apparent suicideJune 12th, 2009 Man indicted in artifact theft probe found deadBLANDING, Utah — Authorities say a Utah physician indicted in a federal investigation into the theft of ancient artifacts in the Four Corners region has been found dead in an apparent suicide. San Juan County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Grayson Redd says James Redd was found Thursday afternoon by his local church leader near a dried-up pond on his property.
Kan. man convicted of raping women met on Craigslist found dead in jail of apparent suicideJune 10th, 2009 Kan. man convicted of Craigslist rape found deadWICHITA, Kan. — A man facing nearly 30 years in prison for raping three women who had advertised in the "erotic services" section of Craigslist apparently committed suicide in his Kansas jail cell.
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.
7 NY officers disciplined for not investigating domestic violence calls for stabbing victimMay 2nd, 2009 7 NY officers disciplined in stabbing caseNEW CASSEL, N.Y. — Seven New York police officers are being disciplined for poorly handling domestic violence calls to a woman's home days before officials say her ex-boyfriend killed her.
Attorney who served in Clinton administration found dead in apparent suicide in DC law firmApril 30th, 2009 Clinton-era appointee dead in apparent DC suicideWASHINGTON — An attorney who served in the Clinton administration was found dead Thursday in an apparent suicide at his Washington law office. Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, an Atlanta-based firm, confirmed in a statement that attorney Mark Levy had died.