Ohio man beaten during break-in is accidentally shot 4 days later during self-defense lessonOctober 3rd, 2009 Beaten Ohio man is shot during self-defense lessonGROVEPORT, Ohio — An 80-year-old Ohio man is recovering from a week in which he was beaten during a home invasion and then shot while trying to learn about guns. Ralph Needs says he wouldn't want anyone to experience what he's been through.
Bodies of 5 men shot to death found in landfill near Mexico's Pacific resort of AcapulcoSeptember 12th, 2009 5 bodies found dumped in landfill near AcapulcoACAPULCO, Mexico — Police have found the bodies of five men dumped in a landfill near the Mexican resort city of Acapulco. The Guerrero state Public Safety Department says the men had been shot to death and police officers found a note with the bodies signed "The boss of bosses."
A statement issued Saturday by the department says investigators also found at least 50 bullet casings and duct tape at the scene.
10-year-old New Mexico boy charged with murdering father, says dad disciplined too harshlyAugust 30th, 2009 10-year-old boy accused of murdering fatherBELEN, N.M. — New Mexico police have charged a 10-year-old-boy with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his father.
Police: 10-year-old NM boy will be charged with murdering father, says boy cited disciplineAugust 30th, 2009 10-year-old NM boy accused of murdering fatherBELEN, N.M. — Police in New Mexico say a 10-year-old-boy will be charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of his father.
Police find the bound, tortured bodies of 12 men in western MexicoJuly 14th, 2009 Police find 12 tortured bodies in MexicoMEXICO CITY — Prosecutors said they found the bound, blindfolded and tortured bodies of at least a dozen people Monday on a roadside in the western state of Michoacan, which has become a flash point in Mexico's war on drugs. Initial reports indicated that 11 men and one woman were likely killed elsewhere at least a day earlier and dumped near the town of La Huacana, officials in the state attorney general's office said.
Mexican find 4 hacked-up bodies in plastic bags in western MexicoJuly 9th, 2009 Mexican police find 4 mutilated bodies in bagsMORELIA, Mexico — Police in western Mexico found four mutilated bodies in plastic bags on the side of a highway Thursday. The officials found the bodies in the town of La Huacana after receiving reports of plastic bags leaking blood, according to a statement from prosecutors in the state of Michoacan, where the town is located.
Police find 5 bodies, severed head in drug-plagued Mexican stateJune 30th, 2009 Police find 5 bodies, severed head in MexicoMORELIA, Mexico — Mexican police on Tuesday found the remains of six people tortured and shot to death in a western state that is a focus of the government's war against drug cartels. In other bloodshed, the body of a slain Texas teenager was found in a violent northern border city, but authorities had not determined whether her killing was related to the drug trade.
Mexican Navy busts one of Mexico's largest meths labs, finds precursors for millions of dosesJune 17th, 2009 Military finds one of Mexico's largest meth labsBADIRAGUATO, Mexico — The Mexican Navy gave reporters a firsthand look Tuesday at what they described as one of the largest methamphetamine labs ever found in the country, with enough ephedrine to produce more than 40 tons of the drug. The smell of chemical solvents was overwhelming at the remote mountaintop site in the northern state of Sinaloa, where Navy personnel on patrol last week stumbled across an enormous holding tank they initially thought might be used to water a marijuana plantation.
Police find 11 bodies, some mutilated, inside abandoned car in northern MexicoJune 4th, 2009 11 bodies found inside abandoned car in MexicoMEXICO CITY — Mexican police found 11 bodies — most with their hands and feet cut off — inside an abandoned car in the border state of Sonora Thursday in violence attributed to drug traffickers battling for control of the region. Sonora's state prosecutors said in a statement that the bodies were discovered inside a sport utility vehicle on a road between the towns of Caborca and Sonoyta along with a threatening message.
Severed human heads found in cooler in MexicoMay 19th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - The police have found severed heads of three men inside a cooler on a roadside in southern Mexico. The grisly find was made near a tollbooth in the Union de Isidoro Montes de Oca city, the Guerrero state Public Safety Secretariat said in a statement Monday.
La. find 3 dead in home, police believe man killed wife, 3-year-old son, himselfMay 6th, 2009 Police believe La. man killed wife, child, selfSHREVEPORT, La.
Police find 11 bodies thrown off bridge, ravine in southwestern MexicoMay 4th, 2009 Police find 11 bodies dumped in southern MexicoACAPULCO, Mexico — Police say they found 11 bodies dumped around a southern Mexican state, including seven wrapped in plastic bags and thrown off a bridge. Guerrero state police say the bodies of five men and two women were found in a river between the Pacific resort town of Acapulco and the city of Cuernavaca.
9 men found shot to death in and around Mexican resort of AcapulcoApril 25th, 2009 9 found dead in and around Mexican resortACAPULCO, Mexico — The bullet-riddled bodies of nine men were found Friday in and around the Mexican resort of Acapulco. Guerrero state police said in a statement that the bodies of five men were found in a sport utility vehicle parked near a highway connecting Acapulco and Zihuatenejo.
FBI reports arrest in Mexico of suspect in 2007 slaying of 4 illegal immigrants in OhioApril 22nd, 2009 Man arrested in Mexico in Cincinnati-area slayingsCINCINNATI — Authorities in Mexico have arrested a man in the slayings of four Mexican construction workers who had been beaten and methodically stabbed in the heart at the Ohio apartment they shared, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Santiago Moreno, 34, was arrested Sunday in Tampico, 335 miles northeast of Mexico City, and will be tried there, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said.
Eight bodies stuffed in trash bags found in MexicoDecember 24th, 2008 SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS - Police in southern Mexican state of Chiapas have found eight bodies stuffed in plastic garbage bags and dumped on a rural road near Guatemala border, EFE news agency reported Thursday. According to provincial Justice Minister Amador Rodriguez Lozano, five bodies were found Tuesday from a road side in Guadalupe Victoria town and the other three were found in the town of 20 de Noviembre.