NY woman convicted in 2007 death of father, whose body was found bound, gagged and mutilatedSeptember 30th, 2009 NY woman convicted in mutilation death of fatherNEW YORK — A woman has been convicted of killing her father and mutilating his body in her New York City apartment. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown says 28-year-old Brigitte Harris was convicted Wednesday of manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon in the 2007 slaying of 55-year-old Eric Goodridge.
Austria: Man gets 12 years in prison for killing in-laws with homemade flame-throwerSeptember 17th, 2009 Austria: Man convicted for flame-thrower killingsVIENNA — An Austrian court has convicted a man for killing his in-laws by setting them on fire with a homemade flame-thrower. The court in the southern city of Graz sentenced the 49-year-old, who was not identified by name, to 12 years in prison for the October 2008 incident.
Detroit boy, 12, faces murder charge, possible life sentence, in shooting death of woman, 24August 20th, 2009 Detroit boy, 12, faces life murder charge in deathDETROIT — Authorities say a 12-year-old Detroit boy accused of shooting a 24-year-old woman to death during a street robbery could face an adult murder sentence of life in prison without parole if he's convicted. According to police, Demarco Harris shot and killed Trisha Babcock, of Davison, just after midnight on Aug.
Certified: Court says Mich. prison OK to end special meals for man seen with non-kosher snackAugust 14th, 2009 Court: Mich. prison OK to stop man's kosher mealsST.
2 men sentenced in deaths of California mother, 2 children in street racing crashAugust 13th, 2009 2 men sentenced in Calif. street racing deathsPOMONA, Calif.
Argentina court convicts retired general, 4 others in 1976 killing during dictatorshipAugust 13th, 2009 Argentina convicts ex-general in 1976 killingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A retired general and four other members of the military have been convicted and sentenced to long prison terms in the 1976 killing of a communist activist. Retired Gen.
NY man convicted of killing couple in Valentine's Day rampage that left 4 deadAugust 13th, 2009 NY man convicted in Valentine's Day rampageCANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — A twice-fired nursing supervisor has been convicted of killing a former co-worker and her husband during a Valentine's Day rampage that left four people dead.
Man convicted of 1976 car-bomb slaying of Arizona Republic reporter dies in prisonJuly 21st, 2009 Man convicted in slaying of Arizona reporter diesTUCSON, Ariz. — The man convicted in the 1976 car-bomb slaying of an Arizona Republic reporter has died in prison, authorities said Tuesday.
NY man guilty of hate crime in transgender slaying; only 2nd such conviction in USJuly 17th, 2009 NY man guilty of hate crime in transgender slayingSYRACUSE, N.Y. — A jury in upstate New York has convicted a man of a hate crime for killing a transgender woman.
16-year-old Md. girl convicted of soliciting her father's slaying; could face life in prisonJuly 16th, 2009 16-year-old convicted of soliciting dad's killingHAGERSTOWN, Md. — Maryland jurors have convicted a 16-year-old girl of soliciting the slaying of her father who was stabbed to death outside the family's Hagerstown home on Halloween.
Chilean man convicted in Conn. student's murder, sex assault in Colorado gets life in prisonJune 29th, 2009 Man gets life in prison for Colo. student slayingBOULDER, Colo.
Ohio woman who was 3 when her mother was killed won't testify at stepfather's murder trialJune 16th, 2009 Ohio woman who was 3 when mom killed won't testifyTOLEDO, Ohio — The case against an Ohio man accused of strangling his wife and stuffing her body into a car trunk nearly 18 years ago is going to the jury. Prosecutors in Toledo rested their case Tuesday without calling the defendant's former stepdaughter to testify.
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.
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.
Life sentence for NJ woman who killed husband with Valentine's Day drug overdose to get houseMay 2nd, 2009 Wife gets life in NJ man's Valentine's Day killingHACKENSACK, N.J. — A New Jersey woman convicted of intentionally causing her husband's drug overdose death on Valentine's Day six years ago has been sentenced to life in prison.