Calif. man who held woman in makeshift casket is convicted of kidnapping, faces life in prisonOctober 10th, 2009 Calif. man who held woman in casket convictedRIVERSIDE, Calif. — A California man accused of kidnapping a woman, holding her in a makeshift casket and demanding $140,000 ransom has been convicted and faces up to life in prison.
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.
Charles Manson follower Susan Atkins dies at age 61September 25th, 2009 Manson follower Susan Atkins diesLOS ANGELES — Charles Manson follower Susan Atkins, who admitted killing actress Sharon Tate 40 years ago, has died. She was 61. California Department of Corrections spokeswoman Terry Thornton said Atkins, who suffered from brain cancer, had been in hospice care in recent days.
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.
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.
SoCal prison riot prompts transfer of 1,000 inmates from overcrowded facilityAugust 10th, 2009 SoCal prison riot prompts transfer of inmatesCHINO, Calif. —A California state prison where 175 inmates were injured in a riot remains locked down and more than 1,000 prisoners are being moved.
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.
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.
Grant Thornton names Stephen Chipman new CEO; taking over from Edward Nusbaum on Jan. 1June 23rd, 2009 Grant Thornton names Stephen Chipman new CEONEW YORK — Accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP said Tuesday it has named Stephen Chipman its new CEO. Chipman will replace Edward Nusbaum on Jan.
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.
Off-duty NYC police officer convicted of killing drunken driver sentenced to prisonJune 11th, 2009 Ex-NYC police officer sentenced to prisonNEW YORK — A former New York City police officer convicted of shooting an unarmed man to death while off duty has been sentenced to one to three years in prison. Rafael Lora had faced a maximum 15 years in prison.
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.
Jury convicts man of first-degree murder for killing transgender woman in ColoradoApril 22nd, 2009 Colo. man convicted of murdering transgender womanGREELEY, Colo. — A man who claimed he snapped before killing a transgender woman was swiftly convicted of first-degree murder and a hate crime Wednesday for savagely beating the woman with a fire extinguisher.
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