DNA From Discarded Gum Leads to Conviction In 1980 Oregon Murder
In the end, it was a discarded piece of chewing gum, casually spit on the ground in 2021, that was the key to solving the cold-case...
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Mar 191 min read
Ohio Mom Who Left Toddler During Vacation To Die Gets Life Term
An Ohio mother whose 16-month-old daughter died after being left home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 221 min read
Petito Parents Settle Emotional Distress Case Against Laundries
The parents of slain New York woman Gabby Petito reached a settlement in their suit against the parents of Brian Laundrie, the man who...
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Crime and Justice News
Feb 62 min read
Report: Homicide Rate for Black Americans 12 Times Higher
For most types of violent crime, there are very small differences in victimization rates by race/ethnicity. Not for firearm homicides. A...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 92 min read
A California City Went From "Murder Capital" To Zero Homicides In 2023
Once the “murder capital” of the U.S., East Palo Alto had zero homicides in 2023. In 1992, East Palo Alto was dubbed the “murder capital”...
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Crime and Justice News
Jan 22 min read
Washington, D.C., Homicides in 2023 Hit Record High Since 1997
The nation’s capital recorded more homicides in 2023 than in any year since 1997, giving the District the fifth-highest murder rate among...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 29, 20231 min read
Idaho Student Murder House Demolished Despite Opposition
Some family members of the University of Idaho students killed over a year ago opposed the university's tearing down the house where the...
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Crime and Justice News
Dec 6, 20232 min read
Detroit Leaders Say Reducing Court Backlog Led To Fewest Homicides Since 1966
Detroit is on pace to record its lowest number of homicides since 1966, city, county and state officials said Monday, as they attributed...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 15, 20231 min read
Recorded Prison Calls Lead to Arrest of Grandmother in Killing-for-Hire Case
Recorded jail-phone calls led to the arrests of Donna Sue Adelson, 73, at the Miami International Airport. Adelson, 73, a woman...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Mexico's First Openly Nonbinary Judicial Member Found Dead
Jesús Ociel Baena, the first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial post in Mexico, was found dead in their home Monday, the New...
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Crime and Justice News
Nov 15, 20231 min read
Eight Teens Arrested for Beating for The Fatal Beating of Las Vegas Teen
Eight teens between the ages of 13 and 17 have been arrested in the video-recorded fatal mob beating of a 17-year-old Rancho High School...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 24, 20231 min read
Mississippi Homicide Autopsies Pile Up Despite Talk of Crime Crackdown
Homicide autopsies in Mississippi continue to lag behind national standards as crime has remained a flashpoint in the state legislature...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 24, 20231 min read
Nashville Chief’s Son Wanted for Two Counts Of Attempted Murder
Tennessee authorities were searching for John Drake, Jr., Nashville’s police chief’s son, who was identified as the suspect in the...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 22, 20232 min read
Detroit Synagogue Leader Found Stabbed To Death Outside Home
Police are investigating after a Detroit synagogue board president was found dead outside her home early Saturday, reports the Detroit...
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Crime and Justice News
Oct 19, 20232 min read
Van der Sloot Finally Admits Killing Natalee Holloway In 2005
Joran van der Sloot, the now 36-year-old man long believed to be responsible for Natalee Holloway's death in Aruba in 2005, pleaded...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 28, 20231 min read
Suspect Arrested In Baltimore Tech Entrepreneur Killing
Baltimore police arrested Jason Dean Billingsley in the death of 26-year-old tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere, USA Today reports....
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 27, 20232 min read
D.C. Homicides Surge Past 200, First Time Since 1997
For the first time in a quarter-century, the year’s homicide toll in Washington has surpassed 200 before October — a mark of surging...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 19, 20232 min read
Video Depicts Hit-and-Run Killing Of Ex-Police Chief An 'Intentional Act'
The hit-and-run death of a retired police chief is being investigated by Las Vegas police as a homicide after a disturbing video...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 1, 20231 min read
‘Doomsday Cult Mom’ Sentenced To Life In Prison Without Parole
Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Monday for the murders of her two youngest children...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 27, 20232 min read
Store Owner Charged With Murder Requests Stop of Search Warrants
After police say he chased and shot a Black 14-year-old and falsely accused him of stealing water, a South Carolina store owner is facing...
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