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Crime and Justice News
Sep 10, 20241 min read
Judge Approves Venue Change For Idaho Student Murder Trial
An Idaho judge granted Bryan Kohberger’s request to move his quadruple murder trial from Latah County, Idaho, Court TV reports. The...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 4, 20242 min read
Chicago Man Charged In Killing Of Four People On Train
An Illinois man was charged Tuesday with murder in connection with the Labor Day shooting of four people who authorities said were...
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Crime and Justice News
Sep 2, 20242 min read
Idaho Stabbing Suspect Seeks New Venue, Cites Media Coverage
Bryan Kohberger, who is charged with fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students, said he cannot get a fair trial locally and is...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 23, 20242 min read
Nevada Politician Takes Stand To Deny Killing Reporter
Robert Telles, a Las Vegas-area politician standing trial for the killing of an investigative reporter who wrote articles critical of...
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Crime and Justice News
Aug 7, 20242 min read
Four Charged In D’Vontaye Mitchell’s Death
Felony murder charges have been brought against four individuals linked to the death of D’Vontaye Mitchell, who passed away in June...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 9, 20242 min read
Blacks Account For Over Half Of U.S. Homicide Victims
Guns are by far the most common weapon used to kill Black homicide victims, says a new study from the Violence Policy Center (VPC). The...
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Crime and Justice News
Jul 2, 20241 min read
Mistrial Declared In Case of MA Woman Accused of Killing Friend
A judge declared a mistrial in the case of Karen Read, a Massachusetts woman accused of killing her boyfriend, ending a contentious,...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 16, 20242 min read
Trial Date Due For Man Charged With Killing Idaho Students
A judge may soon set a trial date for a man charged with killing four University of Idaho students more than a year and a half ago. Bryan...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 5, 20242 min read
Racial Disparities In Whose Killings Get Solved In St. Louis
Since 2012, five homicides have occurred along a single block in north St. Louis, with none of the perpetrators apprehended. Since 2007,...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 3, 20242 min read
Why More Than Half Of St. Louis Homicides in Decade Go Unsolved
In 2018, a heartbroken mother named Donnita Stunson sent a letter to St. Louis' mayor asking for help. “I was born and raised in the city...
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Crime and Justice News
Jun 2, 20242 min read
Chad Daybell Gets Idaho Death Penalty For Three Murders
Chad Daybell was sentenced to the death penalty Saturday for the murders of his first wife and his second wife’s two children in 2019,...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Are Homicide Rises, Falls Due To A 'Natural' Cycle Of Violent Crime?
Homicide totals are falling across the U.S. And that shift could affect the role crime — a top voter concern — plays as an issue in...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 15, 20241 min read
Four Charged With Murder In Case Of Two Missing Kansas Women
Four people were charged with murder and kidnapping in connection to the disappearance of two Kansas women in a rural Oklahoma county,...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 12, 20242 min read
Three Decades On, What Did O.J. Simpson Saga Mean?
The spectator mentality that riveted the nation's attention to the O.J. Simpson saga in 1994 and 1995 has since become an intrinsic part...
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Crime and Justice News
Apr 6, 20241 min read
Polly Klaas' Killer Seeks To Overturn His Death Sentence
Richard Allen Davis, the killer of Polly Klaas in California in 1993, wants to overturn his death sentence. Davis was sentenced to death...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 26, 20241 min read
A Coalition Of Black Mayors Is Working To Tackle Homicide Rates
A group of Black mayors and officials from some of the nation's largest cities will meet in Memphis to discuss their most effective crime...
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Crime and Justice News
Mar 20, 20242 min read
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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Crime and Justice News
Mar 19, 20241 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 22, 20241 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 6, 20242 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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