School shooter gets life in prison without parole for killing four at Apalachee High in Georgia A prosecutor said that the teen carefully plotted the killing specifically to become famous The Independent UK · Jul 28
Murder suspect caught after escaping jail while guard was distracted by food trays Pablo Zuriel Miranda fled early Sunday morning after a guard briefly turned her back while he was loading meal transport trays outside the booking area The Independent UK · Jul 28
A Family Tragedy in Michigan Raises Concerns On Monitoring the Mental Health of Those With Much to Lose A Grand Haven family of eight died in an apparent murder-suicide. Find out what investigators say and why mental well-being and early support matter. Medical Daily · Jul 28
Several US schools to install pepper-spraying drones to respond to school shootings Company supplying drones said Ukraine-war inspired effort, where technique was effective in face of Russian attack The Guardian - US · Jul 28
Idaho Killer Bryan Kohberger Blames 'Blatant Disinformation' in Shock Bid to Overturn Plea Bryan Kohberger, serving life sentences for the Idaho murders, seeks post-conviction relief, claiming his guilty plea was influenced by bad counsel and unvetted evidence from a new book. International Business Times UK · Jul 28
Jailhouse calls reveal Georgia school shooter’s obsession with online notoriety after attack Prosecutors played clips of the recorded conversations between Colt Gray and his mother during the teenager's sentencing hearing Tuesday The Independent UK · Jul 28
Schools to tackle active shooters with pepper-spraying drones that can ram attackers The drones can hit targets at 70 mph and have speakers to communicate with students and staff The Independent UK · Jul 28
‘Critical failure’ allowed ODU gunman to attend school despite ISIS link The university's president said the report also shed new light on the ’extraordinary heroism and bravery‘ shown by a teacher and cadets The Independent UK · Jul 28
Michigan authorities identify man they say killed wife and six children before home fire Authorities say the killings fit the definition of family annihilation, one of at least eight in the US this year The Guardian - US · Jul 28
Michigan Mother Called Her Husband a 'Selfless, Christ-Like Father' Before Killing Her and Their Six Children A Michigan father allegedly killed his wife and six children before setting their home on fire in a tragic murder-suicide, leaving a community in shock and mourning. International Business Times UK · Jul 28
Bryan Kohberger asks to withdraw his guilty plea in the University of Idaho murders case Bryan Kohberger wants to withdraw his guilty plea in the killings of four University of Idaho students The Independent UK · Jul 28
He spent 27 years on death row. Now a judge says the science used to convict him couldn’t be trusted Jimmie Duncan had originally been convicted of first-degree murder in 1998 after prosecutors accused him of raping and drowning 23-month-old Haley Oliveaux The Independent UK · Jul 28
Kentucky teen lauded for defending girl from sexual harassment fatally shot Da’Jon Anthony Hayes-Burr, shot by another teenager, had stopped a 45-year-old man from harassing a 12-year-old girl The Guardian - US · Jul 28
Former bank manager held after two slain in land dispute A former bank manager has been arrested after shooting five relatives, killing two and injuring three, in a long-running dispute over an access road in Bang Bua Thong district of Nonthaburi on Tuesday. Bangkok Post · Jul 28
The Independent UK · Jul 28 Judge orders immigration officials to release key witness in Texas ICE shooting A federal judge has ordered U.S. immigration authorities to release a key witness in the fatal shooting of a Mexican homebuilder by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston
The Texas Tribune · Jul 27 Witness to Houston ICE shooting released from immigration detention A federal judge on Monday ordered that Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego be released within 48 hours. He was one of three passengers in the van Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was driving when he was fatally shot by ICE.
The Guardian - US · Jul 27 US influencer ‘couldn’t seem to get away’ from husband accused of killing her, ex-partner says Police believe Sara Gilson was killed by husband Jeremiah Duffey after she accused him on TikTok of child sexual abuse
The Independent UK · Jul 27 Idaho murder victim’s family blast Bryan Kohberger’s bid to rescind guilty plea: ‘A mosquito you can’t seem to swat’ The family of Kaylee Goncalves described the convicted killer as a ‘narcissist’ after Kohberger claimed he had been ‘misled’ into pleading guilty
Reason · Jul 27 Second Circuit Reinstates Death Penalty Charges in Buffalo Supermarket Federal Murder Trial From today's decision in U.S. v. Gendron, by Judge Richard Sullivan, joined by Judges Joseph Bianco and Alison Nathan: Payton… The post Second Circuit Reinstates Death Penalty Charges in Buffalo Supermarket Federal Murder Trial appeared first on Reason.com.
The Independent UK · Jul 27 Police investigate shooting at US consulate in Toronto A shooter fired at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto early Monday morning, marking the second such incident this year
The Guardian - US · Jul 27 Man convicted in Idaho college student killings seeks to withdraw guilty plea Bryan Kohberger, convicted of killing four college students in 2022, claims he pleaded guilty due to bad legal advice
International Business Times UK · Jul 27 Andy Reid Breaks Silence After Eric Bieniemy's Wife Is Shot: 'She's a Saint' as Chiefs Rally Around Coach Eric Bieniemy's wife, Mia, was shot at their Virginia home, allegedly by their son. She is stable, and the Chiefs support Bieniemy during this personal crisis.
The Independent UK · Jul 27 Michigan father killed wife and six children before bodies were found in burned home in ‘unspeakable tragedy’ Kristopher and Amanda Karolkiewicz and their children, ages 5 to 15, were found Friday after authorities responded to a fire at their home in Grand Haven Township
The Independent UK · Jul 27 Georgia school shooter was ‘obsessed’ with mass killings, psychologist says Colt Gray pleaded guilty Friday to 55 counts, including murder, in the Sept 4, 2024, shooting that killed four people
Latin Times · Jul 27 Protesters Condemn Fatal ICE Shootings, Oppose New North Carolina Detention Center Gov. Josh Stein criticized the proposal on Friday, saying the facility was not state-owned and that he had not approved the agreement