Double killer facing life in jail for a second time Steve Sansom will be sentenced after partner joined him in admitting killing Sarah Mayhew and dumping dismembered body in park in south London Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024
Skye shooting accused stabbed wife in 'moment of madness', court told A man accused of murdering his brother-in-law and attempting to murder his wife and two other people said he stabbed her in a “moment of… The National (Scotland) · Nov 21, 2024
Skye shooting accused said he stabbed wife in ‘moment of madness’, court told Finlay MacDonald, 41, denies murder and attempted murder at the High Court in Edinburgh. The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024
Americans agree more than they might think − not knowing this jeopardizes the nation’s shared values The United States presents a paradox: Though the media and public opinion suggest it is a nation deeply divided along partisan lines, surveys reveal that Americans share significant common ground on many core values and political issues. The Conversation · Nov 21, 2024
Woman accused of dousing victim in gasoline as she sat on couch and setting her on fire Savannah Renee Adams, 28, was out on bond at the time after being charged with hitting another woman in the head with a metal pipe The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024
Red flag laws are still used in Colorado’s Second Amendment sanctuaries, just less frequently Over a three-year period beginning in 2021, 353 petitions were filed under Colorado’s red flag law, and 39% of those petitions led to firearms being relinquished, according to research our group published in Preventive Medicine Reports. The Conversation · Nov 21, 2024
Sarah Mayhew: Couple facing life in jail for murdering woman and dumping her dismembered body London park Sarah Mayhew was found dead in Rowdown Fields, New Addington, south London, after police were alerted to human remains on April 2 Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024
Jury retires to consider verdicts in Christmas Eve murder trial Dylan Thomas has admitted manslaughter but denies the murder of William Bush in Llandaff on December 24, 2023. Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024
Las Vegas man who called 911 while fighting off female intruder is killed by police in his own home Brandon Durham was fatally shot by police while attempting to wrestle a knife from intruder into his Las Vegas home Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024
Bryan Kohberger can face the death penalty if convicted of Idaho student murders, judge rules Judge ruled that Idaho’s death penalty statute is ‘consistent with contemporary standards of decency’ The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024
Trial witness opts to testify to avoid murder charge A witness in the murder trial of a suburban mum says he agreed to testify in his friend's trial so his own murder charge could be dropped. AAP · Nov 21, 2024
PM must prioritise Birmingham pub bombings inquiry, say victims’ families Relatives of those killed in 1974 attack urge government on its 50th anniversary to set up statutory inquiry The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2024
Lawsuit against troopers who investigated 11-year-old in murder case nears trial A man who was charged with murdering his father's fiancee when he was just 11 years old is suing four state troopers The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024
Nearly $100 million awarded to the family of a man fatally shot in his apartment by an officer The family of a man shot and killed by a Dallas police officer who said she mistook his apartment for her own has been awarded nearly $100 million in a federal civil trial The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2024
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024 Philadelphia loses lawsuit that sought greater power for the city to regulate firearms Pennsylvania's high court says Philadelphia can't impose stricter firearms regulations than are authorized under state law
The Texas Tribune · Nov 20, 2024 Freeman Martin selected to lead the Texas Department of Public Safety Martin, a senior official, takes the helm of the agency on Dec. 1, replacing retiring director Steve McCraw.
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024 Oklahoma parents who ‘glued daughter’s mouth shut’ charged with murder The 7-year-old girl weighed just 25 pounds at the time of her death
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024 Woman, 77, dies after her car rolled from a gym parking lot into a river The woman reportedly backed up over the edge of an embankment while she was leaving the gym parking lot
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024 Former UVA student pleads guilty in 2022 mass shooting that left 3 dead, 2 wounded A former University of Virginia student has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other students in an attack on the campus in 2022
Latin Times · Nov 20, 2024 Killer Mom Susan Smith's Odds of Being Granted Parole Were Heavily Stacked Against Her To Begin With Susan Smith, the murderous mom of two who drowned her little boys in a lake, was denied parole in a unanimous vote Wednesday, after serving 30 years in prison.
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024 Family of teen killed in shooting sue Tuskegee University for wrongful death The parents of an 18-year-old who was killed in a hail of gunfire at Tuskegee University are suing the school in a wrongful death lawsuit
Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2024 Man accused of Skye shooting said he would ‘sort out’ osteopath, trial told Finlay MacDonald, 41, denies murder and attempted murder at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Reason · Nov 20, 2024 Reference in Sentencing to Defendant's Disliking "Judeo and Christian Values Because They Are Good for Civilization" Didn't Violate the First Amendment "[The] reference was made in the context of describing Melzer's and the O9A's views of those values to explain why, according to them, those values had to be defeated through violent conduct if their goal of chaos was to be achieved"; "the Order of the Nine Angels ('O9A')" "is a…
Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2024 Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer has conviction appeal bid rejected Thomas Cashman had previously lost an appeal bid against the length of his sentence for the nine-year-old’s murder.
The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024 Many Muslims feel Islamophobia has grown but half more open on identity – poll Tell Mama released polling as part of an annual campaign.