Paul Russell to be sentenced today for helping Thomas Cashman cover up Olivia's murder He disposed of the child killer's clothing and drove him back to his van following shooting Liverpool Echo · Apr 26, 2023
Top Tory's daughter-in-law GUILTY of shooting police chief dead with his own gun The former partner of Conservative grandee Lord Ashcroft's son Andrew said outside the court: "I just want Henry's family to have peace now and I want this whole thing behind all of us so we can heal" Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023
Police say 89 shell casings were found in the deadly Alabama Sweet 16 party Shell casings from four types of handguns were recovered at the dance studio just off the town square in Dadeville, about an hour's drive northeast of Montgomery, a lead police investigator said. WEKU · Apr 26, 2023
Monster Graham Dwyer to make another attempt to have murder conviction overturned It comes a month after perverted architect Dwyer suffered a defeat in the Court of Appeal where he was fighting his conviction Dublin Live · Apr 26, 2023
Graham Dwyer plans another attempt to have murder conviction overturned just weeks after losing appeal Dwyer is hoping to persuade the highest court in the land that there is a legitimate public interest in it hearing a fresh challenge to the conviction of murdering Elaine O'Hara Irish Mirror · Apr 26, 2023
Greg Abbott's Pardon Promise Ignores the Shakiness of Daniel Perry's Self-Defense Claim A Texas jury unanimously rejected Perry’s assertion that Garrett Foster pointed a rifle at him. Reason · Apr 26, 2023
Fugitive Mitchell Wilson evading police with help from community, Queensland minister says Queensland's police minister says the manhunt for Mitchell Wilson, who officers allege is armed and dangerous, is being hampered by community members helping him to evade capture. ABC News · Apr 26, 2023
Judicial inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg convictions told 'reasonable doubt' exists after new evidence New genetic evidence shows a "reasonable doubt" over Kathleen Folbigg's convictions for killing her four children, after a second judicial inquiry hears months of evidence. ABC News · Apr 26, 2023
Ex-New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to join Harvard Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be joining Harvard University later this year The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2023
Texas bill proposes up to $25K for armed school 'sentinels' Texas schools could offer up to $25,000 stipends to teachers and staff who accept the dual role of being armed campus “sentinels” with specialized mental health training under a proposal that state lawmakers advanced Tuesday in response to the Uvalde classroom shooting The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023
'Stand Your Ground' Laws Are Back in the News, but It's Not Clear Why The duty to retreat from public confrontations has nothing to do with the cases cited in recent stories about seemingly unjustified shootings. Reason · Apr 25, 2023
In prison for life, Murdaugh faces 2 more tax evasion counts A South Carolina grand jury has charged convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh with two counts of tax evasion after prosecutors reviewed his final years of tax returns before he headed behind bars The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023
Minnesota Legislature considering 2 gun control proposals The Minnesota House is considering a “red flag law” to allow the temporary confiscation of guns from people judged to be an immediate threat to themselves or others, as well as another proposal for expanded background checks for firearms transfers The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023
Killer clown admits doorstep shooting of mum in 1990 but could be free in a year A person dressed as a clown came to Marlene Warren's door in Wellington, Florida, on a May morning in 1990, handed her carnations and balloons and then shot her dead in front of her son Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023
Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023 Farmer Tony Martin 'doesn't regret anything' 23 years after shooting burglar dead The pensioner, who was jailed for killing Fred Barras, 16, and seriously injuring Brendon Fearon when they broke into his isolated farm in 1999, may have to abandon his plan to appeal
Edinburgh Live · Apr 25, 2023 Midlothian thug 'makes gun sign' at resident's home before 'smashing car' The incident has left the resident shaken and fearful in his own home after the gun signal was made into his Ring doorbell camera before a doorstep ornament was thrown against the car.
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023 Second grand jury to probe fatal police shooting in Virginia A prosecutor has requested a special grand jury investigate the fatal police shooting of an unarmed shoplifting suspect outside a northern Virginia shopping mall after an earlier grand jury refused to issue an indictment
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023 New Washington gun law already faces federal court challenge One of Washington state's new gun laws are already facing a court challenge
Liverpool Echo · Apr 25, 2023 Teen told 'you're getting shot' day before his brother was killed with shotgun David Ungi is currently standing trial accused of the murder of Vinny Waddington
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023 Sheriff: Uber Eats driver slain, dismembered making delivery A Florida man is charged with murder and other offenses in the slaying and dismemberment of an Uber Eats driver who had brought food to the assailant’s house
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023 Judge mulls evidence for 3 of 6 in Alabama birthday shooting An Alabama state investigator described a bloody and chaotic crime scene filled with bullet casings and other evidence after a shooting that killed four young people and injured dozens at a Sweet Sixteen birthday party
The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2023 Judge drops Parkland school superintendent's perjury case A Florida judge says a former school superintendent cannot be tried for allegedly lying to a grand jury investigating the 2018 Parkland school massacre
Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023 TLC star Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes eerily predicted her tragic death at just 30 years old TLC band member and one of music's most treasured artists Lisa Lopez eerily predicted her tragic death just weeks beforehand and claimed to have been "followed by a spirit" before she passed.
Belfast Live · Apr 25, 2023 East Belfast man jailed after stealing from hospital then assaulting Asda guard Judge says "there can be little doubt he knew what he was doing"
Reason · Apr 25, 2023 T. Markus Funk on Self-Defense Law T. Markus Funk, a former prosecutor, has written extensively on self-defense law (and I was pleased to have had a chance to author one such piece with him); see, e.g., this post and this one, and also Rethinking Self-Defence: The 'Ancient Right's' Rationale Disentangled (2021), Understanding the Role Values Play…