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Murdaugh's fast conviction sealed by his testimony: experts

Prosecutors produced no direct evidence linking South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh to the killings of his wife and son, yet a jury took less than three hours to convict him

The Independent UK

Fiancée of slain reporter says she has his sperm and aims to raise $50,000 to have IVF

Casey Fite, the fiancée of Spectrum News 13 reporter, Dylan Lyons, says she harvested his sperm after he was shot dead alongside a nine-year-old girl, and is raising money to be able to have his baby and ' continue his legacy'

Daily Mirror

Special counsel urges LA sheriff to ban the 'cancer' of deputy gangs

LOS ANGELES — After dozens of interviews and seven public hearings, the Civilian Oversight Commission's special counsel has released a 70-page report condemning the "cancer" of violent deputy gangs and urging Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna to create a policy officially banning the secretive groups.

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Accused shooter of slain Chicago police Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso ordered held without bond

CHICAGO — A Cook County judge ordered an 18-year-old man held without bond Friday after he was accused of murder in the death of Chicago police Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso, who was shot and killed responding to a domestic-related call this week.

Chicago Tribune

Accused Chicago officer killer ordered held without bond

A judge ordered a teenager held without bond Friday in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer

The Independent UK

Murdaugh judge's own legal story unfolded in South Carolina

The judge who sentenced Alex Murdaugh on Friday to life in prison for killing his wife and son has earned attention and plaudits for his even-handed demeanor throughout the trial and for his dressing-down of the once-prominent lawyer just before he sent him to prison

The Independent UK

Hobbs vows not to carry out execution scheduled by court

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs says corrections officials won't carry out an execution even though the state Supreme Court scheduled it over the objections of the state’s new attorney general

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Jon Stewart corners pro-gun Republican

"That is hypocrisy at its highest order," Stewart told Republican who wants to protect kids from drag shows instead

Salon

Disgraced US lawyer Murdaugh sentenced to life for murder of wife, son

In the culmination of the once-prominent lawyer’s fall from grace, Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday after being convicted of murdering his wife and son.

France 24

Kohberger endorses public defender as attorney in hearing over possible conflict issue

BOISE, Idaho — The court-appointed public defender for Bryan Kohberger asserted she does not have a conflict of interest representing the University of Idaho homicide suspect after previously acting as attorney for a parent to one of the four stabbing victims, according to a newly unsealed legal filing.

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Chapeltown murder victim named by police as 29-year-old Peter Wass

Peter Wass was stabbed in the street near to the junction of Hamilton Place and Hamilton Avenue in Leeds

Leeds Live

Officer Andres Vasquez-Lasso’s shooting death is a tragic reminder of city’s gun violence

The officer was able to return fire in spite of his wounds, striking the suspect in the head as children playing at a nearby school ran for cover. The suspect, now charged with first-degree murder and several other offenses, had a brush with the law before.

Chicago Sun-Times

Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison in US murder trial

South Carolina judge sentences former lawyer to two consecutive life sentences for murder of wife and son.

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Judge tells Alex Murdaugh his wife and son will ‘visit him every night’ in searing sentencing remarks

Judge Clifton Newman said that the evidence against Murdaugh was “overwhelming”.

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Watch: High Commissioner for Human Rights briefs council on situation in Palestine

Watch as Volker Turk, the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, briefs the Human Rights Council in Geneva on the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Chicago Sun-Times

South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh gets life in prison in murder of wife, son

The once-prominent lawyer maintained his innocence. “As I tell you again, I respect this court. But I am innocent.”

Wales Online

Murdaugh Murders: Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life for killing wife and son

South Carolina lawyer has no hope of parole after being found guilty

Daily Mirror

Alex Murdaugh jailed for life without parole for shooting wife and son in double murder

Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of two counts of murder after his wife and their son were shot dead at their rural home in South Carolina, US, in a case highlighted in Netflix documentary Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal

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Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for murders of his wife and son

Sentencing came little more than 12 hours after South Carolina attorney was found guilty of 2021 killings

Irish Mirror

Pope Francis pays tribute to Irish Bishop shot dead in California

Bishop O’Connell (69) was found dead on February 18 thlast at his home in Hacienda Heights in Los Angeles

The Independent UK

Watch: Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in jail after being found guilty of double murder

Watch from the South Carolina courtroom as Alex Murdaugh faces sentencing after being found guilty of double murder.

The Independent UK

Alex Murdaugh faces 30 years to life for murder of wife, son

South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh faces 30 years to life in prison after being convicted of killing his wife and son in 2021

Daily Mirror

Britain's youngest female double murderer Lorraine Thorpe handed first parole hearing

Lorraine Thorpe was 15 when she and Paul Clarke tortured and murdered Rosalyn Hunt and her own father ,and was later jailed for life - but she's up for parole later this summer

The Conversation

3 ways to prevent school shootings, based on research

In the months leading up to his 2012 attack that killed 26 people in Newtown, Connecticut, a 20-year-old man exhibited a cascade of concerning behaviors. He experienced worsening anorexia, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. His relationships deteriorated, and he became fixated on mass murders.

Los Angeles Times

It's hard to find a job if you've been in jail. A new program in LA County is trying to fix that

LOS ANGELES — The tight job market has made it easier for millions of Americans to find work in recent years — unless they have a criminal record.

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