The Latest Breaking News from Murder

'Serial' podcast's Adnan Syed has murder conviction vacated. How common are wrongful convictions?

In 2000, 18-year-old Baltimore man Adnan Syed was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, in 1999. Syed was sentenced to life in prison and served close to 23 years in prison for the crime.

The Conversation · Sep 21, 2022

Man fell into woodchipper, court told

A woman accused of murder asked a friend to say she was in a relationship with Bruce Saunders "because of the insurance" after his death, a court has heard.

AAP · Sep 21, 2022

Renee MacRae murder suspect's wife said 'I never stabbed her' after being arrested over Scots mum's disappearance

Rosemary MacDowell’s husband Bill MacDowell, 80, denies the 1976 murder of his lover Renee MacRae, 36, and their three-year-old son Andrew, with trial at the High Court in Inverness ongoing.

Daily Record · Sep 21, 2022

Adnan Syed: What happens next for the Serial podcast subject and the murder case of Hae Min Lee?

Prominent attorney Duncan Levin tellsThe Independent he thinks this marks the ‘end of the road’ for Adnan Syed’s two-decade long legal battle

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2022

Four held for autorickshaw driver’s murder in Hyderabad

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The Hindu · Sep 20, 2022

'No body, no parole' laws in spotlight ahead of convicted murderer Sue Neill-Fraser's release

A parole board decision will see convicted murderer Sue Neill-Fraser walk free — but that might not be the case if Tasmania followed the lead of other jurisdictions with 'no body, no parole' laws. So, how do they work?

ABC News · Sep 20, 2022

Mafia syndicate linked to torture and murder arrested across Ibiza, Malaga and Tenerife

Spanish police arrested 32 suspects in connection with large scale drug trafficking and money laundering

Liverpool Echo · Sep 20, 2022

New ‘Serial’ episode on Adnan Syed case drops; victim’s family, advocates respond to his release from prison

BALTIMORE — A day after a Baltimore City judge overturned Adnan Syed’s murder conviction, a new episode of the hit podcast “Serial” that first made his decades-old case famous details the decision to free him.

Tribune News Service · Sep 20, 2022

Scots thug who torched lover's home forcing her and child to leap from window to safety jailed

Dean MacTaggart, 31, has been jailed for almost six years after pleading guilty to attempting to murder Amanda Richards and a young child on Islay last year.

Daily Record · Sep 20, 2022

Adnan Syed murder conviction had ‘systemic problems’, Serial host Sarah Koenig says

Hae Min Lee’s family, however, are ‘deeply disappointed’ at how quickly developments have progressed

The Guardian - US · Sep 20, 2022