LA woman charged with murder over bus crash that preceded deadly helicopter plunge Bailee Lynn Rios, 36, accused of driving on wrong side of road to cause fatal crash NBC news helicopter was covering The Guardian - US · Sep 18
A judge rejects Pamela Smart’s latest bid for a new trial in 1990 accomplice to murder case A New Hampshire judge has dismissed Pamela Smart's latest petition for a new trial The Independent UK · Sep 17
Driver in LA bus crash that preceded helicopter tragedy charged with murder The driver who slammed her SUV into a Los Angeles bus, killing two people, before a news helicopter that was covering it crashed will face murder charges, a prosecutor said Thursday The Independent UK · Sep 17
Brazil Murder Suspect Jorlan Lopes da Silva Arrested After 48-Hour Hunt as Police Probe 16 Killings in Three Months Brazilian police arrested Jorlan Lopes da Silva after a 48-hour search, while investigators examine alleged links to 16 killings and claims involving further deaths. International Business Times UK · Sep 17
Human remains discovered in London parkland identified as missing woman Joanne Sheen 56-year-old man arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder after discovery of woman reported missing in 2020 The Guardian - UK · Sep 17
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story review – it’s like Ryan Murphy’s new series was written by adolescent boys The latest Monster instalment, about the 1892 Borden axe murders, is packed with periods and beheadings, and feels like it was made up as they went along The Guardian - UK · Sep 17
'Go Big or Go Home': Husband Jailed for 35 Years After Wrapping Decomposing Wife in Plastic Charles Vandoil Byrd was sentenced to 35 years in prison after pleading no contest to murdering his wife, whose remains were found decomposing inside their Texas home. International Business Times UK · Sep 17
Why Prosecutors Won't Seek the Death Penalty in the Nick Reiner Case, According to the DA Los Angeles prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Nick Reiner, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of killing his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, in December 2025. International Business Times UK · Sep 17
Mother's remains found following London wildfire seven years after she vanished Police make murder arrest after remains of missing Southampton mother Joanne Sheen unearthed by wildfire in Feltham Evening Standard · Sep 17
Remains found after wildfire identified as mum-of-three missing for seven years Human remains discovered in woodland in south-west London following a wildfire are those of a Southampton mother-of-three who disappeared nearly seven years ago, police said.The Metropolitan Police were called on the evening of August 12 after bones, thought to belong to a woman aged between 25 and 45, were found… Evening Standard · Sep 17
Anger over Thaçi war crimes sentence spills into protests at Kosovo EU mission Thousands who had gathered in Prishtina expecting an acquittal dispersed in silence after the Kosovo Specialist Chambers found the former president guilty of murder, torture and illegal detention, but some clashed with riot police outside the EU mission later in the day. Euronews · Sep 17
Odisha rejects Dara Singh’s remission plea in Graham Staines murder case, tells SC Odisha rejected Ravindra Pal alias Dara Singh's plea for early release. The Supreme Court granted Singh two weeks to amend his petition. Singh is serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of Graham Staines and his sons. He has spent over twenty-five years in jail since his conviction. The… The Economic Times · Sep 17
Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror Unmasked Online Had Active Restraining Order and Eviction Case The holdout juror who deadlocked the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has been named online despite an active restraining order and a $12,000 eviction, and the judge has sealed the jury list. International Business Times UK · Sep 17
International Business Times UK · Sep 17 Lindsay Clancy Juror Says Lone Holdout Could Cite 'Not a Single Piece of Evidence' Before 11-1 Mistrial Lindsay Clancy's murder trial ended in a mistrial after jurors reportedly reached an 11-1 split. Her defence is seeking a finding of not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility.
International Business Times UK · Sep 17 LA Bus Crash Driver Arrested on Suspicion of Murder After Collision Preceded NBC4 Helicopter Tragedy A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an SUV hit a Los Angeles Metro bus, killing two people. A nearby helicopter crash later killed three more
The Independent UK · Sep 17 Killer who gunned down famed Elvis impersonator set to be executed tonight Alabama is set to execute a man with a chemical injection, months after a judge blocked the state from putting him to death with nitrogen gas
AAP · Sep 17 Teen murder accused in court over ambush attack A ninth person has now been accused of taking part in an armed attack at a house party that left a young man with fatal head injuries.
The Times of India · Sep 17 Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci gets 25 years in prison for war crimes Hashim Thaci, the former President of Kosovo, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of serious war crimes, including murder and torture during the 1998-99 conflict. The court's decision highlighted the targeting of individuals viewed as opponents of the Kosovo Liberation Army. Thaci's political party expressed…
AAP · Sep 17 Alleged plotters behind Vietnam gang murder charged Two men who allegedly planned the shooting murder of an Australian citizen in Vietnam have been granted bail after being arrested and charged in Samoa.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 16 Teenage boys charged with murder after alleged mistaken identity shooting of Sydney student Boys aged 14 and 16 charged after Marco Tapia, 23, was killed inside his family’s home in Glen Alpine
The Independent UK · Sep 16 Driver who crashed into LA bus before NBC helicopter accident arrested on murder charges The suspect was driving a 2004 Ford Expedition the wrong way before running a red light and slamming into the transit vehicle
AAP · Sep 16 Teen accused burnt in botched execution clean-up Two teenagers will be held in custody facing murder charges in relation to the mistaken-identity killing of a young university student.
The Independent UK · Sep 16 Death row inmate who murdered 3 people execution-style set for lethal injection LeJames Norman was arrested about five months after the killings while trying to cross back into the U.S. from Mexico
Evening Standard · Sep 16 Woman stabbed City banker partner after he said he had met someone else, court told Joanna Cierpka has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Henrik Slotsaa but she says she is guilty of manslaughter by reason of her diminished responsibility