The Latest Breaking News from Murder

Jimmy Prout report: The key findings and failings in the review of the Percy Main torture murder

A Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) has highlighted a string of missed opportunities to help protect vulnerable dad

Chronicle Live · Mar 31, 2023

Killer's remorse 'means nothing' to mum who lost son

Janet Houllis says a man sentenced to at least 12 years in jail for the murder of her son over a fake pair of AirPods could have intervened to stop his death.

AAP · Mar 31, 2023

Olivia murder 'shows anyone involved in gun crime is a coward'

Serena Kennedy spoke to the ECHO about gun crime in Merseyside as Thomas Cashman was convicted of Olivia Pratt-Korbel's murder

Liverpool Echo · Mar 31, 2023

S.African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius denied parole a decade after killing girlfriend

Former South Africa Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, jailed in 2016 for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has been denied parole, South Africa's prison authorities and a lawyer for the victim's family said on Friday.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2023

Jailed ex-elected Vegas official loses bid to get new judge

A former elected official lost his bid to get a new judge in his murder case ahead of trial scheduled in November in the slaying of a Las Vegas investigative journalist

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023

Man charged with attempted murder after driver hit by his own van in Cardiff

Christopher Elgifari, 31, is alleged to have stolen the delivery van, whose 54-year-old driver is in a critical condition

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2023

Mass Casualty Commission report details the Nova Scotia shooter's abuse of sex workers

Nova Scotia’s Mass Casualty Commission has released its final report on the largest mass murder in Canadian history — highlighting how the perpetrator, although known to the police, was able to escape arrest for charges of intimate partner violence and illegal gun possession.

The Conversation · Mar 30, 2023

A tale of violence

Fans of murder mysteries and true crime-type documentaries will be delighted to learn that Hulu historical crime drama Boston Strangler is now on the Disney+ streaming service. Directed by Matt Ruskin, Boston Strangler stars British actress Keira Knightley in the role of a real-life American reporter tracking a series of…

Bangkok Post · Mar 30, 2023

Jury convicts former Presidente Supermarket exec of plotting brutal murder of wife’s lover

MIAMI — More than a decade after the body of his wife’s lover was found tortured and disfigured and after seven years on the lam in Europe, former Presidente Supermarket magnate Manuel Marin was found guilty of planning and the brutal crime.

Miami Herald · Mar 30, 2023

Man charged with attempted murder after delivery driver hit by own stolen van

Christopher Elgifari has been detained by South Wales Police, and the driver remains in a critical condition.

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023