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Who is Rex Heuermann? Architect-turned Gilgo Beach serial killer admits to strangling 8 women

Rex Heuermann, a 62-year-old Long Island architect, admitted in court on Wednesday that he strangled eight women over nearly three decades, ending a chilling chapter in one of New York’s most notorious unsolved murder cases.

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Man found guilty of murdering top London chef

Adam Rowson has been convicted of murdering Alexis De Naray, who was found dead in a derelict building in Shrewsbury last summer

Evening Standard

Arrest made over cold case murder of wealthy businessman 22 years ago

John Luper was attacked by a group of masked men outside his home

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Gilgo Beach murders latest: Victims’ families say they are ‘glad this over’ as Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to 8 deaths

‘We definitely accept the plea,’ a relative of one of the victims told reporters

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Attempted murder arrest after woman stabbed at crematorium in Blackpool

Police said a man in his 30s was arrested in nearby Low Moor Road shortly after the incident and remains in custody

The Independent UK

Athena Strand's Chilling Last Photo Alive in Van Resurfaces as FedEx Driver Pleads Guilty

The tragic story of Athena Strand, a seven-year-old girl allegedly murdered by a FedEx driver during a Christmas delivery. Learn about the case details, the community's response, and the ongoing legal proceedings.

International Business Times UK

'No fruit' in home of drug smoothie murder accused

A woman accused killing her adult son with a fruit smoothie laced with painkillers did not have fruit leftovers in her home, a jury has heard.

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Five teens to go on trial in Sweden over attempted murder of Iranian dissident

Sweden’s security service Sapo says Iran has ramped up its targeting of dissidents since the start of the Iran war, accusing them of conscripting organised crime groups to carry out “acts of violence” on Swedish soil.

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Musician’s heartbreak as son, 21, stabbed to death in fight at Primrose Hill beauty spot where ‘he had gone to film’

Father of 21-year-old man stabbed to death at Primrose Hill says this is ‘the worst tragedy I could ever imagine’

Evening Standard

Decorated Australian veteran remains behind bars on Afghan war crime charges

Australia’s most decorated living veteran did not apply for bail when the war crime murder charges against him were listed in a Sydney court Wednesday

The Independent UK

Former Marine charged in mass shooting is ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment

A judge has ordered a wounded North Carolina Marine veteran charged with murder to undergo psychiatric treatment

The Independent UK

Police launch murder investigation after fatal stabbing at Primrose Hill viewpoint

A 21-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics

The Independent UK

The Gilgo Beach serial killer is finally being punished. What to know about Rex Heuermann and his murder victims

ANALYSIS: Rex Heuermann was a quiet architect who lived with his family in Long Island and commuted to Manhattan for work. Then a discarded pizza crust led to his arrest in 2023, linking him to a string of unsolved murders known as the Gilgo Beach serial killings. Andrea Cavallier reports…

The Independent UK

Louisiana man accused of shooting dead his 55-year-old mom and 75-year-old grandmother on Easter

Authorities plan to charge Lee Collins III with two counts of second-degree murder

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Accused Long Island serial killer, ex-wife and daughter sued by alleged victim’s son

Benjamin Torres, son of Valerie Mack, files suit before Rex Heuermann reportedly set to change plea to guilty over murders

The Independent UK

Former FedEx driver pleads guilty to killing 7-year-old girl after making delivery at her Texas home

A former FedEx driver accused of killing a 7-year-old girl after authorities say he abducted her while making a delivery to her Texas home pleaded guilty to capital murder just as his trial began

The Independent UK

Black-led nonprofits didn't see the lasting funding boosts promised after 2020's racial reckoning

New research reveals that financial gains for many Black-led nonprofits after George Floyd’s murder were short-lived

The Guardian - US

‘Oh my God, did someone accuse me of killing my mom?’

Rachel Waters gave morphine to her dying mother to ease her in her final hours. Then came the murder charge

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Ben Roberts-Smith is accused of 5 war crime murder charges. How did we get here?

After landing in Sydney airport following a flight from Brisbane, Australia’s most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, was arrested by Australian Federal Police. He’s been charged with five counts of the war crime of murder, following a years-long joint investigation between police and the Office of the Special Investigator.

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Disgraced Australian veteran to be charged with five war crime murders

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Australia’s most decorated soldier arrested over war crimes allegations in Afghanistan

Ben Roberts-Smith has been accused of murdering civilians and ordering subordinates to carry out executions

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Former Australian soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan

A former Australian soldier has been charged with war crimes on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 and 2012

The Times of India

Former Bangladesh Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury arrested in Dhaka: Report

Former Bangladesh Parliament Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury has been arrested by Dhaka police. Officials confirmed her detention late Monday night. The specific charges remain unclear, but preliminary information suggests a link to violence during the July mass uprising. A murder complaint in Rangpur names Chowdhury and former minister Tipu Munshi.…

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Ben Roberts-Smith arrested and facing 5 war crime murder charges

Victoria Cross winner Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested on Tuesday and will face five charges of the war crime of murder allegedly committed during the war in Afghanistan.

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Ben Roberts-Smith arrested: former Australian soldier charged with five war crime murders in Afghanistan

Roberts-Smith previously failed in his attempt to sue three newspapers which published allegations he murdered unarmed civilians and bullied comrades

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