Tag: killing
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Man found guilty of killing 4 relatives, pregnant woman during fight about staying out late when he was a teen
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man was convicted of murder Friday in the shooting deaths of five people, including family members and a pregnant woman who was nearly due to give birth, prosecutors said. A jury deliberated about three hours before finding Raymond Childs III guilty of six counts of murder in the killings, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office…
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Man pleads guilty to killing Eliza Fletcher, Memphis teacher who was kidnapped on morning run
The Tennessee man charged with kidnapping and killing a kindergarten teacher during a morning run two years ago pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, officials said Monday. Cleotha Abston, 40, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, for the Sept. 2, 2022, murder of Eliza Fletcher, 34, the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office said…
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15-year-old charged with killing parents, 3 siblings in Washington
A 15-year-old was charged Thursday with the murders of his parents and three siblings and in the attempted murder of another sibling who survived Monday’s attack at the family’s Washington state home. The teen was charged with five counts of aggravated murder in the first degree; and one count of attempted murder in the first…
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Prosecutors reveal evidence in brutal killing linked to prominent Kentucky dentist and son
PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Prosecutors in Kentucky revealed new details this week that they said link a prominent dentist and his son to the brutal killing of a restaurant hostess at their home last year and the alleged effort to cover up the murder. The evidence, detailed in a filing opposing bail reduction for murder suspect…
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Helicopter that crashed in Houston, killing 4, was on an air tour flight
A helicopter that crashed into a Houston radio tower Sunday, killing all four people aboard and starting a fire below, was on an air tour flight when the accident occurred, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The Robinson R44 helicopter struck the tower and crashed at around 7:51 p.m. Sunday, said the NTSB, which is…
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After Karen Read’s mistrial in the killing of John O’Keefe, his family is still fighting for justice
A relative of the Boston police officer who died after Karen Read allegedly ran him down in her SUV said her family fully supports retrying Read after her widely publicized murder trial ended with a hung jury earlier this year. Beth, who is in John O’Keefe’s extended family and asked to be identified by only…
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Teen arrested on suspicion of killing his father at a popular California waterfall
A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of killing his father at a popular waterfall in Southern California, authorities said. The identity of the suspect and alleged victim were not released. The incident occurred on Saturday shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Mount Baldy Road, near Stoddard Canyon Falls, in the San Gabriel Mountains, according to…
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Hurricane Milton tornado rips through Florida retirement community, killing multiple victims
Hurricane Milton tornadoes tore through a Florida retirement community Wednesday, killing multiple residents and leaving a level of destruction not seen locally for decades, officials said. Four people lost their lives in St. Lucie County to the twisters and more than one of those fatalities came at the Spanish Lakes Country Club Village, a neighborhood…
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Illinois man manipulated by girlfriend into killing Romeoville family of 4, police say
An Illinois woman manipulated her cheating boyfriend to believe he was being threatened by violent drug runners, leading him to slaughter a family of four before killing that tech-savvy girlfriend and himself, police said Thursday. Detectives in the Chicago suburb of Romeoville have been working for nearly a year to understand why Nathaniel Huey Jr.,…
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Iran vows revenge for Nasrallah killing amid Lebanon strikes
The State Department last night offered assistance to U.S. citizens looking to leave Lebanon, warning that citizens who remain in the country should be ready to shelter in place for an extended period of time. The department said on its website that it “strongly encourages” Americans in southern Lebanon, near the borders with Syria or…