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Famed Caltech Astrophysicist Fatally Shot at Home

Freddy Snyder, 29, charged with shooting death of Carl Grillmair

(Newser) - A California astrophysicist known for mapping the Milky Way's structure and spotting water on a distant world was shot to death on the porch of his desert home. Authorities say 67-year-old Carl Grillmair, a longtime Caltech researcher, was found with a gunshot wound to the torso outside his house...

2 Nabbed in Killing of Aussie Grandpa Kidnapped by Mistake

More arrests expected following discovery of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian's body

(Newser) - An 85-year-old Australian man kidnapped from his bed in a case of mistaken identity has been confirmed dead. The body of grandfather Chris Baghsarian was found Tuesday near a rural golf course west of Sydney, police tell CNN . Soon after, police raided two properties and arrested two men in their...

Indonesia Deports US Man in 'Suitcase Murder'

Tommy Schaefer served 11 years in killing of his girlfriend's mother, is likely to be arrested on his return

(Newser) - Indonesia freed and deported an American man Tuesday after he spent 11 years in prison for the premeditated murder of his then-girlfriend's mother on the tourist island of Bali. Tommy Schaefer was sentenced to 18 years in prison for the 2014 murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack, the mother of...

16-Year-Old Sibling Charged With Killing Anna Kepner

Federal case in Miami court is sealed

(Newser) - The 16-year-old stepbrother of high school cheerleader Anna Kepner has been charged with homicide as a juvenile in connection with her November death aboard the Carnival Horizon, according to court documents reviewed by CBS News . The detail surfaced not in a criminal filing but in an emergency motion in a...

Murder of Crime Novelist Baffles Police in Maryland

Robert Fuller 'seems like a person who didn't have any enemies at all'

(Newser) - The real-life death of a man who once wrote a murder mystery has turned into one. Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, are trying to solve the killing of 87-year-old Robert Fuller, a wealthy retired lawyer, Navy Reserve officer, and self-published crime novelist who was found shot in the head in...

Nick Reiner Pleads Not Guilty to Killing Parents

Next court date for Rob Reiner's son is in April

(Newser) - Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Nick Reiner's attorney, Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene, entered the plea on his behalf as he stood behind glass in a custody area of a...

Alleged Affair Adds to Trial Trouble for Kouri Richins

35-year-old author accused of killing husband Eric Richins with dose of fentanyl

(Newser) - A murder trial is set to begin Monday for a Utah mother of three who published a children's book about grief after her husband's death and was later accused of killing him . Kouri Richins, 35, faces a slew of felony charges for allegedly killing her husband, Eric Richins,...

Ohio Woman Gets Four Life Terms for Men's Murders

Sex worker Rebecca Auborn fatally drugged four victims

(Newser) - An Ohio sex worker who fatally drugged four men will likely spend the rest of her life behind bars. Rebecca Auborn, 35, was sentenced this week in Columbus to four consecutive life terms for killing the men between late 2022 and mid-2023, reports the New York Times . She won't...

He Once Sang on American Idol. Now, Murder Charges

Caleb Flynn, 39, allegedly staged burglary after fatal shooting of his wife in Ohio

(Newser) - A onetime American Idol hopeful is now accused of killing his wife and trying to pass it off as a home invasion. Caleb Flynn, 39, has been charged in Miami County, Ohio, with murder, felonious assault, and evidence tampering in the Monday shooting death of his wife, Ashley Flynn, according...

Conan O'Brien Breaks Silence on Reiner Killings

Late-night star last saw couple at his holiday party the evening before tragedy

(Newser) - Conan O'Brien says he's still reeling from the fact that he said goodnight to Rob and Michele Reiner at his holiday party, then learned the next day they were dead . Speaking with the New Yorker , O'Brien described the filmmaker and his photographer-producer wife as "lovely people"...

NYC Man Guilty of Killing 4 Sleeping Men in 30 Minutes

Jury rejects Randy Santos' insanity defense in 2019 Chinatown rampage

(Newser) - A man who fatally beat four sleeping men on the streets of New York City's Chinatown was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder, with a jury rejecting his insanity defense in the 2019 rampage. Randy Santos' attorneys conceded that he pummeled the defenseless victims—Chuen Kok, Anthony Manson, Florencio Moran,...

Man, 18, Charged With Killing 2 in Dorm Room

Police say South Carolina State University shooting happened during marijuana deal

(Newser) - A man has been charged with murder after taking part in a marijuana deal that ended with a shooting that killed two people and hurt another inside a dorm room at South Carolina State University, police said. Khamanti Lytrel Kennedy, 18, ran from the dorm room after the Thursday night...

'Devil in the Ozarks' Learns Fate for His Escape

Convicted killer-rapist gets 13 years added to existing 80-year sentence for his escape

(Newser) - The convicted killer and rapist nicknamed the "Devil in the Ozarks" just had more than a decade added to his existing sentence following his prison escape last year. Grant Hardin, 57, was given an additional 13-year term Tuesday after pleading guilty to second-degree escape, to be served on top...

Figure Skating Coach Shot Dead in Starbucks Drive-Thru

58-year-old man charged with first-degree murder, first-degree robbery in St. Louis

(Newser) - A trip through a Starbucks drive-thru in St. Louis turned fatal on Feb. 10 for a 28-year-old figure skating coach and former US competitor, who police say was targeted in a robbery by a man already suspected in two other holdups. Gabrielle "Sam" Linehan was in her car around...

Ryan Wedding's No. 2 Turned FBI Informant

Andrew Clark reportedly helped expose cartel-linked smuggling network beginning in early 2025

(Newser) - Ryan Wedding allegedly ordered one informant's murder—and then, prosecutors say, watched his own top lieutenant flip to the FBI. Court filings reviewed by CBC News describe how Andrew Clark, the man US authorities painted as Wedding's second-in-command, became a key source in the case against the former...

US Man Not Guilty in 'Tragic' Murder of His Father in Ireland

Jury returns rare insanity verdict in 2024 killing at upscale hotel in central Ireland

(Newser) - An Irish jury has ruled that an American man who killed his father at a five-star hotel was legally insane at the time and is not criminally responsible. Twelve jurors on Thursday found Henry McGowan, 31, not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2024 death of his father, John...

Ex-NFL Player's Murder May Be Linked to 3 Others

All 4 victims were unhoused, killed near Compton Creek encampments

(Newser) - Authorities are investigating whether former NFL lineman Kevin Johnson's killing near Los Angeles is linked to the murders of three other unhoused people in the same area. Johnson, 55, who played defensive lineman for various teams in the 1990s, was fatally stabbed on Jan. 21 at a homeless encampment...

Jill Biden's Ex-Husband Accused of Killing Wife

William Stevenson, 77, charged with murder in Delaware

(Newser) - Authorities in Delaware have charged Jill Biden's ex-husband with killing his wife after a weeks-long investigation, reports NBC10 Philadelphia . New Castle County police said officers were called to a reported domestic dispute just after 11pm on Dec. 28 at a home in the Oak Hill community. Inside, they found...

Cops: Teen Killed Pregnant Woman After Truck Sale

Nedas Revuckas of Illinois also charged with arson, robbery, and killing unborn child

(Newser) - A 19-year-old in suburban Chicago is facing murder charges stemming from a Facebook Marketplace sale of a truck. Nedas Revuckas, 19, of Westmont, is accused of fatally stabbing 30-year-old Eliza Morales, who was six months pregnant, inside her Downers Grove apartment Monday evening, reports Fox8 . Police say he also set...

Manhattan DA Wants Mangione Trial to Start July 1

State prosecutors seek to try defendant in CEO's killing before feds do

(Newser) - Prosecutors in Manhattan want their turn with accused killer Luigi Mangione sooner rather than later. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office has asked a state judge to set a July 1 trial date in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arguing the New York case should go first...

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