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YouTuber's Livestream Alibi Crumbles in Pregnant GF's Murder

Stephen McCullagh's prerecorded gaming stream unraveled after Natalie McNally was killed

(Newser) - A YouTube "livestream" that wasn't live after all helped convict a Northern Ireland man of murdering his pregnant girlfriend. The BBC reports that Stephen McCullagh has been found guilty in the 2022 killing of 32-year-old Natalie McNally, after prosecutors revealed that the gamer and content creator had prerecorded...

How a Mask and a Limp Exposed Student's Alleged Killer

Apartment building engineer saw Jose Medina on surveillance footage, alerted police

(Newser) - A security camera and a noticeable limp helped Chicago police zero in on the man they say killed Sheridan Gorman , an 18-year-old college student, near Loyola University's campus. An arrest report reviewed by Fox News says 25-year-old Venezuelan national Jose Medina was seen on video leaving the shooting scene in...

In Abortion Pill Murder Case, Woman's Bail Is Set at $1

Georgia judge questions viability of murder charge over 31-year-old's self-managed abortion

(Newser) - A Georgia murder case that grew out of an at-home abortion attempt may be on shaky ground. A judge on Monday set bail at $1 for 31-year-old Alexia Moore, who was arrested two months after she took pills she'd purchased online, went into labor, and delivered a second-trimester baby...

Quadruple Amputee Cornhole Player Charged With Murder

Police say Dayton Webber shot passenger in Tesla during argument

(Newser) - A Maryland athlete who built a national profile after his arms and legs were amputated when he was a baby is now charged with murder, Fox 5 DC reports. Authorities say 27-year-old professional cornhole player Dayton James Webber, a quadruple amputee from La Plata, fatally shot 27-year-old Bradrick Michael Wells...

DHS Attributes Teen's Murder to 'Open Border Policies'

Suspect in Loyola University student's killing is a Venezuelan migrant with prior arrests

(Newser) - The shooting death of an 18-year-old Loyola University Chicago student during a dawn walk to see the skyline has become the latest flashpoint in the national fight over immigration and "sanctuary" laws. Chicago police on Sunday charged Jose Medina-Medina, 25, a Venezuelan migrant, with first-degree murder, attempted murder, and...

Woman Arrested in Cold Case That Haunted Iowa Realtors

Suspect worked for company that built home where Ashley Okland was killed in 2011

(Newser) - More than a decade after an Iowa real estate agent was gunned down in a model townhouse, police say they've made an arrest. West Des Moines police on Tuesday charged 53-year-old Kristin Ramsey with first-degree murder in the 2011 killing of 27-year-old Ashley Okland, who was shot while working...

Comedy Club Owner's Last Act Was Far From Laughable

Mathew Thomas Becker of Arizona found dead in Alaska after killing ex-father-in-law, police say

(Newser) - A terminally ill Arizona comedy club owner died in Alaska after attempting to kill his ex-wife and succeeding in killing her father, police say. Authorities say 61-year-old Mathew Thomas Becker first shot at his ex-wife as she tried to unlock the doors of her Anchorage hair salon on Saturday, reports...

Florida Executes Man Who Raped, Killed Young Mother

Denise Amber Lee called 911 begging for help but critical information was not relayed

(Newser) - A Florida man was executed Tuesday evening for the rape and murder of a young mother who frantically called 911 on her attacker's cellphone while she was tied up in his car. Michael Lee King, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:13pm following a lethal injection at Florida State...

Man Guilty of Killing Wife Whose Body Was Found in Tank

Dee Warner vanished in April 2021

(Newser) - A man was found guilty Tuesday of killing his wife, whose body was found in an empty farm tank in rural Michigan in 2024, three years after she disappeared. Jurors heard evidence of a troubled marriage between Dee and Dale Warner. Though defense lawyers emphasized that there was no physical...

Cops: Iran Likely Took Out Regime Critic Living in Canada

Police are probing Iran's possible link to activist Masood Masjoody's suspected homicide

(Newser) - Canadian police say an outspoken Iranian activist who vanished near Vancouver a month ago is probably dead, and possibly part of a wider pattern that has critics of Tehran on edge. Investigators in Burnaby, British Columbia, announced they're treating the disappearance of 45-year-old mathematician Masood Masjoody as a homicide,...

Cops: He Killed 3 Women for Their Cars, Money

Ivan Miller, 22, confesses to the triple slayings in Utah

(Newser) - The details are filling in about a triple homicide in remote Utah in which three women were slain in two separate locations. The suspect in custody, 22-year-old Ivan Miller, told authorities he killed the women because he needed money and transportation, according to court documents cited by NBC News . He...

Mother of 2 Girls Found in Suitcases Charged With Murder

Father says he had been trying to find his missing daughter for 5 years

(Newser) - The mother of two girls found buried inside suitcases in Cleveland was charged Thursday with two counts of murder, police said. Aliyah Henderson, 28, is accused of killing Mila Chatman and Amor Wilson, whose remains were recovered after a dog walker led authorities to the suitcases four days earlier, the...

Amish Woman Who Drowned Son, 4, Won't Go to Prison

Ruth Miller found not guilty by reason of insanity

(Newser) - An Amish woman who drowned her 4-year-old son in an Ohio lake and told police she "gave him to God" has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Judge Michael Ernest said three mental health evaluations had concluded that Ruth Miller, who waived her right to a jury...

Suspect Arrested After 3 Women Found Dead in Utah

Residents were told to lock their doors, keep lights on after bodies were found in Wayne County

(Newser) - A suspect has been arrested in connection with three murders that caused terror in a sparsely populated corner of Utah. The bodies of two women were discovered Wednesday on a hiking trail near Torrey, a town of about 260 people just outside Capitol Reef National Park, according to the Utah...

Bronx Day Care Couple Sentenced for Toddler's Death

Couple gets 25 years to life after fatal fentanyl exposure

(Newser) - The owner of a Bronx day care that doubled as a drug mill could be imprisoned for life after a toddler died in her care after being exposed to drugs, NBC News reports. On Wednesday, a New York judge sentenced Divino Niño day care owner Grei Mendez, 38, and...

He Went From First-Round Pick to Murderer Jailed for Life

Dan Serafini gets life with no chance of parole in 2021 shooting of in-laws

(Newser) - Ex-MLB pitcher Dan Serafini has been sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole in the 2021 murder and attempted murder of his wealthy in-laws. Serafini was found to have hidden inside the Lake Tahoe home of Robert Gary Spohr and Wendy Wood before firing a weapon, killing...

'Suitcase Murder' Convict Pleads Not Guilty in US

Tommy Schaefer served 11 years in Indonesia prison before he was sent back to US next week

(Newser) - A Chicago man convicted in Indonesia of beating his then-girlfriend's mother to death with a fruit bowl and hiding the body in a suitcase more than a decade ago pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges in the US. Tommy Schaefer was sentenced in Indonesia to 18 years in...

Cops: Assisted Living Worker Shot Resident in the Head

Maurquise Emillo James, 22, also charged with shooting at Maryland state trooper on Tuesday

(Newser) - The shooting death of a retired attorney-turned-mystery writer at a Maryland senior living facility has been tied to a 22-year-old staff member now also accused of shooting at a state trooper, authorities say. Prosecutors on Wednesday charged medication technician Maurquise Emillo James with first-degree murder in the Feb. 14 killing...

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...

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