Murder: Recent News Stories and Unsolved Murder Cases - Page 101

Doc Expected to Blame Cough Syrup for Double Murder

Doctor May Blame
Double Murder
on Cough Syrup

Dec 29, 2015 7:29 AM CST

Doctor May Blame Double Murder on Cough Syrup

Louis Chen accused of stabbing partner, 2-year-old son to death

(Newser) - A doctor accused of murdering his partner and their 2-year-old son in 2011 will go on trial in April next year—and he may blame cough syrup for the grisly killings. Louis Chen's defense team in October filed papers signaling that they will argue that the 43-year-old was suffering...

Retired Reporter Aims to
Fix 'Miscarriage of Justice'

Dec 27, 2015 3:30 PM CST

Retired Reporter Aims to Fix 'Miscarriage of Justice'

Bill Proctor devotes himself to 19-year-old murder case

(Newser) - When Bill Proctor retired two years ago, he set out on a mission of "attempted vindication." A former Detroit broadcast journalist with 30 years' experience, Proctor believes the wrong man was imprisoned for the 1996 murder of a Christina Brown, a 12-year-old drug dealer bludgeoned to death with...

Police: Bronx Dad
Murdered Infant
for Crying

Dec 21, 2015 8:05 AM CST

Police: Bronx Dad Murdered Infant for Crying

2-month-old was discarded in upstate New York

(Newser) - A New York man faces murder charges in the death of his infant son, the New York Times reports. Jose Feliciano, 51, told police that the 2-month-old was crying, so he smothered the baby, then choked him. "The guy is a piece of garbage," the superintendent at the...

Murder Case
Opened After
Funeral Director
Finds Wound

Dec 17, 2015 12:46 PM CST

Murder Case Opened After Funeral Director Finds Wound

Myrtle McKinney was initially thought to have died of natural causes

(Newser) - "It's just a horrible circumstance ... that she was in Kings County morgue for a month before we saw this," said NYPD Chief of Detectives Robert K. Boyce Wednesday. The "she" is Myrtle McKinney, an 82-year-old Brooklyn woman who was found dead on her kitchen floor on...

$Mass. Kid, 16, Guilty in Math Teacher's Rape, Murder$

Mass. Kid, 16, Guilty in Math Teacher's Rape, Murder

Dec 15, 2015 3:46 PM CST

Mass. Kid, 16, Guilty in Math Teacher's Rape, Murder

Philip Chism convicted as adult in gruesome slaying of Colleen Ritzer in school bathroom

(Newser) - A Massachusetts teenager was convicted Tuesday of raping and killing his high school math teacher. Philip Chism was 14 when he followed his algebra teacher, Colleen Ritzer, into a school bathroom, strangled her, stabbed her at least 16 times, and raped her. During his trial, his lawyer admitted Chism killed...

Sheriff: Ex-Deputy
Charged in Deaths
Had Prior Issues

Dec 12, 2015 3:40 PM CST

Sheriff: Ex-Deputy Charged in Deaths Had Prior Issues

He's charged with killing a man while on duty, as well as his neighbor

(Newser) - A former Ohio sheriff's deputy charged in two separate fatal shootings this year had problems while working as a deputy in another sheriff's office, his ex-boss said. Joel Jenkins never made it out of his probationary period while working in Fayette County during 2011 and 2012, said Sheriff...

In Small-Town Murders,
a Big-Time Mystery Emerges

In Small-Town Murders, a Big-Time Mystery Emerges

'One man shall die so that the other may live' was one suspect's cryptic statement

(Newser) - A Michigan town so small it doesn't have a McDonald's or a Walmart is the setting for a dark triple-murder mystery involving drugs, love-fueled jealousy, and a burned-out car, all outlined in the Detroit Free Press . The brutal killings of Heather Aldrich, her sister Carrie Nelson, and Nelson'...

Cops: Man Went to Strip Club After Killing

Dec 9, 2015 2:42 PM CST

Cops: Man Went to Strip Club After Killing

Rodney Chavers said he wanted to clear his head

(Newser) - Police in Florida say a man went to a strip club to clear his head after killing another man in Riviera Beach. Police tell the Palm Beach Post 41-year-old Rodney Chavers killed 42-year-old Tarrie Wilder on Nov. 13. Following the incident, police say Chavers, who was ordered held without bail...

Stranger Entered Home, Killed Sleeping Boy, 6

Dec 8, 2015 7:33 AM CST

Stranger Entered Home, Killed Sleeping Boy, 6

Logan Tipton was stabbed in the head; police say Ronald Exantus confessed

(Newser) - "Mind-boggling," is how police Lt. Michael Fortney describes what happened before dawn in Versailles, Ky., on Monday: An intruder entered a family's home, wandered about, then stabbed a sleeping kindergartner in the head a number of times "with a large kitchen knife that he obtained in...

Dec 5, 2015 7:00 AM CST

2 Eerily Similar Murders, 157 Years Apart

2 women, both 20, died in UK park on same day

(Newser) - Pype Hayes Park in the quiet Birmingham, UK, suburb of Erdington is a picturesque place, yet it conceals the truth behind two eerily similar murders. Mary Ashford and Barbara Forrest, both 20, spent their last hours alive dancing on May 27—but 157 years apart. In 1817, Ashford was spotted...

Son Professes
Innocence in
Beer Magnate's
Grisly Murder

Dec 4, 2015 5:06 PM CST

Son Professes Innocence in Beer Magnate's Grisly Murder

Dennis Oland has been charged in vicious attack on his father

(Newser) - The body of Richard Oland—the sixth generation of Canada's oldest beer dynasty—was found on the floor of his office with nearly four dozen wounds in 2011, the CBC reports. According to Vice , it appeared someone had used a hammer to "break apart the bones in his...

Mom, Son Found Dead After Inheriting $480K Gold Bar

Dec 1, 2015 12:40 PM CST

Mom, Son Found Dead After Inheriting $480K Gold Bar

Suspect is in custody, but the gold is still missing

(Newser) - Good fortune was short-lived for Beverly Giannonatti, 79, and her 57-year-old son, Greg. In October, a cleaning woman found a 25-pound gold bar worth $480,000 in the home of Beverly's late ex-husband in Deer Lodge, Montana. Greg Giannonatti's girlfriend tells the Washington Post it wasn't such...

New Lawsuit
Could Leave
Robert Durst
Penniless

Nov 30, 2015 9:00 PM CST

New Lawsuit Could Leave Robert Durst Penniless

$100M suit relies on arcane 'right to sepulcher' law

(Newser) - Robert Durst never admitted to killing first wife Kathleen Durst 34 years ago, and no conclusive evidence has been found—but her death could still cost him his fortune. Kathleen's three sisters and 101-year-old mother have filed a $100 million lawsuit against Durst contending he infringed upon their "...

Cops: Man Kills
Waffle House
Employee Over
Smoking Policy

Nov 27, 2015 7:00 PM CST

Cops: Man Kills Waffle House Employee Over Smoking Policy

He allegedly shot her in the head when she asked him not to smoke

(Newser) - A customer pulled out a gun and shot and killed an employee at a Waffle House restaurant in Mississippi on Friday after she asked him not to smoke, police said. Police received a call about the shooting shortly after 1am local time, said Biloxi police Sgt. Donnie Dobbs. The customer,...

Guy Who Posted Pic of Dead Wife on Facebook Convicted

Nov 25, 2015 3:01 PM CST

Guy Who Posted Pic of Dead Wife on Facebook Convicted

He faces life in prison

(Newser) - A Florida man who killed his wife and posted a photo of the bloody corpse on Facebook was convicted Wednesday of second-degree murder after failing to convince a jury that he shot her eight times in self-defense. The jury verdict came in the third week of Derek Medina's trial...

91-Year-Old Shot,
Set on Fire in Detroit

Nov 24, 2015 12:16 PM CST

91-Year-Old Shot, Set on Fire in Detroit

Suspect turned himself in on Tuesday

(Newser) - A man has surrendered to police and been charged after a "heinous" murder in Detroit, though police aren't giving up details on the suspect's identity or motive, reports the Detroit Free Press . Authorities say 91-year-old Paul Monchnik was beaten, shot in the head, doused in gasoline, and...

Documents: Pastor's Wife 'Charged at' Gunman

Nov 24, 2015 5:53 AM CST

Documents: Pastor's Wife 'Charged at' Gunman

Chilling details emerge in Indianapolis slaying

(Newser) - The 18-year-old accused of murdering Amanda Blackburn during a home invasion robbery claims he shot her after she charged at him, according to court documents seen by NBC News . Larry Taylor told accomplices that the pregnant 28-year-old pastor's wife "charged at him and he shot her somewhere in...

Online Clues in Case of Baby Cut From Pregnant Mother

Nov 23, 2015 8:00 AM CST

Online Clues in Case of Baby Cut From Pregnant Mother

Suspect Ashleigh Wade had created a number of baby registries

(Newser) - An 8-pound, 2-ounce baby girl sits in a Bronx hospital room under watch of the NYPD as more details emerge about the grisly crime that took the life of Genesis' mom on Friday. The New York Daily News reports that Angelikque Sutton was found in Ashleigh Wade's apartment with...

Teen Charged
With Killing
Pastor's Wife

Nov 23, 2015 6:26 AM CST

Teen Charged With Killing Pastor's Wife

Indianapolis cops get break in high-profile case

(Newser) - Police in Indianapolis say they've solved the high-profile murder of a young pastor's wife. Officers arrested 18-year-old Larry Taylor early Monday and charged him with shooting 28-year-old Amanda Blackburn in the head, reports the Indianapolis Star . Two other suspects are being held as alleged accomplices, reports Fox59 . Police...

Cops: Pregnant Woman Is Killed, Baby Removed

Nov 21, 2015 9:00 AM CST