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Murder
July 22, 2018
BREAKING: 11 taxi drivers killed in gun massacre on way from a funeral
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police say gunmen have opened fire on a minibus carrying members of a taxi drivers’ association, killing 11 people and critically wounding four others. Police Brig. Jay Naicker says the victims of the Saturday night attack had attended a colleague’s funeral and were returning home when the ambush occurred. He …
Homicide
July 19, 2018
Denis Ten, first Olympic gymnastic medalist in his country’s history, stabbed to death during apparent robbery: Reports
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH, AP Sports Writer MOSCOW (AP) — Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten was killed Thursday, and prosecutors in Kazakhstan said they were treating the case as murder. Ten was stabbed after a dispute with people who allegedly tried to steal a mirror from his car in his home city of Almaty, Kazakh …
July 19, 2018
BOMSBHELL: Detective says ‘very suspicious’ Natalie Wood death likely involved foul play; bruises consistent with assault
A Los Angeles homicide detective has spoken out regarding the mysterious death of actress Natalie Wood, strongly suggesting that he believes Wood’s 1981 drowning death was no accident. The New York Post reports that Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detective Ralph Hernandez appeared on the upcoming podcast Fatal Voyage: The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood, which is expected to launch …
July 19, 2018
Police identify ‘several Russians’ in poisoning death of ex-spy, and other deaths likely connected
By SYLVIA HUI, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A coroner on Thursday opened an inquest into the death of a British woman who was exposed to Novichok, as British media reported that police may have identified suspects in an earlier attack on a former Russian spy using the same deadly nerve agent. Senior coroner David Ridley …
July 19, 2018
Mystery surrounds death of baby reportedly snatched from home by strangers, later found burned to death
Authorities in Louisiana are investigating the death of a 6-month-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped at random from his Natchitoches home and later burned to death. According to the Natchitoches Police Department, authorities received a call around at around 9:10 p.m. on July 17 from the mother of the infant, who claimed two strangers started knocking heavily …
July 19, 2018
Florida tourist sent to JAIL for taking seashells from beach vacation
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A Texas woman has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for taking 40 queen conchs in the Florida Keys. The Miami Herald reports that 30-year-old Diana Fiscal-Gonzalez was sentenced last week after pleading no contest to taking the mollusks. She must also pay a $500 fine plus $268 for …
July 18, 2018
Gruesome details emerge in complete autopsy on tot girl Mariah Woods, allegedly killed by mom’s live-in boyfriend
A complete autopsy on 3-year-old Mariah Woods, found deceased last year in a creek close to her North Carolina home, was released on Wednesday. ABC 12 reports that Dr. Karen Kelly, who performed the autopsy, confirmed that the toddler passed away from chloroform toxicity. Her little body was found sealed in a white plastic trash bag, with …
July 14, 2018
Dad who killed, wife son before fatally shooting himself was depressed over chronic back pain: Report
A Los Angeles-area man allegedly shot to death his wife and their son before killing himself in a murder-suicide that has devastated relatives and friends, KNBC-TV reports. Authorities were called to the family’s condo in Redondo Beach late Wednesday night for a report of gunshots being fired. Investigators identified the dead as Marc and Ivana …
July 14, 2018
Father of woman found dead in luxury apartment trash chute says she was murdered
The father of a woman who was found dead in a what initially appeared to be an accidental death insists that she was murdered. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Lara Prychodko fell 27 floors to her death when she somehow fell into a trash chute in Zeckendorf Towers, a luxury Manhattan apartment building, late Tuesday afternoon. …
July 7, 2018
[BREAKING] Baby boy found dead after Mom claims she can’t remember where she left him: Police
A 4-month-old North Dakota baby was found deceased on Saturday afternoon, a day after his mother reportedly told authorities she had no idea where she left the little boy. Stutsman County Sheriff Chad Kaiser announced on Saturday that people walking in the rural area of Stutsman County found the baby by reed plants at around 2:30 p.m., …
July 6, 2018
Naked man breaks into 80-year-old woman’s home, attacks and threatens to rape her before shooting her in the face: Cops
Authorities in Nevada say an octogenarian was burglarized and shot in the face by a naked man who also attempted to sexually assault her earlier this week. According to Fox News, police believe 53-year-old Herbert Scott Rogers etnered the residence on Sunday and attacked the 80-year-old woman identified only as Shevaun. She said the incident …