
Nov 20 - By Rochelle Hines, Associated Press Writer
A former Marine was charged Friday with six counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a burning home, including a prostitute featured on the HBO reality series "Cathouse." Complete Story...
Nov 18 - By Associated Press
Prosecutors say a 38-year-old Oakland man killed his girlfriend's young son, dumped his body in the water, then killed her to stop her from telling anyone.

Nov 17 - By Associated Press
About $10,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from one of four people found shot to death last week inside a burning home in Oklahoma City, police said Thursday.
Nov 17 - By Associated Press
Residents have come together in Cleveland to thank the coroner's office for quickly identifying women whose remains were found at the home of a suspected serial killer.
Nov 16 - By Associated Press
A former central Missouri funeral home director has pleaded guilty to intentionally giving three families the wrong cremated remains.

Nov 16 - By Associated Press
The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center is launching a special hot line in hopes of hearing from those who survived encounters at the house where remains of 11 women were found.

Nov 12 - By Thomas J. Sheeran, Associated Press Writer
Now that most of the bodies found at the home of a suspected serial killer have been identified, Cleveland is turning its attention to the living — to any women who might be reluctant to come forward after encounters with a man now charged with murder and rape.
Nov 12 - By Associated Press
Authorities say they found four bodies in a burning mobile home in southwest Arkansas and another person was found dead inside a nearby house.

Nov 10 - By Tim Talley, Associated Press Writer
A pregnant Nevada brothel worker who appeared in an HBO reality series and another 22-year-old mom-to-be had been fatally shot before firefighters discovered their bodies in a burning Oklahoma City home, investigators said Friday.
Nov 9 - By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Writer
A Texas man has been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for his role in what became the deadliest human smuggling attempt in U.S. history.

Nov 5 - By Associated Press
Funerals are getting under way for some of the 11 victims whose bodies were found on the Cleveland property of a registered sex offender.
Nov 4 - By Associated Press
Anthony Sowell of Cleveland has been charged with five counts of aggravated murder. Authorities said Wednesday they have confirmed a total of at least 11 victims whose remains were found at his home.
Nov 4 - By Associated Press
In stories Oct. 30-Nov. 4 about the discovery of corpses in the home of a sex offender, The Associated Press, relying on information from the Cleveland police department, erroneously reported the criminal background of Anthony Sowell. He was convicted of attempted rape, not rape, according to the Ohio prison system and Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court documents.

Nov 4 - By Vicki Smith, Associated Press Writers
CLEVELAND — The run-down Cleveland neighborhood where 50-year-old Anthony Sowell quietly carved out an existence is the type of place where women can disappear almost in plain sight.

Oct 31 - By Associated Press
The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about a sex offender who lived in a Cleveland house where several corpses were found. Authorities say that despite a police news release that described Anthony Sowell as a convicted rapist, he was convicted only of attempted rape. The story will be refiled as CLEVELAND-BODIES FOUND.
Oct 25 - By Ian James, Associated Press Writer
Ten men who belonged to the same soccer team were slain execution-style nearly two weeks after being abducted in a crime that Venezuela said Sunday could be the work of warring factions in neighboring Colombia.
Oct 16 - By Sarah Karush, Associated Press Writer
A woman who was expected to be sentenced Friday to life in prison for murdering her four daughters could instead walk free under a scenario outlined by the judge who found her guilty, though such an outcome still faces several legal hurdles.
Oct 16 - By Associated Press
A judge is considering whether a D.C. woman convicted of killing her four daughters and living with their decomposing bodies was improperly allowed to waive her insanity defense.

Sep 25 - By David Dishneau, Associated Press Writer
A home-improvement worker and school janitor who apparently was struggling to survive the recession killed his sleeping wife and two children before turning the 12-gauge shotgun on himself, Maryland State Police said Saturday.
Sep 16 - By Associated Press
A Bolivian university director is in police custody after five bodies were discovered decomposing on the roof of a building his school shares with a movie theater, police said Wednesday.
Aug 18 - By Associated Press
Police in South Florida searched for clues Tuesday after a woman, her 15-year-old son and another person were killed at a home in a quiet neighborhood.

Jul 29 - By Nafeesa Syeed, Associated Press Writer
A judge found a District of Columbia woman guilty Wednesday of killing her four daughters and living with their mummified bodies for months in a case that brought scrutiny to the city's child welfare system.
Jul 21 - By Associated Press
The Los Angeles County morgue is handling more unclaimed bodies because the weak economy means more people can't afford burials for their loved ones.
Jul 21 - By Nafeesa Syeed, Associated Press Writer
Closing arguments have finished in the case of a woman accused of killing her four daughters and living for months with their decomposing bodies.
Jul 13 - By Nafeesa Syeed, Associated Press Writer
A Washington woman was desperate to keep the killing of her four daughters a secret as she lived with their decomposing bodies for months, a prosecutor said Wednesday.