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Murder, arson charged in 2003 California wildfire

Almost six years after a wildfire destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in Southern California, prosecutors say they have enough evidence to charge a prison inmate with arson and murder in connection with the 2003 blaze.

Son of former Ky. gov emerges as slaying suspect

Steve Nunn said nothing in court. His glum, unshaven face spoke volumes.

Trial starts for man accused of wife's 1983 death

Trial has begun for a family photographer accused of killing his estranged wife 26 years ago to avoid losing custody of his daughters.

DA won't retry man who served 26 years in prison

Prosecutors will not retry a man whose murder conviction was overturned after he spent 26 years in prison for his mother's stabbing in Los Angeles.

Police: Ky. politician said he 'wanted revenge'

A one-time Kentucky political star whose reputation was tarnished by an ex-girlfriend's domestic violence allegations told police of wanting revenge when he was arrested in a cemetery hours after she was shot to death.

Ex-Marine gets life for Calif. drug deal killing

A former Marine who served in Iraq has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing a California man to collect money owed for a drug debt.

Mother kills daughter, self at nursing home

Police say a woman fatally shot her disabled daughter before taking her own life at an Oakland nursing home.

Autistic murder suspect declared unfit for trial

A judge ruled Monday that an autistic teenager is not competent to stand trial in the fatal beating of his doting mother and should remain in the treatment facility where he has been living for several months.

Murder suspect wanted to date others, says ex

The ex-fiancee of the reality-TV contestant who apparently committed suicide after being sought by police for the murder of his wife said she broke up with him because he wanted an “open relationship.” But, she said, there were no signs that he “might commit a murder.”

Man convicted in '60 Coors slaying found dead

A man convicted in the 1960 slaying of the Coors brewery founder's grandson, one of Colorado's most notorious cases, has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.

Did husband’s jealousy lead to model’s murder?

The ex-boyfriend of Jasmine Fiore said he’s “happy” that her husband Ryan Jenkins, the reality TV contestant police believe killed her, apparently committed suicide. Some speculate that Jenkins killed Fiore out of jealousy of her former boyfriends.

Calif. won't contest overturned murder conviction

The California attorney general's office says it won't appeal a judge's decision to throw out the conviction of a man who spent 26 years in prison after his mother was murdered.

Detroit boy, 12, faces life murder charge in death

A 12-year-old Detroit boy accused of shooting a 24-year-old woman to death during a street robbery could face an adult murder sentence of life in prison without parole if he's convicted, authorities said Wednesday.

Ex-Marine gets life in prison for drug deal murder

A 22-year-old former U.S. Marine has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of a Long Beach man in a drug deal dispute.

LA man convicted of mom's murder freed from prison

A man who spent 26 years in prison for his mother's murder was freed on bail Thursday — a week after a judge overturned a conviction she said was tainted by false evidence and sloppy defense work.

Conviction of man serving life sentence overturned

A federal judge on Friday overturned the conviction of a Los Angeles man serving a life sentence for his mother's death, saying the man was convicted on false evidence and that his attorney failed to adequately represent him at trial.

Man charged with editor death accused in 2nd case

Court documents claim a man charged in the murder of an Oakland journalist was also involved in the killing of his own brother.

Fla. Newlywed arrested in alleged plot on husband

A South Florida woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly hiring an undercover police officer to kill her husband of six months, authorities said.

Jury deadlock in California cancer-victim killing

A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a former Orange County woman accused of hiring a hit man to kill her husband because she thought his cancer treatments would eat up their savings.

NH law keeps murder case liars on the hook forever

Renny Cushing is convinced a former New Hampshire state trooper got away with murder. So the state representative from Hampton sponsored a law that will have people looking over their shoulders for the rest of their lives if they've lied about a murder or helped cover one up.

LA police: Mother kills 4-year-old son then self

A 43-year-old mother stabbed her 4-year-old son to death Saturday with a kitchen knife before fatally slitting her own wrists, police said.

FBI suspect fights extradition from St. Maarten

A Dutch Caribbean court rejected an attempt to block extradition of a U.S. man accused of killing two Georgia college athletes, but his attorney says he is fighting the decision.

Closing arguments held in cancer-victim killing

Closing arguments are under way in the trial of a former Orange County woman accused of arranging her husband's murder because she was afraid his cancer treatment would eat up their retirement savings.

Ruling that overturned NJ murder conviction stands

A federal appeals court will not reconsider its ruling that overturned a murder conviction.

No bail for blogger accused of threatening judges

A judge denied bail Thursday to a New Jersey blogger charged with threatening to assault or murder three Chicago-based federal judges.

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Suspect Could Face Death Penalty in Fort Hood Shooting - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com
Source: FOXNews.com

American-born Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan has yet to be charged but is expected to face at least 13 counts of murder, one for each of the victims who died, as well as numerous assault and weapons charges in a court-martial

America's Mass Murder Addiction: No other prosperous country not torn by civil conflict has anything like our volume of mass killings.
Source: The Daily Beast

More than health care, the economy, jobs, Afghanistan, Iraq, public malfeasance, private dishonesty, civil rights, disease or tainted food, mass murder is American's primary problem and most fundamental shame.

The Fort Carson Murder Spree
Source: Rolling Stone

Soldiers returning from Iraq have been charged in at least 11 murders at America's third-largest Army base. Did the military's own negligence contribute to the slayings?

Neighbor Says Hasan Gave Belongings Away Before Attack
Source: The New York Times

KILLEEN, Tex. — On Thursday morning, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan went to his next-door neighbor at the rundown apartment complex where he rented a one-bedroom unit and gave her most of his belongings, saying he would not need them any more.

Islam: Making a True Difference in the World
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Mass murder at Fort Hood? Somewhat surprising. Muslim mass murderer? No surprise whatsoever. Since 9/11, Muslim terrorists have murdered 52 Americans in 31 attacks on U.S. soil, including ten victims of honor killings.

Yellow Rose Massacre

Orders are here, it is time to go. My counterpart wants to come home. Someone must take their place, it is me. Reporting for deployment is familiar, Something is different in the air, The alarm going off in my head must be a projection. We are safe here, still upon friendly …

Police Raid Fort Hood Suspect's Home as 13th Victim Dies From Injuries - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com
Source: FOXNews.com

Suspected gunman, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who reportedly feared an impending war deployment, is wounded but alive in a hospital under military guard, Lt. Gen. Bob Cone at Fort Hood said Thursday night.

Police Identifies Woman Stuffed In Suitcase Near Dumpster
Source: WLKY.com

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Police are trying to solve a slaying after a man said he discovered a body in suitcase.

I-5 Strangler Gets 6 Life Terms
Source: kcra.com

STOCKTON, Calif. -- The so-called I-5 Strangler was sentenced Thursday to six consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty to six Northern California killings in an effort to avoid the death penalty.

The United States Of America. A nation teetering on the edge.

Thursday 11/05/2009. Today it was reported by CNBC, that our service men waiting deployment to foreign service, were open fired on by one Major Nidal Milik Hasan, age 39.

7 Killed in military base shooting
Source: abc.net.au

Seven people have been killed in a shooting at a major military base in Texas, United States media outlets have reported.

Minor girl killed after gang rape in Sirajganj
Source: thedailystar

A 10-year-old girl was gang-raped and killed at Dogachhi village in Kamarkhanda upazila in Sirajganj on Wednesday night.

Enraged over wife and mother's behaviour man kills children
Source: hindustantimes

A man in Pakistan's Punjab province killed his children, all aged under 10 years, after being angered by "unending quarrels" between his wife and mother.

Rapist With 10 Bodies At His Ohio Home Denied Bond
Source: 10tv.com

Anthony Sowell appeared in court under tight security. Assistant Prosecutor Brian Murphy called Sowell "an incredibly dangerous threat to the public" and said he could face the death penalty.

Mexican mayor announces death of political rival... hours before his body was found and two days before it was identified
Source: the Mail online

A Mexican mayor has sparked fury by announcing the death of a notorious drugs baron - hours before the body was found and two days before it was identified.

Disputed evidence in spotlight as Amanda Knox trial nears end
Source: CNN

CNN) -- Within weeks of British student Meredith Kercher's death in the vibrant college town of Perugia, Italy, prosecutors and police declared the case closed.

Hospital bill stuns slain student's parents
Source: The Sacramento Bee

On Saturday, 10 days after Scott Hawkins was beaten to death inside his dormitory at California State University, Sacramento, his parents got a letter in the mail.

Update: How did suspect in rape & murder of 19 year old woman slip through parole sweep?
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

The Florida Department of Corrections is investigating how a man wanted for a probation violation managed to slip through multi-agency sweep of parole violators in Orange County a week before he was accused of kidnapping and strangling a 19-year-old woman.

Man Charged In Death Of 15-Month-Old Boy
Source: WBALTV.com

BALTIMORE -- A 21-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 15-month-old boy. Investigators said the man told them he had been "rough housing" with the boy.

Parents charged with starving baby to death
Source: ABC Action News

Two people are under arrest after they allegedly starved their baby to death.

Death count at Anthony Sowell's home rises to at least 10
Source: Cleve-Blog

Police found at least four more decomposing bodies and the skull of another person at Anthony Sowell's house Tuesday, making his home on Imperial Avenue among the deadliest crime scenes in Cleveland history.

Four more bodies found at Ohio rapist's home, police say
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Authorities say more remains have been discovered at the Cleveland home of a convicted rapist, raising to at least 10 the number of bodies that have been found there.

Husband burnt alive as he tries to kill wife
Source: austriantimes.at

Police said the man had doused himself with petrol and then poured it around his house before shouting "I will burn all of you to a crisp" and setting the home ablaze.

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