Category: Crime and Incidents

Long Island Serial Killer Probe Not Over After Architect Is Charged in 3 of 11 Deaths

RIVERHEAD, N.Y.—Authorities on Long Island are vowing to continue investigating a string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders after charging an architect in the deaths of three of the 11 victims. Rex Heuermann, 59, is accused of killing Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello over a decade ago. He is also considered…


A New Look at an Old Clue Helps Investigators Arrest the Man Accused of Gilgo Beach Murders

MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y.—The first find was startling: a woman’s skeletal remains cast into the dunes along a remote Long Island highway. Then came the shock. Days after that discovery in December 2010, police discovered parts of three more women nearby on a spit of sand known as Gilgo Beach. The remains of six other people…


Armed Suspect Arrested Near Obama’s Residence Indicted on 6 Counts

A native of Washington state, who was arrested near the residence of former U.S. President Barrack Obama with hundreds of rounds of ammunition last month, has been indicted on six counts of firearms charges and involvement in the 2021 U.S. Capitol breach. A grand jury in the District Court for the District of Columbia indicted…


Officer Killed and 2 Police Injured in Shooting That Also Left Suspect Dead on a North Dakota Street

FARGO, N.D.—One police officer died and two others were critically injured after a suspect began shooting on a busy street in Fargo, North Dakota, on Friday afternoon, police said. Officers returning fire killed the suspect during the shooting that occurred before 3 p.m. A civilian also was seriously wounded, police said in a late-night statement…


Man Killed by Iowa Police After Homicide and Carjacking Had a ‘Hit List,’ Authorities Say

OMAHA, Neb.—Police in Omaha say they found a “hit list” at the home of a Nebraska man suspected of a homicide and carjacking before being fatally shot by police in western Iowa over the weekend. Investigators said they found two guns in the stolen car driven by Matthew Briggs, 41. When detectives searched his home…


Ex-officers at Federal Women’s Prison in California Plead Guilty to Multiple Sex Abuse Counts

SAN FRANCISCO—Two former officers of a federal women’s prison in California pleaded guilty Thursday to multiple counts of sexual abuse, the latest to be prosecuted following an Associated Press investigation last year resulting in prison sentences for the former warden and chaplain. Andrew Jones, a former cook supervisor at Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, pleaded…


Microsoft’s Contract With Government Agencies Under Fire Following Chinese Cyber Attacks

After Chinese hackers were able to hack into U.S. government email accounts last week, Microsoft’s security systems are now under fire from Congress. A cyber gang based in China was accused of stealing emails from senior U.S. officials in a major security breach through a weakness in Microsoft MSFT.O software. The attacks were allegedly able…


LIVE 4 PM ET: FBI, Police Announce Major Development in the Murder Case on Gilgo Beach, NY

Suffolk County officials, representatives from the New York State Police, and FBI hold a press conference at 4:00 p.m. ET on July 14 to announce a significant development in the investigation of the Gilgo Beach Homicide. …


FBI, Police Announce Major Development in the Murder Case on Gilgo Beach, NY

Suffolk County officials, representatives from the New York State Police, and FBI hold a press conference at 4:00 p.m. ET on July 14 to announce a significant development in the investigation of the Gilgo Beach Homicide. …


Oklahoma Murder Conviction Reversed Due to Sexual Relationship Between Judge, Prosecutor

OKLAHOMA CITY—An Oklahoma appeals court on Thursday threw out a first-degree murder conviction because of a sexual relationship between the judge and a prosecutor in the case. In a 3–2 decision, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a new trial for defendant Robert Leon Hashagen III, who was sentenced to life in prison after…