Category: homicide

Couple Checking out Barking Dog Leads to Encounter With Escapee, His Recapture

YOUNGSVILLE, Pa.—A couple checking out a barking dog on their northwestern Pennsylvania property led to the capture of a homicide suspect who had used bed sheets to escape from jail, authorities said. Michael Burham, 34, was captured nine days after he fled the Warren County jail in the late evening hours of July 6 by…


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…


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. …


Suspect in Deadly Minneapolis Crash Charged With Homicide, Federal Weapons and Drug Counts

MINNEAPOLIS—A suspect in a crash that killed five young women in Minneapolis was charged Thursday with 10 state counts of criminal vehicular homicide as well as federal firearms and drug charges that carry a potential sentence of life in prison. Derrick John Thompson, 27, of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, rented a Cadillac Escalade SUV at a…


Quebec Provincial Police Say Man, 32, Killed Northeast of Montreal Is Homicide Victim

Quebec provincial police say they are investigating a homicide after a man was allegedly gunned down in his car in a city northeast of Montreal. Police say Noël Garcia-Frias, 32, was found Friday in Charlemagne. Repentigny police say they spotted a badly injured man on a street at around 10 p.m. in the small city…


NTD News Today (June 16): Yale Professor Stumped on Cross-Sex Benefits; Youth Dying From Suicide at Highest Rate in Decades: CDC

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) demanded answers from a Yale School of Medicine assistant professor on which studies provide evidence of the benefits of cross-sex procedures. The questions came during a congressional hearing on June 15. Meredithe McNamara didn’t offer a single study before Crenshaw’s time ran out. The congressman is the sponsor of a bill…


LIVE 12 PM ET: NTD News Today (June 16): Yale Professor Stumped on Cross-Sex Benefits; Youth Die From Suicide at Highest Rate in Decades: CDC

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) during a congressional hearing on June 15 demanded answers from a Yale School of Medicine assistant professor on which studies provide evidence of the benefits of cross-sex procedures. Meredithe McNamara didn’t offer a single study prior to Crenshaw’s time running out. The congressman is the sponsor of a bill that would remove funding from children’s…


LIVE 12 PM ET: NTD News Today (June 16): Yale Professor Stumped on Cross-Sex Benefits; Youth Dying From Suicide at Highest Rate in Decades: CDC

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) demanded answers from a Yale School of Medicine assistant professor on which studies provide evidence of the benefits of cross-sex procedures. The questions came during a congressional hearing on June 15. Meredithe McNamara didn’t offer a single study before Crenshaw’s time ran out. The congressman is the sponsor of a bill…


New Zealand Police Say Hostel Fire That Killed 6 Was Arson, Launch Homicide Investigation

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand police said Wednesday they believe a fire that killed at least six people in a Wellington hostel was arson and launched a homicide investigation. Police Inspector Dion Bennett said they haven’t yet arrested anybody but they have a list of people they want to speak to and hope to quickly identify…