BERLIN—A court in Germany convicted two Afghan men Thursday of killing their 34-year-old elder sister because they didn’t agree with her lifestyle. The Berlin regional court found the men, aged 28 and 24, guilty of murder for killing the mother of two in July 2021. Her body was later found in a suitcase buried near…
Sheriff: Man Charged With Killing West Virginia Boy in 1985
KINGWOOD, W.Va.—Police have made an arrest in the cold case slaying of a 13-year-old West Virginia boy. David Monroe Adams, 56, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jerimiah “Jerry” Matthew Watkins, whose body was found in a shallow hole near railroad tracks on Nov. 12, 1985, in Terra Alta, news outlets reported,…
Man Pleads Not Guilty to Killing 6 at California Home
PORTERVILLE, Calif.—An alleged gang member pleaded not guilty Tuesday to killing six people, including a teen mother and her baby, last month at a central California home associated with a rival gang, prosecutors said. The Jan. 16 massacre shocked rural Goshen, a community of about 3,000 people in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley. Noah David…
Family Says Sudan Freed Man Convicted of Killing US Diplomat
CAIRO—Sudanese authorities have released a man convicted of the 2008 killing of a U.S. diplomat in a drive-by shooting in the capital, Khartoum, his family said Tuesday. Abdel-Raouf Abu Zaid, designated a terrorist by the United States, was captured weeks after the shooting. He was convicted and sentenced to death for the killing of John…
Man Charged With Killing Mom at Sea Seeks Grand Jury Minutes
The man charged with killing his mother at sea during a 2016 fishing trip off the coast of New England is asking for minutes from the grand jury proceeding that led to his indictment, seeking to learn what was disclosed about his grandfather’s death three years earlier. Nathan Carman, 29, of Vernon, Vermont, is accused…
Man Charged With Killing Mother at Sea Seeks Grand Jury Minutes
The man charged with killing his mother at sea during a 2016 fishing trip off the coast of New England is asking for minutes from the grand jury proceeding that led to his indictment, seeking to learn what was disclosed about his grandfather’s death three years earlier. Nathan Carman, 29, of Vernon, Vermont, is accused…
Indian Court Grants Extradition for Australia Murder Suspect
NEW DELHI—A court in New Delhi on Tuesday approved an extradition request for the prime suspect in the killing of a woman on an Australian beach four years ago. Rajwinder Singh, who is of Indian origin, was arrested in November on the outskirts of the Indian capital. His arrest came three weeks after he was…
Life Sentence Sought for Suspect in Baltimore Jail Killing
BALTIMORE—Baltimore’s new top prosecutor Ivan Bates announced Friday that he’ll personally prosecute a defendant who was jailed on murder charges last year when he strangled his deaf cellmate to death, according to police. The case has already raised serious questions about Baltimore’s jail operations and its backlogged court system. Javarick Gantt, a deaf man who…
Congo Church Attack Kills at Least 14, ISIS Claims Responsibility
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo—The atmosphere at the Pentecostal church in the city of Kasindi in eastern Congo was upbeat on Sunday as hundreds gathered for a series of baptisms. The congregation swelled beyond capacity, forcing organizers to move the service outside. Then, about 10 minutes in, a blast rocked the courtyard where worshippers had…
New Charges Against Mom Accused of Killing 6-Year-Old Son
MINNEAPOLIS—Upgraded murder charges have been filed against a Minnesota mom who is accused of fatally shooting her 6-year-old son and stashing his body in the trunk of her car last spring. Julissa Thaler was already charged with second-degree murder in the May 20 death of Eli Hart. The suburban Minneapolis mom was indicted on a…
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