Tag: Killing

Oklahoma Panel Rejects Clemency for Man in Baby’s Killing

OKLAHOMA CITY—Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board voted 4–1 Tuesday to deny clemency for a man sentenced to die for killing his 9-month-old daughter in 2002, moving him a step closer to his scheduled lethal injection next month. Attorneys for Benjamin Cole, 57, did not dispute that Cole killed Brianna Cole by forcibly bending the infant…


Ex-deputy Gets Life in Prison for Killing Ex-Wife, Stepdaughter, Man

AUSTIN, Texas—A former Texas sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for killing his ex-wife, teenage stepdaughter and the stepdaughter’s boyfriend. Former Travis County sheriff’s deputy Stephen Broderick, 42, was automatically sentenced after pleading guilty to capital murder Tuesday in Austin in the 2021 deaths of ex-wife Amanda Broderick, 35; stepdaughter Alyssa…


Man Accused of Killing Arizona Girls Facing First of 2 Trials

TUCSON, Ariz.—A man accused of abducting and killing two young Tucson girls separately and dumping their bodies in the desert is facing the first of two scheduled trials. Opening statements are set for Tuesday in Pima County Superior Court. Christopher Clements, 40, was arrested in 2018 and indicted on 22 felony counts including two counts…


Suddenly (1954)

In the city of Suddenly, three gangsters trap the Benson family in their own house, on the top of a hill near the railroad station, with the intention of killing the president of the USA. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the…


4 Afghan Children Playing With Unexploded Shell Killed in School

ISLAMABAD—An unexploded ordnance detonated in southern Afghanistan, killing four children and injuring three others after the children brought it inside their school, police and a doctor said. The incident in Helmand province on Sept. 3 happened when the children discovered an unexploded shell and brought it inside their religious school and started playing with it,…


Wisconsin Boy Waives Hearing in 10-Year-Old Girl’s Death

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis.—A lawyer for a 14-year-old Wisconsin boy accused of killing a 10-year-old girl after luring her into the woods said Thursday that he will seek to have the case moved from adult to juvenile court. During a brief Zoom appearance in Chippewa County Circuit Court, attorney Michael Cohen said he planned to file…


Afghan Refugee Faces Murder Charge in 3rd Muslim Killing

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—An Afghan refugee charged in the slayings of two Muslim men is facing new charges in connection with the shooting death of another man in the parking lot of a refugee resettlement agency earlier this month. A grand jury indicted Muhammad Syed in the three killings Monday. He’s also a suspect in the shooting…


Police: Customer Kills Security Guard at Texas Restaurant

DeSOTO, Texas—A customer at a restaurant and entertainment venue in suburban Dallas fatally shot a security guard after arguing over the business’ rules, police said. Derek Phillips, 47, of Arlington, died after being shot multiple times about 10 p.m. Friday at Brickhouse Lounge in DeSoto, police Lt. Chris Huerta said Saturday. Phillips, who was not…


Grand Jury Declines to Indict Woman in Emmett Till Killing

JACKSON, Miss.—A Mississippi grand jury has declined to indict the woman whose accusation set off the lynching of teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, most likely closing the case. After hearing more than seven hours of testimony from investigators and witnesses, a Leflore County grand jury last week determined there was insufficient evidence to…


Mother Convicted of Killing Phoenix Sinclair Granted Escorted Outings From Prison

A Manitoba woman who abused and killed her daughter in one of the province’s most notorious crimes has been granted escorted temporary absences from prison. The Parole Board of Canada is allowing Samantha Kematch visits with family members and, separately, an Indigenous elder for spiritual development. “The Board believes that more exposure to your culture…