LONDON—Two young men allegedly murdered a 71-year-old woman in London after coming up with a “careful and cunning plan” to trick her out of her life savings, a court in London heard on Thursday. Kusai Al-Jundi, 24, and Mohammed El-Abboud, 28, both deny murdering Louise Kam, who was last seen alive on a CCTV camera,…
As Murders Soar, FBI Buries the Data
News Analysis Overview Based on a misunderstanding of new FBI data, NewsNation is reporting that 14,677 murders occurred in the United States during 2021, a supposedly large decline from 2020. In reality, that figure is far from complete, and comprehensive records from death certificates show that about 24,493 people were murdered in 2021. This is about: 1,000 more murders…
Man Gets Life in Killings of 2 Colorado Women in 1982
DENVER—A man convicted of killing two women who disappeared near a Colorado ski resort town nearly 40 years ago after DNA testing identified him as a suspect was sentenced on Monday to two terms of life in prison after the women’s relatives called for the maximum punishment for the slayings that forever changed their families….
Missouri Couple Charged in Death of Pregnant Woman, Baby
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.—A pregnant Arkansas woman who thought she was going to a job interview was instead killed in Missouri by a woman who wanted to claim her baby, federal authorities said Friday. The baby was also found dead. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Missouri said Amber Waterman and Jamie Waterman, both 42, of Pineville, Missouri,…
Vermont Man Convicted of Murder in Wife’s Cleaver Killing
BURLINGTON, Vt.—A Vermont man charged with killing his wife with a meat cleaver and injuring his mother-in-law five years ago was found guilty of murder on Thursday. The jury convicted Aita Gurung of first-degree murder in the killing of his wife Yogeswari Khadka, 32, in Burlington, and attempted second-degree murder in the attack on his…
Matriarch, 71, Jailed for Helping Son Cover up Killing of UK Drug Dealer
LONDON—A 71-year-old woman who helped her son dispose of the body of a London drug dealer, which was later found on fire, has been jailed for two years. Sophia Kokkinos helped her son Raphael when he called her after killing Loeike Guei, 23, at his flat in Streatham, south London. On Tuesday, Kokkinos, 35, was…
Family in Oklahoma Murder-Suicide Faced Financial Pressures
BROKEN ARROW, Okla.—An Oklahoma couple considered “primary suspects” in last week’s killings of their six children faced growing financial pressures and the husband experienced recurring pain from a workplace head injury, according to family members. Eight people were found dead Thursday in a burning home in a Tulsa-area suburb in what authorities are investigating as…
Man Who Hid Girlfriend’s Dead Body Under a Bunk Bed After Gruesome Murder Given Life Sentence
A 50-year-old unemployed male, Law Wai-man, was charged with killing his 34-year-old girlfriend, Sony Lau Lai-chi, who he was living with at the time in Po Kin House, Po Lam Estate, Tseung Kwan O in Hong Kong in 2019. Law subsequently hid Sony Lau’s body under a bunk bed after beating and killing her. Law…
Political Leader, Lottery Owner Fatally Shot in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Eric Jean Baptiste, a former presidential candidate and leader of a political party in Haiti, has been shot to death, a party official said Saturday. The killing stunned many in a nation already in crisis. Baptiste was killed Friday in the community of Laboule in the capital of Port-au-Prince along with his bodyguard, according…
Judge Filmed Jailing ‘Extremely Devious’ Murderer for Life in Legal Milestone in UK
An English court on Friday sentenced a murderer during a broadcast for the first time in a legal milestone. Jemma Mitchell, 38, was also the first woman to be sentenced on television in England and Wales after rules were changed to allow cameras into courtrooms. Judge Richard Marks, KC, told Mitchell she was an “extremely…
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