SAN FRANCISCO—A jury has convicted a San Francisco man of killing his 79-year-old roommate by beating her with a baseball bat and lighting her on fire. The attack was partially captured on Zoom. Min Jian Guan, 63, was found guilty of first-degree murder on May 30 for the June 14, 2020, death of Yu Quin…
San Francisco Man Convicted of Murder for Beating Roommate During Zoom Call and Burning Her Alive
4 Injured in Sweden in Incident Classed as Attempted Murder
STOCKHOLM—Four teenagers were injured in an incident Thursday in the town of Eskilstuna, west of Stockholm, police said, adding it was unclear what had happened but “several people were involved in a fight that resulted in personal injuries.” Those injured were four boys aged 15, police said in a statement. The case is being classified…
Texas Girl’s Killer Faces New Murder Charges, With More Possible, Police Say
AUSTIN, Texas—A man run out of multiple cities and towns across Texas after he served prison time for the slaying of an 8-year-old girl in the 1980s has been arrested in connection with two other murders, and police say they are reopening several cold cases that could be linked to him. Raul Meza Jr., 62,…
Jilted Boyfriend Jailed for Life for ‘Brutal’ Murder After Leaving Clue on Phone App
A failed businessman who stalked his former girlfriend as she walked home from work then stabbed her to death as her new boyfriend hid behind a bin, has been jailed for life. Dennis Akpomedaye, 30, waited for 21-year-old Ania Jedrkowiak to finish her shift at a Latin American restaurant in Ealing, west London, on May…
East Texas Teenager Charged With Murder in Killings of Parents and Siblings
NASH, Texas—Authorities in east Texas have jailed an 18-year-old man on capital murder charges in the shootings of his parents, sister and brother. Police in the small town of Nash say officers responding to a report that a man had harmed his family and was threatening to kill himself on Tuesday found Cesar Olalde barricaded…
Murder, Cruelty Charges Dismissed in Georgia Toddler’s Hot Car Death
ATLANTA—A father from Georgia will not face another trial over his toddler’s death in a hot car, prosecutors said Thursday, after the Georgia Supreme Court last year reversed his murder and child cruelty convictions. Justin Ross Harris, 42, was found guilty in November 2016 on eight counts including malice murder in the June 2014 death…
New Trial Ordered for Man Who Spent 15 Years on Death Row in Death of 3-Year-Old Boy
CINCINNATI—A new trial has been ordered for a man who spent more than a decade and a half on Ohio’s death row in the 2006 death of the 3-year-old son of his former live-in girlfriend. Lamont Hunter, 54, was convicted of aggravated murder, child endangering, and rape in the death of Trustin Blue, who authorities…
Utah Kids’ Book Author Accused in Husband’s Killing Changed Life Insurance Policies, Prosecutors Say
SALT LAKE CITY—A Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later arrested on accusations of killing him made changes to her husband’s life insurance years before he was fatally poisoned, according to charging documents updated Thursday. The additional allegations, which were previously mentioned in search warrants but…
Utah Children’s Book Author Accused in Husband’s Killing Changed Life Insurance Policies, Prosecutors Say
SALT LAKE CITY—A Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later arrested on accusations of killing him made changes to her husband’s life insurance years before he was fatally poisoned, according to charging documents updated Thursday. The additional allegations, which were previously mentioned in search warrants but…
Idaho Jury Begins Deliberation in Lori Vallow Daybell Murder Trial
BOISE, Idaho—An Idaho jury is weighing the fate of a woman charged in the slayings of her two youngest children and a romantic rival in what prosecutors say was a strange doomsday-focused plot. Lori Vallow Daybell wanted the victims’ money, so she used sex and power to manipulate her brother and a lover into carrying…
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