Tag: murder

Derek Chauvin Murder Conviction Upheld in George Floyd Killing

MINNEAPOLIS—The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday upheld former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s second-degree murder conviction in the killing of George Floyd, and let his 22.5-year sentence remain in place. Chauvin’s attorney had asked the appeals court to throw out the ex-officer’s convictions for a long list of reasons, including the massive pretrial publicity….


Alleged Underworld Boss Gerry Hutch Acquitted of High Profile Murder Amid Doubts About Key Witness

The alleged head of an Irish underworld family has been acquitted of murdering an associate of a rival gang at a boxing weigh-in event at a hotel in Dublin in 2016. The prosecution had claimed that on Feb. 5, 2016 Gerry “The Monk” Hutch was trying to kill his arch rival Daniel Kinahan, but the…


Bob Lee Stabbing Suspect’s Arraignment Postponed

SAN FRANCISCO—A judge has rescheduled the arraignment of Nima Momeni, the 38-year-old suspect in Bob Lee’s murder, for April 25. According to the motion to detain Momeni without bail, which was released on April 14, Momeni drove the victim to a deserted spot and stabbed him due to a dispute about his sister. Momeni appeared…


LIVE NOW: San Francisco Police Speaks on the Murder of CashApp CEO

San Francisco police hold a news conference at 3:30 p.m. ET on April 13 after the arrest of a suspect in the stabbing murder of CashApp CEO Bob Lee. …


San Francisco Police Speaks on the Murder of CashApp CEO

San Francisco police hold a news conference at 3:30 p.m. ET on April 13 after the arrest of a suspect in the stabbing murder of CashApp CEO Bob Lee. …


LIVE 3:30 PM ET: San Francisco Police Speaks on the Murder of CashApp CEO

San Francisco police hold a news conference at 3:30 p.m. ET on April 13 after the arrest of a suspect in the stabbing murder of CashApp CEO Bob Lee. …


Bob Lee Called 911 and Tried to Help Himself, Record and Videos Show

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) has released the audio of a 911 dispatcher talking to officers in response to a call for help from Cash App founder Bob Lee, who had just been stabbed. “There’s a male screaming ‘help,’ saying, ‘Someone stabbed me,’” the 911 dispatcher said in the recording. “He is not…


Guilty or Not? Jury Hears Claims in Idaho Slain Children’s Case

BOISE, Idaho—A mother accused in the triple murder of her two youngest children as well as her new husband’s previous wife was willing to “remove any obstacle in her way to get what she wants,” a prosecutor told jurors Monday morning. “The defendant used money, power and sex to get what she wanted,” Fremont County…


Guilty or Not? Jury to Hear Claims in Idaho Slain Kids’ Case

BOISE, Idaho—The investigation started roughly 29 months ago with two missing children. It soon grew to encompass five states, four suspected murders, and claims of unusual, doomsday-focused religious beliefs involving “dark spirits” and “zombies.” On Monday morning, an Idaho jury will begin the difficult task of deciding the veracity of those claims and others in…


Guilty or Not? Jury to Hear Claims in Idaho Slain Children’s Case

BOISE, Idaho—The investigation started roughly 29 months ago with two missing children. It soon grew to encompass five states, four suspected murders, and claims of unusual, doomsday-focused religious beliefs involving “dark spirits” and “zombies.” On Monday morning, an Idaho jury will begin the difficult task of deciding the veracity of those claims and others in…