Category: manslaughter

Oshawa Man Found Guilty of 1st Degree Murder, Manslaughter in 2 Killings

TORONTO—A Toronto-area man has been found guilty in the killing and dismemberment of two women nearly a decade apart. Adam Strong, 47, was convicted this afternoon of first-degree murder in the death of Rori Hache and of manslaughter in that of Kandis Fitzpatrick. Court heard Strong previously acknowledged prosecutors had proven he dismembered the two…


Captain Pleads Not Guilty to Manslaughter in Boat Fire

LOS ANGELES—The captain of a scuba diving boat that burned and sank off the California coast, killing 34 people, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to manslaughter charges. Jerry Boylan was arraigned in federal court in Los Angeles on 34 counts of seaman’s manslaughter. Each count carries a potential 10-year prison term. Prosecutors say Boylan failed to…


Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Daughters Orphaned in DUI Crash in Newport Beach

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—The family of three young sisters injured in a Newport Beach collision that killed their parents are suing the 22-year-old alleged drunken driver facing murder and other charges stemming from the crash, an attorney representing the victims said Dec. 28. The lawsuit, which was filed Christmas Eve in Orange County Superior Court,…


‘Club Kid’ Killer Michael Alig Dies; Overdose Suspected

NEW YORK—Notorious “club kid” killer Michael Alig, who served 17 years in prison for killing his roommate over a drug debt in a case that became a book and film, has died of a suspected drug overdose six years after his release, police said. He was 54. Alig’s death late Thursday or early Friday is…


10 Correctional Officers Charged Following Death of Indigenous Man in N.L. Jail

ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—Ten correctional officers have been charged with crimes ranging from manslaughter to criminal negligence causing death in connection with the 2019 death of an Inuk man in a St. John’s jail. The charges follow the death of Jonathan Henoche, a 33−year−old Inuk man from Labrador, who died at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary on Nov….