Category: murder

Man Wanted for Questioning in 4 Oklahoma Deaths Is Arrested

OKMULGEE, Okla.—A man wanted for questioning about the deaths and dismemberment of four men in eastern Oklahoma has been arrested in Florida, police said Tuesday. Joe Kennedy, 67, was arrested Monday in Daytona Beach Shores while driving a stolen vehicle, according to a statement by Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice. Prentice has described Kennedy as…


Dublin Hotel Murder Trial Told of Link Between Irish Republicans and Underworld Feud

Alleged Irish gangland boss Gerry Hutch has gone on trial, accused of ordering a murderous attack on a boxing press conference at the Regency Hotel in Dublin in 2016. David Byrne, 33, was shot dead when six gunmen, dressed as police officers and armed with AK-47 assault rifles, attacked associates of Hutch’s alleged arch-rival Daniel…


The Fast and the Furious (1955)

A trucker framed for murder breaks out of jail, takes a young woman hostage, and enters her sports car in a cross-border road race hoping to get to Mexico before the police catch him. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save”…


Man Gets 50 to Life for Gunning Down Wife in Lake Forest

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 62-year-old man has been sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for gunning down his wife in front of a Lake Forest hotel two years ago, according to court records obtained Oct. 14. Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies were called at 1:15 p.m. on June 10, 2020, to the Hilton Garden…


Murder Probe as Girl’s Body Found in Trunk in Paris

A major police investigation was launched in Paris late on Saturday after the body of 12-year-old girl was found in a trunk. The remains were found in the courtyard of a building in the 19th district of the French capital. According to French media, a local girl had been reported missing by her parents earlier…


Man Gets 86 Years in Prison for Murder of Pastor’s Wife

INDIANAPOLIS—A man found guilty of murder, robbery and other charges in the 2015 killing of an Indianapolis pastor’s wife during a break-in was sentenced Friday to 86 years in prison. Larry Jo Taylor Jr. in September also was convicted after a four-day bench trial of burglary, theft, criminal confinement and carrying a handgun without a…


Man Convicted of Killing Girlfriend in Santa Ana

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 44-year-old man was convicted Oct. 12 of strangling and stabbing his girlfriend to death with a screwdriver in their Santa Ana apartment nearly five years ago. Prentis John Hill was convicted of second-degree murder with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. Hill is scheduled to be sentenced…


UK Murder Defendant Refuses to Name Names, Saying It Could Put Him in ‘Danger’

LONDON—A man on trial for murder has refused to identify another individual who was caught on CCTV moments before a gang member was stabbed to death, saying it could put him in “danger.” Tristan Bullock, 21, Donte McCalla, 21, and Darius Kwakye, 29, all deny murdering Salem Koudou in Brixton, south London, in August 2020….


‘Devout Christian’ Decapitated Friend After ‘Falling out Over Money,’ UK Jury Told

LONDON—A “devout Christian” murdered her friend, decapitated her, and dumped her headless body on a public footpath 200 miles away, where a family stumbled across it while on a holiday stroll, a jury in London has heard. Jemma Mitchell, 38, denies murdering Mee Kuen Chong, 67, and depositing her body and head near Salcombe in…


Man Charged With Murder in Detroit-Area Hotel Shooting

DEARBORN, Mich.—A man accused of killing a suburban Detroit hotel employee and barricading himself in a room for hours was charged Sunday with murder and other crimes. Reichsrd Williams-Lewis, 37, was denied bond during an appearance in court. He is accused of fatally shooting a 55-year-old employee on the third floor of a Hampton Inn…