Category: murder

Man Charged With Murder in Deaths of Daughter, Sister-in-Law After 6 People Found Dead in House Fire

GREEN POND, S.C.—A man has been charged with murder in the killings of his sister-in-law and daughter after South Carolina authorities found six people dead while responding to reports of a house fire and stabbings, officials said at a press conference Monday. Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone identified a 50-year-old woman and an 11-year-old girl…


Heather Mack, Convicted in Bali of Killing Mom and Stuffing Body in Suitcase, Pleads Guilty in US

CHICAGO—The American woman accused of helping to kill her mother and stuffing her body in a suitcase during a luxury vacation to Bali nine years ago changed her plea to guilty in Chicago federal court on Friday. Heather Mack, 27, was convicted in Indonesia in 2015 of being an accessory to Sheila von Wiese-Mack’s murder…


Nottingham University Graduate Charged With 3 Murders in the City

A mechanical engineering graduate has been charged with murdering two students and a school caretaker during an early morning rampage in Nottingham. Valdo Calocane, 31, has been charged with the murder of Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber, both 19, and Ian Coates, 65. The students were stabbed to death in Ilkeston Road around 4 a.m….


A Vermont Man Charged With Killing His Mother at Sea Over His Inheritance Dies Awaiting Trial

The Vermont man charged with killing his mother off the coast of New England in a scheme to inherit millions of dollars has died awaiting trial, federal authorities said Thursday. Nathan Carman, 29, pleaded not guilty last year to fraud and first-degree murder in the death of his mother, Linda Carman, and was scheduled to…


Vermont Man Charged With Killing His Mother at Sea Over His Inheritance Dies Awaiting Trial

The Vermont man charged with killing his mother off the coast of New England in a scheme to inherit millions of dollars has died in jail while awaiting trial, federal authorities said Thursday. Nathan Carman, 29, pleaded not guilty last year to fraud and first-degree murder in the death of his mother, Linda Carman, and…


Inaccurate Assessment by Probation Officers Resulted in Murder, Rape Cases: Watchdog

Probation officers fail to properly identify the risk offenders present to the public and prevent violent and sexual offences like murder and rape, according to a new report. HM Inspectorate of Probation looked at 86 serious further offence (SFO) cases by offenders who are under probation supervision or have very recently been under probation supervision…


Police: Maryland Fatal Shooting of 3 Happened After Parking Dispute

ANNAPOLIS, Md.—A man was charged in a shooting that killed three men—including a father and son—and wounded three others after a neighborhood dispute over parking during a party, police said Monday. Charles Robert Smith, 43, of Annapolis, was charged with three counts of second-degree murder, three counts of attempted murder, assault, and other offenses in…


Aspiring Lawyer, 22, Stabbed to Death by Gang in Case of Mistaken Identity

LONDON—An aspiring lawyer was stabbed to death by a gang intent on violence after he and a friend walked back from a supermarket in north west London after buying groceries, a jury has been told. On Wednesday the Old Bailey was told Sven Badzak, 22, suffered fatal injuries after being attacked on Feb. 6, 2021…


Aspiring Lawyer, 22, Stabbed to Death by Gang in Case of ‘Mistaken Identity,’ Jury Told

LONDON—An aspiring lawyer was stabbed to death by a gang intent on violence after he and a friend walked back from a supermarket in north west London after buying groceries, a jury has been told. On Wednesday the Old Bailey was told Sven Badzak, 22, suffered fatal injuries after being attacked on Feb. 6, 2021,…


Witnesses From Beyond the Grave Heard at Trial of 1974 Murder

LONDON—A jury has heard statements from two dead witnesses at the trial of an 80-year-old man accused of murdering a sex worker in north London in 1974. John Apelgren was a 31-year-old bricklayer in May 1974 when he allegedly punched Eileen Cotter, 22, and then strangled her before throwing her body out of his Austin…