INDIANAPOLIS—A judge declared a second mistrial Monday for a man charged in the 2015 killing of a pastor’s wife after jurors learned details about the Indianapolis case’s long history in the court system. Larry Jo Taylor Jr.’s trial was scheduled to begin Monday, but Marion Superior Judge Grant Hawkins declared a mistrial after a juror…
Man Pleads Guilty to Murder of Starved, Beaten 12-Year-Old
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.—An Indiana man accused of abusing his 12-year-old son and starving the child to death has pleaded guilty to murder. Luis Eduardo Posso Jr., 35, entered the plea Wednesday under an agreement with prosecutors that calls for the dismissal of other charges, including neglect of a dependent resulting in death and battery resulting in…
Jury Finds Alberta Men Guilty of Murder, Manslaughter in Shootings of Métis Hunters
The family of two Métis hunters who were shot to death on a rural road in Alberta say they would have liked harsher convictions for the men who killed their loved ones but are satisfied those responsible will be behind bars. A jury found Anthony Bilodeau, 33, guilty of manslaughter in the death of Jacob…
Crown Stays Charges of 6 Involved in GTA Tow-Truck Industry Violence
Crown prosecutors have stayed charges for six people involved in high-profile violence between rival tow-truck companies in the Greater Toronto Area, despite being accused of more than 70 criminal acts of arson, murder, and property damage. In February 2020, the York Regional Police (YRP) launched Project Platinum in response to violence and criminal activities between…
Man Convicted of 1st-Degree Murder in Beheading Case
CONCORD, N.H.—A jury on Thursday convicted a New Hampshire man of first-degree murder for killing his wife’s coworker after he discovered they were texting, and then forcing her to behead him. Armando Barron, 32, faces a life sentence without parole. He also was convicted of assaulting his wife, Britany Barron, the night he discovered she…
UK Woman Who Wanted to Adopt Boy Jailed for Life for His Murder
An English woman who exchanged grotesque messages with her husband has been jailed for life for murdering a 13-month-old child she was hoping to adopt. Laura Castle, 38, was told by a judge on Wednesday she would have to spend a minimum of 18 years behind bars for the murder of Leiland-James Corkill, who had been…
Search Continues for Texas Woman Accused in Cyclist’s Death
AUSTIN, Texas—The search continued Tuesday for a woman suspected in the fatal shooting of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson at an Austin home. Wilson, 25, was found dead May 11, and Austin police issued a murder warrant for Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, 34, last week. Wilson, a competitive gravel and mountain bike racer and Vermont native,…
Quebec Halloween Sword Attacker Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder, Attempted Murder
A jury has found a man who used a sword to kill and maim victims in Quebec City’s historic district on Halloween night 2020 guilty of murder. Carl Girouard, 26, was convicted Friday of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of François Duchesne, 56, and Suzanne Clermont, 61, and five counts of attempted…
20 Years After Spate of Hospital Deaths, Ex-Worker Accused
In the five months that Jennifer Anne Hall was a respiratory therapist at Hedrick Medical Center, the rural Missouri hospital experienced 18 “code blue” incidents—an alarming increase in sudden cardiac arrest events for a hospital that historically averaged one of them a year, according to a police investigator. Nine of those patients died, and nine…
Roommate: No Warning Signs Before Deadly Church Attack
SANTA ANA, Calif.—The man that prosecutors call the diabolical and crafty monster behind a deadly shooting at a Southern California church seemed to be a kind and quiet person who shared his food and proclaimed himself a Christian, his roommate said. David Wenwei Chou gave no warning that he might be planning such an attack,…
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