Category: murder

Chinese-American Immigration Lawyer and 1989 Tiananmen Activist Stabbed to Death by Client in NY Office

A Chinese American immigration lawyer was fatally stabbed by a client in his New York office over asylum-seeking disputes. The tragedy sparked condolences and debate on social media. Jim Li, a prominent China-born immigration lawyer in New York, was killed on March 14 allegedly for declining a client’s request to sue her previous lawyer, who…


Man Suspected of Stalking, Killing Homeless People Arrested

WASHINGTON—A man suspected of stalking and shooting homeless people asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington was arrested early Tuesday. Police said at least two people were killed and three others wounded in the attacks. The suspect, Gerald Brevard was arrested in Washington on murder, assault, and other charges after news of…


California City Honors Slain Journalist Chauncey Bailey

Officials in California commemorated journalist Chauncey Bailey, who was fatally shot in 2007, by naming a portion of a street in downtown Oakland in his honor. During a ceremony on March 5, a plaque and street signs were unveiled to officially name 14th Street from Broadway Street to Lakeside Drive as “Chauncey Bailey Way.” This is…


Arrest of Longtime Canadian Fugitive Stuns Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Last week, phones across Puerto Rico began to ring as members of a private WhatsApp group dedicated to helping others in the U.S. territory stared at their screens in disbelief. The businessman they knew as administrator of that chat—someone who organized philanthropic efforts such as a Christmas toy drive for needy children…


Teens Arrested in Killings of Detroit Couple, 5-Year-Old in Family Home

By George Hunter From The Detroit News DETROIT—Two teens have been arrested in connection with the killing of three people in a west-side home, including a 5-year-old boy who was shot multiple times days before his birthday, police said Tuesday. The suspects, ages 16 and 17, were arrested Monday and have been remanded to the…


Queensland Man Dies After Leg Sawn Off in Park

A man has been charged with murder after allegedly sawing off another man’s leg in a far north Queensland park as part of an “arrangement”. A 66-year-old man died soon after he was discovered by passers-by at Innisfail’s Fitzgerald Park early on Saturday morning. Police believe he succumbed to his wounds after his leg was…


Woman Pleads Guilty in Deaths of Pair Buried on Texas Beach

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—One of two Utah residents charged with capital murder for killing a New Hampshire couple found buried on a South Texas beach in 2019 pleaded guilty Tuesday to a lesser murder charge. Amanda Noverr, 34, of Logan, Utah, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felonies, including murder,…


Man Found Guilty of Murdering Stepdaughter, 18, in 2015

NORFOLK, Va.—A Virginia man has been convicted of murdering his 18-year-old stepdaughter and hiding her body behind an abandoned house nearly seven years ago. Prosecutors said Wesley Hadsell, 43, had kidnapped Anjelica “A.J.” Hadsell, assaulted her and then injected her with a lethal dose of heroin, The Virginian-Pilot reported. A Southampton County Circuit Court jury…


Police Solve 1964 Rape, Murder of Girl With DNA, Volunteer

HAZLETON, Pa.—DNA and a 20-year-old genealogy expert helped state police identify the man who abducted, raped and murdered a young girl in a case that rattled a Pennsylvania coal town nearly six decades ago, officials announced Thursday. State police exhumed the long-dead assailant’s body last month and said his DNA precisely matched DNA left on…


Millionaire Admits Killing Wife in Newport Beach

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A multimillionaire who jumped bail while awaiting trial for killing his wife in their Newport Beach home a decade ago pleaded guilty Feb. 9 to second-degree murder and was immediately sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. In the negotiated plea deal with prosecutors, Peter Chadwick, 57, waived all his custody credit…