Category: murder

Milwaukee Sets Homicide Record for the Second Straight Year

With two murders recorded on Dec. 13, the city of Milwaukee set a new annual record with 192 homicides, a 98-percent increase in just two years. It is the second straight year of record murders in Wisconsin’s largest city. Milwaukee joins a dozen other major urban centers with record-high murders in 2021. Chicago, the nation’s…


Man Indicted After 3 Bodies Found in Burning Texas Dumpster

FORT WORTH, Texas—A grand jury in Texas has returned a capital murder indictment against a man authorities have said confessed to killing five people, including three whose dismembered bodies were found in a burning dumpster earlier this year. Jason Thornburg, 41, was indicted Monday on a charge of capital murder in the deaths of David…


Police Ask for Help to Identify Suspect in Sherman Murders

Toronto police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect in the murders of billionaire philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman. Det. Sgt. Brandon Price says police have not been able to rule out one individual who was captured on surveillance video around the time of the murders on the evening of Dec. 13,…


Banning Firearms Is Not the Answer to Addressing Violent Crime

Commentary An almost obsessive focus on the weapons used in acts of violence rather than the underlying causes of violence will hinder efforts to prevent violent crimes. Barely a week goes by when we don’t hear from politicians or activists demanding a ban on firearms as a means to combat violence. It’s easy to villainize…


A Dozen Major US Cities Hit All-Time Murder Records With 3 Weeks Remaining in 2021

At least 12 major U.S. cities have set annual murder records in 2021 even as there are still several weeks remaining in the year, data shows. Philadelphia, one of the largest cities in the United States, saw 525 murders in 2021, according to police data. That’s higher than the previously set record of 500 murders…


Murder Charge for Ohio Deputy in Casey Goodson Jr. Shooting

COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Ohio sheriff’s deputy who shot Casey Goodson Jr. in the back five times was charged with murder Thursday, as Goodson’s family also filed a federal civil rights lawsuit and the now-retired deputy publicly shared details of what happened from his perspective for the first time. The December 2020 shooting of Goodson, who was…


14-Year-Old Boy Charged With Murder of 12-Year-Old Girl in Liverpool

A teenage boy has been charged with murder after 12-year-old Ava White died from “catastrophic injuries” in Liverpool city centre on Thursday. A 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Monday and was charged with murder and possession of a bladed article. The boy wore a grey tracksuit and…


Televised Murder—Reprised and Once Again Revolting

Commentary He’s baaaack and on a TV screen near you! Dexter, that wacky and seemingly affable character who loyal viewers were led to believe had died in a hurricane 10 years ago is, in fact, alive and well and once again up to no good. Executives at the cable service Showtime never forgot the record-breaking…


Jury Acquits Man of Murder After Death of Girlfriend in 2017 SWAT Raid

A jury on Friday acquitted a Florida man of murder and attempted first degree murder over an incident at the man’s home in 2017. Andrew Coffee IV, 27, was accused of firing at deputies of the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office’s SWAT team during a morning drug raid at his Gifford home in March 2017. His girlfriend,…


Children Fall From Building in Sweden, 1 Dies; 2 Adults Held

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Swedish police said Monday they have arrested two adults on suspicion of murder after two children fell “from a great height” and one of them died. Those arrested are a man and a woman, police said. The children, who reportedly were siblings and both under the age of 10, were rushed to a hospital…