Category: murder

Man Arrested in Scotland on Suspicion of Murdering Wife

A man being sought over the murder of his wife has been arrested in Scotland, police said. Mark Barrott, 54, from Leeds, was detained by Police Scotland in the Elgin area at about 4.30 a.m. on Thursday. He was arrested on suspicion of the murder of 50-year-old nurse Eileen Barrott, who was found dead at…


2 14-Year-Olds Arrested After Man Stabbed to Death in East London

Two 14-year-old boys have been arrested after a 45-year-old man was stabbed to death in east London. James Markham was attacked after confronting a group of youths in Chingford on Monday evening, the Metropolitan Police has said. Emergency services were called to the scene in Churchill Terrace at 6:20 p.m. and found Markham, who had…


Police Identify Killer from 1980 Murder With ‘Groundbreaking’ New Development in Genetic Genealogy

The Newport Beach Police Department announced Aug. 9 they solved a 1980 cold case murder of an Irvine resident using cutting-edge developments in genetic genealogy and forensic crime solving. On Nov. 26, 1980, 42-year-old Judy Nesbitt was showing her family’s boat, called the “Felicidad IV”, to a potential buyer when the suspect, now identified as…


Colorado Husband Accused of Killing Wife Appears in Court

SALIDA, Colo.—A Colorado man who posted a video on social media pleading for his wife’s return shortly after she vanished on Mother’s Day 2020 appeared in court Monday to face accusations that he killed her. Barry Morphew, 53, who is charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the death of Suzanne Morphew, sat in…


Indiana Woman Guilty of Murder in Stepdaughter’s Slaying

MARION, Ind.—A jury has convicted a northern Indiana woman of the strangulation death of her 10-year-old stepdaughter. The Grant County jury deliberated about three hours Friday afternoon before finding Amanda Carmack of Gas City guilty of murder, strangulation, neglect of a dependent resulting in death and domestic battery resulting in death to a person under…


Thai Man Charged With Killing, Robbing Swiss Woman

BANGKOK—A suspect in the death of a 57-year-old Swiss woman on Thailand’s tourist island of Phuket was charged with murder and robbery, police said Sunday. The suspect, Teerawat Thothip, a 27-year-old Thai man living in Phuket, confessed to the killing and even spoke by telephone at a police press conference to admit his guilt and…


Probe: Suspect Fatally Shot by Texas Officer Posed No Threat

FORT WORTH, Texas—A murder suspect who was wielding a knife posed no immediate safety threat when a Texas police officer fatally shot him from as far as 20 feet away, state investigators said in charging the officer with assault. Forest Hill Officer Logan Barr, 23, faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon…


Two Adults and a Teenager Charged Over Death of 5-Year-Old Logan Mwangi

Police have charged two adults and a 13-year-old boy over the death of 5-year-old Logan Mwangi, who was found dead in a river in South Wales last week. John Cole, 39, of Sarn, Bridgend, has been charged with murder, South Wales Police said. Cole, 30-year-old Angharad Williamson, also from Sarn, and a 13-year-old boy, who…


Mississippi Man Gets Life for Killing Ex-girlfriend in Walmart

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi man was sentenced to life without parole for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend inside the Walmart where she worked as an optometrist. William Thomas “Tommy” Chisholm was found guilty of capital murder in the killing of Dr. Shauna Witt after just 26 minutes of deliberation on Friday, The Commercial Dispatch reported. Witt ran…


Judge Denies New Trial Request in Mollie Tibbetts Case

DES MOINES, Iowa—A judge on Monday rejected a convicted illegal immigrant’s request for a new trial in the 2018 killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, whose body was found in a cornfield weeks after she disappeared while out for a run near her small hometown. Judge Joel Yates’ ruling cleared the way for…