Category: murder

Lake Forest Man Convicted of Killing Stepmom with Pick Axe a Decade Ago

FULLERTON, Calif.—A 30-year-old man was convicted Mar. 2 of killing his stepmother with a pick axe in Lake Forest nearly a decade ago. Since the defendant pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, another phase of the trial will begin later this month. Oscar Luis Morlett III was convicted of first-degree murder with jurors finding…


Alex Murdaugh Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Wife, Son

WALTERBORO, S.C.—South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday, a day after he was convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son. Murdaugh maintained his innocence when addressing the judge before sentencing. “I would never hurt my wife Maggie and I would never hurt my…


Former South Carolina Attorney Sentenced to Life for Killing Wife and Son

Richard “Alex” Murdaugh, a former attorney in South Carolina, was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole on Friday, a day after he was found guilty of killing his wife and son on their family estate in 2021. Prosecutors said Murdaugh’s 52-year-old wife, Maggie, and 22-year-old son, Paul, were killed at close…


Socialite Murder Case: Another Man Arrested for Assisting, While Ex-Husband and His Father Both Had Outstanding Legal Issues

Abby Choi, a 28-year-old socialite and daughter-in-law of the founder of an international food group, was suspected of being killed by her ex-husband’s family. The police arrested another man on Mar. 3, suspected of “assisting the ex-husband” in his attempt to escape. Hong Kong Police Superintendent Chung Nga-lun told the media that the arrested man…


San Diego Nanny Gets 25 Years in Prison for Baby’s Death

SAN DIEGO—A woman who inflicted fatal injuries on a month-old baby she was hired to care for in San Diego County was sentenced Feb. 28 to 25 years to life in state prison. Victoria Frances Fox, 40, pleaded guilty to a first-degree murder count for the August 2021 death of a baby boy identified in…


LIVE 9:30 AM ET: South Carolina Lawyer Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial Continues (Feb. 27)

The murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, an attorney from South Carolina, continues at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 27. He is accused of killing his wife and youngest son in June 2021. …


LIVE NOW: South Carolina Lawyer Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial Continues (Feb. 27)

The murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, an attorney from South Carolina, continues at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 27. He is accused of killing his wife and youngest son in June 2021. …


South Carolina Lawyer Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial Continues (Feb. 27)

The murder trial of Alex Murdaugh, an attorney from South Carolina, continues at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 27. He is accused of killing his wife and youngest son in June 2021. …


Social Elite Mutilation-Murder Case Shocks Hong Kong; Body and Head Still Missing, 4 People Arrested

The Hong Kong Police uncovered a horrific mutilation-murder case at Lung Mei village, Tai Po, on Feb. 24. Famed social elite, 28-year-old Abby Choi Tin-fung, was murdered, mutilated, and parts cooked. On the same day, the West Kowloon Serious Crime Unit arrested the brother and parents of Choi’s ex-husband, Alex Kwong Kong-chi, while sealing off…


Judge Releases Man in 1990 Slayings of 2 Michigan Hunters

DETROIT—A man was released from a Michigan prison Friday after nearly 21 years, freed from a life sentence after state authorities acknowledged that an Ohio serial killer could have been the person who killed two deer hunters in 1990. “A state of shock,” Jeff Titus, 71, told The Associated Press moments after walking out of…