Category: suspect

Suspect Arraigned in Killing of American Student in Russia

MOSCOW—A court in central Russia on Sunday arraigned a suspect on murder charges in the death of an American woman who was studying at a local university. The body of 34-year-old Catherine Serou was found Saturday in a wooded area near the city of Nizhny Novgorod, 250 miles east of Moscow. She had been missing…


Missing American Woman Found Dead in Russia, Suspect Arrested

MOSCOW—A 34-year-old American woman who had been missing in Russia since Tuesday has been found dead, and a Russian man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, the state Investigative Committee said on Saturday. Russia’s RIA news agency said the woman, who it named Catherine Serou, had been studying law at a university in the…


Reports: US Student Found Killed in Russia, Suspect Arrested

MOSCOW—Russian news reports said searchers on Saturday found the body of an American student who went missing several days earlier and that a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The body of Catherine Serou, 34, was found in a wooded area near the city of Bor, 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Moscow,…


Thief Snatches Jewelry From Women’s Necks, Prompting Arrest

A 56-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly tearing the necklaces off three elderly women and making off with the jewelry. Fountain Valley police said the crime spree began May 27, when a thief ripped the necklace off a 68-year-old woman. A second woman was robbed 12 minutes later a few miles away, Fountain Valley Police Department…


Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial: DNA Analyst Testifies Blood in Suspect’s Trunk Belonged to Tibbetts

DAVENPORT, Iowa—Blood found in the trunk of a farmhand’s car was an exact match for a University of Iowa student who was abducted and killed while out for a run in 2018, a DNA analyst told jurors Friday. Tara Scott, a criminalist in the DNA section of Iowa’s crime lab, said she analyzed a swab…


2 Arson Suspects Detained in Los Angeles Wildfire: Police

LOS ANGELES—A smoky wildfire churning through a Los Angeles canyon community gained strength Sunday as about a thousand residents remained under evacuation orders while others were warned they should get ready to leave, authorities said. The cause of the fire near Topanga State Park has been deemed “suspicious” and is under investigation, the Los Angeles…


NC Sheriff: 2 Deputies Killed, Suspect and 2 Others Dead

BOONE, N.C.—Two deputies were killed and three other people including a suspected gunman were found dead after a lengthy standoff in North Carolina, a sheriff’s office said Thursday. The Watauga County Sheriff’s office said Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 Deputy Logan Fox were dispatched to a home in Boone at 9:44 a.m. Wednesday after the…


Georgia Sheriff: 3 Officers Wounded, 1 Suspect Dead, 1 in Custody

VILLA RICA, Ga.—Three officers were shot in a police chase that ended early Monday with one suspect killed and another in custody, authorities said. A Georgia State Patrol trooper clocked a car going 111 mph on Interstate 20 and initiated a traffic stop around 3:30 a.m., Georgia State Patrol Capt. Brandon Dawson said. The driver…


Video: Facts Matter (April 2): Suspect Identified in Capitol Crash, Likely Follower of Nation of Islam

A Capitol police officer has died after a car crashed into a barrier outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The suspect was identified as Noah Green. Social media accounts belonging to him suggested he was a follower of the Nation of Islam and its leader, Louis Farrakhan. In Texas, the state Senate passed a bill…


Shooting in Orange That Killed Child and Three Others Was Isolated, Police Say

Orange, Calif. —The man who killed four people—including a nine-year-old boy—at an Orange business complex March 31 knew his victims, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said. “The preliminary motive is believed to be related to a business and personal relationship, which existed between the suspect and all of the victims,” Lt. Jennifer Amat told reporters…