Tag: murder case

Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for San Diego Murder, Attempted Murder

SAN DIEGO—A man who pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder charges for his part in a 2018 South Bay crime spree that left one man dead and a woman paralyzed after she was shot multiple times was sentenced this week to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Cesar Alvarado, 44, admitted to…


Ex-Boyfriend Charged With Murder After Woman’s Body Found in Rural Minnesota

WINONA, Minn.—The former boyfriend of a Minnesota woman whose body was found hidden in a rural area of the state was charged Friday in her death. Adam Fravel, 29, was charged with second-degree murder. The charge comes two days after a deputy found the body of Madeline Kingsbury, who would have turned 27 on June…


Suspect to Face Murder Charge in Death of Daughter-in-Law of Late Montreal Mob Boss

A suspect in the brazen daytime shooting in Montreal of a 39-year-old woman with alleged ties to organized crime has been arrested in Ontario, police said Wednesday. The Crown prosecutor’s office confirmed Joel Richard Clarke was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Claudia Iacono. Jean-Sébastien Caron of the Montreal police’s major…


Los Angeles Man Gets Over 27 Years to Life for Killing Rose Donuts Owner

SAN DIEGO—A man who fatally injured Rose Donuts owner Randy Taing in his Clairemont Mesa home was sentenced June 6 to 27 years and four months to life in state prison. Keon Wilson, 36, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the April 5, 2019, burglary that left Taing, 58, fatally injured. He also pleaded guilty…


Man Gets 26 to Life for Killing Stepmother in Lake Forest

FULLERTON, Calif.—A 30-year-old man was sentenced April 3 to 26 years to life in prison for killing his stepmother with a pick axe in Lake Forest nearly a decade ago. Oscar Luis Morlett III was convicted March 2, but because he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, jurors had to determine whether he was…


Head of Belarusian Exile Group Found Hanged in Ukraine, Police Open Murder Case

KYIV, Ukraine—A Belarusian activist living in exile in Ukraine was found hanged in a park near his home in Kyiv early on Tuesday, and Ukrainian police said they had launched a murder case. Vitaly Shishov, who led a Kyiv-based organization that helps Belarusians fleeing persecution, had been reported missing by his partner on Monday after…


Lawyers for Connecticut Man Accused of Murder Banned From Discussing Case for 40 Years

FARMINGTON, Conn.—The lawyers for Fotis Dulos, the Connecticut man accused of murder after his estranged wife Jennifer Dulos disappeared, will be banned from discussing the case for 40 years, according to probate court settlements. They must also return more than half the $250,000 retainer Dulos gave them shortly before his death. Probate Judge Evelyn Daly…


Fotis Dulos Lawyers Banned From Discussing Case for 40 Years

FARMINGTON, Conn.—The lawyers for Fotis Dulos, the Connecticut man accused of murder after his estranged wife Jennifer Dulos disappeared, will be banned from discussing the case for 40 years, according to probate court settlements. They must also return more than half the $250,000 retainer Dulos gave them shortly before his death. Probate Judge Evelyn Daly…