Tag: murders

LIVE 4 PM ET: FBI, Police Announce Major Development in the Murder Case on Gilgo Beach, NY

Suffolk County officials, representatives from the New York State Police, and FBI hold a press conference at 4:00 p.m. ET on July 14 to announce a significant development in the investigation of the Gilgo Beach Homicide. …


FBI, Police Announce Major Development in the Murder Case on Gilgo Beach, NY

Suffolk County officials, representatives from the New York State Police, and FBI hold a press conference at 4:00 p.m. ET on July 14 to announce a significant development in the investigation of the Gilgo Beach Homicide. …


Indiana Man Confessed to Murders of Teenage Girls in Phone Call With His Wife, Documents Say

INDIANAPOLIS—An Indiana man charged with killing two teenage girls confessed multiple times to the murders in a phone call to his wife while in prison, according to court documents released Wednesday. Richard Matthew Allen allegedly told his wife, Kathy Allen, in an April 3 phone call that he killed Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty German,…


Jury Finds Alex Murdaugh Guilty in South Carolina Murder Trial

A South Carolina jury found Richard “Alex” Murdaugh guilty of killing his wife and son on Thursday, convicting the once-influential attorney in a grisly and complex case that has gripped the nation’s attention for nearly two years. The 12-person jury declared Murdaugh, 54, guilty on two counts of murdering his wife Maggie, 52, and youngest…


Alex Murdaugh Found Guilty of Murdering Wife and Son

A South Carolina jury found former attorney Richard “Alex” Murdaugh guilty of killing his wife and son on Thursday after merely three hours of deliberation, closing the six-week trial and one of the most high-profile criminal cases in the history of South Carolina. The 12-person jury declared Murdaugh, 54, guilty on two counts of murdering…


Murders in America up 34 Percent From Pre-Pandemic Levels, North Carolina City Tops Chart

Murders across the United States have surged since 2019, while robberies and motor vehicle thefts soared last year, a new study of crime trends published on Jan. 26 by the Council on Criminal Justice shows. The Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ), a nonpartisan organization, examined monthly crime rates for ten violent, property, and drug offenses in 35 U.S. cities in 2022. It…


University of Idaho Professor Sues TikTok Personality Who Linked Her to Student Murders

A professor at the University of Idaho filed a defamation lawsuit against a TikTok personality, who published dozens of videos linking the professor to the killing of four students at the campus last month, court documents show. The deaths of the four University of Idaho students remain unsolved after their bodies were found in a…


Police Searching for White Hyundai Elantra Spotted Near Scene of University of Idaho Murders

There is a new break in the case of the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students in the town of Moscow, Idaho, on Nov. 13, as police now want to speak to the owner or occupants of a 2011–2013 white Hyundai Elantra spotted on the morning of the murders near the home where…


Police Chief Vows to Keep Investigating Unsolved Student Murders in Idaho

The investigation into the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students has yet to produce many answers, but the police chief for the city of Moscow, Idaho, promised on Dec. 1 that he and his team would get to the bottom of what had occurred. Appearing on “Good Morning America,” Police Chief James Fry…


Murders in Memphis

Murders have been rocking Memphis. Cleotha Abston, who formerly served 20 years on a kidnapping sentence, has been charged with murder for abducting and killing 38-year-old Memphis teacher Eliza Fletcher. Ezekiel Kelly went on a mass murder spree in the same week. These horrifying homicides are all too common in crime-infested cities like Memphis, and…