Tag: slaying

Texas Executes Man for Slaying of Dallas Real Estate Agent

HUNTSVILLE, Texas—Texas on Wednesday put to death a man who fatally stabbed a suburban Dallas real estate agent more than 16 years ago, the second execution this year in the state. Kosoul Chanthakoummane, 41, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville and was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m. He was condemned for…


Court: 70-Year-Old Indicted in Alabama Church Triple Slaying

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—An Alabama grand jury has indicted a 70-year-old man on capital murder charges in the fatal shootings of three people at a church potluck dinner in June, according to court records made public Friday. The Jefferson County grand jury indicted Robert Findlay Smith this week in connection with the June 16 shootings of Walter…


Prosecutor: Teen Planned Rape, Killing of Wisconsin Girl

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis.—A 14-year-old boy accused of killing a 10-year-old Wisconsin girl knew the girl and planned the attack, knocking her down and choking her before sexually assaulting her, a prosecutor said Wednesday. The body of Illiana “Lily” Peters was found Monday along a walking trail just a day after she went missing while returning…


Florida Man Gets Life in Prison for Killing Teen at Party

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—A young Florida man convicted of killing a 13-year-old friend during a sleepover five years ago apologized at his sentencing and denounced an Islamic terrorist group that his lawyers claimed influenced his thinking. The judge sentenced him to life in prison. Circuit Judge Cheryl Caracuzzo denied a request to have Corey Johnson…


Official: Young Dolph Slaying Suspects Have Criminal History

MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Two of the men arrested in connection with the killing of rapper Young Dolph had a history of violent crime, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Authorities also said that they have not yet identified a motive for the shooting. Young Dolph, whose real name was Adolph Thornton Jr., was gunned down in a daylight ambush…


Montana Inmate Confesses to 1968 Slaying, Dismemberment

HELENA, Mont.—A Montana prison inmate serving a 100-year sentence for killing his wife in 1983 has confessed to strangling, sexually assaulting, and dismembering a 19-year-old Helena woman 15 years earlier, authorities said Friday. Courtney Brooke Atlas, 79, confessed to killing Pamela Ann Dorrington, who disappeared in 1968. Part of her torso was found near the…


Police: Arrest in Slaying of 3 Men Found at Golf Course

KENNESAW, Ga.—Authorities on Thursday afternoon arrested a man in the killing of three men found shot to death on the golf course of a suburban Atlanta country club. Cobb County sheriff’s deputies and U.S. marshals arrested Bryan Rhoden in Chamblee, more than 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of where the slain men were discovered Saturday,…


Son Sentenced for Hiding Fugitive Father, Who Allegedly Killed 2 Teen Daughters in 2008

The 32-year-old brother of two teen sisters who were killed on New Year’s Day 2008 was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison for helping his father evade capture for more than 12 years, according to federal prosecutors. Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Prerak Shah said 32-year-old Islam Yaser-Abdel Said…


Man Charged in NJ Slaying, Questioned in 4 New Mexico Deaths

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of his ex-wife and three other people in New Mexico was charged Wednesday with a separate killing in New Jersey. Sean Lannon was arrested in St. Louis on Wednesday morning after a manhunt stretching from New Jersey to Missouri. Wednesday afternoon, authorities in Gloucester…