Judge declines to vacate conviction and death sentence for Missouri man facing execution this month
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Judge declines to vacate conviction and death sentence for Missouri man facing execution this month.
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Yahoo News AustraliaAussie man's warning after $10k stolen in common tourist scam: 'Everything I had'
The traveller claims he was left unconscious in the Tokyo bar for hours before realising 'all of my money had been wiped'. Find out what happened.
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Mysterious buried rug found by TikToker prompted police search — here’s what they found
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Man dies after car crashes into house
A man in his 20s has died after a Toyota Corolla left the road and struck him as it ploughed into a house.
- BBC
Couple found with dead dog and rifle were 'devoted'
Police are continuing to investigate the sudden death of a couple in their 70s.
- BBC
Girl who stabbed teacher always had knife at school
The girl says she wanted to punch and slap a teacher but "never wished anyone to be dead".
- Sky News
Woman arrested in Canada after three people killed in three consecutive days
A woman has been arrested in Canada after three people were killed in three consecutive days. Sabrina Kauldhar, 30, was arrested by police in Burlington, Canada, and accused of three separate murders which took place over the first three days of October. On 2 October, emergency services in the city of Niagara Falls responded to reports of a disturbance.
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A New York man served 22 years for two murders he didn’t commit. He says prison saved his life
Calvin Buari was sentenced to 50 years in prison in 1995 for two murders he didn’t commit. A former drug dealer, Buari was exonerated and released in 2017 after another man confessed to the killings. But he feels like his redemption story is just beginning.
- The Independent
A man was shot near a homeless encampment. Police then found a suitcase with a missing woman’s body stuffed inside
Shannon Marie Caslin Reeder, 37, was last seen alive in November 2023
- The Independent
Menendez brothers juror breaks silence to reveal why trial would be ‘very different today’
Erik and Lyle Menendez were found guilty of killing their parents in August 1989
- Sky News
American, 72, jailed for nearly seven years in Russia for fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine
An American pensioner has been sentenced to nearly seven years in a Russian prison after being convicted of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine. Stephen Hubbard, 72, was accused of signing a $1,000-per-month contract with a Ukrainian territorial defence unit in the city of Izyum in February 2022. It is unclear when or how he arrived in Moscow.
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Hunter's chance encounter with dad and kids who vanished nearly three years ago
One of the missing children asked the stranger a simple but concerning question as the family marched in a single line through bushland.
- The Independent
GP jailed for campaign of indecent assaults against female patients during examinations
Dr Stephen Cox was found guilty of 12 counts following a four-week trial
- BBC
Man hurt in serious bottle attack inside car
The victim said his attacker assaulted him as they drove to Birmingham, Warwickshire Police say.
- Variety
‘Menendez Brothers’ Netflix Doc Reveals Erik’s Drawings of His Abuse and Lyle Saying ‘I Would Much Rather Lose the Murder Trial Than Talk About Our Past’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “The Menendez Brothers,” now streaming on Netflix. Weeks after the smash hit Netflix series “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” debuted, the streamer has released a new feature-length documentary on the brothers, crime and trial that shocked the world. “The Menendez Brothers,” directed by Alejandro Hartmann, recounts the …
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Manhunt for trio armed with machetes
Police are on the hunt for three men armed with machetes who attempted to set a tobacco shop on fire, sparking wild scenes on a Melbourne street.
- Evening Standard
French teenager stabbed '50 times' and burned alive in Marseille drug war
Local law enforcement say both the victims and perpetrators of recent violence are getting younger
- NY Daily News
2 adults nabbed for NYC gang attack on former Gov. David Paterson day after 2 boys charged
NEW YORK — Two adults were arrested Monday for the Upper East Side gang attack on former Gov. Paterson and his stepson, police sources said. The arrests of the 40-year-old man and 34-year-old woman follow the arrests of two boys, just 12 and 13, who surrendered to police with their parents Saturday night. Charges against the man and woman were pending Monday. Paterson, 70, who is legally ...
- CNN
Supreme Court boots Elon Musk’s fight with Jack Smith over Trump’s Twitter records
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from Elon Musk’s X Corp. claiming special counsel Jack Smith violated the First Amendment when he obtained a search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s messages on Twitter and then barred the company from disclosing it.
- France 24
Teen 'stabbed 50 times' before being burned alive in Marseille
A 15-year-old boy was "stabbed 50 times" and burned alive this week in the southern French city of Marseille in an apparent drug-related killing. A Marseille prosecutor told the press on Sunday that victims and perpetrators of such violence were getting increasingly younger. The southern French city of Marseille was this week shaken by two apparently drug-related killings, including the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was "stabbed 50 times" and burned alive, prosecutors said on Sunday.Marseille,
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Big update for alleged killer cop
An alleged killer cop is on the verge of entering pleas to allegations he murdered a Channel 10 presenter and his boyfriend.