California mayoral candidate wife was found dead in a suspected suicide a decade ago. Prosecutors now say it was murder
A decade after a California woman was found dead with a gunshot wound and a suicide note beside her body, prosecutors now say the scene was staged – and that her husband, a onetime mayoral candidate, was the killer. Contra…
Father, 24, arrested after infant daughter dies during their first solo playdate together
A Maine father has been charged with murder over the death of his 12-week old daughter following their first solo playdate together. Her family’s nightmare unfolded when emergency services received a 911 call shortly before midday on Friday, January 16,…
Man killed wife and three relatives while their children hid in closet before calling 911, police say
A man has been arrested in Georgia after allegedly killing his wife and three family members, while their terrified children hid in a closet before calling 911. Vijay Kumar, 51, of Atlanta, has been charged with four counts of murder,…
Why DNA evidence is a double-edged sword that can deny justice
Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez, a New York man who spent half his life in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, recently sued New York City and its police for US$100 million for his wrongful murder conviction. Velazquez may be known…
Suspect told Rep. Maxwell Frost: ‘We’re going to deport your kind’ before assault at Sundance, police say
A 28-year-old Utah man is in custody after allegedly assaulting a Democratic congressman at a Sundance Film Festival event, telling him, “We are going to deport you and your kind,” police said. Rep. Maxwell Frost tweeted on Saturday night that…
Husband of Newport Beach socialite was found dead at bottom of 75 foot embankment arrested
The estranged husband of a wealthy Newport Beach, California, socialite, whose body was discovered at the bottom of a 75-foot embankment in the San Bernardino Mountains, has been arrested in connection with her death. Gordon Abas Goodarzi, 66, was taken…
Ryan Wedding: Ex-Olympian and alleged drug kingpin accused of ordering dozens of murders arrested by FBI
Former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who was on the FBI’s top fugitives list, has been arrested, AP sources say. Wedding, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics, landed on the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted…
Cops return Scream star Jerry O’Connell’s stolen vintage car – before he even realized it was missing
Actor Jerry O’Connell had no idea his vintage 1979 Cadillac had vanished – until Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies returned it earlier this month. The Scream 2 star’s missing ride was recovered during a traffic stop on Pacific Coast Highway,…
Former NBA security officer gets prison time for selling stolen memorabilia
A former security officer for the Miami Heat has been sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $1.9 million in restitution for stealing hundreds of valuable game-worn jerseys and other sports memorabilia from the team….
Suspect accused of shooting his 87-year-old grandmother dead in her wheelchair so she ‘didn’t have to worry’
An Alaska man accused of fatally shooting his 87-year-old grandmother at her Fairbanks home told police he “didn’t want her to worry” – likening the killing to “pulling the plug,” according to court records. Brian Davenport, 29, was arrested earlier…