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 Wife Breaks 
 Silence on Spector 

Rachelle says she's not a trophy wife

Jun 5, 09 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - She was muzzled by a court order during her husband’s trial, but now that Phil Spector has been convicted of murder, Rachelle Spector is free to talk to the media. The 28-year-old tells the Los Angeles Times she’s no trophy wife—“I don't take anything from my... More »

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music • Phil Spector • murder • murder trial • Producer • Rachelle Spector

(AP) - The man accused of killing federal intern Chandra Levy has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges. Twenty-seven-year-old Ingmar Guandique was arraigned today in District of Columbia Superior Court on six counts, including murder, kidnapping, and attempted sexual abuse. He pleaded not guilty to all counts. A judge... More »

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crime • Washington DC • murder trial • Chandra Levy • Gary Condit • Ingmar Guandique

Prosecutors Unveil DNA Evidence Against Knox

American student's DNA found on weapon allegedly used to kill British student in Italy

May 23, 09 3:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Italian prosecutors began presenting forensic evidence in Amanda Knox's murder trial yesterday, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Experts testified that the American's DNA was identified on the knife allegedly used to kill British student Meredith Kercher—who was found with her throat cut in the flat the two shared—and that... More »

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Italy • murder trial • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • Rudy Hermann Guede

Female Body Found Near Peterson Home

Focus on murder suspect's wife, another missing woman

May 21, 09 2:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Drew Peterson’s infamously bad luck might have just gotten worse: Authorities uncovered a decomposing woman’s body and a mysterious blue barrel near his Illinois home yesterday. If the woman turns to be his fourth wife, Stacy, it could undermine his claim she fled with another man. But the... More »

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murder • murder trial • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson

Mogul Who Paid for Ex's Murder Faces Execution

Hit on Lebanese pop star cost Egyptian billionaire $2M

May 21, 09 9:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Egyptian tycoon and the ex-cop he hired to kill his Lebanese pop singer ex-girlfriend have been sentenced to death by hanging, the BBC reports. The trial of billionaire Hisham Talaat Moustafa, an associate of president Hosni Mubarak's son Gamal, has gripped the Arab world. Although Suzanne Tamim was murdered... More »

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Middle East • Lebanon • murder • execution • Egypt • Dubai • Cairo • hanging • singer • murder trial • Hisham Talaat Moustafa • Suzanne Tamim

 Peterson Pleads Not Guilty 


May 18, 09 11:06 AM CDT
(AP) - A defense attorney entered a not-guilty plea today for former Illinois police officer Drew Peterson in the 2004 death of his third wife. Peterson stood silently in court, wearing a blue jail jumpsuit and shackles. He's been in custody since May 7, when he was arrested near his Bolingbrook home... More »

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court • plea • murder trial • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson • court appearance

Peterson Murder Case Hinges on Flimsy Evidence

Prosecution counting on 'beyond the grave' testimony from victim

May 9, 09 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The murder case against Drew Peterson is likely to hinge on circumstantial evidence and hearsay testimony, the Chicago Tribune reports. Prosecutors will be relying on a new statute that some are calling “Drew’s Law,” which will allow victim Kathleen Savio to “testify from beyond the... More »

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Illinois • murder trial • Kathleen Savio • Drew Peterson • hearsay

 Defense Seeks 
 to Relocate 
 Casey Trial 

Request is
no surprise in
high-profile case

May 4, 09 3:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The defense team for accused daughter killer Casey Anthony will file a motion today seeking to move her murder case out of central Florida, reports WKMG-Channel 6. Prosecutors had anticipated the move. The search for Anthony's missing toddler, 2-year-old Caylee, and discovery of her remains near her mother's home spurred... More »

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court • missing child • murder trial • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony

 What the Well-Dressed 
 'Craigslist Killer' Wears 

Philip Markoff strapped into the latest anti-suicide jail fashion

Apr 27, 09 2:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ever since he apparently tried to hang himself last week with his shoelaces, accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff has been strapped into a padded restraint suit in jail designed to stop further attempts, reports Gawker. The "Ferguson Safety Smock"  is aimed at keeping "problem inmates from hurting... More »

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Internet • suicide • crime • murder • jail • murder trial • Philip Markoff • Craigslist killer

(Newser) - Murder suspect Amanda Knox averted her eyes and covered her face with her hands in Italian court today as police video of her slain roommate Meredith Kercher was shown, the Times of London reports. The video detailed the bloody crime scene and Kercher’s naked, lifeless body. While the American... More »

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Italy • video • forensic science • murder trial • Perugia • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • crime scene • evidence

Mumbai Gunman Retracts 'Coerced' Confession

Kasab gets new lawyer; trail begins after delays

Apr 17, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The sole surviving gunman and top suspect in the Mumbai massacre has retracted his confession, which his new lawyer says was coerced, the BBC reports. Now, the judge must decide whether the confession will count in the case, in which Pakistani Mohammed Ajmal Kasab is accused of killing 166 people... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • India • lawyer • Mumbai • murder trial • attorney • Ajmal Amir Kasab • Mumbai attacks • Mohammed Ajmal Kasab

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Jurors' Rapport Swung Spector Conviction: Lawyers

Lack of 'persnickety' people helped retrial avoid second deadlock

Apr 15, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Twelve agreeable jurors made all the difference between Phil Spector's two murder trials, lawyers from both sides tell the Los Angeles Times. The jurors who this week voted unanimously to convict heard the same evidence as the jury that deadlocked in 2007, prosecutors and the music legend's lawyer say, but... More »

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Phil Spector • Lana Clarkson • Los Angeles • jury • hung jury • murder trial • juror • retrial

(Newser) - The trial of the one surviving Pakistani accused in November’s devastating attack in Mumbai started and stopped today when the judge dismissed the defendant's lawyer, the Times of London reports. Azam Amir Kasab’s court-appointed attorney was not permitted to defend him because she had previously discussed representing... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • India • judge • lawyer • murder trial • attorney • gunman • Ajmal Amir Kasab • Mumbai attacks • Mohammed Ajmal Kasab • dismissal

 Fla. Seeks Death 
 for Casey Anthony 

Prosecution reverses earlier decision after remains found

Apr 14, 09 7:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Reversing an earlier decision, Florida will pursue the death penalty for Casey Anthony, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Daughter Caylee Anthony’s remains were found a week after prosecutors initially decided not to pursue capital punishment. A former member of Anthony’s defense team noted the prosecution may simply want “... More »

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death penalty • murder • trial • murder trial • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony

(Newser) - A Los Angeles jury today convicted eccentric music producer Phil Spector of second-degree murder in the death of actress Lana Clarkson, the Los Angeles Times reports. Spector, 69, faces at least 18 years in prison for killing 40-year-old Clarkson, who was found with a gunshot wound to the mouth in... More »

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Phil Spector • Lana Clarkson • Los Angeles • murder trial • retrial

Multiple People Assaulted Kercher: Expert

Convicted killer
Guede appears in court, refuses to testify

Apr 4, 09 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A forensics expert testified today in the Meredith Kercher murder trial that she was assaulted by more than one person, Sky News reports. A gynecologist, meanwhile, said he’d never seen similar wounds on someone who had consented to sex. Today's court session included evidence so graphic that the judge... More »

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forensics • murder trial • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • Rudy Hermann Guede

 Judge Blasts 
 Juror-Seducing Mom 

Undercover recordings outing juror won't vacate murder trial verdict

Apr 1, 09 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - A judge has put a halt to efforts by a convicted murderer to have his verdict vacated—because the man's mom acted as a "vigilante" when she flirted with a juror in an attempt to get information out of him, the New York Times reports. After plying Juror... More »

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crime • Brooklyn • mothers • murder trial • juror • undercover • misconduct


 Knox Pulled 
 Knife on Him, 
 Witness Says 

Homeless man puts suspect, boyfriend
near murder scene

Mar 28, 09 3:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - A witness in the Amanda Knox murder trial testified that she waved a knife at him outside the house where Meredith Kercher was killed, the AP reports. The Albanian witness, at times mumbling and interrupted by the judge, said he “bumped into a big black trash bag” that turned... More »

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Italy • testimony • murder trial • Perugia • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito

(Newser) - Witnesses in the Amanda Knox trial testified today that they heard screams and the sound of multiple people fleeing the scene the night of Meredith Kercher’s murder, ABC News reports. An elderly woman who lives near the crime scene said she heard a scream that “made my skin... More »

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Italy • testimony • murder trial • Perugia • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • witness

 Closing Arguments  
 Begin in Spector Retrial 

Music producer could get lesser manslaughter charge

Mar 23, 09 10:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Attorneys begin closing arguments today in the second murder trial of music producer Phil Spector—proceedings which drew little attention after a media frenzy surrounding the first, which ended with a hung jury, the AP reports. Spector, 69, faces a second-degree charge in the 2003 death of actress Lana Clarkson,... More »

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Phil Spector • Lana Clarkson • crime • murder • manslaughter • murder trial

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