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Knox Murder Trial Begins Tomorrow

Italian police still have little evidence in death of British roomie

Jan 15, 09 12:03 PM CST
(Newser) - The murder trial of 21-year-old American Amanda Knox begins in Italy tomorrow, though police have gathered little more than her roommate Meredith Kercher’s dead body as evidence since the 2007 murder, Der Spiegel reports. The sexual crime involving two promising college students and several shady Italian men has the... More »

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crime • Italy • United States • Britain • murder trial • Perugia • Meredith Kercher • exchange student • Amanda Knox

OJ a 'Sociopath,' Says Dream Team Lawyer

Shapiro, who led murder defense,
finally 'fesses up

Jan 15, 09 7:40 AM CST
(Newser) - It's more than a decade later, but attorney Robert Shapiro has shared his true feelings about former client OJ Simpson, Fox News reports: “He’s a sociopath,” says Shapiro, who led the legal “Dream Team” that won Simpson’s acquittal in the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson... More »

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murder • Nicole Brown Simpson • OJ Simpson • lawyer • murder trial • attorney • Dream Team • Ron Goldman

(Newser) - Casey Anthony’s defense yesterday revealed a high-powered team of attorneys and expert witnesses in her trial for the murder of her daughter, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Lead counsel Jose Baez will be supported by Linda Kenney Baden, a New York attorney who defended Phil Spector. Also on board... More »

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Florida • crime • murder trial • attorney • defense • expert testimony • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony

 Jealousy 
 Blamed in 
 Hudson 
 Murders  

Suspect upset that estranged wife dating: prosecutors

Dec 3, 08 4:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Prosecutors have pinned a motive on Jennifer Hudson's brother-in-law, alleging today that he killed her family members out of anger that his estranged wife was dating someone else, reports the AP. William Balfour—who has been charged with the murders of Hudson's mother, brother, and nephew—confronted Julia Hudson at... More »

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marriage • murder • Jennifer Hudson • suspect • murder trial • motive • William Balfour

 Mom Hatches Sexy Plan 
 to Free Convicted Son 

46-year-old woos juror into confession

Nov 29, 08 1:22 PM CST
(Newser) - A Brooklyn mother's bid to have her son's murder conviction overturned reads like a Hollywood script. The married 46-year-old got a makeover, hit the gym, rented an apartment under an alias, then strutted around a juror's neighborhood in six-inch heels and a push-up bra. She taped their flirtatious encounters and... More »

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prosecutorial misconduct • mothers • jury • murder trial • juror • undercover • Doree Giuliano

(Newser) - Josef Fritzl has been charged with murder in the death of one of the seven children he had with his daughter Elisabeth, the Telegraph reports. Austrian prosecutors say he failed to provide medical care to the child, who fell ill shortly after birth. He later burned the child's body in... More »

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rape • Austria • murder trial • incest • Josef Fritzl • Elisabeth Fritzl • criminal trial • imprisonment

Killer Who Lashed Pair to Anchor Sentenced to Death

Son hails decision

Nov 7, 08 8:07 AM CST
(Newser) - The killer who lashed a couple to an anchor and pushed them into the sea off the California coast so he could steal their yacht has been sentenced to death, reports the Los Angeles Times. Skylar Deleon was also convicted of killing a California man after stealing $50,000 from... More »

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crime • murder • murder trial • Skylar Deleon

 Grandparents 
 Say Caylee's 
 Still Alive 

Murder indictment just a 'tactic,' Cindy Anthony says on Today

Oct 22, 08 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The grandparents of missing Florida 3-year-old Caylee Anthony say they are not in denial for insisting she is alive, and told the Today Show they haven’t visited daughter Casey in jail in order to focus on the missing toddler. Casey’s mother, Cindy, called the murder indictment against her... More »

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missing child • murder trial • crimes against children • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony

 Yacht Killer Guilty on All Counts 

Former child actor may now be sentenced to death

Oct 21, 08 4:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A former bit-part child actor has been found guilty of murdering a couple by tying them to an anchor and throwing them overboard off the California coast in a plot to steal their yacht, the Orange County Register reports. The jury must now decide if Skylar Deleon, also found guilty... More »

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death penalty • crime • murder trial • yachts • murder plot • guilty verdict • Skylar Deleon

Court Hears of Yacht Couple's Final Moments

Killer recounts tying Ariz. pair to anchor, tossing overboard

Oct 17, 08 6:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - A prosecution witness has given a California court chilling details of how he and two accomplices murdered an Arizona couple at sea, ABC News reports. Alonso Machain said he, accused ringleader  and former child actor Skylar Deleon, and another man forced the retired couple to sign their yacht over to... More »

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murder • murder trial • yachts • murder plot

 'Caylee's Dead' Remark Was Out of Context: Defense 

Grandparents upset at 'uninformed' comment

Oct 16, 08 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Casey Anthony's defense team says comments that proclaimed the Florida woman’s missing 3-year-old daughter dead were edited “completely out of context,” the Orlando Sentinel reports. A defense spokesman who appeared on CNN last night mentioned “the loss of the life of this little girl” only in... More »

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missing child • murder trial • crimes against children • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony

Ex-Actor Admits Killing Pair in Calif. Over Yacht

Confesses he lashed them to anchor at sea in order to steal boat

Oct 8, 08 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The lawyer for a former child actor admitted in court yesterday that his client was part of a gang that lashed a couple to an anchor and pushed them into the sea in order to steal their yacht, reports the Los Angeles Times. Skylar Deleon, who played bit parts as... More »

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murder • murder trial • yachts • murder plot • Skylar Deleon

 'Foxy Knoxy' Faces Old Flame 

Both attend Kercher murder trial for third accused

Sep 26, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amanda Knox saw her one-time boyfriend in an Italian court today for the first time since they were arrested on suspicion of killing her British roommate, reports the Telegraph. The pair can’t write each other, but Raffaelo Sollecito sent the 21-year-old American flowers on her July birthday. They... More »

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Italy • University of Washington • murder trial • Perugia • Meredith Kercher • Amanda Knox • Raffaele Sollecito • Rudy Hermann Guede

Wire's Snoop Released From Jail After Arrest

Felicia Pearson accused of being uncooperative witness

Aug 23, 08 1:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Wire actress Felicia “Snoop” Pearson was briefly detained this week by Baltimore police in connection with a murder trial, the Baltimore Sun reports. Pearson, who herself served time for second-degree murder as a juvenile, is thought to have witnessed a knife attack that left one man... More »

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homicide • Baltimore • The Wire • murder trial • witness • Felicia "Snoop" Pearson

 Teen to Be Tried as
 Adult in Family Slaying

Blamed father's drinking problem and abuse

Jul 30, 08 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Baltimore teen accused of killing his parents and siblings will be tried as an adult, the Baltimore Sun reports. Nicholas Browning, 16, claimed he suffered mental and physical abuse by his parents and asked that his case be transferred to juvenile court. The judge denied his request despite... More »

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mental illness • Baltimore • murder trial • shooting • teenager • juvenile crime

Writer Charged in Murders
He Reported

Macedonian nailed after revealing
secret details

Jun 23, 08 4:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Getting the scoop proved costly for a Macedonian journalist who has been charged with the murder of two elderly women after reporting on their deaths in his newspaper. Police began to suspect Vlado Tanevski after realizing his articles about the murders contained details that hadn't been revealed to the public.... More »

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crime • murder • Macedonia • journalist • murder trial • Skopje

Bury Bodies How I Left Them: Alleged Killer

'... I mean, found them,' Mass. in-law says man said of dead wife, baby

Jun 10, 08 11:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Neil Entwistle, the Briton accused of murdering his wife and baby in a Boston suburb in 2006, requested that the bodies be buried “the way I left them,” according to his stepfather-in-law. Joseph Matterazzo, 61, testified yesterday a “wimpering” Entwistle called and asked him to “bury... More »

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crime • murder • murder trial • Neil Entwistle

OJ 'Confessed To Me,' Says Souvenir Dealer

Simpson's lawyer slams tell-all book by OJ's former friend

May 10, 08 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - A memorabilia merchant who has sold items for O.J. Simpson says the former football phenom got high on drugs and confessed to killing Nicole Brown Simpson, the AP reports. In his new book, How I Helped O.J. Get Away With Murder, Mike Gilbert also claims that he helped... More »

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murder • Nicole Brown Simpson • OJ Simpson • publishing • If I Did It • murder trial • Mike Gilbert

Supreme Court Rejects Boy Killer's Appeal

He claims drugs
made him shoot grandparents

Apr 14, 08 7:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court refused today to let a teenage boy appeal his 30-year sentence for double-murder, CNN reports. Christopher Pittman, who was tried as an adult in South Carolina 3 years ago, is serving the longest sentence ever for someone his age—and blames antidepressants for inspiring him to kill... More »

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antidepressant • murder • appeal • trial • sentencing • Paxil • murder trial • US Supreme Court • juvenile

UK's 'Suffolk Strangler' Guilty in 5 Murders

But cops suspect the serial prostitute killer
in even more deaths

Feb 22, 08 10:06 AM CST
(Newser) - A British court yesterday found a former forklift driver guilty of the murders of five young women. The string of prostitute murders in Ipswich made the man dubbed the "Suffolk Strangler" one of Britain's most notorious serial killers. "I feel the pain will never go away," said... More »

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England • murder trial • prostitute • serial killers • Steve Wright • Suffolk Strangler • Ipswich, England

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