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NEWS ABOUT: child murder

child murder stories: 15 news summaries

Shaniya Raped, Killed on Day of Abduction: Cops

NC 5-year-old was asphyxiated, arrest warrant says

Nov 20, 09 5:04 PM CST
(AP) - A 5-year-old North Carolina girl was raped and killed the same day she was taken from her home, according to an arrest warrant released today. Shaniya Davis was sexually assaulted and asphyxiated Nov. 10, the day her mother reported her missing from the trailer park where she was staying, according... More »

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kidnapping • murder • rape • North Carolina • Oprah Winfrey • child abuse • abduction • child prostitution • child rape • child abduction • child murder • Shaniya Davis • Bradley Lockhart • Mario Andrette McNeill • Antoinette Davis • Antoinette Davis charged with sex slavery • sex trafficking • Oprah Winfrey Show

CASEY ANTHONY TRIAL

Defense Accuses Man Who Found Caylee's Body

Cops have already cleared utility worker

Nov 20, 09 12:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Lawyers representing Casey Anthony, accused of murdering her daughter, Caylee, are attempting to cast suspicion on another suspect who has been cleared by police. Roy Kronk, a meter reader, found the Florida toddler’s body and notified police. After interviews with ex-wives and family, Anthony's defense team has concluded Kronk... More »

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Florida • testimony • murder trial • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony • child murder • defense attorney • Roy Kronk • Casey Anthony trial

NC Police
Find Body of Missing Girl, 5

Mom was charged with trafficking after Shaniya Davis spotted with man

Nov 16, 09 1:13 PM CST
(AP) - Searchers found the body of a missing 5-year-old off a road today, ending a weeklong search for the girl, whose mother stands accused of offering her for sex, police said. A Fayetteville Police spokeswoman says that searchers found Shaniya Davis' body southeast of Sanford in central North Carolina. Two people... More »

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kidnapping • North Carolina • missing child • human trafficking • child prostitution • child murder • Shaniya Davis • Shaniya Davis found • Bradley Lockhart • Mario Andrette McNeill • Antoinette Davis • shaniya davis found dead

Boy, 4, Found Dead in Dryer; Teen Busted

Toddler was dead when he was placed in dryer

Nov 2, 09 2:11 AM CST
(Newser) - A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after the body of a missing California toddler, 4, was found in a clothes dryer in the teen's home. Police said Alex Christopher Mercado's body was placed in the dryer after he was killed. Alex's parents reported him missing over the weekend, and the... More »

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California • crime • toddler • clothes dryers • teenager • child murder

 SF Cops Tie 
 Night Stalker to 
 1984 Girl Killing 

DNA links serial killer to slaying of 9-year-old

Oct 23, 09 2:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - San Francisco police believe they have uncovered another killing by the "Night Stalker" serial killer who terrorized the Bay Area in the '80s. DNA evidence has linked Richard Ramirez to the 1984 murder of 9-year-old Mei Leung, who was sexually assaulted and killed in the basement of a... More »

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San Francisco • murder • serial killers • child murder • Richard Ramirez

Missing Girl's Body Found
in Ga. Landfill

7-year-old Somer Thompson vanished
on Monday

Oct 22, 09 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A child's body found in a Georgia landfill has been identified as Somer Thompson, a 7-year-old Florida girl missing since Monday. The local sheriff told reporters that police were now in "full investigation mode" after discovering the corpse. Somer, who was identified from her clothes and a birthmark,... More »

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sex offenders • missing child • child murder • Somer Thompson

 Brit Dad Busted 
 in Kids' Death 

Mom found children unresponsive after visit with father

Oct 15, 09 3:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - A man separated from his wife was arrested yesterday after his two young children were found unresponsive in his home and were later declared dead. Police believe the father strangled the girl, 4, and 2-year-old boy, reports the Telegraph. They were discovered by their mom, who arrived to collect the... More »

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crime • murder • father • joint custody • infanticide • mother • child murder • marital woes

Ugandan Child Murders Linked to Witch Doctors

US-backed task force struggles to quell brutal surge

Sep 6, 09 6:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ritual murders and kidnappings continue to haunt Uganda despite police efforts to battle the horrors, the Guardian reports. Often linked to organ trafficking and witch doctors, some 300 cases were reported last year, and only 18 taken to court. A US-backed task force started this year has failed to stem... More »

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Africa • murder • organ trafficking • ritual • Uganda • human sacrifices • witch doctors • child murder

(Newser) - A San Antonio woman has claimed responsibility for the grisly killing of her baby boy, saying she heard voices telling her to do it, the San Antonio Express-News reports. Police say the infant was stabbed, decapitated, and skinned early yesterday. Otty Sanchez, 33, says the devil told her to... More »

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Texas • murder • San Antonio • decapitation • infanticide • child murder • Otty Sanchez • Scott Wesley Buchholz Sanchez

Caylee's Autopsy Results Released

Slain Fla. toddler
found with duct
tape over mouth

Jun 20, 09 1:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Autopsy results released yesterday state that there were no drugs found in the body of Caylee Anthony, but duct tape had been placed over the slain 2-year-old's mouth before decomposition, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The toddler's skeletal remains were found mixed with garbage bags and a laundry bag, states the... More »

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autopsy • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony • murder charges • child murder

Dad Calls Mom Then Shoots the Kids: Police

Alleged Texas killer, estranged from his wife, also shot himself

Jun 17, 09 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Houston man fatally shot his two children yesterday, after calling his wife and telling her he’d do it, police tell the Houston Chronicle. The 34-year-old woman called police yesterday saying her estranged husband, Pedro Enrique Rosabal, 33, told her he had picked up their children from... More »

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crime • murder-suicide • child murder

(AP) - A South Korean man allegedly shot and killed a 10-year-old boy after hitting him with his car, apparently to hide the fact that he was driving drunk, police said today. The man, whose family name is Lee, struck the boy June 4 in Gwangju and took him to a hospital,... More »

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South Korea • murder • DUI • drunk driving • child murder

(Newser) - Melissa Huckaby, the Sunday school teacher accused of kidnapping, raping, and murdering an 8-year-old girl in California, pleaded not guilty today, KPIX-TV reports. Sandra Cantu, a playmate of 28-year-old Huckaby’s daughter, was found in a suitcase in a nearby pond in April. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for September.... More »

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California • kidnapping • plea • murder trial • child rape • Sandra Cantu • Melissa Huckaby • child murder


 Casey Anthony 
 Yearbook 
 Sells for $500 

EBay seller picks up yearbooks 'randomly' at estate auctions

Jun 4, 09 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - A yearbook featuring pictures of alleged murderer Casey Anthony has sold for $500 on eBay, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The 23-year-old, accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter, appears in junior class and travel and tourism club photos. The seller told the Sentinel she “randomly” purchases yearbooks at estate auctions;... More »

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crime • eBay • murder • Casey Anthony • yearbook • child murder

(Newser) - An Albuquerque mom has confessed to police that she killed her toddler son—twice—and buried his body in a playground. She suffocated 3-year-old Ty, then changed her mind and used CPR to revive him before deciding again to suffocate him, Tiffany Toribio told detectives. She killed him because she... More »

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parenting • crime • murder • toddler • infanticide • child murder

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