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Suspect in Pregnant Marine's Killing Spotted in La.

Laurean seen exiting a bus in Shreveport

(Newser) - The Marine suspected in the murder of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach and her unborn child was spotted last night exiting a bus in Shreveport, La., and could be headed to Texas, police said today. Authorities said they believe Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean could be dangerous if "put in a...

Charred Body, Fetus Found in Marine's Yard

Nationwide manhunt underway for man suspected of kidnapping, murder

(Newser) - Police found the burnt remains of a woman and a fetus today buried in a Marine's backyard, CNN reports. The suspected remains of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach are being rushed to a North Carolina medical examiner for positive identification as police launch a manhunt for Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean, the...

Hiker's Friends Remember Slain 'Angel'

Her accused killer named as suspect in three more murders

(Newser) - Hundreds of people packed a Georgia church yesterday to remember slain hiker Meredith Emerson as both a "firecracker" and an "angel," the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. "Her light is reflected in your eyes," said her mother, who took the podium when Meredith's nephew became overcome with...

Police Dig Up Remains at Marine's House
Police Dig Up Remains at Marine's House
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Jan 11, 2008 10:11 PM CST

Police Dig Up Remains at Marine's House

May be body of pregnant victim; police still hunting accused

(Newser) - Police seeking a missing Marine have found blood and human remains at the yard of the Marine she had accused of raping her, CNN reports. Cops found a "trace of violent activity in the house" of Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean in North Carolina, and "evidence of an attempted...

LA Gang Killings Down 27% Since '06
LA Gang Killings Down 27% Since '06
Jan 11, 2008 7:18 PM CST

LA Gang Killings Down 27% Since '06

Crackdown on 11 most dangerous groups by wide range of agencies credited

(Newser) - Los Angeles gang killings dropped 27% from the 2006 high of nearly 300, reports the Los Angeles Times. The city reported 216 gang-related killings in 2007, which still accounted for more than half of all homicides in Los Angeles. Authorities credited the reduction to a program that used police, federal...

DNA May Shine Light on Killer
DNA May Shine Light on Killer
Jan 11, 2008 2:20 PM CST

DNA May Shine Light on Killer

Headless body's ties to Indiana serial killer in doubt for a century

(Newser) - Authorities in Indiana are hoping DNA evidence will help them close the case of a woman who killed at least 25 people in the early 20th century before possibly faking her own death. A woman's headless body was found in the burned-out basement of Belle Gunness' house in 1908, and...

DC Woman: 4 Daughters 'Had Demons'
DC Woman:
4 Daughters
'Had Demons'
Jan 11, 2008 7:21 AM CST

DC Woman: 4 Daughters 'Had Demons'

Mother, charged with murder; lived for months with bodies

(Newser) - A Washington, DC, woman accused of killing her four daughters admitted to police she had lived for months with their decomposing bodies. Banita Jacks told police that the girls died in their sleep, but told jail blockmates that she killed them because they were possessed by demons, the Washington Post...

German Woman Flushed Hubby Down the Toilet

Neighbors heard banging, lot of flushing

(Newser) - German police are searching for a woman they believe hacked up her husband and flushed the pieces down the toilet, Der Spiegel reports. Neither wife nor husband have been seen since just before Christmas, when neighbors report hearing hammering, strange noises, and repeated flushing. The woman reportedly told her grown...

Kidnapped Blonde Murdered by Cannibal Beau: Cops

Grisly plate of flesh leads to ex-boyfriend's arrest in capital murder

(Newser) - A man accused of brutally murdering his former girlfriend mutilated her and may have cooked and eaten some of her body parts, according to police. Christopher Lee McCuin, 25, has been charged with capital murder in the killing of Jana Shearer, 21, who was abducted from her Texas home last...

'Blood Diamonds' Trial Opens
'Blood Diamonds' Trial Opens
Jan 7, 2008 3:29 AM CST

'Blood Diamonds' Trial Opens

War crimes court pleads for cash in case against former Liberian president

(Newser) - The war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor is set to begin in The Hague after months of costly delays—forcing the court to ask for financial handouts to complete the proceedings. Taylor, 59, trained Sierra Leone's notoriously violent Revolutionary United Front in exchange for "blood diamonds,...

Grandfather Charged in Deadly Fire
Grandfather Charged in Deadly Fire
Jan 2, 2008 5:40 PM CST

Grandfather Charged in Deadly Fire

Indian caste dispute suspected in Chicago blaze that kills 3

(Newser) - In the third case since August of a Chicago-area Indian family using fire in a domestic dispute, a 57-year old who disapproved of his daughter's marriage was charged Monday night with murdering his pregnant daughter, son-in-law, and grandson by setting fire to their apartment building. Subhash Chander told police he...

Marine to Stand Trial for Iraq Killing Spree

Charge reduced to manslaughter; 2nd Marine indicted

(Newser) - A Marine will face court-martial for leading a bloody strike against Iraqi civilians two years ago, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Charges filed against Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich today include voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault, but a Marine commander dismissed the more severe charge of unpremeditated murder. Wuterich could face...

Daughter & Lover Confess to Killing 6 in Family: Cops

She 'felt unloved,' says relative

(Newser) - The daughter of a murdered couple and her boyfriend have confessed to killing the young woman's parents and four other relatives, according to police. Michele Anderson, 29, and her live-in lover gunned down Anderson's parents Christmas Eve at their home outside Seattle, police said. When Anderson's brother, his wife and...

Daughter, Beau Arrested in Christmas Eve Family Killings

Four adults, 2 children found dead in Wash.

(Newser) - Police have arrested a 29-year-old woman and her boyfriend in the gruesome Christmas Eve shootings of six members of her family in rural Washington, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The couple is being held on suspicion of murdering the woman's parents, her brother, his wife, and their 6- and 3-year old...

LA Murder Rate Plummets
LA Murder Rate Plummets
Dec 24, 2007 6:44 AM CST

LA Murder Rate Plummets

Homicides at lowest rate since 1970

(Newser) - The murder rate in Los Angeles has sunk to its lowest in nearly 40 years, the Los Angeles Times reports. There have been 368 killings in the City of Angels this year, down from over 1,000 in 1992. The last time the murder rate was so low was 1970,...

Boat Slayings Suspect Blabs in Prison

Inmate says man confessed to aiding in four murders

(Newser) - A jailhouse confession could doom two suspects in the murder of four people in the Joe Cool fishing boat case, the AP reports. A fellow inmate says suspect Guillermo Zarabozo came clean about the September killings, claiming that accomplice Kirby Archer shot the victims and that Zarabozo dumped the bodies...

Parents Face Capital Murder Charges in Baby Grace Case

Death penalty looms for Texas pair

(Newser) - A grand jury took just three minutes to decide to bring capital murder charges against a Texas couple in the death of their 2-year-old daughter, the Houston Chronicle reports. The child's mother has admitted that the child, dubbed Baby Grace, died after she and her husband beat the little girl....

Pastor Confirms Stacy Told Him: 'He Did It!'

Drew Peterson's missing wife told cleric he admitted killing ex

(Newser) - Rev. Neil Schori, Stacy Peterson's pastor, confirmed in a TV interview last night that the missing 23-year-old told him her husband, former cop Drew Peterson, had admitted to killing his ex-wife. “He did it,” Stacy blurted over coffee, referring to the 2004 death of Peterson’s third wife,...

Pig Farmer Guilty of Butchering Women

Murderer fed up to 49 victims to his animals

(Newser) - A Canadian pig farmer has been convicted of murdering six women, chopping up the corpses in his slaughterhouse and feeding parts to his pigs. Robert "Willie" Pickton, 58, may face trial for up to 20 other murders—and police believe he's responsible for even more. Pickton told an undercover...

Mall Shooter Spent 2 Years in Treatment

'No indication' he would launch killing spree, says official

(Newser) - Mall shooter Robert Hawkins spent two years in extensive care at a Nebraska home for troubled teens, where an official said there was "no indication" he would launch one of the deadliest killing rampages in American history, the New York Times reports. He spent a total of five years...

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