homicide

Stories 1 - 20 |  Next >>

Teen Charged in Teacher's Prank Death Speaks

To Jayden Wallace, math teacher Jason Hughes 'meant the world'

(Newser) - The Georgia teen facing up to 15 years for a prank resulting in the death of a teacher says he will spend the rest of his life honoring "Coach Hughes." Eighteen-year-old Jayden Wallace, accused of first-degree vehicular homicide after authorities say he accidentally ran over North Hall High...

Prank Results in Teacher's Death, Homicide Charge

Student ran over Jason Hughes, 40, after he slipped and fell in street

(Newser) - The widow of a Georgia teacher fatally run over by a student during a prank at his home is now asking prosecutors to back off. Authorities say five Gainesville teens went to North Hall High School teacher Jason Hughes' house just before midnight Friday to toss toilet paper. According to...

Cops: Iran Likely Took Out Regime Critic Living in Canada

Police are probing Iran's possible link to activist Masood Masjoody's suspected homicide

(Newser) - Canadian police say an outspoken Iranian activist who vanished near Vancouver a month ago is probably dead, and possibly part of a wider pattern that has critics of Tehran on edge. Investigators in Burnaby, British Columbia, announced they're treating the disappearance of 45-year-old mathematician Masood Masjoody as a homicide,...

16-Year-Old Sibling Charged With Killing Anna Kepner

Federal case in Miami court is sealed

(Newser) - The 16-year-old stepbrother of high school cheerleader Anna Kepner has been charged with homicide as a juvenile in connection with her November death aboard the Carnival Horizon, according to court documents reviewed by CBS News . The detail surfaced not in a criminal filing but in an emergency motion in a...

Police: 3 Men Found Dead in 'a Brutal Scene' in Detroit

Victims had been beaten, stabbed, assistant chief says

(Newser) - Police looking for a missing person found the bodies of three men in a Detroit house, authorities. The victims, ages 65, 66, and 72, were bludgeoned and stabbed late Tuesday or early Wednesday, Assistant Police Chief Charles Fitzgerald said Thursday. "It was a brutal scene inside—just awful,"...

Ex-NFL Player's Murder May Be Linked to 3 Others

All 4 victims were unhoused, killed near Compton Creek encampments

(Newser) - Authorities are investigating whether former NFL lineman Kevin Johnson's killing near Los Angeles is linked to the murders of three other unhoused people in the same area. Johnson, 55, who played defensive lineman for various teams in the 1990s, was fatally stabbed on Jan. 21 at a homeless encampment...

Former NFL Player Killed at Homeless Camp

Police investigate the death of Kevin Johnson, 55, as a homicide

(Newser) - Police in Los Angeles are investigating the killing of a man at a homeless camp this week, and the victim's name may be familiar to NFL fans. The Los Angeles County medical examiner says Kevin Johnson, 55, died from blunt head trauma and stab wounds on Wednesday, reports the...

Police: Boy, 11, Shot Dad Dead After Nintendo Switch Dispute

Pennsylvania authorities say child used key to access gun safe after parents had gone to sleep

(Newser) - An 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy is accused of fatally shooting his father after going to look for a confiscated Nintendo Switch, according to court records. The child has been charged with criminal homicide in the killing on Tuesday at the family's home in Duncannon Borough, about 20 miles north of...

Man's Death in ICE Custody Raises New Questions

Medical examiner staffer cites possible homicide in Texas; feds say Cuban migrant tried to kill himself

(Newser) - US immigration authorities say a Cuban detainee tried to kill himself at a Texas detention camp. A staffer at the local medical examiner's office who spoke to his daughter, however, suggests the death may be ruled a homicide. In a recorded call shared with the Washington Post , an employee...

Video Shows Person of Interest in Ohio Double Murder

Individual seen in early hours of Dec. 30 in alley near the home of Spencer and Monique Tepe

(Newser) - Police in Columbus, Ohio, have released surveillance footage of a person they want to identify as they investigate the fatal shootings of a local dentist and his wife. The video, recorded between 2am and 5am on Dec. 30 in an alley beside the home of Dr. Spencer Tepe, 37, and...

Manhattan Man, 80, Indicted in Deadly Sidewalk Shove

His 82-year-old neighbor died after hitting his head on the sidewalk

(Newser) - A Manhattan grand jury has indicted 80-year-old Dana Escoffier on a count of criminally negligent homicide in the death of his longtime neighbor, 82-year-old Dean Whetzel, court records show. Police say the two men crossed paths on Oct. 11 on Hudson Street in the West Village, where they had lived...

It Looks Like Homicides Are Way, Way Down in the US

Or so indicates preliminary data from 550 law enforcement agencies

(Newser) - If you had to guess, would you say the US homicide count went up or down in 2025? Preliminary data suggests the answer is down—way, way down. In fact, the US is poised to record the steepest single-year drop in US homicides since FBI record-keeping began in 1960, crime...

Reality TV Star Accused of Murdering Cellmate

Chad Ollinger of Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch allegedly killed the man in a fight

(Newser) - A reality TV treasure hunter from Utah is accused of killing a man inside a Las Vegas jail. Police say Chad Ollinger, 41, star of Discovery Channel's Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch, was arrested Oct. 27 on a fugitive warrant and contempt of court charge, per the Las Vegas ...

California Farm Heir Charged in Estranged Wife's Murder

Agribusiness scion Michael Abatti faces first-degree murder charge in Arizona

(Newser) - A homicide case in an Arizona mountain town has drawn in one of California's most powerful farming dynasties. Authorities say 63-year-old Michael Abatti, scion of an Imperial Valley agribusiness family, is being held in Imperial County, California, and is expected to be extradited to Arizona to face first-degree murder...

Report: Teen Killed on Cruise Was Tense About Stepbrother

Another of Anna Kepner's stepsiblings said parents put him in a chokehold

(Newser) - Six weeks after an 18-year-old cheerleader was found dead on a Carnival cruise, a Florida custody case may be offering the clearest look yet at the investigation into her homicide. Anna Kepner died Nov. 7 aboard the Carnival Horizon; she was found under a bed in a cabin she shared...

NJ Man Once Hailed as Hero Charged With Murder

Prosecutors say William Ahle set the fire that killed his 82-year-old neighbor

(Newser) - A July house fire in New Jersey that initially produced a neighborhood hero has now led to a murder charge against him. Prosecutors in Union County say 70-year-old William Ahle of Fanwood, a New York City suburb, is accused of killing his 82-year-old neighbor, Virginia Cranwell, whose body was found...

Son Arrested in Grammy-Nominated Singer's Fatal Stabbing

Police say 31-year-old Micah Sykes attacked Jubilant Sykes at home

(Newser) - Grammy-nominated singer Jubilant Sykes was fatally stabbed inside his California home on Monday, allegedly by his own son. A third person called 911 to report an assault in progress around 9:20pm, per KTLA . Santa Monica police found 71-year-old Sykes, a gospel and opera singer, with "critical injuries consistent...

Climber Charged After Partner Dies in Winter Ascent

Austrian prosecutors allege Thomas Plamberger's gross negligence led to death on Grossglockner

(Newser) - A mountain tragedy in Austria has taken a legal turn as climber Thomas Plamberger now faces grossly negligent homicide charges following the death of his partner, 33-year-old Kerstin Gurtner, on Grossglockner, the country's highest peak. Per Climbing.com , their winter ascent of the 12,461-foot mountain began on Jan....

Lawsuit: Cruise Line Served Man 33 Drinks Before He Died

Family says Michael Virgil was overserved alcohol, restrained, and sedated

(Newser) - The family of a California man found to have died by homicide on a Royal Caribbean cruise is suing the company, claiming it served him more than 30 alcoholic drinks before restraining him face-down, deploying multiple cans of pepper spray, then injecting him with a powerful sedative. Michael Virgil, 35,...

Family Expects Charges for Teen in Cruise Ship Death

They're not sure whether he will face federal or state charges in Anna Kepner homicide

(Newser) - A 16-year-old boy may soon face either state or federal charges in connection with the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, who was found dead on a Carnival cruise ship last month. The FBI's Miami office is leading the investigation but has not publicly named any suspects or filed charges....

Stories 1 - 20 |  Next >>
Most Read on Newser