Frank Sinatra’s song about Chicago, “My Kind of Town,” “a the town that won’t let you down,” seems dated in light of last weekend’s shooting spree that left 16 dead and dozens wounded in 53 separate incidents. According to the Chicago Tribune, “The victims were among 82 people shot between …
Read More »Florida serial offender accused of dragging bicyclist to death in hit-and-run
A bicyclist in a waterfront Florida town was killed in a hit-and-run crash after a serial traffic offender dragged her for blocks before leaving her to die on the side of the road, police said. Xavier Rigby, 22, was arrested after the Pinellas County Police Department said he fatally struck …
Read More »'Cult mom' Lori Vallow gets glam for Arizona mugshot, faces two more murder charges
Officials have extradited so-called “cult mom” and convicted killer Lori Vallow from Idaho to Arizona to face one first-degree murder charge and one premeditated first-degree murder charge in Maricopa County. Vallow, who was found guilty in May of murdering two of her children and her husband’s first wife in Idaho …
Read More »Georgia woman fights murder case after killing stranger in citizen's arrest
A woman who chased down and killed a 62-year-old man who caused a minor traffic crash by running a red light claims she never intended to shoot him – only to take down his license plate number for 911 dispatchers. However, witnesses told a different story at 25-year-old Hannah Payne’s …
Read More »Beauty queen charged in ex-NFL hubby's Bahamas murder plot allowed to return home for holidays
A judge gave Lindsay Shiver an early Christmas gift by letting her leave the Bahamas to visit her children and family in Alabama for the holidays. Shiver has been out on bail but wasn’t allowed to leave the Bahamas, where she allegedly planned to hire a hitman to kill her …
Read More »Bringing Bryan Kohberger jury to Idaho students' home could be 'logistics nightmare' with no payoff: lawyer
The University of Idaho began demolition today of the off-campus rental home where four undergrad students were killed in a home invasion stabbing last year. The house at 1122 King Road is a grim reminder of the slayings, which had been boarded up, fenced in and guarded 24 hours a …
Read More »1 Colombian soldier dead, 12 wounded in apparent cartel attack
One soldier was killed and 12 were injured Wednesday in an attack with explosives on a military unit in western Colombia that the army blamed on the notorious Gulf Clan drug cartel. The attack occurred early Wednesday in a military facility in the municipality of Turbo, about 300 miles northwest …
Read More »Rural Montana residents predicted bar massacre suspect's violent outburst: 'He will kill you'
ANACONDA, Mont. – Two residents of the rural Montana town that was rocked by an armed gunman’s alleged mass shooting at a local bar said members of the town had long predicted that he would snap. Two men in Anaconda, Montana, who requested anonymity due to the sensitive nature of …
Read More »California parents arrested, charged with murder of missing 7-month-old son after mother's story falls apart
The parents of a missing 7-month-old Southern California child have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the child was falsely reported kidnapped, authorities said Friday. Jake Haro, 32, and Rebecca Haro, 41, were taken into custody at their home in Cabazon, 90 miles east of Los Angeles, the San …
Read More »1 dead, 4 wounded after shooting in New York City, police say
A shooting in New York City on Saturday left one person dead and four people wounded, including one teenager in critical condition, according to police. Officers responded at around 7:30 p.m. to a report of a shooting on Burke Avenue and Wickham Avenue near Haffen Park, a spokesperson for the …
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