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2 hrs ago | CBS Local

Man Charged With Killing Girlfriend's Sister

A man wanted for killing his girlfriend's sister after the three of them got into a fight at a Columbia nightclub has turned himself in.

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4 hrs ago | WFMJ-TV Youngstown

Ohio doctor charged in pregnant woman's death

Investigators say a former doctor going on trial this fall in Ohio raped a woman who was nine months pregnant, then killed her by injecting her with heroin.

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7 hrs ago | NewsOne

Re: Ex-Bush Senior Adviser's Son Accused Of Killing Man With Hatchet [VIDEO]

Claude Alexander Allen III , 20, the son of former President George W. Bush 's senior domestic policy adviser, Claude A. Allen , was arrested Friday in Maryland for allegedly killing a man with a hatchet, reports Raw Story.

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, MD, Gaithersburg, MD

11 hrs ago | KSL-TV

Man charged with killing police officer found dead in jail cell

Matthew David Stewart, 39, was found dead in his Weber County Jail cell this morning, according to a family statement and law enforcement sources.

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Related Topix: Weber County, UT, Ogden, UT

Fri May 24, 2013

KFVS12

Missouri woman gets life sentence in killing

The Daily Journal newspaper in Park Hills reports that 37-year-old Robin Lucas of rural Bonne Terre pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder.

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Related Topix: Bonne Terre, MO, Drugs

Contra Costa Times

Peninsula real estate mogul guilty of killing wife for $30 million insurance payout

A Peninsula real estate mogul was found guilty Thursday of murdering his wife in their mansion to collect a $30 million insurance policy as creditors closed in on his crumbling empire.

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Related Topix: San Mateo County, CA, Woodside, CA, San Mateo, CA

KXAN-TV Austin

DA: Tenn. victims shot aftera

A former police officer, accused of killing two people during a robbery at an east Tennessee pharmacy, gunned down his victims after they complied with his demands for painkillers, a prosecutor said Friday.

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Related Topix: Grainger County, TN

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Man accused of killing 5 in Illinois takes stand

In this April 5, 2013 file photo, a Logan County Sheriff's deputy walks Christopher Harris into the Logan County Courthouse in Lincoln, Ill.

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Related Topix: Logan County, IL, Lincoln, IL, Beason, IL

Seattle Times

Man charged in police shooting found dead at jail

An Army veteran charged with killing a police officer and wounding five others in a shootout during a marijuana raid was found dead at Weber County jail, the veteran's father said Friday.

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Related Topix: Weber County, UT

WAND-TV Decatur

Follow Up: Couple pleads not guilty to murdering son

A suburban Chicago couple accused in the death of their 1-year-old son has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Cook County, IL, Maywood, IL

KSDK NewsChannel 5

Man charged in road-rage murder convicted by jury

A man from the Walnut Park neighborhood has been convicted of killing a man following a road-rage incident in 2011.

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WUSA9

Prosecutor, Deputies Considering Charges In Alexandria Shooting

Family, friends and neighbors have many unanswered questions about the shooting death of 22-year-old Julian Dawkins, who was killed Wednesday in his Alexandria neighborhood.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

Thu May 23, 2013

KIVI

Man that shot two, fails to show up for court

A southwestern Idaho man charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon following a shooting that killed a man and injured a woman failed to show up at a plea hearing.

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WTVF Nashville

2 charged in slayings of 6 on Tenn.-Ala. border

However Anthony Weiner does when the polls close, he's certain to add drama to the most competitive New York City mayor's race in more than a decade.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Military, US Navy, Moore, OK

WAOW

Judge: Wife-killing case back in court July 25

Authorities in St. Paul say they've recovered the body of a child missing since a rockslide killed a classmate and left two others injured at a park along the Mississippi River.

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Related Topix: Stevens Point, WI, Portage County, WI, Madison, WI

13WHAM

Men charged with killing adults, toddler during drug deal

Authorities say two men have been charged in six killings, including a toddler and unborn baby, near the Tennessee-Alabama border last fall during a dispute over drug dealing.

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Related Topix: Fayetteville, TN

KHOU-TV Houston

Texas man found guilty of murder in 1984 case

A North Texas man has been convicted of murder in the death of a teenager whose body was dumped in a rock pit in 1984.

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Related Topix: Collin County, TX, Dallas, TX

KMIZ

Guns, drugs in new Trayvon Martin evidence

Items taken from Trayvon Martin's cell phone -- including a text-message discussion of drug use and pictures of a gun and marijuana plants -- are among new details released Thursday by attorneys for the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of killing him without provocation 14 months ago.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Cell Phones, Electronics

Tri-cityherald.com

Dallas man gets death for drowning 2 sons in creek

The Dallas County jury took about 3 1/2 hours to sentence Naim Rasool Muhammad. The same jury had taken less than 10 minutes to find Muhammad guilty of capital murder last week after hearing testimony from the mother of the two drowned boys, 5-year-old Naim and 3-year-old Elijah.

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Related Topix: Dallas County, TX, Glenn Heights, TX

WAFF-TV Huntsville

Arrest made in fatal shooting in Memphis

The Commercial Appeal reports that 21-year-old Setric Hall has been charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, attempted second-degree murder and using a firearm during a felony.

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