Police style handcuffs on murder victim made police fear killer was among them

Police-style handcuffs on murder victim made police fear killer was among them

Beloved schoolteacher Mary Catherine Edwards was found murdered wearing police-grade Smith & Wesson handcuffs — sending ripples through the Beaumont, Texas, Police Department.

30 years after Vegas mom's murder, police find alleged killer

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said DNA testing helped identify Melonie White's alleged killer 30 years after her death.

Montana Camper Offered His Killer a Beer Before He Was Murdered, Police Say

DNA from a beer can helped lead the authorities to an arrest in the killing of Dustin Kjersem, whose death was originally reported as a possible bear attack, officials said.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Police officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba

Plus, Michael Gove joins Adam in the Newscast studio.

Met Police only sought Al Fayed abuse charges over two of 21 women who accused him

Twenty-one women accused the ex-Harrods owner of sexual offences while he was alive, the force admits.

Catfish killer who abused thousands brought down by phone calls and seized devices

How does a Northern Ireland teenager end up as one of the UK's most prolific online child sex abusers?

Three held on suspicion of murder of one-year-old girl in Northern Ireland

Police treating death of 23-month-old Tavia Michella Ximenes Da Costa in Dungannon on Sunday as murder. Detectives in Northern Ireland have launched a murder investigation after the death of a ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

London police officer who fatally shot a Black motorist acquitted of murder

A London police officer who fatally shot a Black motorist two years ago has been acquitted of murder

World - ABC News - October 21

'I didn’t think there was cause to shoot Chris Kaba' – police watchdog lead defends sending case to CPS

Sal Naseem tells the BBC he wasn't convinced Mr Kaba presented a sufficient danger to justify being shot.

Former Ohio police officer found guilty of murder in Andre Hill shooting

Adam Coy, a white former police officer who killed Andre Hill, an unarmed Black man, four years ago in Columbus, Ohio, was found guilty of murder.

Adam Coy, Ohio Police Officer, Found Guilty of Murder in Andre Hill Shooting

An Ohio jury found the officer, Adam Coy, guilty on three charges, including murder and reckless homicide, after he shot Andre Hill, a Black man. The killing led to police reforms.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Man pleads guilty to spraying wasp killer at police, assaulting journalists on Jan. 6

A 60-year-old New York man has pleaded guilty to assaulting police officers using a wasp-killer spray and assaulting journalists during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the Department of ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

New York family grieves living woman for 36 hours after police wrongly told them she was killed

A Staten Island, New York, family has experienced a whirlwind of emotions after police incorrectly told them that their loved one had been killed in a car crash.

Man posed as utility worker charged with murder over home invasion as police hunt second suspect

A man who was caught on camera posing as a utility worker to gain entrance to a Michigan house on Friday has been charged with murdering a man in a "gruesome" attack and tying up his wife, ...

A London police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man has been acquitted of murder

World - ABC News - October 21

Delphi murders trial: A volunteer assisting police helped identify the man charged with killing 2 teens

Five years before he was charged with killing two middle school students near an Indiana trail, Richard Allen reached out to authorities about the double murder: He’d been in the area the day the ...

'I thought I was going to die': Former police officer testifies at murder trial

In court on Monday, former police officer Adam Coy described the shooting, and killing, of Andre Hill in 2020.

A Caller Told 911 a Bear Had Chased Him Off a Cliff. The Police Say It Was Murder.

The sheriff in a rural Tennessee county said his office is searching for a man who used a stolen identity to pose as a victim.

World - The New York Times - October 28

Police say British teen accused of fatally stabbing 3 girls also made poison and had a terror manual

The teenager accused in a stabbing rampage that killed three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England has been charged with producing the deadly poison ricin and faces a terror offense

World - ABC News - October 29

Marielle Franco murder: ex-police jailed for decades over crime that shook Brazil

Ronnie Lessa and Élcio de Queiroz sentenced to 78 and 59 years over 2018 murder of prominent Rio city councillor. Two former police officers who confessed to the murder of the Rio city councillor ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Police and firefighters attacked with fireworks

Three teenagers are arrested as emergency workers are targeted with fireworks during Bonfire Night.

Drug dealer murdered man with 'Rambo-style' knife

A jury unanimously found David Sisman guilty of murdering Lee Crewe in Newport.

Trafficking victim now 'lives every day in fear'

Anna, not her real name, was brought to Northern Ireland by a man who forced her into sex work.

Oklahoma small town police chief and entire police department resign

The police chief and three officers that make up the entire four-person police department of the town of Geary, Oklahoma resigned on Thursday with little explanation.

Police investigating unexplained death of infant

The police received a call concerning the welfare of an infant on Friday afternoon.

MP disturbance matter for police, says minister

The MP for Runcorn appeared to be shouting at a man warning him 'he will never threaten an MP again'.

Florida investigators unravel murder victim's "throuple" past in search of clues

In April 2018, prosecutors say a "throuple" walked into a Florida motel room but only a couple walked out. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant shares how investigators connected back-to-back ...

Jurors in Delphi murders trial see video from victim's phone

Richard Allen, 52, is facing four counts of murder in connection with the murders of Abigail Williams, 13, and Liberty "Libby" German, 14, in 2017.

Murder victim ID'd 38 years after body found in lake by fisherman

Pamela Lee Hupp, who was born in April 1958, was pregnant at the time of her death, the sheriff said.

Tracking the hours before a young woman became a murder victim

Alex Pennig, 32, was shot dead in her St. Paul, Minnesota, apartment. Detectives used surveillance footage to piece together her final moments.

Call from Holly Newton's family to review domestic abuse law to be considered

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper tells the BBC it is an "extremely important issue" after 15-year-old Holly Newton's murder by her ex-boyfriend.

Idaho murders suspect "deserves to die," victim's mom says after hearing

Bryan Kohberger is accused of the Nov. 13, 2022, killings of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves.

WATCH: Ohio police officer 'attacked' by inflatable pumpkin

Ohio police responding to reports of a runaway pumpkin arrived to find a giant inflatable Halloween decoration blocking traffic.

Police guns secured by seat belts - whistle blower

The regulator was contacted by a member of the public concerned how weapons were being transported.

Pregnant woman and unborn baby die in police crash

The car the 38-year-old and her unborn child were travelling in was hit by an unmarked police vehicle.

Police investigate soldier's Army exercise death

Cpl Christopher Gill helped train fighters in Afghanistan as well as Ukrainian soldiers in the UK.

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