Latest in Backpacker Deaths
Sort by
451 items
-
-
Edinburgh Zoo blames fireworks for death of baby red panda
Zookeepers have blamed fireworks on the annual Bonfire Night celebrations for the death of a baby red panda named RoxieWorld - ABC News - November 14 -
Feds warn against bed rails, citing 18 deaths since 2021
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issues urgent safety alert after ninth recall of adult bed rails in three years.Top stories - CBS News - November 14 -
Trial for suspect in Georgia nursing student Laken Riley's death to begin
The man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has waived his right to a jury, paving the way for his bench trial, which is expected to begin Friday morning.Top stories - NBC News - November 15 -
Support for death penalty falls to lowest level in decades: Gallup
A majority of Millennials and Gen Zers do not support the death penalty.Politics - The Hill - November 15 -
Judge says death row inmate Melissa Lucio is "actually innocent"
Melissa Lucio has been on death row in Texas since she was convicted in the death of her 2-year-old daughter in 2008.Top stories - CBS News - November 15 -
Judge calls for Texas death row woman’s murder conviction to be overturned
Arturo Nelson finds Melissa Lucio, convicted of killing two-year-old daughter, is ‘actually innocent of capital murder’. Efforts to free Melissa Lucio , a Texas woman whose execution was delayed ...World - The Guardian - November 15 -
Drowning Death of 11-Month-Old Girl in the Bronx Is Ruled a Homicide
The finding in the case of Jazeli Mirabal is the third death of an infant in New York City over the summer to be labeled a homicide this month.Top stories - The New York Times - November 15 -
Photos key in family's quest to prove daughter's death was a homicide
After authorities ruled Megan Parra took her own life, her family would spend years investigating her death, recruiting two retired FBI agents and convincing local and state officials to take a ...Top stories - CBS News - November 17 -
At a Ukraine Maternity Clinic, Deaths From an Airstrike Shatter a Community
It was one horrific day of the war in Ukraine when a missile fell on the Adonis clinic in Kyiv.Top stories - The New York Times - November 17 -
Sebelius on RFK Jr. as Trump HHS pick: 'This is life or death'
Former Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Saturday weighed in on President-elect Trump selecting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the department, calling it a "life or ...Politics - The Hill - November 17 -
Calvin Klein model charged with murder in NYC stabbing death
Dynus Saxon was arraigned in Bronx criminal court in connection with the Nov. 10 killing of Kadeem Grant, the DA said.Top stories - CBS News - November 17 -
Organic carrots recalled after E. coli outbreak leads to 1 death
Multiple brands of bagged organic carrots have been linked to at least 40 E. coli cases and one death. The organic carrots grown by Grimmway Farms are no longer on grocery store shelves but they ...Top stories - CBS News - November 18 -
-
$103,500 reward offered after protected Mexican wolf's death in Arizona
Government agencies are investigating the death of a Mexican gray wolf in Arizona. The animal is protected by the Endangered Species Act.Top stories - CBS News - November 18 -
Cole Brings Plenty's family wants a 'fair investigation' of the '1923' actor's death
The family of Cole Brings Plenty says there is still no an explanation for the '1923' actor's death, months after police ruled out foul play.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - November 18 -
Slay The Princess Review: The Pristine Cut - 'Til Death Do Us Part
Heart. Lungs. Liver. Nerves. As The Nightmare neared, her face covered in chipped porcelain and her presence like shrill static, these four words became a chant. The Paranoid--one of the many ...Tech - GameSpot - November 18 -
McGuigan emotional on I'm a Celeb as he opens up about daughter's death
Actress Danika McGuigan died five weeks after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2019.Top stories - BBC News - November 19 -
How Laken Riley's death sent "a reality shock" through a college town
For many students, Athens, Georgia, no longer feels like the safe haven they once thought it was, after the killing of Laken Riley.Top stories - CBS News - November 20 -
Met officers under criminal investigation over road death of pregnant woman
Officers investigated over death of woman and her unborn baby after collision with unmarked police car. Two Metropolitan police officers are under investigation for allegedly causing death by ...World - The Guardian - November 20 -
Blackouts, explosions, deaths: why the Caribbean is waking up to the increased threat of lightning
A recent strike narrowly missed slave trade archives in Barbados, and experts warn more and worse is to come as global heating intensifies storms. When the Barbados National Archives , home to one ...World - The Guardian - November 20 -
Care home firm fined £50k after woman's death
Mary ‘Pat’ Thompson needed the help of two carers to move but fell while in the care of just one.Top stories - BBC News - November 20 -
Thai woman sentenced to death for cyanide poisoning in first of 14 murder trials
Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn is accused of swindling thousands from victims before killing them. A Thai woman alleged to be among the worst serial killers in the kingdom’s history has been convicted and ...World - The Guardian - November 20
