A woman opened fire Monday morning at Dallas Love Field airport in Texas before she was shot by an officer, police said. No one else was hurt in the incident, and the woman was being treated at a hospital, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia told reporters during a press conference. …
Read More »After decades in prison, 3 men cleared in notorious 1995 murder of NYC subway clerk
After decades in prison, three men were cleared Friday in one of the most horrifying crimes of New York’s violent 1990s — the killing of a clerk who was set on fire in a subway toll booth. A judge dismissed the murder convictions of Vincent Ellerbe, James Irons and Thomas …
Read More »More than 220 shot and killed in U.S. gun violence over July 4 holiday weekend
Gun violence spiked over Fourth of July weekend, with shootings reported in nearly every U.S. state that killed a total of at least 220 people and wounded close to 570 others, according to the Gun Violence Archive. The database, which collects information about fatalities and injuries linked to incidents involving …
Read More »A “coin flip”: Nearly half of U.S. murders go unsolved as cases rise
Police called Denita Williams in April and gave her the address of a gas station in their town of Jackson, Mississippi and asked how long it would take for her to get there. “When I pulled up, all I see is this crime tape,” Williams told CBS News. Her …
Read More »Diana Flores, widow of Justin Flores, killer of two El Monte, California police officers, says she tried a warn them he had a gun
The widow of the man police say shot and killed two police officers in the Los Angeles County city of El Monte Tuesday evening says she tried to warn them that he had a gun, CBS Los Angeles reports. Police say they were called to a motel for a report of …
Read More »Florida “killer clown” trial delayed again as defense lawyers struggle to find witnesses 32 years after murder
A Florida judge has reluctantly delayed the trial of a woman accused of dressing like a clown and fatally shooting her lover’s wife more than 30 years ago after defense attorneys said they’re having a hard time contacting witnesses. The trial for Sheila Keen-Warren was supposed to begin June 3. …
Read More »Richard Dabate convicted of killing wife in case built partly on evidence from her Fitbit activity tracker
A Connecticut man was convicted Tuesday of murder in the 2015 killing of his wife — a case built partly on evidence provided by her Fitbit exercise activity tracker. A jury in Rockville Superior Court found Richard Dabate guilty of all three charges — murder, tampering with evidence and making a …
Read More »Emmett Till’s relatives want prosecution of woman who accused teen of improper advances before his 1955 lynching
Stymied in their calls for a renewed investigation into the killing of Emmett Till, relatives and activists are advocating another possible path toward accountability in Mississippi: A kidnapping prosecution against the woman who set off the lynching by accusing the Black Chicago teen of improper advances in 1955. Carolyn Bryant …
Read More »Former Maryland Mayor Andrew Bradshaw avoids prison in revenge porn case
A former Maryland mayor who admitted to posting nude photos of his ex-girlfriend on Reddit will not have to spend time behind bars under a plea deal announced by the state prosecutor’s office on Monday. Former Cambridge Mayor Andrew Bradshaw pleaded guilty to five counts of distributing revenge porn online …
Read More »Jury gets case of 4 charged in plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
The case of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 is in the hands of the jury Friday, following the end of closing arguments. Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr., Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta are charged with conspiracy in the case, in which two …
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