Crime Victims

'Night Stalker' Richard Ramirez's death: Many ask what took so long

2013-06-08 08:31:00

The death of "Night Stalker" serial killer Richard Ramirez on Friday at the age of 53 brought satisfaction and even some cheers from people involved in the infamous case. Some victims and their relatives said Ramirez should have been executed long ago....

For some of Richard Ramirez's victims, a bitter look back

2013-06-07 19:21:00

After a jury handed him a death sentence in 1989, the serial killer known as the Night Stalker reacted with a shrug. "Big deal," said Richard Ramirez, a devil-worshiping drifter whose spree of break-in murders terrorized California in mid-1980s....

Pentagon reports sharp rise in military sexual assaults

2013-05-07 21:30:00

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon estimated that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted in unreported incidents last year — 35% more than in 2010 — a severe trend that senior officials warned could threaten recruiting and...

Gun crime has plunged, but Americans think it's up, says study

2013-05-07 12:46:00

Gun crime has plunged in the United States since its peak in the middle of the 1990s, including gun killings, assaults, robberies and other crimes, two new studies of government data show. Yet few Americans are aware of the dramatic drop, and more...

Jailing of Afghan women for 'moral' crimes is increasing, group says

2013-05-21 09:23:00

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for “moral crimes” has risen by 50% in the last 18 months, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government’s need to step up efforts to protect...

Ohio officials: Ariel Castro fathered baby born in captivity

2013-05-10 08:40:00

Ariel Castro, accused of kidnapping and raping three women held captive for years in his Cleveland house, is the father of the child born in captivity to one of the victims, officials said Friday morning. State officials received a DNA sample from...

Dodgers-Padres brawl: Thin-skinned men, needless violence

2013-04-12 15:42:00

Carlos Quentin of the San Diego Padres offered this excuse when asked why he’d started a fight on the field Thursday before a crowd that doubtless included hundreds of children. “It's a man's game on the field,” the 30-year-old,...

Scouts employ aggressive tactics in abuse defense

2012-12-24 19:00:00

When a lawsuit alleged that two young brothers in Michigan had been molested “hundreds of times” by a troop leader, the Boy Scouts denied responsibility and pointed the finger at someone else — the boys' recently widowed mother. The...

Mexican forces involved in kidnappings, disappearances, report charges

2013-02-20 13:28:00

MEXICO CITY -- State security forces in Mexico have participated in the kidnappings and disappearances of a large number of missing citizens, and the government's failure to investigate most cases only compounds the atrocity, a new human rights report...

Jail time for journalist and Somali woman who alleged rape

2013-02-05 20:24:00

A woman who accused Somali security forces of raping her must spend a year behind bars for making a “false accusation” and insulting the government, a Mogadishu court ruled Tuesday. Court official Ahmed Aden Farah said medical evidence showed...

Feds charge 5 with hate crimes for allegedly imprisoning disabled

2013-01-23 12:53:00

The federal government for the first time has used its hate crime laws to bring charges against five people who allegedly imprisoned mentally disabled people in subhuman conditions as part of a scheme to steal their Social Security benefits. In the...

Aaron Swartz was 'killed by the government,' father tells mourners

2013-01-15 13:57:00

Aaron Swartz, the 26-year-old Internet genius, was eulogized on Tuesday as a person who wanted to make the world better but was hounded into killing himself by harsh government policies. Swartz was “killed by the government,” his father,...

Jurors in Phil Spector 's first murder trial were shuttled to Spector's Alhambra mansion to review the crime scene in 2007. At right, a publicity photo of the victim, Lana Clarkson.

2011-11-02 13:17:39

Mihai Arnautu has become the first person convicted of aggravated white collar crime in Palm Beach County for stealing more than $70,000 using 171 victims ATM debit card numbers

2011-10-25 17:35:50

The five year sentence of a woman who pleaded guilty in the savage beating of transgender woman Crissy Lee Polis was appropriate for a crime that terrorized not just its victim but an entire community.

2011-09-13 10:50:39