Murder

British police arrest 3 more men in soldier's slaying

2013-05-25 14:02:00

British police on Saturday arrested three more suspects in connection with the savage killing of an off-duty soldier that has raised fresh concerns about terrorism. Scotland Yard said counter-terrorism officers arrested two men, aged 24 and 28, at a...

LAPD reviews Charles Manson follower's tapes for new clues

2013-05-24 20:40:00

After a lengthy battle, Los Angeles Police Department detectives and prosecutors have decades-old audiotapes that could shed new light on other cases potentially connected to the Charles Manson killing rampage. LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith said the...

'The Bridge' straddles U.S., Mexico border

2013-05-24 05:00:00

FX's new summer drama "The Bridge" has many common elements of contemporary thrillers: a sadistic serial killer, mismatched detectives and a desperate race against time. But "The Bridge" is distinguished by a hot-button issue that brings an edgy...

Obama puts restrictions on drone program

2013-05-23 18:07:00

WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly...

James Holmes' attorneys again challenge law on insanity pleas

2013-05-24 00:00:00

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — With the stakes for their client literally life or death, defense attorneys for James E. Holmes on Thursday again challenged the constitutionality of Colorado's law governing insanity pleas. Holmes, 25, is accused in the July...

Ex-LAPD detective sentenced to 20 years for beating wife to death

2013-05-23 19:05:00

A former Los Angeles police homicide detective was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in a Hawaii prison for beating his wife to death, authorities said. Dan DeJarnette, 59, pleaded guilty in March to manslaughter. The plea came shortly before he was to...

Drug cartel boss pleads guilty to murder in U.S. agent's death

2013-05-23 17:00:00

WASHINGTON — A Mexican drug cartel commander pleaded guilty Thursday to murder and attempted murder in a 2011 ambush south of the border that left one American agent dead and a second injured, and which sharply strained U.S.-Mexico relations....

Slain British soldier's family did not expect he'd face danger at home

2013-05-24 08:56:00

LONDON -- The family of the soldier hacked to death on a London street in an apparent terrorist attack said Friday that they understood the danger he faced while deployed abroad but had not expected him to be in peril at home. At a tearful news...

Two new suspects arrested in British soldier's hacking death

2013-05-23 12:30:00

LONDON -- Scotland Yard has announced the arrest of two new suspects in the case of a young soldier who was hacked to death on a London street in an apparent terrorist attack. The new suspects, a man and a woman, both 29, were arrested on suspicion of...

Torture, drones, indefinite detention breeding home-grown terror?

2013-05-24 05:00:00

The broad-daylight hacking death of a soldier in London this week was Britain’s Marathon Moment. Like the twin bombings at the race finish line in Boston last month, Wednesday’s attack by two machete-wielding men spouting venomous threats to...

'The Killing' begins again on AMC

2013-05-24 08:00:00

AMC's "The Killing," about the grisly murder of young Rosie Larsen, was pronounced dead at the end of a troubled two-season run that included declining ratings amid a revolt by once-supportive critics and fans over what they perceived to be the failed...

Boy in critical condition, pair held on suspicion of attempted murder

2013-05-24 08:58:00

The 8-year-old boy who was found with a�skull fracture, several�broken ribs�and burns to his body, is in critical condition,�the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. A Palmdale woman and her boyfriend were arrested Thursday in...

Broward sheriff's homicide detectives on Tuesday arrested Scott Simon, 24, of Pompano Beach, pictured, on a charge of first-degree murder in the May 5 killing of Nicholas Romondo Walker, 33, of Lauderhill, the Broward Sheriff's Office said.

2013-05-22 14:21:00

Ronald Stolberg, of Vernon Hills, listens during his murder trial in the courtroom of Judge Mark Levitt in Lake County in Waukegan. Stolberg is on trial for first degree murder of his wife, Rachel Stolberg.

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Ronald Stolberg, of Vernon Hills, listens during his murder trial in the courtroom of Judge Mark Levitt in Lake County in Waukegan. Stolberg is on trial for first degree murder for his wife, Rachel Stolberg.

2013-05-21 00:00:00