#murders

5:58am, 18th April, 2019

German Nazi camp guard, 92, charged as accessory to thousands of murders

German prosecutors have charged a 92-year-old former concentration camp guard with being an accessory to murder, in what will be one of the last ever cases against Nazi-era war crimes.

Phoenix man claimed family murders were justified in God's eyes, police say

3:46pm, 12th April, 2019

US

Phoenix man claimed family murders were justified in God's eyes, police say

A Phoenix man arrested on suspicion of killing his wife, two of their three young children and a man he believed was having an affair with his wife told police he believed the killings were justified "in God's eyes," police said on Friday.

California prosecutors to seek death penalty in 'Golden State Killer' murders

8:56pm, 10th April, 2019

US

California prosecutors to seek death penalty in 'Golden State Killer' murders

Four California district attorneys have jointly agreed to seek the death penalty if they win a conviction of an ex-policeman charged with 13 counts of murder attributed to a serial predator dubbed the "Golden State Killer," prosecutors said on Wednes...

Two more teenagers killed as knife murders in Britain soar

4:39pm, 4th March, 2019

UK

Two more teenagers killed as knife murders in Britain soar

Two teenagers were killed in knife attacks in Britain over the weekend, bringing the number of people killed in stabbings this year to at least 24 and pushing the bloodshed to the forefront of national concern.

Two more teenagers killed at weekend as knife murders in Britain soar

9:48am, 4th March, 2019

World

Two more teenagers killed at weekend as knife murders in Britain soar

Two teenagers were killed in knife attacks in Britain over the weekend, bringing the total number of people killed in stabbings this year to at least 24 and pushing the bloodshed to the forefront of national concern.

Colorado man gets life for murders of pregnant wife, children

2:42pm, 19th November, 2018

US

Colorado man gets life for murders of pregnant wife, children

A Colorado man was sentenced to life without parole on Monday for strangling his pregnant wife, smothering their two young daughters and dumping their bodies in an oil field so he could pursue a romantic affair.

Murders, killings by cops rise in Rio de Janeiro, six months into intervention

3:24pm, 16th August, 2018

World

Murders, killings by cops rise in Rio de Janeiro, six months into intervention

Six months after Brazil sent in federal forces to take control of security in Rio de Janeiro state, both murders and the number of people killed in police confrontations have risen, official data shows, raising questions about the strategy.

Maryland man charged with five murders in shotgun attack on newsroom

11:15am, 29th June, 2018

US

Maryland man charged with five murders in shotgun attack on newsroom

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Reuters) - A Maryland man was charged with multiple counts of murder on Friday, a day after police say he rampaged through a newsroom in Annapolis with a shotgun and killed five people in one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in...

Suspect charged with five murders in shotgun attack on Maryland newsroom

7:40am, 29th June, 2018

US

Suspect charged with five murders in shotgun attack on Maryland newsroom

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Reuters) - A Maryland man was charged with multiple counts of murder on Friday, a day after police say he rampaged through a newsroom in Annapolis with a shotgun and killed five people in one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in...