A man accused of kidnapping a woman in New Mexico and holding her captive for nearly a year in various states until she escaped to a New Jersey gas station has been indicted on six new charges by a state grand jury, officials said on Thursday. James W. Parrillo Jr., 57, …
Read More »The verdict in a murder trial that has captured national attention in part for its fringe religious aspects will be livestreamed, the presiding judge ruled Tuesday. Closing arguments are set for Thursday. Prosecutors rested the state’s case Tuesday against Lori Vallow Daybell, the so-called doomsday mom who is charged with murder …
Read More »A hair found stuck to duct tape wrapping the body of a 7-year-old boy matched the child’s mother, a DNA analyst told jurors Monday in the woman’s triple murder trial. The hair, found on tape attached to a black plastic bag wrapping the body of Joshua “JJ” Vallow, contained a …
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A clown came to Marlene Warren’s door on a May morning in 1990, handed her carnations and balloons, and then shot her dead in front of her son. On Tuesday, her husband’s alleged mistress and future wife finally pleaded guilty to being the killer — even though she still insists …
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A 5-year-old girl was killed in a weekend shooting on a highway in the San Francisco Bay Area, authorities said Sunday. The shooting happened at about 7 p.m. Saturday on Interstate 880 near Milpitas, according to the California Highway Patrol. Responding officers found a vehicle on southbound I-880 in Fremont, …
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A husband shot and killed his wife of 56 years while she was in another room, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Authorities responded around 7:40 p.m. on Sunday evening to a house in Greenfield, New York, following reports of a gunshot wound to the head of …
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Authorities on Sunday continued to investigate after deputies conducting a welfare check entered a Texas home, heard a gunshot and then discovered two dead men, including one who had apparently died months ago. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said a man fatally shot himself just before deputies entered his home …
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“48 Hours” will air “The Trial of Alex Murdaugh” Saturday at 10/9c. A juror was removed Thursday before deliberations in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh because she discussed the case with other people. Murdaugh was later found guilty of murdering his wife and son after three hours of …
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The U.S. Marshals office picked up a man Sunday morning in connection with the fatal shooting of a Temple University police officer. The suspect, 18-year-old Miles Pfeffer, was arrested in Buckingham Township, Bucks County. Pfeffer, of Buckingham Township, turned 18 in January 2023. The Philadelphia District Attorney’s …
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A borough councilperson was fatally shot in New Jersey this week, marking the second attack in seven days where an act of gun violence resulted in the death of a local elected official in the state. The shooting that killed Russell Heller, 51, stemmed from a workplace dispute, authorities announced Friday. …
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