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Oklahoma prepares to execute man for 2001 double slaying despite self-defense claim
McALESTER, Okla. — Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man for a 2001 double slaying despite his claims that he…
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Boy who was 12 when he fatally ran over his foster mother gets 2 years in custody
LONDON — A British foster child who told police “Looks like I got my first kill” after he ran over…
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Final trial over Elijah McClain’s death spotlights paramedics’ role
DENVER — The third and final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain after he was stopped by police…
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Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd’s killing, stabbed in prison, AP source says
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, was stabbed by another inmate and seriously injured…
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South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole after killing girlfriend
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole Friday, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend…
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Puerto Rican ex-boxer Félix Verdejo sentenced to life in prison in the killing of his pregnant lover
Former Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo has received two life sentences after being found guilty in the grisly killing of…
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Alabama court says state can execute inmate with nitrogen gas
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A divided Alabama Supreme Court said the state can execute an inmate with nitrogen gas, a method…
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Prosecutor refiles case accusing Missouri woman accused of killing her friend
A Missouri prosecutor dropped and refiled the murder case against Pamela Hupp. ByThe Associated Press October 28, 2023, 3:39 PM…
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Nineteen-year-old acquaintance charged with murder in the death of a Philadelphia journalist
PHILADELPHIA — An acquaintance has been charged in the death of a Philadelphia journalist who went from sleeping on the…
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A main suspect in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested after 2 years
Haiti’s national police say a former justice official considered one of the main suspects in the killing of Haitian President…
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