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Mystery shooter claim in couple's murder appeal

A married couple aged in their 70s have appealed their conviction for the 2009 murder of their former son-in-law at his rural home.

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Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods

South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in the U.S. in nearly 15 years

The Independent UK

Mother-killer could walk free in less than four years

With time served, a man may walk free on parole in less than four years for killing his mother after an argument and fleeing interstate.

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Who is Brad Sigmon? The South Carolina death row inmate set for first U.S. firing squad execution in 15 years

Death row inmate convicted of the double murder of David and Gladys Larke has chosen to die by firing squad over fears the electric chair would ‘burn and cook him alive’

The Independent UK

‘I hate my school’: why are more British teenagers plotting shooting attacks?

Experts say young men and boys ‘with strong sense of grievance’ are ‘idolising’ shooters involved in US massacres. They are also falling through the gaps of UK terrorism laws

The Guardian - UK

‘Erased generations of talent’: US public land stewards decry firings and loss of knowledge

In February, thousands of civil servants were fired from agencies that study the country’s soils, seas and skies

The Guardian - US

Pardoned January 6 rioter said ‘I’m shooting myself’ before Indiana deputy fatally shot him

Killing of Matthew Huttle, 42, during traffic stop ‘legally justified’ and will not lead to criminal charges, lawyers say

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Three teenage girls arrested after man, 75, dies in north London

The victim is thought to be a Bolivian national and formal identification and a post-mortem examination will be arranged in due course.

Evening Standard

No charges for deputy in fatal traffic stop shooting of Indiana man pardoned by Trump

A sheriff’s deputy in northwestern Indiana will not face charges in the fatal shooting during a traffic stop of a man who days earlier had been pardoned by President Donald Trump for a misdemeanor related to the 2021 U.S. Capitol riot

The Independent UK

Teen serial killer murdered six people — mostly ‘complete strangers’ — over nine months in Chicago, police say

Antonio Reyes, 21, allegedly also tried to stab his jail cellmate to death

The Independent UK

WATCH: Capitol Rioter Shot by Police at Traffic Stop Said He Was Going to Shoot Himself During Fatal Encounter

Body cam footage was released Thursday from the fatal police shooting of an Indiana man who was pardoned by Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Latin Times

Man jailed for life over 2017 gang murder of teenager Kacem Mokrane in east London

Christopher Wilson, 23, was part of a gang who fatally ambushed Kacem Mokrane

Evening Standard

Ombudman ‘could not establish’ that officers heard claim of Morley murder

Eoin Morley was murdered by the Provisional IRA in Newry in 1990.

Evening Standard

Man who attacked police protecting mosque jailed after admitting riot charge

John Kirtley, 27, was initially charged with violent disorder but police later upgraded that to the more serious offence of riot

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Police officer accused of killing his British ex-wife and her new partner after both shot dead in France

Alison Erb and her new partner Loreto Di Salvatore found dead with gunshot wounds in the village of Roppentzwiller

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City Council Corruption Uncovered In South Carolina Investigation

City Council members in North Charleston, SC, accused of kickbacks and bribery, leading to resignations and legal charges.

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Car seized in search after woman fatally shot on street

A car has been seized as police ramp up their investigation after a 27-year-old woman was fatally shot on a suburban street in broad daylight.

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Nurses' stories recount terror of armed man's attack at Pennsylvania hospital

The stories of two nurses who survived a gunman's attack on an intensive care unit in a York, Pennsylvania, hospital are being shared in Facebook posts that reveal new details

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The Independent UK

South Carolina man set to face a firing squad seeks postponement, questioning execution procedures

A South Carolina man scheduled to face a firing squad next week is asking that his execution be postponed

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3 councilmen in South Carolina's third-largest city charged in bribery and kickback scheme

Federal prosecutors say three members of the City Council in South Carolina’s third-largest city accepted kickbacks and bribes to give out grant money and rezone land or lied about what they knew

Latin Times

Man Pretending to Be 'Undercover Drug Buster' Told Woman He Hoped Her Baby Was a Stillborn While 'Investigating' Store: Police

A New Jersey man was arrested after telling Quarryville residents that he was an undercover federal agent investigating drug-related crimes, even going as far as to terrorize the staff of a local store, telling one pregnant employee he hoped her baby would be stillborn.

Evening Standard

Fifth person charged with murder of young man killed in Hackney

Renaldo Roberts appears in custody at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Thursday

Latin Times

Mom of Texas Girl Murdered By 'Desert Serial Killer' Vows to Watch Him Die Ahead of Execution: "I Haven't Waited 37 Years to Miss It'

A Texas mother whose daughter was murdered by the 'Desert Serial Killer' says she plans to watch him die next month.

The Independent UK

Alabama mass shooting suspect who allegedly killed 4 is now linked to 10 other murders in spate of shootings

Damien McDaniel, 22, is now allegedly connected to 14 murders in the Birmingham area and is accused of injuring at least 29 people

Latin Times

Alabama Mass Killer Now Accused of 14 Murders In as Many Months May Have Even More Victims: 'We're Walking Down Every Lead'

An Alabama man is now accused of committing 14 murders in as many months as law enforcement continues to investigate links to other potential crimes.

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