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Pike was convicted and sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.
Bharavath Tava struck his wife on the head with a grinding stone in April 2024, police said; she died in hospital three days later
Former American Idol contestant found guilty of murdering wife
The recent killing of C. Kavin Selvaganesh, a Scheduled Caste youth, just because he was in love with a girl of an intermediate caste, has again spotlighted rampant caste pride in southern Tamil Nadu. P. Sudhakar and C. Palanivel Rajan examine the specific circumstances leading to the murder and also highlight the caste hegemony in the region
Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s former father-in-law enlisted his two sons to help him murder the 28-year-old and dispose of her dismembered body after he became “extremely resentful and angry” over her insistence on selling a HK$72 million (US$9.2 million) flat where he was living, a court has heard. The prosecution on Wednesday began delivering its opening statements in what is expected to be an eight-week High Court trial over the influencer’s murder and the illegal disposal of her...
Mito, Ibaraki Pref., Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for stalking and murdering his former girlfriend in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, in December. During earlier hearings, both prosecutors and the defense said that Takumi Ouchi, 29, had wanted to go back to the time before he met Haruka Komatsumoto and reset his lif...
An investigation was underway to ascertain the motive behind the murder, the police said the role of a domestic help was suspected
A former Ohio music pastor who once appeared on American Idol was convicted of murder on Tuesday in the killing of his wife while he was having an affair. Prosecutors said Caleb Flynn, 40, staged a home invasion in February after shooting his wife, Ashley Flynn, a 37-year-old teacher and volleyball coach. Flynn, who claimed his wife was killed by a burglar, could get up to life in prison without the chance of parole when he’s sentenced on Monday. Flynn closed his eyes, shook his head to the side...
Caleb Flynn shot his wife, Ashley, dead in their Ohio home in February before saying in a 911 call she was killed by burglars.
Police detain the 13-year-old in the northwestern village of Staskov, launch investigation into 'premeditated murder'.
Hong Kong’s High Court has sentenced a man with a triad background to three years and two months after he attacked an associate with a hammer, leaving the victim bleeding on the street before he died of an overdose hours later. The court heard on Tuesday that Mo Tai-fung, 42, was initially charged with murdering the 33-year-old, having allegedly struck him on the head 11 times at about 2am on July 28, 2024, outside a building on Pilkem Street in Yau Ma Tei. Prosecutors amended the charge at an...
Jonathan McKinsey's in-laws, who are both 77 years old, face multiple charges including first-degree murder.
Maebashi, Gunma Pref., Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--Police in Gunma Prefecture have arrested a 30-year-old man wanted in connection with a case in which his former wife's 52-year-old mother was murdered and the victim's 26-year-old son was injured in the Gunma city of Ota on Friday. Riki Mihara was captured in Takasaki, another city in the eastern Japan prefecture, on Sunday. He admitted to attem...
The Dosa King built an empire. After a woman rejects him, her husband is found dead – and the pursuit of justice begins.
Police recovered the dismembered woman’s body in the VTPS cooling canal, under Ibrahimpatnam police station limits on September 18, 2026
On September 22, 2016, Sasikumar was hacked to death in Coimbatore
Loik Le Priol, one of the main suspects in the 2022 murder of Argentine rugby player Federico Martin Aramburu, asked forgiveness from the victim's family in a Paris court on Friday. Verdicts in the trial of four suspects – including Le Priol and Romain Bouvier, who both have links to France’s extreme right – are expected later in the day.
The accused, identified as Sagar Chandra Rawat, allegedly killed his wife Anusuya Behara, 28, following a fight over a financial matter in their rented house near Sampigehalli on August 11
Zeneida Castillo, wife of merenguero Julián Oro Duro, was murdered in the couple's Santo Domingo Este home; four people from the singer's circle are detained. The post Dominican Republic: Wife of Merenguero Julián Oro Duro Murdered, Four Held appeared first on The Rio Times.
Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s former husband and brother-in-law have pleaded guilty to illegally disposing of her dismembered body, but will still stand trial alongside their father on murder charges as prosecutors prepare to open their case on Monday. The pleas on the two charges were revealed on Thursday after the High Court empanelled a nine-member jury for the high-profile trial, which is expected to last about eight weeks. The seven men and two women will hear evidence and...
Mito, Ibaraki Pref., Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)--Public prosecutors sought a 21-year prison term Thursday for a man accused of murdering his former girlfriend, a pregnant manicurist, in the city of Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, late last year. The defense argued that prison terms of around 17 years are common in many similar cases. The verdict is scheduled to be handed down to Takumi ...
According to police, Naveen intercepted Akshitarani near the FCI crossroads while she was returning home on September 12. He took her in his car and allegedly forced her to write a note blaming Ravi for sexual assault before forcing her to consume pesticide.
We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. South Korean killer’s drone escape from Philippine prison foiled by test footage A South Korean crime lord convicted of murder in the Philippines reportedly planned to escape prison by strapping himself to a drone – until his own accomplice’s rehearsal footage gave the...