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Latest crime news, case developments, and investigation updates.
The man responsible for one of Australia's most brutal and shocking attempted murders has been denied parole, bringing relief to Lauren Huxley and her family more than 20 years after the horrific attack that left the then-18-year-old fighting for her life.
Convicted mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson is set to return to court in August after lodging an appeal against her triple murder convictions. Patterson is serving a life sentence with a 33-year non-parole period for the deaths of Gail and Don Patterson and Heather Wilkinson, and for the attempted murder of Ian Wilkinson, who survived the deadly lunch.
The planned execution of death row inmate Tony Carruthers was called off after prison staff were unable to establish a vein for the lethal injection. Carruthers, convicted of the 1994 kidnapping and murders of three victims, had been scheduled for execution in Tennessee on Thursday.
A New York judge has ruled that prosecutors can use a firearm and handwritten notebook allegedly connected to Luigi Mangione in his upcoming state murder trial. The evidence is tied to the killing of Brian Thompson, while several other seized items were ordered suppressed by the court.
Richard Glossip, once sentenced to death in Oklahoma, has been released on bond after almost 30 years in prison. His case, which drew national attention over claims of wrongful conviction and legal irregularities, continues to face ongoing court proceedings as prosecutors consider the next steps.
Michael Lee King has been executed in Florida for a 2008 murder that led to changes in 911 procedures. His death marks the state’s fourth execution this year after the Supreme Court denied a final appeal.
Shock in rural Victoria, Australia, as a gunman shoots two policemen and injures another in a violent ambush that shattered the calm of Porepunkah, a rural town in Victoria’s alpine region, on Tuesday, 26 August 2025.
A decades-old Massachusetts murder marked by extreme cruelty has returned to spotlight as the convicted killer seeks parole. The victim was kidnapped and assaulted in a chilling attack involving rose thorns as a weapon.
A New Jersey man has been convicted of kidnapping and attempting to murder his girlfriend after police found blood and shell casings at a shooting scene, but initially no victim was located.
Chad Carl Cummings has been convicted of first-degree murder for the 2025 shooting death of Sandy Killian in Oklahoma. A jury recommended life imprisonment, plus an additional ten years for firearm possession after conviction.
A former Indian block chief and two accomplices have been convicted of murder and conspiracy over a 2016 election-related killing. The trio has been jailed, with sentencing pending following the court’s guilty verdict.
Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated at an event on the campus of Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah on September 10, 2025.
In the late afternoon of July 29, 2025, authorities in Tennessee were alerted to a disturbing scene: a 7-month‑old baby girl placed alone in a car seat on the porch of a random home in Tigrett, Dyer County.
ANACONDA, Mont. A tense manhunt continues across rugged terrain near Anaconda after a mass shooting at The Owl Bar early Friday morning claimed the lives of four local residents.
BOISE, IDAHO In a courtroom heavy with emotion, Bryan Christopher Kohberger was sentenced on July 23 to four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students in November 2022.
A Florida woman is accused of zipping her boyfriend in a suitcase during a deadly game, capturing his final moments in a chilling video. On the night of February 24, 2020, in Winter Park, Florida, a seemingly playful evening between a couple descended into tragedy.
Katlyn Harp vanished from her home in Bloomsburg after a routine call with her sister, what followed was a frantic search for the beloved mother of two.
In the gaslit alleys of 19th-century London, a name was whispered with trembling fear: Jack the Ripper. It wasn’t just that he was killing but it was how. The mutilated bodies, the eerie precision, and the silent vanishing act left a wound in the city’s psyche that never truly healed.
Darren Vickers, the former bus driver convicted for the brutal murder of 8-year-old Jamie Lavis in 1997, has reportedly been denied early parole following a preliminary hearing in 2024. Vickers, who was once a trusted family friend and even participated in the search for the missing child he had already killed, remains one of the most reviled figures in recent UK criminal history.
In a case that has haunted Australia for over two decades, the mysterious outback secret surrounding British backpacker Peter Falconio’s disappearance remains unresolved. Now, with convicted murderer Bradley John Murdoch reportedly nearing death, authorities fear the truth about Falconio’s final resting place may never be uncovered.