Wisconsin teen sentenced to life in brutal slaying of 5-year-old boy found in dumpster

Erik Mendoza, 18, was reportedly sentenced to life in prison for the 2023 brutal killing of…

Charlotte train stabbing suspect dodges potential death penalty for now after he’s ruled incompetent

Decarlos Brown Jr., accused of fatally stabbing Ukrainian woman Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light-rail train,…

Washington father arrested after allegedly killing 4-year-old son and burying body under his house: reports

A Washington state father allegedly killed his 4-year-old son and buried the body under his house,…

Dozen GOP rebels fail to permanently kill Trump’s controversial $2B fund

Senate Republicans voted against permanently killing Trump's $2 billion anti-weaponization fund despite criticism, as Sen. Tillis'…

Sheridan Gorman’s alleged illegal immigrant killer caught with weapon while in jail custody, police say

Police say Venezuelan migrant Jose Medina, charged in the shooting death of Loyola student Sheridan Gorman,…

Retiring senator warns if Trump continues to do ‘stupid things’ it will kill GOP in November

Sen. Thom Tillis warns Trump's decisions are "killing our chances" for Republicans to hold the Senate,…

Death row inmate Tony Carruthers won’t face execution for at least a year after IV line failure in Tennessee

Tennessee halted Tony Carruthers’ execution after officials failed to set a required backup IV line. Gov.…

Arizona executes man who killed victim by dousing him in gasoline and setting him on fire in 2002 attack

Leroy Dean McGill was executed by lethal injection in Arizona for the 2002 murder of James…

Fugitive tied to decades-old slaying of punk rocker roommate caught in tropical hot spot: feds

A Michigan fugitive was allegedly on the run for over 30 years after being accused of…

Alex Murdaugh wins new trial after court clerk allegedly told jurors not to be ‘fooled’ by defense

Alex Murdaugh gets a new trial after the South Carolina Supreme Court overturns his murder convictions…

Texas man accused in pregnant wife’s murder fights to remain in Italy, citing ‘lifestyle and culture’

A Texas man accused of strangling his pregnant wife allegedly fled to Italy using forged documents…

Kristin Smart investigators storm home tied to her killer in new hunt for missing student’s remains

California investigators executed a search warrant at a home linked to convicted killer Paul Flores in…

Car plows into pedestrian zone killing 2 as police detain driver and investigate motive

Two people were killed and several others seriously injured after a car drove into a pedestrian…

South Carolina inmate who believes he is immortal cannot be executed due to mental illness, judge rules

A judge ruled that a South Carolina inmate who killed a state trooper is incompetent to…

Texas man accused of killing pregnant wife allegedly cuts off ankle monitor and flees to Italy

Texas man facing murder charges for allegedly killing his pregnant wife reportedly cut off his ankle…

Mississippi man charged with killing mother, allegedly flushing her flesh down toilet after dismemberment

Zachary Jackson Jr. faces murder charges after allegedly killing his mother and flushing her remains in…

Judge sentences slain NYPD hero Jonathan Diller’s killer as widow describes lifetime of grief

Guy Rivera was sentenced to 115 years to life in the cold-blooded killing of NYPD Detective…

Florida murder suspect asked ChatGPT about dumping human remains days before killings: docs

Prosecutors say a Florida man facing two first-degree murder charges allegedly queried ChatGPT about hiding a…

Slain NYPD hero Jonathan Diller’s killer learns fate as widow describes ‘life sentence of grief’

Guy Rivera was sentenced to 115 years to life in the cold-blooded killing of NYPD Detective…

Mom who got 2-day sentence after killing baby while high arrested for endangering someone else’s child

Pennsylvania mother Arissa Ward faces felony child endangerment charges after a toddler she was babysitting was…

Florida woman allegedly killed two ex-lovers the same day, and police found out when she asked ‘Which one?’

Florida prosecutors seek the death penalty for Susan Avalon, accused of killing two ex-lovers on the…

Forensic genealogy unmasks cold case suspect as strangler, sexual predator decades later: officials

Authorities say advances in forensic genetic genealogy solved two cold cases in Brockton, Massachusetts, identifying a…