Pa. Doctor’s Parents: ‘She Could Not Have Harmed Herself’
Hemera/Thinkstock(PITTSBURGH) — Investigators have not yet confirmed the cause of a death of a prominent Pennsylvania neurologist whose autopsy revealed she had “toxic levels of cyanide” in her system, but her parents spoke out against the possibility…
Cops Say Colorado Prison Chief Was ‘Targeted’
Colorado Dept of Corrections(MONUMENT, Colo.) — Detectives investigating the murder of Colorado’s prisons chief appear to be ruling out the possibility that he was a victim of random violence and believe that he was specifically targeted.”Is it possib…
US Gun Homicide Rate Higher Than Other Developed Countries
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The faces of those 20 first graders massacred at Sandy Hook Elementary School, their devoted teachers and the gunman’s mother have made the issue of gun control the subject of a national conversation, leaving many a…
Indianapolis House Explosion Case Now a Criminal Homicide Investigation
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(INDIANAPOLIS) — The probe into a massive explosion earlier this month in Indianapolis that killed two people and damaged dozens of homes is now an active criminal homicide investigation, with authorities saying they believe the …
Open Homicides Possibly Linked to Manson Family
California Dept of Corrections & Rehabilitation(NEW YORK) — The Los Angeles Police Department continues to battle for audio tapes that could hold clues to a dozen open homicides potentially linked to the murderous “Manson family,” officials told A…
US Navy Sailor Among Dead in Colorado Theater Shooting
John M. Hageman, U.S. Navy(AURORA, Colo.) — The family of a Navy sailor from Illinois confirmed Saturday that he was among the 12 victims killed in the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater. John Larimer’s family said in a statement they were noti…
1985 Cold-Case Homicide Solved
Lewis County Sheriff’s Office(LEWIS COUNTY, Wash.) — Washington state officials have apparently solved the 1985 cold-case homicide of an elderly couple with an arrest that fulfills a grieving son’s promise to his parents.Wilhelmina “Minnie” Maurin and…
Five Bodies Found in Arizona Related to Drug Cartels, Police Say
Comstock/Thinkstock(VEKOL VALLEY, Ariz.) — Five people found burned beyond recognition in an abandoned SUV in an area of Arizona frequented by smugglers were likely the victims of one of the same drug cartels that have ravaged parts of Mexico with the…
Kentuck Derby Mystery: Body Found, Cops Say Evidence of Foul Play
MARK ABRAHAM/AFP/GettyImages(LOUISVILLE, KY.) — Louisville, Ky., homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man whose injured body was found this morning in one of the barns at Churchill Downs a day after the Kentucky Derby, authorities said…