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Car theft suspect drives off cliff to evade cops

Michael Kheop allegedly drove a stolen rental vehicle over a cliff to escape police.

/ CBS Los Angeles

(CBS/KCBS) MALIBU - Officials say a man suspected of driving a stolen rental car drove his vehicle off a Malibu cliff Friday in an attempt to escape police. Somehow, he survived.

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Clay Waller charged with murder of wife, Jacque

Jacque Sue Waller with her triplets

/ Personal Photo

(CBS/AP) ST. LOUIS - The estranged husband of a Missouri woman who has been missing for nearly a year was charged with first-degree murder Monday even though his wife's body has not been found.

Pictures: Jacque Waller

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Kids die in home fire, mom charged with homicide

Four children died inside this Lafayette, La., trailer

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(CBS/AP) RAYNE, La. - The 26-year-old mother of four children killed in a fire in a southern Louisiana mobile home was booked Sunday on four counts of negligent homicide, state police said.
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Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee to resign: source

Sanford, Fla. Police Chief Bill Lee

Sanford, Fla. Police Chief Bill Lee

/ Sanford Police Department

(CBS) Sanford, Florida Police Chief Bill Lee, who temporarily stepped down from his position in the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting, will officially resign on Monday afternoon, a source within the Sanford Police Department told CBS News.

Pictures: George Zimmerman charged with murder

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Jennifer Hudson tesifies in Balfour murder trial

William Balfour is accused of killing three members of singer Jennifer Hudson's family

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(CBS/AP) CHICAGO - Jennifer Hudson says her family didn't want her sister to marry the man now accused of killing her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew in October 2008.

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Texas nurse accused of murder denied bond

Court appointed attorney Steve Jackson, left, talks to Verna McClain, center, during a court appearance Thursday, April 19, 2012 in Conroe, Texas.

/ AP Photo/David J. Phillip

(CBS/AP) CONROE, Texas - A judge has denied bond for Verna McClain, the nurse accused of fatally shooting a young mother in suburban Houston and kidnapping the woman's newborn son.

Pictures: Nurse admits to shooting mom, abducting baby

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Men accused of beating seek to postpone trial

In this undated photo provided by the Baltimore Police, Eliyahu Werdesheim is shown in Baltimore.

/ AP Photo/Baltimore Police Department
(CBS/AP) BALTIMORE - Two brothers accused of beating a black teenager while on neighborhood watch for an Orthodox Jewish area are seeking to postpone their trial because of the publicity comparing their case to the case to Trayvon Martin.
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Remains found in search for Texas boy's body

Johnathan Ramsey

/ KWTX

(CBS/AP) DALLAS - Police searching for the body of missing 11-year-old Johnathan Ramsey have found skeletal remains that appear to be those of a child or small adult in a rural creek south of Dallas. Police say it will take several weeks for the remains to be identified.

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Pastor's mother shot outside of Colo. church

An image from the scene of an Aurora, Colo. church shooting.

/ CBS Denver

(CBS/AP) AURORA, Colo. - A Colorado pastor's mother and a suspect are dead after both were shot outside a suburban Denver church Sunday afternoon.

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Etan Patz NYC basement search has ended

Search for answers about Etan Patz

The disappearance of Etan Patz was a turning point in America. New clues and technology may help police discover what happened to that little boy 33 years ago.

(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - Authorities say no obvious sign of human remains have been found in a New York City basement that was being searched in connection with the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz. 

Pictures: Etan Patz

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