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Judge releases Jennifer Hudson's sister's 911 call

Apr 30, 2:46PM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

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

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(CBS/WBBM/AP) CHICAGO - A Chicago judge on Monday agreed to release a 911 tape played for jurors last week in the trial of William Balfour, who is accused of killing Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.

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Fla. man allegedly stabs grandmother to death

Apr 30, 10:02AM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

Christopher Chase Whaley, 23

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(CBS/AP/WTSP) LAKE WALES, Fla. - Christopher Chase Whaley, a 23-year-old Florida man,  has been charged with first degree murder for allegedly stabbing his grandmother to death in her bathtub.Continue »
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Dispatcher reprimanded in Powell murder-suicide

Apr 19, 9:36AM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

Josh Powell & Children

Josh Powell and children, inset; home in Graham, Wash. that Powell blew up, killing all three of them on Feb. 5, 2012.

(CBS) SALT LAKE CITY - A Washington State dispatcher has been reprimanded for allowing 22 minutes to pass before help arrived after taking a social worker's 911 call just before Josh Powell killed himself and his children in a home explosion.

PICTURES: Missing Utah Mother Susan Powell
PICTURES: Missing Utah mom's kids, husband die in alleged murder-suicide

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NYPD: NY Teacher Karyn Kay fatally beaten by son

Apr 11, 10:17AM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

Karyn Kay

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(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - A Manhattan man is expected to be arraigned Wednesday on charges he murdered his mother, a teacher and writer who was found in a New York apartment with severe head trauma.Continue »
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Taxi commission proposes panic buttons in DC cabs

Apr 3, 4:10PM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

Cab drivers say the panic button is a necessary tool to prevent crimes, and passengers interviewed say they would feel safer with it

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(CBS) WASHINGTON - Seven D.C. cab drivers have reportedly been arrested for assaulting passengers, sparking a plan to install panic buttons in every taxicab by the year's end.
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Screams on 911 call not George Zimmerman: experts

Apr 2, 1:37PM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

Trayvon Martin (left) and George Zimmerman (right)

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(CBS) SANFORD, Fla. - The voice heard calling for help on a 911 call just before Trayvon Martin was fatally shot was not that of George Zimmerman, two forensic voice identification experts told MSNBC on Sunday.

Photos: Trayvon Martin

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Friend of George Zimmerman defends his actions

Mar 26, 9:41AM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

Who is George Zimmerman?

George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, claims he was acting in self-defense.

(CBS/AP) MIAMI - A man identified as a friend of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch captain who fatally shot unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, says the man would tell Martin's parents he's "very, very sorry" if he could.

Photos: Trayvon Martin

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Fla. teen killed by cops during domestic dispute

Mar 20, 12:51PM by Katie Wiggin Topics Daily Blotter

Police vehicle at the crime scene in Miramar, Florida. March 16, 2012.

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(CBS) MIRAMAR, Fla. - A Florida teen who was shot by police during a domestic violence dispute has died, reports CBS Miami.

Miramar police say 17-year-old Corey Nesbitt was pronounced dead Saturday after he was taken to the hospital Friday following the shooting.

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911 calls released in Trayvon Martin fatal shooting

Mar 19, 9:27AM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter
(CBS/AP) SANFORD, Fla. - After listening to recordings of 911 calls Friday night, the family of a black teenager fatally shot by a white neighborhood watch volunteer say they're convinced now more than ever that the shooter should be charged.

Click here to listen to the 911 recordings on CBS affiliate WKMG

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Trayvon Martin shooter's dad speaks out

Mar 16, 11:10AM by Julia Dahl Topics Daily Blotter

George Zimmerman

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(CBS/AP) SANFORD, Fla. - The father of the neighborhood watchman who shot and killed a teenager last month has written a letter to a local newspaper saying his son is not a racist and has had to leave his home after receiving death threats.

Robert Zimmerman delivered the letter Thursday to the Orlando Sentinel.

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