Report: Mom was to leave husband on day family found dead

Megan Short was found shot dead along with her husband and three children Saturday; the youngest had survived a heart transplant

• Aug 8, 2016

Cops: Tot found dead may have been put in freezer

A suburban New York woman is in custody after her 15-month-old daughter was found dead; police say the girl's body was very cold when police arrived

• Aug 8, 2016

911 caller, 3 others charged in murder; 2nd body found

Wesley Johnson reported his friend's murder to police, but was eventually charged in the 28-year-old's murder

• Aug 8, 2016

Virginia mayor to resign after meth-for-sex sting

Virginia Mayor R. Scott Silverthorne arrested after meeting undercover detectives through a website used to arrange casual sexual encounters

• Aug 8, 2016

Man convicted of murder as teen has shot at freedom

Johnny Small was arrested in 1988 at 15, and convicted mainly on the testimony of a co-defendant who has since recanted

• Aug 8, 2016

Murder-suicide blamed for death of family of five

Two-year-old had been featured in national news story about getting a heart transplant and family's struggles finding medicine for it

• Aug 7, 2016

To Catch a Genius

A successful wife is declared dead from nicotine poisoning - is her "Jeopardy!"-winning husband smart enough to get away with murder?

• Aug 6, 2016

Man accused of attacking alleged church shooter gets good news

Authorities say Dwayne Stafford attacked accused Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof in jail shower

• Aug 6, 2016

Chicago's top cop speaks out on videos of deadly shooting

Chicago Police Department superintendent addresses videos of last month's fatal shooting of black 18-year-old man Paul O'Neal

• Aug 6, 2016

Actions of missing teen found safe in park raise questions

Ohio teen was working on trail project in Grand Teton National Park when she went missing

• Aug 6, 2016

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