Woman to plead guilty in Texas DA murder case

A woman says she was a "willing participant" when her estranged husband allegedly killed a top prosecutor, a DA and his wife in 2013; he is sentenced to death for one of the killings

• Dec 29, 2014

Female bishop blamed for fatal hit-and-run crash

Episcopal Diocese of Maryland says Bishop Suffragan Heather Cook was placed on leave because of possible criminal charges

• Dec 29, 2014

Arrest made in shooting of St. Louis police officer

Authorities have arrested a man in connection with the Dec. 19 shooting of an off-duty police officer and the killing of a man whose body was found in a burned-out car hours later

• Dec 29, 2014

Four found dead in North Texas home

Authorities say two women, a man and a female child were found dead and a 9-year-old was left uninjured

• Dec 29, 2014

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio gets some boos at NYPD graduation

Hecklers interrupted the mayor's speech to police academy graduates, but he ultimately finished to a round of applause amid heightened tensions

• Dec 29, 2014

Abandoned newborn found dead in Indianapolis park

Police are trying to find the mother of a newborn girl found dead in a wooded area of an Indianapolis park

• Dec 29, 2014

Chicago could report lowest homicide numbers in decades

Despite a decrease in homicides, the city reportedly saw an increase in shootings

• Dec 29, 2014

Crimesider Top News Stories of 2014

Crimesider takes a look back at some of the most prominent cases of the year

• Dec 29, 2014

Elderly couple found murdered in Calif. home

Officials say the couple died of blunt-force trauma; no arrests have been made

• Dec 29, 2014

Mass. mother pleads not guilty in babies' deaths

Erika Murray was charged with two counts of murder after the skeletal remains of three babies were found in her squalid Massachusetts home

• Dec 29, 2014

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