Australian jailed for 1988 cliff-top murder of gay American Scott Johnson
The U.S. mathematician's brother said the ruling brought "fairness," despite the judge deciding there was insufficient evidence to prove a hate crime.
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The U.S. mathematician's brother said the ruling brought "fairness," despite the judge deciding there was insufficient evidence to prove a hate crime.
Prosecutors said 12-year-old Thomas "T.J." Siderio was on the ground and unarmed when the officer fired the fatal shot.
Beau Rothwell testified that he bludgeoned his wife to death during a heated argument over his affair with another woman.
The man admitted to pushing Scott Johnson off a Sydney clifftop in what prosecutors now call a hate crime, but police initially dismissed as a suicide.
After a mother of two vanishes on Mother’s Day, bizarre clues emerge— a chipmunk alibi, a tranquilizer gun and a spy pen. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
Larry Woodruffe was convicted of capital murder for the 2018 death of Jazmine Barnes.
"The inmate was beaten so badly he had to be carried to the transport van," the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said.
Many other notorious cases have gone unsolved — at least in the public's mind — for years or even decades:
Three Florida correctional officers were arrested Thursday and charged with murder in the fatal beating of a prisoner, officials said. After the inmate threw urine on an officer, they handcuffed him and a beating followed, authorities said. CBS Miami reports.
Members of the jury also became emotional as they listened to the testimony.
James learned he was a free man on Tuesday night, and Wednesday morning he walked out of prison. That night, he said, he thought to himself: "The war, the fight, the battle, it's pretty much over."
Marvin McClendon, a 74-year-old retired correction officer, was arrested in the 1988 death of 11-year-old Melissa Tremblay. McClendon was taken into custody in Alabama for the murder that took place in Massachusetts. CBS Boston's Beth Germano reports.
A wrongful death lawsuit brought by Love's mother seeks to hold Huguely civilly liable for her daughter's 2010 death.
The 33-count indictment includes charges for two murders, six attempted murders, drug and gun related charges as well as racketeering offenses.
Melissa Tremblay was found stabbed to death in a freight yard on September 12, 1988, in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Thirteen years after a child is abducted, investigators have a credible suspect. Is the puzzle of what happened to her complete? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.
Peters was found dead in Wisconsin on Monday after her family had reported her missing the day before.
Thomas Davis Cox is being held on a $1 million cash bond after being indicted on 16 counts in the cases.
"The suspect was known to the victim," police chief Matt Kelm said.
A wrongful death lawsuit brought by Yeardley Love's mother seeks to hold George Huguely liable in her killing.
"He sat outside of our station until he finally got up the nerve to give us a call," Bessemer Police Lt. Christian Clemons said.
Stephen and Wendy Reid were found shot to death on a walking trail near their apartment complex.
Inside the mind of murderer Mark Twitchell. Newly revealed letters from the man police say wanted to be like fictional serial killer Dexter. "48 Hours" contributor Troy Roberts reports.
Johnny Altinger went missing after going to meet a woman he met on a dating site, and clues lead investigators to a filmmaker's garage. Was Mark Twitchell planning a movie or a murder?
Dozens of letters were exchanged between a convicted killer and an investigative journalist over the course of almost three years.