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Search for killer continues in teen's 1995 murder

On March 30, 1995, the body of 17-year-old Deanna Cremin was found near a housing complex - two blocks away from her suburban Boston home

Mar 30, 2015

Sex offender charged in Calif. boy's 1981 murder

Six-year-old Jeffrey Vargo was found strangled to death after he rode his bike to a fireworks stand days before the Fourth of July holiday in 1981

Mar 30, 2015

Arrest in 1990 cold case slaying of Wis. teen

New developments in the case of 18-year-old Berit Beck, found strangled to death in July 1990

Mar 30, 2015

Amanda Knox "full of joy" after conviction overturned

American "relieved and grateful"; her Italian lawyer says outcome of nearly 8-year murder case "couldn't be better than this"

Mar 28, 2015

Hernandez fiancee: I saw gun in our junk drawer

Before Shayanna Jenkins, the fiancee of ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez, took the stand at his murder trial, the judge announced that a third juror had been dismissed from the case

Mar 27, 2015

Murder charges filed in alleged baby-theft plot

So. Calif woman -- self-styled mogul -- allegedly wanted to convince married boyfriend she had delivered his twins

Mar 27, 2015

Police make arrest in Hernandez trial threat

Bomb threat Thursday delayed Aaron Hernandez murder trial in Massachusetts for several hours

Mar 27, 2015

Officials: No murder charge after baby cut from womb

Legal experts say the case is complicated by the fact that Colorado is one of 12 states that do not have a fetal homicide law

Mar 27, 2015

Murder charge filed in California body-in-barrel case

Police say victim was killed with a hammer, found in plastic barrel outside Sonoma City Hall

Mar 27, 2015

Hernandez's fiancee to testify in murder case Friday

High drama looms as fiancee of ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez is expected to take the stand at his murder trial

Mar 26, 2015

Courthouse bomb threat halts Hernandez murder trial

Testimony in the murder trial of the former New England Patriots player was halted around noon while the building was evacuated

Mar 26, 2015

Life sentence in Phila. headphone robbery slaying

Arkel Garcia, 21, was convicted last month in a killing over a pair of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones

Mar 26, 2015

Pair accused of plot to kill moms, steal babies

Long Beach, Calif. police chief: "We've never seen anything like this where someone goes out looking for babies and they attempt to kill the mothers. It's just unbelievable."

Mar 26, 2015

Baby gets sick, "Bali suitcase murder" trial delayed

The trial of an American couple accused of killing the woman's mother in Indonesia adjourned after their newborn baby fell ill in prison

Mar 26, 2015

Sheriff: Young brothers cooking before shooting kills 2

Police say a 13-year-old boy shot and killed his 6-year-old brother and wounded his 16-year-old brother before fatally shooting himself

Mar 26, 2015

Judge: DA to rest case against Hernandez soon

Before resting, prosecutors indicated they may call a man who is suing the ex-NFL star for allegedly shooting him in the face in Florida in 2013

Mar 25, 2015

Cousins arrested in murder of North Carolina man

Police said three men used a car as a shield while firing at James Walter Godette, who died Tuesday in a gunfight outside a Havelock, N.C. motel

Mar 25, 2015

Amanda Knox's fate yet again rests with Italian court

American woman has tried to move past claims she killed her roommate in Italy, but latest decision could spark a fierce extradition battle between Italy and the U.S.