Homeless woman kills shelter coordinator with ax in front of staff, police say
A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a homeless shelter resident accused of using an ax and knife to kill Leah Rosin-Pritchard.
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A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a homeless shelter resident accused of using an ax and knife to kill Leah Rosin-Pritchard.
The rapper was fatally shot during a home invasion robbery in the Hollywood Hills in February of 2020. Four people were later charged.
"The accused apparently believed that the sacrifice would appease the soul" of his late brother, according to the head of the local police force.
Officials said the man scaled a wall to enter the private facility before attacking the youngsters and then turning himself into police.
Prosecutors said Jason Jones set fire to the victims' homes in an effort to help conceal his identity.
Wagner and Moser had been living together at the home, and had been in a relationship for two years, officials said.
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Executions have already been on hold in the country since 2018, and rights groups say the latest "important step" could reverberate across the wider region.
The NYPD is asking for the public's help in finding the three men, who all have New York City addresses.
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Arriving for the parole hearing, Reeva Steenkamp's mother said she was against any early release for their daughter's killer, whom she said had "never" shown real remorse.
Authorities linked an alleged murder-for-hire plot to a 29-year-old woman incarcerated near Orlando.
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The investigation was disclosed as "potential Brady/Giglio material," the court filings said.
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The remains were found in October after Knox County deputies responded to a complaint about an odor coming from the storage unit.
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Colorado dentist James Craig has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly poisoning his wife's protein shakes with arsenic and cyanide. CBS Colorado reporter Jeff Todd joins Errol Barnett and Elaine Quijano with more on the case.
The victim's sister, Alexis Bailey, began her statement by dropping 114 aqua-colored stone hearts into a jar — one for each stab wound her sister suffered.
Castillo whispered something into Woodhull's ear and then pulled out a knife and stabbed her repeatedly, the complaint said.
A Colorado dentist who is accused of poisoning his wife's drinks has been charged with murder. James Craig is accused of killing his wife, Angela, by lacing her protein shakes with arsenic and potassium cyanide.