Court rules shooter's parents can stand trial
An appeals court ruled that the parents of a shooter who killed four students at a Michigan school can face trial themselves for purchasing the gun used in the killings.
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An appeals court ruled that the parents of a shooter who killed four students at a Michigan school can face trial themselves for purchasing the gun used in the killings.
Decades after her death, Rebecca "Becky" Burke's remains were identified using forensic genetic genealogy, authorities announced.
The circumstances of his death suggest he was executed by his own or a rival drug gang.
Police in South Carolina are now investigating the death of 19-year-old Stephen Smith as a homicide. The case was re-opened after new evidence was discovered during the Alex Murdaugh trial. CBS News correspondent Nikki Battiste joins John Dickerson to discuss the latest.
The teenager's body was found on a rural road near the Murdaugh family's South Carolina estate in 2015.
"Christine's killer remains unidentified and the whereabouts of Christa Nicole are unknown," the Staten Island district attorney said.
The cases were finally solved after a detective found DNA evidence while examining old, unsolved homicides.
Sheldon Thomas was exonerated of murder earlier this month. The 35-year-old from New York spent nearly two decades behind bars for a crime he didn't commit. CBS News anchors Lana Zak and Lilia Luciano spoke with William Kastin, assistant attorney-in-charge for Appellate Advocates, about what we can learn from Thomas' case.
Sheldon Thomas was released from prison this month after he spent nearly two decades in prison for the 2004 murder of a 14-year-old boy in Brooklyn, New York. His conviction was vacated after a review found Thomas was "denied due process at every stage." Lilia Luciano reports.
The U.N. human rights office says gangs are "randomly shooting at people in their homes or on the streets" in rivals' territory.
"This has gone on far too long," he said. "These baseless rumors of my involvement with Stephen and his death are false. I unequivocally deny any involvement in his death, and my heart goes out to the Smith family."
James Craig killed his wife so he could be with a woman he was having an affair with, according to court documents.
One student is dead and another is in custody and facing a murder charge after a shooting outside a high school in Arlington, Texas.
A jury in Broward County, Florida, returned guilty verdicts today for all three men on trial for robbing and killing the late artist.
Investigators say Craig drove his wife to a hospital because she was complaining of "severe headaches and dizziness."
The boy is accused of riding up on a motorcycle and opening fire on a family having a party in a low-income Mexico City suburb.
Three Virginia hospital workers are facing second-degree attempted murder charges in connection with the in-custody death of Irvo Otieno last week. This comes after seven Henrico County Sheriff's deputies were also charged with second-degree attempted murder in the case on Tuesday. Jeff Pegues reports.
A witness texted Megan Staude, "Was the baby alive when you left him?" and she replied, "A little," the complaint says.
A star snake breeder is murdered. Turns out the human closest to him was more cold-blooded than any snake. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
The suspect is in custody on a second-degree murder charge and awaiting extradition from Alaska, authorities announced this week.
An autopsy showed the baby "lived a few minutes before being smothered," authorities said.
Paul Flores was sentenced Friday to 25 years to life in prison in the murder of Kristin Smart, a California college student who went missing in 1996. Her remains have never been found.
The boy was the only living witness to leave the apartment that day, the prosecutor said.
A man is in custody on a murder charge for his alleged connection to the killing of 23-year-old Mary Louicile Willfong in 1989.
Authorities are set to release more footage related to the arrest after concluding an internal investigation.