Texas Woman Sentenced For Fatally Stabbing Tourist She Found In Bed With Her Boyfriend

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They were locked up 17 years ago for a murder. L.A.’s new district attorney is setting them free

LA Times

After spending 17 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit, Lombardo Palacios walks out of the Los Angeles County courthouse a free man with his mother, Claudia Ortiz. In a dramatic courtroom scene that one wrongly convicted woman called “a Christmas miracle,” a Los Angeles County judge on Friday vacated the murder sentences of two people — …

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Cop accused of raping woman who he escorted home and only stopped when he was called to an incident

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Mexican migrant who dumped dead baby in Texas gas station bathroom is jailed for four years

Daily Mail

A Mexican migrant who left her dead baby in a Houston gas station bathroom has been jailed for four years. She was seen on surveillance footage entering a Shell gas station to use the bathroom in the early hours of April 2, 2023. Callous: Mexican migrant Diana Guadalupe Zavala Lopez admitted abandoning her baby after she gave birth in a …

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Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann charged in 7th woman's murder

India Today

RIVERHEAD, N.Y: The New York architect facing murder charges in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings was charged on Tuesday in the death of a seventh woman. “No one understands that more than the families.” Man charged in Long Island slayings Rex Heuermann, an architect who has lived for years in Massapequa Park on Long Island, …

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Carefree migrant struts out of gas station after dumping dead baby in bathroom

Daily Mail

A woman who left her dead baby in a gas station restroom has been sentenced to four years in jail. Mexican migrant Diana Guadalupe Zavala Lopez pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence charges, Law & Crime reports. She was seen on surveillance footage entering a Shell gas station in Houston to use the bathroom in the early hours of April …

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Ex-wife now accused of orchestrating murder plot in ambush killing of celebrity rehab doctor

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Cops arrest suspect 27 years after Christmas Day argument ended in murder

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Suspected Gilgo Beach killer, Rex Heuermann, charged with additional murder

Salon

Rex Heuermann, charged with the killing of six women in a now infamous crime case referred to as "the Gilgo Beach killings," appeared in court on Tuesday to respond to a seventh charge linking him to the death of an additional woman, according to an indictment filed in Suffolk County Supreme Court. Maintaining his innocence, Heuermann told the judge overseeing …

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Gilgo Beach killings suspect Rex Heuermann charged in killing of seventh woman

CNN

CNN — Rex Heuermann, the suspect in the Gilgo Beach killings, was charged with the murder of a seventh victim in a new superseding indictment released on Tuesday in Suffolk County court. Heuermann was charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Valerie Mack, whose partial remains were found November 2000 on Long Island in New York. In April 2011, …

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Texas man gets 100 years in prison for shootings that killed 1, wounded others in Nevada, Arizona

Hindustan Times

LAS VEGAS — A judge in Las Vegas sentenced a Texas man to 100 years in prison for his role in a two-state shooting rampage on Thanksgiving 2020 that included the killing of a man in Nevada and a shootout with authorities in Arizona. Texas man gets 100 years in prison for shootings that killed 1, wounded others in Nevada, …

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Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for 2 Venezuelan men accused of killing Texas girl

Associated Press

HOUSTON — Prosecutors in Texas announced Friday that they will seek the death penalty against two Venezuelan men who are accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl after they had entered the U.S. illegally. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said her office would file an official court notice later Friday that prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Johan …

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Ex-wife organized a tearful memorial for slain L.A. doctor. Now she is jailed in his killing

LA Times

Ahang Kelk stood toward the back of her addiction treatment center in Woodland Hills, where photos of Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe adorned the walls and a glass chandelier hung over the grieving crowd. In 2016, as part of the former couple’s protracted legal fight over their divorce, Kelk claimed that Mirshojae had threatened to kill her while holding a …

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Ex-wife, 4 others conspired to kill Woodland Hills doctor outside his practice, police say

LA Times

Flowers, candles and notes are left at a memorial for Dr. Hamid Mirshojae, who was killed outside his medical clinic in Woodland Hills on Aug. 23. The ex-wife of a Woodland Hills doctor has been arrested along with four others in his execution-style slaying outside his medical practice this summer, according to police. His ex-wife, Ahang Kelk, was taken into …

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Woman jailed to life for zipping boyfriend in suitcase and suffocating him

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Florida woman gets life in prison for suffocating abusive boyfriend in suitcase

India Today

A Florida woman was sentenced Monday to life in prison for zipping her boyfriend into a suitcase and leaving him to die of suffocation amid a history of domestic and alcohol abuse. Forgive me Torres family.” At first, Boone told Orange County Sheriff’s Office investigators that she and Torres had been drinking heavily and playing hide-and-seek on Feb. 23, 2020, …

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White ex-detective accused of kidnapping and raping Black women dies morning of trial

Raw Story

A disgraced former police detective accused of terrorizing Black women in the Kansas town he patrolled for decades has been found dead as his federal civil rights trial was set to kick off Monday morning. The station noted that Golubski had been confined to house arrest over the last two years, which among other conditions, prohibited him from having a …

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Florida woman sentenced to life for zipping boyfriend into suitcase, suffocating him

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A Florida woman was sentenced Monday to life in prison for zipping her boyfriend into a suitcase and leaving him to die of suffocation amid a history of domestic and alcohol abuse. “Sarah has caused a lifetime of pain.” In her own statement, Boone went through a litany of abuse by Torres she said occurred over many years, decried the …

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Driver, 24, arrested weeks after mom of four was shot dead during road rage confrontation, cops say

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Suspect found sleeping on couch after mom and 2-year-old daughter are stabbed to death

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Gujarat Police arrests serial killer for rape, murder of 19-year-old woman in Motiwada

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Gujarat crime news: The Valsad Police arrested an alleged serial killer for the rape and murder of a girl committed on November 14. The accused, identified as Rahul Singh Jat, a resident from Rohtak and a handicapped person, had committed the rape and murder of a 19-year-old girl in Motiwada, as per police officials. A team of four Deputy Superintendent …

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Florida detective sentenced to 24 years in prison for sexually exploiting a teenage girl

Hindustan Times

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A former Florida detective accused of severely beating a Black man has been sentenced to nearly 25 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting a teenage girl. Florida detective sentenced to 24 years in prison for sexually exploiting a teenage girl A federal judge in Jacksonville sentenced Josue Garriga, 35, of St. Augustine on Monday, according to …

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Two Similar Cases in Texas Expose the Death Penalty as a Farce

Slate

Two Texas death cases made headlines last week; both involved a parent who was convicted of killing their 2-year old child. As law professor Lee Loevinger explained almost 50 years ago: “Neither judges nor juries, nor even lawyers in the usual situation, ever come in contact with the ‘facts’ of any case, taking ‘facts’ to mean the transactions or occurrences …

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Who is Jose Ibarra? Venezuelan migrant found guilty of killing Laken Riley

Hindustan Times

A Venezuelan man has been convicted of murder in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, a case that fueled the national debate over immigration during this year’s presidential race. Jose Ibarra reacts as he listens through an interpreter during the second day of his trial at the Athens-Clarke County Superior Court on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Athens, …

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Man Found Guilty Of Murdering Laken Riley

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LOADING ERROR LOADING ATHENS, Ga. — The Venezuelan man convicted in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Jose Ibarra was charged with murder and other crimes in Riley’s February death, and the guilty verdict was reached on Wednesday by Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H. Patrick …

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Man convicted of killing Laken Riley sentenced to life in prison without parole

LA Times

Jose Ibarra listens through an interpreter during his trial in Athens, Ga., on Wednesday. Riley’s killing added fuel to the national debate over immigration when federal authorities said Ibarra illegally entered the U.S. in 2022 and was allowed to stay in the country while he pursued his immigration case. “Laken Riley herself has given you all the evidence you need” …

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Texas inmate Melissa Lucio is 'actually innocent' of killing daughter, judge says

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Bombshell twist in murder of young Texas mother as documentary reveals who was really behind kill plot

Daily Mail

A Texas mother was brutally killed by her bitter ex after his new fiancée coerced him into a twisted murder plot, it has been revealed. Beloved mother Alyssa Burkett, 24, was shot and stabbed to death on the morning of October 2, 2020, outside her work in Carrollton, Texas Burkett's ex-boyfriend Andrew Beard was promptly arrested for her murder, with …

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Georgia student’s gruesome murder details reignite immigration debate as Venezuelan goes on trial

Live Mint

The trial of Jose Ibarra, the man accused of murdering a Georgia nursing student, has reignited the national immigration debate that shaped much of the 2024 election cycle. Ibarra, a Venezuelan national charged with killing 22-year-old Laken Hope Riley in February, is facing multiple charges, including malice murder and kidnapping. Ibarra faces multiple charges in murder of Laken Hope Riley …

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Mystery deepens as family of Gossip Girl star insist woman found in Texas isn’t her

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Robert Roberson’s execution: Texas Supreme Court clears way for new execution date in ‘shaken baby’ death

CNN

CNN — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday said the execution of a man convicted of murder in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter could move forward, even as a state house committee seeks to subpoena the man for his testimony and its bipartisan members fight to spare his life. Roberson’s attorney, Gretchen Sween, in a statement, asked the …

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Melissa Lucio: Texas judge says death row inmate is ‘actually innocent’

CNN

CNN — Melissa Lucio was two days away from being put to death in Texas for the murder of her 2-year-old daughter when an appeals court intervened in 2022. “This is the best news we could get going into the holidays,” said Lucio’s sons, John Lucio and Bobby Alvarez, and a daughter-in-law in a statement released by their attorneys. “We …

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Miami man charged with killing wife Ana Knezevich Henao in Spain

CNN

CNN — David Knezevich, the South Florida businessman accused in the February disappearance of his estranged wife in Spain, is now charged with her murder. According to the new indictment, Knezevich traveled to Spain from Miami “with the intent to kill, injure, harass, and intimidate his spouse and intimate partner and committed a crime of violence against her, resulting in …

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Texas mother sentenced to 50 years for leaving kids in dire conditions as son’s body decomposed

Associated Press

HOUSTON — A judge on Tuesday sentenced a woman to 50 years in prison for forcing three of her children to live with the decomposing body of their dead 8-year-old brother for more than a year in a soiled, roach-infested Houston-area apartment. Williams’ sentence came after she had pleaded guilty in October to two counts of injury to a child …

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Texas cops search for mom-of-two reported missing by her husband after she left home without phone or vehicle

Daily Mail

Police are searching for a Texas woman who was reported missing by her husband after she left her home and never came back. Wylie Police were called to the home at around 6.30am Monday morning, where they discovered that she had left without her cell phone, car or critical medication essential for her well-being. Melonie Ballenger, 46, of Collin County, …

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Man convicted in 1998 woman’s murder and behind bars is now tied to cold-case killing

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Police looking for anonymous caller in woman's cold case disappearance from 1990

NL Times

Police are looking for a man who reported finding bones years ago in the area where 18-year-old Angelique Hendrix from Stein, who went missing in 1990, lived at the time. The police said this on Thursday during a special episode of the TV show Opsporing Verzocht, which was filmed on location at the town hall in Stein. Police may want …

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Ex-Police Officers Get Decades in Prison for 2018 Murder of Rio City Council Member Marielle Franco

The Hindu

Brazilian ex-police officers Ronnie Lessa and Elcio de Queiroz have been sentenced to decades in prison for the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro city council member Marielle Franco. The two former officers, who pleaded guilty under a deal with prosecutors, will serve between 30 and 78 years in prison for shooting Franco and Anderson Gomes in her car on …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Brazil judge gives 2 former cops long sentence for the 2018 killing of leftist icon Marielle Franco

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Woman Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of 18-Year-Old Girl After Luring Her with TV Serial Work

Hindustan Times

A 40-year-old woman from Hyderabad has been arrested for sexual exploitation of an 18-year-old girl. The woman lured the girl into acting in television serials and OTT series produced by Balaji Telefilms. She allegedly raped the girl multiple times in Goa and threatened her not to reveal the abuse. The woman will be charged under Section 143(2), 64 (2)(d) and …

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‘My daughter was a crime scene’: Mother of 15-year-old girl stabbed by obsessed ex-boyfriend reveals heartache

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Trial Opens for Alleged Killers of Rio Councilwoman Marielle Franco

Associated Press

Trial begins for alleged killers of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco. The trial, which will take place in Rio, will see two former police officers stand trial for the deaths of 38-year-old councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes. The defendants, Ronnie Lessa and Élcio Queiroz, have signed plea bargains confessing their roles but will face questions about …

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Trial set to begin for suspected killers of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco

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Third suspect arrested and charged in the 2017 stabbing death of hairdressing mogul

LA Times

Authorities say they have arrested the mystery man who allegedly teamed up with an accomplice to fatally stab famed hairstylist Fabio Sementilli seven years ago at a Woodland Hills mansion. The 38-year-old Austin, prosecutors allege, conspired with Monica Sementilli, the hairstylist’s wife, and her lover Robert Louis Baker in January 2017 to kill her husband as part of a scheme …

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Huge update in mysterious 2016 disappearance of Florida mother and her daughter, 8

Daily Mail

A Florida man has been indicted for the alleged kidnapping of his ex-girlfriend and their then-8-year-old daughter resulting in their deaths after the pair mysteriously disappeared in 2016. Gustavo Castaño Restrepo, 55, appeared before a federal judge on Tuesday after an indictment charged him with two counts of kidnapping resulting in death of Liliana Moreno, 43, and the once-couple's young …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Florida Woman Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder for Zipping Boyfriend Up in Suitcase

CNN

A Florida woman has been found guilty of second-degree murder for allegedly trapping and killing her boyfriend in a suitcase. The couple had been drinking chardonnay and doing puzzles in their Winter Park apartment when the incident occurred. Videos found on the woman's phone show her trying to free her boyfriend from the suitcase, but he was unable to escape …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Florida Woman Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder for Zipping Boyfriend Up in Suitcase

CNN

A Florida woman has been found guilty of second-degree murder for allegedly trapping and killing her boyfriend in a suitcase. The couple had been drinking chardonnay and doing puzzles in their Winter Park apartment when the incident occurred. The woman, Sarah Boone, claimed she was suffering from Battered Spouse Syndrome and was in fear for her life, but the jury …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Rosarito siblings may face life in prison for extorting L.A. area family in kidnapping plot

LA Times

On Friday, Mario Alex Medina, 54, and María Alejandra Medina, 51, of Rosarito, Mexico, were found guilty for their roles in the violent kidnapping and ransom scheme that occurred two years ago. On Friday, Mario Alex Medina, 54, and María Alejandra Medina, 51, of Rosarito, Mexico, were found guilty for their roles in the violent kidnapping and ransom scheme that …

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2 months ago

Texas mom accused of murder after her toddler daughter fell to her death from third-story balcony

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America’s longest-held wrongly jailed woman is finally free

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Who was serial killer Rodney Alcala? Inside the true story of the Netflix thriller ‘Woman of the Hour’

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