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Cops: Iran Likely Took Out Regime Critic Living in Canada

Police are probing Iran's possible link to activist Masood Masjoody's suspected homicide

(Newser) - Canadian police say an outspoken Iranian activist who vanished near Vancouver a month ago is probably dead, and possibly part of a wider pattern that has critics of Tehran on edge. Investigators in Burnaby, British Columbia, announced they're treating the disappearance of 45-year-old mathematician Masood Masjoody as a homicide,...

Police: Boy, 11, Shot Dad Dead After Nintendo Switch Dispute

Pennsylvania authorities say child used key to access gun safe after parents had gone to sleep

(Newser) - An 11-year-old Pennsylvania boy is accused of fatally shooting his father after going to look for a confiscated Nintendo Switch, according to court records. The child has been charged with criminal homicide in the killing on Tuesday at the family's home in Duncannon Borough, about 20 miles north of...

Mass Killings in US Hit the Lowest Level Since 2006

But experts warn that 'what goes down must also go back up'

(Newser) - A shooting last weekend at a children's birthday party in California that left four dead was the 17th mass killing this year—the lowest number recorded since 2006, according to a database maintained by the AP and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. Experts warn that the drop...

In Italy, Femicide Is Now a Crime With Life Sentence

Italian lawmakers greenlight landmark legislation aimed at curbing violence against women

(Newser) - Italy's Parliament on Tuesday approved a law that introduces femicide into the nation's criminal law and punishes it with life in prison. The vote coincided with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, a day set by the UN General Assembly. The law won bipartisan...

Ex-Wife's Attorney: 'No Red Flags' Before 3 Girls Killed

As manhunt continues for Travis Decker, ex's lawyer says accused murderer was an 'active dad'

(Newser) - More gruesome details have emerged in the case of three young sisters found dead at a Washington state campground, with authorities on the hunt for their alleged killer —their father. As the search for 32-year-old Travis Decker continues, court documents seen by NBC News reveal the bodies of 5-year-old...

Cops: Dad Wanted for Killing Daughters May Be Off-Grid

Travis Decker, accused of killing his 3 young girls, may be banking on his survivalist skills: authorities

(Newser) - A manhunt is underway for a father believed to have kidnapped and killed his three young daughters in Washington state, and authorities think his survivalist skills may be aiding his time on the run. Meanwhile, a preliminary report filed with Chelan County Superior Court indicates that 5-year-old Olivia Decker, 8-year-old...

He Left Tent to Use the Bathroom, Met a Tragic Death

Lion kills well-known conservation supporter camping with friends in Namibia

(Newser) - A well-known businessman was killed by a lion when he stepped out of his tent at a luxury lodge in Namibia's remote northwest on Friday, police said. Bernd Kebbel, 59, left the shelter near Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp in the Sesfontein area, where he was camping with his...

Prosecutors: Killer Teen Lived With Dead Bodies for 2 Weeks

Wisconsin's Nikita Casap, 17, charged with fatally shooting mom, stepdad on Feb. 11

(Newser) - A teenager in Wisconsin shot and killed his mother and stepfather, then went to school the next day like nothing happened, according to prosecutors. The bodies of 35-year-old Tatiana Casap and 51-year-old Donald Mayer were discovered partially decayed in their Waukesha home on Feb. 28 after odd text messages prompted...

Family of Woman, 95, Killed by Cop Decries 'Slap on the Wrist'

Australia's Kristian White, who fatally used a Taser at a care home, avoids prison

(Newser) - Kristian White won't be going to prison. The 35-year-old former Aussie cop convicted of manslaughter in the death of 95-year-old Clare Nowland—who died days after White used a Taser on her in May 2023, causing her to fall and crack her skull—avoided time behind bars in his...

Dead Boy's Grandparents Who Sought 'Answers' Are Arrested

French couple, along with 2 of their adult children, are detained in murder of toddler Emile Soleil

(Newser) - Two grandparents of a French toddler whose bones were discovered last year have been arrested on suspicion of murder, alongside two of their adult children. All four are held on suspicion of voluntary homicide and concealment of a corpse, prosecutors said Tuesday, per the BBC . Emile Soleil was just 2...

In LI Woman's Murder, 'Justice Has No Expiration Date'

Gatorade cap helps lead to arrest of neighbor in 2003 killing of 88-year-old Edna Schubert

(Newser) - An elderly woman beloved by her community was beaten to death by an unemployed neighbor during a break-in—a conclusion it took more than two decades to reach, authorities said Friday, per the New York Times . Edna Schubert, 88, was found dead of blunt force trauma in her Long Island...

Dutch Cops Set Up Hologram of Murdered Teen Sex Worker

Police use high-tech visualization in Amsterdam's Red Light District to try to solve Betty Szabo cold case

(Newser) - Dutch police are getting creative, and high tech, in their search for the killer of a 19-year-old sex worker stabbed to death 15 years ago. The Guardian reports that authorities are now displaying a life-size hologram of Bernadett "Betty" Szabo in the windows of a corner house in Amsterdam'...

50 Years Later, Ex-Stasi Officer Is Sentenced

Unnamed 80-year-old gets 10 years for shooting a Polish national in then-divided Germany

(Newser) - An 80-year-old former officer with communist East Germany's secret police, the Stasi, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for the murder of a Polish man at a border crossing in divided Berlin 50 years ago. The Berlin state court said in its ruling that there was no...

Sheriff Accused of Killing Judge Who Was Longtime Friend

Town of Whitesburg, Kentucky, is in shock after fatal shooting at courthouse on Friday

(Newser) - Residents of a tiny Appalachian town struggled Friday to cope with a shooting involving two of its most prominent citizens: a judge who was gunned down in his courthouse chambers and a local sheriff charged with his murder. "It's just so sad. I just hate it," said...

Indian Doctors Refuse Work After One Raped, Killed on Duty
After Doctor Is Raped, Killed
at Work, Protesters Amass
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After Doctor Is Raped, Killed at Work, Protesters Amass

Police have been accused of trying to shield suspects

(Newser) - Protests have erupted in cities across India following the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in the hospital where she worked. The 31-year-old's body was discovered last week in a seminar hall of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a state-run teaching hospital in Kolkata, capital of...

In Slaying of Russian Defector, a Brutally 'Clear Message'

Maksim Kuzminov was shot to death in Spain earlier this year, with the Kremlin suspected

(Newser) - The New York Times has followed up on the high-profile murder of a Russian helicopter pilot who defected to Ukraine, finding that the slaying of Maksim Kuzminov has renewed fears that the Kremlin's overseas hit teams are alive and well. Among the points:
  • The two men who killed him
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US Sends Out a 'Startling' Alert for This Island Nation

Security warning notes that 18 murders have taken place already this year in Nassau in the Bahamas

(Newser) - It may not actually be better in the Bahamas, at least not at the moment, according to a new security alert . The warning disseminated last week by the US Embassy in Nassau notes there've been 18 murders this year so far in the Bahamian capital alone, and that "...

Fears of Mideast War Grow as Israel Hits Hezbollah Again

In wake of commander Wissam al-Tawil's death in Lebanon, renewed worries about entire region

(Newser) - An Israeli airstrike killed an elite Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon on Monday, the latest in an escalating exchange of strikes along the border that have raised fears of another Mideast war, even as the fighting in Gaza exacts a mounting toll on civilians. The strike on an SUV killed...

Amid Mideast Conflict, a New Accusation From Lebanon

Nation says Israel's killing of Hamas leader near Beirut violates its sovereignty

(Newser) - Israel hasn't confirmed it's responsible for a Tuesday drone strike in Lebanon that took out Saleh al-Arouri, the highest-ranking Hamas figure killed since war erupted in October. But Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has condemned the killing of the 57-year-old founding member of Hamas' military wing and six...

Texas Cops Have a Big Clue in Killing of Pregnant Teen

San Antonio police release video showing 2 persons of interest after double murder

(Newser) - On Thursday, the medical examiner in Texas' Bexar County officially identified two bodies found in a car Tuesday in San Antonio as those of pregnant 18-year-old Savanah Soto and her boyfriend, 22-year-old Matthew Guerra. KSAT notes that the cause of death for both was listed as a gunshot wound to...

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