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Philadelphia Dem DA slammed over suspected officer killer's punishment

The family of slain Temple University police officer Chris Fitzgerald on Wednesday called for Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s recall after he rejected use of the death penalty for the suspect in Fitzgerald’s murder. Fitzgerald, a 31-year-old husband and father of five, had been trying to stop teenagers dressed in black from committing a carjacking...

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California man kills wife, child, in-laws in home shooting; other son, 1, in critical condition, police say

A California man killed his wife, son and in-laws before he was arrested after a Wednesday night domestic violence shooting, authorities said. Shane ParrishKillian, 54, faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder, according to Alameda County Jail records. The Alameda Police Department said it received a call Wednesday evening from someone saying their neighbor had been...

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California man who went by alias for 40 years arrested in woman's murder

California detectives arrested a man who allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered an elderly woman in 1984, when he was just 19 years old. Richard Moore had been living under the alias “Woody” or “Woody on Fairbanks,” the Sacramento News & Review reported, before he was arrested last month. Now 59, Moore pleaded not guilty to...

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Missouri man wore women’s clothes while he tortured them in sex lair, dumped at least 1 body in river: police

WARNING: GRAPHIC A suspected killer allegedly hunted Kansas City, Missouri, sex workers, tortured them with electric currents and forced them to sexually gratify him for food. On Tuesday, Tim Haslett was charged with murder, rape, kidnapping and sodomy as part of a growing list of disturbing accusations involving at least two women. The most recent...

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Drunk driver gets 17 years for killing woman, baby in 141 mph crash

Darryl Anderson was drunk behind the wheel of his Audi SUV, had his accelerator pressed to the floor and was barreling toward a car ahead of him when he snapped a photo of his speedometer. The picture showed a car in the foreground, a collision warning light on his dashboard and a speed of 141...

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Chicago shootings: July 4th weekend sees more than 100 people shot, 19 killed

Chicago’s explosive Fourth of July weekend left 19 people dead and more than 100 others wounded in shootings, including multiple mass shootings, across the Windy City in a four-day span, according to police. The victims included two women, Neekshia Strong, 45, and Capri Edwards, 24, who lost their lives shielding children from gunfire on Independence...