15 December 2011 Last updated at 22:51 GMT Amanda Knox was cleared of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia Lack of motive and faulty evidence led to the acquittal of Amanda Knox, an Italian court has said. Knox, 24, saw her conviction for the murder of UK student Meredith Kercher overturned on [...]
Tag: Murder
December 16, 2011
December 10, 2011
Death for US home invasion killer
9 December 2011 Last updated at 23:58 GMT Komisarjevsky’s defence lawyer said his client was “very accepting” of the sentence A Connecticut jury has condemned a second man to death for the murder of a woman and her two daughters in a grisly home invasion. The jury deliberated over for five days before delivering the [...]
December 9, 2011
December 4, 2011
3rd body identified in Ohio killings linked to Craigslist ad
(CNN) — Ohio authorities on Saturday advanced their investigation into killings tied to a Craigslist job listing when they identified the last of three bodies found last month, a sheriff said. The body of Ralph H. Geiger, 56, of Akron, Ohio, was identified by the Licking County coroner’s office, said Sheriff Stephen S. Hannum of [...]
December 3, 2011
The Craigslist killings: a motif for modern America | Paul Harris
Every age has its emblematic murders: acts of violence that tap into a wider zeitgeist blowing through a society in turmoil. Jack the Ripper exposed the perils facing Victorian London slum-dwellers just as much as any social reformer. The slaughter of pregnant actress Sharon Tate by Charles Manson’s followers symbolised the dark underbelly of the [...]
December 1, 2011
Chile seeks extradition of ex-U.S. military officer in 1973 death
December 1, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Chile seeks extradition of ex-U.S. military officer in 1973 death –A judge wants former U.S. Navy Capt. Ray E. Davis, whereabouts unclear, to face murder charges in the death of freelance journalist Charles Horman. 30 Nov 2011 A Chilean judge is seeking the extradition of a former U.S. military [...]
November 30, 2011
Minors’ life sentences ‘must end’
30 November 2011 Last updated at 05:16 GMT Amnesty says severe sentences for young offenders often do not take account of mitigating factors Amnesty International has called for the US to stop sentencing juveniles to life in prison without parole. More than 2,500 adults are in US jails for crimes committed as a child – [...]
November 29, 2011
US appeals against decision not to extradite fugitive George Wright
The US Justice Department says it has appealed against a Portuguese judge’s decision not to extradite long-time fugitive George Wright back to the United States. Spokeswoman Laura Sweeney says an appeal was filed with the Portuguese Court of Appeals requesting the return of Wright, who is wanted to serve the rest of a murder sentence [...]
November 29, 2011
Chile seeks US man for 1973 death
29 November 2011 Last updated at 20:16 GMT Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet came to power in a coup in September 1973 A Chilean judge is seeking the extradition of former US military attache in Chile, Ray Davis, who has been charged with the 1973 killing of a US journalist working in the country. Reporter Charles [...]
November 22, 2011
Boy admits killing gay classmate
22 November 2011 Last updated at 04:31 GMT A US teenager who shot dead a gay classmate he believed was flirting with him has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Brandon McInerney smuggled a handgun into his school near Los Angeles in February 2008 and shot Larry King, 15, twice as he sat at a computer. [...]
November 19, 2011
Ohio men ‘plot Craigslist murder’
19 November 2011 Last updated at 03:42 GMT Both victims are said to have answered a job posting on Craigslist A man and a teenage boy have been arrested in Ohio in connection with a plot to murder job-seekers responding to advertisements on Craigslist. A man from South Carolina, who accepted a job as a [...]
November 17, 2011
US fugitive ‘to stay in Portugal’
17 November 2011 Last updated at 17:11 GMT George Wright is under house arrest at his home near Lisbon A Lisbon court has denied a US request for the extradition of American fugitive George Wright, his lawyer says. The extradition was refused on the grounds that Wright is a Portuguese citizen. He was captured near [...]
November 17, 2011
Second US court martial begins in civilian hunting case
November 16, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Second US court martial begins in civilian hunting case 16 Nov 2011 Another US soldier accused of taking part in the killing of unarmed Afghan civilians will face court martial Wednesday, with a further 10 soldiers facing charges. Staff Sergeant David Bram, unlike Staff Sergeant Calvin Gibbs, is not [...]
November 14, 2011
US soldier found guilty in Afghan trophy killing case
November 11, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis US soldier found guilty in Afghan trophy killing case 11 Nov 2011 An American soldier has been convicted of three counts of premeditated murder for leading a rogue “kill team” in Afghanistan by a US military court. Sergeant Calvin Gibbs admitted during his trial to cutting off the fingers [...]