Fri, Apr 24th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

SALTSBURG, Pa. — Police say they're investigating the deaths of three women at a western Pennsylvania windshield business as a homicide. A state police spokeswoman will not say what caused the deaths of the women, who were found dead at about ...Read More

Frenchwoman accused of killing 6 of her infants

Mon, Mar 15th, 2010 | Top Stories, U.S. |

COUTANCES, France - A 38-year-old woman acknowledged Monday killing six of her newborns, whose corpses were found in plastic bags in her basement, at the opening of a chilling trial in northwest France. Celine Lesage faces life in prison if convicted ...Read More

Homicide claim could hinder Mo. incest, rape cases

Fri, Mar 5th, 2010 | U.S. |

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Bizarre allegations of rape, incest and bestiality in western Missouri led to the arrests of six family members last fall and unleashed public scorn over the unthinkable acts they are accused of committing two decades ...Read More

LA police chief, DA defend homicide exhibit after criticism from Robert F. Kennedy's son

Thu, Mar 4th, 2010 | U.S. |

LAPD chief, district attorney defend crime exhibit LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles police chief and district attorney are defending their exhibit of evidence from famous crimes including Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's assassination. They released a letter Thursday after Kennedy's son denounced ...Read More

6 held for trial in slaying of disabled Pa. woman

Thu, Mar 4th, 2010 | U.S. |

GREENSBURG, Pa. -- A trial has been ordered for six people accused of torturing a mentally disabled western Pennsylvania woman by forcing her to drink urine and detergent before stabbing her to death. A Westmoreland County judge on Thursday ordered all ...Read More

Couple wanted in Oregon homicide arrested in Va.

Mon, Feb 22nd, 2010 | U.S. |

PORTLAND, Ore. -- An Oregon man wanted in the slaying of his mother and her boyfriend was arrested Monday in Virginia after police got a tip from a friend who read about the killings on the Internet. Gabriel Morris, his wife, ...Read More

Deputies charge Moore with murder in Shakespeare's slaying

Fri, Feb 19th, 2010 | Top Stories |

TAMPA - The woman accused of covering up the murder of lottery millionaire Abraham Shakespeare after the fact now faces another charge: Dee Dee Moore, already behind bars in Hillsborough County on a charge of being an accessory after the fact ...Read More

Drew Peterson's Third Wife Died Accidentally, Pathologist Says

Wed, Feb 17th, 2010 | U.S. |

JOLIET, Ill. - A pathologist says the death of a former suburban Chicago police sergeant's wife was an accident, as originally determined, and not a homicide as ruled three years later after her body was exhumed. Dr. Jeffrey Jentzen testified Wednesday ...Read More

Prosecutors must show Peterson's wife was killed

Tue, Feb 16th, 2010 | Top Stories, U.S. |

JOLIET, Ill. - The crime scene technician didn't think twice about the bottle of cleaning fluid near the bathroom where the body of Drew Peterson's ex-wife lay slumped in her bathtub - or whether it might have been used to ...Read More

Feds: Pa. torture death might be hate crime

Tue, Feb 16th, 2010 | U.S. |

GREENSBURG, Pa.-Pittsburgh's federal prosecutor is reviewing the torture murder of a mentally disabled woman under a new federal law banning hate crimes against people with disabilities. Acting U.S. Attorney Robert Cessar (SES'-ar) says Tuesday it's too early to tell if his ...Read More

Mother of killing suspect tried to sell daughter

Mon, Feb 15th, 2010 | U.S. |

GREENSBURG, Pa.-Court records show that the mother of a 20-year-old Pennsylvania woman charged with torturing and killing a mentally disabled woman tried to sell her daughter for $10,000 when she was a little girl. Amber Meidinger, of Greensburg, and five others ...Read More

People unaccounted for in Pa. rink roof collapse

Sun, Feb 14th, 2010 | Top Stories, U.S. |

ROSTRAVER, Pa. -- An emergency official says there are people unaccounted for following a partial roof collapse at a suburban Pittsburgh ice rink. The director of operations for Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services says everyone who got out of the Westmoreland ...Read More

Pa. ice rink roof collapses; people on stretchers

Sun, Feb 14th, 2010 | Top Stories, U.S. |

ROSTRAVER, Pa.-The roof of a suburban Pittsburgh ice skating rink has partially collapsed, and emergency crews are on the scene. Several people have been placed on stretchers, but the extent of their injuries is unknown. The collapse was reported late Sunday afternoon ...Read More

Sister: Handicap made woman found dead vulnerable

Fri, Feb 12th, 2010 | Top Stories |

GREENSBURG, Pa. -- The sister of a mentally disabled Pennsylvania woman who police say was tortured and stabbed to death says her sister's kindness and handicap made her vulnerable. Joy Burkholder says her sister Jennifer Daugherty trusted everyone. Burkholder spoke Friday ...Read More

Kerrigan: Family will help brother fight ruling

Thu, Feb 11th, 2010 | Top Stories, U.S. |

BOSTON - Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan said Thursday that she and her family plan to help her brother fight a state medical examiner's finding that her father's death last month was a homicide after a fight. Daniel Kerrigan, 70, died Jan. ...Read More

Death of Nancy Kerrigan's father ruled a homicide

Wed, Feb 10th, 2010 | U.S. |

(CNN) -- The medical examiner has ruled that the death of Daniel Kerrigan, the father of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, was a homicide, the Middlesex County district attorney's office said Tuesday. The skater's brother, Mark, was arraigned in January on assault ...Read More

Death of Daniel Kerrigan Ruled a Homicide

Wed, Feb 10th, 2010 | Entertainment, U.S. |

Death of Daniel Kerrigan Ruled a Homicide Nancy Kerrigan's father's death late last month has been ruled a homicide, according to the Middlesex County (Mass.) Chief Medical Examiner. According to the findings, Daniel Kerrigan died from cardiac dysrhythmia after suffering a neck injury during a physical altercation at ...Read More

Death of Nancy Kerrigan's father is ruled a homicide | Figure skating

Tue, Feb 9th, 2010 | U.S. |

Father's death is ruled a homicide: The family of two-time Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan insisted Tuesday it does "not blame anyone" for her father's death and criticized a medical examiner's finding Daniel Kerrigan died of a heart-rhythm problem after a ...Read More

Nancy Kerrigan's Father's Death Ruled a Homicide

Tue, Feb 9th, 2010 | Top Stories, U.S. |

Nancy Kerrigan's Father's Death Ruled a Homicide The death of Daniel Kerrigan, 70, father of Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, today was ruled a homicide by the state medical examiner, according to Middlesex, Mass., District Attorney Gerry Leone. Daniel Kerrigan's son, Mark Kerrigan, 45, has pled not guilty ...Read More

Death of Nancy Kerrigan's Father Is Ruled a Homicide

Tue, Feb 9th, 2010 | Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

BOSTON - The death of the father of the former Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan has been ruled a homicide, the office of the state's chief medical examiner said Tuesday. Daniel Kerrigan, 70, died Jan. 24 from a heart rhythm disorder ...Read More

Nancy Kerrigan's family insists father's death not a homicide

Tue, Feb 9th, 2010 | Top Stories, U.S. |

BOSTON (AP) - The family of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan insisted Tuesday that they do "not blame anyone" for her father's death and criticized a medical examiner's finding that Daniel Kerrigan died of a heart rhythm problem after a fight ...Read More