murder
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The high-profile US murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a woman who says she suffered from postpartum psychosis before strangling her three young children, has sparked a debate in the United States over maternal mental health.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
As the trial of Lindsay Clancy over the murder of her three children goes into closing arguments this week, the reactions to the case reveal just how little the general public understands about postpartum psychosis.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Her day job as a murder detective meant she was used to courts, to judges, to legal argument.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
A California man who spent more than three decades behind bars for a murder he did not commit has been exonerated, clearing the way for his release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Even better, the tale included pretty young women, a mysterious murder, and the possibility of scandal—all elements that the reading public couldn’t resist.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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A former gang leader goes on trial Monday in Las Vegas over the decades-old murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, one of America's most high-profile unresolved murders.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
The case was led by a celebrated detective who had solved the Cannock Chase murders in Staffordshire - one of the biggest manhunts in British criminal history - Det Ch Supt Pat Molloy.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Furious,” which premieres Monday on Hulu, is technically a serial killer story, since there are multiple murders committed by a single character, but happily that is the least of it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
There’s been plenty of skepticism about whether the latter two were Chapman copycats rather than murders actually inspired by the book.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
Morrison promised to visit Rose Osage and Joe Allen as well as members of the underworld, to see what he could learn about the murders.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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SAT's co-founder Brendan Cox, whose wife MP Jo Cox was murdered by a neo-Nazi in 2016, welcomed the national day but warned "survivors also want it to be a moment of accountability".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday that local and national authorities would go after those who had murdered him - and those who had ordered it.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Talking about the “Pluribus” season finale, she said that while she’s never murdered anyone, she has felt out-of-control rage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
“IBM trading like Claude murdered Watson,” Ken Wattana, founder of an AI agentic company called Conto, joked on X Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Wes says, and then he glances at me nervously, which makes me wonder if Wes somehow found out that Russ’s parents were murdered.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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The paper says Knox, who was convicted and later acquitted of murdering British student Meredith Kercher in Italy in 2007, made "quips" about crime scenes during her performance.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The sister of the woman Knox was acquitted of murdering has objected to the show that is due to be performed at the Edinburgh Fringe festival.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Mitchell sees Aemond as a product of his circumstances, rather than just a murdering psychopath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The man accused of murdering influential right-wing campaigner Charlie Kirk broke down in tears of regret days after the killing, according to video testimony played in a US court on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
“But when I ran into you murdering your phone—it was different. It felt real.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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