homicide
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NBC Los Angeles reported that the warrant was served as part of the continuing homicide investigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
When the homicide rate was rising, it defied criminologists’ expectations, breaking away from the property crime decline of the 2010s.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
The testimony of Skalnik, who claimed that Dailey had confessed to the homicide while they were both detained in Pinellas County Jail, helped prosecutors secure Dailey’s conviction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Under Mexican law, the penalties for that crime are potentially greater than homicide — there is no death penalty in Mexico — and the judge opted for the disappearance offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
He had a good familiarity with the driving laws, the reckless driving laws, the negligent homicide laws.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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None of the agencies I contacted for this story replied to my inquiries about the status of the investigations—which, as with all unsolved homicides, officially remain open.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Mayor Carmella Mantello said the technology has helped reduce crime and solve homicides, robberies and narcotics cases, plus recover missing persons and stolen cars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Where Americans think of graphically violent procedurals as comfort watches, the British prefer their TV homicides to be much tidier: Serious violence occurs offscreen.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
This issue, along with rising homicides, is why insecurity and crime have become top concerns for voters in Sunday's presidential election in Peru.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
In 2008, there were 417 homicides in New York City.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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