murder

The jury - nine women and three men - was weighing a range of options, from not guilty by reason of insanity to manslaughter and first-degree murder.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Minsker is leading a group of criminal justice advocates, faith organizations, prosecutors, murder victim family members and others urging Newsom to commute every death sentence in California before he leaves office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

A Massachusetts judge has declared a mistrial in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy after jurors conceded they would not be able reach a unanimous verdict.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Jurors can also find Clancy guilty of second-degree murder, manslaughter, or not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility -- a verdict that would see her confined to a psychiatric facility.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Khrushchev was no Stalin—he did not murder millions of his own citizens—but this action showed how ruthless he could be when faced with a threat to Soviet power.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Prosecutors argued the murders were premeditated, while her defense contended she had been suffering from postpartum psychosis and depression, and that she wasn’t properly treated or diagnosed by care providers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

Red Corn gave me the names of several Osage who, she thought, might have information about the murders, and she promised to later share with me a related story about her grandfather.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

When access to these documents was finally promised, three months later, Mathipa had a premonition that he would be murdered - according to Brig Paulina Sekgobela, his commanding officer.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

There are posh parties, through which some of the young characters pass, though no one is doing cocaine or getting murdered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Yet the formidable English army of kinsman Malcolm, rightful heir to murdered King Duncan, approached Dunsinane using branches from Birnam Wood as camouflage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Videos have also been circulating of people dressed all in black, standing in military-style formation as they stage a "silent vigil" in memory of a white teenager who was murdered in 2004.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

There were at least a dozen church parishioners at the house all morning with Walter and his family on the day Ronda Morrison was murdered.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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

Bethany been convicted of murdering her mother but claims she is innocent, has psychic powers and can predict the future.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Mitchell sees Aemond as a product of his circumstances, rather than just a murdering psychopath.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Three men were on Friday found not guilty of murdering Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee six years ago, in a high-profile killing that attracted global attention.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

The government, it seemed, had never been in the habit of murdering people for not submitting their children to a public education.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover