murder

After a murder of crows kidnaps her little brother, a young girl ventures into an enchanted forest filled with talking animals and other magical beings, where a looming war will decide everyone's fate.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

The police confirmed the murder was not being investigated as a domestic incident, and encouraged the public "to not speculate about the circumstances" as court proceedings were now active.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

The incident would inaugurate a twisting case of murder, intrigue and insurance fraud—and a firestorm of headlines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Our stories of justice, from murder mysteries to tales of thwarted romance, invariably climax not with revelation but with confession.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

For an enslaved man in Tennessee at that time, a murder conviction would have resulted in a swift death sentence.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

The money he is seeking was also covered by a disbursement he was supposed to be given on his 30th birthday, in September 2023, more than two years before the murders, according to his lawyers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The safety of politicians has been a prominent issue in recent years, following the murders of Conservative MP Sir David Amess in 2021 and Labour MP Jo Cox in 2016.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

These attacks, plus a long list of murders of expatriates in Europe, happened when the oft-described “pragmatist,” Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani still dominated Tehran and controlled the Intelligence Ministry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Prosecutors rejected that argument, saying Clancy had carefully planned the murders and was able to understand the consequences of her actions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Before leaving, Vaughan informed his wife, who had recently given birth to their tenth child, about a hiding spot where he had stashed evidence that he had been gathering on the murders.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

As usual at breakfast, the faithfuls seated early mused over who may have been murdered overnight: "If Jerry's not here, I don't think I can handle it," Romesh Ranganathan confessed.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Maria soon after learns that her father, from whom she has been estranged for decades, has been murdered in an Alabama beach town, leaving her his house and worldly goods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

“My grandparents were murdered in concentration camps. And to see how the world, again, is swinging that direction, where there are too many people in favor of a totalitarian government, is crazy,” Eliot said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

During the mourning chorus for the murdered King Duncan, for example, they robed the Macbeths in ermine and handed them crowns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

"Right, so what do they think? Do they think you murdered me and put me down the garbage disposer or something? Or maybe I'm locked in a closet? Come on, Mom. Get real."

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

Pishko explains the story of Aaron Spencer, a 38-year-old Army veteran who was nearly put on trial for murdering a man but is now running for local sheriff.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

To wit: Sexton received 3,000 emails from a Kansas housewife obsessed with clearing the name of Dana Chandler, who had been convicted of murdering her ex-husband and his girlfriend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The defense for Lindsay Clancy, the US mother accused of murdering her three children, on Thursday accused a single holdout juror of blocking a verdict in the high-profile trial.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 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

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