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Man Says He Killed Wife So She Wouldn't Be Homeless

Police say suspect hid job loss and planned killing for weeks

(Newser) - A 60-year-old Colorado man is facing first-degree murder charges after allegedly admitting to police he shot and killed his common-law wife of 20 years to prevent her from becoming homeless. According to an arrest affidavit obtained by Denver 7 , Phil Archuleta called Aurora police late Sunday from a bus...

LA Is on Track to Record Fewest Murders Since 1968
LA Murder Rate
Has Dropped Sharply
Jul 9, 2025 4:21 PM CDT

LA Murder Rate Has Dropped Sharply

City is on course to record fewest murders since 1968

(Newser) - The murder rate in Los Angeles has fallen sharply since a spike during the pandemic and the city is on course to record the fewest murders in almost 60 years. The Los Angeles Police Department says murders dropped 20% year-on-year in the first half of 2025, to 116, and if...

Missing Maine Paddleboarder Was Murdered

Police seek tips after Sunshine Stewart's body found in pond

(Newser) - Police in Union, Maine, have ruled the death of 48-year-old Sunshine Stewart a homicide, days after she was found in Crawford Pond. Stewart disappeared last Wednesday evening after heading out on a paddleboard around 6pm, CBS News reports, and was reported missing six hours later. Her body was discovered...

After States Eased Gun Laws, Child Gun Deaths Spiked
Easing State Gun Laws
Came With a 'Tradeoff'
NEW STUDY
Jun 10, 2025 2:58 PM CDT

Easing State Gun Laws Came With a 'Tradeoff'

Youth gun deaths spiked in states with more relaxed restrictions, study finds

(Newser) - After a landmark Supreme Court ruling loosened restrictions on gun ownership at the state and local level, a new study finds that states with more relaxed gun laws saw a sharp rise in firearm deaths among children and teens—while those with stricter laws did not. The research, published...

Cops: Mother Killed Son During Exorcism

Florida woman charged with murder in 6-year-old's death

(Newser) - A grim case out of southeastern Florida: A mother has been charged with killing her 6-year-old son as part of an exorcism, reports USA Today . Rhonda Paulynice, 31, is facing second-degree murder charges in the death of Ra'myl Pierre in their St. Lucie County home. Authorities discovered the...

For Indigenous, a Red Handprint Is a Solemn Reminder

Families push for answers on some 4.3K murdered or missing

(Newser) - A red handprint has become the symbol of a movement as Indigenous families across North America take to the streets and capitols, demanding lasting answers to the violence that continues to haunt their communities. With thousands of cases unresolved, advocates are pushing for solutions—and making sure the next...

Prosecutors: Killer Teen Lived With Dead Bodies for 2 Weeks

Wisconsin's Nikita Casap, 17, charged with fatally shooting mom, stepdad on Feb. 11

(Newser) - A teenager in Wisconsin shot and killed his mother and stepfather, then went to school the next day like nothing happened, according to prosecutors. The bodies of 35-year-old Tatiana Casap and 51-year-old Donald Mayer were discovered partially decayed in their Waukesha home on Feb. 28 after odd text messages prompted...

Teen in Hit-and-Run Recording: 'Just Bump Him, Brah'

Cops say driver, 13, killed 63-year-old man in NM, with other young passengers egging him on

(Newser) - A 13-year-old boy has been charged with murder in a fatal hit-and-run of a bicyclist in Albuquerque that was captured on video from inside the boy's stolen car, law enforcement said Monday. The teenager, who's believed to have been the driver, and a 15-year-old have been charged with...

Dad Sentenced After Girl Fatally Forced to Jump on Trampoline

Girl's mother was previously sentenced to life behind bars

(Newser) - The Texas man who forced his 8-year-old daughter to jump on a trampoline in 110-degree heat has been sentenced to 18 years behind bars, prosecutors announced. Daniel Schwarz, 48, pleaded guilty to manslaughter after the death of the girl, whom he and his wife had adopted, USA Today reports. The...

Highland Park Suspect Changes His Plea

Robert Crimo III now pleads guilty in 2022 mass shooting near Chicago that left 7 dead, dozens hurt

(Newser) - The Illinois man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens at a 2022 Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb pleaded guilty Monday to murder and attempted murder, just moments before opening arguments in his trial. Appearing in a Lake County courtroom, Robert E. Crimo III, reported to be...

Birmingham Comes Up With 'Ugly' Solution to Gun Violence

Alabama city erects giant concrete barriers to slow down drive-bys, to mixed reaction

(Newser) - There's already been at least one vigil this year held for victims of gun violence in the Alabama city of Birmingham, which claimed a record 150-plus homicides last year and has already had more than a dozen in early 2025. "We just heard ... backfiring of a car that...

DNA Testing Brings Arrest in Teenager's 1977 Death

Dawn Momohara's body was found at her Honolulu high school

(Newser) - Dawn Momohara's body was found outside a classroom at her Honolulu high school in March 1977, after she left home to go shopping with friends. There were leads, people were interviewed, and sketches of a car and a man reported near the building the night she was killed were...

Among Older Couples, a Rise in 'Acts of Desperation'

WSJ tackles the issue of spousal caregivers who snap and commit murder-suicides

(Newser) - Last April, an elderly couple was found dead in their home in Waynesville, North Carolina, a murder-suicide carried out by the husband. The tragic story of Richard and Ellen Hoyle is the centerpiece of Clare Ansberry's Wall Street Journal feature, which explores the pressures of caregiving on older adults...

Cops Believe Utah Father Shot Entire Family, Then Himself

Sole survivor, 17, has a brain injury

(Newser) - Police believe a father shot his entire family in their Utah home before taking his own life sometime over the weekend. The sole survivor, a 17-year-old boy who suffered a brain injury, was found in the garage by a concerned relative who went to the home Tuesday after not being...

Cops: Boy, 16, Confessed to Killing His Family

Teen arrested after 4 bodies were found in New Mexico home, charged with first-degree murder

(Newser) - On Sunday, New Mexico State Police announced that four bodies had been found in a Valencia County home the previous day, the victims fatally gunned down—and that a 16-year-old boy had been arrested in connection with those deaths, reports the AP . Per a Sunday statement from the NMSP, the...

Man Held in CEO's Killing Ordered Jailed Without Bail

26-year-old argues two minor points in Pennsylvania court

(Newser) - The 26-year-old man being held in the shooting death of an insurance company CEO appeared in a Pennsylvania court Monday and was ordered held without bail. Luigi Mangione was arrested earlier in the day at a McDonald's in Altoona during a manhunt for the killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian...

'Home Is the Most Dangerous Place for Women and Girls': UN

An average of 140 females were killed each day in 2023 by a partner or relative

(Newser) - The deadliest place for women is at home, and 140 women and girls on average were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year, two UN agencies reported Monday. Globally, an intimate partner or family member was responsible for the deaths of approximately 51,100 women...

Dutch Cops Set Up Hologram of Murdered Teen Sex Worker

Police use high-tech visualization in Amsterdam's Red Light District to try to solve Betty Szabo cold case

(Newser) - Dutch police are getting creative, and high tech, in their search for the killer of a 19-year-old sex worker stabbed to death 15 years ago. The Guardian reports that authorities are now displaying a life-size hologram of Bernadett "Betty" Szabo in the windows of a corner house in Amsterdam'...

Judge Fatally Shot, Wife Charged With Murder

Police found body of Michael Valentine outside his home in Albion, Illinois, on Tuesday

(Newser) - A notice from all the judges of Illinois' 2nd Judicial Circuit Court announcing the death of colleague Michael J. Valentine noted they were "shocked and deeply saddened" by his sudden passing. On Friday, the person police say is responsible for killing him, his wife Megan Valentine, made a court...

Murder Was So Vicious, a Bear Was Initially Blamed

Suspect is in custody in the killing of Dustin Kjersem, 35, in remote Montana

(Newser) - Authorities in Montana have a suspect in a campsite murder so vicious that a bear was initially blamed, reports ABC News . The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office did not identify the suspect, but said the person is in custody on unrelated charges and is cooperating in the murder investigation. In...

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