Stories tagged with: crime
Woman allegedly targets man in Palestine sweatshirt at Panera, charged with hate crime
(CHICAGO) -- A woman has been accused of a hate crime after she allegedly targeted a man wearing a "Palestine" sweatshirt at an Illinois Panera Bread, authorities said.Alexandra Szustakiewicz, 64, was at a Panera in Downers Grove, a Chicago suburb, around noon on Saturday...
Parents of Idaho college murder victims speak out on 2-year mark of gruesome crime
(MOSCOW, Idaho) -- Parents of the
82-year-old Washington woman arrested for a suspected hate crime after allegedly assaulting Trump supporters
(EDMONDS, Wash.) -- An 82-year-old white woman was arrested for a suspected hate crime and assault following an altercation with Trump supporters in which she confronted one about voting for the former president based on her skin color, according to a police report.The incident...
Delphi murder trial: No DNA ties suspect or anyone else to crime scene, expert says
(Delphi, IND) -- No DNA was found at the site of the Delphi, Indiana, double murders to tie the suspect, Richard Allen, or anyone else to the crime scene, a forensic scientist testified Monday during Allen's trial.Best friends Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams,...
Murderer inspired by TV crime shows has sentencing delayed in brutal killing, dismemberment of woman
(NEW YORK) -- When Cory Martin wanted to know how to cover up a grisly crime and dispose of a murder victim's dismembered body, he turned to television, watching "The First 48" and "Dexter" for tips, according to federal prosecutors."The defendant directed Witness-1 to...
Murderer inspired by TV crime shows set to be sentenced for brutal killing, dismembering of woman
(NEW YORK) -- When Cory Martin wanted to know how to cover up a grisly crime and dispose of a murder victim's dismembered body, he turned to television, watching "The First 48" and "Dexter" for tips, according to federal prosecutors."The...
Delphi double murder trial: Graphic crime scene photos revealed in court
(NEW YORK) -- Gruesome crime scene photographs were revealed in court on Monday during the trial of Richard Allen, who is accused of killing two teenage girls in 2017 on a hiking trail in the small town of Delphi, Indiana.Carroll County sheriff's deputy Darren...
Former LAPD detective who murdered her ex-lovers wife, hid crime for decades remains behind bars
(LOS ANGELES) -- The former Los Angeles police detective convicted in 2012 of killing her ex-lover's wife was denied parole on Wednesday in the 1986 murder and will continue to serve her 27 years-to-life sentence.Stephanie Lazarus was convicted of murdering Sherri Rasmussen, a 29-year-old...
Violent crime down 10.3% in first months of 2024: FBI data
(NEW YORK) -- Violent crime decreased by 10.3% in the first six months of 2024, according to newly released preliminary FBI data.From January to June 2024, the Quarterly Uniform Crime Report found that:Murder decreased by 22.7%.Rape decreased by 17.7%.Robbery decreased by 13.6%.Aggravated assault decreased...