Texas Supreme Court halts Robert Roberson execution of shaken baby syndrome murder
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Texas Supreme Court halts Robert Roberson execution of shaken baby syndrome murder

The Texas Supreme Court halted Thursday night’s scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the US put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. Supporters of Robert Roberson, who was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in…

Scott Peterson given discovery rights by California judge, 20 years after murder conviction
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Scott Peterson given discovery rights by California judge, 20 years after murder conviction

The judge presiding over the Scott Peterson case greenlit a discovery process for the convicted murderer on Monday, two decades after he was found guilty of killing his pregnant wife. The newest court filing represents a win for Peterson, who was convicted of murdering Laci Peterson in 2002. He has been assisted by the…

Rachel Morin’s mom comes face-to-face with illegal immigrant murder suspect Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez
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Rachel Morin’s mom comes face-to-face with illegal immigrant murder suspect Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez

The mother of a Maryland jogger who prosecutors say died at the hands of an illegal immigrant with a long history of attacks on women and girls came face-to-face with the suspected killer for the first time in court Friday. Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 23, is accused of abducting and brutally assaulting Rachel…

Alabama man Alan Eugene Miller put to death in the country’s second nitrogen gas execution
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Alabama man Alan Eugene Miller put to death in the country’s second nitrogen gas execution

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama used nitrogen gas Thursday to execute a man convicted of killing three people in back-to-back workplace shootings, the second time the method that has generated debate about its humaneness has been used in the country. Alan Eugene Miller, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:38 p.m….

Mom of slain teen found accused killer ‘covered in blood’
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Mom of slain teen found accused killer ‘covered in blood’

A teenage girl has been found dead in Iowa hours after her mom and sister saw the suspected killer carrying her scooter while “covered in blood,” according to authorities. Michele “Luna” Jackson, 17, was reported missing from her tiny hometown of Farnhamville late Sunday, with her mother and sister rushing out…

Suspect sought in 2010 slay case finally busted — during routine traffic stop
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Suspect sought in 2010 slay case finally busted — during routine traffic stop

 A suspect sought in a 14-year-old slay case was busted last week in Florida — during a routine traffic stop for running a red light, authorities said. Timothy Hickerson, 43, recently became the prime suspect in the 2010 murder of Shane Donahue, 23, in Nokesville, Va., and a warrant had…

Alabama shooting leaves 4 killed at least 21 injured in Birmingham
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Alabama shooting leaves 4 killed at least 21 injured in Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Four people have died and more than 20 were wounded in a shooting in a nightlife area in Birmingham, Alabama, according to police and news reports. There were multiple people shot on 20th Street near Magnolia Avenue in the Five Points South area, the Birmingham Police Department…

Brian Crossman Jr., son of victim in Vermont triple homicide, charged with murder
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Brian Crossman Jr., son of victim in Vermont triple homicide, charged with murder

A man was arrested after allegedly killing his father, stepmom and her teen son inside their Vermont home earlier this week — then calling cops to report the grisly crime, authorities said. Brian Crossman Jr., 22, is accused of fatally shooting his dad and local official Brian Crossman, 46, his…

NYC ex-con charged in slaying of man whose remains were found in crockpot, burning shopping cart: cops
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NYC ex-con charged in slaying of man whose remains were found in crockpot, burning shopping cart: cops

A Bronx ex-con was charged with murder Friday in the grisly August slaying of another man whose chopped-up body parts were found stashed in a crockpot inside a Bronx apartment – as well as in a burning shopping cart in Yonkers, cops and sources said. Muhammad Aadil, 40, was linked…