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Child Murder Cold Case From 1960 Now Tied to Chicago Cop

Late homicide detective Thomas McInerney has been linked by DNA to killing of Gloria Kowalewicz

(Newser) - An infamous Chicago cold case has ended with an accusation against a man who once investigated killings for the city. The Guardian reports that Chicago police have now named former homicide detective Thomas McInerney as the person who abducted and fatally shot 8-year-old Gloria Kowalewicz in 1960—more than 65...

Alleged Clancy Copycat Hired Casey Anthony's Lawyer

Corie Walsh, accused of strangling toddler son and attempting suicide, claims psychotic episode

(Newser) - An Illinois mother prosecutors paint as a Lindsay Clancy copycat was due in court Tuesday, charged with murdering her 2-year-old son before attempting to kill herself. Prosecutors say 40-year-old Corie Walsh of Frankfort strangled her son Barrett on Sept. 1; a neighbor found the boy in the basement with a...

Prosecutors: Mom Who Hanged Toddler Discussed Clancy Case

Prosecutors say Illinois mother Corie Walsh believed 2-year-old son was the anti-Christ

(Newser) - An Illinois woman who friends say had been closely following the Lindsay Clancy murder trial is now charged with killing her own 2-year-old son. Prosecutors in Will County have charged 40-year-old Corie A. Walsh with three counts of first-degree murder in the death of her son Barrett, known as "...

Judge Has 4 Words for Deadlocked Clancy Jury

Mass. judge orders continued deliberations over mom accused of killing her 3 kids

(Newser) - Jurors weighing whether Lindsay Clancy is criminally responsible for killing her three children say they're stuck, at least for now. The Massachusetts panel told the judge on Tuesday morning it couldn't agree on a verdict, but he instructed them to keep talking and sent them back to deliberate...

Relatives 'Disgusted' by Ruling in Murder of NH Girl, 5

Adam Montgomery will get a new trial in killing of daughter whose body was never found

(Newser) - New Hampshire's highest court has thrown out Adam Montgomery's murder conviction in the death of his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony, ruling that combining key charges in a single trial undercut his right to a fair one. In a decision released this week, the state Supreme Court said jurors heard strong evidence...

Remains of Missing 6-Year-Old Found at Former Texas Home

Case of Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez comes to a sad close; his mother is charged with capital murder

(Newser) - Authorities in the northern part of Texas say a grim mystery that stretched for years has finally come to a close. ABC News reports that human remains found this week at Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez's former home in Everman have been identified as those of the missing 6-year-old, more than three...

Ex-FedEx Driver Sentenced to Death for Murder of Girl, 7

Tanner Horner kidnapped, killed Texas girl Athena Strand after delivering a Christmas gift

(Newser) - A former FedEx driver was sentenced to death on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to killing a 7-year-old girl he took from her Texas home while delivering a Christmas gift. Jurors in a Fort Worth courtroom decided on Tanner Horner's punishment after hearing about a month of testimony and...

7-Month-Old in Stroller Killed by Stray Bullet in Brooklyn: NYPD

Video shows gunman on moped fired at people on a sidewalk

(Newser) - A 7-month-old girl in a stroller was fatally shot in the head Wednesday in Brooklyn by what New York City officials said appears to have been a stray bullet. Kaori Patterson-Moore was being pushed in a stroller in East Williamsburg around 1:15pm when gunfire broke out, Police Commissioner Jessica...

Mother Pleads Not Guilty to Killing Girls Found in Suitcases

Cleveland woman Aliyah Henderson is being held on $2 million bond

(Newser) - Aliyah Henderson has pleaded not guilty to killing her two daughters, who were found buried in suitcases in Cleveland earlier this month. A victims' advocate told the judge at a hearing Thursday that the fathers of half-sisters Mila Chatman, 8, and Amor Wilson, 10, were seeking the highest bond possible...

Infamous Child Killer Dies After UK Prison Beating

Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, both 10, disappeared after going to buy candy

(Newser) - One of Britain's most notorious child killers died Saturday, days after he was attacked by a fellow inmate in the workshop of a maximum-security prison. Ian Huntley, a 52-year-old former school caretaker convicted in 2003 for the murder of two 10-year-old girls, had been on life support after being...

Drifter's Crimes of Infanticide Were 'Pure Evil'

Paul Allen Perez convicted of multiple counts of murder related to deaths of his 5 children

(Newser) - A California drifter has been convicted of killing five of his own infants over the course of a decade, according to reports. A Yolo County jury on Tuesday found 63-year-old Paul Allen Perez guilty of one count of first-degree murder, three counts of second-degree murder, and one count of assault...

Cops Shoot Ex-Deputy Suspected of Killing Son

Marvin Morales was fired by Sacramento County force last year for using drugs

(Newser) - A former California sheriff's deputy suspected of fatally stabbing his 11-year-old son was shot and killed by law enforcement officers on Tuesday after he led them on a car chase along Interstate 5, authorities said. Police in Elk Grove, near Sacramento, responded around 8am to a call from a...

Mom Sentenced in 'Suitcase Murders' of Her 2 Kids

Hakyung Lee will be behind bars at least 17 years

(Newser) - A woman in New Zealand who was convicted of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for years before they were discovered will spend at least 17 years in prison, a judge ruled Wednesday. Justice Geoffrey Venning told Hakyung Lee at the High Court hearing in the...

Man Calls 911, Says He Killed 4 of His Kids

Wellington Delano Dickens III was charged after deputies found human remains in garage

(Newser) - A North Carolina man who told authorities that he had killed four of his children and that the bodies were in the trunk of a vehicle at his home was charged with murder after sheriff's deputies found human remains in his garage.
  • Wellington Delano Dickens III is being held
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Woman Who Killed Boy, 3, Outside Supermarket Sentenced

'Bionca Ellis' horrific actions warrant nothing less than life without parole'

(Newser) - A judge in northeast Ohio sentenced a woman to life in prison without the possibility of parole Monday for the fatal stabbing of a 3-year-old boy as he sat in a grocery cart outside a supermarket. The AP reports that Bionca Ellis, 34, of Cleveland, sat expressionless as Cuyahoga County...

Mom of Kids Found Dead in Suitcases Is Convicted

Hakyung Lee will be sentenced in November

(Newser) - A jury in New Zealand on Tuesday found a woman guilty of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for years before they were discovered, the AP reports. The verdict meant the jury at the High Court in Auckland rejected a defense of insanity made by lawyers...

Aristocrat, Boyfriend Get 14 Years in Baby's Death

British couple went on the run after secret birth

(Newser) - A British aristocrat and her boyfriend were sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday for killing their newborn through negligence while on the run from authorities. Constance Marten, 38, and her boyfriend, Mark Gordon, 51, a convicted sex offender, were sentenced Monday after being found guilty of gross negligence...

Suspect 'Waiting in Shadows' Before Ding-Dong Ditch Shooting: Cops

Suspect in Texas tragedy has been charged with murder

(Newser) - The man who allegedly shot and killed an 11-year-old boy after a "ding-dong ditch" gone wrong has been charged with murder, and police have released more details in the horrific case. They say the young victim, Julian Guzman, was attending a family gathering in east Houston on Saturday night...

Cause of Death Revealed for Girl Whose Dad Is Charged

9-year-old Melina Frattolin drowned; Luciano Frattolin pleads not guilty to second-degree murder

(Newser) - The Canadian girl allegedly killed by her father in upstate New York over the weekend was drowned, according to an autopsy conducted Monday. Preliminary findings released Tuesday indicate 9-year-old Melina Frattolin of Montreal died from asphyxia due to drowning and her death was a homicide, per the CBC . Her father,...

Cops: Dad Left Toddler in Hot Car for 9 Hours

Joseph Boatman, 32, is now facing second-degree murder charges in 21-month-old's death

(Newser) - A Louisiana father is facing second-degree murder charges after allegedly leaving his toddler in a hot car for more than nine hours, authorities said. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office reported that Joseph Boatman, 32, picked up his daughter from a relative's home shortly after 2:30am...

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