The Haditha killings
The Haditha killings (also called the Haditha incident or the Haditha massacre) refers to the incident in which 24 Iraqi men, women and children were killed by a group of United States Marines on November 19, 2005 in Haditha, a city in the western Iraqi province of Al Anbar. At least 19 of those killed [...]
Doctors testify in murder trial of man accused of savagely beating girlfriend’s 4-year-old son to death
The desperate battle to save a brutally beaten boy’s life was recounted in graphic testimony by doctors who tried in vain to revive him in a Michigan hospital. Brandon Hayes, 25, stands accused of mercilessly beating Dominick Calhoun over a period of four days, before leaving the 4-year-old to die on the floor of his [...]
Eagle Scout who ‘preyed on women’: Man ‘hacked woman to death with hatchet at remote lake and disemboweled another victim’
An Eagle Scout has been accused of hacking a young woman to death and disemboweling another. Quintin P O’Dell, 22, will stand trial for murder and assault following the alleged incidents in Missouri. He denies both charges. The body of Alissa Faye Shippert, who he worked with at a convenience store, was found in a [...]
Babysitter ‘slit the throat of a four-year-old boy and sent a photo of his mutilated body to his own mother’
A babysitter has been accused of slitting the throat of a four-year-old boy and sending a photo of his mutilated body to his mother to prove that he had killed the boy. Terry Joe ‘TJ’ Volner took a series of photos after allegedly killing the boy, including one showing the dead boy’s chin propped up [...]
Seal Beach Murderer
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A father charged with murdering his ex-wife and seven other people confessed to police that he shot up a Seal Beach hair salon after arguing over custody of his 8-year-old son, court papers show. Read more: CBS NEWS
Jared Lee Loughner
Jared Lee Loughner is an American man who is charged with the January 8, 2011 Tucson, Arizona shooting that killed six people, including Chief U.S. District Court Judge John Roll. The shooting also left 14 others injured, including U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. He has been indicted on 49 counts by federal grand juries in Arizona. [...]