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Michelle Mockbee, the Fort Mitchell woman found dead at her Boone County workplace Tuesday, lived for her daughters. "She was very loved," her husband Dan Mockbee said through tears. "She gave so much of herself to everyone else. She did everything she could to make our daughters feel special and loved." Reached at his mother-in-law's home, Dan Mockbee said the girls, 7 and 10, were OK and trying to cope with their mother's death. Asked how she was coping, Michelle Mockbee's mother Patricia Whalen could only say: "It's rough." The family is trying to stick together to support each other, Dan Mockbee said. Michelle Mockbee worked at ThermoFisher for 16 years as a logistics support representative. Dan also works at the company but has taken a leave of absence after his wife's death. Mockbee, 42, was found assaulted inside ThermoFischer Scientific on Empire Drive in the Northern Kentucky Industrial Park about 7:20 a.m. as e...

Los Angeles police homicide detectives are investigating the death of a Palms chiropractor who was found dead in his office Thursday morning. Robert Rainey, 52, was found by a patient about 8 a.m. at his office in a strip mall in the 9200 block of Venice Boulevard, LAPD Lt. John Radtke said. He suffered apparent blunt-force trauma to the head, authorities said. Investigators suspect foul play but stress that the investigation is still in its early stages. "He is well liked by his employees and everyone in the community," Radtke said. "There's no obvious motive." Radtke declined to discuss any specifics pertaining to the crime. Anyone with information is asked to call West Bureau homicide detectives at (213) 382-9470. Rainey is the brother of Times media writer James Rainey. ALSO: Suspects chased Bryan Stow, detective suggests Campaign to halt child sex trafficking launched in L.A. County Bear disrupts Bakersfield graduation, forces pl...

By Louise Egan | Reuters  –  36 mins ago View slideshows French Open 2012 44 photos - 2 hrs 41 mins ago Private rocket returns to Earth 36 photos - 7 hrs ago Massacre in Syria 41 photos - 2 hrs 35 mins ago OTTAWA (Reuters) - Interpol issued an international arrest warrant on Thursday for a Canadian man suspected of dismembering a male murder victim and mailing body parts to political parties as Canadian police tried to determine if he was responsible for a grisly online video of a beheading. Montreal police said they believe the suspect, Luka Rocco Magnotta , has fled Canada as they continued to scour his blood-soaked apartment in the city. Police have said a janitor found a headless, limbless torso stuffed into a suitcase in an alley behind the building. Interpol issued its warrant for Magnotta , 29, a native of the Toronto area who had been living in Montreal . Local police would not confirm a report in ...

The state medical examiner's office has taken the rare step of classifying a 24-year-old woman's recent drug overdose death as a homicide, one of several recent killings being investigated by Baltimore detectives. Though there are hundreds of drug overdoses each year in Baltimore, investigators typically have little insight into the circumstances surrounding such cases. As such, the medical examiner's office declines to assign a manner of death, leading the state to have a high rate of deaths deemed "undetermined." "If someone injects a toxic substance into somebody and kills them, everybody would call that a homicide," said David Fowler, the state's chief medical examiner. "Because of the nature of these cases, we don't often get that kind of information." A recent case, however, had enough supporting evidence for the medical examiner's office to rule that it was a homicide, something that hasn't happened in several years. ...

Story Created: May 31, 2012 at 6:48 AM PDT Story Updated: May 31, 2012 at 6:50 AM PDT Lompoc- Authorities are looking for suspects after finding a homicide victim late Wednesday night. Deputies tell KEY News, that just before ten Wednesday night 9-1-1 dispatchers received a suspicious call. After receiving the call they sent local law enforcement to the 1700 block of Calle Lindero in Lompoc. That's when deputies say they discovered a crime had taken place. "Are units got on scene, and found a distraught elderly woman inside the house and a decedent...we are treating it as suspicious at this point.", said Lt. Brad McVay with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department. Law enforcement spent the next several hours looking for a suspect. They even brought out canines and air-support to look at the surrounding wilderness areas. At this point they are treating it as a homicide and as of early Thursday morning no suspect had been taken into custody. We will bring ...

The Crown had alleged that Mr Ashley breached his duty of care to those who were killed by "exposing them to substantial risk to life when no other lives were at risk". Mr Woodward was alleged to have breached his duty of care to the four by failing to end the deployment of colleagues wearing breathing apparatus for the purpose of "offensive" firefighting. Warwickshire's Chief Fire Officer reacted to the not guilty verdicts by condemning the decision to press criminal charges against three members of his brigade. Graeme Smith is now calling for the Home Office and Ministry of Justice to investigate how and why the prosecution was allowed to proceed. The fire chief, who was present in court during much of the six-week trial, said: "It is crystal clear that these cases should never have been brought to court in the first place. "But today neither I nor any of my colleagues in the Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service feel any sense of relief...

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LONDON — The parents of six children who died in a house fire in Britain have been charged with murder. The children who died in the suspicious May 11 fire in the central England city of Derby ranged in age from 5 to 13. Five died immediately and one died at a hospital. Police said Wednesday that 55-year-old Michael Philpott and his 31-year-old wife Mairead have been charged with murder in relation to the blaze, which authorities said broke out after fuel was poured through the front door mail slot of the family's home. Philpott has previously featured on British television in programs about his extraordinarily large family. He and his wife will appear before Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on Thursday. Read More @ Source Criminal Stories Here

31 May 2012 Last updated at 01:22 ET Bertie Acheson, who died after a confrontation with a burglar, pictured with his wife, Sheila The murder of Coleraine pensioner Bertie Acheson is to be featured on the BBC's Crimewatch programme. Bertie Acheson, 72, was assaulted after he confronted an intruder in his Glenmore Gardens home on 30 April. He suffered a heart attack during the burglary which detectives said was brought on by stress. The detective leading the murder investigation said they hoped the Crimewatch reconstruction would help them make an "important breakthrough". Detective Chief Inspector Ian Harrison said: "Someone knows who was responsible for taking Bertie's life, leaving his elderly wife, Sheila, completely distraught and leaving the wider family circle absolutely devastated for nothing more than a few hundred pounds from Sheila's purse. "I would remind everyone there is a £10,000 reward on offer from the independent ...

Rochester, N.Y.-- It's a scene that's too common in Rochester. A family mourning the loss of a loved one at the site of their murder. Wednesday night, the Vinson family held a vigil on Saxton Street. On Tuesday, 25-year-old Robert Vinson was shot and killed. His brother, 23-year-old Devon Vinson was also shot. He is in guarded condition at Strong Memorial Hospital. According to police, the two men were followed, assaulted and shot. Police believe the men may have been involved in an altercation at Smith Street where there was a large dice game. The Vinson family is adamant that this is not the case. They say Robert and Vinson were not gambling. "They were walking home," says Cynthia Gantt, the brothers' great-aunt. "They were walking a friend home." The men were shot less than a mile away from their home. Gantt says Robert worked at the McDonald's at the airport. Devon works at a Family Dollar store. "Those boys went to work and came home,...

CONCORD, N.H.— A bill that would expand New Hampshire's homicide law to include causing the death of a fetus is headed to the governor, who has said he has serious concerns about it. Both the House and Senate had voted in favor of charging someone with first-degree murder, second-degree-murder or negligent homicide for causing a pregnant woman to lose her fetus, but they disagreed over when the bill should apply. The House originally wanted to apply the bill to fetal deaths after 24 weeks of pregnancy while the Senate set the threshold at eight weeks. The House on Wednesday agreed to accept the Senate version, sending the bill to Gov. John Lynch. Lynch has said he was open to setting the threshold at viability but has concerns about eight weeks. © Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Read More @ Source Criminal Stories Here

30 May 2012 Last updated at 09:39 ET Paul Walsh was released due to "procedural issues" with the murder charge A man has appeared before Lisburn Magistrates Court charged with murdering a man in Belfast in 2001. Paul Patrick Walsh from Laurelbank in Dunmurry is accused of murdering Damian Duffy after a nightclub row. The court heard that he was charged with the murder at the time but it was not proceeded with and was left on the books of Belfast Crown Court. He was released after the PPS withdrew Wednesday's charge and said the case would be brought back to Crown Court. A representative of the Public Prosecution Service told the court the case was "without precedent" and had raised "procedural issues". 'Mob' Mr Walsh was arrested after the police reopened its investigation into Mr Duffy's murder earlier this month. A detective sergeant told Lisburn Magistrates Court that police believed Mr Walsh had been part of a ...

RCMP in Thompson are investigating the death of a 42-year-old man as a homicide. The man was found Wednesday at about 12:30 a.m. at a residence in the Eastwood area of the city. The injured man was transported to hospital where he later died, RCMP said. An arrest has been made but no charges have yet been laid. The man's name is not being released to the public at this time. An autopsy will take place in Winnipeg. The investigation is ongoing. Thompson is located about 750 kilometres north of Winnipeg. Read More @ Source Criminal Stories Here

The latest Merced County homicide victim was a globe-trotting history buff and advertising agency owner who was passionate about boogie boarding, writing screenplays, dancing and spending time with family. That's how those who knew Thomas L. Higgins remembered him Tuesday, three days after the 65-year-old Mercedian was found dead on a rural bridge off Bear Creek Drive and Kibby Road -- about 3.7 miles away from his home. Higgins' loved ones said they're in a state of shock and disbelief, and have no idea who killed him or why. As of Tuesday, no suspects have been arrested and Merced County Sheriff Mark Pazin said no motive has been determined. An autopsy conducted Tuesday on Higgins' body revealed he was shot to death. Pazin said the victim's car had been left in the driveway of his Merced home, and there were no signs that anything inside the home had been disturbed or indication of a struggle there. Pazin said Higgins was an "atypical" ...

The state medical examiner's office has taken the rare step of classifying a 24-year-old woman's recent drug overdose death as a homicide, one of several recent killings being investigated by Baltimore detectives. Though there are hundreds of drug overdoses each year in Baltimore, investigators typically have little insight into the circumstances surrounding such cases. As such, the medical examiner's office declines to assign a manner of death, leading the state to have a high rate of deaths deemed "undetermined." "If someone injects a toxic substance into somebody and kills them, everybody would call that a homicide," said David Fowler, the state's chief medical examiner. "Because of the nature of these cases, we don't often get that kind of information." A recent case, however, had enough supporting evidence for the medical examiner's office to rule that it was a homicide, something that hasn't happened in several years. ...

By JEANNIE NUSS | Associated Press  –  14 hrs ago LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities were searching Tuesday for two murder suspects who escaped from a southwest Arkansas jail after they sawed through metal bars with a hacksaw blade , jumped out of a window and skirted a fence topped with razor wire. Officials realized early Monday that Cortez Hooper and Quincy Stewart , who were both being held on murder and other charges, were missing from their jail cell in Texarkana — about an hour after a guard checked on them at 3:15 a.m., said Chief Deputy Duke Schofield with the Miller County sheriff's department. "Sometime in that hour, they made their escape," Schofield said. Hooper, 23, and Stewart, 35, apparently sawed through metal bars which covered a window measuring about a foot wide and 3.5 feet tall, Schofield said. They broke the glass pane with one of the bars, Schofield said, used a mattress cover to lower themselves about 5 feet do...