Goodizen :: Killing & Murder

Diane Kruger and Demian Bichir play two police detectives chasing a serial killer along the Texas-Mexico border in FX's 'The Bridge.' LOS ANGELES – Division and connection are at the heart of The Bridge. In the new FX drama (Wednesday, 10 p.m. ET/PT), investigators from opposite sides of the U.S.-Mexico border join forces when halves of two bodies, one a missing and seemingly forgotten Mexican teen and the other a prominent American judge with anti-immigration views, are found bisected by the borderline on a bridge over the Rio Grande. The two investigators, Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger) of the El Paso, police department, and Marco Ruiz (Demian Bichir) of the Chihuahua state police, are separated by their backgrounds and personalities. She is a seemingly aloof, by-the-book detective whose blunt style can appear unfriendly, and he is an outgoing charmer whose improvisational techniques can lead to recklessness. They clash, but the single woman and family man must learn to ...

Jury selection is set to begin in the court-martial of the Army psychiatrist charged in Fort Hood shooting rampage that killed 13 and wounding dozens more. The twist here: He'll defend himself. (Photo: AP) STORY HIGHLIGHTS Accused shooter will represent himself, question the wounded survivors Hasan, who was an Army psychiatrist, faces the death penalty if convicted Military trial called the most significant 'in the past 30 or 40 years' KILLEEN, Texas — Kimberly Munley has spent countless hours rehabilitating a shattered knee while trying to erase haunting images of a rampaging killer's 10-minute onslaught here four years ago. Now Munley faces another ominous challenge: the prospect of answering questions from her would-be murderer in a military courtroom. Munley, 38, is one of several dozen survivors of the shooting assault by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist accused of opening fire on soldiers and civilians at Fort Hood in 2009. Hasan ...

George Zimmerman leaves the courtroom at the Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla., June 27, 2013. orge Zimmerman Trial: Prosecution Rests Its Case I drew a legal conclusion on "Good Morning America" Saturday that would have surprised the Dan Abrams who covered the  George Zimmerman  case leading up to, and shortly after, his arrest. Now that the prosecution's case against Zimmerman is in, as a legal matter, I just don't see how a jury convicts him of second degree murder or even manslaughter in the shooting death of  Trayvon Martin. So what happened? How can an armed man who shot and killed an unarmed teen after being told by the police that he didn't need to keep following him, likely be found not guilty of those crimes? I certainly sympathize with the anger and frustration of the Martin family and doubt that a jury will accept the entirety of George Zimmerman's account as credible. But based on the legal standard and evidence presented by pr...

Jimmy Mubenga's inquest has shed light on the murky world of the privatised deportation business A protest against the treatment of Jimmy Mubenga outside the Home Office in London. Photograph: Frank Baron for the Guardian The  inquest into the death of Jimmy Mubenga  uncovered a shocking story of a cruel deportation system, of racism and inhumanity, and of a state seemingly unwilling to prosecute those who abuse and misuse their powers. The verdict of unlawful killing is an honest reflection of the evidence heard. Mubenga died on 12 October 2010  on a British Airways flight bound for Angola, the country of his birth. He was being deported after being convicted of involvement in a pub fight, his first and only offence. He had been in the UK since 1994, and left behind a wife and five children, all of whom were born in the UK and are now British citizens. A committed family man, he was a regular at the school gates for the children. Mubenga died a terrifying dea...

Daughter's decomposing body was found in New Jersey in May while the mother was in Reno. (Photo: Thomas P. Costello, Asbury Park (N.J.) Press) STORY HIGHLIGHTS Victim was a 32-year-old disabled woman Mother continued to receive daughter's disability and Social Security checks Mother is charged with aggravated manslaughter and neglect of a disabled adult TOMS RIVER, N.J. -- They came to give voice to  the woman they called Becky, a child-like woman  who loved dancing in her wheelchair to the Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block. "She was a happy girl," said Ele Hayes, 63, of Manchester, N.J. "She didn't deserve this. She could have had a long life." Hayes was among about a half-dozen Manchester residents who traveled to court Monday on behalf of 32-year-old Rebecca Wilson, whose decomposing body was found May 30 by Manchester police inside her home, and whose mother pleaded not guilty Monday to charges stemming from her death. ...

ATTLEBORO — Shayanna Jenkins broke into tears when she was told that Odin L. Lloyd had been murdered, but her boyfriend Aaron Hernandez slammed the door in the face of police - and never asked them whose death they were investigating, according to court records released this afternoon. “Mr. Hernandez did not ask officers whose death was being investigated,” police wrote in one of several reports unsealed in Attleboro District Court today. “Mr. Hernandez’s demeanor did not indicate any concern for the death of any person.” The records total 156 pages and summarize the investigation into the death of Lloyd, whose body was found in an industrial park in North Attleborough on June 17, leading up to the arrest of Hernandez on June 26 for allegedly orchestrating Lloyd’s murder. The interplay between Jenkins and police came to an abrupt end when Hernandez called her on her cell phone and told her his “sports agent said she should not speak with police’’ without a lawyer present, a...

Kristina L. Keating ( Illinois Department of Corrections photo ) By Dennis Sullivan Special to the Tribune 3:47 p.m. CST , March 6, 2013 A 22-year-old Romeoville woman serving time in the Illinois Department of Corrections on two Will County drug convictions has been charged with drug-induced homicide in the fatal heroin overdose of a 20-year-old Plainfield-area man in 2011. Will County Sheriff's Police spokeswoman Kathy Hoffmeyer said Kristina L. Keating, of the 2000 block of Whitmore Drive, provided Emelio R. Medina with heroin on Oct. 28, 2011, from a source in Chicago. Medina's mother and sister found him unresponsive in his bedroom around 1 p.m. the next day, Hoffmeyer said. Keating and two other friends told investigators they had been with Medina the previous night at his home, where he was restricted as the result of a residential burglary conviction, Hoffmeyer said. Medina was among 30 persons who died from drug overdoses involving heroin as t...

Lakewood investigators pore over an area where a woman's body March 6, 2013. (9News) Lakewood police are investigating a homicide after a cleaning crew discovered the body of a woman Tuesday night, authorities say. Police have not released the name of the victim pending notification of family members. Police were called to an office building at 445 Union St. between 7 and 8 p.m., said Steve Davis, Lakewood police spokesman. "It took us a while to determine it was a homicide," Davis said. "We're chasing down leads as fast as we can." Kirk Mitchell: 303-954-1206, denverpost.com/coldcases or twitter.com/kmitchelldp. Read More @ Source Criminal Stories Here

Facebook Google buzz Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Newsvine Buzz up! Fark it - A A A + BUFFALO, NY -- Buffalo Police homicide detectives were called out Wednesday morning to the vicinity of Norfolk and Kensington on the city's east side. Spokesperson Michael DeGeorge says a report of a body in the 700 block of Norfolk came in around 7 AM. When patrols arrived they discovered a cab driver dead inside a vehicle. The cause of death is not known at this time, and police have not released the victim's name. According to a relative of the victim, someone shot the man in the head. A witness tells Channel 2 News, investigators said it appeared someone shot the man elsewhere, then drove him to Norfolk and Kensington. A woman who works at a daycare next to the crime scene told us it was difficult getting her children to the bus stop because investigators told them they could not walk in the snow as detectives collected e...

Chicago's homicide problem saw unexpectedly dramatic improvement in February, falling to levels not seen since 1957 as city police stepped up a new strategy to rein in chronic violence. Last year ended with more than 500 homicides in Chicago , a 16 percent increase over the previous year, and this January was the bloodiest first month in 11 years. But February homicides dropped to 14, the lowest monthly total since 1957, according to police data. Police officials credit a new plan in which 200 officers are paid overtime and dispatched for nightly patrols to 10 "hot zones" on the South and West Sides of the city where street violence is most prevalent. Since launching the new initiative, there have been zero homicides in those areas, says Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy. RECOMMENDED: How much do you know about the Second Amendment? A quiz. Now, he now wants officers on overtime pay sent to 10 more hot zones across the city. The idea of flooding cr...

MORE TIME: Families of victims of homicide  such as Yalgoo farmer Ellen Rowe, whose husband Bill was bashed to death with a cricket bat, want seven years to lodge compensation claims, not three. Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: PerthNow VICTIM: Yalgoo farmer Bill Rowe, bashed to death with a cricket bat on a Geraldton beach on Christmas Day, 2007.  Source: PerthNow FAMILIES of murder victims should be able to apply for compensation for up to seven years after the loss of a loved one, says WA's Homicide Victims Support Group. Extending the deadline from three years is one of several demands put by the group to key politicians on the eve of the state election. It claims current legal processes are also "too firmly focused on the rights of alleged perpetrators." Group convenor Ellen Rowe, whose husband Bill was bashed to death with a cricket at a Geraldton beach in 2007, said they had submitted several ideas to redress the imbalance. "Givin...

Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion Jr. died in November 2011. NEW: Champion's parents say the manslaughter charge is appropriate 12 defendants now face manslaughter and felony hazing Drum major Robert Champion died after a hazing ritual in 2011 The defendants face a maximum of 15 years in prison (CNN) -- Twelve former students now face manslaughter charges in the November 2011 hazing death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion Jr., attorneys familiar with the case said Monday. Ten of them were previously charged with felony hazing resulting in death. They and two new defendants will now also be charged with manslaughter, said Craig Brown, the attorney for one of the students. State Attorney Jeff Ashton "thought the proper charges in the case would be manslaughter and hazing with death," explained Assistant State Attorney Nicole Pegues in an e-mail sent to the defendants' attorneys. Brown's...