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NEWS‘Keep Your Seat Belts On’: New York City Father Ran Over Estranged Wife With Their 3 Kids In Vehicle, Police Say
A New York City man allegedly ran over his estranged wife and then stabbed her after he climbed from the overturned vehicle, according to authorities. NEWSCalifornia Man Accused Of Murdering 36-Week Pregnant Sister, Lighting Her Body On Fire
A California man allegedly murdered his pregnant sister and then set her body on fire, authorities said. She was 36-weeks pregnant at the time. COLD CASESPennsylvania Woman Arrested For 1987 Murder Of Husband After Goose Bite Claims Disproved: Officials
A woman was arrested in connection with the 1987 fatal shooting of her husband after it was determined blood on her pajamas didn’t come from a goose bite. NEWSMaryland Woman Found Dead After Her Husband Asks Police To Check On Her, Officials Say
A man in Maryland was taken into custody after he requested police check on his wife, who was found slain, according to authorities. He was charged with murder. NEWSSon Of Elderly North Carolina Man Whose Body Was Found In Toolbox Arrested For Murder, Sheriff Says
A North Carolina man is accused of killing his father and hiding the body in a toolbox, authorities said. He was arrested and charged with murder. NEWSMan Hit Girlfriend With Mini-Sledgehammer Then Made Her Clean The Crime Scene Before She Could Leave, Police Say
A man in North Carolina is accused of attacking his girlfriend with a sledgehammer and then making her clean the crime scene before she could leave. NEWS89-Year-Old Man Held Gun To Woman's Head Saying 'You Won't Live': Report
An 89-year-old man in South Carolina is accused of putting a gun to a woman's head and threatening to kill her, report says. She fled the house. NEWSWoman Filed For A Protective Order Against Her Husband, Days Later She Was Shot Dead: Report
A woman took a protective order out against her husband and days later was shot dead by him, reports say. The suspect called 911 after the alleged killing. NEWSWoman Found Dead At Hawaii Home, Boyfriend Arrested Hours Later When He Returned To Scene Of The Crime
A man in Hawaii faces a murder charge after police said he killed his girlfriend in his home. He was arrested when he returned to the scene hours later. NEWS‘I Killed My Mom And She Deserved It’: Arizona Man Arrested In Connection With Fatal Shooting
An Arizona man accused of killing his mother said he shot her because 'she deserved it,' according to a criminal complaint. He was charged with murder. NEWSWest Virginia Man Allegedly Battered Woman He Believed Was Sleeping With His Brother, Police Claim
A West Virginia man allegedly hit a woman because he believed she had been sleeping with his brother, authorities said. He was charged with domestic battery. NEWSDomestic Dispute Leads To Deadly Shooting Between Sisters, Tennessee Authorities Say
A dispute between sisters ended in a fatal shooting, police in Tennessee said. There was no word on what the dispute was over. The suspect was charged with murder. NEWSBoyfriend Accused Of Assaulting Woman, Holding Her Against Her Will Inside Home
A man in Kentucky is accused of holding his girlfriend against her will, police said. The victim said when she tried to leave, he grabbed her by the hair. NEWSNew York Man Accused Of Killing His Estranged Wife While She Sat In Car With Her 3 Children
A man in New York was arrested one week after he allegedly fatally shot his estranged wife while she was in a car with her three children, police said. NEWSIdaho Man Recently Evicted From Parents’ Home Accused Of ‘Truly Horrific’ Murder Of His Mother, Authorities Say
A man is accused of killing his mother shortly after she and her husband evicted him from their Idaho home, authorities said. He was charged with murder. NEWSBodybuilder Allegedly Incinerated Ex-Wife In Backyard After Luring Her To His Home, Killing Her: Police
A Florida bodybuilder is accused of luring his ex-wife to his home, killing her and then burning her body in an oil drum in his backyard, authorities said. NEWSEx-Boyfriend Of Woman Found Dead After She Was Forced Into Her SUV At Gunpoint Arrested In Mexico, Police Say
A man suspected of fatally shooting the mother of his three children in her vehicle in California was taken into custody after he fled to Mexico, police said. NEWSMan Allegedly Shot Woman To Death In Car, Then Waited Inside With Victim As Police Arrived
A domestic dispute in a car in Georgia ended with one person dead and a man facing murder charges, police said. The suspect was found in a car with the victim. NEWSHusband Allegedly Murdered Wife One Hour After Cops First Responded To Their West Virginia Home, Official Says
A woman in West Virginia was found dead just over an hour after officers responded to a 911 call at her home and spoke with her and her husband, police said. NEWSMaryland Man Allegedly Murdered His Girlfriend, Used Shopping Cart To Dump Her Body: Police
A Maryland man allegedly fatally stabbed his girlfriend during an argument and then dumped her body under railroad tracks, authorities said. NEWSWoman Found Dead After Domestic Call, Her Boyfriend Now Accused Of First-Degree Murder
A man in Tennessee was charged with first-degree murder after his girlfriend was found dead, police said. Few details have been released in the case. NEWSWoman Taken To Hospital After Alleged Domestic Assault And Released. When She Died A Month Later, It Was Labeled A Homicide.
Police in Oklahoma say a woman went to the hospital after an alleged domestic assault and released. She died a month later from her injuries, police said. NEWS‘The Head Was Underneath The Car’: California Man Accused Of Using Sword To Behead Estranged Girlfriend
A California man is accused of beheading his estranged girlfriend after the two reportedly got into a heated war of words on social media, police said. NEWSVirginia Woman Accused Of Fatally Shooting Her Father During Argument
A Virginia woman was charged with murder after she allegedly got into an argument with her father and shot him to death, according to authorities. NEWSIllinois Man Allegedly Held Girlfriend Captive, Beat Her For Three Days Following Fight, Cops Say
A man in Illinois allegedly beat his girlfriend while holding her captive in his home for nearly three days, police said. NEWSMan Turned Himself On A Domestic Violence Warrant, That Same Day Police Found The Victim Dead
A man in Ohio turned himself in to police on a domestic violence warrant. That same day, police found the victim dead and now the suspect faces a murder charge. NEWSMan Strangled, Stabbed His Girlfriend To Death In Kentucky Motel, Cops Say. Then He Stuffed Her Body Under The Mattress.
A man in Kentucky admitted that he strangled and stabbed his girlfriend to death, police said. Then he stuffed her remains under a motel mattress. NEWSWoman Found Shot Dead In Indy Street, Estranged Husband Arrested On Murder Charge: Report
A man in Indianapolis, Indiana, is accused of murder for the death of his estranged wife, police said. The victim was found shot in the street. NEWSWoman Called 911 To Report She Shot Someone, Now Faces Murder Charge, Police Say
A woman called 911 to say she shot someone. When police arrived, they found the victim dead, according to a report. She has been charged with murder. NEWSHe Murdered His Pregnant Girlfriend And Her Toddler Son. Then He Called His Cousin For A Ride.
A pregnant woman and her toddler son were murdered in Minnesota. Now, her boyfriend heads to prison for the triple murder. He confessed to the killings. NEWSHe Was Released On Bail After A Domestic Violence Arrest. Six Days Later, He Killed His Wife.
A man in Colorado was arrested on a domestic violence charge and released on bail. Days later, he killed his wife. Now, he heads to prison for decades. NEWSUtah Man Accused Of Murdering His Girlfriend After Finding Out About Affair, Police Say
A Utah man is accused of murdering his girlfriend over an alleged affair and then attempting hours later to make it appear he tried to save her, police said. NEWSTexas Man Told 911 After Injured Woman Called For Help That He Intended To Shoot Her Again, Kill Himself: Cops
A woman who called 911 to report she was shot died after a male at the home told a dispatcher who called back that he intended to kill her and then himself. NEWS19-year-old accused of stabbing her older sister to death during domestic dispute, cops said
A woman stabbed her older sister to death in Texas, police said. Officials were called to a home for a domestic disturbance where the victim was stabbed. NEWSIllinois man strangled woman, ditching her body in a car, cops said
An Illinois woman was found strangled to death and left in the back seat of a car, police said. Now, authorities say they have arrested the suspect. NEWSHomeless Pennsylvania man accused of the killing his 78-year-old stepfather, who was named on a 'hit list.'
A Pennsylvania man had "hit list" of family members he wanted to kill, then stabbed his 78-year-old stepfather to death, police said. He is being held in jail. NEWS67-year-old North Carolina man allegedly stabbed his cousin to death
A 67-year-old North Carolina man was arrested after he allegedly stabbed his cousin to death following an argument. He has been charged with voluntary manslaughter. NEWSMan tried to stage woman's death as car crash, police say he is now charged with her murder
A Michigan man tried to stage a woman's death to look like a car crash. Instead, police say he has been arrested and charged in connection to her murder. NEWSMissing Colorado woman’s ex-boyfriend charged with first-degree murder after her body’s found in ravine
The ex-boyfriend of a Colorado woman was arrested on suspicion of murder after her body was found dumped in a ravine days after she disappeared, police said. NEWSHe was released from jail after an arrest for domestic violence. Weeks later, he is accused of murder.
A Toledo, Ohio, man was arrested after he allegedly shot and killed his children's mother. He was released from jail just weeks earlier after a domestic violence arrest. NEWSFlorida father allegedly beat his 9-year-old son after he made purchases on his iPad
A Florida father has been arrested after he allegedly beat his 9-year-old son after he and his brother made in-app purchases on their iPad, cops said. NEWSNorth Carolina man accused of murdering mother of his toddler, kidnapping child
A North Carolina toddler was found safe after her father allegedly killed her mother and then kidnapped the child, police said. The investigation is ongoing. NEWSPennsylvania man caught dismembering ex-girlfriend with machete by police: report
Pennsylvania officials said Nicholas Scurria was sawing his already decapitated ex-girlfriend's leg off when police responded to a domestic disturbance. NEWSFlorida man allegedly killed his mother after preivous incidents of violent behavior towards her: cops
A Florida man has been charged with murder in the death of his mother., police said She was found dead in her home with a large amount of blood around her. NEWSAlabama man allegedly killed his father, but police have not said why
An Alabama man has been arrested after his father was found dead in Higdon, police said. But, police have not said why the man allegedly killed his dad. NEWSFBI's 'Most Wanted' suspect opened fire in a park 15 years ago, killing two. He was caught in Mexico.
A fugitive on FBI's "10 Most Wanted" list in connection to a 2006 shooting at a Milwaukee park that left two dead, was arrested in Mexico, police said. NEWSMan shot and killed construction worker in Atlanta after dispute about noise, cops say
A man has been charged with murder and aggravated assault after he allegedly shot at construction workers in Atlanta over a noise dispute, one was killed. TRIAL ARCHIVESShe stabbed her husband 193 times as he was tied to the bed. But, it's what happened in the courtroom that made headlines.
Susan Wright stabbed her husband more than 190 times, killing him. During her trial in Texas, a reenactment made headlines and probably helped her conviction. NEWSOhio man confessed to murdering his mother, stabbed her more than 20 times, cops say
An Ohio man has confessed to murdering his mother, cops say. She was stabbed more than 20 times, and he allegedly only stopped stabbing her because he got tired. NEWSTennessee man beat his girlfriend to death in the shower, charged with murder: police
A Tennessee man has been arrested after he allegedly beat his girlfriend to death. The beating resulted in significant bruising, police said.