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3:02am Jan 15, 2021

National National

Federal Government Executes Corey Johnson For 1992 Murders

by Jaclyn Diaz

Corey Johnson is the 12th inmate to die by lethal injection since July, when the Trump administration restarted federal executions after a 17 year hiatus.
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1:54pm Oct 23, 2019

World News World News

39 Bodies Discovered In Truck Container In Southeast England

by Mark Katkov

British officials say they believe the truck originated in Bulgaria and arrived in the U.K. over the weekend. A man from Northern Ireland is in custody.
Tom Fox / AP

6:51pm Sep 27, 2019

National National

'I Hate Myself,' Former Dallas Police Officer Who Killed Neighbor Tells Jurors

by Tanya Ballard Brown

In her first public comments about the shooting, Amber Guyger says she was scared Botham Jean was going to kill her when she shot him in his home last September.
4:23pm Aug 22, 2019

Courts Courts Crime

North Carolina Man Exonerated By Panel In 1979 Dorm Slaying

by Associated Press
Knopf

1:22pm Mar 27, 2019

Books Books Arts

Could A Novel Lead Someone To Kill? 'Murder By The Book' Explores The Notion

by Annalisa Quinn

Author Claire Harman writes that one reason François Benjamin Courvoisier gave for why he murdered his boss Lord William Russell in 1840 was that he wanted to model himself on a book character.
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7:30am Jan 23, 2019

World News World News

Mexico Reports Highest Ever Homicide Rate In 2018, Tops 33,000 Investigations

by Vanessa Romo

The grim news was expected as the number of open homicide cases continued to climb month after month, making the last 12 months the deadliest on record — an average of 91 deaths per day.
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11:22am Nov 07, 2018

National National

Colorado Man Pleads Guilty To Strangling Wife, 2 Young Daughters

by Scott Neuman

Christopher Watts, 33, had gone on television in August to call for the safe return of his wife and children. But the bodies of the three were later discovered dumped in an oil field.
3:06pm Oct 22, 2018

Crime Crime Sports

Former Carolina Panther Rae Carruth Leaves Prison

by Associated Press

Rae Carruth is a free man. The former NFL wide receiver was released from prison Monday after serving more than 18 years for conspiring to murder the mother of his unborn child.
6:30am Sep 21, 2018

Arts Arts Crime Human Interest

Lawson Family Murders Doc Featured At Wreak Havoc Horror Film Fest

by Eddie Garcia

This weekend, the Wreak Havoc Horror Film Festival gets underway in Greensboro.

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10:25am Apr 12, 2018

Crime Crime News

Suspect in Wake Forest University Shooting Arrested

by Eddie Garcia

Authorities have arrested the primary suspect in the shooting death of Winston-Salem State University student Najee Ali Baker.
5:03am Mar 13, 2018

Crime Crime News

Police Still Searching For Suspect In Wake Forest University Campus Shooting

by Eddie Garcia

Authorities are continuing the search for the primary suspect in the shooting death of Winston-Salem State University student Najee Ali Baker. The suspect’s whereabouts are still unknown.

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Matt Rourke / AP

5:00am Feb 06, 2018

National National

The Philadelphia Obituary Project Chronicles Lives Lost To Violence

by Bobby Allyn

A new project is attempting to write an obituary of every homicide victim in Philadelphia, just as the city grapples with a spike in murders. The aim is to put human faces to the grim statistic.