Articles tagged with murder

Tue, May 22, 2012

Mayor seeks more federal help to slash New Orleans murder rate

By Kathy Finn

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu asked the federal government on Tuesday for more help fighting a murder epidemic ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Five Oregon family members dead in suspected murder-suicide

PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A mother and her three young children were found dead in a burning house in Salem, Oregon, on Tuesday and police ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Jennifer Hudson Murder Trial: Verdict Has Been Reached

By Michael Arbeiter, Hollywood.com Staff

A verdict has been reached in the trial surrounding the murder of American Idol star Jennifer Hudson's ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Mother in Mississippi kidnap-murder case faces new charges

By Timothy Ghianni

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Prosecutors have added new, more serious charges against the mother of a man suspected of killing a Tennessee ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Two plead not guilty in La Crosse murder, drive-by shooting

LA CROSSE, WI (WTAQ) - Two men are due back in court July 24th, after they pleaded not guilty to the murder of a young ...

Mon, May 21, 2012

Jennifer Hudson Murder Trial: Verdict Has Been Reached

By Michael Arbeiter, Hollywood.com Staff

A verdict has been reached in the trial surrounding the murder of American Idol star Jennifer Hudson's ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

California biker gets life term for murder of Hells Angels leader

By Emmett Berg

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A member of the Mongols motorcycle gang was sentenced to life in federal prison without parole on Wednesday ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

Murder of Honduran reporter blamed on drug gangs

By Gustavo Palencia

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - A prominent Honduran radio journalist was killed by drug gangs in retaliation for a government crackdown on cartels, the ...

Tue, May 15, 2012

Retired Los Angeles detective arrested for murder in Hawaii

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A retired Los Angeles Police Department homicide detective has been arrested in Hawaii, accused of murdering his wife ...

Fri, May 11, 2012

Trauma experts help question girls in murder, abduction case

By Emily Le Coz and Tim Ghianni

(Reuters) - Child trauma specialists are helping investigators interview two girls about being seized by a man who ...

Thu, May 10, 2012

Suspect in U.S. murder and kidnapping dead, two girls alive

By Emily Le Coz

ALPINE COMMUNITY, Mississippi (Reuters) - The most-wanted fugitive in America shot himself dead on Thursday, but the two girls he was ...

Thu, May 10, 2012

Suspect in Tennessee murder, kidnap may be getting help, officials say

By Emily Le Coz

TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Investigators involved in the manhunt for Adam Mayes, the fugitive charged with kidnapping two Tennessee girls after ...

Thu, May 10, 2012

Janesville man has triple murder conviction upheld

JANESVILLE, WI (WTAQ) - A Janesville man failed today to convince an appeals court that he was improperly convicted of killing a neighbor woman and ...

Wed, May 09, 2012

Tennessee murder, kidnap suspect now top U.S. fugitive

By Emily Le Coz

GUNTOWN, Mississippi (Reuters) - The man suspected of killing a Tennessee woman and her teenage daughter in order to kidnap the ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Suspect in Tennessee kidnap case charged with murder

(Reuters) - The man being sought for kidnapping four members of a Tennessee family has been charged with murdering the family's mother and oldest ...

Mon, May 07, 2012

Trial begins of Alaska militia members accused in murder plot

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Jury selection began on Monday in the conspiracy trial of three Alaska militia members accused of plotting to ...

Thu, May 03, 2012

Neo-Nazi suspected in Arizona murder-suicide

By David Schwartz

GILBERT, Arizona (Reuters) - The Neo-Nazi founder of an anti-immigrant border militia is believed to have shot and killed four people before ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

FBI, volunteers search Coast Guard station in Alaska murder case

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Scores of volunteers on Wednesday helped the FBI search Alaska's Kodiak Island near a U.S. Coast ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

California teen charged with Lamborghini theft, attempted murder

By Ronnie Cohen

SAN RAFAEL, California (Reuters) - A California teenager arrested for a drive-by shooting has also been charged with stealing a Lamborghini sports ...

Mon, April 30, 2012

Colorado prosecutors using DNA to free man convicted of 1994 murder

By Ellen Miller

GRAND JUNCTION, Co. (Reuters) - Colorado prosecutors, citing new DNA proof of innocence, asked a judge on Monday to free a man ...

Fri, April 27, 2012

Body found in Washington state bunker after police siege

(Reuters) - A body police believe to be that of a man suspected of killing his wife and daughter was found in a mountainside bunker ...

Thu, April 26, 2012

Texas executes man for 2002 murder

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - Texas executed a man on Thursday for killing a convenience store worker and wounding two female employees ...

Thu, April 26, 2012

Milwaukee teen charged with brutal murder of 15-year-old girl

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A 17-year-old Milwaukee boy is due back in court next Wednesday, after being charged with the brutal murder of a 15-year-old girl ...

Wed, April 25, 2012

Arizona executes killer who showed no remorse

By David Schwartz

PHOENIX (Reuters) - A defiant killer who asked for no mercy, shunned a clemency hearing and railed against immigrants at his sentencing ...

Tue, April 24, 2012

Prisoner due in court Tuesday charged in 1984 Milwaukee murder

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A man is due in court Tuesday on a charge that he killed a Milwaukee woman in 1984, instead of another man ...

Mon, April 23, 2012

Man stops policeman, confesses to Oklahoma murder 25 years ago

By Steve Olafson

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A homeless man walked up to a policeman in Montana last week and confessed to involvement in the ...

Mon, April 23, 2012

Jennifer Hudson says always disliked man accused of killing her family

By Mary Wisniewski

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Grammy and Oscar winning singer and actress Jennifer Hudson testified on Monday that she had known the man charged ...

Wed, April 18, 2012

Gun in USC robbery tested for links to murder of Chinese students

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Four students were robbed at gunpoint near the University of Southern California on Wednesday, and investigators were testing ...

Wed, April 18, 2012

Ohio executes Mark Wiles for murder of teenage boy in 1985

By Kim Palmer

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Ohio on Wednesday executed a 49-year-old farm hand who murdered a teenage boy after the man was caught stealing ...

Tue, April 17, 2012

Exclusive: China's Bo backed, then blocked murder probe against his wife: sources

By Chris Buckley

CHONGQING, China (Reuters) - Chinese politician Bo Xilai initially agreed to a police probe of his wife's role in the murder ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

Teen charged with murder of 9 immigrants in Texas crash

By Jared Taylor

PALMVIEW, Texas (Reuters) - A 15-year-old boy was charged with nine counts of murder in juvenile court on Monday after he lost ...

Fri, April 13, 2012

Reward offered in Los Angeles murder of two Chinese students

By R.T. Watson

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police investigating the shooting deaths of two University of Southern California graduate students from China posted a ...

Fri, April 13, 2012

Tulsa shooting suspects charged with murder, hate crimes

By Steve Olafson

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Prosecutors brought murder and hate-crime charges on Friday against two white men arrested in the shootings of four ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Bail hearing set for shooter of Florida teen Trayvon Martin

By Barbara Liston

SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - George Zimmerman, charged with killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, will remain in police custody for at least ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

Florida serial killer faces execution for teen's murder

By Michael Peltier

TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) - A serial killer convicted of murdering six women in Florida in the early 1980s is scheduled to be executed ...

Wed, April 11, 2012

China leadership succession back to old disorderly self

By Brian Rhoads

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A rising star is ejected from China's Politburo and faces trial for violations of Communist Party discipline ...

Tue, April 10, 2012

Neuman reaches plea deal in murder conspiracy case

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A Stevens Point man accused of plotting to kill his wife has reached a plea deal.

51-year-old Rocky Neuman plead ...

Tue, April 10, 2012

La Crosse man to stand trial in September for drug-related murder

LA CROSSE, WI (WTAQ) - A week-long trial is set for late September for a La Crosse man charged in the drug-related killing of a ...

Sun, April 08, 2012

Milwaukee man sentenced to 55 years in prison for attempted murder

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - An Illinois court has sentenced a 23 year old Milwaukee man to 55 years in prison for attempted murder.

Dontrell Thompson was ...

Wed, April 04, 2012

Ex-student charged with murder in California shooting rampage

By Laird Harrison

OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - A former nursing student was charged with murder and attempted murder on Wednesday in a shooting rampage that ...

Wed, April 04, 2012

UPDATED: Judge orders 23-year prison term for Bancroft killer

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A Bancroft man showed no emotion as a judge sentenced him this morning to 23 years in prison for killing ...

Tue, April 03, 2012

Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction of Wausau area man

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court re-instated a murder conviction today against a Wausau area man. The ruling wiped out a new trial ...

Sat, March 31, 2012

Iraqi-American murder highlights anti-Muslim hate crimes

By Mary Slosson

EL CAJON, Calif (Reuters) - The murder of an Iraqi-American mother in a close-knit refugee community on the outskirts of San Diego ...

Mon, March 26, 2012

FBI assisting in murder investigation of Iraqi woman

By Marty Graham

EL CAJON (Reuters) - The FBI is assisting in the murder investigation of an Iraqi-American mother who died after being severely beaten ...

Mon, March 26, 2012

Federal agents kill man in phony murder-for-hire plot

By Jared Taylor

MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. federal agent shot dead one of four men facing arrest in South Texas for being ...

Sun, March 25, 2012

Regan jailed for lying to cops over murder

Regan, who had a longrunning role in popular U.K. drama series Brookside, drove a gunman to and from the location of the hit ...

Sat, March 24, 2012

Regan jailed for lying to cops over murder

Regan, who had a longrunning role in popular U.K. drama series Brookside, drove a gunman to and from the location of the hit ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Regan jailed for lying to cops over murder

Regan, who had a longrunning role in popular U.K. drama series Brookside, drove a gunman to and from the location of the hit ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

U.S. soldier charged with 17 murders in Afghan killings

By Rob Taylor and Jack Kimball

KABUL (Reuters) - A U.S. Army sergeant was formally charged with 17 counts of murder on Friday for ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Regan jailed for lying to cops over murder

Regan, who had a longrunning role in popular U.K. drama series Brookside, drove a gunman to and from the location of the hit ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Mississippi executes man for 1995 brutal murder

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi man convicted of brutally murdering a convenience store clerk in 1995 was put to death by ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Soldier expected to be charged Friday in Afghan killings

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Army staff sergeant is expected to be formally charged on Friday with 17 counts of murder ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Kentucky court overturns murder conviction, cites testimony on Furby toy

By James B. Kelleher

(Reuters) - Kentucky's Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction on Thursday of a man accused of killing his girlfriend, saying ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Mississippi set to execute man for 1995 brutal murder

By Robbie Ward

STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi man convicted of brutally murdering a convenience store clerk in 1995 is scheduled to be put ...

Tue, March 20, 2012

Illinois man pleads not guilty in murder of Brown Deer man

CHICAGO (WTAQ) - A suburban Chicago man has pleaded not guilty to 14 criminal charges that he killed a Wisconsin man and injured two others ...

Thu, March 15, 2012

Plea bargain in wife-murder plot

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) A Stevens Point man who was accused of plotting his wife's murder has reached a plea bargain. 51-year-old Rocky ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

McCluskie's brother charged with her murder

Law enforcement officials hauled a headless and limbless torso out of Regent's Canal in London on 6 March (12) and cops have since ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

No insanity plea for New Berlin man charged in businessman's murder

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - One of two people charged in the killing of a suburban Milwaukee businessman has decided not to plead insanity.

49-year-old Lynn Hajny ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

Attorneys work on insanity defense for Milwaukee woman accused of brutal murder

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee woman accused of ripping out another woman’s unborn child so she could pass it off as her own has ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Arizona executes man for murder of philanthropist

By David Schwartz

PHOENIX (Reuters) - The killer of a Phoenix-area philanthropist who was injected with battery acid and strangled during a 1991 robbery of ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Maryland drops charges against doctors over late-term abortions

By Joe Danielewicz

(Reuters) - A Maryland prosecutor has dropped murder charges against two doctors accused of performing late-term abortions on fetuses that could have ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

Kennedy kin Skakel murder sentence affirmed

(Reuters) - Kennedy relative Michael Skakel was denied a reduction in his sentence of 20 years to life in prison for the 1975 murder of ...

Sun, March 04, 2012

'Revenge' Recap: Daniel Faces the Consequences of Tyler's Murder

S1E16: Revenge is a show that thrives on suspense. Even when Emily's not striking with vengeance at her enemies, the show manages to ...

Sat, March 03, 2012

Armored car driver sought in murder and theft of $2.3 million

(Reuters) - A Pittsburgh armored car driver sought in the murder of a co-worker and theft of about $2.3 million is the target of ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

Philadelphia man acquitted in 41-year-old murder

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - An elderly Pennsylvania inmate convicted of shooting a police officer in 1966 but cleared of his murder when the officer died 41 ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

Classes resume at Ohio school four days after shooting

By Shannon Stapleton

CHARDON, Ohio (Reuters) - Classes resumed on Friday at Chardon High School, four days after a 17-year-old opened fire in a cafeteria ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Suspect in Ohio school shooting charged with murder

CHARDON, Ohio (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Ohio on Thursday formally charged 17-year-old T.J. Lane with three counts of aggravated murder, two counts of aggravated ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Son will stand trial in father's murder

SHAWANO, Wis. (WSAU) – A Birnamwood man will stand trial on a homicide charge for killing his father last week.

Joshua Johnson waived his preliminary ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Former U.S. resident convicted at Guantanamo of murder

By Jane Sutton

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) -

A former CIA "ghost prisoner" who grew up in the Baltimore area admitted ...

Thu, February 23, 2012

Son charged in father's murder

SHAWANO, Wis. (WSAU) – A Birnamwood man has been charged with killing his father this week.

Joshua Johnson reportedly shot his father Donald to death ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Florida executes man for woman's 1980 murder

By Michael Peltier

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida executed a 65-year-old man on Wednesday who had spent more than three decades on death row for ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Florida set to execute man for 1980 murder

By Michael Peltier

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Florida is scheduled on Wednesday to execute a 65-year-old man who has spent more than three decades on ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

Arsenal found in home of "defriending" murder suspect

By Tim Ghianni

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Authorities investigating a double murder in Tennessee believed to have been sparked by a Facebook "defriending" have discovered ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

Racine man charged with brutal murder of girlfriend

RACINE, WI (WTAQ) - A Racine man is due back in court a week from Thursday, after his initial appearance on charges that he stabbed ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

Transcript release 911 call to DePere police involving triple murder-suicide

DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) -DePere police are releasing the transcripts of last Friday's fateful 911 call from a father and husband who just ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

Facebook "defriending" led to double murder, police say

By Tim Ghianni

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - A Tennessee couple who "defriended" a woman on Facebook were murdered in their home by the jilted woman ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Ex-TV producer sent to Mexico to face murder charge

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former producer of the reality TV show "Survivor" was extradited to Mexico on Wednesday to stand trial for the 2010 ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Jury selected in murder trial of Virginia lacrosse player

By Ian Simpson

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (Reuters) - A jury was seated Wednesday and opening statements were underway in the first-degree murder trial of a former ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Jury nearly chosen for murder trial of lacrosse player

By Ian Simpson

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va (Reuters) - A judge told 28 potential jurors to return to court on Wednesday as jury selection neared completion in ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Jury nearly chosen for murder trial of lacrosse player

By Ian Simpson

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va (Reuters) - The pool of potential jurors narrowed to about two dozen on Tuesday in jury selection for the first-degree ...

Mon, February 06, 2012

De Pere police wrapping up probe into family murder-suicide investigation

DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - Police say an investigation is almost finished into the killings of people members of a De Pere family. And the ...

Sun, February 05, 2012

Madison police conducting manhunt for murder suspect

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - Madison police say they are looking for 24 year old Edgar Ivan Salinas-Leal in connection with the city’s first homicide ...

Sat, February 04, 2012

Charges dropped against U.S. soldier in Afghan murder

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has dismissed all charges against the last of five soldiers to face a court-martial ...

Sat, February 04, 2012

Murder-Suicide Shocks De Pere

DE PERE, WI (WSAU) De Pere Police say a person called them saying he had killed three people. When officers arrived at the home ...

Fri, February 03, 2012

Army drops charges against last soldier in Afghan murder case

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has dismissed all charges against the last of five soldiers to face a court-martial ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

Bill would remove statute of limitation for attempted murder, rape cases

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - There's no statute of limitation for murder -- and a lawmaker says there shouldn't be one for attempted murder or ...

Mon, January 30, 2012

Milwaukee murder victim is 6th this month

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - After five homicides in the first five days, Milwaukee almost made it through the rest of January without another murder – until Sunday ...

Sun, January 29, 2012

Three in custody for quintuple murder in Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Three men were in police custody on Monday in connection with a quintuple murder at a bullet-riddled house in a working ...

Thu, January 26, 2012

Murder suspect testifies as trial nears close

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A Bancroft man charged with killing his girlfriend’s aunt and stabbing her dad and his brother in May testified ...

Wed, January 25, 2012

Man gets plea deal after turning himself in for '06 murder

CRAWFORD COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - A Prairie du Chien man who spent four years as a fugitive before he turned himself in and admitted killing ...

Tue, January 24, 2012

Rockefeller imposter ordered to stand trial for murder

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A German man who once posed as a member of the wealthy Rockefeller family was ordered on Tuesday to stand trial ...

Mon, January 23, 2012

UPDATE: Killer gets no chance for release in mother's murder

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A judge ordered a Wausau man to spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his mother in 2010 ...

Mon, January 23, 2012

Killer faces life term in mother's murder

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau man who killed his mother then staged her drowning to look like an accident to collect her life insurance ...

Mon, January 23, 2012

Dahms murder trial starts in Portage County today

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A Bancroft man will go on trial today for killing his girlfriend’s aunt and stabbing two others in May ...

Fri, January 20, 2012

Man gets life for millionaire's murder in fraud scheme

By Marty Graham

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A judge sentenced a former financial adviser to life in prison without parole on Friday for strangling a ...

Fri, January 20, 2012

Mans gets life for millionaire's murder in fraud scheme

(Reuters) - A judge in Southern California on Friday sentenced a former financial advisor to life in prison for strangling a wealthy biotech executive and ...

Thu, January 19, 2012

Rising murder rate may spoil Mardi Gras party

By Mark Guarino

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A rash of murders has City Hall on the defensive just as Mardi Gras season is getting under ...

Wed, January 18, 2012

Rockefeller imposter hearing weighs possible murder charge

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A German man who once posed as a member of the wealthy Rockefeller family appeared in a suburban ...

Tue, January 17, 2012

Accused California hair salon gunman indicted on murder charges

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man accused of killing eight people at a California hair salon in October while out for revenge ...

Tue, January 17, 2012

Vermont nursing assistant accused of insulin-induced murder

By Jason McLure

LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - A Vermont nursing assistant was charged with second-degree murder on Tuesday after allegedly injecting a healthy non-diabetic ...

Fri, January 13, 2012

Mother sentenced to 45 years for murder of son, 6

By Zach Howard

(Reuters) - A Texas woman who admitted killing her 6-year-old son and leaving his body on a Maine roadside tearfully apologized before ...

Fri, January 13, 2012

Peru court sentences Van der Sloot to 28 years for murder

LIMA (Reuters) - Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot was sentenced to 28 years in prison by a Peruvian court on Friday for killing a ...

Thu, January 12, 2012

Khamenei: Iran to punish those behind scientist murder

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said Thursday that those behind the killing of a nuclear scientist in Tehran would be ...

Thu, January 12, 2012

Murder knocked off list of top U.S. killers: CDC

By James B. Kelleher

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A respiratory illness that strikes the elderly knocked homicide off the list of the top killers in the ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

Murder knocked off list of top U.S. killers: CDC

By James B. Kelleher

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A respiratory illness that strikes the elderly knocked homicide off the list of the top killers in the ...

Tue, January 10, 2012

Ohio man gets death for 1997 murder of neighbor

By Joe Wessels

CINCINNATI (Reuters) - An Ohio judge sent a man back to death row on Tuesday, the second time he was sentenced to ...

Mon, January 09, 2012

Doctor facing abortion murder charge to be sent to Maryland

By James Nelson

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - An abortion doctor charged with murder in Maryland in a case expected to test the state's ...

Sun, January 08, 2012

Dennis Markov pleads guilty in his parents' murder

MEQUON, WI (WTAQ) - Mequon police say 21 year old Dennis Markov has a history of drug use and disorderly conduct.

He pleaded guilty to ...

Fri, January 06, 2012

Late-term abortion doctor arraigned for murder in Maryland

By Jason Tomassini

BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A New Jersey doctor accused of murder for performing late-term abortions in Maryland was arraigned in court on Friday ...

Fri, January 06, 2012

Late-term abortion doctor arraigned for murder in Maryland

By Jason Tomassini

BALTIMORE (Reuters) - One of two doctors accused of murder for performing late-term abortions in Maryland was arraigned on Friday and freed ...

Fri, January 06, 2012

Van der Sloot to "sincerely confess" to murder in Peru

LIMA (Reuters) - Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot said on Friday he would "sincerely confess" to killing a Peruvian woman in 2010 in a ...

Thu, January 05, 2012

Illegal immigrant wanted for murder of estranged wife in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - An illegal immigrant from Honduras was being sought Wednesday for the murder of his estranged wife in Milwaukee.

An arrest warrant was ...

Wed, January 04, 2012

Navy pilot identified as shooter in murder: suicide

By Marty Graham

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A Navy airman shot a fellow pilot, the man's sister and another man before turning the gun ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

Modern testing produces lead in cold Massachusetts murder case

NORTHAMPTON, Mass (Reuters) - Nearly two decades after a 10-year-old girl went missing while on vacation in Massachusetts and was later found dead, officials said ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

Murder charges against doctors test Maryland abortion law

By Jason Tomassini

BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A murder case against two doctors who allegedly completed late-term abortions in Maryland after starting them in New Jersey ...

Tue, January 03, 2012

Murder probe after body found on Queen Elizabeth's estate

LONDON (Reuters) - British police have launched a murder investigation after a woman's body was discovered on Queen Elizabeth's Sandringham country estate in ...

Mon, January 02, 2012

Two Navy pilots among those killed in murder-suicide

By Marty Graham

CORONADO, Calif (Reuters) - Two Navy pilots were among four people killed in an apparent New Years Day murder-suicide on the wealthy ...

Mon, January 02, 2012

Murder charges against doctors test Maryland abortion law

By Jason Tomassini

BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A murder case against two doctors who allegedly completed late-term abortions in Maryland after starting them in New Jersey ...

Sun, January 01, 2012

Four dead in apparent murder-suicide near San Diego

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Three men and a woman were found shot dead in an apparent murder-suicide at a home near San Diego after shooting ...

Fri, December 30, 2011

Maryland abortion doctors charged with murder

By Jason Tomassini

BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Two doctors have been charged with murder after an investigation into a botched abortion uncovered 35 fetuses in a ...

Fri, December 30, 2011

Indiana baby-sitter charged with murder of 9-year-old

By Susan Guyett

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Prosecutors charged a baby-sitter on Friday with murder and two other felonies in the grisly murder and dismembering of ...

Tue, December 27, 2011

Man faces murder charge after lighting woman on fire

LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - A New Hampshire man who allegedly killed the woman he lived with by lighting her on fire before setting himself ...

Tue, December 27, 2011

Police say neighbor confessed in death of Indiana girl

(Reuters) - The Indiana man accused of killing a nine-year-old neighbor he was watching told investigators he beat the girl with a brick, dismembered and ...

Fri, December 23, 2011

1980 Jefferson Co. double murder featured on TV show

JEFFERSON COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - The 1980 murders of two young Jefferson County lovers will be featured on a cable TV show next year.

The ...

Wed, December 21, 2011

Juvenile Craigslist murder suspect moved to adult prison

By Kim Palmer

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Brogan Rafferty, the 16-year-old suspect in the murder of three men linked to a phony job offer on Craigslist ...

Mon, December 19, 2011

Five shooting deaths in Virginia home called murder-suicide

(Reuters) - The shooting deaths of five people last week in a Virginia hamlet were in a murder-suicide stemming from a family custody dispute, authorities ...

Sat, December 17, 2011

Five people dead in apparent murder-suicide in Illinois town

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Five people, including three children, have been found shot to death in an apparent murder-suicide in a small Illinois town, police said ...

Fri, December 16, 2011

Man who fled wife's murder scene, abducted daughters kills self

FORT MONTGOMERY, New York (Reuters) - A tense standoff at a motel with a man who fled the scene of his estranged wife's murder ...

Fri, December 09, 2011

Convicted Connecticut murderer sentenced to death

By Mary Ellen Godin

NEW HAVEN (Reuters) - A Connecticut jury handed down a death sentence on Friday to a man convicted of killing a ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

Connecticut jury ponders death penalty in murder case

By Mary Ellen Godin

NEW HAVEN (Reuters) - A Connecticut jury on Thursday ended its fourth day of deliberating whether a man convicted of killing ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

Sentencing hearing set for mom killer

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A sentencing hearing has been set for January 23rd for the Wausau man convicted of killing his mother last year.

Chase ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

Police identify gunman in Virginia Tech murder-suicide

By Rick Rothacker

BLACKSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - The man who shot dead a campus police officer at Virginia Tech on Thursday before killing himself was ...

Wed, December 07, 2011

Cigarette butt leads to arrest in 31-year-old Maine murder case

(Reuters) - DNA evidence from a discarded cigarette butt has led to an arrest in a 31-year-old Maine murder case, in which a young woman ...

Thu, December 01, 2011

Force feedings, tests continue for man convicted in murder-for-hire plot

WAUKESHA, WI (WTAQ) - A man convicted in a murder for hire scheme in Waukesha County will continue to get involuntary force-feedings and medical exams ...

Wed, November 23, 2011

Unusual anonymous jury deadlocks in New Jersey murder trial

By Jennifer Golson

NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A mistrial was declared on Wednesday in the murder trial of a lawyer and former federal prosecutor ...

Mon, November 21, 2011

Teen pleads guilty to murder charge in slaying of gay student

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California teen pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree murder for shooting to death a 15-year-old gay classmate ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

Suspect in abortion plot wants own mental exam

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – A Marshfield man accused of plotting to kill abortion doctors in Wisconsin wants his own expert to decide whether he is ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

Son found guilty in mother's murder

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Lincoln County jury found a Wausau man guilty Wednesday of strangling his mother to death then staging it to look ...

Wed, November 16, 2011

Murder trial against Boruch goes to jury

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A jury of 7 women and five men are deciding the fate of a Wausau man accused in the first degree ...

Tue, November 15, 2011

Murder suspect admits staging mother's death

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau man admitted Tuesday that he staged his mother's drowning in Moraine Lake in rural Lincoln County but denied ...

Tue, November 15, 2011

Florida set to execute man for 1989 triple murder of tourists

By Michael Peltier

TALLAHASSEE, Fla (Reuters) - A Florida inmate is set to be put to death on Tuesday for the 1989 murders of an ...

Wed, November 09, 2011

Fond du Lac murder suspect arrested, wife found shot in head

FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ) - A man wanted for the murder of his wife in Fond du Lac was arrested today in Birmingham Alabama ...

Wed, November 09, 2011

High court hears Schofield murder case

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The state Supreme Court will hear arguments this morning in a local murder case.

At issue is whether prosecutors can use ...

Mon, November 07, 2011

Trial starts tomorrow for son accused in mom's death

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau man will go on trial this week on charges he staged his mother’s drowning last year so he ...

Mon, November 07, 2011

Pempengco murder suspect surrenders

The Glee actress' dad Ricky Pempengco was hacked to death at a store in the town of San Pedro on Monday (31Oct11). Cops subsequently ...

Sun, November 06, 2011

Pempengco murder suspect surrenders

The Glee actress' dad Ricky Pempengco was hacked to death at a store in the town of San Pedro on Monday (31Oct11). Cops subsequently ...

Sat, November 05, 2011

Pempengco murder suspect surrenders

The Glee actress' dad Ricky Pempengco was hacked to death at a store in the town of San Pedro on Monday (31Oct11). Cops subsequently ...

Fri, November 04, 2011

Pempengco murder suspect surrenders

The Glee actress' dad Ricky Pempengco was hacked to death at a store in the town of San Pedro on Monday (31Oct11). Cops subsequently ...

Wed, November 02, 2011

Mental exam pending for man in abortion plot

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – A Marshfield man accused of plotting to kill abortion providers in Madison and Milwaukee is complaining that an evaluation of his ...

Thu, October 20, 2011

Grammer 'haunted' by sister's murder

Grammer's teenage sister Karen bled to death after Freddie Glenn and two associates slashed her throat and dumped her by the side of ...

Wed, October 19, 2011

Grammer 'haunted' by sister's murder

Grammer's teenage sister Karen bled to death after Freddie Glenn and two associates slashed her throat and dumped her by the side of ...

Wed, October 19, 2011

Schmidt sentenced today in wife's death

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) – A Minocqua man who killed his wife last year because she wouldn’t have sex with him and because she had ...

Mon, October 17, 2011

Panettiere teared up over Knox's overturned murder conviction

The Heroes star took on the title role in Lifetime's Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, which is based around the brutal ...

Sun, October 16, 2011

Panettiere teared up over Knox's overturned murder conviction

The Heroes star took on the title role in Lifetime's Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, which is based around the brutal ...

Sat, October 15, 2011

Panettiere teared up over Knox's overturned murder conviction

The Heroes star took on the title role in Lifetime's Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, which is based around the brutal ...

Thu, October 13, 2011

Chippewa County man convicted of murder in Florida

UNDATED, WI (WTAQ) - A Chippewa County man has been convicted of shooting-and-stabbing two women in Florida 11-and-a-half years ago. But investigators say Bill Marquardt ...

Wed, October 12, 2011

Cranston once investigated by cops over boss' murder

The former Malcolm in the Middle star and his older brother Kyle grew up working odd jobs to make a living while trying to ...

Tue, October 11, 2011

Cranston once investigated by cops over boss' murder

The former Malcolm in the Middle star and his older brother Kyle grew up working odd jobs to make a living while trying to ...

Tue, October 11, 2011

Charges filed against Milwaukee woman in brutal murder

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - Prosecutors have filed murder charges against a Milwaukee woman who's accused of trying to steal a baby from another woman's ...

Mon, October 10, 2011

Wisconsin woman charged with murder for cutting fetus

By Brendan O'Brien

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin police charged a 33-year-old Milwaukee woman with murder on Monday over accusations she cut a full-term fetus ...

Sat, October 08, 2011

Dead body found in Oregon may be linked to murder spree

By Teresa Carson

PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - An unidentified dead man was found inside a black Jeep in rural Oregon, police said on Saturday, the ...

Thu, October 06, 2011

FBI says toddler witnessed triple-murder on Indian reservation

By Lori Grannis

MISSOULA, Mont (Reuters) - A 3-year-old boy is the lone witness to the murder of three people shot to death by a ...

Thu, October 06, 2011

New York court clears woman of murder in battered-wife case

By Aman Ali

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York jury cleared a woman who shot dead her retired police officer husband of murder on ...

Wed, October 05, 2011

Couple wanted in brutal murder arrested in California

SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - A couple suspected in the brutal stabbing death of an elderly woman in Washington state were arrested in California on Wednesday driving ...

Tue, October 04, 2011

Knox leaves Italy after murder acquittal

ROME (Reuters) - American student Amanda Knox left Italy for home Tuesday after an appeals court acquitted her of murdering British student Meredith Kercher and ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

Timeline: Italian court clears Amanda Knox of murder

(Reuters) - Amanda Knox and her Italian former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, were cleared and freed Monday after appealing a 2009 verdict that originally found them ...

Mon, October 03, 2011

Cleared on appeal, Amanda Knox returns home to Seattle

By Laura L. Myers and Deepa Babington

SEATTLE/PERUGIA (Reuters) - Amanda Knox returned home to Seattle on Tuesday, one day after an Italian court ...

Sun, October 02, 2011

Man accused of 1957 murder also charged with a teen's rape

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Seattle man accused of killing a young Chicago-area girl in 1957 now has been charged as well with sexually assaulting a ...

Sat, October 01, 2011

Fugitive murder suspect shot dead in northern California

By Laird Harrison

OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - An opium-growing recluse wanted in connection with two murders in northern California was shot to death by police ...

Fri, September 30, 2011

Easier for homeowners to get away with murder?

MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - It would be easier for Wisconsin homeowners to protect themselves from intruders under a bill endorsed by the Assembly’s Judiciary ...

Fri, September 30, 2011

Fugitive murder suspect eludes capture in California

By Laird Harrison

OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) - An opium-growing recluse wanted in connection with two murders exchanged gunfire with police in northern California but slipped ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

Fellow officers help policeman make bail in murder case

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California policeman accused of murdering a schizophrenic homeless man during a July altercation was freed from jail ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

Texas mother to plead guilty to son's murder, officials say

CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - A Texas woman accused of killing her young son and leaving his body on a Maine roadside has agreed to plead ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

Knox "crucified" in murder case, lawyer says

By Deepa Babington

PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - American student Amanda Knox was a naive young woman publicly "crucified" and "impaled" to justify wrongly imprisoning her ...

Wed, September 28, 2011

U.S. launches new push to solve 2001 murder of prosecutor

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday announced a new media push by state, federal and local ...

Wed, September 28, 2011

Police name person of interest in Indiana quintuple murder

By Susan Guyett

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana State Police on Wednesday named a 46-year-old man they had arrested for an attempted armed robbery as a ...

Wed, September 28, 2011

Ex-NBA player Crittenton released from jail on murder charge

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Former professional basketball player Javaris Crittenton, accused of killing a young mother of four in a drive-by shooting in ...

Tue, September 27, 2011

Judge sets bond in ex-NBA player Crittenton's murder case

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday set bond at $230,000 for former professional basketball player Javaris Crittenton, who has been ...

Mon, September 26, 2011

Timeline:Verdict soon in Kercher murder appeal hearing

(Reuters) - Amanda Knox and her Italian former boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, are appealing a 2009 verdict that found them guilty of murdering British student Meredith ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

U.S. soldier gets 7 years in prison for Afghan murder

By Laura L. Myers

TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - The youngest of five U.S. soldiers accused of killing unarmed Afghan civilians in cold blood was ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Man gets 60 years prison in murder for one penny

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A Texas jury on Friday sentenced an admitted drug dealer to sixty years in prison for the shotgun ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Wife of slain Oklahoma fire chief arrested on murder charge

By Steve Olafson

MUSTANG, Okla (Reuters) - Police arrested the wife of a slain Oklahoma fire chief on Friday and accused her of murder, saying ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Prosecutors show grisly photos as Knox trial resumes

By Deepa Babington

PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors displayed gruesome crime scene photos on Friday in an attempt to keep American student Amanda Knox ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

Amanda Knox's murder appeal nears end

By Deepa Babington

PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - American student Amanda Knox walked into a court room in Perugia on Friday for the final stages of ...

Thu, September 22, 2011

U.S. soldier pleads guilty to murder in Afghanistan

By Laura L. Myers

TACOMA, Wash (Reuters) - A second of five U.S. soldiers accused of killing Afghan villagers in cold blood pleaded guilty ...

Thu, September 22, 2011

NC men declared innocent after serve decade on murder charges

By Ned Barnett

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - A three-judge panel in Asheville, North Carolina ruled on Thursday that two men who spent a decade ...

Wed, September 21, 2011

Lawyer details last hours of executed Georgia man

By Matthew Bigg

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Defense attorneys for executed Georgia inmate Troy Davis described on Thursday his final hours, a day after he died ...

Tue, September 20, 2011

Man pleads guilty to wife's murder

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) – A Minocqua man has pled guilty to charges he killed his wife at their home last year.

William Schmidt entered the ...

Mon, September 19, 2011

Lawyer convicted in dramatic Delaware murder dies in prison

By Dave Warner

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A once prominent lawyer in Wilmington, Delaware, convicted in one of the most dramatic murders in the state's ...

Mon, September 19, 2011

New Yorker arraigned over kidnap, murder involving 3 Mass. men

By Zach Howard

GREENFIELD, Mass (Reuters) - A New York state man was arraigned on Monday on charges he acted as an accessory to the ...

Fri, September 16, 2011

Ex-NBA player Crittenton in Georgia on murder charge

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Former professional basketball player Javaris Crittenton waived his right on Friday to appear before a magistrate judge in Georgia on a murder ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

Teen accused of slaying principal faces adult murder charges

By Tim Ghianni

NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - A Tennessee grand jury will consider first-degree murder charges against a 17-year-old Memphis boy who told police he ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

Baltimore jury clears brothers in murder-for-hire trial

By Jason Tomassini

BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Two brothers were found not guilty on Wednesday of conspiring to murder a blind, developmentally disabled man in Maryland ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

Border police nab man on 25-year-old murder warrant

EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - Border inspectors in Texas have nabbed a man wanted for a murder committed in southern California 25 years ago, authorities ...

Tue, September 06, 2011

Police look for new information in unsolved U-W student murder

MADISON (WSAU) Police say they’re convinced that somebody in Madison knows who killed a U-W student almost three-and-a-half years ago. Jean Zimmermann of ...

Wed, August 31, 2011

17-year-old murder suspect ruled competent to stand trial

WAUKESHA, WI (WTAQ) - A judge in Waukesha ruled this morning that a 17-year-old murder suspect is mentally able to help prepare his defense.

The ...

Wed, August 31, 2011

Ex-NBA player Crittenton waives extradition in murder case

By R.T. Watson

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former professional basketball player Javaris Crittenton waived his right to challenge extradition to Georgia on Wednesday to ...

Tue, August 30, 2011

Ex-NBA player Crittenton arrested, accused of murder

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A former National Basketball Association athlete who once played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards was arrested following ...

Mon, August 29, 2011

Former player Crittenton sought on murder charge

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Javaris Crittenton, a former National Basketball Association athlete who once played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Washington Wizards, is wanted ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Oakland man sentenced to life for journalist's murder

By Laird Harrison

OAKLAND (Reuters) - The former leader of an Oakland-based black community organization was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for the ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Jackson & Walsh committed to keep funding murder investigation

The filmmaker and his partner Fran Walsh have been quietly funding the West Memphis Three investigation for years after they joined celebrities like Eddie ...

Thu, August 25, 2011

Jackson & Walsh committed to keep funding murder investigation

The filmmaker and his partner Fran Walsh have been quietly funding the West Memphis Three investigation for years after they joined celebrities like Eddie ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Milwaukee man convicted of drug-house robbery murder to get new trial

MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee man convicted in a drug-house murder 11 years ago will get a new trial.

The state’s First District ...

Tue, August 23, 2011

Idaho professor suspected of murder found dead

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A former psychology professor at the University of Idaho suspected of killing a graduate student was found dead ...

Mon, August 22, 2011

Dougherty siblings charged with attempted murder

By Keith Coffman

DENVER (Reuters) - Three Florida siblings accused of carrying out a multi-state crime spree before they were arrested following a shootout with ...

Mon, August 22, 2011

Man charged with murder of Boy Scouts assistant

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A man charged with fatally stabbing a 76-year-old Boy Scouts assistant leader in the neck as he guided children on a hike ...

Thu, August 18, 2011

Murder suspect wants charges dropped

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – The defense will ask a judge in Merrill today to throw out homicide charges against a Wausau man accused of staging ...

Tue, August 16, 2011

Target of murder plot hatched on Facebook is killed, police say

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A man who authorities say was the target of a murder-for-hire plot hatched on Facebook by the mother of his child was ...

Sat, August 13, 2011

Missing girl's neighbor charged with murder in Missouri

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Authorities charged a neighbor of Breeann Rodriguez, a Missouri toddler who disappeared last week, with first-degree murder on Saturday.

The Dunklin County ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Lawsuit names drug company, hospital over suspected murder case

By Dave Warner

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Relatives of a man whose chemist wife is accused of poisoning him with thallium have filed a wrongful death ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

Husband murder-suicide after crashing into wife's car

HILLSBORO, WI (WTAQ) - Vernon County authorities now say a man rammed his car into his estranged wife’s vehicle on purpose – and then shot ...

Mon, August 01, 2011

'The Killing' Season 2 Will Resolve Rosie Larsen Murder

AMC exec Joel Stillerman confirmed that the second season of troubled series The Killing would definitively resolve the mystery of Rosie Larsen's murder ...

Sat, July 30, 2011

Stevens Point Man To Stand Trial In Attempted Murder Plot

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) A trial was ordered Friday for a Stevens Point man who is accused of planning to kill his estranged wife ...

Sat, July 30, 2011

'The Killing' Season 2 Will Resolve Rosie Larsen Murder

AMC exec Joel Stillerman confirmed that the second season of troubled series The Killing would definitively resolve the mystery of Rosie Larsen's murder ...

Fri, July 29, 2011

Reward offered in unsolved murder

MARATHON COUNTY (WSAU) – The family of a Colby area pharmacist killed nearly five years ago is offering a $20,000 reward for information about ...

Fri, July 29, 2011

'The Killing' Season 2 Will Resolve Rosie Larsen Murder

AMC exec Joel Stillerman confirmed that the second season of troubled series The Killing would definitively resolve the mystery of Rosie Larsen's murder ...

Wed, July 27, 2011

Seattle man accused in 1957 murder sent back to Illinois

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The Seattle man accused of the 1957 abduction and slaying of a young Chicago-area girl was sent back ...

Wed, July 27, 2011

Seattle man accused in 1957 murder back in Illinois

By James B. Kelleher

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Seattle man accused of killing a young Chicago-area girl five decades ago was back in Illinois on ...

Tue, July 26, 2011

UPDATE: Depression, job loss possible motives in Port Edwards murder-suicide

PORT EDWARDS, Wis (WSAU) Investigators say 48-year-old Steven Haller was the gunman in a murder-suicide pact with his wife. He shot and killed her ...

Sun, July 24, 2011

Murder-suicide in Port Edwards

PORT EDWARDS, Wis (WSAU)- Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in Port Edwards.

It happened early Saturday morning on a path near the couple ...

Thu, July 14, 2011

Drew Peterson demands halt to TV movie on murder case

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Accused murderer Drew Peterson has demanded a halt to a planned TV movie about his case starring actor Rob Lowe, his lawyer ...

Thu, July 14, 2011

Suspect in New Hampshire to face NY triple murder charges

By Zach Howard

CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - A New York man suspected of committing a triple murder in New York and then abducting his girlfriend ...

Wed, July 13, 2011

Man netted by DNA swab found guilty in grisly Michigan murder

By Ned Randolph

PONTIAC, Mich (Reuters) - A California man was found guilty on Wednesday of castrating, sodomizing and beating a Michigan man to death ...

Wed, July 13, 2011

Suspect Arrested in Janesville Murder

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WHBL) - A 53-year-old man is in custody for an apparent murder in downtown Janesville last night. Police said the man is being ...

Tue, July 12, 2011

Woman tied to Utah lawmaker scandal killed in murder-suicide

LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - A woman whose allegations of sexual impropriety against a top Utah lawmaker led to his resignation was killed in an ...

Tue, July 12, 2011

TV producer ordered to Mexico on murder charges

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday ordered a former producer for the TV show "Survivor" extradited to Mexico to face charges that he ...

Tue, July 12, 2011

Prosecutors tie California man's DNA to Michigan murder victim

By Ned Randolph

PONTIAC, Mich (Reuters) - Prosecutors tied a California man by DNA to the victim of a grisly murder on Monday in a ...

Sat, July 09, 2011

Michigan murder trial reveals sex torture chamber at house

By Bernie Woodall

DETROIT (Reuters) - A Michigan murder trial over the killing of a man who was castrated has revealed an apparent torture chamber ...

Fri, July 08, 2011

Accused Somali pirates charged in U.S. with murder

By James Vicini

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three accused Somali pirates were charged in a U.S. court on Friday with the murder, kidnapping and hostage-taking ...

Thu, July 07, 2011

Man who said he planned to kill Obama held over murder

By Brendan O'Brien

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A 41-year-old man who told investigators he planned to eventually assassinate President Barack Obama awaited possible extradition to ...

Tue, July 05, 2011

Breaking News: Jury Finds Casey Anthony Not Guilty Of Murder

(Reuters) - A Florida jury on Tuesday found Casey Anthony not guilty of murder in the June 16, 2008 death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee ...

Thu, June 30, 2011

Arizona executes man for 1988 child murder

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona on Thursday executed a convicted child killer, branded among the "worst of the worst" by a state clemency official, for the ...

Wed, June 29, 2011

Man sentenced for murder in which woman burned alive

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York man was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Wednesday for his part in a brutal ...

Sun, June 26, 2011

Police recapture murder suspect who stole deputy's car

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An accused murderer who overpowered guards and escaped from an Oklahoma jail in a stolen police car was back behind bars late ...

Sun, June 26, 2011

Knox murder appeal resumes Monday with key witness

ROME (Reuters) - An appeal by U.S. student Amanda Knox against her conviction for the 2007 murder of her British housemate resumes in Italy ...

Fri, June 24, 2011

Georgia executes man for 1978 rape and murder

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia on Thursday executed by lethal injection a man convicted of raping and murdering a 78-year-old Savannah woman.

Roy ...

Tue, June 21, 2011

Suspect in wife-murder plot makes court appearance

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) Bond was set at $150,000 for a Stevens Point man who’s accused of plotting to kill his wife ...

Sat, June 11, 2011

Milwaukee man gets four life terms for murders

MILWAUKEE (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee man is given four life terms in prison with no chance for parole.

Desmond Dejuan Laster was convicted last March ...

Sat, June 11, 2011

U.S. soldier charged with Afghan murder freed from brig

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - One of five U.S. soldiers accused of killing Afghan civilians in cold blood was freed on Friday ...

Fri, June 10, 2011

Kansas City girl, 5, may face murder charges in drowning

By Kevin Murphy

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A 5-year-old girl could face murder charges in the recent drowning of a toddler in a bathtub ...

Mon, June 06, 2011

Stevens Point man arrested in plot to kill estranged wife

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) A Stevens Point man is under arrest after plotting to kill his estranged wife.

Police say 50-year-old Rocky Neuman owns ...

Fri, June 03, 2011

Murder victim's remains found in trash can and flower pots

By Steve Gorman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Southern California woman has been charged with murder after police found her wheeling around a trash barrel ...

Wed, June 01, 2011

Rihanna says "Man Down" video empowers women

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B singer Rihanna has defended a controversial music video that shows her gunning down a man, saying it is a ...

Tue, May 31, 2011

Mexican drug link probed in ambush murder of Texas lawman

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The death of a Bexar County sheriff's sergeant who died in a hail of gunfire as he sat in his ...

Sat, May 28, 2011

Neillsville Man Held In Murder

NEILLSVILLE, Wis (WSAU) A Neillsville man has been bound over for trial on first-degree homicide charges in a nine year old case. Larry Schaffer ...

Fri, May 27, 2011

Police say patient killed doctor in murder-suicide

ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - Police in Florida were trying to determine a motive on Friday for a patient who fatally shot a transplant doctor before ...

Thu, May 26, 2011

Court dates pending in home invasion, murder cases

UNDATED (WSAU) – Two high profile cases in Central Wisconsin were before judges yesterday.

A Kronenwetter man accused of a home invasion in Rib Mountain ...

Thu, May 26, 2011

Boy diagnosed with schizophrenia incompetent to stand trial for murder with ax

FOX POINT, Wis. (WTAQ) - A court commissioner ruled today that a 17-year-old boy from Fox Point is not mentally competent to go on trial ...

Wed, May 25, 2011

U.S. soldier testifies against co-defendant in Afghan murder

By Laura L. Myers

TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier sentenced to 24 years in prison after he admitted to murdering three Afghan ...

Wed, May 25, 2011

Murder-suicide at West Bend nursing home

WEST BEND, Wis. (WTAQ) - Two elderly people were killed in a murder-suicide at a nursing home in West Bend.

Police said 81-year-old Charles Alioto ...

Tue, May 24, 2011

Mubarak to be tried for murder of protesters

By Yasmine Saleh and Dina Zayed

CAIRO (Reuters) - Hosni Mubarak was ordered on Tuesday to stand trial for the killing of protesters and could ...

Fri, May 20, 2011

Murder trial of Casey Anthony set to begin Tuesday

By Barbara Liston

ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - Opening statements in the murder trial of Casey Anthony, charged with the 2008 killing of her two-year-old daughter ...

Thu, May 19, 2011

Man linked to murder by tattoo sentenced to prison

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A gang member who was linked to a 2004 murder by an elaborate tattoo on his chest that authorities say memorialized ...

Thu, May 19, 2011

Mother arraigned for murder of son found in Maine

By Zach Howard

CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - A Texas woman was charged with second-degree murder in the apparent asphyxiation death of her young son whose ...

Thu, May 19, 2011

Mother charged with murder of 6-year-old son found in Maine

By Zach Howard

CONWAY, Mass (Reuters) - A Texas woman was charged with second-degree murder in the apparent asphyxiation death of her young son whose ...

Tue, May 17, 2011

Sixth U.S. soldier implicated in murder of Afghans

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Military prosecutors on Tuesday charged a sixth U.S. soldier with direct involvement in the murder of unarmed ...

Tue, May 17, 2011

Mississippi executes man for 1994 murder

OXFORD, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi executed on Tuesday a man who raped and murdered a 79-year-old woman in 1994, the second of three inmates scheduled ...

Tue, May 17, 2011

Mississippi set to execute man for 1994 murder

OXFORD, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi is set to execute later on Tuesday a man who raped and murdered a 79-year-old woman in 1994, the second ...

Mon, May 16, 2011

Soldier wins new hearing in Afghan murder case

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A military judge has granted a defense request to reopen pretrial evidentiary proceedings for one of the five ...

Mon, May 16, 2011

Mob boss "Vinny Gorgeous" found guilty of capital murder

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former boss of the New York-based Bonanno crime family was found guilty of capital murder on Monday for the 2004 ...

Fri, May 13, 2011

Five die in apparent murder-suicide in Idaho: police

By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Iowa man allegedly shot four people to death in Idaho early on Friday, including his two young ...

Fri, May 13, 2011

Questions over earlier incident raised in girl's murder

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A dispute has flared up in the case of a murdered 9-year-old girl in Pennsylvania over whether the suspect should have been ...

Thu, May 12, 2011

Attonreys will appeal Milwaukee murder suspect mental competent

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Attorneys for a Milwaukee murder suspect say they’ll probably appeal a judge’s ruling that their client is mentally competent ...

Tue, May 10, 2011

Mississippi executes man for murder of four people

By Leigh Coleman

BILOXI, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi corrections officials on Tuesday executed a man convicted in the 1998 slayings of four people, the first ...

Tue, May 10, 2011

Mississippi set to execute man for murder of four people

BILOXI, Miss (Reuters) - Mississippi is set to execute later on Tuesday a man convicted in 1999 of slaying four people, the first inmate in ...

Fri, May 06, 2011

Mexican charged in murder of U.S. border patrol agent

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Mexican man who crossed into the United States illegally has been indicted for second-degree murder in the shooting death of a ...

Mon, May 02, 2011

Appeals court upholds Phil Spector murder conviction

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Phil Spector's murder conviction was upheld on Monday by a California appeals court, ensuring the famed music ...

Wed, April 27, 2011

Kissel will not appeal HK "milkshake murder" conviction: lawyer

HONG KONG (Reuters) - An American woman convicted of murder by a Hong Kong jury last month will not appeal the ruling, her lawyer said ...

Tue, April 26, 2011

Mom to stand trial in cold case murder

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WSAU) – A trial date of July 12th has been set for a 74-year-old Sheboygan woman accused of killing her six-month-old daughter in ...

Mon, April 25, 2011

More on the Mequon Double Murder

Mequon, Wis.(WHBL-Learfield) - A Mequon man, who allegedly killed his parents because his dad wouldn’t give him five-dollars for gas, got in trouble ...

Mon, April 25, 2011

Mequon Man Charged With Parents Murder has History of Problems

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Mequon man, who allegedly killed his parents because his dad wouldn’t give him $5 for gas, got in trouble ...

Fri, April 22, 2011

Soldier in Afghan murder case sent to home confinement

By Laura L. Myers

TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A U.S. Army judge on Friday ordered one of five soldiers charged with murdering unarmed Afghan ...

Wed, April 20, 2011

Five face murder charges after Florida teen's violent death

By Barbara Liston

ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - Lured to a home by a girl's text message, a 15-year-old central Florida boy was beaten, shot ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

Former Duke lacrosse accuser now faces murder charge

By Ned Barnett

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - The woman whose false accusations of sexual assault against Duke University lacrosse players drew national attention has ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

Middle aged man due in juvenile court for 1969 murder

BOSTON (Reuters) - A middle-aged man accused of killing a 15-year-old boy in 1969, when he was a teen himself, pleaded not guilty to perjury ...

Sat, April 16, 2011

Man charged 2nd time for 1994 Madison murder

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - For a second time, a first-degree homicide charge is being filed against Melvin Parker.

He's was charged in the stabbing ...

Sat, April 16, 2011

1989 Black River Falls murder solved

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WTAQ) - The decades old murder of a child in Black River Falls has been solved.

Jackson County District Attorney Gerald ...

Thu, April 14, 2011

Emerson denied new trial in cold case murder

WAUSAU, Wis, (WSAU) - A judge has refused to grant a new trial to a Wausau man convicted in the 1999 cold case murder of ...

Thu, April 14, 2011

Ruling today in cold case murder appeal

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Marathon County judge will tell us this morning whether he will grant a new trial to a Wausau man convicted ...

Wed, April 13, 2011

1989 murder of 9yr Black River Falls girl solved

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities say they’ve solved the 1989 murder of a nine-year-old girl near Black River Falls – and the person ...

Tue, April 12, 2011

Jury convicts Mexican trafficker of agent's murder

By Marty Graham

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A federal jury on Tuesday found a Mexican drug trafficker guilty of second degree murder for killing a ...

Tue, April 12, 2011

Phil Spector lawyers urge new trial on murder charge

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for record producer Phil Spector urged a California appeals court on Tuesday to throw out his 2009 murder conviction and ...

Tue, April 12, 2011

Mother who withheld medicine guilty of attempted murder

BOSTON (Reuters) - The mother of an autistic boy with cancer was found guilty on Tuesday of attempted murder for withholding chemotherapy drugs that potentially ...

Wed, April 06, 2011

Wausau man to stand trial for 2003 murder

WAUSAU, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 44-year-old Plover man is on trial for shooting a trucker to death eight years ago, after he reportedly mistook him ...

Fri, April 01, 2011

Colorado boy arrested in murder of great-grandparents

By Keith Coffman

DENVER (Reuters) - A 16-year-old boy from rural Colorado was arrested on Friday for the shotgun killings of his great-grandparents, a crime ...

Thu, March 31, 2011

Alabama executes man for 1986 double murder

By Peggy Gargis

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A man who kidnapped, robbed and killed an eastern Alabama couple in 1986 was executed by lethal injection ...

Thu, March 31, 2011

Colorado teen suspected in murder of grandparents

By Keith Coffman

DENVER (Reuters) - A 16-year-old boy is under investigation for the murder of his great-grandparents, police said on Thursday, the second time ...

Thu, March 31, 2011

Four New York men charged in murder of comic book collector

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four men were arrested on federal murder charges in upstate New York for allegedly killing an elderly man for his valuable ...

Thu, March 31, 2011

Alabama man due to be executed for 1986 double murder

By Peggy Gargis

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A man who kidnapped, robbed and killed an eastern Alabama couple in 1986 is scheduled to be executed ...

Mon, March 28, 2011

Miami couple to face death penalty in child murder case

MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida state prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a Miami-Dade County couple charged with torturing and killing their 10-year-old adopted daughter ...

Fri, March 25, 2011

Georgia murder suspect surrenders, hostages freed

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A man suspected of killing one police officer and wounding another in Athens, Georgia, surrendered to police and also ...

Fri, March 25, 2011

New Orleans mayor, police chief take aim at murder rate

By Kathy Finn

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The New Orleans mayor and police chief vowed on Friday to better address violent crime in a city ...

Fri, March 25, 2011

American woman found guilty in HK "milkshake murder" retrial

By James Pomfret

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong jury on Friday unanimously found an American woman guilty of murdering her Merrill Lynch banker ...

Thu, March 24, 2011

L.A.'s "Grim Sleeper" suspect indicted on 10 murder counts

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prosecutors unsealed an indictment on Thursday charging an accused serial killer dubbed the "Grim Sleeper" with murdering 10 girls and women ...

Wed, March 23, 2011

Kentucky 15-year-old charged with murder of guardians

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) - A 15-year-old southern Kentucky youth was charged with murder in the shooting deaths of his guardians, state police said on Wednesday ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

CIA may face reduced role in Pakistan after murder row

By Chris Allbritton and Mark Hosenball

ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful spy agency is claiming major gains from a deal which resulted in ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

Lab technician pleads guilty in Yale student murder

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Yale University lab technician pleaded guilty on Thursday to the murder and attempted sexual assault of a graduate student whose ...

Thu, March 17, 2011

CIA faces reduced role in Pakistan after murder row

By Chris Allbritton

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's powerful spy agency appears to have gained the most from a CIA contractor's release, by forcing ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Pregnant woman who ate rat poison charged with murder

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - An Indianapolis woman who tried to commit suicide by eating rat poison near the end of her pregnancy was charged with murder ...

Wed, March 16, 2011

Pakistan court indicts CIA contractor for double murder

By Mubasher Bokhari

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani court on Wednesday indicted a CIA contractor on two counts of murder at a hearing held ...

Tue, March 15, 2011

Prosecutors charge Rockefeller imposter with 1985 murder

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter had posed as a member of the wealthy Rockefeller clan, served prison time for kidnapping ...

Tue, March 15, 2011

Death sentence for Mauritania man guilty of U.S. murder

By Laurent Prieur

NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - A Mauritanian court on Tuesday sentenced one man to death and jailed two others for the 2009 murder of ...

Tue, March 15, 2011

New York police investigate murder-suicide by poison

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City woman died on Tuesday after her husband injected her with poison and then killed himself by drinking ...

Sun, March 13, 2011

Murder trial to open in Buffalo NY mass shooting

By Neale Gulley

BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - A former gang member accused of opening fire on a group to settle a dispute outside a ...

Fri, March 11, 2011

Alaska militia charged in murder-kidnap plot

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Five Fairbanks-area residents involved in a loose-knit militia group have been arrested in connection with a plot to ...

Fri, March 11, 2011

Alaska militia members charged in murder-kidnap plot

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Five Fairbanks-area residents involved in a loose-knit militia group have been arrested in connection with a plot to ...

Tue, March 08, 2011

Pakistan court may indict CIA contractor for murder

By Mubasher Bokhari

LAHORE (Reuters) - A Pakistani court is likely to indict a CIA contractor next week for murdering two men, lawyers said on ...

Thu, March 03, 2011

New Jersey men guilty of conspiracy to murder outside U.S.

NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Two New Jersey men pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiring to commit murder outside the United States after they were ...

Tue, March 01, 2011

Judge helps dapper suspect spiff up for federal murder

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An accused mob boss nicknamed "Vinny Gorgeous" became an even more dapper alleged don on Tuesday when the judge in his ...

Fri, February 25, 2011

Pakistan puts CIA contractor on trial for murder

By Mubasher Bokhari

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani court adjourned on Friday the trial of a CIA contractor charged with killing two Pakistanis until ...

Thu, February 24, 2011

Key soldier reaches plea deal in Afghan murder case

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A key suspect in the U.S. Army prosecution of soldiers accused of terrorizing unarmed Afghan civilians has ...

Thu, February 24, 2011

NY man says he took cash to kill but skipped the murder

By Basil Katz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York motivational speaker paid for his own murder but the ruse to get insurance money for ...

Wed, February 23, 2011

Murder scene axed from Knox film

Hayden Panetierre stars as the college student convicted of killing her roommate Kercher in 2007 in the Lifetime network's Amanda Knox: Murder on ...

Tue, February 22, 2011

Iraqi guilty of murder in daughter's "honor killing"

PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona jury on Tuesday found an Iraqi immigrant guilty of second-degree murder for running down his daughter with a Jeep because ...

Tue, February 22, 2011

Pakistan says American's CIA link has no bearing on murder trial

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Mubasher Bokhari

LAHORE/TOKYO (Reuters) - Pakistan insisted on Tuesday that the courts would decide the fate of an American detained ...

Mon, February 21, 2011

Harden defends Knox TV murder film

The dramatisation, titled Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy, features Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere as the college student convicted of killing her roommate ...

Fri, February 18, 2011

Green River Killer pleads guilty to 49th murder

By Elaine Porterfield

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Convicted "Green River Killer" Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty on Friday to his 49th murder charge, after being shouted down ...

Fri, February 18, 2011

Pennsylvania man accused of murder, dismemberment

PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania man was arraigned on Friday for allegedly kidnapping, killing and dismembering a man and hiding his remains on a wooded ...

Wed, February 16, 2011

Florida woman pleads not guilty to childrens' murder

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida woman pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the execution-style killings of her two teen-age children last month.

Julie ...

Tue, February 15, 2011

High military court refuses to halt Afghan murder case

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The highest U.S. military court has denied a last-ditch bid to halt prosecution of one of the ...

Tue, February 15, 2011

Texas executes man for murder of mentally-disabled woman

By Corrie MacLaggan

AUSTIN, Tex. (Reuters) - Texas on Tuesday executed the second of two men convicted of abducting a former co-worker with mental disabilities ...

Mon, February 14, 2011

Arizona anti-immigration activist convicted of murder

TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - A jury on Monday found the leader of an Arizona anti-illegal immigration group guilty of two counts of first degree murder ...

Thu, February 10, 2011

American on murder charges again held in Pakistan

By Mubashir Bokhari

LAHORE (Reuters) - A Pakistani court jailed an American, accused of murdering two Pakistani men during what he said was an attempted ...

Thu, February 10, 2011

Judge delays ruling on confession in New Jersey priest murder

By Bernd Debusmann Jr.

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (Reuters) - A New Jersey judge said on Thursday he will not make a decision for at least ...

Wed, February 09, 2011

Murder suspect's evidence hearing delayed

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) – A hearing to decide whether key evidence can be used in a Minocqua man’s murder trial has been delayed until ...

Wed, February 09, 2011

Missouri executes man for rape and murder of girl

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Missouri executed by lethal injection a 47-year-old man early on Wednesday for the 1991 murder, rape and kidnapping of an 11-year-old ...

Wed, February 09, 2011

Schmidt asks for evidence suppression in murder case

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) – A Minocqua man charged in his wife’s murder last summer wants a judge to throw out evidence police found when ...

Wed, February 09, 2011

Missouri executes man for rape and murder of girl

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Missouri executed by lethal injection on Wednesday a man convicted for the 1991 murder, rape and kidnapping of an 11-year-old St ...

Tue, February 08, 2011

Shawano County judge to hear attempted murder case against Laona man

CRANDON, Wis. (WSAU) – A judge from Shawano County will hear the case against a Laona man charged with stabbing a woman last month.

Forest ...

Mon, February 07, 2011

Youngstown shooting suspects will face murder charges

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Two suspects in the deadly shooting of 12 people at a fraternity house in Youngstown, Ohio will face murder charges at a ...

Mon, February 07, 2011

U.S. serial killer faces 49th murder charge

By Elaine Porterfield

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A U.S. man convicted in 2003 of being the "Green River Killer" faces a 49th murder charge, filed ...

Mon, February 07, 2011

"Green River" serial killer faces 49th murder charge

By Elaine Porterfield

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A man convicted in 2003 of being the "Green River killer" faces a 49th count of murder, filed on ...

Mon, February 07, 2011

Murder victim's family slams Panettiere film

In the new TV film, the Heroes star plays American college student Amanda Knox, who was sentenced to 26 years in prison for killing ...

Fri, February 04, 2011

Closing arguments near in decapitation murder case

By Neale Gulley

BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - Closing arguments are expected on Monday in the second-degree murder trial of Muzzammil "Mo" Hassan, accused of ...

Fri, February 04, 2011

Suspect bound over in mother's murder

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) - A Wausau man will stand trial for killing his mother last summer.

Lincoln County Judge Glenn Hartley found probable cause to ...

Tue, February 01, 2011

Portuguese model pleads innocent in journalist murder

By Basil Katz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Portuguese male model accused of beating to death and castrating a prominent Portuguese journalist pleaded not guilty ...

Tue, February 01, 2011

Mom jailed in cold case murder

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WSAU) – A Sheboygan County court commissioner set bond at $10,000 cash this morning for an elderly woman charged in the death ...

Mon, January 31, 2011

Sheboygan mother charged in 1957 murder

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WSAU) – A 74-year-old Sheboygan woman is under arrest for in the cold case murder of her infant daughter 54 years ago.

Police ...

Mon, January 31, 2011

3 Men Convicted in Monfils Murder to Have Early Release Hearings

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Three of the six men convicted of killing Green Bay paper mill worker Tom Monfils in 1992 will soon have ...

Sat, January 29, 2011

Three Mexican murder suspects turn themselves in

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Three Mexican men wanted for murdering a U.S. teenager turned themselves in at an Arizona border crossing point on Saturday, U ...

Thu, January 27, 2011

Murder victim's family wins wrongful death suit

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – The family of a Tomahawk woman murdered in 2008 has won $1.8 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit ...

Thu, January 27, 2011

Man Pleads No Contest to Murder, But Sanity in Question

LUCK, Wis. (WTAQ) - A northwest Wisconsin man has pleaded no contest to a brutal murder.

Now, a judge must decide if the killer was ...

Wed, January 26, 2011

Georgia executes man convicted of murder and rape

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia executed by lethal injection late on Tuesday a convicted rapist and murderer who abducted a preschool teacher after ...

Tue, January 25, 2011

Man pleads 'not guilty' in Adams County mother-murder

UNDATED (WSAU) The Adams County man charged with murdering his mother and hiding her corpse was arraigned yesterday. 59-year-old Larry Clark entered a 'not ...

Wed, January 19, 2011

Philadelphia abortion doctor charged with murder

By Jon Hurdle

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Prosecutors charged a Philadelphia abortion doctor with murder on Wednesday, claiming he killed viable babies by cutting their spinal ...

Wed, January 19, 2011

Corrected: Philadelphia abortion doctor charged with murder

(District Attorney's office corrects doctor name to Kermit)

By Jon Hurdle

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Prosecutors charged a Philadelphia abortion doctor with murder on Wednesday ...

Wed, January 19, 2011

Philadelphia abortion doctor charged with murder

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - An abortion doctor killed hundreds of babies by cutting their spinal cords with scissors after removing them from mothers late in their ...

Tue, January 18, 2011

Homeless Man Arrested in 11 Year Old Murder

Green Bay, Wis. (WHBL) - A man wanted for a 1998 murder in California turned himself in yesterday to police in Green Bay. Officials said ...

Tue, January 18, 2011

House Where Double Murder Took Place Last Year For Sale

LA CROSSE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A very nice house is up for sale in rural La Crosse County with one little concern – it was ...

Tue, January 18, 2011

Man Wanted in CA Murder Surrenders to Green Bay Police

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A man wanted for a 1998 murder in California turned himself in Monday to police in Green Bay.

Officials said ...

Mon, January 17, 2011

Murder trial delayed until April

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A jury trial that was supposed to begin next week for a Plover man charged in a trucker's murder ...

Fri, January 14, 2011

Teen Gets 22 Years Prison For Murder During Robbery Attempt

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee teen has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for killing a stranger during an attempted street robbery.

17-year-old ...

Fri, January 14, 2011

Wausau Restaurant Worker Convicted of Teen's Murder

WAUSAU, Wis. (WTAQ) - A restaurant worker in Wausau has been convicted of killing a high school student.

Jurors from La Crosse County deliberated for ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

Colorado police seek fugitive in 1983 murder

By Keith Coffman

BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) - A district judge has issued an arrest warrant for a fugitive long suspected of killing the boyfriend of ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

Attorneys give last pitch as Ponce-Rocha murder trial nears end

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Prosecutors asked jurors Thursday to return a guilty verdict against a Wausau man accused of killing a high school senior in ...

Thu, January 13, 2011

Juarez Testifies in Ponce-Rocha Murder Case

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - A former co-worker whom murder suspect Raul Ponce-Rocha said he ran into the day of Breanna Schneller's homicide testified Thursday ...

Wed, January 12, 2011

Cirque performer arraigned in Vegas dancer's murder

By Timothy Pratt

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A Cirque du Soleil performer charged with murdering and dismembering a Las Vegas burlesque dancer was arraigned in ...

Mon, January 10, 2011

No bail for Alabama woman accused of child murder

MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - An Alabama court on Monday denied bail to a woman accused of torturing and murdering her stepchildren.

Bail for Heather Leavell-Keaton ...

Mon, January 10, 2011

Former Missouri pastor pleads not guilty to murder

INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (Reuters) - A former Missouri minister pleaded not guilty on Monday to murdering an ex-parishioner, whom he had eulogized at a memorial service ...

Mon, January 10, 2011

FBI experts: Murder victim's hair found on accused killer's clothes

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - Two FBI analysts testified Monday that a hair found on the waistband of the sweatshirt accused killer Raul Ponce-Rocha wore the ...

Mon, January 10, 2011

DNA takes center stage at Ponce-Rocha murder trial

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Two state crime lab analysts and two FBI experts will testify today in the Raul Ponce-Rocha murder trial.

The testimony will ...

Sun, January 09, 2011

Arizona shooting suspect charged with murder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Sunday charged Jared Lee Loughner, the man suspected of killing six people and wounding a congresswoman in Arizona ...

Sat, January 08, 2011

Murder trial jurors secluded from outside world

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - Jurors in the Raul Ponce-Rocha murder trial will be watching movies this weekend, but the 1992 courtroom comedy "My Cousin Vinny ...

Fri, January 07, 2011

Amanda Knox murder trial dramatized for TV

By Jill Serjeant

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The sensational story of American student Amanda Knox -- serving a 26-year prison term in Italy for murder -- comes ...

Thu, January 06, 2011

Murder victim died in "savage assault"

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - Breanna Schneller's killer stabbed her more two dozen times to her neck, back, chest and wrist, a forensic pathologist testified ...

Wed, January 05, 2011

Opening arguments in murder trial

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Opening statements begin this morning in the trial of a Wausau man charged with killing a high school senior in May ...

Tue, January 04, 2011

Jury picked in Ponce-Rocha murder trial

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WSAU) – A jury of eight men and five women has been picked to hear the murder trial that starts Wednesday for ...

Mon, January 03, 2011

Dog hair evidence OK at murder trial

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – Jurors will decide whether dog hairs found on a murder victim in 2003 help identify the Plover man accused in ...

Wed, December 29, 2010

Man Gets $25K for Spending 23 Years in Prison For Murder He Didn't Commit

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee man will get at least $25,000 from the state, after he spent 23 years in prison for a ...

Wed, December 29, 2010

Mueller Gets Life in Prison For Redmer Murder

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Brookfield man who strangled and burned his girlfriend, and dumped her ashes in Lake Winnebago, will spend the ...

Mon, December 20, 2010

Murder suspect fires attorneys, hearing delayed

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau man charged with his mother's murder in rural Lincoln County this summer has fired his two attorneys.

Chase ...

Sat, December 18, 2010

New evidence allowed in Italy trial for Briton's murder

By Maurizio Troccoli

PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian court has allowed new evidence in the trial for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher ...

Tue, December 14, 2010

Possible lead in Zimmerman murder

UNDATED (WSAU) There may be a new lead in the unsolved murder of a U-W student from Marshfield. The LaCrosse Tribune is reporting that ...

Mon, December 13, 2010

Judge refuses to toss Haydon murder trial

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) - A Portage County judge refused to throw out a homicide charge Monday against a Plover man accused of killing a ...

Mon, December 13, 2010

Police believe Chasen murder was botched burglary

At a press conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday (08Dec10), Sergeant Michael Publicker of the Beverly Hills Police Department told reporters officials investigating the ...

Thu, December 09, 2010

Du Pont heir convicted of murder dies in U.S. prison

NEW YORK (Reuters) - John du Pont, a wealthy heir to his family's chemicals fortune, died on Thursday in a Pennsylvania prison where he ...

Wed, December 08, 2010

New York fans recall Lennon 30 years after murder

By Barbara Goldberg

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crowds gathered around the "Imagine" mosaic in Central Park on the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death ...

Mon, December 06, 2010

Man charged in Missouri triple murder

KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - A Missouri man was arraigned on Monday on charges of murdering three people found dead inside a rural home.

Morris A ...

Mon, December 06, 2010

Chasen man 'bragged of murder'

The unidentified man, who was described as a ""person of interest"" in the case, shot himself dead as cops approached him in the lobby ...

Tue, November 30, 2010

Son charged in mother's murder

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau man has been charged with killing his mother this summer in an apparent effort to collect on her life ...

Fri, November 26, 2010

Brea charged with murder after mum's stabbing

Brea, who has appeared in Ugly Betty and Step Up 3D, was arrested on Tuesday (23Nov10) on charges of murder and criminal possession of ...

Thu, November 25, 2010

Experts say publicist's murder is "solvable"

By Daniel Miller

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - As the inquiry into the killing of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen enters its second week, prominent criminal ...

Wed, November 24, 2010

Appeal trial for Briton sex murder starts in Italy

PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - Friends and relatives of former U.S. student Amanda Knox, jailed in Italy for the murder of her British flatmate, said ...

Sat, November 20, 2010

Army court stays murder prosecution of soldier

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - A military appeals court has ordered Army prosecutors to halt proceedings against one of five U.S. soldiers ...

Thu, November 18, 2010

U.S. Army court asked to unseal photos in murder case

By Laura L. Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Lawyers for one of five U.S. soldiers accused of murdering unarmed Afghan civilians for sport petitioned a ...

Thu, November 18, 2010

Theory emerges about Hollywood publicist's murder

By Daniel Miller

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) Police investigating the killing of Ronni Chasen have assembled a working theory of what happened to the ...

Wed, November 17, 2010

U.S. TV producer ordered held in Mexico murder case

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday ordered a Hollywood TV producer held in jail pending a hearing over whether to grant him bail ...

Tue, November 16, 2010

U.S. soldier charged in Afghan murder declares innocence

By Laura L. Myers

TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - The youngest of five U.S. soldiers accused of murdering unarmed Afghan civilians stood up in military ...

Tue, November 16, 2010

Guilty verdict in cold-case murder

UNDATED (WSAU) A Randolph man has been found guilty of killing a young mother over 30 years ago. A jury picked in Jefferson County ...

Tue, November 09, 2010

Kenosha Teen Gets 20 Years Prison for Xbox Murder

KENOSHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 16-year-old Kenosha boy has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the killing of a neighbor.

Kawanis Trotter must ...

Mon, November 08, 2010

Guantanamo suspect guilty of mass murder: prosecutor

By Basil Katz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first suspect transferred from the Guantanamo military prison to face U.S. civilian trial was described on ...

Wed, November 03, 2010

Hong Kong "milkshake murder" decision expected late November

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong judge said on Wednesday he hoped to rule by the end of the month on an American woman ...

Mon, November 01, 2010

Jefferson Man Convicted In Murder Of Off Duty Cop, Boyfriend

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Jefferson man has been found guilty of lesser charges in the murders of an off-duty Oconomowoc police officer and ...

Sat, October 30, 2010

Prosecutor Moves Ahead With Vollbrecht Murder Case

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - There was no plea, so the Chippewa County prosecutor says he is moving forward with the first-degree intentional homicide case ...

Thu, October 28, 2010

Eklund Found Not Mentally Competent For Murder Trial

CHILTON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Fox Valley man arrested almost two years ago for the killing of his mother will be committed to a mental ...

Mon, October 25, 2010

Sentencing today for killer in 2008 murder

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau man who stabbed his friend to death in 2008 will be sentenced today.

Prosecutors will recommend that C.J ...

Fri, October 22, 2010

Playboy model arrested for 'attempted murder'

Angela Dorian, who was the magazine's Playmate of the Year in 1968, was arrested and put behind bars after allegedly firing a handgun ...

Fri, October 22, 2010

Former Playboy Playmate Dorian pleads not guilty to murder charge

The Sixties' pin-up, who became the magazine's Playmate of the Year in 1968, was arrested after allegedly firing a handgun at her partner ...

Tue, October 19, 2010

Father guilty in twins murder

BARABOO, Wis (WRN) After hearing nine days of testimony and a day of closing arguments by the prosecution and defense, jurors in Sauk County ...

Mon, October 18, 2010

UPDATE: Bond Set at $250K for Sex Offender Accused of Murder

RACINE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Bond was set Monday at a quarter-million dollars for a sex offender in Racine accused of killing a teacher and volunteer ...

Mon, October 18, 2010

Family of Conviction murder victim want meeting with Swank

Members of Katharina Brow's family are upset about the film, which chronicles Kenneth Waters' battle for justice after he was convicted of her ...

Fri, October 15, 2010

Kids of mentally ill parents at higher murder risk

By Lynne Peeples

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children of severely mentally ill parents are nearly nine times more likely to be victims of homicide ...

Fri, October 15, 2010

Mueller Convicted in 2009 Murder

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Fond du Lac County man is headed to prison, possibly for life, for killing his girlfriend and then ...

Wed, September 29, 2010

U.S. judge grants bond to man in Afghan murder case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge agreed on Wednesday to release on bond one of two former contractors from the private security firm previously ...

Mon, September 27, 2010

Husband, wife dead in Pulaski murder-suicide

PULASKI, Wis. (WSAU) – A Pulaski man stabbed his wife to death before fatally shooting himself last night, police said.

Nyia Sengkhamme and her husband ...

Mon, September 27, 2010

Friends, Relatives Shocked UW-Stout Student Accused of Murder

MENOMONIE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Friends and relatives of a former Alaska hockey player say they’re shocked that he’s accused of a murder in ...

Sun, September 26, 2010

U.S. soldier faces murder charges from Afghan war

By Laura Myers

SEATTLE (Reuters) - The first of 12 U.S. soldiers charged with crimes in Afghanistan that range from killing civilians to keeping ...

Wed, September 22, 2010

Murder suspect caught in Green Bay

GREEN BAY, Wis (WSAU) Four schools in Green Bay were locked down for about 45 minutes yesterday, while police tracked down a murder suspect ...

Tue, September 21, 2010

Man Gets Plea Deal For Role in Milwaukee Native's Murder

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 19-year-old man will be sentenced November 15th in the U.S. Virgin Islands, for his role in the murder of ...

Tue, September 21, 2010

Milwaukee Man Charged With North Side Murder

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - An 18-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged with felony murder in connection with a shooting death in a north side neighborhood ...

Mon, September 20, 2010

Malil convicted of attempted murder

The actor told the court during his three-week trial that he never intended to hurt his ex-girlfriend Kendra Beebe, who was stabbed more than ...

Sat, September 18, 2010

Sheboygan Co. Sheriffs Re-Open '05 Probe For Tavern Murder

SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Sheboygan County sheriff’s deputies have re-opened an investigation into a 2005 incident involving a man who allegedly killed another ...

Sat, September 18, 2010

Beloit Cops Arrest 2 After Stand-Off, Didn't Get Murder Suspect

BELOIT, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police in Beloit failed to nab a murder suspect at a house Thursday night – but they did arrest two others who ...

Wed, September 15, 2010

Man to Stand Trial For Murder of Ex's New Lover

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Chippewa County man is scheduled to enter pleas a week from Wednesday in the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s ...

Mon, September 13, 2010

DOJ Holds 3rd Annual Murder Victims Memorial Day

WATERTOWN, Wis. (WTAQ) - The state Justice Department will hold its third annual memorial day for murder victims next week.

It’s part of a ...

Sat, September 11, 2010

Ex-Cleaning Worker Sentenced to Life Prison Term For Murder

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - They were fighting over money Maurice Jones thought his boss owed him.

Jones has been sentenced to life in prison for ...

Thu, September 09, 2010

U.S. troops charged with murder of Afghan civilians

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve U.S. soldiers have been charged with gruesome crimes in Afghanistan ranging from murdering civilians to keeping body parts as war ...

Fri, September 03, 2010

Jefferson Co. Jury to Hear Possible 30-Year-Old Murder

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A jury from Jefferson County would hear the possible trial of a man accused of killing an 18-year-old woman in ...

Wed, September 01, 2010

Schmidt bound over for trial in wife's murder

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) - An Oneida County judge has found probable cause to continue the case of a Mincoqua man charged with killing his wife ...

Wed, September 01, 2010

UPDATE: Police Investigate Murder in Sheboygan Co.

SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. (WTAQ) - One man is dead after authorities in Sheboygan County say he was murdered in the Town of Sheboygan Falls.

Officials ...

Mon, August 30, 2010

Milwaukee Murder Victim ID'ed

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A weekend murder victim in Milwaukee was identified Monday as 35-year-old Juan Casarez.

Police said he was shot to death about ...

Mon, August 23, 2010

$500K Bail Set for Man Charged in Wife's Murder

ONEIDA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Minocqua man charged in the murder of his wife has his bail set at a half-million dollars. 

40-year-old William ...

Mon, August 23, 2010

Alderman Questions if Murder-Suicide Could've Been Prevented

SUPERIOR, Wis. (WTAQ) - An alderman in Superior says people are wondering if last week’s double-murder-suicide by an Iraq veteran could have been prevented ...

Mon, August 23, 2010

Man charged in wife's murder appears in court

MINOCQUA, Wis. (WSAU) – A Minocqua man will make his initial court appearance this afternoon on charges he killed his wife at their home in ...

Sat, August 21, 2010

Minocqua Man Charged With Wife's Murder

MINOCQUA, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Minocqua man is accused of killing his wife.

William Schmidt is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for causing his wife ...

Fri, August 20, 2010

Superior Cops to Probe Military Records in Murder-Suicide

SUPERIOR, Wis. (WTAQ) - Superior Police say they’ll subpoena military records to see if there are any clues as to why an Iraq war ...

Thu, August 19, 2010

Murder-suicide in Superior

SUPERIOR, Wis (WSAU) Police in Superior plan to say more today about an apparent murder-suicide that killed three people. Officers were called to the ...

Thu, August 19, 2010

Superior Police to Reveal More About Apparent Murder-Suicide

SUPERIOR, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police in Superior plan to say more Thursday about an apparent murder-suicide that killed three people.

Officers were called to the ...

Mon, August 16, 2010

Autopsy conducted on man accused of Craigslist murder

BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities conducted an autopsy on Monday on a man found dead in his Boston prison cell more than a year ...

Fri, August 06, 2010

"Dateline NBC" to Focus on Racine Co. Man's Murder

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (WTAQ) - “Dateline NBC” will devote a full hour Friday night to the 2002 murder of Racine County native Chris Jenkins.

He was ...

Sat, July 31, 2010

Man Charged With Parents' Murder For Cash

WEST SALEM, Wis. (WTAQ) - Prosecutors have filed murder charges against a man from West Salem who's accused of killing his parents in May ...

Mon, July 26, 2010

Man Charged in Washington Robbery Connected to a Murder in Racine

RACINE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A man charged in a deadly robbery of an armored car in Tacoma Washington might be connected to the murder of ...

Sun, July 25, 2010

Senior Khmer Rouge cadre jailed for mass murder, torture

By Martin Petty and Prak Chan Thul

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The first Khmer Rouge commander to face a U.N.-backed tribunal was sentenced ...

Fri, July 23, 2010

Michigan woman charged with murder in Facebook feud

DETROIT (Reuters) - A Pontiac, Michigan, woman was charged with murder on Friday after chasing down and ramming another car in a fight over a ...

Thu, July 08, 2010

Manhunt for Accused UP Murder Suspect Continues

BESSEMER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WTAQ) - A search continued Thursday in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for a man who allegedly shot 2 tavern customers to death ...

Thu, July 08, 2010

Man to Stand Trial in Murder of Fitchburg Teen

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - An 18-year-old man has been ordered to stand trial for the murder of a 16-year-old from Fitchburg, just south of Madison ...

Wed, July 07, 2010

Appeals Court: New Trial for Milwaukee Man Convicted of Murder

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A state appeals court ordered a new trial Wednesday for a Milwaukee man convicted of killing another man in broad daylight ...

Wed, July 07, 2010

Authorities Narrowing List of Suspects in Elderly Couple Murder

LA CROSSE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - La Crosse County authorities say they’ve narrowed their list of possible suspects in the murders of an elderly ...

Fri, July 02, 2010

Deliberations open in transit cop's LA murder trial

By Steve Gorman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Jurors began deliberations on Friday in the racially charged trial of a white transit police officer charged with ...

Tue, June 29, 2010

Appeal in Teresa Halbach murder

MANITOWOC COUNTY, Wis. (WSAU) - Public defenders have filed an appeal in a high-profile murder case in Manitowoc County.

Steven Avery was convicted in the ...

Mon, June 28, 2010

Appeal Filed in Teresa Halbach Murder

MANITOWOC COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Public defenders have filed an appeal in a high-profile murder case in Manitowoc County. 

Steven Avery was convicted in the ...

Wed, June 23, 2010

"Two Escobars" a timely mix of soccer, murder

By Sheri Linden

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It's no news flash that sports is big business. Even someone paying only glancing attention to ...

Fri, June 18, 2010

Man Charged in Brutal Murder Wants to Have Outside Jury

SAWYER COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A man accused in the brutal killing of an elderly woman in northwest Wisconsin will ask a judge Friday afternoon ...

Wed, June 16, 2010

Madison Teen Arrested in Murder of Fitchburg Teen

FITCHBURG, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 17-year-old Madison boy was arrested overnight for the killing of a 16-year-old boy in Fitchburg.

According to police, the suspect ...

Mon, June 14, 2010

Murder rates affect IQ tests scores: study

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A murder in the neighborhood can significantly knock down a child's score on an ...

Fri, June 11, 2010

IL Woman Surrenders in Tomah Man's Murder

TOMAH, Wis. (WTAQ) - An Illinois woman wanted for the murder of a tavern owner in Tomah has turned herself in.

Authorities said today that ...

Wed, June 09, 2010

$1M Bond for Janesville Biker Accused of Murder

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A $1 million bond has been set for a Janesville motorcyclist accused of killing a Jeep passenger in an apparent act ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

Beloit Man Gets Plea Deal in Girlfriend's Murder

BELOIT, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Beloit man will be sentenced September 10th, after reaching a plea deal in the murder of his girlfriend.

21-year-old Jeremy ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

Report: Joran van der Sloot Confesses to Murder

LIMA (WTAQ) - Joran van der Sloot has reportedly confessed to the murder of 21-year-old Stephany Tatiana Flores Ramirez. 

The Peruvian newspaper "La Republica" reports ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

Man Arrested in Murder at Janesville Intersection

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Janesville man has arrested for the murder of a Jeep passenger after a late night argument at an intersection.

Police ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

Inmate suicide on eve of murder trial

EAU CLAIRE, Wis (WSAU) Investigators now say an Eau Claire man who was about to go on trial for the murder of his girlfriend ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

Milwaukee Police Investigate Possible Gang-Related Murder

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee Police are trying to determine whether an apparent gang member was shot and killed by a rival group.

The victim ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

Green Bay Murder Suspect Still Sought, Lexus SUV Ruled Out

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Green Bay police continue the manhunt for Mao Xiong. He's the 26-year-old wanted in connection to the fatal stabbing ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

Janesville Murder Victim ID'ed, Search Continues For Suspects

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A man shot and killed in a dispute at an intersection in Janesville was identified Sunday as 30-year-old Samuel Aegerter.

Police ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

Murder trial cancelled

EAU CLAIRE, Wis (WSAU) The trial of a man accused of killing his girlfriend and dumping her body in Adams County has been called ...

Sun, June 06, 2010

Janesville Cops: Murder Suspects Were Riding Motorcycles

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Janesville police report the murder suspects they're looking for were riding motorcycles. Police say the dead man had exchanged words ...

Fri, June 04, 2010

Manhunt for 2nd Green Bay Murder Suspect

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The manhunt is underway for a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a Green Bay man. A temporary warrant is ...

Fri, June 04, 2010

Police: Man Found Dead in River Murder Victim

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee Police say a man found dead in the Kinnickinnic River was murdered.

The body of 48-year-old Todd Kyrola was found ...

Fri, June 04, 2010

Chile begins to expel Dutch murder suspect to Peru

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile on Friday was expelling to Peru a Dutch man who is the prime suspect in the murder of a young woman ...

Wed, June 02, 2010

Joran van der Sloot Suspected in Peru Murder

LIMA (WTAQ) - The man suspected in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway years ago has now been implicated in the death of a young woman ...

Sat, May 29, 2010

Milwaukee Cops Searching for Double-Murder Suspect

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee police say they are looking for double-murder suspect Robert Tatum. He is accused of killing his former roommates in a ...

Fri, May 28, 2010

Last suspect in Stevens Point Murder For Hire sentenced

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) - A Portage County judge sentenced the last of three suspects to 10 years in prison Friday for a murder-for-hire scheme ...

Fri, May 28, 2010

Final murder-for-hire suspect set to learn fate

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A Rosholt woman who plotted to kill her husband so she could continue an extramarital affair will be sentenced today ...

Thu, May 27, 2010

Authorities Won't Say Much About Murder of Elderly Couple

LA CROSSE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - With an apparent killer still on the loose, authorities continue to say very little about the slayings of an ...

Thu, May 27, 2010

ND Man to Return to WI to Face Murder Charges

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A North Dakota man who’s accused of killing another man in Chippewa County is about to return to Wisconsin ...

Wed, May 26, 2010

Authorities Investigate Murder of Elderly Couple in La Crosse Co.

LA CROSSE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - La Crosse County authorities say they’re checking out leads in the murders of an elderly couple – but they ...

Tue, May 25, 2010

Milwaukee Co. Prosecutors to Review 2,100 Murder Convictions for DNA

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee County prosecutors will review 2,100 murder convictions over the last 18 years, to see if new DNA tests could ...

Mon, May 24, 2010

Milwaukee Cops Looking for Weekend Double Murder Suspects

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee Police are still looking for suspects in the weekend murders of 2 men. A 21-year-old and a 30-year-old were shot ...

Thu, May 20, 2010

3 Teens to Stand Trial in Gang-Related Murder

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - 3 Madison area teens have been ordered to stand trial in a gang-related murder. 19-year-old Karen Giron-Cruz, 16-year-old Victor Velasquez, and ...

Thu, May 20, 2010

Milwaukee Man Charged in Murder over Prostitutes

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee man has been charged with killing another man in a dispute over prostitutes. 35-year-old Sean Patrick is charged with ...

Tue, May 18, 2010

Judge: Sweetheart Murder Trial Stays in Jefferson Co.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A judge says no to moving the trial of a man accused of killing 2 high school sweethearts in Jefferson ...

Mon, May 17, 2010

Philadelphia murder trial held 41 years after shooting

By Jon Hurdle

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia man should be convicted of murder because the police officer he shot in 1966 died from his ...

Thu, May 13, 2010

New Suspect ID'ed in Milwaukee Murder

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A new suspect in a 26-year-old murder in Milwaukee has been identified as Moses Price Jr. The Wisconsin Innocence Project says ...

Tue, May 11, 2010

Milwaukee Cops say Retirement Home Deaths are Murder-Suicide

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee Police say the deaths of 2 people at a retirement home are a murder-suicide. It happened Monday at Alexian Village ...

Fri, May 07, 2010

Murder trial delayed

UNDATED (WSAU) The trial of a 76-year-old man accused of killing two teenage lovers in Jefferson County 30 years ago has been delayed for ...

Fri, May 07, 2010

Sweetheart Murder Trial Delayed for 3rd Time

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The trial of a 76-year-old man accused of killing 2 teenage lovers in Jefferson County 30 years ago has been ...

Thu, May 06, 2010

5th Person Charged in Madison Gang-Related Murder

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 5th person has been charged in the gang-related killing of a 19-year-old Madison man. A 15-year-old boy became the latest ...

Wed, May 05, 2010

Edwards DNA Sent to Ohio for Cold Case Murder Probe

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A man awaiting trial for the 30-year-old murders of 2 high school sweethearts in Jefferson County is also being investigated ...

Tue, May 04, 2010

Taylor County man held for attempted murder

MEDFORD, Wis. (WSAU) - A Taylor County man has been held on a 200-thousand dollar bond, and deputies are looking for another man in connection ...

Tue, May 04, 2010

Judge to Decide on Delaying Sweetheart Murder Trial

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Jefferson County judge is expected to decide on Thursday whether a man accused of killing 2 high school sweethearts ...

Mon, May 03, 2010

Madison Man Could Soon Face 5th Murder Charge

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTAQ) - A Madison man who allegedly killed 4 relatives in a shooting spree in Chicago could soon face a 5th murder charge ...

Thu, April 29, 2010

Freed Murder Suspect asks State Claims Board for $25K

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A freed murder suspect in Milwaukee has asked the State Claims Board for $25,000. Chaunte Ott says it would help ...

Tue, April 27, 2010

Koepp Gets Life Prison Term for Triple Murder

ROCK COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A convicted sex offender will spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing his neighbor and her 2 ...

Mon, April 26, 2010

Antigo Man Convicted in Upper Michigan Drug-Related Murder

MENOMINEE, Mich. (WTAQ) - A 31-year-old Antigo man could spend the rest of his life in prison, after he was convicted in the drug-related slaying ...

Mon, April 26, 2010

Antigo man guilty in UP murder

MENOMINEE, MI (WSAU) An Antigo man was convicted of taking part in the murder of a Michigan man on Friday. He's the third ...

Mon, April 19, 2010

Man Arrested For South Milwaukee Murder

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A suburban Milwaukee man is under arrest for a murder Sunday night. A 28-year-old man was taken into custody, after police ...

Fri, April 16, 2010

Madison Man Due in Court on Murder Charges

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTAQ) - A Madison man is due in court Friday in Chicago, where he was charged Thursday with killing his pregnant wife, their ...

Thu, April 15, 2010

Stevens Point Woman Gets Plea Deal in Husband Murder Plot

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WTAQ) - A woman has been convicted of plotting to kill her husband in Stevens Point. Carla Glodowski is scheduled to be ...

Thu, April 15, 2010

'No Contest' plea in murder-for-hire case

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) A woman involved in a murder-for-hire case in Stevens Point entered a no-contest plea yesterday, Carla Gladowski could get 25-years ...

Tue, April 13, 2010

Brazil rancher convicted in U.S. nun's murder

By Peter Murphy

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A court in Brazil has sentenced a rancher to 30 years in prison for ordering the murder in ...

Tue, April 13, 2010

Demjanjuk rejects Nazi camp murder accusations

MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - Accused Nazi camp guard John Demjanjuk responded to charges in a German courtroom for the first time Tuesday, attacking the justice ...

Fri, April 09, 2010

Ellis Has Murder Trial Pushed Back to October

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee man accused of killing 7 female prostitutes over a 21 year period is having his trial moved back. Circuit ...

Fri, April 09, 2010

Ellis Expected To Get Murder Trial Delayed

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee man charged with killing 7 female prostitutes is expected to have his trial delayed Friday. 49-year-old Walter Ellis is ...

Tue, April 06, 2010

Milwaukee Cops ID Easter Murder Victims

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee Police identified 2 Easter Sunday murder victims Tuesday. 29-year-old Alvin Bradberry was shot to death about 1 a.m. Sunday ...

Sun, April 04, 2010

South Africa urges calm after Terre'blanche murder

By John Mkhize

VENTERSDORP, South Africa (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma called for calm on Sunday after the killing of white far-right leader ...

Fri, April 02, 2010

Zimmermann murder unsolved two years later

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – A Marshfield native's murder remains unsolved two years after it happened.

Brittany Zimmermann was killed in her off-campus Madison apartment ...

Fri, April 02, 2010

Haydon gets new attorney, trial date in Zemke murder

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – An accused killer from Plover has a new attorney and a new trial date.

Attorney Jeffrey Jazgar of Green Bay ...

Thu, April 01, 2010

Arizona murder prompts calls to tighten security

By Tim Gaynor

DOUGLAS, Arizona (Reuters) - The murder of a prominent Arizona rancher near the Mexican border is spurring charges that Washington is doing ...

Thu, April 01, 2010

Second Anniversary of Zimmerman Murder Friday

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Friday is the second anniversary of the murder of former UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann in her off-campus apartment and Madison Police ...

Wed, March 31, 2010

Milwaukee Cops Still Searching For Murder Suspect

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Milwaukee Police are still looking for the person who killed a man outside a tavern last weekend. The victim has been ...

Sun, March 28, 2010

Racine Cops: Deaths May Be Murder-Suicide

RACINE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Racine investigators say they may be dealing with a case of murder-suicide. The bodies of a man and a woman were ...

Mon, March 22, 2010

Milwaukee Doc Defends Himself In Ex-Wife's Murder Trial

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee doctor does not have a lawyer as he goes on trial Monday for the slaying of his ex-wife. Circuit ...

Tue, March 16, 2010

Meyer pleads no contest to felony murder charges

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Stratford man accused of beating his girlfriend to death last year has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.

Eric Meyer ...

Tue, March 16, 2010

Stratford murder suspect reaches plea deal

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Stratford man accused of beating his girlfriend to death last year will enter a plea to a felony murder charge ...

Sun, March 14, 2010

Irish police release cartoonist murder plot suspect

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish police have released a woman arrested along with six other people last week over an alleged plot to murder a Swedish ...

Fri, March 12, 2010

Phil Spector's lawyers file appeal in murder case

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for music producer Phil Spector have appealed his conviction for killing a Hollywood actress, claiming the trial judge made several ...

Fri, March 12, 2010

Lincoln Co. Judge Denies Convicted Murder's New Plea

LINCOLN COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A judge in Lincoln County has said no to letting a convicted murderer enter a new plea. 19-year-old Derek Domke ...

Fri, March 12, 2010

3rd Person Charged In Milwaukee Home Invasion Murder

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A third person has been charged in a burglary and home invasion that led to the murder of a Milwaukee man ...

Thu, March 11, 2010

Rosenthal Charged in Girlfriend's Murder

CALUMET COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Chilton man accused of hiding his girlfriend's corpse last January has now been charged in her murder. Authorities ...

Tue, March 09, 2010

Firefghter's murder trial continues

UNDATED (WSAU) The defense will continue to make its case today in the murder trial of former Appleton fire-fighter Scott Schmidt. He’s accused ...

Mon, March 08, 2010

Madison Murder May Be Drug Related

MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Madison Police say an overnight murder may have been drug-related. A 27-year-old man was shot about 2:30 a.m. Monday ...

Fri, March 05, 2010

Murder-for-hire mastermind sentenced to 14 years

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – The mastermind behind a Stevens Point murder-for-hire scheme was sentenced Friday to 14 years in prison.

Portage County Judge Thomas ...

Fri, March 05, 2010

Murder-for-hire accomplice to be sentenced today

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – Prosecutors will push for the maximum penalty when a Stevens Point man is sentenced today for his role in a ...

Tue, March 02, 2010

Milwaukee Man Gets Life In Prison For Grand Chute Murder

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a Minnesota man who was celebrating his 23rd ...

Tue, March 02, 2010

Chippewa Falls Man To Be Charged In Teen's Murder

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WTAQ) - A 30-year-old Chippewa Falls man is due in court Tuesday afternoon for the murder of a teen from Eau Claire ...

Tue, March 02, 2010

2 Arrests Made In North Side Milwaukee Murder

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Two people have been arrested in the weekend murder of a Milwaukee man. 59-year-old Thomas Viljevac was shot to death in ...

Tue, March 02, 2010

Arrests made in Milwaukee quadruple-murder

MILWAUKEE (WSAU) Five people have been arrested in the murders of four in Milwaukee last Friday. But Police Chief Ed Flynn says officers are ...

Tue, March 02, 2010

Chippewa Falls man charged with murder

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis (WRN) A Chippewa Falls man will be charged with the murder of an Eau Claire teen.

Chippewa Falls Interim Police Chief ...

Sun, February 28, 2010

Hamas man was drugged before murder: Dubai police

DUBAI (Reuters) - The killers of a Hamas commander drugged him before suffocating him, Dubai police said Sunday.

Hamas military commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was killed ...

Sat, February 27, 2010

UPDATE: Person of Interest In Triple Murder Found Dead, Baby OK

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A person of interest in the deaths of a mom and two of her kids has been found dead. Milwaukee police ...

Fri, February 19, 2010

Milwaukee Man Charged In Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend, Her Lover

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee man has been charged with killing his ex-girlfriend and her lover. 28-year-old Jonas Agnew is being held under an ...

Tue, February 16, 2010

Milwaukee Police Nab Double Murder Suspect

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A man and a woman were shot to death overnight in Milwaukee – and police arrested a suspect a short distance away ...

Thu, February 11, 2010

Murder suspect needs court interpreters, judge says

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Marathon County judge has ordered court officials to find at least two certified interpreters to translate for a Spanish-speaking murder ...

Thu, February 11, 2010

Man Claims Insanity In Murder Of Stepson

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A suburban Milwaukee man now claims he was insane when he allegedly killed his stepson. 37-year-old Charles Avey Sr. of ...

Thu, February 11, 2010

Judge takes up interpreter issue in Wausau murder trial

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - A Marathon County judge will decide this morning how many interpreters a Wausau murder suspect needs at his trial this summer ...

Wed, February 10, 2010

Milwaukee Man Charged In Parents Murder

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee man was charged Wednesday morning in the murders of his parents. Prosecutors said 34-year-old Corey Kucharski shot his father ...

Fri, February 05, 2010

Altoona Man Pleads Not Guilty In Girlfriend's Murder

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WTAQ) - An Eau Claire County man accused of beating and strangling his girlfriend has pleaded not guilty to his homicide charge ...

Wed, February 03, 2010

Tosa Man Charged With Murder Claims He Was Threatened

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A suburban Milwaukee man charged with killing his ex-girlfriend claims she threatened him with a knife first. According to new court ...

Wed, February 03, 2010

Jury Convicts James Koepp Of Triple Murder

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A jury in Janesville deliberated for only 90 minutes Tuesday before convicting a sex offender of killing a neighbor and her ...

Mon, February 01, 2010

$500K Bond Set For Tosa Man In Woman's Murder

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A half-million dollar bond was set Sunday for Benjamin Germano. He's the Wauwatosa man accused of strangling his ex-girlfriend, driving ...

Fri, January 29, 2010

Jury Watches Questioning Of Triple Murder Suspect Koepp

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A jury in Janesville watched a videotape Friday of triple-murder suspect James Koepp, as he was questioned by police 4 days ...

Thu, January 28, 2010

Forensic Scientist Testifies Janesville Murder Scene "Looked Staged"

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A state forensic scientist said a murder scene in Janesville looked like it was staged. Defendant James Koepp claims that somebody ...

Mon, January 25, 2010

Report: Milwaukee Man Drove With Murder Ex In Car For 4 Days

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities said a man wanted for killing his ex-girlfriend near Milwaukee rode around with her body in his car for 4 ...

Tue, January 19, 2010

Murder Suspect Escapee In Court Tuesday

WAUKESHA, Wis. (WTAQ) - A murder suspect who was recaptured after escaping last week is scheduled to appear in Waukesha County Circuit Court Tuesday. 26-year-old ...

Fri, January 15, 2010

More Comes To Light Regarding WI Murder Suspect

VAN BUREN, Ark. (WTAQ) - We’re learning more Friday about Waukesha County murder suspect Justin Welch – and what he did after he escaped from ...

Thu, January 14, 2010

Escaped WI Murder Suspect Caught In Oklahoma

SALLISAW, Okla. (WTAQ) - A suspect in a Wisconsin murder that escaped from a transport van in Arkansas has been recaptured. 26-year-old Justin Welch was ...

Thu, January 14, 2010

Manhunt Continues For Escaped WI Murder Suspect

VAN BUREN, Ark. (Midwest Communications) - A manhunt continues for a Wisconsin murder suspect who escaped from custody in Arkansas while being transported to Waukesha ...

Wed, January 13, 2010

Grafton Man To Find Out If He'll Face Trial For Stepson's Murder

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Grafton man will find out Wednesday if he’ll be ordered to stand trial for killing his stepson to ...

Tue, January 12, 2010

Chicago police dust off murder linked to Al Capone

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Police will reopen the unsolved 1939 murder of the Chicago lawyer who put the finger on gangster Al Capone for tax evasion ...

Tue, January 12, 2010

Iran blames U.S. "agents" for scientist's murder

By Fredrik Dahl

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A remote-controlled bomb killed a Tehran University scientist on Tuesday, official media reported, in an attack Iran blamed on ...

Fri, January 08, 2010

Murder-for-hire suspect strikes plea deal

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A Stevens Point man has pled no contest to reduced charges for his role in a murder-for-hire scheme in November ...

Fri, January 08, 2010

Boyfriend charged in Altoona woman's murder

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WSAU) – A live-in boyfriend has been charged with the murder of an Altoona woman.

Forty-four-year-old Gregory Gubernot was arrested today in ...

Fri, January 08, 2010

Altoona Man Arrested, Charged With Murder of Girlfriend

FOREST COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A live-in boyfriend has been charged with the murder of an Eau Claire County woman. 44-year-old Gregory Gubernot was arrested ...

Thu, January 07, 2010

Former Bush lawyer charged with attempted murder

BOSTON (Reuters) - A former top attorney for President George W. Bush was charged in Connecticut on Thursday with attempted murder after he allegedly attacked ...

Thu, January 07, 2010

Kolbe & Kolbe truck driver murder trial delayed

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) The trial in the Kolbe & Kolbe truck driver murder case is being delayed again. It was scheduled to start next ...

Mon, January 04, 2010

Philippine massacre suspect pleads not guilty to murder

MANILA (Reuters) - The mayor of a small Philippine town, the main suspect in the November massacre of 57 people in the country's troubled ...

Sat, January 02, 2010

Eau Claire Murder Investigation Continues

Eau Claire, Wi (WSAU) Authorities said an Eau Claire County woman missing for over three days was murdered. Officer Scott Kelley said 43 year ...

Wed, December 30, 2009

Names released in Taylor County murder-suicide

MEDFORD, Wis. (WSAU) – The Taylor County sheriff’s department has identified the victims of a murder-suicide at a home south of Medford.

Authorities say ...

Wed, December 30, 2009

Appeals Court Won't Overturn Man's Murder Conviction

MADISON (WRN) - A state appeals court refused to overturn a conviction Wednesday for a Jefferson County man found guilty of slaying his father and ...

Wed, December 30, 2009

Taylor County Victims Of Murder-Suicide ID'ed

TAYLOR COUNTY (WRN) - A man and his ex-wife killed in an apparent murder-suicide in Taylor County were identified Wednesday as Donald and Margaret Soyk ...

Wed, December 30, 2009

Authorities Investigate Murder-Suicide In Taylor County

TAYLOR COUNTY (WRN) - Taylor County authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide at a home in the town of Little Black. Sheriff’s deputies were ...

Wed, December 23, 2009

Colombia governor's murder draws wide condemnation

By Patrick Markey

BOGOTA (Reuters) - The international community on Wednesday condemned the murder of a Colombian governor in a high-profile abduction that President Alvaro ...

Tue, December 22, 2009

Colombia says rebels murder kidnapped governor

By Patrick Markey

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia said on Tuesday FARC guerrillas slit a state governor's throat hours after they kidnapped him during a ...

Tue, December 15, 2009

Murder-for-hire suspect gets new attorney

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – One of the Stevens Point murder-for-hire suspects has found a new attorney.

Carla Glodowski will be represented by Menasha-based attorney ...

Tue, December 15, 2009

Man Charged In Murder Claims Self-Defense

POLK COUNTY (WRN) - A man accused of a violent murder in a small community in northwestern Wisconsin last month told an arresting officer that ...

Sat, December 05, 2009

Italian court hands Knox 26 years for Briton's murder

By Daniel Flynn

PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian court sentenced American student Amanda Knox to 26 years in prison and jailed her ex-boyfriend for ...

Fri, December 04, 2009

Italian court hands Knox 26 years for Briton's murder

By Daniel Flynn

PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - An Italian court sentenced American student Amanda Knox to 26 years in prison Saturday for murdering her British ...

Wed, December 02, 2009

Judge throws out some murder-for-hire suspect's statements

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A judge will suppress about five minutes of statements a Stevens Point murder-for-hire suspect made to police from his trial ...

Wed, December 02, 2009

Beloit Man Charged In Murder Near School

BELOIT (WRN) - A man wanted for a murder near a Beloit elementary school a week ago is due in court late Wednesday afternoon. 27-year-old ...

Wed, December 02, 2009

La Crosse Woman Uses Insanity Plea In Murder Plot

LA CROSSE (WRN) - A La Crosse woman has pleaded insanity in an apparent plot to kill her ex-boyfriend. 40-year-old Kimberly Finch entered the plea ...

Tue, December 01, 2009

Marinette Man Gets Life In Prison For Wife's Murder

MARINETTE, Wis. (Midwest Communications) - A Marinette man is sentenced to life in prison for murdering his estranged wife. 

Joseph Evans was convicted of first-degree ...

Sun, November 29, 2009

Murder suspect may have fled to Wausau area

UNDATED (WSAU) A murder suspect from Beloit may be hiding in Central Wisconsin.

27-year-old Antontio Lavell Mance is wanted in connection with the Tuesday ...

Sat, November 28, 2009

Kenosha Murder Suspect Commits Suicide in Jail

KENOSHA, Wis. (WRN) - A Kenosha man accused of killing his wife has apparently killed himself in the Kenosha County Jail. Jose Leon-Colon was found ...

Wed, November 25, 2009

Man Arrested Near Wausau To Face MN Murder Charge

WAUSAU (WRN) - A man arrested near Wausau has agreed to return to Minnesota to face an attempted murder charge in the Gopher State. 34-year-old ...

Mon, November 23, 2009

Murder-for-hire suspect gets new attorney

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A Portage County judge has allowed an attorney representing a Stevens Point murder-for-hire suspect to withdraw from the case.

Carla ...

Sat, November 21, 2009

Prosecutor seeks life for Knox in Italy murder trial

PERUGIA, Italy (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors on Saturday called for a life sentence for American university student Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito ...

Fri, November 20, 2009

Cops Say Oconomowoc Woman's Murder Part Of Custody Effort

OCONOMOWOC (WRN) - Authorities say the murder of an Oconomowoc woman was part of an effort by her ex-boyfriend to win custody of their 4-year-old ...

Thu, November 19, 2009

Murder Suspect Arrested In Mexico

OCONOMOWOC (WRN) - A man has been arrested in Mexico for the murder of a woman in Oconomowoc. 26-year-old Justin Welch of suburban Stockton California ...

Tue, November 17, 2009

Homicide Charges May Be Filed In Germantown Murder

MILWAUKEE (WRN) - A homicide charge could be filed Tuesday against a man accused of killing his stepson north of Milwaukee. 37-year-old Charles Avey Sr ...

Mon, November 16, 2009

Murder Victim In WalMart Parking Lot ID'ed

GERMANTOWN (WRN) - A boy murdered in the parking lot of a Walmart in Germantown was identified Monday as 14-year-old Cody Reetz of Grafton. Police ...

Sun, November 15, 2009

Family of slain co-ed hopes for new information on unsolved murder

MADISON (WSAU) Brittany Zimmermann's family is hoping somebody will come forward with information about her murder. The Zimmermann family has placed ads on ...

Thu, November 12, 2009

Fort Hood shooting suspect charged with murder-Army

HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army has charged an Army psychiatrist suspected of killing 13 people in last week's shooting spree at Fort ...

Thu, November 12, 2009

Hasan To Face 13 Counts Of Premeditated Murder

FORT HOOD, Tex. (WTAQ) - Major Nidal Hasan will face premeditated murder charges in connection with last week's shooting rampage at Ford Hood army ...

Mon, November 09, 2009

Nelsonville Man Charged In Triple Murder Pleads Insanity

NELSONVILLE (WRN) - A central Wisconsin man now claims he was insane when he allegedly killed his estranged girlfriend and 2 of their children. 36-year-old ...

Thu, November 05, 2009

AZ Man Arrested In Murder Of Sheboygan Native

GLENDALE, Ariz. (WRN) - A man has been arrested for the murder of a Sheboygan native near Phoenix. Investigators said 24-year-old Miguel Sanchez went to ...

Sun, November 01, 2009

Appleton murder suspect asks for change of venue

APPLETON, Wis. (WSAU) - The lawyer for a murder defendant in Appleton wants the judge to replace the district attorney with a special prosecutor.

Attorney ...

Tue, October 27, 2009

Scandals, murder taint World Cup stadium