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Eric Smith, who killed a 4-year-old boy with a rock in 1993, is granted parole
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Eric M. Smith, who was 13 when he killed a 4-year-old boy with a rock, will soon be released from prison.
Smith, now 41, appeared before the New York State Board of Parole Oct. 5 and was granted release after 27 year…
MANHUNT OVER: Brian Laundrie’s remains discovered in Florida
VENICE, Fla. -- The manhunt for Brian Laundrie is over as authorities confirmed that the human bones found Wednesday belonged to the main person of interest in the murder of Gabby Petito, his former fiancee.
"On October 21, 2021, a…
Prosecutors try to bar defense from calling men Kyle Rittenhouse shot ‘rioters’ and ‘looters’
KENOSHA, Wis. -- Prosecutors are asking a judge to prohibit the defense from calling the men Kyle Rittenhouse shot "rioters" and "looters."
In a motion filed Monday in Kenosha County Circuit Curt, prosecutors asked Judge Bruce Schroeder…
Woman found shot to death in Dallas apartment, 62-year-old man charged with murder
DALLAS -- A Dallas man found himself behind bars Monday, charged with murder after a woman was found shot to death.
Police say at around 10 a.m., Dallas officers responded to a shooting at 2300 Alabama St., where they found an…
‘The Sopranos’ indicted on theft, drug charges in Colorado
DENVER -- A grand jury has indicted a group that self identifies as "The Sopranos" for allegedly operating a theft ring to support their drug habits.
Authorities say from Feb. 19 to Sept. 29, the group committed a total of 91 offenses…
Former Cuyahoga County jail director sentenced to 9 months behind bars for dereliction of duty
CLEVELAND -- Former Cuyahoga County Jail Director Ken Mills was sentenced to nine months in jail Friday, Oct. 8, after he was convicted of dereliction of duty.
Retired Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Patricia Cosgrove oversaw the…
Shane Casado acquitted of murder in girlfriend’s shooting death
BUFFALO, N. Y. -- The Erie County, New York jury selected to hear the murder case of Shane Casado, a man who fatally shot his girlfriend nearly three years ago, acquitted him of all charges Thursday, Oct. 8.
Jurors returned the verdict…
Man who killed three women he met on dating apps sentenced to 160 years in prison
NEWARK, N.J. -- Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, the 25-year-old man who killed three women he met on dating apps, was sentenced to 160 years in prison Wednesday.
“The purpose of this sentence is that he never walks free in society again,” Judge…
Police: Texas school shooting was not a random attack
ARLINGTON, Texas — Police in Arlington, Texas, say a shooting at Timberview High School Wednesday was not a random act of violence.
Arlington Assistant Police Chief Kevin Kolbye said the alleged shooter, 18-year-old Timothy George…
Cold case investigators identify Zodiac Killer as Gary F. Poste
(Newsinta) -- A team of cold case investigators says it has identified the infamous Zodiac Killer as Gary F. Poste, a California man who died in 2018.
The 40-member team, known as The Case Breakers, comprises former FBI agents,…