Death row inmate Michael DeWayne Smith was executed at 10:00 a.m. local time Thursday at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary after his conviction for killing Janet Moore and Sharath Pulluru.
Arizona rancher George Alan Kelly's wife took the stand Wednesday, describing seeing two armed men in camo and with backpacks near their border ranch home.
"Suge" Knight, a former influential hip-hop executive now in prison for manslaughter, sent an ominous warning to longtime rival Sean "Diddy" Combs in recent podcast.
An Idaho judge in the Bryan Kohberger murder case on Thursday took issue with a questionnaire that the murder suspect's defense team distributed to 400 Latah County residents.
Elliahs Dorsey, 31 has been sentenced to 25 years in prison with credit for time served in the 2020 killing of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Breann Leath.
Attorneys for Brian Dorsey, a Missouri death row inmate who sexually assaulted his cousin's body after killing her and her husband, are presenting their cases for sparing him.
The California suspect in Polly Klaas' 1993 murder is seeking to overturn his death-penalty sentence under Gov. Gavin Newsom's 2019 decision to halt the death penalty.
Police said two people are dead and seven others injured after an altercation at a martini bar in Doral City, where a patron pulled a gun and started shooting.
The trial concerned the murder of Francisco Alves, which occurred on October 5, 2012. Franscico Cleidivaldo Mariano de Moura confessed to the murder, which he insists occurred in self-defense.
A 21-year-old pre-med student at the University of Florida is in custody after officials with the Polk County Sheriff's Office said he fatally stabbed his own mother Saturday afternoon.
Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday denied clemency for Brian Dorsey, a death row inmate convicted of the gruesome homicides of Ben and Sarah Bonnie.
Disturbing new details emerge as the Polk County Sheriff shares video and audio in the case of a pre-med Florida student allegedly murdering his own mother.
Oldham, England, resident Kulsuma Akter, 27, was stabbed to death after walking with her baby on Saturday afternoon. The child was in a pram at the time and was not wounded.
CA man Samuel Woodward will stand trial for the deadly 2018 stabbing of University of Pennsylvania student Blaze Bernstein after hate group material was found on his phone.
Four Russians were arrested in connection with three murders described as "satanic ritual killings." The perpetrators lured two of their victims into the forest to kill them in secret.
The man police identified as a suspect responsible for killing a mother while she was out walking her baby in a stroller the weekend is in custody, according to a report.
The prominent Las Vegas attorney who was gunned down in his own law firm alongside his wife was killed by a fellow attorney who had terminal cancer, a source tells Fox News Digital.
Gwinnett County District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson announced Tuesday her office's intent to seek misdemeanor charges against a man accused of fatally running over a four-year-old.
A teenage suspect, who authorities say was in the country illegally, was arrested for allegedly killing a man and dismembering his body in Fresno County.
A prison beatdown in Peru's notorious mountaintop Challapalca prison reportedly left Natalee Holloway's killer Joran van der Sloot with cuts and bruises.
Patricia Wick of Jamestown, North Dakota, has been sentenced to about 19 years in prison in connection with the death of a baby at an unlicensed daycare she operated.
South Africa's Oscar Pistorius is struggling to find employment after prison as members of his church see him as a "shadow" of the man he once was, report says.
An Arizona woman has pled guilt to two counts of poisoning drink after she was caught pouring trace amounts of bleach into her husband's coffee machine
Off-duty South Carolina policeman Anthony DeLustro, 64, was charged with murder Wednesday for allegedly shooting a man after a fight in a Chick-fil-A parking lot.
University of Cincinnati students have launched a new alert system called Cincy Crime Stoppers in an effort to increase transparency about crime near campus.
Bryan Kohberger's defense attorney Elisa Massoth told the court Wednesday that the team "firmly" believes in the Idaho quadruple murder suspect's innocence.
A Los Angeles astrology influencer appeared agitated by the solar eclipse, authorities say, before fatally stabbing her husband and throwing her children out of her moving car.
OJ Simpson's 1990s murder trial in the deaths of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman made headlines for over a year after his arrest.
Wyoming police have arrested and charged two juvenile suspects as adults in the April 7 murder of 14-year-old Bobby Maher, who was reportedly trying to protect his girlfriend.
Joseph Washington was attacked Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom by relatives of his three children, whom he had pleaded guilty to murdering in an October arson attack.
Maxwell Anderson, 33, who was taken into custody in connection with a severed human leg found in a Wisconsin park, has been charged in connection to a womanβs death and disappearance, officials confirmed.
The judge presiding over the trial of rancher George Kelly in Arizona got up and left the bench this week in the middle of proceedings, according to local reports.
Paul Flores, the convicted killer of Kristin Smart, the 19-year-old college student who was last seen in 1996, was stabbed for the second time during an attack in a California prison.
A Memphis police officer was shot dead during a shootout with two suspects early Friday. Two other police officers were also injured, as was a second suspect.
A shootout between police and militiamen in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, left three people dead β a rare occurrence of regional violence spilling into the densely-populated capital.
Memphis police officer Joseph McKinney was killed, alongside an 18-year-old suspect, following an exchange of gunfire on Friday. Two other officers and one other suspect were injured.
Nicolas McGee, 45, of New York City, was arrested Thursday in the murder of Kawsheen Gelzer, whose dismembered body was found in the suspect's apartment.
Nicolae Miu was convicted in the death of Isaac Schuman, 17, on Thursday. Witnesses say he stabbed people while tubing on the Apple River, which he said was self-defense.
A Memphis jury found Cleotha Abston, 40, guilty of raping and kidnapping a woman in September 2021 β a year prior than when he allegedly kidnapped and killed Eliza Fletcher.
Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley's father, James Crumbley, called himself a "martyr" fighting for "freedom" in jail calls before his sentencing on April 9.
Jennifer Pan pretended she was also a victim in the home invasion that left her mother dead and her father in a coma. The unraveling of her scheme is the subject of a new Netflix doc.
Maryland police are looking for two suspects in a gray Kia sedan in connection with the broad-daylight shooting death of garbage collector Idongesit Udosen.
Tributes have been pouring in for Memphis police officer Joseph McKinney was killed in a shootout with two teens early Friday. One of the teens was arrested last month and let go, prompting officials to call for tougher sentences.
Two missing women who were last seen March 30 heading to pick up children before their car was found abandoned have not been located, investigators say.
A fatal carjacking outside a short-term rental community in Florida illustrated the dangers of Airbnb and Vrbo, whose popularity is soaring, the victim's mother says.
North Carolina police have arrested a carjacking suspect who they say ran over 38-year-old good Samaritan Jonathan Adam Lecompte in a stolen work truck in Lumberton.
A 21-year-old woman was killed and eight other adults were wounded early Sunday after shots were fired into a crowd following a party in Dallas, police say.
Investigators have located the suspect car in the deadly carjacking of a woman in Winter Springs, Florida, but have still not found the people responsible.
Officer Michael Jensen and Sheriff's Deputy Michael Hoosock were shot and killed earlier this week when a suspect ambushed law enforcement outside a residential home.
Dorien Ray, 21, of McComb, Mississippi, has been arrested under suspicion he killed a 79-year-old man at a New Mexico rest stop, before stealing his car and leading police on a chase.
Scott Peterson returns to court as he seeks a new trial in murder of pregnant wife Laci Peterson and unborn son Conner with help from LA Innocence Project.
Jazzmine Hall, 29, of Athens, Tennessee, pleaded guilty Monday to killing four people over a custody dispute, and has been sentenced to life in prison.
An Ohio man has been charged with murder after he allegedly shot and killed an Uber driver who went to his house to pick up a package, and he thought was trying to scam him.
Karen Read was accused of killing boyfriend, Boston police officer John O'Keefe, in January 2022, which became a firestorm of debate about an alleged top-to-bottom cover-up.
Joran van der Sloot's lawyer releases video showing Natalee Holloway's murderer with his inmate soccer team to show he's OK after reports of a prison assault.
Baltimore prosecutors announced Wednesday the arrest of 24-year-old Dion Thompson, who is accused of killing Washington, D.C. police Sgt. Tony Mason Jr.
Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students, said he was out driving to take a hike and see "the moon and stars" at the time of the murders, his lawyers said.
24-year-old Malik Shaw of Indianapolis was charged Wednesday with three counts of murder in connection with a shooting that transpired at an apartment complex last week.
The Alabama Supreme Court has authorized the execution of 64-year-old Keith Edmund Gavin, who in 1998 killed a delivery driver withdrawing cash from an ATM.
A Milwaukee college student was killed during a date, and police found her body parts scattered across the city, drawing some comparisons to the "Milwaukee Monster"
Louisiana authorities on Monday arrested David Hernandez, 49, in connection with his estranged wife Lisa Hernandez's murder. David is accused of stalking Lisa before killing her.
Three police officers from Northern California have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death Mario Gonzalez, who had been pinned face-down on the ground.
For more than 50 years, the "execution-style" shooting of Hiram "Ross" Grayam remained a mystery β but Thomas Williams was named as his killer this week after his ex-wife came forward.
DNA led police to Mary Snyder Crumlich in the 40-year cold case of "Baby Mary," an infant left to die in the cold on Christmas Eve, 1984. Crumlich was sentenced to a year in jail.
Investigators in the deadly carjacking of Katherine Altagracia Guerrero De Aguasvivas are questioning one person of interest, while another remains on the loose.
Bryan Kohberger's defense will have to prove that stargazing was a 'regular habit' for the quadruple murder suspect after filing an alibi claim that he had been looking for stars on Nov. 13, 2022.
Ada County Deputy Tobin Bolter, 27, was shot and killed as he approached the window of a driver during a traffic stop in Boise, Idaho, on Saturday night.
The FBI laid out a four-step approach to delivering traumatic news about a dead loved one that includes a delicate balance of understanding and honesty
Jonathan and Reginald Carr, convicted in the notorious "Wichita massacre," are seeking a formal resentencing hearing, challenging the joint sentencing they received.
A teen from Helena, Arkansas, turned himself in to authorities for the shooting death of another teen at a party following Helena-West Helena's Central High School prom.
An Arizona jury was unable to deliver its verdict in the case of rancher George Alan Kelly, who was accused of murdering a Mexican national on his borderland ranch in 2023.
Six months have passed without an arrest in the unsolved shooting murder of Vermont retiree Honoree Fleming while on a local hiking trail that she walked regularly.
Former forensic investigator Barbara Butcher opens up on the trauma for both homicide victims families and for the agents whose life work is to solve the crimes.
An unsolved killing from January 2022 in Texas has been solved after a now 10-year-old boy confessed at school while being questioned for threatening another student.
Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger can resume a controversial jury pool survey after a temporary pause in the polling, Judge John Judge says.
A family of five was found dead inside their Yukon, Oklahoma, home Monday after what's believed to be a murder-suicide executed by the father, police said
Adrian Cameron, Nashville suspect in death of Justin Bieber's friend, rapper Chris King, was out on bond in connection with another murder during shooting.
Newport, Michigan, resident Marshella Marie Chidester has been identified as the drunken driving suspect who plunged her car into the Swan Boat Club on Saturday, killing two children.
A Texas father says his TikTok videos helped lead to an arrest in his son's murder case. Carlos Laguna Jr. was fatally shot in the head while leaving a concert Nov. 18, 2023.
Oregon State Troopers found the wounded body of Elias Huizar, 39, following a police chase near Eugene at around 3 p.m. Tuesday. Huizar's 1-year-old baby was taken safely into custody.
A third person of interest has been taken into custody in the deadly Florida carjacking case of Katherine Aguasvivas, and two of the three are expected to be charged for her death.
While magnet fishing in a Georgia creek, a citizen reeled in a rifle and some belongings of Bud and June Runion. The Runions' suspected killer is set to go on trial as early as August.
Larry Webb, who was found to have murdered Susan and Natasha "Alex" Carter in 2000, died in prison hours before the victims' bodies were found, ending a cold case.
Stephan Sterns, 38, was charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday in connection with the February disappearance and death of his girlfriend's 13-year-old daughter.
Colorado mom Suzanne Morphew's autopsy results are expected to be released in the coming days. Morphew went missing from a bike ride in Maysville on Mother's Day in May 2020.
Jerron Lightfoot, 20, of Tonganoxie, Kansas, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the 2023 car crash deaths of a police officer and a bystander.
Ahmed Alid, 45, was convicted Thursday of fatally stabbing 70-year-old Terence Carney in Hartlepool, England. Alid reportedly told police he killed Carney "for the people of Gaza."
Police K-9 units were searching a wooded are in New York this week as the investigation into the Gilgo Beach murders continues after charges in just 4 of 11 cases.
The double-amputee athlete, who competed at the London Olympics in 2012, was granted parole after spending the last decade behind bars for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Stacy Chapin, Ethan's mom, said she doesn't "spend much time" thinking about her son's alleged killer, Bryan Kohberger, as the case continues to move through the judicial process
Researchers who have dissected the traits of serial killers aim to improve detection methods and preventative strategies against extreme criminal behavior.
A Nebraska grand jury has indicted former Seward County Deputy Anthony Gann on suspicion of manslaughter in the Oct. 23 shooting of Jorge Santana-Ramirez.
The Kherson region, which remains partially under Russian occupation, has allegedly suffered abuses under the reign of Moscow, with troops targeting marginalized populations.
A 16-year-old girl believed to have been killed in 1969, has finally been identified 21 years after her remains were found after her DNA was matched to a relative who died on 9/11.
A manhunt continues for Xavier L. Tate Jr., 22, after he was identified as the suspect in the fatal shooting of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca on April 21.
Police said three Louisiana police officers were wounded by gunfire Sunday in a standoff with a man suspected of shooting three other people in the past week.
The Chaffee County Medical Examiner on Monday released autopsy results for Suzanne Morphew, a Colorado mom of two who went missing from a bike ride on Mother's Day in 2020.
Vermont resident Kory Lee George has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for conspiring with his mother to kill his stepfather, David Auclair, in 2019.
Roger Hanks, 76, faces first-degree murder charges in the deaths of his 75-year-old wife Judith and his adult daughter Emily after allegedly shooting them dead in their Pennsylvania home
Chyell Park, 15, was reported dead following a shooting at a post-prom party in Fitzgerald, Georgia, early Saturday. Three others were wounded and a suspect has been charged.
Authorities in Florida arrested a potential "serial killer" who they said admitted to strangling two women to death and dumping their bodies on the side of a road.
A Charlotte, North Carolina, shootout that left three U.S. Marshals Task Force officers and one CMPD officer dead and five other officers injured on Monday has left residence in shock.
A Charlotte, North Carolina, shootout that left three U.S. Marshals Task Force officers and one CMPD officer dead and four other officers injured on Monday has left residence in shock.
A 36-year-old man has been arrested in a London suburb after allegedly killing a 13-year-old boy and injuring four others with a sword early Tuesday morning.
Two facing murder charges after four indicted in connection with a double homicide and dismemberment case that scattered body parts across Long Island.
Charlotte, North Carolina, police chief Johnny Jennings broke down during a Tuesday press conference while remembering four officers who died Monday while serving a warrant.
Squatters Halley Tejada, 19, and Kensley Alston, 18, allegedly went on a nine-day spending spree with Nadia Vitels' money after beating her to death - they appeared in court last week.
A suburban Oklahoma City father killed his wife and three of his four sons before shooting himself in what police described as a "massacre," but he left one son alive.
21-year-old Heavenly Faith Garfield was arrested in Utah County, Utah, under suspicion of murder after a friend was shot in an apparent failed suicide pact.
Chicago police announced Xavier Tate Jr., the man wanted for murder in the death of Officer Luis Huesca, was arrested in Glendale Heights, Illinois, on Wednesday night.
Delphia, Indiana, murders suspect Richard Allen is set to stand trial this month, but journalist Γine Cain says Allen "has been his own worst enemy" due to incriminating statements.
Latah County prosecutors in Idaho say Bryan Kohberer's alibi is too vague and asked a judge to block a defense expert from testifying in support of "scant information."
A Washington, D.C., shooting at a popular nightclub left a bride-to-be injured just two weeks before her wedding. Suspect Rennwel Mantock has been charged.
44-year-old Pennsylvania resident John Chapman has been convicted of kidnapping resulting in death in connection with the alleged 2019 killing of his girlfriend in a Nevada desert.
James Craig, a dentist accused of killing his wife by poisoning her protein shakes, allegedly tried to bribe a jail inmate into planting fake suicide notes at the couple's residence.
Charlotte, North Carolina, shootout that left four officers dead Monday after they tried to serve a warrant was "highly unusual," according to a former U.S. Marshals task force member.