Articles filed under Homicide
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A shooter kills UnitedHealthcare's CEO in an ambush in New York, police sayDec 04, 2024 9:26 am - UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed Wednesday morning in what investigators suspect was a targeted shooting outside a Manhattan hotel where the health insurer was holding an investor conference.
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‘Patty is not a victim’: Patricia Columbo again denied parole for 1976 Elk Grove murdersNov 21, 2024 3:31 pm - Illinois’ Prisoner Review Board denies parole for Patricia Columbo, 68, who - along with her boyfriend Frank DeLuca - was convicted in 1977 of killing her father, mother and 13-year-old brother in their Elk Grove Village home.
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Man convicted of killing Laken Riley sentenced to life in prison without paroleNov 20, 2024 10:34 am - The Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in a case that became a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration.
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Susan Smith is denied parole 30 years after drowning 2 sons by rolling car into South Carolina lakeNov 20, 2024 8:16 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. — A parole board decided unanimously Wednesday that Susan Smith should remain in prison, despite her plea that God has forgiven her for infamously killing ...
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Second teen detained in West Chicago murdersNov 20, 2024 6:50 am - A second West Chicago teen has been ordered detained while awaiting trial on charges stemming from the murders of two men earlier this month. Ivan Ramirez, 18, of the 800...
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Man gets 6 years for drug-induced homicideNov 14, 2024 5:06 pm - An Island Lake man has been sentenced to six years in prison for supplying narcotics that killed a St. Charles man.
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Officials: Two teens charged with murders during drug deal in West ChicagoNov 12, 2024 4:58 pm - Two teenagers are accused of murdering two people during a drug deal Saturday night at an apartment complex in West Chicago, authorities said.
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Man charged in fatal Wheaton crash near county headquartersNov 08, 2024 10:01 am - Pretrial release was denied Friday for a man charged with reckless homicide in connection with a fatal crash this week in Wheaton near the county government complex.
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Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won't come quicklyOct 25, 2024 8:17 am - Erik and Lyle Menendez still have a long way to go before they can walk out of prison, even though the Los Angeles County district attorney has recommended their life-without-parole sentences be thrown out and the brothers be resentenced and immediately eligible for parole.
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Northbrook murder suspect captured in MexicoOct 23, 2024 5:06 pm - A man suspected of killing a Northbrook lawyer was captured Monday in Mexico, the U.S. Marshals Service announced Wednesday.