Almost two decades ago, a misleading image lineup led to one man’s imprisonment for murder. Now, the Brooklyn district attorney will move to vacate what a recent investigation determined was a wrongful conviction — one that law enforcement intentionally hid for years. Sheldon Thomas, now 35, was convicted in 2004 …
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A 19-year-old Florida man is now facing three first-degree-murder charges related to shootings last week that killed a television news reporter, a 9-year-old girl and a 38-year-old woman, sheriff’s officials said Tuesday. Orange County Sheriff’s officials released an arrest warrant Tuesday morning that included two new murder charges against Keith …
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A Thai-American woman living in Michigan who fled to Thailand after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed a college student has agreed to return to the United States to face charges, police said Wednesday. Tubtim “Sue” Howson, 57, allegedly struck Michigan State University student Benjamin Kable, 22, …
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A Missouri man convicted of killing his live-in girlfriend and her three young children was executed Tuesday despite his claims that he was in another state when the killings occurred. Raheem Taylor, 58, was the third Missouri inmate put to death since November at the state prison in Bonne Terre. …
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The body of a missing Pennsylvania mother was found wrapped in plastic in a shallow grave on Wednesday, CBS Philadelphia reports. Jennifer Brown, 43, of Limerick Township, was reported missing more than two weeks ago after she failed to pick up her young son from his bus stop. Montgomery County …
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Federal authorities announced a blitz of arrests and indictments Wednesday against more than 100 people charged with gun and drug crimes in three U.S. states. The flurry of charges from the Justice Department in Georgia, West Virginia and New York comes as federal officials work to combat an uptick in …
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Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a Connecticut college basketball player who was found fatally shot this weekend at a nature preserve in central New Jersey, authorities said. The athlete, identified as 20-year-old Phillip Urban of the nearby township Manapalan, was found “slumped over” in the driver’s seat of …
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The driver of an SUV that crashed into Los Angeles County law enforcement recruits on a training run last week fell asleep at the wheel while driving to work, his attorney told a newspaper Monday. Attorney Alexandra Kazarian told the Los Angeles Times Nicholas Gutierrez, 22, was on his way …
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Police in southwestern Idaho have arrested a woman in connection with the disappearance of a 5-year-old boy who went missing more than a year ago. Fruitland Police Chief J.D. Huff said investigators believe Sarah Wondra, 35, may have had knowledge of the child’s death, CBS affiliate KMTV reported. She is …
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A 15-year-old has been arrested in connection with the August shooting in Washington, D.C., that wounded Washington Commanders rookie running back Brian Robinson Jr. A 17-year-old was also charged in connection to the incident earlier this week. The two teens, who were 14 and 16 at the time of the shooting, were both charged …
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