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Pair Charged in Strangling of Vt. Prep School Teacher

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:57:54 CDT

A Vermont couple was arrested today and charged with murdering a boarding school teacher who went missing Sunday night, ABC News reports. The body of Melissa Jenkins, 33, was found on a dark road Monday, a day after her SUV was found near signs of a struggle, still running and...

Girlfriend 'Accidentally' Killed During Sex: Beau

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:40:00 CDT

An unfaithful lover claims he "accidentally" killed his girlfriend who liked to be throttled during sex, a British court was told yesterday. Beauty therapist Kerry Sneddon urged her beau to apply "a bit of pressure" to her throat during sex and they had done it some 7 times although he...

Rapist Lived Openly Among Rotting Victims

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:11:00 CST

The Ohio rapist arrested in the strangulation of six women lived openly among their rotting corpses in his home, according to cops. Bodies were found exposed in bedrooms and the living room. Officers said the stench was overpowering. "Not a pretty sight inside the home," said a Cleveland police spokesman....

Experts See Professional Jealousy in Yale Killing

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:39:55 CDT

Ray Clark could have strangled Annie Le because she was moving on to a satisfying career while he had to clean mouse cages in a lab, criminologists tell ABC News. If Clark is guilty, he may have suffered from what experts call "relative deprivation"—a mindset created "when you are...

Family Sues for $8M in NY Mom's Airport Death

Rob Quinn — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:14:11 CDT

The family of a New York woman who died in a holding cell at a Phoenix airport is suing the police department and city for $8 million, CNN reports. Carol Gotbaum became agitated after missing a flight last September and cops put her alone in a cell where she accidentally...

Arrest of Woman Who Died in Custody Caught on Tape

Colleen Barry — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:45:28 CDT

Phoenix police yesterday released airport surveillance footage of a woman clearly distraught and resisting arrest shortly before her death in a security holding cell. The silent video shows Carol Gotbaum doubled over and apparently screaming as passengers stare. She struggles with police called to the scene and locks her legs...

Pakistan Cricket Coach Wasn't Murdered

Dustin Lushing — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:21:09 CDT

Police in Jamaica ruled today that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes, reversing their previous stance that he had been murdered. Found dead in a Jamaican hotel room the day after Pakistan lost to Ireland in March's World Cup, the 58-year-old coach was originally said to have...