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Kid-Killer Mom Wins Custody of Teen Boys

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:43:00 CDT

A Washington mom is horrified that her teenage sons will be living with a stepmother who shot to death her two young daughters. The boys can stay with their biological dad and his first wife, Kristine Cushing, who says a bad reaction to Prozac is to blame for the killings...

Cannibal Killer Gets Life

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:03:00 CDT

A German identified only as "Jan O.," who admitted eating the flesh of one of his two teenage victims, has been sentenced to life in prison. The killer, 26, confessed to licking blood from the wound of a 14-year-old girl he murdered and eating her flesh. He had lured her...

Are There 2 NY Killers?

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:41:00 CDT

The mounting trove of bones discovered on an isolated strip of Long Island beach now has cops wondering if there could be more than one killer operating in the area. The body count is now up to 10 , all women except for a single toddler . "Now the question is connectivity"...

Police: Boy's Likely Killer 'Cold, Soulless Murderer'

Mark Russell — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:28:59 CST

The woman accused of kidnapping 12-year-old Jonathan Foster, killing him, burning the body, and dumping it on Christmas Eve is a "cold, soulless murderer," according to Houston police. Investigators found a "wealth of evidence" at Mona Nelson's house: burned carpet and twine similar to that found with Foster's body, welding...

John Lennon's Killer Denied Parole Again

NxBigmouthery — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:21:52 CDT

It's been 30 years since John Lennon was shot to death outside his New York apartment, and in that time his killer has applied for parole six times. Once again, his plea for release has been rejected. Mark Chapman, now 55, was given a 20-years-to-life sentence for the December 1980...

Facebook Won't Remove Fan Page for Murderer

Nick McMaster — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:12:11 CDT

Facebook says it won't remove a fan page honoring Raoul Moat —a Briton who killed one person and shot two others before killing himself—despite the objections of British leaders. "It is absolutely clear that Raoul Moat was a callous murderer," said PM David Cameron. ''There should be no sympathy...

'Tool Kit' Found Near Hookers' Remains

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:19:00 CDT

Forensics experts are examining a suitcase filled with tools found near the suspected remains of murdered hookers linked to a British "Jack the Ripper" scholar. Stephen Griffiths, 40, who dubbed himself the ''Crossbow Cannibal" last week in court, has been charged with the dismemberment murder of 3 prostitutes in Yorkshire,...

Va. Cops Corner Killer in Woods

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:47:08 CST

Some 100 Virginia police have converged on a heavily wooded area to surround a gunman suspected of killing 8 people. Christopher Speight, 39, nearly shot down a pursuing police helicopter when one of his bullets ruptured the fuel tank. The police hunt was triggered after officers discovered 7 men and...

Cops Catch Insane Killer Who Fled Field Trip in Wash.

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:59:11 CDT

A schizophrenic killer who ducked out of a mental hospital field trip has been caught in south-central Washington, the Spokesman-Review reports. Phillip A. Paul, 47, slipped away at the Spokane County Interstate Fair on Thursday and triggered a police manhunt. A sherriff's deputy caught him today trying to hitch a...