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UK news
fromIndependent
6 days ago

From nerd to cold killer: colleague of murderer Stephen McCullagh reveals chilling transformation of monster he thought he knew

A former colleague recalls a haunting clue related to the murder suspect, Stephen McCullagh, linked to a Coke bottle.
SOMA, SF
fromNew York Post
3 weeks ago

Husband, 75, busted after dismembered remains of his much-younger wife found scattered in NYC: cops

A 75-year-old Queens man was arrested for murdering his 34-year-old wife whose dismembered remains were discovered across the borough months apart.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

Murder investigation after teenager stabbed to death in seaside town

A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death in Whitstable, prompting a murder investigation by Kent Police.
fromIndependent
6 days ago
UK news

From nerd to cold killer: colleague of murderer Stephen McCullagh reveals chilling transformation of monster he thought he knew

SOMA, SF
fromNew York Post
3 weeks ago

Husband, 75, busted after dismembered remains of his much-younger wife found scattered in NYC: cops

A 75-year-old Queens man was arrested for murdering his 34-year-old wife whose dismembered remains were discovered across the borough months apart.
#metropolitan-police
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago
London politics

Five Met officers taken off duty after weapons find

Five Metropolitan Police officers removed from front-line duties after firearms and a Taser were found on a London street.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago
UK news

Almost half of officers' DNA still missing from Met Police database

Nearly half of Metropolitan Police officers' DNA and over a fifth of their fingerprints are missing from elimination databases, potentially hindering criminal investigations and internal misconduct detection.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Five Met officers taken off duty after weapons find

Five Metropolitan Police officers removed from front-line duties after firearms and a Taser were found on a London street.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Almost half of officers' DNA still missing from Met Police database

Nearly half of Metropolitan Police officers' DNA and over a fifth of their fingerprints are missing from elimination databases, potentially hindering criminal investigations and internal misconduct detection.
#funeral-home
fromNew York Post
2 days ago
NYC parents

NY funeral parlor of horrors named 'Camelot' stacked decaying bodies like cargo while ripping off grieving family members: AG

NYC parents
fromNew York Post
2 days ago

NY funeral parlor of horrors named 'Camelot' stacked decaying bodies like cargo while ripping off grieving family members: AG

A New York funeral home operated illegally, mishandling bodies and overcharging families, leading to a criminal indictment against its owner.
US news
fromGothamist
3 days ago

Unlicensed NY funeral director kept decomposing bodies, prosecutors say

A Long Island man faces felony charges for operating an unlicensed funeral home with decomposing bodies and defrauding grieving families.
US news
fromBoston.com
3 days ago

New DNA testing confirms serial killer Ted Bundy killed a Utah teen in 1974

New DNA testing confirmed Ted Bundy killed 17-year-old Laura Ann Aime in 1974, linking him to another unsolved murder.
Careers
fromSecuritymagazine
3 days ago

Beyond the Certificate: Why Real Expertise in Investigative Interviewing Comes from Practice

Training and certifications signal competence, but true effectiveness in investigative interviewing requires disciplined application and real-world experience.
#murder
California
fromSFGATE
3 days ago

Cigarettes lead to killer of woman alone in Bay Area home

The murder of Marjorie Rudolph in 1966 has been solved after decades, revealing a violent struggle and staged robbery.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

Third homicide charge added for NorCal double murder suspect, prosecutors say

Howard Wang faces a third murder charge for the 2024 killing of Chengli Li, with potential life imprisonment if convicted.
fromIndependent
3 days ago

Retired urologist faces tribunal over alleged patient care failures and failure to triage hundreds of GP referrals

Aidan O'Brien faces a series of allegations including that he failed to provide good clinical care to 10 patients between 2011 and 2019.
Medicine
SOMA, SF
fromSan Jose Inside
4 days ago

DA Hires Stanford Grad to Run County Crime Lab

Sandra Burnham Sachs is the new chief of the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Crime Lab, succeeding Dr. Ian Fitch.
DC food
fromTruthout
1 week ago

How Maryland's Medical Examiner Helped Conceal Suspicious Deaths

Dr. David Fowler's controversial rulings on deaths in police custody have sparked significant media scrutiny and debate over his use of the excited delirium theory.
SF parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Human remains found on California beach in 2022 identified as missing man

Human remains found in California in 2022 were identified as Walter Karl Kinney, a banker who disappeared in 1999.
Law
fromPoynter
4 days ago

Like journalists, prosecutors shaped a distorted view of crime. They can help fix it, too. - Poynter

Prosecutors and journalists both contribute to misleading public perceptions of crime, but prosecutors possess crucial data to tell a more accurate story.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

Hundreds of my abusers are still out there, says victim as grooming inquiry launched

Grooming gangs exploited young girls, with many perpetrators remaining unpunished despite some convictions.
#brooklyn
Brooklyn
fromHoodline
6 days ago

Body Found at Calvert Vaux Park in Brooklyn

A man's body was recovered from the shoreline of Calvert Vaux Park, prompting an active investigation by the NYPD.
Brooklyn
fromNew York Post
1 week ago

Man's body found on rocks at Brooklyn park: NYPD

A man's body was found on the shoreline of Calvert Vaux Park in Brooklyn, with no obvious signs of trauma.
New York City
fromGothamist
1 week ago

Fire deaths ruled a homicide at Queens building with history of gambling, illegal units

A fatal Queens house fire has been ruled a homicide, with multiple fatalities and a history of building violations.
#homicide
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 days ago

DNA on cigarette links suspect to 'brutal' San Rafael homicide cold case, solving 1966 murder

A 60-year-old homicide case was solved using DNA evidence from cigarette butts, identifying James Switzer as the suspect in Marjorie Rudolph's murder.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 days ago

DNA on cigarette links suspect to 'brutal' San Rafael homicide cold case, solving 1966 murder

A 60-year-old homicide case was solved using DNA evidence from cigarette butts, identifying James Switzer as the suspect in Marjorie Rudolph's murder.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

US quadruple amputee cornhole champion arrested on suspicion of murder

Webber was driving his car with Wells as his front-seat passenger at about 10.25pm on Sunday when the pair began arguing in front of others who were in the vehicle.
Miami Marlins
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Man admits preventing lawful burial in relation to 30 bodies found at Hull funeral home

A funeral director admitted to preventing lawful burials after 30 bodies and ashes were found at a Hull funeral home.
#death-investigation
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 days ago

Fresh hope for justice as anonymous letter surfaces in fatal fire probe

An anonymous letter may provide crucial information about a fire that killed six family members nearly 14 years ago.
London politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 days ago

Funeral director admits preventing 30 burials and stealing donations from mourners

A fraudulent funeral director pleaded guilty to multiple counts of preventing lawful burials and fraud involving ashes and charity theft.
#homicide-investigation
fromIrish Independent
3 days ago

Probe launched after inmate dies in Midlands Prison

The Irish Prison Service confirmed that the inmate died in custody on April 1. All deaths in custody are investigated by the Irish Prison Service, the Inspector of Prisons and An Garda Síochána, where circumstances warrant.
UK news
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Colorado funeral home owner given 18-year sentence in decaying bodies case

A Colorado funeral home owner was sentenced to 18 years for defrauding families of over $130,000, providing concrete-filled urns instead of cremains, and mishandling nearly 200 decomposing bodies.
fromLos Angeles Times
5 days ago

Human remains found on a Bay Area beach in 1999 and 2023 have been identified

Human remains found on Bay Area beaches in 1999 and 2023 have been identified as those of Walter Karl Kinney, a banker who disappeared in 1999. The remains were discovered by a family searching for sea shells in 2022, leading to an investigation that linked the remains to Kinney's family through DNA analysis.
California
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 weeks ago

AI techniques speed up forensic analysis of crucial crime scene larvae

A maggot's age and species can give essential information to forensic entomologists investigating murders. Combing through these fly larvae, investigators can potentially learn when and where a crime happened, whether the body has been moved or whether toxins were involved. For example, blowflies are among the earliest insect colonizers of corpses; they typically sniff out and lay eggs on a dead body within minutes to hours.
Roam Research
London politics
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

UK police question suspect after Derby car incident

A man was arrested for attempted murder after a car hit pedestrians in Derby, injuring seven, with police deeming it an isolated incident.
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

'Horrifying' situation sees convicted sex offenders among criminals free to work as paramedics

Weak legal regulation of paramedics is being blamed for a "horrifying" situation where criminals, including at least eight known convicted sex offenders, are free to work as paramedics. A confidential report seen by the Irish Independent confirms the Health Minister was informed of the issue in September 2025, but did not respond until a second "urgent" letter was delivered on December 10, 2025.
UK politics
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
3 weeks ago

Mummies and other human remains held in UK museums raise serious ethical questions, warn scholars

The significant number of ancestors held in UK museums is extremely distressing and symbolic of the colonial origins of these collections. We hope that the responses gathered by The Guardian will be shared with the relevant communities to support them in bringing their ancestors home.
London
#cold-case
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Expert witness in Lucy Letby trial did not reveal hospital investigation into his medical work

Police and prosecutors were not informed that a key expert witness in Lucy Letby's trial was under formal investigation for serious concerns in his medical work before he testified.
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago

Met Police facing probe over death of student, 19, found in King's Cross hotel room with middle-aged men

Scotland Yard faces investigation for mishandling the case of Edward Cornes, a student found dead under suspicious circumstances.
Boston
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Foul play suspected after human remains found in Shirley, police say

Human remains discovered in Shirley water near Maritime Veterans Memorial Bridge with suspected foul play under investigation by police and state detectives.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Italian ambulance driver investigated on suspicion of murdering five patients

All the suspicious deaths occurred while or soon after the patients were transported in an ambulance driven by the 27-year-old man, lawyers of the victims told the Guardian. Investigative sources told the ANSA state news agency they believe the man, who worked for the Italian Red Cross but has now been suspended, may have administered harmful substances to the patients during transfers between hospitals and care homes in the Emilia-Romagna region.
Medicine
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

San Jose police renew investigation into 42-year-old homicide

During a review of the case, investigators found a description of a possible suspect that had not been disclosed to the public, according to San Jose police Sgt. Jorge Garibay. The person was described as a white man, 32 to 35 years old and 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall, Garibay said. He also had a thin build and strawberry blond hair.
San Jose Sharks
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Dog digs up possible link to notorious 19th-century Devon murder case

A dog in Devon unearthed a bottle linked to a Victorian murder case involving Mary Ann Ashford, who was convicted of poisoning her husband.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Renee Good's family releases partial independent autopsy results

The four bullets Renee Good took from the gun fired by Minnesota ICE officer Jonathan Ross hit her once each in the arm, breast and head, while a fourth grazed her body, her family said in releasing partial results of an independent autopsy on the slain mother of three. A highly respected and credentialed medical pathologist performed the procedure, said
US politics
#oakland
Social justice
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Independent autopsy points to homicide as cause of death in Brentwood police custody case

An independent autopsy found Yolanda Ramirez died from multiple blunt force trauma and asphyxiation, ruling her death a homicide caused by police restraint.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Why solving cold case killings just got much harder for police | CBC News

Limits on access to Ancestry.com's genealogical data are making police genetic genealogy investigations of cold-case murders significantly harder.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Death of patients at Glasgow hospital to be investigated, prosecutors confirm

Investigations are underway into multiple deaths linked to infections from contaminated water and ventilation at QEUH, including seven deaths and infections among child cancer patients.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

'Cold blooded' murder was well planned, court told

Four men are accused of planning the 2020 Telford assassination of rapper Tamba Momodu (Teerose); three deny murder, one pleaded guilty to arson.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Ontario examines whether to amend Coroners Act to replace mandatory jail inquests with annual reviews | CBC News

Ontario may replace mandatory coroner inquests for jail deaths with coroner-led annual reviews supported by advisory committees including family, legal, corrections, advocates and subject-matter experts.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Did She Die the Way They Say?

Psychological autopsy clarifies equivocal manners of death but lacks standardized protocols, challenging reliability; qualitative forensic mental-state assessments deserve standing.
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Smartphones are now the most crucial piece of evidence in crime probes

Smartphones are now the most crucial source of digital evidence in solving nearly every criminal investigation, a report has found. Detectives rely on the wealth of information held on the devices in 97 per cent of cases - double the number in which data from laptops was needed. With the devices containing swathes of detailed messages, photos and location data, police chiefs told the Mail the devices had become 'a crime scene in your pocket'.
Digital life
Medicine
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Why Autopsies Are in Decline and Why it Matters

Autopsy rates in U.S. hospitals fell from about 50% in the 1950s to single digits today, diminishing crucial medical knowledge and closure for families.
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Renee Good's family shares independent autopsy results, says DOJ is withholding evidence

The 37-year-old poet and mother-of-three was killed by an ICE officer January 7 in Minneapolis, Minnesota during what Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called "targeted operations" near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue. Noem alleged that "rioters began blocking ICE officers," claiming that Good "weaponized" her vehicle by attempting to run over agents. Noem labeled Good's actions as "domestic terrorism" and those of the officers as "self defense," but multiple eyewitness accounts and video footage from the incident contradict this.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

BREAKING: Medical Examiner Officially Determines Alex Pretti's Death Was a Homicide

Hennepin County medical examiner ruled Alex Pretti's January shooting death a homicide after video contradicted federal agents' claims and identified two agents as shooters.
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Post-mortem service in 'crisis', causing delays to funerals of more than a week

Grieving families are increasingly having to delay burying relatives because of hold-ups in carrying out post-mortems in multiple counties. The post-mortems, ordered by coroners to find cause of death, are resulting in funerals taking place later than wished, with delays of several days or more than a week in some parts of the country, adding to the distress of the bereaved.
UK news
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

The Indo Daily: 'There's too many discrepancies' Former PSNI detective on why Kelly Lynch's canal death warrants murder investigation

On St Patrick's Day 2024, while families across the country celebrated, gardaí made a grim discovery, the body of a young woman in a canal just outside Monaghan town. She was 23-year-old Kelly Marie Lynch. Kelly's death was first rumoured as a suicide, then later described as a tragic accident. But from the very beginning, her family were adamant Kelly did not take her own life, and she did not fall into that canal.
Miscellaneous
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Pennsylvania man charged after more than 100 human remains found in his possession

A Pennsylvania man faces hundreds of grave-robbery charges after authorities found over 100 human remains, including skulls and mummified parts, taken from Mount Moriah mausoleums.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Epstein Autopsy Witness Challenges Suicide Finding: Injuries More Consistent' with Homocidal Strangulation'

My opinion is that his death was most likely caused by strangulation pressure rather than hanging. Given all the information now available, further investigation into the cause and manner of death is warranted, he said.
Medicine
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Man accused of murdering ex-partner showed friends her dead body during video call, trial hears

Miller Pacheco confessed to killing his ex-girlfriend during a New Year's Eve video call, showed her body to friends, and had filmed her earlier dancing.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Inmate found dead in cell of Contra Costa County jail

62-year-old Victor Jose Faria was found unresponsive and pronounced dead in his Martinez Detention Facility cell; the Contra Costa DA and sheriff's office are investigating.
California
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

After DUI arrest, man charged with murder relating to Calif. cold case

A suspect was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the 2008 Kern County cold-case homicide of Thomas Charles Horton following a 2025 DUI arrest.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Man and woman known to each other' found dead 130 miles apart as police launch probe

Two people known to each other were found dead at separate properties 130 miles apart; police are investigating and supporting next of kin.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Man jailed for selling fatal chemical to encourage suicide in UK-first case

Miles Cross was jailed for 14 years for selling a fatal chemical online that led to suicides after targeting vulnerable people on an anonymous forum.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Man appears in court charged with murder of student

An 18-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murder after De Montfort University student Khaleed Oladipo was fatally stabbed near the campus.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Beautiful' girl, 9, died from single stab wound to chest, inquest hears

Nine-year-old Aria Thorpe died from a single stab wound to the chest; a 15-year-old boy has been charged and remanded ahead of a June trial.
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