Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: | | 2 face federal hate crime charge in Ky. gay attack Thu,12 Apr 2012 07:49 PM PDT Associated Press - Two Kentucky men have been charged with a federal hate crime in a beating attack on a gay man in an Appalachian park, marking the first time the law has been applied in a U.S. case alleging bias over a victim's sexual orientation, authorities said. Full Story | Top | Florida executes serial killer who murdered six women Thu,12 Apr 2012 04:48 PM PDT Reuters - TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida serial killer who admitted he murdered six women in the 1980s to satisfy his sexual urges was put to death by lethal injection on Thursday for killing a 17-year-old girl who had been hitchhiking to the beach. David Alan Gore, 58, was pronounced dead at the Florida State Prison near Starke at 6:19 p.m., governor's spokeswoman Amy Graham said. The state executed Gore for the 1983 kidnapping and murder of his final victim, Vero Beach teenager Lynn Elliott. ... Full Story | Top | Fla serial killer executed for girl's 1983 death Thu,12 Apr 2012 03:51 PM PDT Associated Press - A Florida inmate was put to death Thursday, nearly three decades after the murder of 17-year-old Lynn Elliott, whose failed escape attempt ended a string of rapes and slayings that shook the quiet coastal town of Vero Beach. Full Story | Top | Ohio woman sentenced for dumping daughter's body in trash Thu,12 Apr 2012 02:38 PM PDT Reuters - CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A Cleveland woman accused of dumping her young daughter's body in the city trash after she died in unclear circumstances was sentenced on Thursday to the maximum three years in prison. India Parker, 35, was charged with tampering with evidence after police were told by an ex-boyfriend that she confessed that she never contacted authorities after her daughter died in 2005 from falling off a book case. Parker later told a different story to police, saying that in 2006, Kaliyah failed to wake up and was cold to the touch. ... Full Story | Top | Former Senator Edwards' trial starts with jury selection Thu,12 Apr 2012 02:37 PM PDT Reuters - GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former presidential candidate John Edwards returned to a courtroom on Thursday, a familiar setting for a man who made millions as a trial lawyer but now faces possible prison time if convicted of federal campaign-finance violations. The Democratic former U.S. senator and two-time White House hopeful arrived for jury selection in his criminal trial, which began Thursday morning in Greensboro, North Carolina. ... Full Story | Top | Zimmerman attorney was Casey Anthony commentator Thu,12 Apr 2012 02:16 PM PDT Associated Press - When Casey Anthony stood trial last summer in her toddler's death, Mark O'Mara became a familiar face on local television making daily critiques of prosecutors and defense attorneys in the world-famous case. Full Story | Top | Stolen Cezanne found in Belgrade, four arrested Thu,12 Apr 2012 01:36 PM PDT AFP - Serbian police have uncovered a painting by Paul Cezanne, the last of four stolen masterpieces that was still missing after a daring 2008 art heist in Switzerland, leading to four arrests, officials said Thursday. Full Story | Top | Banker due back in court in cabbie hate crime case Thu,12 Apr 2012 12:27 PM PDT Reuters - STAMFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - The Morgan Stanley investment banker accused of a hate crime in the assault of an Egyptian-born taxi driver over a fare is due back in a Connecticut court next week. The charges against William Bryan Jennings stem from a taxi ride he took from New York City to Connecticut after drinking at a Morgan Stanley holiday party last December. Authorities have said that taxi driver Mohamed Ammar, an Egyptian-born U.S. ... Full Story | Top | Attacks on diplomats highlight Venezuela crime woes Thu,12 Apr 2012 09:47 AM PDT Reuters - CARACAS (Reuters) - Found wandering injured in a small town before dawn, the Costa Rican attaché was the latest victim of kidnappers who have seized several diplomats and underscored the scale of Venezuela's crime problem. As President Hugo Chavez seeks re-election in October, the debate about who is blame for the unusual wave of attacks - at least four foreign envoys have been abducted in Caracas in less than sixth months - has quickly escalated to serious allegations. ... Full Story | Top | Banker due back in court in cabbie hate crime case Thu,12 Apr 2012 06:45 AM PDT Reuters - STAMFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - William Bryan Jennings, the Morgan Stanley investment banker accused of a hate crime in the stabbing of an Egyptian-born taxi driver over a fare, was due back in a Connecticut court on Thursday. The charges against Jennings, who was placed on leave from his job as co-head of U.S. bond underwriting the day of his February 29 arrest, stem from a December 2011 incident when Jennings got into a cab in New York City after drinking at a Morgan Stanley holiday party. According to authorities, taxi driver Mohamed Ammar, an Egyptian-born U.S. ... Full Story | Top | Kuwait mulls death penalty for insulting God, Prophet Thu,12 Apr 2012 06:44 AM PDT Reuters - KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwaiti lawmakers voted in favor of a legal amendment on Thursday which could make insulting God and the Prophet Mohammad punishable by death, after a case of suspected blasphemy on Twitter caused an uproar in the Gulf Arab state. Members of Parliament must vote on the proposal again in a second session and it would need the approval of the country's ruler before becoming law. The amendment was backed by 46 votes, while four opposed it and others abstained. Those in favor included all 15 members of the cabinet. ... Full Story | Top | Massachusetts man convicted of aiding al Qaeda to be sentenced Thu,12 Apr 2012 06:01 AM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - Prosecutors contend that a Massachusetts man convicted of conspiring to support al Qaeda should serve at least 25 years in prison but defense lawyers said their client's actions hurt no one, according to court filings before his sentencing on Thursday. Tarek Mehanna, 29, was found guilty in December on all seven charges against him, including four related to terrorism. He faces a maximum penalty of life in prison when he is sentenced by Judge George O'Toole in U.S. District Court in Boston on Thursday. ... Full Story | Top |
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