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Amanda Knox: I'm Trapped in 'Limbo'

New book dishes on her life behind bars

(Newser) - Excerpts from a new book provide a glimpse into Amanda Knox 's life "in limbo"—otherwise known as an Italian prison. The as-yet released book, Take Me With You, chronicles the convicted killer's life behind bars and her hopes for the future. "I miss my family. I...

Detective Killed Over Parking Spot

Attacker hurled concrete chunk at cop's head, say witnesses

(Newser) - The battle over tight parking turned deadly over the weekend when a Baltimore man slammed an off-duty detective in the head with a chunk of concrete as the two argued over a free spot in front of a restaurant, police report. Brian Stevenson, an 18-year veteran of the Baltimore force,...

Saudi Prince on Trial for Strangling Servant

Battered man's body found in oil royal's bed

(Newser) - A Saudi Prince beat his male servant for weeks before strangling him in a gruesome lovers battle at a ritzy London hotel, a court was told yesterday. Prince Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir Al Saud, grandson of King Abdullah, was videotaped kicking and punching Bandar Adulaziz on an elevator at...

94-Year-Old Beaten to Death in Nursing Home

By his 81-year-old roommate

(Newser) - Authorities say an 81-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder for allegedly beating to death his 94-year-old roommate at an Orange County nursing home. According to police, William McDougall allegedly took a bar used to hang clothes from a closet, and used it to repeatedly strike his roommate,...

Cops Aim to Quiz JonBenet Brother

Investigators will 'never give up,' says journalist

(Newser) - Colorado cops are seeking to again question the older brother of murdered beauty pageant tyke JonBenet Ramsay. Burke Ramsay was just 9 when his 6-year-old sister was found bound with cord, bludgeoned and strangled in the basement of their Boulder home. Burke was questioned and cleared by DNA after the...

'Crazy' Sergeant Urged US Troops to 'Kill for Sport'

Army ignored warning about death squad team leader, say soldier's parents

(Newser) - Soldiers charged with murdering Afghan civilians for kicks are blaming a "crazy" sergeant that the parents of one said they warned the Army about. In a chilling videotaped interrogation, Corporal Jeremy Morlock recounts being ordered to kill civilians during heroin-, opium-, and hash-fueled raids. At one point, Sergeant Calvin...

Diplomat's Throat Slashed in NY
Diplomat's Throat
Slashed in NY
Sep 24, 2010 2:00 AM CDT

Diplomat's Throat Slashed in NY

Nicaraguan consul found in Bronx home

(Newser) - Nicaragua's chief diplomat in New York was found dead with his throat slashed in his Bronx home yesterday. The body of Cesar Mercado, 34, was discovered when his driver arrived to pick him up for a meeting with Nicaraguan officials attending the United Nations General Assembly, CNN reports. No suspects...

'Horrorcore' Rapper Gets Life for Killing 4 in Va.

McCroskey takes plea bargain to avoid death penalty

(Newser) - Aspiring horrorcore rapper Richard McCroskey, 21, today received a life sentence after pleading guilty to the slaying of 4 people in Farmville, Va. McCroskey admitted that relationship problems had prompted him to kill girlfriend Emma Niederbrock, 16, her mother Debra Kelley, and Melanie Wells, a visiting friend of Emma's, in...

Murder Suspect: Excessive Caffeine Made Me Kill Wife

Kentucky man uses 'caffeine intoxication' defense

(Newser) - A Kentucky man charged with killing his wife has come up with a creative defense: excessive caffeination. Woody Will Smith, 33, is accused of strangling his 28-year-old wife with an extension cord last May, but his lawyer says Smith ingested enough caffeine (in the form of soda, energy drinks, and...

Killer Mom Was Angry About Baths

Flew into a 'rage' just hours before alleged murders

(Newser) - Shaquan Duley, the South Carolina mother who admitted last month to smothering her two children, was in a “rage” just hours before because her sister bathed the two boys without permission. Duley’s two sons were found dead in a car submerged in the river, and she is now...

Pakistani Politician Stabbed to Death in London

He had sought asylum in UK, saying he was under 'threat'

(Newser) - Prominent Pakistani politician Imran Farooq was murdered outside his London home last night, suffering multiple stab wounds and head injuries. Police assume the killing was politically motivated, and are reviewing the security of other Pakistani politicians living in London, the BBC reports. Scotland Yard’s SO15 terrorism unit is handling...

Teen Who Strangled Brother: Dexter Made Me Do It

'Like satisfying a craving for a hamburger,' says killer 'inspired by TV show'

(Newser) - An Indiana teen who strangled this 10-year-old brother says he was inspired by the TV series Dexter. Andrew Conley, who pleaded guilty to murder yesterday, told investigators that he identified with the lead character in the Showtime series about a police blood-spatter expert with a sideline in serial killing, ABC...

New Body Points to Frisco Area Multiple Killer

Girlfriend found in the trunk of his car

(Newser) - Investigators believe the body of a man wrapped in plastic and found in a closet of his home was one of at least five victims of a San Francisco area killer shot dead by police. The elderly father of latest victim John Sayles, 35, was found dead with multiple puncture...

US Soldiers in Afghanistan Took Home 'Finger Trophies'

'Kill team' murdered Afghan civilians for sport, say investigators

(Newser) - A secret "kill team" of US soldiers in Afghanistan murdered civilians for sport and kept their fingers as trophies, according to Army investigators. Prosecutors have charged members of an American infantry brigade with some of the most serious war crimes to surface in the Afghanistan war. Five of the...

Mystery Duo Sought in Spy Murder

Code-breaker likely victim of professional hit, cops believe

(Newser) - Police are now seeking a mysterious "Mediterranean" couple who may be connected to the murdered British spy who was found naked and wrapped in a padlocked gym bag in an empty bathtub of his London home. Gareth Williams, 31, was likely the victim of a professional hit for reasons...

Boy Hid as Parents Stabbed to Death

Horrifying details emerge from a triple murder in California

(Newser) - A sad new twist in the case of a California couple that was murdered last year: Warrants show their 9-year-old boy hid behind a couch during stabbing. The child apparently ran to get his mother's purse to appease the attacker, but hid in the living room after hearing his mother...

Murdered Spy Helped Foil al-Qaeda Plot

And he wasn't a transvestite killed by a lover

(Newser) - The British spy found stuffed into a duffel bag in his London apartment last week was a math genius codebreaker who worked with the American NSA as well as UK intelligence, in part helping to decode emails that were used to convict three men connected to an al-Qaeda bigwig who...

Dad in Custody Battle Kills 6

Gunman flees with kids, kills himself

(Newser) - An Arizona dad locked in a vicious custody battle with his former girlfriend over their two children burst into her new boyfriend's home and fatally shot the couple, along with three other friends who were celebrating the boyfriend's 24th birthday. After the shooting, Brian Diez grabbed his young kids and...

British Spy Murder Gets Weirder
 Spy Murder Gets Weirder 
Aug 26, 2010 3:48 AM CDT

Spy Murder Gets Weirder

Tabloid: Brit found in sports bag was transvestite

(Newser) - British authorities trying to solve the case of the murdered spy found stuffed into a sports bag in his London home are getting plenty of suggestions from the country's press. Gareth Williams, who investigators believe had been dead for up to 2 weeks before he was found, may have been...

3 Teens on Facebook Hit List Killed

People named in post warned to flee Colombian town or die

(Newser) - Panic is spreading in the southwestern Colombian town of Puerto Asis after the killings of three teenagers in 10 days. All three were on a 69-name "hit list" posted on Facebook a week ago, CNN reports. The post, which police initially thought was a joke, warned that the people...

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