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Law enforcement work an investigation of an early morning shooting that left three people dead and four wounded, on January 28, 2023, on January 28, 2023, in the Beverly Crest neighborhood of Los Angeles, just north of Beverly Hills. (Photo by Robyn BECK / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/ AFP/AFP via Getty Images)
3 Dead, 4 Injured in Los Angeles Shooting, Suspect Remains at Large: Police
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Adrian Sainz/AP/Shutterstock (13721810a) Portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols was killed during a traffic stop with Memphis Police on Jan. 7 Police Force Investigation, Memphis, United States - 17 Jan 2023
2 Memphis Fire Dept. Employees 'Relieved of Duty' After Tyre Nichols Waited 22 Minutes for Ambulance
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Sgt Brian Moore/AP/Shutterstock (13744707a) In this photo provided by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, emergency personnel respond to a vehicle over the side of Highway 1 on Jan. 1, 2023, in San Mateo County, Calif. The driver of the car that plunged 250 feet off a cliff in Northern California, injuring his two young children and his wife, has been released from the hospital and jailed on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse. The San Mateo County District Attorney's Office announced, that Dharmesh Patel is being held without bail California Car Falls Off Cliff, San Mateo County, United States - 04 Jan 2023
Driver of Tesla That Went Over Calif. Cliff with His Family Inside Moved to Jail from Hospital
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Joe Biden Says He Spoke with Tyre Nichols' Family as Video Footage of Him Being Beaten Is Released
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8-Month-Old Allegedly Injured by Mass. Mother Dies Following Deaths of 2 Siblings
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Adrian Sainz/AP/Shutterstock (13721810a) Portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols was killed during a traffic stop with Memphis Police on Jan. 7 Police Force Investigation, Memphis, United States - 17 Jan 2023
Tyre Nichols Video Footage Shows Memphis Man Being Beaten, Punched
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Tyre Nichols Loved 4-Year-Old Son, Photography and the San Francisco 49ers: 'Free Spirit'
Alex Murdaugh is escorted out of the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on July 20, 2022. Murdaugh's trial on two counts of murder in the June 2021 deaths of his wife and son is scheduled to start Monday, Jan. 23, 2023.
Cop Says Alex Murdaugh Had No Visible Blood on Him After Killings, But Might Have Changed Clothes
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Adrian Sainz/AP/Shutterstock (13721810a) Portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols was killed during a traffic stop with Memphis Police on Jan. 7 Police Force Investigation, Memphis, United States - 17 Jan 2023
Tyre Nichols' Last 3 Words Were, 'Mom, Mom. Mom,' Says Lawyer, as Family Calls for Peaceful Protests
Benjamin Obadiah Foster, Police Searching for Man Who Kidnapped Woman
Oregon Police Hunting Man for Allegedly Torturing Woman — 2 Years After Jail for Similar Crime
January 18, 2023: Alex Murdaugh sits in the Colleton County Courthouse with his legal team including Dick Harpootlian, middle, and Jim Griffin, right, as his attorneys discuss motions in front of Judge Clifton Newman in a December hearing.
Alex Murdaugh Cries in Court When Body Cam Footage Shows Victims, But Cop Says No 'Visible Tears' at Time
Patrick Clancy
Mass. Siblings Allegedly Killed by Mom Who Jumped from Window Are Remembered at Vigil: 'Happy, Loving'
Sacred Heart International Institute
25 Arrested and Charged in Fraudulent Nursing Diploma Scheme That 'Erodes Public Trust' in South Florida
Kamryn Meyers was found dead in Mesa, Arizona, by a dog walker on Saturday Credit: NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN Sitlalli Avelar vanished with her friend from their group home on January 7 Credit: NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN
Police: Bodies of Missing Teens Found in Arizona Water Retention Basin
Alleged DUI Driver Crashes Into Church Van, Leaves 3 Dead Including 10-Year-Old Girl Coming From Bible Study
Calif. Man Arrested After Allegedly Crashing into Church Van, Killing 3 Coming from Bible Study
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=564959418988780&set=a.307984961352895 OSBI SEARCHING FOR MISSING CYRIL THREE-YEAR-OLD FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CYRIL, Okla. (January 10, 2023) – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is assisting Cyril police and other law enforcement in the search for a missing three-year-old from Cyril. Athena Brownfield was reported missing around 2 p.m. this afternoon from 225 W. Nebraska. Cyril police asked for assistance from the OSBI with the search. A command post has been established at Family Life Church in Cyril. Please do not self-deploy to the scene. If you want to volunteer to help with the search, please come to the command post and ask for the OSBI. Cyril police, Caddo County Sheriff's Office and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol are assisting with the search. If you have any information about Athena’s whereabouts, contact the OSBI tipline at (800) 522-8017 or email tips@osbi.ok.gov. This is an active and ongoing investigation. More information will be released as it is available. ***A picture of Athena is attached.
Authorities Identify Remains as Missing Athena Brownfield 2 Weeks After Sister Was Found Wandering Alone
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Murdered Woman Identified 52 Years Later After Sheriff's Office Crowdfunds for DNA Test
Alexander Jackson
Iowa Man Convicted of Murdering His Parents and Sister in Staged Home Invasion
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Family Searching for Answers After N.Y. Lawyer, 38, Is Killed While Traveling in Chile
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Man Kidnapped, Tried to Kill Gay Man on Dating App as Part of Hate Crime Scheme, 'As Dahmer Had Done'
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Brothers Arrested in 1997 Cold Case Murder of Headless Man Who Remains Unidentified
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Adrian Sainz/AP/Shutterstock (13721810a) Portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols was killed during a traffic stop with Memphis Police on Jan. 7 Police Force Investigation, Memphis, United States - 17 Jan 2023
Five Former Memphis Police Officers Charged with Murder in the Death of Tyre Nichols
Joseph and Jodi Wilson, North Carolina Parents Abused 4-Year-Old Son
Parents Charged with Murder After 4-Year-Old Son Dies from Alleged 'Exorcisms'
Woman, 29, Posed as High School Student and Was Enrolled 4 Days Before Getting Caught, Officials Say
Woman, 29, Charged After Posing as High School Student For 4 Days Before Getting Caught, Officials Say
Jaevion Riley
Burned, Beaten 7-Year-Old Boy Dies After One Week in Coma, and Father Is Arrested
Peaches Stergo
36-Year-Old Woman Accused of Using Romance Scam to Swindle $2.8M from Elderly Holocaust Survivor
Investigators will charge mother with murdering her 2 children
Mother Accused of Killing 2 of Her 3 Children in Suspected Murder-Suicide Attempt
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Illinois Man Accused of Stabbing 14-Year-Old After Meeting Her Online and Traveling to Her Home
Robert Eugene Koehler in court at his first appearance before Judge David Silverman via closed circuit Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020 at the Brevard County Jail in Sharpes, Fla. Several law enforcement agencies believe the 60-year-old Palm Bay, Fla. man to be the infamous Pillow Case Rapist, who is thought to have attacked over 40 victims when in South Florida in the early 1980s. He was arrested on Saturday, January 18, 2020. (Tim Shortt/Florida Today via AP)
Accused 'Pillowcase Rapist' Convicted of Kidnapping and Sexually Assaulting a Woman 40 Years Ago
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Slain LSU Student Madison Brooks Remembered by Sorority as a 'Hero' That 'Made a Lasting Impact'
Christy Giles, Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola
2 Men Indicted by Grand Jury for 2021 Deaths of Model and Architect Dumped Outside Hospitals After Party
January 18, 2023: Alex Murdaugh sits in the Colleton County Courthouse with his legal team including Dick Harpootlian, middle, and Jim Griffin, right, as his attorneys discuss motions in front of Judge Clifton Newman in a December hearing.
Prosecutors Detail How Son's Cell Phone Video Allegedly Places Alex Murdaugh at Murder Scene
Lucy Letby
Nurse Lucy Letby Allegedly Murdered Baby on 4th Attempt, Then Offered to Take Photos of Body
Merced Martinez places a candle at a memorial for victims of the mass shooting the day before in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.
Half Moon Bay Shooting: 6 of 7 Fatal Victims Identified
Kayla Green
Girl, 15, Jailed for Up to 9 Years for Killing Honor Roll Student Who Was Cheerleading Star
The Doodler suspect updated sketch
San Francisco Police Release Age Progression Drawing of Doodler Serial Killer
Anish Rajaram
Ohio College Student Found Dead Along with His Parents in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Adrian Sainz/AP/Shutterstock (13721810a) Portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols was killed during a traffic stop with Memphis Police on Jan. 7 Police Force Investigation, Memphis, United States - 17 Jan 2023
Tyre Nichols Was 'Brutalized' by Memphis Police and Had 'Extensive Bleeding,' Say Family Attorneys
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Young Va. Father Who Vanished Before Christmas Is Found Dead in Md., 2 People Arrested
Washington Gas Station Shooting
Man Kills 3 People at Random in Washington Convenience Store, Then Turns Gun on Himself
Cincinnati architect and fiancée missing in Mexico, family fears abduction Daniela Márquez; Jose Gutierrez
Missing Architect Traveling in Mexico Confirmed Dead Near Bullet-Ridden Van Along with Fiancée, Relatives
Temara King, NJ Teacher Shot Dead by husband Lucas Cooper
N.J. Teacher Allegedly Shot, Killed by Husband Who Was Arrested in Pa. After Daughter Called 911
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Mom and Daughter Were Strangled Inside Apartment in 1994, DNA Allegedly Links Home Attendant's Boyfriend
Jared Bridegan Microsoft executive murdered in Jackson Beach, FL on February 16, 2022. Credit: Jacksonville Beach Police Department
Arrest Made in the Mysterious 2022 Murder of Microsoft Executive, Police Don't Believe Suspect Acted Alone
Madison Brooks
Following Death and Alleged Rape of Teen LSU Student During Night Out, State Suspends Bar's Liquor License
Bryan Kohberger, left, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, looks toward his attorney, public defender Anne Taylor, right, during a hearing in Latah County District Court, Jan. 5, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Investigators seized stained bedding, strands of what looked like hair and a single glove — but no weapon — when they searched the Washington state apartment of Kohberger, a graduate student, charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death, according to court documents newly unsealed on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023.
Idaho Murder Suspect Bryan Kohberger Interviewed For Job with Local Police Before Slayings
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Where Is Breadson John? 8-Year-Old Boy Vanished in June, Family Has 'Not Provided ... Information'
Emily and Kellan Islas, Pack of Dogs Kills Young Boy and Injures Mother in Idaho
7-Year-Old Boy Killed and Mother Injured by Pack of Dogs in Idaho
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Colin Kaepernick's New True Crime Series 'Killing County' Takes a Look Inside a Calif. Police Department
Valentino Alvero, Xiujuan Yu, Ming Wei Ma
Monterey Park Mass Shooting: Remembering the Victims
Madison Brooks
LSU Student Was Allegedly Raped Before She Was Fatally Struck by Car, 4 Men Arrested: Police
January 18, 2023: Alex Murdaugh sits in the Colleton County Courthouse with his legal team including Dick Harpootlian, middle, and Jim Griffin, right, as his attorneys discuss motions in front of Judge Clifton Newman in a December hearing.
Alex Murdaugh's Surviving Son Buster Is on Witness List for Father's Highly Anticipated Murder Trial
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeff Chiu/AP/Shutterstock (13732338b) Police tape is placed near the scene of a shooting, in Half Moon Bay, Calif. Multiple people were killed in two related shootings Monday at a mushroom farm and a trucking firm in a coastal community south of San Francisco, and officials say a suspect is in custody Northern California Fatal Shooting, Half Moon Bay, United States - 23 Jan 2023
Children Were Present at Half Moon Bay Mass Shooting, Witnessed Massacre: 'Unspeakable'
HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 23: A San Mateo County sheriff deputy checks in FBI agents as they arrive at the scene of a shooting on January 23, 2023 in Half Moon Bay, California. Seven people were killed at two separate farm locations that were only a few miles apart in Half Moon Bay on Monday afternoon. The suspect, Chunli Zhao, was taken into custody a few hours later without incident. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Suspect in Half Moon Bay Mass Shooting Allegedly 'Targeted' Victims: 'Workplace Violence'
Members of the media and others gather around the front entrance to the Star Ballroom Dance Studio after police took down the crime scene tape in Monterey Park on Sunday, January 22, 2023 following the deadly shooting of 10 people at a ballroom late Saturday night.
Monterey Park Shooting: Coroner Identifies All 11 Fatal Victims
This photo provided by the Collin County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office shows Kayla Kelley. On Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, authorities discovered a woman's body in a field near the home of Ocastor Ferguson, a Dallas area man arrested Saturday, Jan. 14, in connection with the disappearance of Kelley, who had threatened to tell his wife that he was dating her. The remains discovered Wednesday evening in Grand Prairie, Texas, have not yet been identified. The body will be further examined by a medical examiner, according to the Collin County Sheriff's Office.
Texas Man Accused of Murdering Girlfriend Who Planned to Confront Him About Being Married
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Rourke/AP/Shutterstock (13694852g) Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, is escorted to an extradition hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pa Four Dead University of Idaho, Stroudsburg, United States - 03 Jan 2023
Will Bryan Kohberger Face Death Penalty if Convicted of Idaho Murders? Legal Expert Weighs In
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Adrian Sainz/AP/Shutterstock (13721810a) Portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols was killed during a traffic stop with Memphis Police on Jan. 7 Police Force Investigation, Memphis, United States - 17 Jan 2023
Family of Man Who Died After 'Savage' Encounter with Memphis Police Say He Called Out for Mom During Beating
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Man Told Estranged Wife, 'This Is How It Ends for Us.' The Next Day, He Killed Their Daughter in Murder-Suicide
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jeff Chiu/AP/Shutterstock (13732338b) Police tape is placed near the scene of a shooting, in Half Moon Bay, Calif. Multiple people were killed in two related shootings Monday at a mushroom farm and a trucking firm in a coastal community south of San Francisco, and officials say a suspect is in custody Northern California Fatal Shooting, Half Moon Bay, United States - 23 Jan 2023
7 People Killed in Half Moon Bay in California's Second Mass Shooting This Week: 'Our Hearts Are Broken'
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2 Students Killed in Shooting at Iowa Educational Non-Profit for At-Risk Youth
Courtney Owens, Snellville used car dealer accused of hiring hit man to kill his ex-girlfriend/business partner
Ga. Woman Was Killed Inside Car Dealership, Suspect Is Business Partner She Used to Date
This image taken with a drone shows Star Dance Studio in Monterey Park, Calif., . A gunman killed multiple people at the ballroom dance studio late Saturday amid Lunar New Years celebrations in the predominantly Asian American community of Monterey Park California Shooting, Monterey Park, United States - 22 Jan 2023This image taken with a drone shows Star Dance Studio in Monterey Park, Calif., . A gunman killed multiple people at the ballroom dance studio late Saturday amid Lunar New Years celebrations in the predominantly Asian American community of Monterey Park California Shooting, Monterey Park, United States - 22 Jan 2023
Death Toll Climbs to 11 in Monterey Park Mass Shooting as Patient in Hospital Dies