Memphis Girl, 12, Forced By Father To Help Dismember Mother

A 12 year-old Memphis girl has testified in court that her father -- after first stabbing her mother in the neck and choking her to death -- forced her to help him dismember her mother, Charlene Gaither.

Arrest Made In 18-Year-Old Cold Case

Modern Technology Solves Cold Case"CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — Police on Wednesday announced an arrest in the 1990 rape and murder of an 83-year-old woman.Authorities said advanced technology led them to James J. Hollis, who they said killed Mary Cookinside her Corwin Street home,...

Former DR Congo leader arrested

The former vice-president of the Democractic Republic of Congo was arrested in Belgium today.He is facing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity."Jean-Pierre Bemba, who fled Congo last year, was...

Top B.C. gang leader arrested in Texas sting

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne of British Columbia's Top Gang Leader "Clayton Roueche" of the United Nations gang, is enjoying US hospitality this evening, and if I know US hospitality, this Gang...

US military jails Marine for sexual misconduct in Japan

"Tokyo (ANTARA News/afp) - A court martial has sentenced a US Marine to 20 months in prison for sexual misconduct against a woman in Japan, the US military said in a statement.The case was one of a series of alleged crimes by US troops in Japan that have sparked public anger,...

FBI tried to fight detainee abuse

Some pretty shocking revelations have come out about FBI agents at the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba voicing concerns about torture and possible war crimes being committed there. The report says the...

Offences by girls are up by 25% as crimes by boys fall slightly

Men commit more crimes than women. For example, in 2002 male offenders in England and Wales outnumbered female offenders by more than four to one.In 2000 the peak age of offending was 18 for males and 15 for females. Slightly higher proportions of male than female offenders...

Colombia extradites paramilitary warlord to US

" Colombia extradited one of the country's most feared paramilitary warlords to the United States early Wednesday to face drug trafficking charges, the government said. Carlos Mario Jimenez was flown to...

UPDATE:Fritzl planned the improvised dungeon five years before taking daughte...

This story becomes more complicated by the day."A relative of Joseph Fritzl, the Austrian man who held his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered seven children by her, has said he was convicted of rape in...

UPDATE:Josef Fritzl - transferred yesterday from police custody in Amstetten ...

UPDATE: TUESDAYA 73-year-old Austrian man who has admitted locking up his daughter for 24 years and fathering her seven children is due to appear before a magistrates court later today.Josef Fritzl was transferred yesterday from police custody in Amstetten to a court in...

ARE WESTERN LEADERS WAR CRIMINALS ?

 ‘Are Western Leaders War Criminals ?’ That pesky Chomsky doesn’t mince words…"If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged." -...

US military recruits more ex-cons

The U.S. Army has doubled its use of 'moral waivers' for enlisted soldiers over the past year as the demand for more soldiers reaches a high because of teh Iraq War troop surge. The army is now allowing...

British Columbia: Serial Rapist & Killer escapes

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorMany British Columbians are asking themselves, what the hell was a repeat rapist and murderer allowed in Minimum Security Prison given his long record of offences? ...

Street Traders Harassed by Police in Jo'burg

A recent survey shows that nearly all Johannesburg street traders interviewed had claimed to have been harassed by police.a spokesman for the metro police has denied these allegations."In a street-traders' survey...

Court to Consider Death Penalty for Child Sexual Abuse

" The Supreme Court is going to weigh the possibility of death penalty for child sexual crimes on Wednesday meeting."

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