NZ defense counsel no longer able to use "gay panic" defense

New Zealand defense counsel will no longer be able to use the "gay panic" defense, known formally as the "Partial Defense of Provocation" that has seen several killers of gay New Zealand men get a lighter sentence...

Three days after the Maguindanao massacre, 57 murdered no arrests

There have been some miss leading reports some due to translation and communication problems and a total lack of understanding of the legal process here in the Philippines. People can be taken into custody for...

"Disconnection in the Courtroom"

"Continuing this week on Courtside television is the live trial of Juan Mendez whom on July 24, 2006 was charged with second degree murder in the deaths of his wife Whitney Mendez, 19 and mother-in-law Lorena...

Terry Lubbock Out Of Hospital

Terry Lubbock father of Stuart Lubbock who was found at British entertainer Michael Barrymore's home with horrific internal injuries, is out of hospital and recovering at his Harlow Essex home. Since the death...

'Body sold' to Russia kebab shop

Please finish your meal before reading this and if its a kebab feel free to chuck it in the waste bin. Now make sure your sitting down...  Seemingly times are hard in Russia and some of its citizens prefer a...

More evidence surfaces in Yale slaying

Among the new police evidence which is being  used against accused Yale murderer Ray Clark   is the fact that he was seen by police attempting to hide a blood spatter in the room where Yale...

MAN SOUGHT IN NASHVILLE HOTEL DEATH

Metro Police are searching for a person of interest in the death of a Kentucky man found last month inside a Nashville hotel room. Investigators have identified Harold Doss, 23, as a person of interest in Jiro...

DONKEY BRUTALLY MURDERED IN SPAIN

" A donkey has been brutally murdered by teenagers in the village of Torreorgaz in the Spanish region of Extremadura. The news has shocked a Spanish charity which now plans to take full legal action against the...

Ex-Nazi goes on trial in Germany

" A former member of the Nazi SS has gone on trial in Germany charged with the wartime murder of three civilians in the Netherlands. Heinrich Boere, 88, has previously acknowledged shooting dead three people in...

15-Year-Old Kills 9 Year Old: Elizabeth Olten Murder Case

In the case of the Elizabeth Olten murder in central Missouri, a 15-year-old has been charged in the crime today. Their name or gender has not been released due to the fact that they are underage. They have been...

Police nab teacher responsible for 18 rape-cum-murders

A special team of the Karnataka Police claim to have nailed the “serial killer” responsible for rape and murder of 18 women aged between 22-35 in and around the areas of Indian city of Mangalore, Karnataka. A...

Murder For Ratings: Hunted Brazil TV Crime Show Host Gone Missing

Wallace Souza, a former state legislator and TV crime show host in Brazil who is accused of commissioning killings to boost his ratings, has gone missing after his arrest warrant was issued. Brazilian police are hunting the 51-year-old Amazonian politician and television...

Tracie Raisner: Gone Forever

This story is of a mother who really didn't "go missing" but vanished right before her son's eyes. This is a story that connects the dots between domestic violence, murder, and a child who will forever be branded as the "kid whose mother got killed."As the trial proceeds and...

The Choice: Divorce or Murder?

When I followed the Scott Peterson case I was drawn to the fact that this man showed no emotion before and after his trial. His eyes were “dead” and hollow and he kept that blank look that was there from the beginning when Laci Peterson and her unborn child, Conner, first...

Time's Up! SOS For Victims, Their Families and Communities

Everyday news media outlets shout the headlines of the latest horrendous crime. Whether it be a murder, suicide, missing person, or just a spree of evil laid out upon the world, the news and the court systems are...

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