Virginia man found guilty in three murders over 11-year span
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Virginia political candidate was convicted on Monday of three murders over an 11-year span that fed fears of a serial killer in the U.S. capital area.
Connecticut man plotted parents’ murder with girlfriend: court papers
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut man charged with murdering his parents plotted with his girlfriend to kill them out of anger when he learned they planned to cut him out of their will, according to court papers on Monday.
Ex-pro wrestler Snuka pleads not guilty to murdering girlfriend in 1983
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, a professional wrestling star in the 1980s, pleaded not guilty on Monday to third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the 1983 death of his girlfriend.
U.S. justices divided over class action suit against Spokeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared closely divided as it considered online people-search service Spokeo Inc’s bid to avoid a class action lawsuit for including incorrect information in its database.
Hundreds arrested at California electronic music festivals
(Reuters) – Police in Southern California arrested hundreds of people over the weekend at several electronic dance music festivals, authorities said, as scrutiny mounts on the high-profile events known as raves due to drug-related deaths in recent year…
Gunman in Colorado Springs rampage was ex-alcoholic: newspaper
DENVER (Reuters) – A gunman who killed three people in Colorado Springs before dying during a shootout with police was a former alcoholic who wrote online about religion, his family, and “mind control,” the Colorado Springs Gazette reported on Monday.
Suit alleges Notre Dame tutor forced student into sex with daughter
(Reuters) – A University of Notre Dame student has sued the Indiana school, alleging that a former tutor pressured him into having sex with her daughter and also arranged sexual encounters between the daughter and university athletes.
Bodies flew in the air at deadly 2014 SXSW crash, Texas trial told
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The man accused of murdering four people when he rammed a car through a crowd at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival last year acted maliciously and with abandon, a prosecutor said in opening statements of the suspect…
Texas mother fed ant poison to 4-year-old son: police
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Dallas woman is charged with attempted capital murder for spoon-feeding her 4-year-old son ant poison and attempting to do the same with her two older children, police said on Monday.
Republican landslide projected ahead of Mississippi elections
(Reuters) – Mississippi’s Republican governor, Phil Bryant, appears poised for a landslide re-election victory this week along with other incumbents from his party, according to an opinion poll, reflecting the strength of conservatives in the Deep Sout…
