All news on the topic: Murder trial

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Murder victim's brother says couple who were mentally tortured 'weren't stupid'
Ben Field romantically pursued Peter and Ann before subjecting them to despicable acts of mental torture, gaslighting them and conning them out of their money and killing Peter in 2015
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Man behind 'dress that broke internet' accused of trying to kill his wife
Keir Johnston couple gained worldwide fame following his 2015 wedding after the mother of the bride wore a dress that sparked a global debate over its true colours - black and blue or white and gold
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Tinder photos used by married serial killer suspect as he sought women to date
Tinder photos of Rex Heuermann, accused of being the Long Island serial killer, are making their way across the internet and serving as a serious warning for all those online dating
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Horror details of alleged serial killer's life and incriminating Google searches
The evidence documents submitted to the Suffolk County court today regarding the arrest and subsequent murder charge of suspect Rex Heuermann contain some horrifying, strange, and sickening statements put together by a task force investigating this 11-year-long saga
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DNA from pizza box led cops to charge serial killer suspect with murder of women
As the Gilgo Beach murder has been linked to 11 bodies over the course of the decade, the multiple teams working on this case managed to get Rex Heuermann's DNA from a discarded pizza crust and link it back to some evidence found off the bodies, according to the bail paperwork
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Mum who said son died of 'fall' after poisoning him with antidepressants jailed
Claire Scanlon, 38, has been given a life sentence after she was found to have poisoned her five-year-old son with antidepressants before claiming he had a 'fall'
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Funeral for 'brilliant' Nottingham stabbing victim, 19, closes multiple streets
Large crowds have arrived to Barnaby Webber's funeral after the student was stabbed to death in June - screens have been set up outside of the church for mourners to watch
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Two teens jailed for stabbing boy, 16, to death in mistaken identity tragedy
Ronan Kanda was simply walking home from a friend's house when he was set upon and stabbed by two teens. His killers were looking for another youngster at the time of the murder
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Dad who killed wife and son has awkward 42-second call from jail with other son
A phone conversation between double homicide convict Alex Murdaugh and his son Buster painted the tenseness of their relationship — a drastic difference compared to Buster's public support for his father
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Mum guilty of murdering son, 5, by plying him with anti depressants
Claire Scanlon, 38, has been found guilty of murder after it was discovered her five-year-old had been poisoned with anti depressants - despite her claiming he had had died from a fall
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Dad shot dead and doused in acid 'by boyfriend of woman he slept with'
Michael Hillier and Rachel Fulstow have both pleaded not guilty to the murder of Liam Smith, from Wigan, who was shot and then had sulphuric acid poured over him, a court heard
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Escaped murder suspect spotted as cops tighten in on survivalist who fled jail
Michael Burham, who escaped from a Warren County, Pennsylvania, prison on Thursday night, may have been spotted overnight. The manhunt for the fugitive continues
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Missing German real estate tycoon’s dismembered body found stuffed in freezer
The dismembered corpse of German real estate tycoon Hans Peter Mack, 62, was discovered stuffed in black bin liners at around 11pm on Monday in Pattaya, Thailand
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Man's 8-word killer confession after stabbing girl, 9, as she played in street
CCTV showed a man stabbing Lilia Valutyte before running away. The nine-year-old girl was left dying in the street in Boston, Lincolnshire, after the blade pierced her heart
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'We need Olivia's law now - let's make killers see the pain they cause'
Cowardly killer Thomas Cashman refused to even show up to hear his sentence and the family’s victim impact statements after he was found guilty of killing Olivia in Dovecot, Liverpool
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Serial killer finally caught by his DNA - but true body count may never be known
Because he’d killed abroad, John Arthur Getreu's DNA wasn’t on a US criminal database, so investigators collected a disposable coffee cup that he’d discarded, which proved he was a match
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Elle Edwards murder weapon on sale for £300 on gun websites with no checks
Our investigation found Czech-made Skorpions offered on British military collectables websites. The guns can be legally sold here if they have been deactivated and can only fire blanks
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Families of murdered students furious as house of horrors to be knocked down
The house where the four University of Idaho students were butchered is set to be demolished, but the families of the vicitms say it could prove to be key evidence in the coming trial of Bryan Kohberger
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Damning evidence that snared triple murderer who burned mum and kids to death
Evil killer Jamie Barrow smiled as he spoke to Nottinghamshire Police after putting petrol through his neighbours' letter box and starting a fire, killing Fatoumatta Hydara and her two young daughters
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OJ Simpson has emergency heart surgery as disgraced NFL star's health declines
NFL legend O.J. Simpson appeared as an actor in films like 'Naked Gun' while he is perhaps most famous for being found acquitted in the murder trials of ex-wife Nicole Brown and friend Ron Goldman
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Aspiring lawyer murdered on way home from Waitrose in mistaken identity attack
Rashid Gedel, 22, from Ilford, and Shiroh Ambersley, 22, from Wembley, were found guilty of murder following the killing of Sven Badzak, 22, on February 6, 2021
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Connor Chapman made chilling rap video from jail vowing deadly revenge on rivals
Connor Chapman, who was found guilty of killing Elle Edwards, rapped that his enemies will "regret it" as he promised revenge in a video made in prison and heard in court during his sentencing
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Elle Edwards' family yell 'rat' and 'scumbag' at killer in angry court outbursts
Connor Chapman killed Elle Edwards when he opened fire on rival gang members with a submachine gun at the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey, Merseyside, on Christmas Eve. He has been sentenced to life in jail
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Neighbour tells of tragic moment fire rips through home killing mum and children
Steve Davis was alerted to the danger by people knocking desperately on his door as he sat in his ground floor flat watching Netflix at around 3am
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Killer jailed after burning mum and kids, as dad says he ID'd bodies on birthday
Jamie Barrow murdered Fatoumatta Hydara and her two young daughters Fatimah Drammeh, three, and Naeemah Drammeh, one, in Clifton, Nottingham last November. Today he was jailed for life