All news on the topic: Murderers

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Serial killer convicted of murdering five people found dead in prison cell
Prison officials said convicted killer Joshua Wade was "found unresponsive in his cell at the Indiana State Prison" on Thursday
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Man sentenced to prison for murder after enticing former teacher to his flat via a dating app
A 29-year-old man who admitted murdering a retired teacher in a catfishing plot has been sentenced to at least 22 years behind bars. The judge told him he "exploited" the victim even in his death.
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US banana giant ordered to pay $38 million to families of Colombian men killed by death squads
Landmark verdict against Chiquita marks first time major US company held liable for funding human rights abuses abroad
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Teacher who murdered partner and buried him in garden jailed for at least 20 years
A primary school teacher who murdered her boyfriend before burying him in their garden has been jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years.
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Killer teens who slaughtered their victim ’like lions on prey’ are jailed for over 130 years
Bailey Atkinson, 21, was left in a pool of his own blood and a "Rambo" knife lodged in his shoulder in the brutal attack - he died in hospital hours later as his killers are jailed
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Man who stabbed ’defenceless’ grandfather ’for people of Gaza’ jailed
Ahmed Ali Alid, 45, told police after his arrest that the attack was "for the people of Gaza" and that if he had access to a machine gun he would have killed more people.
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Two teenagers, aged 17 and 15, charged with murder following the stabbing death of a ’caring’ father
A 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl have been charged with the murder of a 40-year-old father who was stabbed to death.
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Violent attacks against environmental journalists on the rise
Unesco joint research dating back 15 years found violence and intimidation against about 750 reporters and 44 murders
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Deported Albanian inmates in UK enjoy plush prisons with amenities
Around 12 murderers, eight rapists and more than 100 guilty of drugs or firearm offences are due to be deported to Albania to serve the remainder of their sentence
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Primary teacher lured boyfriend with sex before tying him up, killing him and burying body in garden
Fiona Beal, of Moore Street, Northampton, was arrested in March 2022 after police discovered the body
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An asylum seeker, reportedly inspired by revenge in Gaza, has been found guilty of murdering a pensioner in the street
A Moroccan asylum seeker who said he was inspired by “revenge” for the Israel-Hamas conflict has been convicted of murdering a pensioner out walking in the street.
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The grim murder of millionaire aristocrat Lord Shaftesbury, whose body was discovered in a desolate ravine, shocks the nation
Ahead of new Channel 5 documentary A Very British Sex Scandal: The Earl & The Escort, the Mirror takes a look at the death of aristocratic Anthony Ashley-Cooper, whose remains were found in a lonely ravine
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The police files on Jill Dando’s murder have revealed a significant unanswered question in the investigation
An unidentified individual, wearing a suit and tie, was caught on CCTV on the killer’s suspected escape route on April 26, 1999 - Jill Dando’s murderer has never been caught
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British Jewish woman murdered by Hamas saves five lives with organ donations
Lucy Dee, 48, was murdered a year ago and her husband, Leo, met three people who received her organs, including her kidneys, lungs, liver and heart
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Baby killer who brutally murdered tiny daughter beaten up in prison and left with broken leg
Craig Jamieson, 44, who was caged for the murder of his four-month-old daughter Abbie, was attacked while in HMP Edinburgh and left with injuries including a broken leg
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Man killed boyfriend at home with ’Kung Fu chokehold’ he said he learned from film
Slawomir Tumilowicz strangled tragic partner Rafal Duszyca from behind at their home in Solihull, West Midlands, and delayed calling emergency services for 24 minutes
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Mum of murdered Cody Fisher wants two major changes to stop tragedy from ever happening again
Cody Fisher, 23, a PE teacher who played for Stratford Town, was knifed in the heart on the dance floor and died in front of his girlfriend - his killer smuggled in a ’ferocious’ murder weapon
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Child murderer due for release but his own dad wants to ’keep monster in jail’
Stuart Leggate killed eight-year-old Mark Cummings after abducting him from the block of flats where they lived and stuffing his body in a bin chute in Royston, Glasgow
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Ringleader of drunk teenagers who beat dad to death launches bid for freedom
Adam Swellings’ minimum sentence of 17 years for killing sales manager Garry Newlove ends in August, meaning the convicted murderer can make an application to be released from prison
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Damilola Taylor’s dad’s courage in the face of grief - and how he inspired others
Brooke Kinsella, grieving sister of teenager Ben, said she would ’never forget the powerful moment during the peace march in 2008 when, walking for opposite ends of London, our paths crossed in Piccadilly’