MURDER

A woman who was extradited from South Korea this week after the bodies of her two children were found in abandoned suitcases has made her first court appearance in New Zealand.

Incarcerated at 14 years old for the murder of his mother — which he says he did not commit — MIchael Politte was 38 when he was granted parole in April 2022. He left prison doing one of the things he enjoyed most before he went in — riding a bike.

Iowa authorities say an 18-year-old sex trafficking victim who pleaded guilty to killing a man she said raped her escaped from a women’s center where she was serving her probation sentence.

Prosecutors say two Iowa teenagers killed their high school Spanish teacher last year because of frustration over a bad grade.

A prosecutor says he plans to present DNA evidence linking a man accused of killing 22 elderly women in the Dallas area and stealing jewelry and valuables to one of the deaths.

The man who shot and killed John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment building in 1980 has been denied parole for a 12th time.

Alabama could be ready to use a new, untried execution method to carry out a death sentence later this month.

A Las Vegas-area elected public official has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a veteran newspaper reporter whose investigations of the official’s work preceded his primary loss in June.

Authorities say a Las Vegas investigative reporter has been stabbed to death outside his home and police are searching for a suspect.

Video: Daytona Beach man arrested after stabbing another man to death, police say Daytona Beach police are investigating a murder that happened early Tuesday morning. (WFTV)DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Daytona Beach police are investigating a murder that happened early Tuesday morning. WATCH: 3 dead after hostage situation at Narcotics Anonymous meeting in Volusia County, police sayOfficer said Durian Atwaters, 38, was taken into custody after a deadly stabbing. When officers arrived, they found 34-year-old Daytona Beach resident Rickey Shelhorse laying on the ground, stabbed to death. WATCH: Trump says FBI conducting search of Mar-a-Lago estateDetectives said they are working to find out what led up to the deadly stabbing.

Jenee Pedesclaux Jenee Pedesclaux, 31, is accused of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and second-degree cruelty to a juvenile in connection with the stabbing of two children in the 3100 block of Law Street. (Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office) (Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office)NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans woman was arrested Sunday following a brief hospitalization on suspicion of fatally stabbing her 4-year-old daughter and critically wounding her 2-year-old son, police said. >> Read more trending newsJenee Pedesclaux, 32, was booked on charges of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and second-degree cruelty to a juvenile in connection with the double stabbing, which was reported at 11:17 a.m. Sunday, WVUE-TV reported. Moments after the stabbing, a woman believed to be Pedesclaux shared a short video on Instagram as blood dripped down her chest, WWL-TV reported. Officials with the New Orleans Police Department confirmed that both children were transported to an area hospital by private vehicle.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help to track down the responsible person for an overnight murder on Hiawassee Road, according to deputies.

An Orlando teen is facing a manslaughter charge in connection with the July 1 fatal shooting of a woman, according to the Ninth Circuit Court in Orange County.

A man was charged with first-degree murder nearly one month after he was suspected of fatally shooting a 19-year-old in Daytona Beach he believed would out him over his sexual preference, according to the Volusia-Flagler State Attorney’s Office.

Judges will be able to give life sentences to dangerous drivers who kill, in a toughening of the law.

A man who told authorities where to find a Florida woman he fatally stabbed in July 2018 was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison nearly four years later, the 7th Circuit State Attorney’s Office said Thursday.

The 10-year-old, who we are not identifying at this time, was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree murder.

"Because it is so hauntingly similar to what happened at Sandy Hook School, it hit closer to home."

Nearly six years after Nathan Carman told authorities his mother drowned at sea off the coast of New England, he has been indicted in her killing.

A jury in Portland, Oregon, has convicted a self-published romance novelist — who once wrote an essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband" — of fatally shooting her husband four years ago.

Cody Ackland is appearing in court to be sentenced for the murder of Bobbi-Anne McLeod.

Prosecutors say a tree trimmer in rural Northern California was found guilty in a series of throat-slashing attacks that left three people dead.

The 72-year-old accused of murdering a fellow-resident in a Flagler County nursing home was granted no bond after his first appearance in court Thursday morning.

Authorities are searching for an “extremely dangerous” murder suspect who escaped from an Alabama jail and the official they now believe may have helped him to escape.

Authorities say three Florida correctional officers have been charged with murder in the fatal beating of a handcuffed prisoner who threw urine at one of the officers.

A man and a woman from Marion County who murdered a government informant in an attempt to cover up their drug operation will now spend the rest of their lives behind bars.

Anthony Todt stands trial in the slayings of his family, who were found dead in Celebration.

Family members of a couple killed in Daytona Beach remember them as "wonderful people."

Police in Florida say the survivor of an apparent murder-suicide pact has been charged with his girlfriend’s death.

A Lake County man will soon be sentenced for the murder of his young daughter.

The man convicted of murder for shooting Ahmaud Arbery is withdrawing his guilty plea on a federal hate crime charge.

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said a shooting happened after two deputies who worked in Tampa were off-duty and on vacation in St Augustine Saturday night.

Crowds, including schoolchildren holding pictures of Ms Murphy, came out in force to say farewell.

A man stands accused of a carjacking and a homicide in two separate cases, Orange County officials say.

A judge has sentenced a young Florida man to life in prison for the stabbing death of a 13-year-old during a sleepover party five years ago.

The family of a slain 89-year-old woman releases a statement about her death.

The penalty phase continues in the second Markeith Loyd murder trial.

Three men have been convicted of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

An emerging young filmmaker is also very much in demand in the book world.

Attorneys in the Markeith Loyd trial are due back in court.

The jury is now deliberating in the murder trial of Markeith Loyd as closing arguments came to an end Tuesday and requested to rehear several testimonies Wednesday morning.

Testimony resumed in the murder trial for accused cop killer Markeith Loyd. The jury will be handed the case Tuesday.

The defense begins its case in the Markeith Loyd murder trial.

The state rested its case Thursday in the Markeith Loyd murder trial.

Markeith Loyd stands trial for murder in the death of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton.

A Southern California man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife nine months ago, and her family is pleading for help in finding her body.

Nikolas Cruz has pleaded guilty to murder in the 2018 massacre that left 17 dead at a Parkland, Florida, high school.

In a rare show of unity, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Keir Starmer visit the scene where lawmaker David Amess was killed in Leigh-on-Sea, east of London, along with the Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle and Home Secretary Priti Patel. Amess, 69, was talking with voters at a church when he was stabbed to death, in what the police have said was a terrorist attack.

Australia’s highest court has agreed to hear a challenge to a police officer using his law enforcement job as a defense against a charge of murdering an Indigenous man

A Florida boy accused of stabbing and killing his 13-year-old classmate appears in court.

A man wanted for attempted murder in Apopka was last seen in Mount Dora, according to police.

DNA evidence helped investigators match the 1985 kidnapping, sexual assault and death of a 17-year-old Florida girl to a man already serving two life sentences in Michigan.

Authorities say the suspect in the killing of three people in rural South Carolina hopped on a plane after the shootings and was arrested hours later at a Florida hotel.

Police arrested an acquaintance of the victim at the site of the attack, and later his mother and father on charges of trying to hide evidence.

A Florida woman is charged with murder stemming from a decades-old shaken baby case.

An arrest has been made in the slaying of three men found shot to death on a golf course in an Atlanta suburb.

A British police officer has pleaded guilty to murdering a woman who was abducted as she walked home from a friend’s house in south London.

Freeman says the movement ignited after the murder of George Floyd inspired him to make the donation.

Freeman says the movement ignited after the murder of George Floyd inspired him to make the donation.

A 14-year-old pleads not guilty to murder in the stabbing death of a 13-year-old classmate.

Michael D. Jones was accused of killing Diana Duve in 2014.

A Florida tow truck driver is charged with murder in the shooting of a man who had come to retrieve his vehicle from a tow yard.

The Minnesota Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Thursday on whether three former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd 's death should face an additional count of aiding and abetting third-degree murder. Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao are scheduled to face trial next March on charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder and manslaughter. Prosecutors want to add the third charge following an appeals court ruling in February.

Williams was transported to Franciscan Health Hammond where she was pronounced dead around 8:15 a.m., according to the Lake County Coroner’s Office.

When Kat West's body was discovered outside her home, police wondered if one of her online fans was involved. Maureen Maher joins CBSN to discuss the investigation into West's death on this week's "48 Hours."

The Murder of Jackie Vandagriff After a chance encounter at a bar a college student is murdered. Was it because she resembled the killer’s ex? CBS News chief investigative and senior national correspondent Jim Axelrod reports for "48 Hours."

Investigating the 2005 murder of teacher Tara Grinstead A family in Georgia is awaiting a state supreme court ruling that could allow a long-awaited murder trial to go forward in the death of Tara Grinstead. Tara was a teacher and former beauty queen when she disappeared in October 2005. I"48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant joins CBSN to discuss the 12-year-old mystery and how authorities may have missed crucial leads early in the investigation.

Both Cabaret and A Gentlemans Guide to Love and Murder were supposed to open this weekend, but have pushed back their openings. Cemetery ClubThe Tavares Community Theaters production of Cemetery Club, plays through March 29 at the Tavares High School Auditorium, 603 N. New Hampshire Ave. Details: tavarestheater.orgFarndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomens Guild Dramatic Societys Production of MacbethThe Moonlight Players in Clermont plan on continuing the comedy Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomens Guild Dramatic Societys Production of Macbeth through March 29. There has been a Gentlemans Guide Fund established to help cover the loss of income. Moonlights 17th seasonAlso, The Moonlgiht Players Theatre have announced its 27th season which begins in August.

Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesABC is closing the case of "How to Get Away with Murder," announcing Thursday that the upcoming sixth season of the Viola Davis-starring legal drama will be its last. Davis plugged the upcoming season on Twitter, and called the show one of "greatest rides" of her life. "Murder," which is executive produced by Nowalk, Shonda Rhimes, Betsy Beers and Stephen Cragg, became a hit for ABC when it premiered in fall 2014. It helped cement what the network dubbed its "TGIT" lineup, which also included Shondaland produced "Scandal" and "Grey's Anatomy." According to a release provided to CNN, the final season of "Murder" will focus on the class's last semester of law school and premieres Sept. 26.

A triple murder, a young woman set afire in a wheelbarrow. Police have suspects until a courtroom twist changes everything. "48 Hours" has the latest on the case including an emotional verdict.

Julius Reich is charged with murdering his wife Robin Goldman in the shower, at their mansion in Scarsdale, New York. Investigators have called the attack an "ambush." "48 Hours" Crimesider's Graham Kates joins CBSN with the latest.

An American woman was found dead in her apartment in Florence, Italy. "48 Hours" Crimesider's Graham Kates joins CBSN to explain how U.S. officials could get involved in the case.

"48 Hours" investigates the case of Dr. Robert Neulander, whose wife Leslie was found dead from a massive head wound. Officials first said the lethal injury was accidental, but prosecutors later charged Neulander with murder. Jim Axelrod has the story, including an interview with Jenna Neulander, the doctor's daughter.

Three people were found brutally murdered inside a Florida home. Investigators say evidence indicates it was a ritualistic killing. "48 Hours" Crimesider's Julia Dahl explains.

“48 Hours” investigates murder of Aspen “princess” When a member of Aspen “royalty” is slain in her sleep, police look to her enemies. Was one of them her killer? Correspondent Maureen Maher joins "CBS This Morning" to give a preview of Saturday’s all-new “48 Hours.”

"48 Hours" probes murder of stockbroker's ex-wife A special Monday edition of "48 Hours" looks at the murder of Carol Kennedy, who was found beaten to death at her Arizona ranch six years ago. Maureen Maher previews her report and talks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about the case.