Murder
Prosecutors seek the death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho students By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year. Bryan Kohberger, 28, is charged with…
Main suspect in 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway due to be extradited to US LIMA, Peru (AP) — The main suspect in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. student Natalee Holloway was expected to be handed over to U.S. officials in Peru and flown to the United States on Thursday, roughly a month after both countries…
Suspect in Natalee Holloway disappearance to challenge extradition from Peru to US By MAURICIO MUÑOZ Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — The lawyer for the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on Monday said his client has changed his mind and plans to challenge his extradition to the United…
She wrote book on husband’s death; police say she killed him By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — After her husband died last year, she wrote a children’s book on grief. Now she’s charged with murder in his death. Kouri Richins, 33, was arrested Monday and is accused in charging documents of…
Police: Dentist killed wife by lacing shakes with poison By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Police believe a Colorado dentist laced his wife’s pre-workout protein shakes with arsenic and cyanide, eventually killing his spouse so he could be with a woman he was having an affair with, according to court documents. James Craig,…
Robert Blake, actor acquitted in wife’s killing, dies at 89 By LINDA DEUTSCH AP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Blake, the Emmy award-winning performer who went from acclaim for his acting to notoriety when he was tried and acquitted in the killing of his wife, died Thursday at age 89. A statement released…
The Washakie County Sheriff’s Office responded to a murder-suicide last week after a pregnant woman was shot and killed in a tragic incident of domestic violence. In a press release, the Washakie County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the death of 22-year-old Carlene D. Brown on Tuesday, August 16. She was the victim of a murder-suicide believed…
An armed and dangerous man is wanted in connection with a double homicide in Natrona County, and the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office has shut down a section of highway as they search for the suspect. On Tuesday evening, the Natrona County Sheriff’s Office informed the public they were looking for a man suspected of committing…
The trial for two Cody adults accused of 1st-degree murder after the death of a four-year-old girl last year begins March 7 in a Hot Springs County courtroom. Cody residents Moshe Williams and Carolyn Aune are incarcerated in the Park County Detention Center on a $1 million bond each. Both adults have pled not guilty…
A 15-year-old Wyoming teenager is being held in a Montana jail after admitting to the murder of his father in a small town outside Sheridan. The Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office reports that a 15-year-old Wyoming male had contacted police officers in Hardin, Montana. During the call, the teenager said he killed his father in their…