Category: murder

MS-13 Gang Member Nicknamed ‘Terror’ Gets Life In Jail for Killing Texas Teen

An MS-13 gang member nicknamed “Terror” has been sentenced to life behind bars for his role in the shooting death of a Houston-area teenager. Douglas Alexander Herrera-Hernandez was sentenced to life in prison without parole after being found guilty of capital murder in the 2016 slaying of 16-year-old Estuar Quinonez, the Office of the District…


Anaheim Police Make Arrest in 1980 Cold Case

Anaheim police say a New Mexico man has been arrested in connection with the decades-old sexual assault and murder of a 79-year-old woman. The case began Feb. 18, 1980, when Viola Hagenkord was found dead on her apartment floor. Before being killed, she had been sexually assaulted inside her home, on the 2500 block of W….


National Manhunt for 5 Suspects Launched After Georgia Mother Found Dead

A national manhunt is underway for five alleged killers starting Monday after a mother of two, who is also a taxi driver, was found dead in Georgia. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation issued arrest warrants for four of the five suspects on April 24 after the murder of 37-year-old Rossana Delgado. The GBI on April 27…


Syrian on Trial in Germany for Killing Man, Injuring Another

BERLIN—A Syrian man went on trial Monday accused of killing a German man and seriously injuring another in an attack last year that prosecutors said was motivated by Islamic extremist ideology. The trial of Abdullah A.H.H., whose full name wasn’t released due to German privacy laws, began in the eastern city of Dresden, where the…


Paris Police Hunt for Gunman Who Killed Person Near Hospital

PARIS—Paris police are hunting for a gunman who opened fire Monday near a hospital in the wealthy 16th district of the French capital, killing one person and injuring another. Witnesses at the scene suggest it could be a case of tragic score-settling, while authorities have not made any links with terrorism. Paris police, who opened…


Police Identify 6 People Dead in Texas Murder-Suicide Pact

DALLAS—Authorities have identified six people found dead in a suburban Dallas home in what police said was an apparent murder-suicide plot. The Allen Police Department said investigators believe brothers Tanvir Towhid, 21, and Farhan Towhid, 19, made a pact to kill their parents, sister and grandmother before killing themselves. The bodies were found early Monday…


Man Sentenced To Life For Role In Long Beach Woman’s Killing

LONG BEACH—One of three men who had been on death row for the December 1998 rape and beating death of a mother of three attacked while walking to a store in Long Beach was re-sentenced today to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Superior Court Judge Laura Laesecke said the maximum possible sentence…


Murder Rate Jumps in US in 2020, Especially in Cities

The murder rate significantly increased in the United States in 2020, particularly in major metropolitan areas, according to newly released crime data. Cities with a population of 1 million or more saw a 32.2 percent increase in homicides, according to figures released by the FBI that are drawn from local sources. Every area, including rural…


Murder Rate Rose Sharply in US in 2020, Especially in Cities

The murder rate significantly increased in the United States in 2020, particularly in major metropolitan areas, according to newly released crime data. Cities with a population of 1 million or more saw a 32.2 percent increase in homicides, according to figures released by the FBI that are drawn from local sources. Every area, including rural…


Man Charged with Killing Spouse in Irvine

SANTA ANA—A 45-year-old Lake Forest man is behind bars on a murder charge for allegedly beating his longtime spouse to death with a tire iron as she was arriving for work as a family’s nanny in Irvine, prosecutors said March 23. Omar Velazquezhuar is charged with murder a special circumstances allegation of lying in wait,…