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Did Casey Anthony Intend to Make Her Video Diary Public?
Her attorney told reporters that the release of the video, which provides a first look into Anthony’s life postacquittal, was “unauthorized”
Body Discovered on Queen Elizabeth’s Estate Prompts Murder Investigation
Queen Elizabeth got a nasty New Year’s shock when a dead body was discovered near her U.K. country retreat.
Police have opened a murder investigation after a dog walker came across a woman’s remains on Sunday less than two …
A Particularly Cruel Crime in Brooklyn Leaves Neighbors Cringing
A day after the arraignment of a man in Brooklyn deliberately set a fire that killed a 73-year-old woman who he said owed him money, people are asking who would do something this heinous, particularly to a woman who never harmed anyone.
Philadelphia D.A. Drops Pursuit of Death Penalty for Mumia Abu-Jamal
Prosecutors will no longer continue a 30-year quest to see the former journalist, convicted in a policeman’s slaying, put to death.
Third Body Found in Ohio Killings Linked to Craigslist Post
Police in Northeast Ohio are continuing their investigation into what now may be the third homicide in a series of deaths linked to a job ad on Craigslist. The posting sought a caretaker at a cattle ranch just outside …
Jury Acquits N.J. Man Who Defended Himself in Multiple Homicide Trial
The faulty testimony of a cousin seeking a plea deal was enough to set a Newark brickmason free.
The Most Mysterious Hollywood Deaths
In 1981, Natalie Wood’s mystery-shrouded death caused a media frenzy. In 2011, the tragedy made headlines again on November 17 as the Los Angeles sheriff’s department reopened her case. NewsFeed rounded up several more unresolved …
Was Jane Austen Murdered?
According to one author, someone may have poisoned her with arsenic.
Watch Your Back: Where Is America’s Most Dangerous City?
List-happy Forbes just released its ranking of America’s Most Dangerous cities, and the results are mostly predictable.
Hollywood Stars Turn Out for President’s Birthday — In Chechnya
Just when you thought celebrities couldn’t sell out any more dubiously, along comes Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov’s 35th birthday party.
American Fugitive Claims New Portuguese Identity to Avoid U.S. Law
The man formerly known as George Wright, captured last week after 41 years on the lam, is fighting extradition to the U.S. by claiming he’s no longer a citizen.