http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/murder/ en-us Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:48:06 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2285602/posts NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair is dead. News 2 has confirmed the former Titans star was found shot to death at an apartment complex in north Nashville. A second person was also found dead. That person's identity was not immediately known. No further details were released. WKRN-TV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2285602/posts#comment Sat, 4 Jul 2009 20:48:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2284253/posts F. Bruce Covington, who’s accused of bringing illegal drugs to the home where a young man was killed in 2006, was sentenced this week to three years of probation for drug offenses in a separate incident. In February 2008, Covington allegedly administered the “date-rape” drug, gamma hydroxybutrate acid, to a 27-year-old man during a sexual encounter inside Covington’s apartment in Narberth, Montgomery County. Covington also allegedly injected crystal methamphetamine into the man, according to court documents. Seventeen months earlier, 23-year-old Jason Shephard was found strangled to death inside William F. Smithson’s home in Thornbury. The victim had consumed GHB that... http://epgn.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2284253/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:51:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283794/posts Father refuses to give al Shabaab extremists information about house church pastor. Islamic extremists have beheaded two young boys in Somalia because their Christian father refused to divulge information about a church leader, and the killers are searching Kenya’s refugee camps to do the same to the boys’ father. Before taking his Somali family to a Kenyan refugee camp in April, 55-year-old Musa Mohammed Yusuf himself was the leader of an underground church in Yonday village, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Kismayo in Somalia. He had received instruction in the Christian faith from Salat Mberwa. Militants from the Islamic extremist... Compass Direct News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283794/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 02:19:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283762/posts FAYETTEVILLE - Under Arkansas law, officials now state Ulmer's unborn child will not count as a "person" in this murder investigation. Officials say this means Ricky Ray Anderson will not be charged with the alleged murder of Ulmer's child. According to the state medical examiner's office, Ulmer's unborn baby was 10 weeks old. And Prosecuting Attorney John Threet says since the unborn child still had two weeks to go before Arkansas law recognizes "it" as a person, Anderson cannot be charged with the murder of Ulmer's unborn child. "If the unborn child is less than 12 weeks, then there's not... 5 news (Northwest Arkansas) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283762/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 01:22:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283675/posts Rory Holland, the man charged with killing two brothers in Biddeford Tuesday morning, made his initial appearance in York County Superior Court in Alfred this morning. Holland was formally charged with two counts of murder in the killing of Derek Greene, 21, and Gage Greene, 19. He was not asked to enter a plea and was held without bail pending a hearing next week Assistant Attorney General Lisa Marchese said the state will fight to keep Holland held without bail. Holland is being represented by Clifford Strike of the Portland law firm Strike, Goodwin and O'Brien. Strike asked the court... Portland Left Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283675/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 23:15:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283636/posts EVANSVILLE, IN—Jarvis Brown, 28, of Indianapolis, Indiana, was sentenced to five consecutive life imprisonment sentences, plus an additional 20 year sentence, late yesterday by U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young, according to Timothy M. Morrison, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana. Brown previously pleaded guilty on March 17, 2009, to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, one count of interference with commerce by threats or violence; three counts of using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime or crime of violence resulting in death, and one count of tampering... Department of Justice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283636/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 22:35:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2283483/posts Police Seek Fourth Teen in LR Burglary-Homicide Reported by: KARK 4 News Wednesday, Jul 1, 2009 @10:30am CST Little Rock Police are looking for local teen they're calling a person of interest in Tuesday's residential break-in that left a homeowner dead. The suspect is identified as Antonio Demetrius Terry, 16, of Little Rock. He is named in police reports read in court this morning when three other suspects were arraigned in the case. Maurice Clark, 67, was shot when the suspects broke into his home. Thomas Stacy Caffery, 17, Craig Deshaun Woods, 15, and Mashawn Kendrick, 14, all pleaded not... KARK (AR NBC affiliate) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2283483/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 19:15:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283480/posts Three suspects appeared in a Little Rock courtroom this morning and pleaded not guilty to murder charges in a burglary-turned-shooting Tuesday afternoon that left a homeowner dead. The three juveniles are all charged as adults in the killing of Maurice Clark, 67, at his home at 4 Lark Place, just south of Baseline Road. They're identified as: Thomas Stacy Caffery, 17 Craig Deshaun Woods, 15 Mashawn Kendrick, 14 Bonds for each of the teens, who are all from Little Rock, were set at one-million-dollars. They are also charged with theft of property and fleeing. According to police reports read in... KARK (AR NBC affiliate) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2283480/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 19:14:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282080/posts Note: The following text is a quote: YOU ARE HERE: Home > Reports > Consular Affairs Bulletins > Report Warden Message: Mauritania Kidnapping Threat CONSULAR AFFAIRS BULLETINS Sub-Saharan Africa - Mauritania 27 Jun 2009 U.S. Embassy Nouakchott released the following SMS Warden Message on June 27: Embassy advises American citizens in Nouakchott of a credible threat of a kidnapping attempt tonight, June 27. Americans should exercise utmost security and remain securely locked in their residences and take extreme caution while in vehicles or offices. RELATED REPORTS 23 Jun 2009 WARDEN MESSAGE: MAURITANIA SECURITY AWARENESS FOLLOWING U.S. CITIZEN MURDER 12 Jun... OSAC.GOV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2282080/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:29:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281828/posts   Third Officer Shot By Illegal Alien In Sancutary City Last Updated: Mon, 06/29/2009 - 3:52pmA third law enforcement officer in one of the nation’s biggest sanctuary cities has been shot by an illegal immigrant who was protected by a don’t-ask-don’t-tell immigration policy during previous police encounters.The Houston Police Department’s longtime rule prohibiting officers from questioning suspects about immigration status has cost the department dearly in the last few years. Two officers have been murdered and one shot in the face by illegal immigrants with previous records. The latest shooting occurred just last week when an illegal alien from Mexico killed... JudicialWatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281828/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:05:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280900/posts Fort Payne authorities say they have solved a murder committed 23 years ago and the killer was a man who has since died of cancer. On April 19, 1986 at 7:40pm, the police got a call that a man had been shot at his home on Scenic Drive. Paramedics rushed 25 year old Mark Allen Phillips to Dekalb Hospital in Fort Payne where he was pronounced dead. Police say facts came to light recently. Certain facts of the case were not released to the public in 1986 and those facts have helped to verify that the person that we have... WRCB http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280900/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:51:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2280422/posts 10:54 PM PDT, June 23, 2009 Reporting from Santa Barbara -- In a dramatic second day on the witness stand, Jesse James Hollywood denied ordering the execution of a 15-year-old West Hills boy to avenge a $1,200 drug debt owed by the boy's older half-brother. At least a dozen times, the 29-year-old former marijuana dealer told a Santa Barbara County Superior Court jury how much he regretted the events that led to the 2000 death of Nicholas Markowitz, who was shot nine times and buried in the Santa Barbara foothills. But prosecutor Joshua Lynn was sharply skeptical, questioning Hollywood's assertion... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2280422/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:59:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280150/posts The Los Angeles Police robbery and homicide division has been assigned to investigate the death of Michael Jackson, department officials said today. "There is no immediate indication of a crime," a police official told ABC News, "but because of the high profile nature of the case the robbery and homicide detectives with review all evidence and work with the coroner's office." Los Angeles police were reported to be seeking a doctor who was with Jackson when he collapsed yesterday at his rented mansion in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles. The LAPD is also reportedly searching for a doctor who... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280150/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:24:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279960/posts The eldest daughter of Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton was indicted Wednesday on several charges – including first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter – in connection with the October 2008 death of a 1-year-old girl she was baby sitting in central Florida Amanda Brumfield, 29, was booked at the Orange County Jail, where she is being held without bail, reports the Orlando Sentinel. At the time of her arrest earlier this month, Brumfield informed detectives that a girl she was babysitting hit her head in a fall in an Ocoee home on Oct. 3, according to Detective James... People http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279960/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:20:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279553/posts Policeman's killer, suspected accomplices appear to be illegal immigrants The gunman who fatally shot a Houston police officer in the back before being gunned down by another officer during an undercover sting late Tuesday is believed to have been an illegal immigrant from Mexico, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. Robert Rutt, agent in charge of the U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement office of criminal investigations in Houston, confirmed that Houston police had asked for assistance in determining the immigration status of the gunman shot to death in a drug store parking lot after officer Henry Canales, 42, was fatally wounded.... HOUSTON CHRONICLE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279553/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:22:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279375/posts The doctor who tried to save an Iranian protester as she bled to death on a street in Tehran has told the BBC of her final moments. Dr Arash Hejazi, who is studying at a university in the south of England, said he ran to Neda Agha-Soltan's aid after seeing she had been shot in the chest. Despite his attempts to stop the bleeding she died in less than a minute, he said. Dr Hejazi says he posted the video of Ms Soltan's death on the internet and images of her have become a rallying point for Iranian opposition supporters... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279375/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:59:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279054/posts In the previous article, a reader attempted to invalidate my conclusions: Wow, you can draw a line! How clever. What are the r-values and p-values, though? If you can't show significance, it doesn't count. In his rush to derogate without performing his own analysis of the data, two points were neatly avoided: · The comment distracts from the fact that, “significant” or not, there is a negative correlation between Brady grades and violent crime, personal freedom, etc. In simpler words, the higher Brady regards a state, the more dangerous it is to live in for law-abiding citizens, and they suffer... Austin Gun Rights Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279054/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:18:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2278985/posts Lawmakers shocked by the brutal beating of little Nathaniel Turner allegedly at the hands of his father are pushing anew for the death penalty as the only punishment that fits the sickening crime. “The way that boy was beaten and tortured, it’s unconscionable. It’s deplorable,” said House Rule Chairman John J. Binienda (D-Worcester). “I would definitely vote for that.” “If this doesn’t convince people we need it I don’t know what will,” said Rep. James R. Miceli (D-Wilmington), who plans on organizing a group of pro-death penalty lawmakers today. “I’m going to do my best to get this on the... Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2278985/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:38:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278738/posts BEAUMONT, TX—United States Attorney John M. Bales announced today that a federal inmate has pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder and has been sentenced to twenty-eight (28) years in federal prison for his role in the May 7, 2005 murder of another federal prisoner while they were incarcerated in the United States Penitentiary in Beaumont (USP-Beaumont). MICHAEL BACOTE, 34, a former resident of the District of Columbia (D.C.), pleaded guilty to a charge of Second Degree Murder and was sentenced late yesterday during an appearance in Federal District Court before the Honorable Marcia Crone. According to court documents, on the... Department of Justice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278738/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:13:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278637/posts PARKERSBURG, Iowa — Police say a 24-year-old man charged with murdering a prominent Iowa high school football coach was supposed to have been taken to a hospital psychiatric ward after leading police on a car chase. Cedar Falls Police Chief Jeff Olson says he was told Butler County Sheriff's deputies would take Mark Becker to the ward after taking a baseball bat to a Cedar Falls home and leading police on a chase Saturday night. The Sheriff's Office declined to comment on whether deputies took Becker to the ward. Olson says Becker was released from custody at some point but... The Atlanta Journal Constitution http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278637/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:48:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278430/posts That seems to be the word coming from Twitter today. Major demonstrations were broken up by tear Here are some of the examples. Lalezar Sq is same as Baharestan - unbelevable - ppls murdered everywhere ... Heavy conflict between protestors and special guards at Sa'adi cinema intersection The Provocateur http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2278430/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:30:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277855/posts LAREDO, Tex. — When he was finally caught, Rosalio Reta told detectives here that he had felt a thrill each time he killed. It was like being Superman or James Bond, he said. “I like what I do,” he told the police in a videotaped confession. “I don’t deny it.” ... The young men all paid a heavy price. Jesus Gonzalez III was beaten and knifed to death in a Mexican jail at 23. Mr. Reta, now 19, and his boyhood friend, Gabriel Cardona, 22, are serving what amounts to life sentences in prisons in the United States. Other young... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277855/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:56:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277528/posts SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- Raul Flores thought federal agents had barged with guns drawn into his home in Arivaca, Arizona, in the middle of the night. Shawna Forde, 41, denies involvement in the shooting deaths of an Arizona man and his daughter. 1 of 3 The woman and two men wore uniforms and identified themselves as U.S. Marshals. They claimed the house was surrounded. They said they were looking for an escaped prisoner, Flores' wife told a 911 dispatcher. But there was no backup waiting outside, and no fugitive. The marshals were imposters. They had targeted Flores because they suspected... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277528/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:46:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277272/posts A THREE-year-old girl has been beheaded in Papua New Guinea in an attack thought to be over a land dispute. Police made the shocking discovery yesterday in Madang province, on PNG's northeastern coast, after residents reported that up to seven men had abducted the girl from the coastal village of Bogia. Four men have been arrested over her killing. The police commander of Madang province, Chief Inspector Anthony Wagambie, told PNG's The National newspaper that he was "disgusted'' by the gruesome killing, which he he said was linked to tensions over land. "Police will continue investigations until all seven suspects... news.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277272/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:35:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2277023/posts ...President Obama told the Iranians "The World is Watching", but is he and "the world" really learning anything? Let's hope we can learn something from the Iranians this time.. Breath of the Beast http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2277023/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:46:43 GMT