SIU probing man’s fatal fall from condo balcony near Sherway Gardens
As Catherine McDonald reports, the Special Investigation Unit says York Regional Police officers were there to execute a search warrant.
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PeopleWoman, 30, Charged with Murdering 3 People in 3 Days, Described as a 'Serial Killer' by Police
Sabrina Kauldhar was arrested following the deaths of a woman and two men in Toronto, Niagara and Hamilton, according to police
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What Led a High School 'Miss Irresistible' to Kill 4 of Her Friends? Examining the Infamous Clear Lake Murders
The 2003 quadruple murder went unsolved for years before a tip led investigators to the killers
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Woman convicted in murder of Loretta Saunders granted 30-day pass from prison
A Halifax woman convicted in the murder of Loretta Saunders has been granted a 30-day, unescorted absence from prison to help her prepare for the potential end of her time in custody.Victoria Lea Henneberry, 39, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in April 2015 and was given an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 10 years.With that date fast approaching, the Parole Board of Canada has granted Henneberry a 30-day pass so she can live in a halfway house, attend programs and do
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Story told by beating victim's roommate 'became a motive for murder,' jurors hear
A trial began Monday for three men accused of "viciously and unrelentingly" beating a man to death in southeast Calgary.Justin Boucher, 31, Ronald Abraham, 42, and Robert Sims, 31, are on trial for first-degree murder in the February 2022 death.At the time, victim Chad Kowalchuk, 53, suffered from health issues and spent a lot of time in his room at the Douglasdale home. On Monday, prosecutor Vicki Faulkner delivered an opening statement to jurors, outlining the Crown's case against the three ac
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Why Did a Man Who Livestreamed Himself Shooting a Homeless Person Get 3 Years in Jail?
Hoyt Webb, 36, of Idaho, said he was filming "the homeless epidemic" when he shot an unarmed homeless man in June, authorities say
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Tipster Told Police Man Admitted Burning His 2 Kids. Police Just Arrested a Pair After Finding Buried Remains
Steven Valle and Samantha Sebella have been charged with murder, among other offenses, but their connection to the two children is not clear
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Menendez Brothers Were Reunited in California Prison 21 Years After Convictions: 'Joy Was Overwhelming'
For years, Lyle Menendez, 56, fought to be transferred to the San Diego prison where his younger brother, Erik Menendez, 53, has been housed since 2013
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Hamid Ayoub guilty of murdering estranged wife, trying to murder daughter
A jury has found Hamid Ayoub guilty of first-degree murder for killing his estranged wife, and guilty of the attempted murder of their daughter in 2021.Both sides in his trial agreed that on June 15, 2021, he parked his car near the home Hanadi Mohamed, 50, shared with their two children, about 20 minutes after getting an email from a tracking device he had hidden months earlier in a vehicle used by the children.With murderous intent — and after years of physical and emotional abuse that caused
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Man, 22, charged with threat that locked down Toronto hospital, attempting to evade police
Ontario Provincial Police said Monday they have charged a man who allegedly made a threat that sent a Toronto hospital into lockdown, in addition to stealing two vehicles while attempting to evade arrest.Around 5:20 p.m. Sunday, OPP say their Mississauga detachment took a call from a ride-share driver who reported a passenger had "uttered a threat toward another person."Officers found the vehicle on the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) in Mississauga and pulled it over. When the driver got out to speak
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Movie armorer on Alec Baldwin's film 'Rust' pleads guilty to gun charge in separate case
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The weapons supervisor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust" pleaded guilty Monday to a separate criminal charge of carrying a gun into a licensed liquor establishment.
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95-year-old man charged after 72-year-old woman struck and killed in Guelph parking lot
A 95-year-old man has been charged after a Guelph woman was struck and killed by a car while crossing a parking lot in Guelph.On the afternoon of Sept. 26, police say a Chevrolet sedan was leaving the parking lot of a retail store on Eramosa Road near Stevenson Street N., when it hit two people who were walking across the parking lot to enter the store.The woman, 72, sustained severe injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. A man, 74, was taken to Guelph General Hospital with minor injurie
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‘Menendez Brothers’ Netflix Doc Reveals Erik’s Drawings of His Abuse and Lyle Saying ‘I Would Much Rather Lose the Murder Trial Than Talk About Our Past’
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “The Menendez Brothers,” now streaming on Netflix. Weeks after the smash hit Netflix series “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” debuted, the streamer has released a new feature-length documentary on the brothers, crime and trial that shocked the world. “The Menendez Brothers,” directed by Alejandro Hartmann, recounts the …
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Woman whose dogs killed a Kennewick business owner is back in court. Here’s why
She was originally sentenced to 10 months in jail with the option of work release.
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Erik and Lyle Menendez Ex-Prosecutor Warns TikTok Users Calling for Brothers' Release: 'Don't Mess with Me'
Pamela Bozanich, who prosecuted the Menendez brothers’ first trial in 1993, open up about the sensational case in the Netflix documentary 'The Menendez Brothers,' which streams beginning Oct. 7
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Pete Buttigieg says he had a call with Elon Musk to talk about Hurricane Helene because 'the best thing to do is just to pick up the phone'
Buttigieg confirmed on MSNBC that he and Musk had a chat on the phone after a tense X exchange.
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Fatal shooting was self-defence not murder, Calgary judge hears in plea
A Calgary drug dealer facing a first-degree murder charge after he shot two robbers — one fatally — pleaded guilty to gun and drug charges after lawyers agreed the killing was in self-defence. On Monday, Samiul Turzo, 21, pleaded guilty to possession of a restricted firearm and possession for the purpose of trafficking.Turzo killed Stallone Clare and injured Chad Merasty in a shooting last year. Turzo shot the two men after they attacked him in an attempted drug robbery, according to the stateme
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Police search for truck after vehicle rammed, shot at in North York
Toronto police are searching for a damaged black pickup truck after a passenger vehicle was rammed and shot at in North York on Monday, leading to a rollover, followed by another shooting.A man and a woman were seriously injured in the incident, according to the police.Duty Insp. Brian Maslowski said officers were called to Yonge Street and Empress Avenue for a report of a shooting at 10:45 a.m.Maslowski said the incident first began about three kilometres away, at Willowdale and Cummer avenues,
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2 more arrests made in street attack on former NY Gov. David Paterson and stepson
Two additional arrests have been made in a street attack last week on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his 20-year-old stepson that unfolded on Manhattan's Upper East Side, according to officials. A 40-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman were arrested Monday on charges of felony second-degree gang assault and felony assault injuring a victim 65 years old or older, according to the New York Police Department. The suspects were identified as Trevor Nurse and Diamond Minter, both New York Housing Authority workers, according to the NYPD.
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Russian court sentences a 72-year-old American to nearly 7 years in prison for fighting in Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Monday sentenced a 72-year-old American in a closed trial to nearly seven years in prison for allegedly fighting as a mercenary in Ukraine.