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Dead Chasen Suspect 'Bragged About Killing'

Man told neighbors he was an ex-con who wouldn't go back to jail

(Newser) - The suspect in the murde r of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen who killed himself as police closed in didn't act much like a professional hit man, neighbors say. The suspect, named as Harold Smith, "had a screw loose," a neighbor tells AP . She heard him bragging about killing...

Triple Murderer Hayes Welcomes Death Sentence

It will be a 'relief,' he tells courtroom

(Newser) - Steven Hayes, convicted in the brutal triple murder of a mother and her two daughters, learned his fate in a Connecticut courtroom today: He'll be executed on May 27, 2011. Among the quotes in the Hartford Courant coverage of the sentencing:
  • Hayes: "I am tormented and have nightmares about
...

Publicist Murder Suspect Kills Self

Suspect shot himself after police arrived at Hollywood hotel

(Newser) - A suspect in the murder of publicist Ronni Chasen killed himself as police served a search warrant at a Hollywood apartment house. The suspect—whose name and exact connection to the killing haven't been disclosed—pulled out a pistol and shot himself in the head when confronted by police in...

Student Googles Self, Finds He's a Wanted Man

Police mistakenly post his name and photo in murder case

(Newser) - One night, Zachary Garcia decided to Google himself—and the Florida teen discovered he was wanted for murder. Garcia, a University of Florida student, saw his name next to his driver's license photo, alongside notice that he had been charged as an accomplice to murder, AOL News reports. The police...

Is Palin Condoning Assassinating Assange?

Note to Sarah: US can't charge him with treason

(Newser) - Sarah Palin yesterday accused Julian Assange of a "treasonous" act, and urged the US to "use all necessary means" to hunt him down like an al-Qaeda terrorist . Sounds an awful lot like calling for Assange to be taken out, notes Peter Grier at the Christian Science Monitor. Palin...

Cops Charge Ex in Co-Ed's Murder

Discovery of body ends weeklong search for Jenni-Lyn Watson

(Newser) - Police in upstate New York yesterday charged the ex-boyfriend of a missing college student with her murder after finding a body dumped in a park, ending a massive weeklong search, reports the Syracuse Post-Standard. The body of 20-year-old Mercyhurst College dance student Jenni-Lyn Watson was “dumped like garbage" in...

'Honeymoon Killer' Deported to US

Gabe Watson likely to face murder trial in Alabama

(Newser) - An Alabama man convicted of manslaughter in Australia for his wife's drowning death has been deported back to the US by Australia. Gabe Watson—dubbed the "Honeymoon Killer"—served 18 months in an Australian jail. He is expected to face a murder trial in Alabama, and Australian authorities...

Amanda Knox Appeal Begins
 Amanda Knox Appeal Begins 
Nov 24, 2010 2:02 PM CST

Amanda Knox Appeal Begins

Defense to challenge conviction 'from A to Z'

(Newser) - Round 2 begins: Amanda Knox appeared back in court in Italy yesterday to begin her appeal of a murder conviction in the slaying of Meredith Kercher, the New York Times reports. By the looks of things, attention hasn't waned: “We have to get used to the idea that this...

Hollywood Offers Up Ronni Chasen Murder Theories

And they are pretty wild, to say the least

(Newser) - Ronni Chasen's Beverly Hills murder continues to stump detectives , but Hollywood is offering up some pretty crazy ideas about what happened to the famed publicist. "One theory is that somebody close to Ronni had substantial gambling debts of up to half a million dollars, and she was being chased...

Actor Thought Mom Was Possessed by Satan

Michael Brea accused of killing her with sword

(Newser) - Michael Brea, the bit actor who allegedly killed his mother with a 3-foot sword , thought she had been possessed by the devil, police say. Yannick Brea, 55, was found kneeling inside her New York apartment bathroom with multiple gashes to her head, as her son clutched a Bible and a...

Ingmar Guandique Guilty of Murdering Chandra Levy

Direct evidence was scant, but prosecution prevails

(Newser) - A jury has found Salvadoran immigrant Ingmar Guandique guilty of murdering Washington intern Chandra Levy back in May 2001, when her disappearance became a national sensation. Guandique was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder for attacking Levy while she exercised in Washington's Rock Creek Park.

Publicist's Murder Was Planned

Police reviewing security footage from Buddy Hackett estate

(Newser) - Police probing the mysterious murder of movie publicist Ronni Chasen now believe the killing was planned, and not the result of road rage or a carjacking, sources tell the Hollywood Reporter . Beverly Hills police suspect Chasen was killed by shots fired from a vehicle that pulled up beside her Mercedes...

Bodies of Missing Family Found in Hollow Tree

Lawyers for Matthew Hoffman tell police where to find bodies

(Newser) - The bodies of three missing people in Ohio have been found wrapped in garbage bags and stuffed into a hollow tree, MSNBC reports. Police had been on the hunt for Tina Herrmann, 32, her 10-year-old son, Kody, and a friend of Herrmann's, Stephanie Sprang, 41, since Nov. 10. They were...

Publicist's Murder Stumps Cops

Police have few leads on who killed Ronni Chasen

(Newser) - The death of celebrity publicist Ronni Chasen is a real-life Hollywood murder mystery, and police are stumped. Nearly half of the Beverly Hills Police Department is working on the case, the Daily Beast reports, but they have little evidence, no motive, and no witnesses. Chasen was found fatally shot in...

Hollywood Publicist Gunned Down in Beverly Hills

Police baffled by Ronni Chasen's murder

(Newser) - A real-life murder mystery is stumping police in Beverly Hills. Longtime Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen, 64, was found in her Mercedes with five gunshot wounds early yesterday morning. She died shortly afterward. Chasen was apparently driving when she was shot, and her car crashed into a light pole on Sunset...

Survivor Producer Busted in Wife's Murder

Bruce Beresford-Redman wanted in Mexico

(Newser) - Former Survivor producer Bruce Beresford-Redman has been taken into custody, more than 5 months after Mexican authorities accused him of killing his wife and issued a warrant for his arrest. Beresford-Redman was arrested as a fugitive at his home in California, AP reports. He will appear in court in Los...

Missing Family Likely Murdered: Police

Cops, kin lose hope as time passes

(Newser) - Missing family members of the young teenage girl found bound and gagged in the basement of an Ohio man have likely been murdered, police fear. "We would like to retain a hopeful attitude, but we have to be realistic," said local Knox County Sheriff David Barber. Sarah Maynard,...

Did This Book Inspire Real-Life Murder?

Lead character based on man who later killed his mother

(Newser) - A Florida man confessed to killing his mother in the same fashion as a recently published novel describes: by beating her, cutting her open, and removing her inner organs. And the author of the novel admits that he based his main character partially on his friend, Beau Bruneau, 29—the...

'Dead Man' Busted in Kidnapping

Suspect Steven Sanders was declared dead in 1994

(Newser) - A man declared dead in Mississippi 16 years ago has been arrested and charged with kidnapping a 12-year-old girl whose remains were found in a Louisiana forest. Thomas Steven Sanders, 51, is likely to face more charges in relation to the girl's death, AP reports. The girl's mother, who was...

Mom Wrote 'Divine Mercy' in Girl's Blood

Told police she was afraid daughter would become sex slave

(Newser) - Prosecutors have accused a woman of slitting her own 4-year-old daughter’s throat, and scrawling the words “divine mercy” on the bathroom walls in blood. The woman, 43-year-old Marci Webber, told police that she “wanted to keep her daughter from being an Internet sex slave,” the assistant...

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