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UK Asylum Releases Ripper Suspect's Notes

Victorian madman's 117-year-old medical records offer new clues

(Newser) - A British institution for the criminally insane has released the medical records of a madman long suspected of being Jack the Ripper, the Independent reports. The documents contain no conclusive proof, but offer enough to keep Thomas Cutbush on the suspect list. The "very insane" young man threatened to...

Boy Admits Killing Dad in Cops' Video

Motive still unknown

(Newser) - An 8-year-old Arizona boy charged with fatally shooting his father and a tenant confessed to the crime in a chilling videotaped police interrogation, CNN reports. The boy, sitting cross-legged in an overstuffed arm chair, explains that he finished off his father after shooting him "because he was suffering."...

Cop-Killer in China Inspires Strong Public Support

Many applaud man for taking on abusive arm of state; he confessed, will be executed

(Newser) - Public sentiment in China seems to be coming down squarely on the side of a man convicted of entering a Shanghai police station and stabbing six officers to death, the Washington Post reports. Yang Jia, who confessed to the murders, had twice claimed to be the victim of police brutality;...

Klan Recruit Slain in Initiation

Woman shot as she tries to leave KKK ritual

(Newser) - A woman was murdered by a Ku Klux Klan leader after she backed out of an initiation ritual, according to investigators. The unidentified Oklahoma woman, who had been recruited on the internet, was about to join a Louisiana KKK group called the Sons of Dixie Brotherhood. After several rites, including...

Trump Houses Hudson, Family
 Trump Houses 
 Hudson, Family 
Nov 11, 2008 1:08 PM CST

Trump Houses Hudson, Family

Hudson and relatives stay at Trump Tower for free

(Newser) - Donald Trump has been sheltering Jennifer Hudson and some relatives in his swanky, self-named tower for free since the Oscar-winner's mother, brother, and nephew were murdered last month, People reports. “She's a great girl. And we're protecting them well,” the mogul says.

Killer Boy Reloaded 8 Times

Investigators still stunned by 8-year-old's killing of his dad and neighbor

(Newser) - An 8-year-old killer methodically stopped and reloaded a .22 caliber rifle at least eight times as he repeatedly shot his own dad and a neighbor, the New York Times reports. Investigators have discovered no motive for the disturbing murders last week. The Arizona boy, who confessed to the shootings, appears...

Arizona Boy, 8, Arrested in Double Murder

Police say youth shot his father and another man at home

(Newser) - An Arizona 8-year-old soon will be charged with the premeditated murder of his father and a boarder at his home, the Arizona Republic reports. The two men were found shot to death at the family residence Wednesday in the small town of St. Johns, and the boy was near the...

Killer Who Lashed Pair to Anchor Sentenced to Death

Son hails decision

(Newser) - The killer who lashed a couple to an anchor and pushed them into the sea off the California coast so he could steal their yacht has been sentenced to death, reports the Los Angeles Times. Skylar Deleon was also convicted of killing a California man after stealing $50,000 from...

Murders Terrify Tanzanian Albinos
Murders Terrify Tanzanian Albinos
Nov 4, 2008 2:03 PM CST

Murders Terrify Tanzanian Albinos

Killers sell body parts for use in witchcraft

(Newser) - Tanzanian Albinos are living in fear, "unsure of waking up in one piece," said one, as 30 have been killed this year for their body parts, the Guardian reports. Their pigment-free hair, skin, genitals, and extremities are used in witchcraft to bring enrichment, a “stupid belief,”...

5 Homeless Killed in Calif. Massacre

Shouts, screams and shots like 'firecrackers'

(Newser) - Three men and two women were shot dead yesterday in a mystery massacre at a California homeless encampment in Long Beach. Several residents in the area heard shouts, screams, and so many gunshots it sounded like fireworks, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Murder Gun Linked to Hudson's Brother

Dead brother reported gun stolen months ago

(Newser) - Chicago police are investigating the possibility that the gun used to kill Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother, and nephew may have belonged to her murdered sibling, who reported the weapon stolen just months ago. The chrome and black .45-caliber Sig Sauer semiautomatic pistol, found near the body of Hudson's 7-year-old nephew,...

Test Confirms Hudson Murder Weapon
Test Confirms Hudson Murder Weapon
Nov 1, 2008 3:54 AM CDT

Test Confirms Hudson Murder Weapon

Handgun was reported stolen by owner in Michigan

(Newser) - Police have confirmed that a gun found in a vacant lot was used to kill Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Investigators are now working to tie the .45 caliber handgun and other evidence to suspect William Balfour and to trace how the gun, reported stolen...

Hudson Launches Victims' Fund
 Hudson Launches Victims' Fund
Oct 31, 2008 3:49 AM CDT

Hudson Launches Victims' Fund

Creates foundation in honor of slain family

(Newser) - Singer Jennifer Hudson, whose mother, brother and nephew were brutally murdered last weekend, has set up a foundation in honor of her three slain family members. The Hudson-King foundation will offer food, shelter, and clothing, as well as counseling for families who have lost relatives to a violent crime, People...

Writer Stabbed Estranged Wife 222 Times

HuffPo blogger Carol Anne Burger killed gay partner, then herself

(Newser) - On Oct. 22, one day after last blogging about the election for the Huffington Post, writer Carol Anne Burger fatally stabbed her estranged gay spouse 222 times with a screwdriver, the Palm Beach Post reports; Burger committed suicide 2 days later. Burger and Jessica Kalish, a software executive, had been...

Cops Find Gun Linked to Hudson Murders

Discovery could be major break in case

(Newser) - A .45 caliber handgun, which could be the murder weapon used to kill Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew, has been found by police, reports the Chicago Tribune. The gun was discovered in an alley close to the spot where the body of 7-year-old Julian King was discovered in the...

Cops: Hudson Slay Suspect Had Help

Car movements indicate involvement of other drivers

(Newser) - If William Balfour killed Jennifer Hudson’s family as police suspect, he probably had help, law-enforcement sources tell the Chicago Tribune. Witnesses place Balfour on the Hudsons’ block at 7am, driving his teal Chrysler. But the car later turned up a mile away at Robeson High School. Security cameras show...

Family Clash May Have Spurred Hudson Killings

Jen's clan had kicked out sister's estranged husband

(Newser) - The estranged husband of Julia Hudson, Jennifer’s sister, is the top suspect in the murder of their three relatives—and police say disputes between the couple may have motivated the crimes, the Chicago Tribune reports. The Hudsons’ mother had thrown William Balfour, 27, out of her house in the...

Hudson IDs Nephew: 'Yes, That's Him'

Singer returns to morgue days after losing mother, brother

(Newser) - Jennifer Hudson again found herself tasked with the unthinkable in Chicago's morgue yesterday, looking up at a video screen depicting the body of her 7-year-old nephew Julian King in the next room, the Chicago Tribune reports. "Yes, that's him," the actress said of the missing boy cops found...

Slain Jogger's Hubby Busted for Murder

NC man arrested after statements don't match up

(Newser) - The husband of a jogger found dead in July has been charged with her murder, Raleigh's News & Observer reports. Police say parts of the testimony made by Brad Cooper during a custody hearing for the couple's two daughters earlier this month were inconsistent with what he had told...

Police Believe Body Belongs to Hudson Nephew

No positive identification yet of child found in SUV in Chicago

(Newser) - Police think they’ve found the body of Jennifer Hudson’s nephew, Julian King, CNN reports, after Chicago authorities responded to “a call about a suspicious auto.” Though the body they found within has yet to be formally identified, the plates on the car match those in King’...

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