A recent brain imaging study provides evidence that individuals accused of murder tend to have smaller volumes in specific brain regions related to emotion and decision-making. The research suggests ...

After a popular high school teacher was shot to death at home, his wife surrendered to police. Was domestic violence at play—or cold-blooded murder? "This wasn't a whodunit," Deputy District Attorney ...

Prosecutors presented their closing argument in Kianna Davis trial, where she faces seven charges, including malice murder, ...

Atlanta police identified Marquavius Henry as a person of interest in the February murder of 21-year-old Trevales Tolbert Jr. Investigators say Tolbert was shot and killed inside his home in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. He set out to clean up corruption—but it cost his life. Just three days before the newly elected DeKalb County Sheriff Derwin ...

The Jodi Arias death-penalty case taking place in a Phoenix, Arizona courtroom this week is heavy into its second inning as Arias takes the stand in her own defense. It's compelling testimony. But ...

Driven by an intense fear of societal shame and family humiliation, Pune's Lohagad Fort tragedy highlights the dark ...

A Montgomery County prosecutor said in court filings ahead of sentencing of a man convicted of a murder that the defendant didn’t provide any reason why he shot his victim in the head. “There can be ...

A lorry driver was murdered in a “cold-blooded execution” by his partner’s former lover, a court heard ...

An illegal immigrant is facing a slew of charges after he reportedly confessed to two separate murders in North Carolina that occurred months apart. Angelvis Jesus Quintero Fernandez, 22, was taken ...

An addict who killed his friend in a ferocious hammer attack after an argument about drugs has been sentenced to life in prison.