A 25-year feud between Scotland's Lyons and Daniel crime families, marked by extreme violence including a double murder in Spain, appears to be experiencing a lull. Police Scotland attributes this to multi-factorial causes, including increased police pressure and the impact of the EncroChat hack.
New DNA samples will be taken from Michael Stone, jailed for the 1996 murders of Dr Lin Russell and her daughter Megan, as the Criminal Cases Review Commission re-examines evidence. Serial killer Levi Bellfield has reportedly confessed to the crimes, prompting the review.
Australia has joined international condemnation of a Chinese missile test in the Pacific, citing non-compliance with international law and insufficient notice. China claims the test was routine military training, but Australia's PM warns of nuclear proliferation risks.
Australia has joined international condemnation of a Chinese missile test in the Pacific, citing non-compliance with international law and insufficient notice. China claims the test was routine military training.
A special court acquitted 8 individuals, including Padamsinh Patil, brother of Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar, in the 2006 murder of Congress leader Pavanraje Nimbalkar and his driver. The judge cited inconsistencies and lies from the approver witness, Parasmal Jain, as the primary reason for acquittal.
Police in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have arrested Sher Shah, the main suspect in the murder of a Sikh caretaker couple inside a gurdwara in Mardan district. The motive remains unclear, and no links to banned organizations have been found.
Steve Shirilla, father of Mackenzie Shirilla, will not return to his teaching job after appearing in a Netflix documentary about his daughter's double murder conviction. He made comments about her lifestyle and cannabis use, which the school deemed poor judgment.
A man's body was discovered in a river in Tatsuno City, Hyogo Prefecture. Police are investigating a possible connection to the recent double murder of Sumie Tanaka (74) and her daughter Chihiro (52) in the same city, for which former neighbor Kenji Oyama (42) is a suspect.
Aydın'da park halindeki otomobile düzenlenen silahlı saldırıda Ercan Zengin ve 1.5 aylık hamile Nurgül Aslan'ın öldürülmesine ilişkin şüpheli Erkan Aslan aranıyor. Aslan'ın, cinayetleri itiraf ettiği videoyu yakınlarına gönderdiği ortaya çıktı.
Investigators in Kamchatka have concluded their probe into a 61-year-old man accused of murdering an elderly couple and committing other offenses. The suspect, deemed sane by psychiatric evaluation, faces charges including murder and home invasion.
A court in Ingushetia has acquitted Adam Balaev, who was accused of a double murder. He was released from custody after a jury found him not guilty, and the Supreme Court of the republic upheld the acquittal.
Police in Hyogo Prefecture have issued a public warrant for Kenji Oyama, 42, on suspicion of murdering Chihiro Tanaka, 52, in Tatsuno City. Oyama, a former neighbor, is also suspected of killing Tanaka's mother, Sumie Tanaka, 74. Both victims were found dead on May 19th, with estimated deaths around May 13th.
Police arrested Saurabh Sahu for the double murder of his cousin Sharda Sahu and her 13-year-old son in Delhi. Sahu allegedly confessed to the killings due to drug addiction and resentment. He also fired at police during his arrest.
A 38-year-old woman and her 13-year-old son were found stabbed to death in their Govindpuri, Delhi home early Thursday. Police suspect a robbery gone wrong, as cash and jewelry were missing. A case has been registered, and teams are searching for the accused.
James Broadnax, 37, was executed in Texas Thursday evening for the 2008 murder of Stephen Swan and Matthew Butler during a robbery outside a Garland recording studio. Broadnax maintained he was not the shooter, and his cousin Demarius Cummings recently confessed to being the actual killer. Broadnax's attorneys challenged his conviction citing racial discrimination in jury selection and misuse of rap lyrics at trial. The U.S. Supreme Court and Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied appeals. The victims' mother supported proceeding with execution.
Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the killings of two Bangladeshi doctoral students at the University of South Florida. Zamil Limon and his girlfriend Nahida Bristy disappeared April 16; Limon's remains were found in a trash bag on the Howard Frankland bridge last Friday, and a body believed to be Bristy was recovered from a nearby waterway Sunday. Abugharbieh had a prior 2023 arrest for battery against his brother and mother, during which he was delusional and taken under the Baker Act for involuntary mental health observation.
The trial begins July 7 in Catania for Aldo Ercolano, nephew of mafia boss Benedetto Santapaola, accused of the 1990 double murder of entrepreneurs Alessandro Rovetta and Francesco Vecchio at Acciaierie Megara. The victims were killed for refusing to pay 'pizzo'. Ercolano, already serving life for mafia crimes including journalist Pippo Fava's murder, is accused of being the 'ideator and organizer'. Four other defendants face extortion charges. Victims were forced to pay 1 billion old lire to Cosa Nostra families.
