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Utah Supreme Court overturns death sentence for man convicted of murder in rape cover-up
Utah’s Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence for a man convicted in the murder of a woman to stop her from testifying against him in a rape case.
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Man accused of mass shooting attempt at Virginia church ruled competent to stand trial
A judge has ruled that a northern Virginia man is competent to stand trial after he was arrested last year on suspicion that he was about to embark on a mass shooting at a megachurch. Federal judge Rossie Alston set an October trial date for Rui Jiang of Falls Church after holding a competency hearing Wednesday in Alexandria. Prosecutors say...
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Manassas Mall shooting suspect was awaiting trial in another shooting case
A Prince William County supervisor called out the criminal justice system because one of the suspects in a shooting at a mall earlier this month was already awaiting trial for another violent crime but wasn’t being held in jail. Two groups got into a fight at Manassas Mall July 9 and several shots were fired, injuring at least one person….
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Suspect in Manassas Mall shooting was awaiting trial
A Prince William County supervisor called out the criminal justice system because one of the suspects in a shooting at Manassas Mall earlier this month was already awaiting trial for another violent crime but wasn’t being held in jail. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains.
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Texas man vanished from same Bahamas yoga retreat 10 years prior to Chicago woman
Wesley Bell was last seen in 2013 at the same yoga retreat where Taylor Casey vanished. It appears there is no evidence of foul play in either case.
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North Korean charged in cyberattacks on US hospitals, NASA and military bases
The FBI believes the man targeted 17 entities across 11 U.S. states, including NASA and U.S. military bases, as well as defense and energy companies in China, Taiwan and South Korea.
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Secret DEA files show agents joked about rape in WhatsApp chat. Then one of them was accused of it.
A group of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents boasted in a WhatsApp chat of their “world debauchery tour,” shared lurid images of their latest sexual conquests and at one point even joked about “forcible anal rape.” Within months of that exchange, one of the agents in the chat was accused of that very crime.
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‘They thought it was funny': Teen girls suspected in attacks on women across DC
A 15-year-old girl was arrested after police say she went on a violent crime spree and attacked at least six women in D.C. within 24 hours. Kate Rios recounted the terrifying moment she was attacked by a group of teen girls — including the one who was arrested. She said the girls laughed as they assaulted her. “I’m almost speechless,…
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Fairfax County couple sentenced for dangerous drug ring
A Fairfax County woman and her husband have been sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison after being convicted of running a massive drug operation. Court documents say they distributed tens of thousands of dangerous fentanyl pills per month in Virginia. Defendant Carrington Jarius Hammond, age 29, went by the nickname “Free” according to court documents. The public…
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Fairfax County couple sentenced for dangerous drug ring
A couple was sentenced after distributing thousands of fentanyl pills. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.
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3 people shot in Shaw neighborhood
Three people were shot Wednesday night in Shaw. News4’s Jackie Bensen is live on the scene.
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‘They thought it was funny': Teen arrested, accused of attacking multiple women around DC
A 15-year-old accused of attacking multiple women within 24 hours was arrested. News4’s Walter Morris reports.
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New Jersey man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie was trying to carry out fatwa, prosecutor says
A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western New York was motivated by a Hezbollah leader’s endorsement of a fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death, prosecutors said Wednesday in announcing new terrorism charges.
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Connecticut woman found dead hours before she was supposed to be sentenced for husband's death
Linda Bigazzi pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection to the death of her husband, Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi, in March.
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Man dies after carjacker runs him over with his own SUV in Dumfries
A man died after being carjacked and run over with his stolen SUV as he tried to grab onto it, Prince William County police say. Images released by Prince William County police show the Lexus SUV that was taken from the victim, identified as 37-year-old Jose Vasquez Galvan. The carjacking occurred as Galvan picked up a package from his leasing…
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Man dies after carjacker runs over him with his own car
A man died after a man was carjacked and ran over with his own car Saturday in Prince William County. News4’s Jackie Benson reports.
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12-year-old girl accused of smothering her 8-year-old cousin over an iPhone
A 12-year-old girl in Tennessee has been charged with murder, accused of smothering her 8-year-old cousin as the younger girl slept.
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Man convicted in 1979 cold case killing in Maryland
A D.C. man has been convicted of first-degree murder and rape in a case that had gone unsolved for decades.
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Man convicted in 1979 cold case killing in Maryland
Andre Taylor, now 63, was found guilty of killing Vickie Lynn Belk more than four decades after she was found slain in Charles County, Maryland.
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Suspect accused of taking $16K in merchandise in 3 Lululemon thefts
D.C. police arrested a suspect in three Lululemon thefts in which about $16,000 worth of athleticwear was stolen. Investigators identified 23-year-old Avante Demarco Greene as a suspect in part because clothing he’s seen wearing on his Instagram appears to be the same clothing seen in surveillance video from the three thefts, court documents say. In addition, the D.C. court...