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Police: Man Kills Wife of 66 Years, Claims She No Longer Loved Him

By David LohrMar 28th 2011 – 1:55PM
Copley Police Department

Copley Police Department

Authorities in Ohio have jailed an elderly man accused of killing his wife of 66 years, allegedly because she said she no longer loved him. "They had been arguing off and on, and at some point in time she told him that she didn't love him anymore," Copley Township Police Chief Michael Mier told AOL News. "They continued...

Chandra Levy's Killer Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison

By David LohrFeb 11th 2011 – 2:07PM
AP

AP

Ingmar Guandique, the Salvadoran immigrant who was convicted of killing Capitol Hill intern Chandra Levy, was sentenced today to 60 years in prison. Guandique, 29, spoke briefly through a Spanish interpreter, telling the judge he was sorry for Levy's death but that he had nothing to do with it. "I am innocent," he...

Mexico Outlines Murder Case Against Former 'Survivor' Producer

By Tori RichardsFeb 1st 2011 – 8:53AM
AP

AP

LOS ANGELES -- A defenseless Monica Burgos cried and screamed for help as she was beaten and smothered inside a Cancun hotel room by her TV producer husband, who then dumped her lifeless body in a sewer, a Mexican prosecutor said in an affidavit filed here Monday. Unhappy with a wife who discovered his numerous...

Mexican Activist Susana Chavez Killed, Mutilated

By Hugh CollinsJan 12th 2011 – 2:27PM
EPA / Landov

EPA / Landov

Mexican poet and activist Susana Chavez has been found dead in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, her body mutilated in a seemingly bizarre killing. Chavez, who campaigned against the killings of women in the violence-plagued city, was found with a bag over her head and had been strangled, The Associated Press reported....

Police: Suicide Gun Appears to Match Chasen Weapon

By David LohrDec 9th 2010 – 3:05PM
Getty Images / AP

Getty Images / AP

(Dec. 9) -- Police say the gun used in the suicide of a transient ex-con sought for questioning in the slaying of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen appears to be the same weapon that was used in her homicide. "The weapon used by our person of interest ... does preliminarily match the evidence from the Chasen homicide...

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