Murder

Minnesota man accused of posing as FBI agent to free Luigi Mangione from Brooklyn jail

Mangione, 27, is awaiting trial in a death penalty murder case on charges that he gunned down Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealth Group, in Manhattan in 2024.

 Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealth Group chief executive Brian Thompson, appears in Manhattan Supreme Court on New York state murder and terrorism charges in New York City, U.S., February 21, 2025.
Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Jerusalem man indicted for premeditated murder, abduction of cousin’s husband

Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025

Prosecution appeals sentence in killing of teen Lital Yael Melnick, seeks harsher conviction

A VEHICLE of the Tate County Sheriff is seen parked outside a gas station convenience store after a shooting, in Arkabutla, Mississippi, US February 17, 2023.

Mississippi man arrested for murder of family members, pastor, no known motive


Police arrest suspect over double murder of mother, son in Yokne’am Illit

The suspect, whose name is under a gag order, is believed to have killed a mother and her son in their apartment in Yokne’am Illit.

 Israel Police during operation in Israel's North to thwart murder attempts, April 27, 2025. (Ilustrative)

Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing appears in court, judge mulls media access

US District Court Judge Tony Graf heard arguments from Robinson's attorneys, who want to ban cameras from the courtroom in a case that has drawn extraordinary media attention.

Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, U.S., December 11, 2025.

OpenAI, Microsoft sued in California state court for allegedly enabling murder-suicide

The lawsuit said that ChatGPT fueled 56-year-old Stein-Erik Soelberg's delusions of a vast conspiracy against him and eventually led him to murder his 83-year-old mother, Suzanne Adams.

OpenAI Headquarters.

Remains found in cistern near Beit Guvrin identified as missing person Moshe Tzabari

Earlier in the afternoon, Israel Police opened an investigation into the incident and the possibility of ruling it a murder.

Israel Fire and Rescue personnel attempting to recover remains found in cistern outside of Kfar Zoharim, December 9, 2025.

ICC sentences Darfur Janjaweed militia leader to 20 years

Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, was convicted in October on 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Cyril Laucci, Lead Counsel for Ali Muhammad Ali Abd al-Rahman, a Sudanese national, waits to hear the verdict of the International Criminal Court, ICC, in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.

Ex-hostage Rom Braslavski recounts 'horrors' of Oct. 7 at Italy’s ruling party conference

Speaking in Rome at a conference for PM Giorgia Meloni's party, former hostage Rom Braslavski described the “horror” he witnessed on October 7 and the torture he endured in Gaza captivity.

Former hostage Ron Braslavski speaks at the Brothers of Italy party conference in Rome, December 7, 2025.

Femicide in Israel: Man indicted for burning ex-wife to death after months of threats

On November 10, prosecutors claimed that Mahamid ambushed A. while she drove home from her work in Harish. He allegedly doused his ex-wife and her car in gasoline before setting it alight.

A protestor carries a poster during a demonstration to protest against femicide, sexual violence and all gender-based violence ahead of the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Valletta, Malta November 23, 2025.

Lebanese man accused of murdering Syrian wife, torturing her with scalding oil

The alleged killer's sons told police their father would beat and torture the wife in front of them.

Members of the Lebanese police look through a door at a Byblos Bank branch where an armed depositor took hostages according to the Depositors' Association, in Tyre, Lebanon October 4, 2022.

Luigi Mangione in court for hearings over US healthcare executive's killing

Mangione could face life in prison if convicted of murder in the second degree, which is defined as an intentional killing.

Luigi Mangione, the Ivy League graduate charged with executing the head of America’s largest health care company on a Midtown sidewalk, is back in Manhattan court today for an evidence hearing that could make or break his state case, in New York City, US, December 1, 2025.

Abductors kill priest in Nigeria after a month in captivity, church leader says

Archbishop Henry Ndakuba said Venerable Edwin Achi, seized with his wife and daughter from their home in Kaduna state on October 28, was murdered after spending about a month in captivity.

An interior view of the Christ Apostolic Church, the day after an attack by gunmen in which people were killed and the pastor and some worshippers kidnapped, in the town of Eruku, Kwara state, Nigeria, November 19, 2025.