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


Femicide in the Netherlands: Syrian brothers stand trial for allegedly honor killing sister

Dutch prosecutors said Ryan was killed for behaving in a “Western” manner, by having a boyfriend, which brought “shame” to her family.

Ryan al-Najjar

Twenty-year-old shot dead in violent incident in Arraba in northern Israel

MDA paramedics who arrived at the scene confirmed his death.

 MDA ambulances

What we know about Afghan nat'l suspected of shooting two guardsmen near White House - explainer

US Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News the US government plans to bring terrorism charges against Lakanwal and seek a sentence of life in prison "at a minimum."

National Guard members stand together behind yellow tape, after two National Guard members were shot near the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 26, 2025.

Femicide in Iran: Child bride beaten to death by husband with wooden stick, rights org. says

Maryam Taghavi, 16, was reportedly beaten with a wooden stick so severely that she needed to be transferred to the Khomeini Hospital in Ajabshir, where she died hours later from her injuries.

 People participate in a protest against the Islamic regime of Iran and the death of Mahsa Amini in New York City, New York, U.S., September 27, 2022.

Gunmen kill vice principal, abduct female students in attack on Nigerian school

The assailants, armed with rifles and reportedly using coordinated tactics, stormed the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga town around 1 a.m. local time.

Members of the Nigerian Police Force deploy a water cannon truck near a protest site where supporters of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), are demanding his release from prison, in Abuja, Nigeria, October 20, 2025.

Convicted German nurse killed 10 patients in an effort to reduce his workload, prosecutors claim

Prosecutors had argued that the nurse injected his mostly elderly patients with painkillers or sedatives to ease his workload at night. 

Soldiers of the German armed forces "Bundeswehr" run quick COVID-19 tests on employees at an elderly nursing home of Germany's Red Cross as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues during an extended lockdown in Offenbach, Germany, February 2, 2021. (illustrative)

Despite gag order, details leak in Petah Tikva murder allegedly involving famous model

A legal request filed by the victim's father, who is currently in prison for the murder of his wife, revealed details that were previously held under a gag order.

 A police car at night.

Israel Police arrest famous model over suspected involvement in Petah Tikva murder

A well-known Israeli model was arrested with three others after a man’s death in Petah Tikva was reclassified from suspected suicide to alleged murder.

Illustration image of cuffs on the feet of an arrested woman

Northern Ireland court finds soldier not guilty of murder over 'Bloody Sunday' killings

"The evidence presented by the Crown … fails to reach the high standard of proof required in a criminal case," Judge Patrick  Lynch said in his verdict.

Family members hold pictures of victims of the 1972 'Bloody Sunday', as a judge is expected to give a verdict on the trial of the British army veteran known as 'Soldier F', charged with two murders and five attempted murders in relation to Bloody Sunday, in Northern Ireland, October 23, 2025.

WATCH: Who are the slain Gaza hostages being returned by Hamas to Israel?

Shifra Jacobs tells the stories of 28 hostages murdered in Gaza, whose bodies are gradually being returned to Israel under the US-brokered peace plan.

IDF troops receive remains of killed hostages at official ceremony, October 14, 2025.