crime news

Sep
11th

Thu

Alleged KKK member's conviction on kidnap and conspiracy charges in the 60s overturned - statute of limitations has expired.

Burning (not burnt) corpse found on Carnoustie golf course - no ID, no leads just yet.

Sep
4th

Thu

Los Angeles city council believes they have a serial killer stalking their city - offers $500k reward for information.

Aug
18th

Mon

Nearly 40,000 under 18s have their DNA on file at the Home Office. The idea of a DNA database is good, but people will abuse it (or lose it, judging by recent history), that’s the problem.

Aug
15th

Fri

Murdered couple in Newcastle may have been involved in gambling fraud.

New fingerprinting technology picks up prints by chemical means.

Aug
14th

Thu

Couple stabbed to death in Newcastle's cat also murdered, possibly by the same perpetrator(s).

Aug
8th

Fri

16-year-old stabs 14-year-old to death and has been given a life sentence.

Jul
31st

Thu

Increasing numbers of women are being arrested for violent crime.

Clearly bonkers guy kills and beheads a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus in Winnipeg.