Peter R. de Vries, famous for solving cold cases and hosting his own televised crime show, was shot in the head and fighting for his life Tuesday night. His reporting regularly drew death threats.
Tag: Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides
Honduras Court Convicts Ex-Dam Executive in Murder of Celebrated Environmentalist
Roberto David Castillo, the former head of the company that was building a hydroelectric dam on Indigenous land in Honduras, was found guilty of being a co-conspirator in the murder of Berta Caceres.
They Were the Nice, Older Couple Next Door. Then the First Body Turned Up.
An Iranian couple has confessed to murdering and dismembering their son, years after killing a daughter and her husband. They are not sorry.
Frenchwoman Who Killed Her Abusive Husband Won’t Serve More Jail Time
Valérie Bacot said her stepfather turned husband raped her as a child and had abused her for years. A court decided on a sentence that left her on parole but free from imprisonment.
Three Reported Dead in Stabbing Attack in Germany
The assailant was overpowered by the police, who did not immediately disclose a possible motive.
Three Reported Dead in Stabbing Attack in Germany
The assailant was overpowered by the police, who did not immediately disclose a possible motive.
Israeli Officer Who Killed Autistic Palestinian Man Charged With Manslaughter
The indictment came more than a year after the fatal shooting. The family of the victim protested the charges as too lenient, calling them “unjust” and “unacceptable.”
Ex-Mayor on Duterte’s ‘Narco Politician’ List Is Killed in the Philippines
The death came three days after the International Criminal Court’s departing chief prosecutor requested a full investigation into the bloody war on drugs in the Philippines.
After Afzaal Family Killings, Muslims in Canada Denounce Islamophobia
After the targeted killing of a Muslim family in London, Ontario, the community is demanding a summit on Islamophobia.
Canada Grapples With Anti-Muslim Bias After Family Killed in Truck Attack
After a driver intentionally ran down and killed a mother, father, daughter and grandmother in Ontario, orphaning a boy, there were calls for action against Islamophobia.