She was said to have been involved in the first killing of an educator during the Cultural Revolution, drawing official praise. She later apologized for her actions.
Tag: Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides
Husband Is Indicted in Double-Murder Case Involving an Au Pair
Prosecutors in Virginia said the case involved a hidden love affair and sex arranged over a fetish site.
An Ugly Divorce, Russia’s Richest Woman and a Deadly Shooting in Moscow
The Russian businesswoman Tatyana V. Bakalchuk has been locked in a dispute with her estranged husband for months over the fate of her company, Wildberries.
Man Who Set on Fire Olympic Runner Rebecca Cheptegei Dies
Dickson Ndiema died from injuries he sustained when he set Rebecca Cheptegei, his partner, on fire. The police had planned to charge him with murder.
Ugandan Olympic Runner Rebecca Cheptegei Dies After Gasoline Attack
The athlete, who officials said was set on fire in Kenya by a man with whom she was in a relationship, competed in the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics.
Police Arrest Man in 1993 Murder of 19-Year-Old Carmen Van Huss
For more than 30 years, the case had remained unsolved. While questions remain, the police said they had linked a 52-year-old Missouri man to DNA at the crime scene.
Hamas Releases Hostage Video of Two Slain Israeli Captives
Release of the video of Carmel Gat, 40, and Alexander Lobanov, 32, appears designed to inflame divisions in Israel.
The Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei Is Set on Fire in Gasoline Attack
Rebecca Cheptegei, a long-distance runner who competed in the Olympic marathon in Paris, is in critical condition after a man poured gas on her and set her on fire, police in Kenya said.
Israel’s Military Says Hostages Were Killed by Hamas
One of the victims, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, was a dual Israeli American citizen.
Son of Spanish Actor Is Convicted of Murdering and Dismembering Surgeon in Thailand
Daniel Sancho Bronchalo was sentenced to life imprisonment after a court in Koh Samui ruled that he was guilty of murdering Edwin Arrieta Arteaga last year.