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Suspect awaiting extradition over US nurse murder escapes Kenya cell

Larry Madowo, CNN February 8, 2024

CNN -- A suspect accused of murdering his girlfriend in Boston, MA from murder escaped from a Nairobi police station Wednesday afternoon and is still on the run, Kenyan police...

China executes couple for murder of toddlers that shocked the nation

Nectar Gan, CNN February 1, 2024

CNN - China has executed a couple for throwing two toddlers out of a high-rise apartment window, in a case that provoked nationwide outrage. The man and his girlfriend were found...

Former NFL player Sergio Brown was taken into custody, a source said. (Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Getty Images)

Former NFL player Sergio Brown taken into custody in the murder of his mother, police say

CNN -- Former NFL player Sergio Brown, who had been missing since his mother’s death last month, was taken into custody on Tuesday after a warrant was issued for first-degree murder in her killing, police...

On the top row, from left, are suspects Eric Hyun, Gawom Lee and Hyunji Lee. On the bottom row are Joonho Lee, left, and Juoonhyum Lee. A sixth suspect, a juvenile, is not pictured. (Gwinnett County Police)

6 ‘Soldiers of Christ’ arrested for the abuse and murder of ‘malnourished’ South Korean woman

Fabiana Chaparro and Devon M. Sayers, CNN September 16, 2023

CNN -- Six people who identified themselves as members of a religious group called the ‘Soldiers of Christ’ have been arrested in connection to the death of a South Korean woman who was beaten and...

Travis McMichael listens to testimony in the Ahmaud Arbery killing trial.

3 men involved in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing found guilty of murder and other charges

(CNN) -- A jury Wednesday found three White men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, guilty on multiple murder counts, as well as other charges.The verdict, delivered...

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Haymaker Farmers’ Market starts its’ summer season for the 29th year

Brynne Mann Reporter May 15, 2021

The Haymaker Farmers’ Market is kicking off is 29th year in downtown Kent with its summer season on Franklin Avenue every Saturday. The summer season features a wide variety of vendors with fresh produce,...

Elaine Frantz is a historian and Kent State professor. 

Verdict from George Floyd murder trial may reveal historical problems, new solutions

Ian Jameson Reporter April 22, 2021

After the death of George Floyd last year and protests worldwide in the following months, the verdict of the murder trial and the charges against the man who killed him have been announced. On Tuesday,...

There is an active shooting situation going on in the area between the cities of Midland and Odessa, Texas, according to Devin Sanchez, a spokesman for the City of Odessa.

1 dead, at least 10 wounded in shootings in Odessa, Texas, police say

Originally Published: 31 AUG 19 17:51 ET Updated: 31 AUG 19 18:06 ET By Ed Lavandera and Ralph Ellis, CNN August 31, 2019

     (CNN) -- There is an active shooting situation going on in the area between the cities of Midland and Odessa, Texas, according to Devin Sanchez, a spokesman for the City of Odessa.There are 10...

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Who are guns protecting?

Shams Mustafa August 28, 2019

The two latest mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, changed my mind about what it means to own a gun. It seems that now no matter where I go, there is a chance that I can witness an active...

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Ex-husband pleads not guilty to murder of KSU Ashtabula student

Ella Abbott February 17, 2019

The ex-husband of Rand Hilal Al Dulaimi, a Kent State Ashtabula student who was found dead in July, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment Feb. 8 in Ashtabula County Common Pleas court.Jeffrey Stanley...

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Ex-husband indicted in death of KSU Ashtabula student

Valerie Royzman January 10, 2019

The ex-husband of a Kent State Ashtabula student, who was found dead in July, was indicted on murder and other charges.The Ashtabula County Grand Jury indicted Jeffrey Stanley for murder, felonious assault,...

Adriona Murphy

OPINION: How I became consumed by true crime

Adriona Murphy October 20, 2018

In 1978, 15-year-old Mary Vincent was attempting to hitchhike from Las Vegas to California when 50-year-old Lawrence Singleton picked her up.She drifted in and out of sleep during the drive and sensed...