Rojem was convicted in 1985 of kidnapping, raping and murdering his former stepdaughter, 7-year-old Layla Cummings. His execution Thursday follows that of Ramiro Gonzales in Texas...
Three families have sued Tennessee and its Department of Children’s Services (DCS), alleging unconstitutional mistreatment and “barbaric violence” faced by young people with disabilities in juvenile...
A 35-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged with arson following a spree where 15 fires were set in one morning, including to occupied residences and garbage...
Bridget Townsend was just getting her start in life as a young woman in the small Texas town of Bandera when Ramiro Gonzales raped and killed...
OKLAHOMA CITY — A man who was linked to multiple homicides in Oklahoma and Alabama was arrested Thursday after a nearly two-day manhunt, authorities said. Stacy Lee Drake,...
Wade Wilson’s first appearance on first-degree murder charges Wade Wilson has his first appearance in court via video chat from the Lee County Jail on Wednesday,...
Diego Herrera-Mejia and Isaac Rodriguez first met in middle school. Within three years, the two had become best friends. They were starting summer vacation, set to...
Court documents are shining light on the alleged killing of a 24-year-old woman by her husband. Gavino McJunkins-Macias, 23, has been charged with second-degree murder in...
The Rev. Jeff Hood of Little Rock, Arkansas, has witnessed seven executions, including the nation’s most recent, that of David Hosier in Missouri. Hood helps ‘make...
Community safety stood at the forefront as state and local officials joined residents Saturday at a church on Detroit’s east side for a rally and march...