Murder

Defense attorney in Tupac Shakur murder case found dead in Las Vegas home

The manner of Sanft's death has not been determined, but Las Vegas police say that the death did not appear suspicious.

NOVEMBER 8, 2026|ByJONAH DAVIDOV, REUTERS

Duane Davis (C) and his attorney Michael Sanft are led back to a courtroom to hear his sentencing date after a jury found Davis guilty in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, at Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on August 31, 2026.

Paul Mackenzie, a Kenyan cult leader accused of ordering his followers, who were members of the Good News International Church, to starve themselves to death in Shakahola forest, looks on in court following his sentencing at the Mombasa High Court, in Mombasa, Kenya November 6, 2026.

Kenyan cult leader sentenced to 200 years in prison for murder of 190 children

Mackenzie's accomplices threatened and beat victims to ensure they followed his orders. The emaciated bodies were found scattered in shallow graves and dumped in latrines.

NOVEMBER 6, 2026|ByREUTERS

ZAKA volunteers arrive at the scene of the alleged murder in Petah Tikva on November 1, 2026.

Israeli man allegedly brutally murders wife with an ax in front of their four children

Police are still investigating the incident as of press time; however, the woman was allegedly beaten with an ax in her apartment in front of her four children.

NOVEMBER 2, 2026|ByMAYA ZANGER-SHAMIR

Benjamin Voisin stars as Meursault, who wrestles with questions of how to act in a godless universe where everything is absurd and meaningless.

Albert Camus' classic existential novel 'The Stranger' receives a sleek, stunning cinematic update

The Stranger is a classic of modern French literature, and adapting it for the screen must have been daunting, but Ozon, an eclectic and often playful and original filmmaker who is up to the task.

NOVEMBER 2, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike is conscious and speaking, lawyers say

Chsita Pike, 50, survived an execution attempt by lethal injection on September 30 and has been hospitalized since.

OCTOBER 7, 2026ByREUTERS

A picture taken on December 4, 2007 shows death row inmate Christa Pike entering a Knox County Criminal Court in Knoxville, Tennessee, US., obtained by Reuters on September 30, 2026.

Japanese PM Takaichi protests to US after Marine accused of murder in Okinawa

Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, is suspected of killing Anna Yagi, 39, in a hotel in Naha, the capital of the southernmost prefecture, on Saturday.

OCTOBER 5, 2026ByREUTERS

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers her policy speech at the parliament, in Tokyo, Japan, October 5, 2026.

Tennessee fails to execute Christa Pike after two lethal injection attempts

Notably, this is the second failed execution attempt in the state of Tennessee in 2026. Pike, 50, was set to be executed for the 1995 murder of her classmate, Colleen Slemmer.

OCTOBER 1, 2026ByREUTERS

Christa Gail Pike, 36, the only woman on Tennessee's Death Row, is pictured in this 2007 Tennessee Department of Correction booking photograph obtained by Reuters March 22, 2012.

Lindsay Clancy returns to court for hearing after murder case mistrial ruling

No one at Clancy's trial disputed that she strangled her three children with exercise bands on January 24, 2023, in the basement of their home in the Boston suburb of Duxbury.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2026ByREUTERS

Lindsay Clancy looks on as Judge William Sullivan has declared a mistrial in Plymouth, US, September 4, 2026.

German prosecutors investigate alleged 105-year-old former-Nazi PoW camp guard over WWII crimes

Germany hasn't had a statute of limitations for murder or accessory to murder since 1979, allowing the prosecution of Nazi crimes from WWII.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2026ByESTHER DAVIS

BARRACKS AT the Stutthof concentration camp, photographed after its liberation.

Pakistani girl, 3, sold into marriage for $9,000 under 'walwar' custom, sparking int'l outrage

Police arrested the girl’s father and are searching for the 60-year-old man identified as her alleged husband as investigators examine links to the killing of her older sister.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2026ByARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE

Pakistani girl helps make bricks at a kiln during World Day Against Child Labour on the outskirts of Islamabad on June 12, 2014.

IDF soldier faces murder charges in connection with feud between Sawa'ad, Khaldi criminal groups

Lahav 433 investigators from the National Serious and International Crime Unit (YAHBAL) arrested the soldier after he attempted to burn his getaway vehicle.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.

Police claim to solve murder of Yanis Yushayev, prosecutor's declaration filed against Hazon man

The investigation was opened on August 23 after police received a report of a man being shot at the gas station. Medical teams that arrived at the scene pronounced Yushayev dead.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2026ByYOAV ETIEL

Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial hires high-profile counsel following mistrial controversy

"I didn't have any doubts. As I tried to explain different possible theories during deliberation, I kept getting cut off as if I had doubts based on the evidence present," Desronvil told NewsNation.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2026ByJONAH DAVIDOV, REUTERS

Michael Desronvil (L), the lone holdout juror that led to a mistrial, Lindsay Clancy (R), on trial for murdering her three children, pictured (C).

Murder suspect's legal team files urgent court order following leaked prison video

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir defended the Prison Service’s treatment of Tsarafi in a statement responding to the public defender’s criticism.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN