Tag: death
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2 men convicted of charges tied to human smuggling after scheme led to an Indian family’s death
Trial over smuggling deaths near U.S.-Canada border set to begin Trial over smuggling deaths near U.S.-Canada border set to begin 01:17 Two men have been convicted by a Minnesota jury of charges related to human smuggling for participating in a scheme that led to the deaths of an Indian family who froze while trying to cross…
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Sheriff says Wisconsin man revealed how he faked his death, fled to Europe
Wisconsin man accused of faking his own death reveals how he did it Wisconsin man accused of faking his own death reveals how he did it 00:36 GREEN LAKE, Wis. — Authorities are urging a Wisconsin man accused of faking his death and fleeing to Europe to come home to spend the holidays with his…
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Georgia dismisses members of pregnancy maternal death review board after leak of information on 2 such deaths
Georgia’s top health official dismissed all members of a state committee that investigates pregnancy-related maternal deaths after the leak, presumably by a committee member, of information about two such deaths. In a letter first reported by ProPublica and dated Nov. 8, state public health commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey said whoever shared the information violated state…
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Drug “several times” stronger than fentanyl linked to California overdose death
Opioid “several times” stronger than fentanyl linked to California overdose death Opioid “several times” stronger than fentanyl linked to California overdose death 01:17 The U.S. Department of Justice’s Los Angeles office filed charges in what could be the nation’s first death-resulting criminal case involving a synthetic opioid that is possibly more dangerous than fentanyl. On…
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Mexican cartel leader who faked own death to “live a life of luxury” in U.S. is arrested in California, feds say
A high-ranking Mexican cartel leader who faked his own death to “live a life of luxury” in California has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking, U.S. officials said Thursday. Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa was arrested in Riverside, California, on Tuesday, the Justice Department said in a statement. Gutierrez-Ochoa is the son-in-law of Nemesio Oseguera-Cervantes, 58,…
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Bryan Kohbherger can face death penalty if convicted in trial of slain Idaho college students, judge rules
Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, can face the death penalty, a judge has ruled. Kohberger’s defense team had sought to remove the death penalty as a possible punishment should he be convicted, but Ada County Judge Steven Hippler denied their motions in his ruling dated Tuesday.…
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Man convicted of murder in death of Laken Riley, Georgia nursing student killed on jogging trail
A judge has convicted the man on trial for the killing of Laken Riley, a nursing student in Georgia whose death in February shook the college town where she studied, as well as the country. Jose Ibarra, 26, was found guilty of murder and other charges related to Riley’s death. Ibarra, an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant,…
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One Direction stars attend Liam Payne’s funeral in U.K. after his death in fall from Buenos Aires hotel room
Amersham, England — Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died last month after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel room, gathered for his funeral in Britain on Wednesday. Payne’s former bandmates Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson were among mourners at the private service at St Mary’s Church in…
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Woman linked to 14 cyanide murders is convicted and sentenced to death in Thailand
A Thai woman believed to be among the worst serial killers in the kingdom’s history was convicted and sentenced to death Wednesday for poisoning a friend with cyanide, in the first of her 14 murder trials. Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, an online gambling addict, is accused of swindling thousands of dollars from her victims before killing…
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How Laken Riley’s death sent “a reality shock” through the college town of Athens, Georgia
Just two blocks from the University of Georgia campus, in a downtown courtroom in Athens, Georgia, Jose Ibarra is on trial for the murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley, a former UGA student who transferred to the nursing program at Augusta University’s Athens campus. In late February, Riley was attacked during her morning jog on a…