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Teen Stepbrother Indicted as Adult in Anna Kepner Cruise Ship Killing

The unsealed adult indictment puts a rare juvenile case on track in federal court.

Florida Seeks to Lift Stay After Inconclusive DNA Test in James Duckett Case

Odisha Tutor Arrested in 14-Year-Old Student's Killing After Reported Confession

Thoothukudi Rape-Murder: Police Arrest History-Sheeter Traced Through CCTV and Stolen Bike

At Trial, Lucas Larivée Says He “Squeezed Too Hard” During Sex in Justine Vayrac Case

High Courts Uphold POCSO Convictions, Prioritize Documentary Age Proof and Mandatory Life Terms

Pune Police Arrest 29-Year-Old in Dive Ghat Killing After Alleged Assault Attempt

CBI Hands Over Ayesha Meera’s Exhumed Remains After Court Accepts Probe Closure

After 44 Years, Cigarette DNA Convicts Man in 1982 Killing of California Teen

Indore MBA Student Murder: Suspect Jailed as Probe Zeroes In on Leaked Videos

Madanapalle Child Rape-Murder Suspect Found Dead in Tank as Police Cite Suspected Suicide

Indore Police Recreate Crime Scene in MBA Student’s Killing as Boyfriend Remains in Custody

Alexis Flores Captured in Honduras in 2000 Philadelphia Child Murder Case

RG Kar Whistleblower Akhtar Ali Surrenders, Sent to Judicial Custody as CBI Opposes Bail

Punjab and Haryana HC Commutes Death Sentence to 30 Years in 2018 Child Rape-Murder, Acquits Mother

Prosecutors Seek 20-Year Prison Term Plus TBS for Rape and Killing of 75-Year-Old in Halsteren

Tennessee Executes Harold Wayne Nichols in 1988 Chattanooga Murder

Dharmasthala ‘Mask Man’ Granted Bail With Gag Order After SIT Files Perjury Report

Florida Executes Richard Barry Randolph, Marking State’s 17th Execution of 2025

Supreme Court Acquits Surendra Koli in Final Nithari Case and Orders His Release