More than 50 years after Rita Curran’s roommate found her strangled to death in her room, police in Vermont say they have identified the killer using DNA found on a cigarette butt and Curran’s clothing. Investigators identified William DeRoos, a man who lived in Curran’s Burlington apartment building, as the person responsible with the help […]
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis.—A 14-year-old boy accused of killing a 10-year-old Wisconsin girl knew the girl and planned the attack, knocking her down and choking her before sexually assaulting her, a prosecutor said Wednesday. The body of Illiana “Lily” Peters was found Monday along a walking trail just a day after she went missing while returning […]
WILBER, Neb.—A woman convicted of murder for her role in the death and dismemberment of a Nebraska hardware store clerk was sentenced to life in prison on Monday, avoiding the prospect of being the first woman in state history to be sentenced to death. A three-judge panel deadlocked on the appropriate sentence for Bailey Boswell, […]
A 23-year-old man walked into a police station in New York and, using an interpreter, allegedly told officers he had killed his girlfriend. Local reports said that Angel Esteban Feliz Rodriguez told officers he had strangled Indira Ramirez-Rivera, 21, to death on March 10 at their basement apartment in the Bronx. He gave the keys of […]
