A man obsessed with the Columbine High School massacre was found guilty of murder Friday and sentenced to life without parole for gunning down his father before opening fire at a North Carolina high school. The jury deliberated seven hours before rejecting Alvaro Castillo’s insanity defense.
Archive for August, 2009
Columbine copycat guilty of dad’s murder
Authorities: Model ID’d through breast implants
The nude body of a former swimsuit model found last weekend near Los Angeles, California, was identified through the serial number on her breast implants. Jasime Fiore’s teeth and fingers were removed. Her body was found in a suitcase in a Dumpster, and a murder warrant names her ex, a reality TV star.
Hero hubby turns to hammer-wielding killer
Michael Ratley was hailed as a hero in 2006 for rescuing his wife, Effie, from their burning home in Florida. A month later, Effie was dead, bludgeoned with a hammer. The man hailed as a hero for saving her was convicted of murdering her and sentenced this week to life in prison. How did a [...]
Arrest warrant issued in model’s slaying
An arrest warrant alleging murder has been issued for reality TV contestant Ryan Alexander Jenkins, the ex-husband of former swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore. Her nude body was found last weekend, stuffed into a suitcase that was tossed in a Dumpster.
Adult, teens charged with beating black man
Authorities have charged two teenagers and an adult in connection with the beating of a 76-year-old African-American man early Tuesday in Baltimore, Maryland, in an incident police say had a racial connection.
Man charged in attack on Milwaukee mayor
Prosecutors charged a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, man with attacking the city’s mayor in an incident that landed the mayor in the hospital with wounds to his head and face, according to a criminal complaint filed by the district attorney Thursday.
Cops: Autistic boy, 10, saw double slaying
The autistic son of Byrd and Melanie Billings told a nurse that “two bad men” wearing black masks woke the couple and they called said, “You’re going to die,” according to court documents. The couple was killed in a July 9 home invasion.
Ex-Sunday school teacher indicted in girl’s death
A grand jury in northern California on Monday indicted a former Sunday school teacher on charges of kidnapping, murder and rape in the death of an 8-year-old girl.
Judge turned away death row filing
Judge Sharon Keller, who presides over the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is on trial for misconduct, accused of refusing to keep the court open after 5 p.m. for a last-minute derath row filing. She was at home, meeting a repairman. Michael Wayne Richard was executed that night.
Boy, 5, vanished in ‘minutes’ from store
The foster father of a missing California boy with cerebral palsy says he left the child alone near his car before the child vanished five days ago from a shoe store parking lot. Louis Ross says he left 5-year-old Hassani Campbell outside his BMW for two to five minutes on Monday afternoon.
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