A north Georgia pastor was shot to death by police when he struck an officer with his car after he was seen in a vehicle with a drug suspect, authorities said. Jonathan Ayers, pastor at Shoal Creek Baptist Church in Lavonia, Georgia, diedTuesday afternoon. An investigation continues.

Seven of eight people killed last week in a southeast Georgia mobile home were laid to rest Saturday.

A Florida jury has recommended that a plumber who kidnapped, raped and murdered a police detective’s daughter be executed for his crimes. The jury deliberated just under three hours before agreeing 12-0 that Michael King should die for killing Denise Amber Lee, the mother of two small boys.

Drug traffickers planting millions of marijuana plants on U.S. public lands are moving closer to popular tourist spots. “It’s definitely possible that hikers and campers are going to find themselves in the middle of a field facing some very dangerous, armed bad guys,” one federal agent said.

Kidnapped in 1991 at age 11, Jaycee Dugard is reconnecting with her after many years apart, her aunt said. Jaycee Lee Dugard is spending time in “a secluded place” with her mother and younger sister, said Jaycee’s aunt, Tina Dugard. “This is a joyful time for my family,” she said. “Jaycee remembers all of us.”

Former Manson Family member Susan Atkins, who stabbed actress Sharon Tate to death and scrawled “PIG” on the door in her blood 40 years ago, was denied parole, California prison officials said. Atkins, who has brain cancer, is almost sure to die in prison.

A former “Manson family” member who stabbed actress Sharon Tate to death more than 40 years ago and is now terminally ill faces her 13th parole hearing on Wednesday.

Katie Callaway Hall trembled for four hours when she heard Phillip Garrido was arrested.

Phillip Garrido was registered as a sex offender, required to meet with by parole officers and fitted with an ankle bracelet to track his movements — but nothing prevented him from being around children, according to a victim’s advocacy group.

CNN has obtained e-mails written by the woman who police say was kidnapped and held captive in California. The e-mails to clients of a printing company owned by kidnap suspect Phillip Garrido were sent by “Allissa,” who authorities say was really Jaycee Dugard, taken from her home 18 years ago.