All articles tagged with #murder
Ahmad Alsaqer, a 28-year-old asylum-seeker identified as a person of significant interest in Jamey Carney’s murder in Ireland, was in Istanbul hours before Gardaí launched a manhunt; investigators say he may travel through the Middle East toward Jordan, and his DNA found at Carney’s home could complicate charges if he’s apprehended.
A Monaco blast that injured a Ukrainian oligarch is now linked to the murder of the bomber suspect in Ukraine, with two men including a former Kyiv police officer accused of killing Anastasiia Berezovska. The SBU says Berezovska’s body was found after the suspects confessed and that evidence points to Kyiv’s military intelligence, while officials stress the two men acted alone. The case has raised questions about tensions between Ukraine’s security agencies (SBU and GUR) and prompted scrutiny from European leaders about accountability, even as Zelensky pledges to provide more information.
A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after former MP Ann Widdecombe was found seriously injured at her Devon home. Police say the investigation is in its early stages and not treated as terrorism; forensic work, CCTV inquiries, and door-to-door checks are underway, with authorities asking for information from the public as they support Widdecombe’s family.
A New York mother, Jamey Carney, was found dead in her Killarney, Ireland home; a postmortem ruled suffocation as the cause of death, contradicting earlier reports of a brutal assault. Police are investigating and seeking 28-year-old asylum-seeker Ahmad Alsaqer, believed to have fled Ireland after the killing. Carney, who moved from Westchester to Ireland in 2021, had met Alsaqer at a pro-Palestine rally; authorities issued alerts at ports and airports in case he had a head start, and DNA evidence at the scene is under scrutiny as the murder inquiry continues.
An active Ukrainian GUR officer who had confessed to killing the Monaco bomb suspect Anastasiia Berezovska has reversed his account in Kyiv, claiming his co-defendant, a former SBU officer, pulled the trigger and that he was threatened; prosecutors say the two men acted jointly and are charged with premeditated murder as custody hearings proceeded under heavy security, while the motive remains unclear and President Zelensky says more details will follow.
Westchester-born mom Jamey Carney was found beaten to death in her Ireland home; police say Ahmad Alsaqer, whom she dated and who moved to Ireland seeking asylum, is a person of interest after they appeared together in a photo three days before her death. Alsaqer allegedly fled Ireland for Istanbul after the attack, and authorities are reviewing possible contacts in Turkey and France as they investigate the timeline and motive surrounding the murder.
In Utah, 23-year-old Tyler Robinson, accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, reportedly told his ex-roommate in a taped interview that he did it, cried afterward and said he wished he hadn't, as prosecutors present video and text messages to push for a trial and a possible death-penalty outcome.
During a Utah preliminary hearing, prosecutors aired a video in which 23-year-old Tyler James Robinson tells his roommate that he killed Charlie Kirk and later says he regrets it; investigators highlight text messages and bullet-engraving notes tied to the case as the state seeks the death penalty and the proceedings move toward trial.
An asylum-seeker from the Middle East, who reportedly met New York mom Jamey Carney at a pro-Palestine protest, is the main person of interest in her beating death in Killarney, Ireland. Police fear he has fled the country, with alerts at ports and investigations into possible travel routes via Turkey and France as security footage and his asylum status are reviewed.
Ada County Coroner identified the man found dead along the Boise River Greenbelt early Monday as 25-year-old Jordan Harbst; investigators say the case is active with no public details released yet.
In Provo, Utah, Tyler Robinson faced a weeklong preliminary hearing for the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Prosecutors showed videos and audio of the shooting; Judge Tony Graf flinched during one clip while Kirk’s family watched. Witnesses described the shooting’s surroundings and autopsy ruled the death a gunshot homicide. The defense objected to some video evidence, delaying other material, as prosecutors plan further testimony and potentially a death-penalty case if convicted.
A decades‑long cold case ended with the indictment of Randy McAllister for the 1985 killing of traveling salesman John Warren at a Middletown, Ohio hotel after investigators linked buried evidence found behind a Dalton, Georgia Cracker Barrel and the victim’s car found in Florida to him; the Warren County case, reopened in 2019, led to a grand jury charging him with aggravated murder and murder, and he remains jailed awaiting arraignment.
An Idaho mother, Andrea Shaw, was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder for allegedly suffocating her 18‑month‑old twins in May 2025; she had previously claimed on a Children’s Health Defense program that the deaths followed vaccination, and she was arrested on a $2 million bond and could face life in prison or the death penalty if convicted. Her next court date is July 14, and she’s a plaintiff in a federal suit against the American Academy of Pediatrics over vaccine policy.
Cédric Jubillar, a Frenchman convicted of murdering his wife Delphine in December 2020 (her body has never been found), has confessed from prison in a letter to his lawyers, admitting responsibility and promising to lead investigators to where her remains were disposed of. He was sentenced to 30 years in jail, and his appeal, due to start soon, could be postponed. The case began after Jubillar reported Delphine missing on 16 December 2020; she was 33 and worked as a nurse, with two children aged six and 18 months.
An Australian man, Simon Peter Carman, is accused of murdering a 17-year-old Thai girl and may still face the death penalty in Thailand even if he offers compensation to the victim’s family; Thai courts may consider mitigating factors but cannot erase the crime, and while compensation can signal remorse, prosecutors and judges will decide the final sentence, with experts suggesting reductions of more than half are unlikely.