Crime

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Chilling mystery as 27 kids vanish from city in two weeks leaving police baffled
Cleveland, Ohio area has seen an alarming increase in missing children, raising concerns of human trafficking and gang involvement, with limited awareness for law enforcement
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Fears Covid inquiry could turn into whitewash amid withholding of information
Government is going to court to challenge a demand it hands over documents and evidence that will shine a light on its handling of the pandemic
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Family of mugger shot dead by man he tried to rob say they 'don't blame shooter'
Cody Gonzalez, 32, was allegedly shot to death by his would-be victim in the New York borough of Queens, after trying to mug him with a pen
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Depraved husband and wife sexually abused children in campaign lasting 20 years
Bedfordshire Police branded Martin Bayes and his wife Dianne "despicable offenders" after they were found guilty of numerous charges following a trial at Luton Crown Court
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Manhunt for killer after woman stabbed near canal in possible stranger attack
Greater Manchester Police is as yet unable to confirm if the killer knew his victim, who the force says was pronounced dead at an address in Droylsden this afternoon
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Cops 'lock down' site where Levi Bellfield claims body is buried in ghoul fears
Access codes for the site have been changed after serial killer Bellfield confessed to murdering Elizabeth Chau in 1999 and burying her body there
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Members of Britain's 'worst-ever' child sex abuse gang are jailed for 190 years
Seven victims aged under 13 were abused over almost a decade in the Walsall and Wolverhampton areas in what a judge said was a "prolonged and sustained" campaign that left children "terribly psychologically damaged"
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Teens 'cook and devour' prized swan after mistaking it as a 'very large duck'
Police in the Syracuse suburb of Manlius, New York state, said iconic swan Faye went missing after a Memorial Day parade and was later 'consumed'
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Dad strangles seven-year-old son before killing himself in murder-suicide
A father strangled his 7-year-old son before taking his own life in a murder-suicide, leaving the community searching for answers
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Man stabbed to death after saving friend in knife attack as two boys arrested
Salah Adam died as he tried to save his friend from a vicious knife attack in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, this week, police said as they paid tribute to the young man
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Former Family Feud contestant found guilty of estranged wife's murder
Former Family Feud contestant Timothy Bliefnick has been found guilty of the murder of his estranged wife earlier this year
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Bournemouth MP calls for end to 'wild speculation' after two kids die in tragedy
Tobias Ellwood, Conservative MP for Bournemouth East, has encouraged Dorset Police to clarify the general circumstances of the tragic accident in which a boy and a girl died to avoid further speculation
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Police release image of man found dead in plane undercarriage at Gatwick Airport
A man's body was found in the undercarriage of an aircraft that landed at Gatwick Airport at 4am on December 7 last year. Now, police issued an e-fit image in a bid to identify him
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Man killed dad after slashing his girlfriend with hammer and tying son up
A man bludgeoned a news anchor to death with a hammer, injuring his girlfriend and their two children, leaving the 10-year-old son tied up in a closet
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Shoplifter steals 144 chocolate bars in front of CCTV then goes back for coffee
Jordan Thomson was fresh out of jail when he stole 144 bars of chocolate from a Co-Op just to return shortly after and steal ten jars of coffee - landing himself back behind bars
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Woman's horror as cam catches 'naked witches hosting carcass-eating ritual'
The 36-year-old from Powell River, Canada, found a dead deer at the bottom of her garden. When she and her grandad went to check the trail cam they were horrified to see two half naked women appearing to 'dine' on the corpse
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Man 'constantly tripping over bodies' crowdfunds to escape neighbourhood
Darren Stallcup, 26, has decided to leave San Francisco, US, and is seeking to raise $6,000 to relocate after lamenting how his neighbourhood has completely changed
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Man accused of raping four women after family members sent DNA to genealogy site
35-year-old attorney Matthew Nilo was arrested outside the fancy New Jersey home he shares with his fiancée and is set to be sent back to Boston to face rape charges
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Mum says life 'won't be the same' after teen dies during swim with friends
Kirsty Madden paid tribute to 'beautiful soul' 15-year-old daughter Erin who died after getting into trouble at Carr Mill Dam at St Helen's, Merseyside, on Thursday
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Enraged man dumps 44lb bucket of excrement over police station counter
Claudio Sesia poured 44lbs of a foul mixture of cow excrement and water onto a police station front desk as he was warned "don't you dare" by a bemused administrator in Australia's Queensland state
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Boy, 3, stabbed to death with kitchen knife with his own dad charged with murder
The unnamed man had been staying with his aunt in Riverwood, in southwestern Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday when he allegedly attacked his three-year-old son with a kitchen knife
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Man killed postwoman who refused to deliver his mail because of 'aggressive' dog
The Indiana man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally shooting a postal worker during a confrontation over a dispute about his mail delivery
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Madeleine McCann search update as cops say village may hold 'vital clues'
It has been revealed that a village in Portugal where prime suspect Christian Brueckner lived could hold vital clues to solving the mystery of Madeleine McCann's disappearance
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Mum's fury after man 'in tight speedos' started filming her kids at Alton Towers
Lorraine Carter had been trying to enjoy a day out at Alton Towers waterpark with her kids when a stranger 'wearing tight black Speedos' began filming around the pools, including her children
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Mum shares red flags she spotted of daughter before ‘stabbing brother to death’
In a tragic incident in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a 12-year-old girl allegedly fatally stabbed her 9-year-old brother - now her mum has shared the red flags she saw just two weeks prior