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Who’s in the serial killer’s portfolio?

Who’s in the serial killer’s portfolio?

Police want to identify the women and children shown in hundreds of photographs found in a storage unit rented by a serial killer.

Florida reform school probe ends with no arrests

Florida reform school probe ends with no arrests

Their stories were chilling: Students at a reform school recounted beatings and sexual assaults at the hands of school administrators and other employees who were supposed to be taking care of them.

Fury over sex offender’s freedom

Fury over sex offender’s freedom

In the movie “Law Abiding Citizen,” Gerald Butler plays a man who loses his family when his wife and daughter are raped and murdered. After the main culprit receives a light sentence as part of a plea bargain and gets released from prison much sooner than he should have, our hero goes all “Death Wish” on the creep.

$657M offered to settle 9/11 case

$657M offered to settle 9/11 case

A New York judge may approve a $657 million settlement Friday for workers who became ill after the 9/11 terrorists attacks.

Autopsy suggests energy exec drowned

Autopsy suggests energy exec drowned

A preliminary autopsy on the body of an energy executive pulled from the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, this week revealed a head laceration and evidence of drowning, investigators said Thursday.

Ex-cop admits coverup of Louisiana bridge shooting

Ex-cop admits coverup of Louisiana bridge shooting

A second former New Orleans police officer pleaded guilty Thursday in connection with police shootings of civilians on a Louisiana bridge in the days following Hurricane Katrina, authorities said.

Coroner: Katrina hospital death not homicide

Coroner: Katrina hospital death not homicide

After reviewing the case of a woman who died at New Orleans, Louisiana’s Memorial Hospital in the days after Hurricane Katrina, coroner Frank Minyard said Thursday that he cannot classify her death as a homicide.

Hustler can’t have photos of hiker’s body

Hustler can’t have photos of hiker’s body

Photos of the nude and decapitated body of a murdered hiker should not be released to a writer for Hustler magazine, a Georgia judge rules.

Background check missed suspect’s prison stay

Background check missed suspect’s prison stay

A background check conducted in 2009 on an Ohio State University employee suspected of opening fire Tuesday on his co-workers turned up no criminal record, even though he apparently served five years in prison.

Chief Justice finds Obama’s politics ‘troubling’

Chief Justice finds Obama’s  politics ‘troubling’

Simmering tension spilled into public this week when Chief Justice John Roberts labeled the political atmosphere at the State of the Union address “very troubling.”

Feds: Trendy sushi bar served whale meat

Feds: Trendy sushi bar served whale meat

A trendy sushi restaurant in Santa Monica, California, is accused of serving the meat of endangered whales. The federal probe was spurred by the team behind the Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove.”

‘Terrorist’ a multipurpose label

‘Terrorist’ a multipurpose label

Within the last month, our country has witnessed two senseless, high-profile acts of criminal violence that would have been labeled terrorism if brown-skinned Arab Muslim men with foreign-sounding names had committed them.

‘Jihad Jane’ was busy online, wanted to help Muslims

‘Jihad Jane’ was busy online, wanted to help Muslims

The woman who dubbed herself Jihad Jane spent much of her time online, posting messages that said she was “desperate” to help Muslims.

‘Bachelor No. 1′ has a date with death

‘Bachelor No. 1′ has a date with death

A California jury took just an hour to recommend the death penalty for Rodney Alcala, a serial killer who once appeared on “The Dating Game.”

‘Jihad Jane’ indicted by federal grand jury

‘Jihad Jane’ indicted by federal grand jury

A Pennsylvania woman has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

Producer pleads guilty in Letterman case

Producer pleads guilty in Letterman case

Robert “Joe” Halderman, the television producer accused of trying to blackmail comedian David Letterman, pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny at a hearing Tuesday afternoon.

Former E.R. doc gets life in wife’s cyanide murder

Former E.R. doc gets life in wife’s cyanide murder

A former emergency room doctor from Ohio was sentenced to life in prison for poisoning his wife by lacing her calcium supplements with cyanide.

Ohio State shooter kills himself, police say

Ohio State shooter kills himself, police say

A man apparently angry over a poor performance evaluation opened fire Tuesday at an Ohio State University maintenance building, killing a manager before turning the gun on himself, police said.

Another missionary to be released in Haiti

Another missionary to be released in Haiti

Charisa Coulter, one of two American missionaries still detained in Haiti on suspicion of kidnapping 33 children after the January 12 earthquake there, will be released, her defense attorney told CNN on Monday.

Serial killer was ‘Dating Game’ winner

Serial killer was ‘Dating Game’ winner

Before he was convicted of murdering four women and a child, Rodney Alcala was a winning bachelor on “The Dating Game.”

Police to question NFL’s ‘Big Ben"

Police to question NFL’s ‘Big Ben"

Ben Roethlisberger, the NFL quarterback accused of sexually assaulting a woman Friday at a rural Georgia nightspot, will be interviewed soon by authorities, police said Monday.

Sister: Reopen Natalie Wood case

Sister: Reopen Natalie Wood case

Natalie Wood once said in a televised interview that her greatest fear was of dark seawater. Later, in November 1981, she drowned in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Catalina Island, California.

Rapper Lil’ Wayne sentenced to 1 year in prison

Rapper Lil’ Wayne sentenced to 1 year in prison

Lil’ Wayne was sentenced Monday to a year in prison.

Mexicans use social media to fight organized crime

Mexicans use social media to fight organized crime

Renewed violence in Mexican cities bordering Texas has ignited fear among nearby residents, some of whom have turned to social media despite cartels’ efforts to limit information.

Remains of 2nd California teen found

Remains of 2nd California teen found

More than a year after she disappeared, police say they’ve found the remains of 14-year-old Amber DuBois. The grim find follows the discovery last week of the remains of Chelsea King, 17, near San Diego, California.

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