Violent Crime NewsNews on Violent Crime continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Hood faces execution tonight over 1989 killings in Plano- June 19, 2008 The Texas Court of Criminal appeals has rejected alleged romantic reasons to delay tonight's scheduled execution of Charles Dean Hood.http://www.topix.net/news/violent-crime/2008/06/hood-faces-execution-tonight-over-1989-kil... Fowler guilty in Horner's death- June 19, 2008 A jury has returned a guilty verdict for a man charged in the 1998 slaying of a Haines City police officer.http://www.topix.net/news/violent-crime/2008/06/fowler-guilty-in-horners-death?fromrss=1 Ill. jury convicts former police sgt. o- June 19, 2008 A former Bloomington police sergeant was convicted Wednesday of raping four women and stalking a fifth, ending a trial in which prosecutors said he was driven by pornography-fueled fantasies.http://www.topix.net/news/violent-crime/2008/06/ill-jury-convicts-former-police-sgt-o?from... NC State Trooper Fatally Shot During Traffic Stop- June 18, 2008 Authorities charged a Florida man with first-degree murder Wednesday after a state Highway Patrol trooper was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Interstate 40 in western North Carolina.Edwardo Wong II, 37, of Ormond Beach, Fla., is in custody at the Haywood County Detention Center, about 20 miles west of Asheville. He does not yet have an attorney but is expected to appear with a lawyer at an initial court hearing Wednesday, said jail administrator Lt. Lucrecia Ray.Trooper David Shawn...http://www.topix.net/news/violent-crime/2008/06/nc-state-trooper-fatally-shot-during-traff... Shooting Reported At Lakeland Square Mall- June 18, 2008 A man was shot near the food court of Lakeland Square Mall about 3 p.m. today and police have locked down one wing of the mall as they search for suspects.http://www.topix.net/news/violent-crime/2008/06/shooting-reported-at-lakeland-square-mall?... Cops: Entwistle Searched Web for Killing Methods- June 18, 2008 A police detective testified that a laptop computer taken from the home of Neil Entwistle, the man accused of killing his wife and daughter two years ago, was used to search online for 'how to kill with a ...http://www.topix.net/news/violent-crime/2008/06/cops-entwistle-searched-web-for-killing-me... Suspect expected to plead in Lancaster slayings- June 18, 2008 Seventeen-year-old Alec Kreider faces three counts of criminal homicide and a burglary charge, but it's unclear which offenses he may plead to in Lancaster County Court.http://www.topix.net/news/violent-crime/2008/06/suspect-expected-to-plead-in-lancaster-sla... Machine gun murderers to be sentenced- June 18, 2008 Two gunmen found guilty of killing an innocent schoolboy as he slept in his bed are due to be sentenced for murder.http://www.topix.net/news/violent-crime/2008/06/machine-gun-murderers-to-be-sentenced?from... Suspect found in rural Calif. deputy death- June 16, 2008 A suspect has been arrested after the shooting death of sheriff's deputy in rural California set off a massive manhunt.http://www.topix.net/news/violent-crime/2008/06/suspect-found-in-rural-calif-deputy-death?... NC couple accused of tying son to tree charged- June 16, 2008 A couple accused of killing their 13-year-old son by tying him to a tree for two nights have appeared in a North Carolina courtroom to face charges.Attorneys appeared Monday with 41-year-old Brice Brian McMillan and his wife, 36-year-old Sandra Elizabeth McMillan.Edgecombe County District Court Judge Joseph Harper told the two they are charged with murder and felony child abuse. A probable cause hearing was scheduled for July 2.Edgecombe County Sheriff James Knight said the McMillans are...http://www.topix.net/news/violent-crime/2008/06/nc-couple-accused-of-tying-son-to-tree-cha... |