Murder

Iran's ‘black widow,’ accused of poisoning 11 husbands to death, faces execution 

Her motive is thought to be financial, with her inheriting both properties and dowries from the dead husbands. 

Pictures of Iranian military commanders, nuclear scientists and others killed in Israeli strikes are displayed in Behesht Zahra Cemetery in southern Tehran, Iran, July 11, 2025
A goat grazes outside a community health centre in Bahadurganj subdivision of Kishanganj district, Bihar, India, March 21, 2023. (illustrative)

Family of five massacred after being accused of practising witchcraft

People gather as security personnel stand guard during a visit of government officials following a deadly gunmen attack in Yelwata, Benue State, Nigeria, June 16, 2025.

Gunmen abduct 60 in northern Nigeria, kill villagers in overnight raids

 View of the Re'im music festival massacre, in southern Israel, January 16, 2025.

'Entire attack livestreamed on Facebook': Oct 7. victim relatives file lawsuit against Meta


Israeli tourist robbed, murdered in Las Vegas - report

The tourist is believed to be a man in his 40s. His body was discovered around 15 minutes from the city's tourist center. 

An FBI evidence response team looks over the crime scene following the mass shooing at the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., October 3, 2017.

Attempted femicide in Florida: Husband allegedly abandon wife off coast

The victim was able to survive the alleged attack by holding onto the boat's ladder with her legs.

Douglas Naeher.

Israel Police arrest murder suspect in Cyprus after year long operation

According to Israel Police, the suspect murdered Peretz in March 2024 and shot and injured another man and woman in Ashdod.

 Israel Police (illustrative)

Lebanese man accused of killing model wife arrested after fleeing to UK on small boat

Ibrahim Ghazal traveled through a number of European countries, evading extradition after arrests, by complaining he would be executed if he would return to Lebanon.

In this drone view an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants makes its way towards England in the English Channel, Britain, August 6, 2024. (illustrative)

Man who murdered Palestinian-American child dies in prison

"This depraved killer has died, but the hate is still alive and well, ” the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Chicago office stated after Joseph Czuba's death.

Joseph M. Czuba poses for a police booking photograph after being arrested by the Will County Sheriff's Office in Illinois, U.S., in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on October 15, 2023.

Ex-doctoral student sentenced to life for Idaho killings, declines to make statement

Bryan Kohberger received four life terms without parole after pleading guilty to four counts of first-degree murder, avoiding the death penalty through a plea deal.

Bryan Kohberger, 30, appears for his sentencing hearing after he was convicted in the 2022 stabbing deaths of four Idaho college students, at the Ada County Courthouse, in Boise, Idaho, U.S., July 23, 2025.

Funeral held in Iran for four civilians, including child, gunned down by regime forces - report

The military personnel responsible for the shooting are reportedly in custody, and a legal case is allegedly being pursued against them

Traffic moves past a large banner depicting Iranian commanders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes during the 12-day war between Iran and Israel, at Tajrish Square in the capital Tehran, June 30, 2025.

Pakistan police say tribal chief among 14 arrested over 'honor killing'

The man who shot and killed the woman was her brother, acting on behalf of her family and tribe, provincial police chief Moazzam Jah Ansari told Reuters.

Burqa-clad women leave a polling station after casting their vote as a police officer stands guard during general election, in Peshawar, Pakistan, February 8, 2024.

Father murders promising tennis star daughter after she refused to give up her career

Radhika Yadav's father reportedly confessed to police he had murdered her over taunts he received from local villagers about living on her income.

Members of the police participate in a security mock drill in front of a cinema hall in New Delhi, India, May 12, 2025. (illustrative)

Witchcraft accusations spark brutal killing of family in eastern India

The family were reportedly beaten and burned to death, transported via tractor and buried in a pond after a mob of more than 50 villagers attacked the family home in Tetgama village.

 An illustrative image of a person holding up handcuffed wrists as police car lights flash behind them.

Australian Erin Patterson found guilty of all counts in mushroom murders case

Patterson, who had pleaded not guilty to all charges, saying the deaths were accidental, will be sentenced at a later date.

 Erin Patterson in Melbourne, Australia, April 15, 2025.