Murder

Man charged with aggravated murder in fatal Beit Shemesh pool stabbing of 7-year-old

Prosecutors allege that he stabbed Dadon once in the chest and his cousin once in the neck, intending to kill them both. He then fled to his housing unit, the indictment says.

Closeup of arrested hands with handcuffs.
Burned vehicle is seen after authorities discovered three bodies inside it on September 13, 2026 near Jatt, in northern Israel.

Three bodies found in burned vehicle near Jaljulya in latest Arab sector murder

Aysha Rabi, the victim of an alleged attack by Jewish youth in the West Bank

Israeli man sentenced to 13 years for killing Aysha Rabi in Jewish terror attack

Lindsay Clancy looks on as Judge William Sullivan has declared a mistrial in Plymouth, US, September 4, 2026.

Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy murder trial


Luigi Mangione's New York murder trial postponed amid double jeopardy challenge

The trial had been scheduled to begin on September 8. Mangione, who pleaded guilty last week to separate federal charges, has pleaded not guilty to the state charges.

Luigi Mangione attends a pre-trial appearance at Manhattan Criminal Court on August 11, 2026 in New York City. Mangione is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and faces state and federal murder charges.

Defense in Lindsay Clancy case claims psychosis behind her killing her children

While Clancy admitted to killing her children, the defense has argued that due to postpartum psychosis and overmedication, she should not be held criminally responsible.

Lindsay Clancy listens in the coutroom during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S., August 13, 2026.

Tupac Shakur murder trial begins for alleged mastermind of 1996 drive-by shooting

Duane Davis is accused of leading a group of men to kill Tupac, one of rap's most influential artists, in a trial tied to the decades-long unsolved murder that became a seminal moment in rap history.

Rapper Tupac Shakur

Luigi Mangione admits killing insurance CEO, pleads guilty in federal case

Mangione, 28, had previously pleaded not guilty in April 2025 to murder, weapons, and stalking charges brought by Manhattan federal prosecutors.

Luigi Mangione attends a pre-trial appearance at Manhattan Criminal Court, in New York City, US, August 11, 2026.

Nick Reiner indicted for stabbing of parents Rob, Michele Reiner, lying in wait for them

Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder with special circumstances of multiple murders, lying in wait and using a "dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife."

Nick Reiner appears with Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene (not pictured) during his arraignment in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, US, 23 February 2026.

Serial UK sex attacker jailed for life for double murder, rape after police failings

Simon Levy, 40, was found guilty last week of the murder of Carmenza Valencia-Trujillo in March 2025 and of Sheryl Wilkins in August 2025, and of the rape and serious assault of a third woman.

Mugshot of Shimon Levy, 40, of London, England.

Jury in Luigi Mangione's insurance CEO murder trial to be anonymous

Mangione's trial in the UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson murder case is scheduled to begin in January.

Luigi Mangione appears at a hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on June 17, 2026 in New York City.

Iranian ‘Black Widow’ accused of killing a dozen men handed 10 death sentences by Iranian court

The woman said she would marry men temporarily and, after living with them for around two to three months, would kill her victims by giving them pills or dissolving the pills in their drinks.

A noose with mock flowers displayed during a demonstration by Franco-Iranian associations, including the Committee to Support Human Rights in Iran (CSDHI) against the capital punishment in Iran, a day after the World Day Against the Death Penalty, in central Paris on October 11, 2025.

Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death for murder, torture, crimes against humanity

Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was convicted of premeditated murder of multiple people, including children, torture, arbitrary detention, and crimes against humanity.

A worker tears down the pictures of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, Lebanon's late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a gas station in Nubl, in rural Aleppo, Syria, December 11, 2024.

Two women, four minors indicted in Benayahu Razi case in Jerusalem, face murder charges

Prosecutors allege that the six decided together to attack Razi and his friend, while the four minors carried out the physical assault that killed him.

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.