Man linked to 1984 kidnapping and rape by DNA testing sentenced to 25 years
HARTFORD, Conn. — A man who was linked to a 1984 kidnapping and rape case in Connecticut by DNA evidence decades later has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, a state prosecutor announced Wednesday. George Legere, 75, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced July 21 after having been convicted of first-degree المزيد
Woman sentenced to 14 years in death of infant found in Florida inlet
A Florida mother who was arrested four years after her child was found dead in an inlet in 2018 pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday, the prosecutor’s office said. Arya Singh, 30, was sentenced after she pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter of a child and المزيد
Alex Murdaugh accomplice sentenced to 7 years in prison for role in fraud scheme
The man who once headed a highly respected bank in the South Carolina Lowcountry will spend seven years in federal prison for helping convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh steal nearly $2 million from clients’ legal settlements. Russell Laffitte was sentenced Tuesday after a jury found him guilty of six charges related to wire and bank المزيد
Robert Chambers, NYC’s ‘Preppy Killer,’ is released after 15 years in prison on drug charges
NEW YORK — Robert Chambers, better known to some as the “Preppy Killer,” was released after spending 15 years in prison for drug and assault charges, according to state records. Chambers spent a similar amount of time in prison after pleading guilty to strangling Jennifer Levin in New York City’s Central Park المزيد
Melting ice in Switzerland reveals remains of climber who disappeared on glacier 37 years ago
GENEVA — The remains of a German mountain climber who disappeared while hiking along a glacier near Switzerland’s iconic Matterhorn mountain in 1986 have been recovered, as melting glaciers have led to the reemergence of bodies and objects thought to be long-lost. The grisly discovery was made on July 12 المزيد
Jan. 6 rioter who stole radio in D.C. officer Fanone attack sentenced to 4 years
A New York man who took part in the violent assault on a Washington, D.C., police officer during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to over four years in prison Friday, prosecutors said. Thomas Sibick, 37, of Buffalo, stole the badge and radio of then-Metropolitan Police المزيد
Randy Meisner, founding member of ‘The Eagles,’ dies at 77 years old
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Singapore hangs first woman in 19 years after she was convicted of trafficking heroin
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Singapore conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years on Friday and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking despite calls for the city-state to cease capital punishment for drug-related crimes. Activists said another execution is set next week. Saridewi Djamani, 45, had been المزيد
Florida woman sentenced to 4 years in romance scam that stole Holocaust survivor’s savings
A Florida woman who swindled the life savings from an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor in a “romance scam” was sentenced to over four years in prison Thursday, federal prosecutors said. Peaches Stergo, 36, stole over $2.8 million in the scam, which lasted years. She was arrested in January and pleaded guilty المزيد
Saudi man gets 15 years in prison for drug crimes
Saudi Arabia on Thursday voiced its “total rejection” of a coup in Niger, a day after mutinous soldiers detained President Mohamed Bazoum and announced they had seized power because of the country’s deteriorating security situation. The Kingdom called on the mutineers to release the president and enable him to restore المزيد