murder

Australian man arrested after podcast on 36-yr-old cold case

Sydney - DPA

An Australian man was arrested Wednesday over the suspected murder of his wife who disappeared from their home 36 years ago in a case recently highlighted in a popular podcast. Chris Dawson, 70, was arrested on the Gold Coast in Queensland on Wednesday morning in relation to the 1982 disappearance of his wife Lynette Joy Dawson, New South Wales (NSW)..Read more

US author of ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ arrested for killing husband

Portland - Egypt Today

A woman accused of gunning down her chef husband is a self-published romance writer who once penned an essay titled "How to Murder Your Husband." Nancy Crampton Brophy, 68, published the 700-word treatise in 2011 on the website See Jane Publish, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. "As a romantic suspense writer, I spend a lot of time thinking about murder and, consequently,..Read more

Frances McDormand wins actress drama Globe for 'Three Billboards'

Los Angeles - Egypt Today

Frances McDormand won the Golden Globe for best actress in a drama Sunday for "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri," in which she plays a mother determined to find answers over her daughter's murder. McDormand, whose film also won the best drama movie, triumphed in a field that included Meryl Streep in journalism thriller "The Post" and Sally Hawkins in fantasy..Read more

Iran bailed murder suspect kills 6 on gun rampage

Tehran - ArabToday

A murder suspect freed on bail killed six people including a policeman and three family members in a shooting rampage Wednesday in central Iran, media reported. The judiciary announced in the evening that the suspect was later arrested. The 26-year-old entered two houses in Arak and shot eight people with a Kalashnikov, killing five of them instantly, ISNA news agency..Read more

Two Asians arrested for murdering colleague

Abu Dhabi - Arab Today

Abu Dhabi Police arrested two Asian suspects in the Western Region for allegedly murdering their colleague. The suspects were arrested in less than 24 hours after the murder came to light. Police said the suspects were seeking revenge due to family problems between one of the suspects and the victim back home. The suspects hit the victim on his head..Read more

‘Making a Murderer’ sentence overturned

Washington - Arab Today

A federal judge overturned the murder conviction of one of two Wisconsin men serving life sentences for the 2005 slaying of a freelance photographer in a case spotlighted in the popular Netflix television documentary “Making a Murderer.” Magistrate Judge William Duffin ruled that the guilty verdict returned by a trial jury in 2007 against Brendan Dassey was based on a..Read more

Pakistani police declare Bradford woman’s death a murder

Islamabad - Arab Today

Pakistani police have declared the death last month of a UK resident of Pakistani origin to be murder, a Pakistani investigator said Thursday. A forensic examination concluded that Samia Shahid, 28, of Bradford was killed by asphyxiation, Deputy Inspector General of police Abu Bakar Khuda Bux, who is heading the investigative team, told The Associated Press. “We’re sure that it..Read more

Japan killings raise questions

Tokyo - Arab Today

A day after the mass murder of 19 people at a facility for the disabled, many shocked Japanese were questioning why the only suspect was discharged after just two weeks from a hospital to which he’d been forcibly committed under mental health laws. Some are also wondering why the suspect, who had written letters in February saying he would kill..Read more

Azhar imam condemns priest's murder in Church in France

Cairo - Arab Today

Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb strongly condemned the murder of a priest in a terror attack on Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray Church near Rouen city in northern France. In a statement on Wednesday, Tayyeb said those who carried out such barbaric attack are stripped of their humanity and have nothing to do with the tolerant values and principles of Islam. He..Read more