Murder - Wikipedia
Most societies consider murder to be an extremely serious crime, and thus believe that a person convicted of murder should receive harsh punishments for the purposes of retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, or incapacitation.

Police: One dead, one in custody after Jasper hotel shooting
Police say the construction group was staying at the hotel. Curry is now charged with murder. Officers say the top floor of the hotel is closed off while police investigate.

Boy, 13, charged with murder in shooting death of 11-year-old friend at ...
The young teen was arrested and now faces second degree murder charges following the 11-year-old’s death in Newburgh on Thursday morning, WABC reported, citing police.

Murder | Definition & Facts | Britannica
Common-law codes define murder as a homicide committed intentionally or as a result of the commission of another serious offense. By contrast, the crime of manslaughter includes killings that are the result of recklessness or violent emotional outbursts.

Court documents share alleged confession in Indiana child murders ...
Police in Jasper County found bone fragments on a property in Wheatfield, Indiana after a report that children were killed and burned there.

Mom's spinal cord found in backyard burn pit, son arrested
A 20-year-old man in Indiana is accused of killing his own mother, allegedly beating her to death before stuffing her into a wooden box and setting the body aflame in a backyard "burn pit." Nicholas Thomas Yates was taken into custody over the weekend and charged with one count of murder in ...

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A minivan used in an Oregon murder is found at a junkyard. Can police ...
Police say the driver of the minivan — who wore a mask, glasses and a hard hat — sprayed security cameras with blue paint to hide his crime inside an Oregon parking garage.

Man dead after being shot multiple times in parking lot of Jasper hotel
Officials at the scene tell our news crew that Lawrence was shot at least five times, all over his body. They say the shooting happened in the hotel's parking lot. He was immediately transported to Deaconess Memorial Hospital where he passed away from his injuries. Keysahun was booked by the Jasper Police Department for murder with bond.

Naperville Man Found Guilty of First Degree Murder in Wife’s Death
October 8, 2025 DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin announced today that Judge Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh has found a Naperville man accused of beating his wife to death in early 2020, guilty of First Degree Murder.