CAMBRIDGE, England – A vigil was held outside St Mary’s Church yesterday evening to commemorate Giulio Regeni, an Italian PhD student who was kidnapped and brutally murdered in Egypt eight years ago. Regeni was conducting fieldwork for his PhD when he was abducted off the street in Cairo in January 2016. The Justice for Giulio … Read more
BERLIN, Germany – When the Nazis rose to power in Germany nearly a century ago, their animosity and bigotry were primarily targeted at the Jewish population. While six million Jews perished as a result of this hatred, other groups, such as the Romani people, also endured brutal persecution by the Nazis across various European nations, … Read more
Atmore — Alabama made history by becoming the first state to utilize nitrogen hypoxia for executing a convicted killer. This milestone was achieved when Kenneth Eugene Smith’s death sentence was carried out at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility. Smith was convicted of brutally beating 45-year-old Elizabeth Sennett to death with a fireplace poker over … Read more
WINNIPEG, MB – A Winnipeg man who murdered the woman carrying his child more than a decade ago has been denied early parole eligibility by a jury, meaning he will have to serve the full 25 years of his life sentence before being able to apply for parole. Nathaniel Plourde, 36, was convicted of first-degree … Read more
Droitwich, Worcestershire – More than 60 calls to police and social services were made before the tragic death of nine-year-old Alfie Steele, a recent BBC investigation revealed. The young boy died after enduring “sadistic” punishments, including beatings and being held under bath water at his home. A safeguarding report released on Friday highlighted numerous missed … Read more
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — According to a recent study, Rochester has experienced a significant reduction in murders and shootings, but it now leads in the increase of stolen cars among 34 major American cities. The study analyzed crime trends over the past few years and found that while Rochester has seen a 32 percent decrease in … Read more
ATMORE, Alabama – A prisoner in Alabama has made history as the first inmate in the world to be executed with nitrogen gas. Convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, 58, was put to death after the US Supreme Court declined a legal bid to halt his sentence. His official time of death was 8.25pm on Thursday (2.25am … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Kenneth Smith, a convicted murderer from Alabama, is poised to become the first inmate in America to be executed using nitrogen gas. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Smith’s appeal to stop his execution, which is scheduled for Thursday. The court’s decision comes after Smith’s attempt to challenge the constitutionality of using nitrogen … Read more
ATMORE, Alabama: Alabama executed convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith on Thursday using nitrogen gas, marking the first time this method has been used in the United States. Smith, 58, was convicted of the 1988 murder-for-hire of a pastor’s wife and had been on death row for over 30 years. He was pronounced dead at 8:25 … Read more
San Francisco, California – Patrick Goodman, a San Francisco man serving a 25 years-to-life sentence for the 2000 murder of a 3-year-old boy, has been granted parole. Goodman was convicted of second-degree murder and child abuse in the beating death of his girlfriend’s son Elijah Sanderson, who was found with more than 50 bruises on … Read more