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Judge Allows Option of Manslaughter Verdict in Lindsay Clancy Case

26 août 2026 à 19:25
If jurors find Ms. Clancy guilty in the strangling deaths of her three children, they will choose among first-degree murder, second-degree murder and manslaughter.

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Lindsay Clancy is on trial for the strangling deaths of her three children.

Experts for Prosecution Discuss Clancy’s Mental State at Time of Killings

25 août 2026 à 19:46
Lindsay Clancy has said she was suffering postpartum psychosis when she killed her children in 2023. Prosecution experts shared their doubts about that claim on Tuesday.

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Lindsay Clancy during her murder trial in Plymouth Superior Court on Tuesday.

Dozens Massacred in Haiti, Officials Say, Heightening Fears of Gangs

25 août 2026 à 14:38
Gangs targeted a key community on the outskirts of the capital, raising fears about the gangs’ next move. The mayor said at least 25 people had been killed, but the U.N. put the death toll at 47.

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Dozens of people were killed by armed gangs in Kenscoff, a neighborhood near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sunday into Monday, officials said.

Religious References in Lindsay Clancy Trial Anger Judge and Defense

24 août 2026 à 19:28
The religious reference by a prosecution witness on Monday incensed the presiding judge, who sternly instructed jurors to disregard it. Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer asked for a mistrial.

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Lindsay Clancy and her defense lawyer, Kevin Reddington, listen to testimony by Dr. Kirk Heilbrun, a forensic psychologist, on Monday.

Karen Solomon, Wife Charged in Massachusetts Officer’s Death, Is Believed Dead

24 août 2026 à 17:28
Karen Solomon, 58, a longtime advocate for the mental health of emergency workers, had been missing for six days after her husband, a police officer, was found dead.

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The police responded to the Solomon home early last Tuesday.

Sean Grayson, Ex-Illinois Deputy Who Murdered Sonya Massey, Dies in Prison

24 août 2026 à 14:15
Sean Grayson, 32, was serving a 20-year sentence for the 2024 murder of Sonya Massey, who was holding a pot of hot water when she was shot at her home.

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Sean Grayson, right, speaking to Sonya Massey in July 2024 in an image from another deputy’s body camera footage.

Iceland’s Murder Rate Is Off the Charts (in Its Books, at Least)

24 août 2026 à 09:32
The Nordic nation has almost no homicides, yet crime fiction is its favorite literary genre. That means writers face a challenge: making murder feel believable.

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Crime novels on display in a bookstore in Reykjavik, Iceland.

A Murder Trial in Massachusetts

23 août 2026 à 07:31
How the trial of Lindsay Clancy has become a proxy for how people view society’s ills.

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A close-up of Lindsay Clancy in court on Friday.

Judge Denies New Trial for Karmelo Anthony in Texas Teen’s Killing

22 août 2026 à 19:14
Mr. Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet last year. His lawyers are appealing the case.

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Law enforcement officials stood outside the Collin County courthouse after a verdict was reached in the murder trial against Karmelo Anthony in McKinney, Texas, in June.

These 5 People Spent Decades Behind Bars. Here Are Their Stories.

22 août 2026 à 09:33
Francis Clifford Smith, who died at 101, was among the longest-incarcerated people in the U.S. Here are some others who lived much of their lives in prison.

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Heirens in 1946, the year he confessed to killing two women and a 6-year-old girl.

Frank Smith, Who Served 70 Years for Murder, Dies at 101

22 août 2026 à 09:32
One of the longest-serving prisoners in American history, he was sent to death row in 1950 before his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.

Why the Lindsay Clancy Case Is Dividing Americans

22 août 2026 à 05:02
She is being tried on murder charges for killing her three young children. The tragedy has resurrected debates over whether such women are criminals or victims.

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Lindsay Clancy in court during her murder trial on Wednesday in Plymouth, Mass.

Defense Rests Case in Lindsay Clancy Murder Trial

21 août 2026 à 20:36
The two sides focused Friday on whether Ms. Clancy was experiencing psychosis when she strangled her three young children in 2023. Closing arguments could begin on Monday.

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Lindsay Clancy in the courtroom on Thursday.

Zambia’s Democratic Facade Fractures in Post-Election Crackdown

21 août 2026 à 15:47
While the government says it is preventing an insurrection, activists and international observers have raised fears about arbitrary arrests and electoral fraud.

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Zambian police officers watched as supporters of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema celebrated his victory in the street in the capital, Lusaka, on Tuesday.

Former Mother-in-Law Describes Lindsay Clancy’s Mental Health Struggle in Murder Trial

18 août 2026 à 18:28
Ms. Clancy, who is on trial for murder in the deaths of her three children, tried to find treatment for her deteriorating condition, her ex-husband’s mother testified.

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Susan Clancy, the former mother-in-law of Lindsay Clancy, during Lindsay’s murder trial on Tuesday.

Erin Patterson, Woman Convicted in Australia’s Mushroom Murder Case, Appeals

18 août 2026 à 17:00
An Australian woman, Erin Patterson, was found guilty of murdering three of her husband’s relatives and trying to kill a fourth by serving them deadly mushrooms.

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Erin Patterson leaving court in Melbourne, Australia, last year.

A Shooting at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto Exposes a Neighborhood’s Guns-for-Hire Network

16 août 2026 à 08:50
A shooting at a U.S. Consulate has thrust a neighborhood with a troubled past into the center of an emerging criminal phenomenon: young guns for hire as gig workers in the underworld economy.

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Outside 15 Martha Eaton Way in Toronto.

Settler Siege of Palestinian Homes Highlights Growing West Bank Chaos

Two families have been trapped by settlers for days, casting a spotlight on the army’s struggle to curtail settler violence and protect Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank.

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Israeli soldiers gathered near Israeli settlers, forefront, near Palestinian houses in the village of Qusra in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
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