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'Hatchet hitchhiker' arrested in NJ homicide

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) - The unlikely pair - an itinerant hitchhiker turned Internet celebrity and a lawyer three times his age - met amid the neon lights of Times Square and headed back to a squat brick home on a quiet New Jersey cul-de-sac, authorities say. Days

Medical Examiner Testifies In The Clay Starbuck Murder Trial; WARNING: Graphic Details

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

SPOKANE, Wash. – Details surrounding the cause of death of 42-year-old Chanin Starbuck were the focus Thursday morning in the trial of her ex-husband Clay Starbuck. Medical Examiner Sally Aiken showed photographs to the jury of Chanin Stabuck's body as she described in detail each

Dying man's eye blinks lead to Ohio murder verdict

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By LISA CORNWELLAssociated Press CINCINNATI (AP) - An Ohio man was found guilty Thursday of fatally shooting a man who authorities say identified his assailant by blinking his eyes while paralyzed and hooked up to a ventilator. A jury convicted Ricardo Woods, 35, of murder and felonious assault for

Famed 'Hatchet hitchhiker' wanted in NJ homicide

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey authorities have issued a murder warrant for a homeless hitchhiker who gained Internet and television celebrity after using a hatchet to attack a man who ran over a California utility worker. Police said Thursday they're seeking Caleb Lawrence McGillivary in

Famed 'hatchet hitchhiker' arrested in NJ homicide

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) - A homeless, hatchet-wielding hitchhiker who became an Internet hero earlier this year was arrested Thursday for allegedly beating a New Jersey lawyer to death inside his home. Caleb "Kai" McGillvary, whose star turn as "Kai the Hatchet Wielding

Syrian troops repel rebel attack on Aleppo prison

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels withdrew from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo Thursday after heavy fighting with government troops, an activist group said, as it more than doubled its tally of deaths from sectarian killings in a coastal city earlier this month.

Teary testimony from victim's family in Arias case

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - Jurors deciding the fate of convicted murderer Jodi Arias became visibly shaken by dramatic statements from the victim's family members as they described how their lives were ripped apart by the killing. Travis Alexander's younger brother

Inmate Sentenced To Death In Washington State Prison Guard's Slaying

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - A 54-year-old inmate has been sentenced to death for killing a Washington state corrections officer in a prison chapel two years ago. Byron Scherf is a convicted rapist who already was serving life in prison when he attacked and strangled Officer Jayme Biendl

Inmate who killed Wash. guard sentenced to death

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - A Washington state judge has sentenced an inmate to death for killing a state corrections officer in a prison chapel two years ago. Byron Scherf is a convicted rapist who already was serving life in prison when he attacked officer Jayme Biendl and strangled her with an

Sheriff urges caution after 5 slain in northern NV

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 15th

By SCOTT SONNERAssociated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) - A quiet northern Nevada community is on edge after a spate of killings left five people dead in a single day, including a married couple in their 80s, a 67-year-old woman, and a man found dead not far from the Mustang Ranch brothel. Lyon County