SAN DIEGO — The photo shows a decorated Navy SEAL holding up the head of a dead Islamic State fighter by the hair while clenching a knife in his other hand. It will be up to a seven-man jury of mostly combat veterans to decide if it was a snapshot...
SEAL’s Lawyer Wants Prosecutor, Judge Booted off Murder Case
LOS ANGELES — Military prosecutors seeking the source of news leaks in the case of a Navy SEAL accused of murder misled a judge to get permission to track emails sent to defense lawyers and a journalist, an attorney said Tuesday after reviewing newly released investigation documents. Navy investigators and...
Fresno County Prisoner Sentenced for Threats to Murder Judge
A man in a Fresno County prison had eight years tacked onto his sentence for threatening to murder a federal judge once he was freed. Cyrus Dennis Braswell, 57, of Anchorage, Alaska, was sentenced in Fresno on Monday by U.S. District Judge Dale Drozd. In February, after a two-day trial...
Man Arrested in 1985 Killing of Hollywood TV Director
LOS ANGELES — A man charged with bludgeoning and strangling to death a Hollywood television director more than three decades ago was arrested Thursday in North Carolina after police said DNA and a confession linked him to the crime. Edwin Hiatt was arrested in Burke County for the 1985 death...
Poway Synagogue Just Got Money to Improve Security
POWAY — A gunman fired his semi-automatic rifle at Jewish worshippers after walking through a Southern California synagogue's front entrance — a spot that religious leaders determined last year needed improved security. The Chabad of Poway synagogue applied for a federal grant to install gates and more secure doors to...
'Kai the Hitchhiker' Convicted of Killing Elderly Man
ELIZABETH, N.J. — A man who gained Internet fame as "Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker" has been convicted of first-degree murder in the beating death of a New Jersey man almost six years ago. Jurors in Union County convicted 30-year-old Caleb "Kai" McGillvary on Wednesday in the May 2013 death of...
DNA Clears Accused Golden State Killer of Tulare County Murder
TULARE — The man accused of being California's Golden State Killer has been cleared of involvement in the 1975 murder of a 14-year-old girl, prosecutors said Tuesday. DNA testing excluded Joseph DeAngelo as a suspect in the murder of Donna Jo Richmond and — along with other evidence — indicates...
She Swiped Co-Worker's Coke Can. Police Say It Cracked 28-Year-Old Murder Case.
The police were again circling the Franz Bakery Outlet in the spring of 2017, hungry for information, and now she knew why. The shop, a branch of a commercial outfit supplying baked goods to customers across the region, was on an empty two-lane road north of Bellingham, Washington. The investigators...
Senate Defies Trump, Showing Anger With Saudis for Khashoggi
WASHINGTON — Defying President Donald Trump, senators sent a strong signal Wednesday that they want to punish Saudi Arabia for its role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. By a bipartisan 63-37 vote, the Senate opted to move forward with legislation calling for an end to U.S. involvement in...
Court Urged to End Rule That Erased Hernandez’s Conviction
BOSTON — A legal principle that erased former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez's murder conviction after he killed himself in prison is outdated, unfair and should not stand, a Massachusetts prosecutor told the state's highest court Thursday. It doesn't make sense the former New England Patriots tight end is...