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Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Former police officer says Santa Monica gunman had been mentally evaluated

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  A St. Louis County man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in the beating death of his friend.

Monday, June 10, 2013  A Columbia man convicted of murder in the shooting death of a 17-year-old is scheduled to be sentenced Monday.

Monday, June 10, 2013 

Monday, June 10, 2013  Jury selection begins Monday in the Orlando suburb of Sanford, Fla., the scene of massive protests.

Monday, June 10, 2013  "I just simply got in his way," recalls the survivor. "And he needed to kill me. That was it."

Saturday, June 08, 2013  "We saw a woman get shot in the head," a witness said. "I haven't been able to stop shaking."

Friday, June 07, 2013  Police said Joseph told them he shot his wife and son so they would not face the shame of financial ruin. Joseph is in custody on a $5 million cash-only bond.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Jacque Waller's body was found on a Mississippi River island May 29. She had been missing since June 1, 2011, the same day the couple met with a divorce lawyer.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  The murder trial is set to start on October 21 for David Hosier.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  James Holmes, charged with killing 12 people and injuring 70 in a bloody shooting rampage at a Colorado movie theater, is headed to a state hospital for a mental evaluation.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  James Holmes could enter insanity plea in Colorado shooting or case could stall again

Monday, June 03, 2013  South Carolina woman who murdered 4 in family brought them together to pray before killings

Friday, May 31, 2013  Maine teens wary of Facebook after phony profile allegedly lured girl into fatal trap

Thursday, May 30, 2013  A man accused of killing teenager in a a wrong-way drunken driving crash pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge.