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NYPD Detain, Release 14-Year-Old Boy in Connection with Fatal Stabbing of 18-Year-Old Barnard Student

On Thursday, New York City Police detained a 14-year-old they suspect took part in the murder of 18-year-old Barnard College student Tessa Majors, who was stabbed to death in a Harlem park earlier this month. The teenage boy, whose photos were circulated by the NYPD earlier in the week, was released after being questioned, but…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

December 27, 2019
Facebook Murder Suspect Still on the Loose; Cleveland Police Announce $50,000 Reward

The Cleveland Police Department announced Monday that a $50,000 reward has been posted by Crime Stoppers for any information leading to the arrest of the man accused of killing Robert Godwin Sr. and then posting the horrific video on Facebook. Fox News reports that the police have now launched a nationwide search for 37-year-old Steve…

By

Breanna Edwards

Published

April 18, 2017
Amazon Echo and the Data It Contains at Center of Ark. Murder Investigation

Amazon’s Echo personal-assistant device is in the news this week because police in Arkansas want to use its data in a murder investigation. Court documents show that in November 2015, James A. Bates of Bentonville, Ark., had two friends over his home to watch an Arizona Razorbacks game, and the next morning, one of the…

By

Monique Judge

Published

December 29, 2016