TV bailiff accused in wife’s shooting death insists “I didn’t pull the trigger”

 It was just after 3 a.m. in the warm Houston summer of 2019, when first responders arrived at Renard and Patricia Spivey‘s home and found 52-year-old Patricia dead in the closet from multiple gunshot wounds. FIRST RESPONDER (bodycam): We can definitely see a wound within her abdomen right there. OFFICER:  OK. Will it be the … Read more

Texas man who fled to Italy after arrest in pregnant wife’s murder tells judge he’s innocent

A Texas man who cut off his ankle monitor and fled to Europe using a fake name and passport after he was accused of strangling his pregnant wife in 2024 told a courtroom in Italy that he is innocent. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Lee … Read more

Man arrested for allegedly dumping wife’s body in incinerator at popular zoo in Japan

Japanese police arrested a man for allegedly incinerating his dead wife at the zoo where he worked, officials and local media said Friday, following the discovery of human remains. Police arrested Tatsuya Suzuki on Thursday evening on suspicion that he “transported the victim’s body to a tourist facility” in the northern island of Hokkaido and … Read more

U.S. says Venezuela can pay for Nicolás Maduro and his wife’s defense

Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York say the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued amended licenses authorizing defense attorneys for Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores de Maduro to be paid by the Venezuelan government. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more

Navy Reservist arrested, accused of fleeing to Hong Kong after wife’s body found in Virginia freezer

NORFOLK, Va. — A man accused of fleeing to Hong Kong after his wife’s body was found in a freezer in their Virginia apartment has been apprehended, authorities said. David Varela, a 38-year-old Navy Reservist, was wanted on a first-degree murder charge in the death of Lina M. Guerra, 39, who was found dead at … Read more