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A horrifying cold case murder of a court reporter who was almost decapitated in her bedroom has been solved after more than 50 years. The brutal murder of Nancy Bennallack, 28, who was stabbed to death and nearly decapitated in a horror attack in her home in Sacramento, California, has finally been solved after half a century. Investigators have managed
» Read moreA dungeon attraction is refusing to rename its Dick Turpin ride amid a series of complaints from disgruntled parents who have branded it "inappropriate." Parents complaining of an "apparent rude nature of the nickname" to the York Dungeon have been brushed off by the general manager. It comes after calls for the "Dick Turpin Ride" to be changed to the
» Read moreDon’t miss a thing! Sign up to the Daily Star’s newsletter We have more newsletters A stunning carnival queen has tragically died after her boyfriend doused her in petrol and set her alight, according to police. Evis Yuliana Estacio Cortes, 21, was subjected to the horrific attack in the village of Barbacoas, Colombia, on Sunday (July 31). She suffered gruesome
» Read moreA foster mum planning to adopt a baby – removed from his heartbroken mum at birth – had secret anger issues and binged on six bottles of wine a week before she murdered him, a review has found. Laura Castle sent chilling messages to her husband, Scott telling him 13-month-old Leiland-James Corkill was a "top t**t," "k*** head" and "devil's
» Read moreA top journalist who was investigating claims Vladimir Putin helped organise a series of terrorist bombings was found dead of a mystery illness. Nineteen years ago this weekend (July 2 2003) Russian journalist Yuri Shchekochikhin was pronounced dead following what doctors in Moscow said was an "allergic reaction". The then deputy editor of Moscow-based Novaya Gazeta, 53, fell ill on
» Read moreDon’t miss a thing! Sign up to the Daily Star’s newsletter 'Evil' 14-year old killer Craig Mulligan displayed all the "hallmarks of a psychopath" during an interview with police, a leading body language expert has claimed. Mulligan, along with step mum Angharad Williamson, 31, and his own dad John 'Jay' Cole, 40, murdered his defenceless stepbrother Logan Mwangi, 5, in
» Read moreProsecutors with the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday filed a first-degree murder charge against the man accused of shooting another driver on Interstate 70 during a suspected street race. Jeremy Rocha, 20, of Commerce City, also was charged with four counts of attempted first-degree murder in the June 18 shooting that killed John Jaros while he was driving
» Read moreA suspect has been arrested for allegedly shooting a woman to death in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood Monday. Denver police responded to a shooting on Monday near 22nd Street and Arapahoe Street where a woman was found. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead upon arrival. Police say that detectives “quickly identified a suspect”
» Read moreCarman Deck was executed last night but not before the double murderer’s used his final words to wish for "world peace". Deck was given a lethal injection at 6pm local time at a jail in Bonne Terre, Missouri. After his death, Anne Precythe, director of the Missouri Department of Corrections, said: "Tonight, justice was served”. The killer's road to Death
» Read moreMurderer Chris Watts blamed the killing of his two young daughters on his mistress, a former inmate who spent time with him has claimed. Watts, 36, is serving five life sentences without possibility of parole for the murders of his then-pregnant wife Shanann and their two young daughters, Bella, 4, and three-year-old Celeste. The 36-year-old had initially acted the concerned
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