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Judge Accepts Insanity Plea from James Holmes

A judge on Tuesday allowed Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity, ordered him to undergo a psychiatric examination and said authorities can inspect a notebook he sent to his psychiatrist.

June 3, 2013

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Trail Starts for Boston Mob Boss Bulger

After nearly 16 years on the run and two years after his arrest on charges he played a role in 19 murders, James "Whitey" Bulger is about to face a jury.

June 2, 2013

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Prosecutors Seek Death for Vegas Strip Shooting Suspect

If convicted, self-proclaimed pimp Ammar Harris could be put to death for a February shooting on the Strip that left three people dead.

May 8, 2013

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Suspect Indicted In Fiery Las Vegas Strip Deaths

Self-proclaimed pimp Ammar Harris was indicted by a grand jury on charges he killed three people on the Strip in February. Prosecutors said Harris shot and killed reputed pimp Kenneth "Kenny Clutch" Cherry Jr. as the two were driving separate vehicles on the Strip early in the morning of Feb. 21.

April 28, 2013

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Feds Charge Boston Bombing Suspect

Federal authorities charged the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction against people and property. U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz has not announced whether prosecutors would pursue the death penalty.

April 21, 2013

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Ex-Judge's Wife Arrested In Prosecutor Slayings

The wife of a disgraced judge has been charged and is being held on $10 million in bail in the killings of a Texas district attorney, his wife, and his chief felony prosecutor.

April 16, 2013

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Man Convicted In Killing of NYPD Detective

Lamont Pride now faces 25 years to life following his conviction on second degree murder, aggravated manslaughter, and burglary. Pride was acquitted of intentional murder of a police officer, which carries a mandatory sentence of life without parole.

February 10, 2013

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Former Ohio Captain Exonerated of Wife's Murder

A former Akron (Ohio) Police captain convicted of killing his wife in 1997 has been exonerated by a judge based on new DNA test results. Doug Prade has served 15 years after a jury convicted him of killing Dr. Margo Prade during a bitter divorce.

January 28, 2013

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Trial Opens In Slaying of NYPD Detective

The murder trial of two men accused of killing an NYPD detective during a botched robbery began Thursday morning in Brooklyn. Prosecutor Kenneth Taub told a packed courtroom that Lamont Pride intended to kill Officer Peter Figoski to escape capture.

January 24, 2013

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Tenn. Cop Killer Got 'Rush' from Killing

Dexter Cox, who was scheduled to go to trial Monday, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and accepted a 15-year sentence for killing Lt. Ed Vidulich at the officer's home.

January 24, 2013

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U.S. Citizen Gets 35 Years for Aiding Mumbai Attack

David Coleman Headley helped 10 gunman operating on behalf of a Pakistani militant group in the assault of a crowded train station, a Jewish center, and the landmark Taj Mahal Hotel on Nov. 26, 2008.

January 23, 2013

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N.M. Sheriff: Homicidal Teen Wanted To Die In Gun Battle with Officers

The New Mexico teenager accused of gunning down his family over the weekend had reloaded his guns after the attacks and planned to go to a Wal-Mart and randomly shoot people.

January 21, 2013