Nephew charged in Wicomico County watermelon-field slaying
MARDELA SPRINGS — A Wicomico County man has been charged in the killing of his uncle in a farm field. Maryland State Police say 31-year-old William B. Harcum III was […]
Md. man, woman and child dead in murder-suicide
OWINGS — Calvert County officials say a man, woman and a 2-year-old child are dead following an apparent murder-suicide. The sheriff’s office says the bodies were found Tuesday morning inside […]
Lawyers say man accused of killing Md. law grad should get bond
MACON, Ga. — Lawyers for the man accused in the killing and dismemberment of Lauren Giddings say he is entitled to a bond because a grand jury didn’t indict him […]
A smaller Huguely?
This is not intended to make light of the trial happening down in Charlottesville. The story of Yeardley Love is a tragedy, and reliving it at George Huguely’s trial has […]
Prosecutors drop death penalty against Mumia Abu-Jamal
PHILADELPHIA — Prosecutors have called off their 30-year battle to put former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal to death in the killing of a white police officer, putting to an end […]
Huguely defense can see medical records in lacrosse killing
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Attorneys for a University of Virginia lacrosse player charged with killing a female lacrosse star will be allowed to examine her medical records, a judge ruled Monday. […]
1st-degree murder conviction in Bethesda yoga shop killing
ROCKVILLE — A woman who killed her co-worker in an upscale suburban Washington yoga clothing shop was convicted of first-degree murder Wednesday and faces the prospect of life in prison. The […]
Trial starts in Bethesda yoga shop killing case
ROCKVILLE — A murder trial is getting under way for a woman charged with killing a coworker in an upscale yoga clothing shop in Bethesda. Jury selection is scheduled to […]
Brothers facing trial in murder-for-hire scheme
Opening statements are expected this week in the trial of two brothers accused of carrying out the killing of a blind and mentally disabled man as part of an insurance […]
DNA links 1998 D.C. killing to series of Montgomery Co. rapes
ROCKVILLE — Investigators say DNA connects the 1998 killing of a woman in Georgetown to a series of sexual assaults in Montgomery County from the same time. Now police in […]
Court date put off in Bethesda yoga shop killing
ROCKVILLE — A court hearing has been postponed in the case of a woman charged with killing a co-worker inside a yoga clothing shop in Bethesda. Brittany Norwood was to […]
Baltimore man charged with killing federal witness
A Baltimore man has been indicted on charges of killing a federal witness — a charge that could land him on federal death row. An indictment unsealed Friday says 30-year-old […]







