While it took some time for the nation to collectively respond to the Trayvon Martin murder, when it happened the response was inspiring. From Churches in the Hood to Facebook, people are expressing their outrage and sadness over his murder. I ‘ve read tweets, Facebook posts, op-ed opinion pieces and more but the best commentary that […]
Jerome “Jerry” Isaac, the Brooklyn man accused of setting a 73-year-old grandmother on fire in her building’s elevator, harassed his victim for months, family members say. SEE ALSO: How Racism Created Poverty According to reports, Issac stole keys to Delores Gillespie’s apartment and repeatedly jammed the locks every time she changed them. Issac claims she […]
A Detroit man is being hailed as a hero after he gave his own life in a robbery so that his wife could be spared. SEE ALSO: Man Stabbed At Airport, Gets On Flight Anyway Tommie Caldwell, 63, was fatally shot when robbers entered the northwest Detroit home he shared with his wife. Caldwell was […]
A 23-year-old Bronx, N.Y. man who was acquitted of murder in March after spending 4 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit was fatally shot last Monday near his home, police say. See also: Ohio Craigslist Murders: Second Body Identified See also: The Top 5 Unsolved Hip-Hop Murders David Clarke, the ex-murder […]
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man on Wednesday was acquitted of locking five teenagers in an abandoned home in 1978 and burning them to death in retaliation for stealing marijuana, ending a case that went cold until 2008 because no bodies were ever found. A jury in Newark found Lee Evans not guilty […]
Despite the negative stereotypes of athletes and crime, it is rare that athletes are actually charged with murder. Sometimes the issues are domestic, sometimes the charges are false, but all make for disturbing stories. Here are five of numerous professional athletes charged with murder. See Also: See Also: Black Travel: How About Europe And A […]
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio-Jack Manigault, the brother of former “Apprentice” and TV-One’s “Ultimate Merger” star, Omarosa Manigault was murdered in Youngstown Ohio. Police claim that Manigault was killed by his girlfriend’s ex lover, 22-year-old Marco Cardenas who had broken into their home. Omarosa Wants To Tie The Knot With New Boyfriend Michael Clarke Duncan Omarosa From “The […]
AUSTIN — An Austin, Texas man is in police custody after he was arrested for running over and killing his mother with his car. EMS responders were transporting 72-year-old Virginia Samuelson from her car to an ambulance to treat injuries she suffered from a fight with her son Shaun Samuelson, 45, when he intentionally ran her […]
Two judges and six jurors in the Amanda Knox murder case have just reached their verdict in what was to become one of this year’s biggest cases. As of 3:30PM EST, the verdict was announced and Amanda Knox has been found not guilty. American-born Knox, 24, was freed as the appeal court overturned the murder […]
WOBURN, Mass. — A former Harvard University student was sentenced Friday to three years in prison after pleading guilty in connection with the 2009 fatal shooting of a Cambridge man during a drug robbery inside a dormitory. By pleading guilty Friday, Brittany Smith, 24, admitted she hid the gun used in the shooting of Justin […]
The Georgia state Board of Pardons and Paroles has declined to commute the death sentence for Troy Anthony Davis, convicted of killing off-duty Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail in 1989. The AJC reports that the board released its decision just after 8 a.m., after spending an entire day hearing from Davis’ supporters and then prosecutors […]
In what has suddenly become one of the nation’s leading news headlines, much discussion, doubt and debate on the upcoming execution of Troy Davis has ensued and for good reason. If you’ve been out of the loop lately, Davis has captured considerable attention because of the doubt raised over whether he killed Mark MacPhail in […]
