Again, investigators search Caylee’s grandparents’ house
December 22, 2008
Again, investigators search Caylee
Investigators carried away several bags and boxes of potential evidence from the home of Caylee Anthony’s grandparents on Saturday, shortly after they finished searching woods nearby where the toddler’s body was found.
Adam Walsh’s legacy — awareness of danger to kids
December 18, 2008
John and Reve Walsh turned their grief into activism on behalf of missing children and crime victims.
HOLLYWOOD, Florida (CNN) — For nearly three decades, John Walsh’s black leather jackets and swagger have made him a crime-fighting cultural icon. But when he returned this week to the Hollywood police station, he was once again the father of a murdered child.
Police: Drifter killed Adam Walsh in 1981
December 17, 2008
Police: Drifter killed Adam Walsh in 1981
A deceased drifter long suspected in the abduction, murder and beheading of 6-year-old Adam Walsh committed the crime that put missing children on the national agenda, police said Tuesday.
Hundreds protest New York immigrant’s fatal beating
December 15, 2008
Jose Sucuzhanay was beaten December 7 after leaving a party at a church.
A few hundred people on Sunday marched in Brooklyn to protest last week’s fatal beating of a 31-year-old Ecuadorean man — an incident authorities say may have been a hate crime.
Judge gives courthouse killer life without parole
December 14, 2008
Brian Nichols tells the court Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia,
A Georgia judge threw the book at Brian Nichols on Saturday, giving him four consecutive sentences of life without parole for a 2005 shooting rampage that started in an Atlanta courthouse.
Cops: Why we think skull is Caylee’s
December 13, 2008
Caylee Anthony, 3, has been missing since June in a case that has received national attention.
Investigators said Friday that they think remains found near a home where Caylee Anthony lived with her grandparents are those of the missing toddler.
O.J. Simpson gets at least 15 years in prison
December 6, 2008
O.J. Simpson told the judge Friday that he was sorry for what he did but didn
Former gridiron great O.J. Simpson will serve at least nine years in prison for his role in an armed confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel in 2007.
Sister’s ex killed Hudson relatives in jealous rage, prosecutor says
December 4, 2008
Sister
The estranged brother-in-law of singer and actress Jennifer Hudson killed her relatives in a jealous rage because he thought his wife was seeing another man, a prosecutor said Wednesday at a hearing in which bail was denied.
Tip line played key role in cracking cold case
December 3, 2008
Brianna Denison, 19, disappeared when she was visiting friends at the University of Nevada, Reno.
A call to the Secret Witness tip line helped police break CNN’s first featured cold case: the slaying of college student Brianna Denison, investigators say.
Behind the Scenes: A mother’s grief in New Orleans
November 23, 2008
Ryan McClure, 23, loved the outdoors. His mother is waiting for his killer or killers to be brought to justice.
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) — “It’s not a success story,” Rhonda McClure Collins told us.
Her face is pale and worn, and she’s clearly working hard to contain her emotions. The 46-year-old was married this summer, following a long courtship, and this should be a joyous time for her.