self-defense claim

Texas woman shot by fiance with shotgun who then lives with her corpse for weeks

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DENTON, TX – A Texas man confessed to authorities that he killed his fiancée, living with her decomposed body for more than a week before leaving due to the overpowering odor, according to police records. William Joseph Oddo III, 52, is facing murder charges following the discovery of LaVera Wardell’s body in their Denton apartment … Read more

45-year-old Long Island man has fistfight with an old friend then shoots him to death outside his house

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MASTIC, NY – A Long Island man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a longtime acquaintance, following a heated altercation late last year. James Brown, 45, now faces a potential sentence ranging from 40 years to life behind bars after a jury delivered its verdict in a New York … Read more

Florida man claims self-defense after he shoots his 46-year-old girlfriend in the back four times

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ORLANDO, FL – A Florida man faces a lengthy prison sentence after admitting to fatally shooting his girlfriend multiple times in the back, contradicting his initial claim of self-defense. Richard Raciak, 50, was sentenced by Judge Barbara J. Leach in the Ninth Judicial Circuit to 25 years to life for the murder of 46-year-old Allison … Read more

Police find 52-year-old woman with blood on her hands after she stabs husband in the back

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PARKLAND, WA – A woman in Washington state stands accused of second-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of her husband, a case further marred by a recent wrongful death lawsuit filed by her stepdaughters. Youngmi Shin, 52, allegedly stabbed her husband, Jay Choi, 62, during a domestic dispute last November in their Parkland home, approximately … Read more