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Feds to prosecute 3 accused sex tourists
Three men charged with sexually exploiting Cambodian children are being brought back to the United States to face prosecution, the Justice Department announced Monday.
High school coach’s trial begins in heat death
Jury selection began Monday in Kentucky for the trial of a former high school coach charged with reckless homicide in the heat-exhaustion-related death of a player.
Cops: Something wasn’t right about parolee
Allison Jacobs and Lisa Campbell, two U.C.-Berkeley police offiers, had a funny feeling about Phillip Garrido and his family. Their hunch led to the arrest Garrido and his wife, Nancy and solved the 1991 kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard, who spent 18 years in their backyard shed.
Kidnap victim’s girls seemed normal
In many respects, Jaycee Dugard and her two daughters lived an unremarkable public life -- one that belied the horrifying circumstances that have since made front-page news.
Kidnap victim’s girls seemed normal
In many respects, Jaycee Dugard and her two daughters lived an unremarkable public life -- one that belied the horrifying circumstances that have since made front-page news.
‘No known suspects’ in Georgia slaying of 8
Authorities believe at least one person not in custody may have information about the deaths of eight people in a Georgia mobile home, Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering said Sunday.
E-mails show kidnap victim was working
CNN has obtained e-mails written by the woman who police say was kidnapped and held captive in California. The e-mails to clients of a printing company owned by kidnap suspect Phillip Garrido were sent by "Allissa," who authorities say was really Jaycee Dugard, taken from her home 18 years ago.
Family: No signs of heavy drinking in fatal crash
The body of a woman who authorities say was impaired by marijuana and alcohol when she caused a deadly head-on collision shows no signs of long-term alcohol use, according to an investigator hired by her family.
Family: No signs of heavy drinking in fatal crash
The body of a woman who authorities say was impaired by marijuana and alcohol when she caused a deadly head-on collision shows no signs of long-term alcohol use, according to an investigator hired by her family.
Chilling video shows Florida couple, gunmen
Dark, grainy surveillance camera images from inside the home of a slain Florida couple show the moments before their deaths as gunmen dressed in black storm their house.