Apr 24, 2025 · Two people were killed and one person is in custody after an early Thursday morning double shooting in South Pekin off South Illinois Route 29.

Apr 29, 2025 · Memphis S. Rue, 21, faces two counts of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of Chase Rhodes and Dawson Reese early Thursday morning at a South Pekin …

Dec 31, 2025 · murder, in criminal law, the killing of one person by another that is not legally justified or excusable, usually distinguished from the crime of manslaughter by the element of …

In the United States, the law for murder varies by jurisdiction. In many US jurisdictions there is a hierarchy of acts, known collectively as homicide, of which first-degree murder and felony …

Dec 29, 2025 · Texas mom faces murder charges after shooting her 4 children, killing 2, authorities say Authorities say a Texas mother shot her four children, killing two of them, and …

9 hours ago · Michael David McKee now faces charges of premeditated aggravated murder in the deaths of his ex-wife, Monique Tepe, and her husband, Spencer Tepe, in Columbus.

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Most states distinguish between different degrees of murder (first, second, and third). Some states use Model Penal Code to legally define murder and the subsequent punishments. At common …

The meaning of MURDER is the crime of unlawfully and unjustifiably killing a person; specifically, law : such a crime committed under circumstances defined by statute.

2 days ago · Michael David McKee, the ex-husband of Monique Tepe, has been charged with murder in the death of Tepe and her new husband, Spencer Tepe.