KALAMAZOO, MI -- Organs of a 4-year-old boy killed in the murder-suicide of his parents will be donated through Gift of Life, his grandmother said. Nicholas Mitchell and his mother, Julina Gibson, were shot by his father, Nick Mitchell Jr., who then turned the gun on himself Thursday morning, according to the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. His parents died that … [Read more...]
Are Mass Murderers Insane? Usually Not, Researchers Say
If what people do is any reflection of who they are, then Devin P. Kelley, who slaughtered 26 churchgoers on Sunday in Texas, surely was a madman. Before the atrocity, he had attempted to sneak weapons onto an Air Force base after making death threats to his superiors, according to a local police report. In 2012, he had escaped from a mental hospital in New Mexico to which he had been sent … [Read more...]
Girl, 7, and boy, 10, killed in Rancho Bernardo condo fire
For the first time, 10-year-old Cristos Lopez was old enough to do the scaring at the annual Halloween school carnival. Dressed as a skeleton grim reaper, the fifth-grader worked the haunted house Friday night, spooking the little kids and loving every minute of it. Meanwhile, his sister, 7-year-old Isabella Lopez — who everyone called Bella — showed off her sassy version of “Monster High” … [Read more...]
Father tries to take back guilty plea in rape, murder of teen daughter
After abruptly admitting during his death penalty trial that he was guilty of 49 heinous crimes, including drugging, sexually abusing and killing his 14-year-old daughter, Mark Mesiti wants to take it back. Mesiti, 49, intends to ask a Modesto judge to let him withdraw his guilty plea in the long-running case, which began more than a decade ago when a Santa Clara County judge awarded him … [Read more...]
USC law professor launches nation’s first project on child witness testimony
Thomas Lyon will test his techniques in the field for the first time USC Gould School of Law professor is launching the first project in the nation that will systematically test child interviewing techniques in dependency courts and in the field. Thomas Lyon will specifically examine whether open-ended, nonjudgmental questions prompt more detailed narratives from children — as they have … [Read more...]
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