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Prosecutors displayed photos from the woods where Caylee Anthony’s body was dumped, which prompted Casey, her mother, to get sick and leave court early.

After an entire day of testimony surrounding decomposition and collection of air samples, more arguments on forensic evidence is expected in today's first-degree murder case against accused child ...

The murder trial of a Florida mother accused of killing her daughter enters its seventh day after an emotional day of testimony by her mother opened the second week.

Prosecutors filed a murder charge Tuesday against a woman found pushing a trash bin that contained human body parts, and detectives are examining whether the remains are those of the woman's ex-boyfriend, who recently disappeared.

California authorities say a San Bernardino woman was arrested for investigation of murder after she was seen pushing a trash can with body parts inside.

A judge rebuffed prosecutors' attempts to allow instant messages to be introduced as evidence that they say go toward her motive.

Violent crimes in the US fell 5.5% last year, with the biggest drop coming in the South, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Monday. The FBI reported declines in all four categories of violent crime: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault ...

Amanda Knox arrives at the Perugia court, Italy, Saturday, May 21, 2011. A tearful Amanda Knox said Saturday that being in prison is "very frustrating and mentally exhausting" as the American student convicted of murdering her ...

An outburst from a member of the courtroom gallery has interrupted jury selection in the murder trial of an Orlando woman accused of killing her daughter.

A man who recently told a relative he was having marital problems called 911 and informed a dispatcher that he had fatally shot his wife and three young children and was getting ready to kill himself, too, authorities and his grandmother said Saturday.