homicide

FBI Report: Homicide Rates at Pre-Pandemic Levels

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Oct 20, 2023 Violent crime is down nationwide. Conservative fearmongering, not so much. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Police Accused of Trying to Smear Man Slain in His Home by Dallas Officer

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Sep 14, 2018 Supporters of Botham Shem Jean denounce a search of his apartment, saying authorities are seeking to damage the victim’s reputation and place blame on him. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bobby Joe Maxwell and the Life-Destroying Danger of Prosecutorial Misconduct

Bill Blum / Truthdig Aug 13, 2018 A tale of justice delayed and denied, Bobby Joe Maxwell's case exposes a fatal flaw in our court system. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Once U.S. Murder Capital, NYC Nears Record Low in Homicides

Colleen Long / The Associated Press Dec 21, 2017 The odds of becoming a homicide victim in dense and diverse New York City this year were about the same as in Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota last year. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Justice Department-Sponsored Autopsy Calls Michael Brown’s Death a ‘Homicide’ (Video)

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Dec 10, 2014 On Tuesday, four months after Michael Brown was shot and killed by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo., news broke that the Justice Department had released the results of its own autopsy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Staten Island Man’s NYPD Chokehold Death Ruled Homicide

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 2, 2014 A medical examiner ruled that a police officer's chokehold on unarmed New York City resident Eric Garner last month caused the 43-year-old man's death. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Suicides and Homicides Linked

By Ralph Nader Jul 3, 2013 In 2012, suicide by active duty American soldiers exceeded the number of U.S. combat deaths in Afghanistan. Why? In the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan, young natives are lining up to become suicide bombers. Why? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Look at Gun Deaths in America

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Dec 28, 2012 "You know that line, 'guns don’t kill people, people kill people?' It’s true, so far as it goes," writes Ezra Klein on The Washington's Post Wonkblog. "But in the United States, when people decide to kill people, or kill themselves, they typically reach for a gun." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Deaths Have Cities Calling for OWS Shutdown

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2011 Three deaths in or near Occupy Wall Street encampments in different cities late last week have given authorities reason to insist that shutting the protests down is in the public’s best interest. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Arson Sparked L.A. Inferno

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2009 It's been over a week since the latest and biggest fire to scorch large parts of the Greater Los Angeles region began, and according to U.S. Forest Service officials it's now known that the blaze was caused by deliberate human intervention -- otherwise known as arson. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mexico’s Murder Woes

Staff / Truthdig Aug 22, 2009 Mexico's murder rate is bad, but it's not 1990s bad. In a weird use of statistics on homicide rates, Mexico's Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora argues that despite the ongoing drug war that has killed 11,000 and deaths being tallied by one newspaper in an "Execute-o-meter," the country is still better off than it was last decade. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sexual Assault in the Military: A DoD Cover-Up?

Col. Ann Wright / Truthdig Aug 2, 2008 There was quite a struggle in Congress this week [July 27-Aug. 2]. The Department of Defense refused to allow the senior civilian in charge of its Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office to testify in Thursday's hearing on sexual assault in the military. Above, Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, who reported being raped in 2007 and whose body was found buried in a backyard in 2008. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )