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London cat "serial killer" was just foxes, DNA analysis confirms

Between 2014 and 2018, more than 300 mutilated cat carcasses were found on London streets, leading to sensational media reports that a feline-targeting serial killer was on the loose. The fact that the cats often had their heads or tails cut off, as well as the cleanliness of their wounds, led many to suspect human involvement. Others dismissed the suggestion, pointing the finger at foxes instead.

Kerry Woolley: Solihull boyfriend guilty of 'revenge on women' murder

A man who stabbed his new girlfriend more than 50 times has been convicted of her murder and his mother found guilty of helping him cover it up.

Ian Bennett, 38, of Moordown Avenue, Solihull, faced a 16-day trial at Birmingham Crown Court over the death of Kerry Woolley.

His mother, Lynda Bennett, 63, of the same address, was convicted of assisting an offender and perverting the course of justice.

Erotic asphyxiation expert should have testified in murder case, Michigan court rules

Robert Propp allegedly killed the mother of his child, Melissa Thornton, in 2016 but says it was an unintentional result of their kinky sex.The Michigan Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the government should have allowed an expert in erotic asphyxiation to testify on his behalf when the case was tried in lower courts, sending it back to the appellate court to be reviewed again.

Washington man's conviction reversed in 1987 murders of Vancouver Island couple

William Earl Talbott II was sentenced to two consecutive life terms in July 2019 for the 1987 murders of Tanya Van Cuylenborg, 18, and her 20-year-old boyfriend, Jay Cook.Talbott's conviction hinged on DNA evidence and investigative techniques that match DNA profiles from public genealogy databases. But a Washington state appellate court ruled Monday that one of the trial jurors demonstrated bias during the jury selection process with regards to her own experiences with violence and abuse.