Convicted man plotted three murders from jail after pleading guilty to murder-for-hire scheme in shocking North Carolina federal criminal case.

Sean Grayson was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder of Sonya Massey. Here's why he didn't receive a life sentence.

Violence has been falling for several years. But last year for the first time, all seven categories of violent crime tracked by the analysis fell below prepandemic levels. The numbers provide further evidence that the surge in violence in the early 2020s was a departure during a time of massive social upheaval, not a new normal.

Prosecutors say probation records are needed before deciding whether charges could change from murder to capital murder.

Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy, will be sentenced on Thursday for the 2024 death of Sonya Massey, a Black mother of two who had called 911 about a possible prowler outside her Springfield home.

It took jurors roughly three hours to acquit Juan Espinoza Martinez of a murder-for-hire aimed at U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, the face of Operation Midway Blitz.

What to Know Brendan Banfield, a former IRS officer, is accused of killing his wife, Christine Banfield, and a stranger, Joseph Ryan, at the Banfields’ home in Fairfax County, Virginia. Prosecutors say the killings were part of a calculated plan so Brendan could get Christine out of the picture and start a new life with his family’s au pair,

Drew Perham, 24, was found in the water at Millbay Marina on Sunday.