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New DNA testing links Ted Bundy to unsolved 1974 murder of Utah teenager https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/01/dna-links-ted-bundy-to-1974-utah-teen-murder #Utah #UsNews #UsCrime
New DNA testing links Ted Bundy to unsolved 1974 murder of Utah teenager

Laura Ann Aime, 17, went missing on Halloween night and was found on the side of a highway bound and beaten a month later

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Doctor’s son says father confessed he ‘tried to kill’ wife after cheating claim https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/01/hawaii-attempted-murder-trial-cheating #Hawaii #UsNews #UsCrime
Doctor’s son says father confessed he ‘tried to kill’ wife after cheating claim

Jurors hear 19-year-old recount FaceTime call after alleged cliffside attack on Oahu during wife’s birthday trip

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Prosecutors used hip-hop lyrics to help sentence a man to death: ‘This only happens to rap music’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/01/capital-punishment-hip-hop-rap-lyrics #UsNews #CapitalPunishment #Rap #Hiphop #UsCrime
Prosecutors used hip-hop lyrics to help sentence a man to death: ‘This only happens to rap music’

James Broadnax was a teenager when a jury convicted him of capital murder, with his rap lyrics presented as evidence he posed a threat of ‘future dangerousness’

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World news | The Guardian1d ago
US megachurch pastor released from jail after pleading guilty to child sex abuse https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/robert-morris-jail-release-child-sexual-abuse-gateway-church #Oklahoma #Texas #UsCrime #UsNews
US megachurch pastor released from jail after pleading guilty to child sex abuse

Robert Morris, who started Gateway church, pleaded guilty in October to sexually abusing girl in the 1980s

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Texas student shoots teacher at high school before killing himself https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/texas-school-shooting-bulverde #UsCrime #Texas #GunCrime #UsNews
Texas student shoots teacher at high school before killing himself

No other injuries were reported after the attack at a small Bulverde campus, where classes were cancelled

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Charlie Kirk bullet analysis finds no conclusive link to rifle found near scene https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/charlie-kirk-bullet-rifle #CharlieKirkShooting #UsCrime #UsNews #Utah
Charlie Kirk bullet analysis finds no conclusive link to rifle found near scene

Tyler Robinson’s defense team may try to use analysis to clear him of blame, as prosecutors aim to show there’s enough evidence to proceed with trial

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World news | The Guardian1d ago
Founder of ‘orgasmic meditation’ company gets nine years in prison in forced labor conspiracy https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/orgasmic-meditation-founder-prison #UsCrime #Sex #UsNews #NewYork
Founder of ‘orgasmic meditation’ company gets nine years in prison in forced labor conspiracy

Nicole Daedone, co-founder of OneTaste Inc, also ordered to forfeit $12m, and seven victims were awarded restitution

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World news | The Guardian2d ago
Laura Dern to star in Epstein investigation limited series from Adam McKay https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/mar/30/laura-dern-epstein-series-adam-mckay #TelevisionRadio #UsNews #Culture #Television #LauraDern #JeffreyEpstein #AdamMckay #UsCrime #Media
Laura Dern to star in Epstein investigation limited series from Adam McKay

Dern will play Miami Herald reporter Julie K Brown in first scripted take on the Epstein story, based on Brown’s book

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US news | The Guardian2d ago
US quadruple amputee cornhole pro suspected of murder had ‘a dark side’, ex-girlfriend claims https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/dayton-webber-amputee-cornhole-player-ex-girlfriend #UsNews #UsCrime #Maryland #Sport #Virginia
US quadruple amputee cornhole pro suspected of murder had ‘a dark side’, ex-girlfriend claims

Tori Mattingly told TMZ Dayton Webber would ‘lash out’ at her during four-year relationship that ended in 2025

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World news | The Guardian2d ago
Recent $167m lottery winner arrested for allegedly stealing $12,000 in Kentucky https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/powerball-lottery-winner-burglary-arrest #Kentucky #UsCrime #UsNews
Recent $167m lottery winner arrested for allegedly stealing $12,000 in Kentucky

Burglary arrest was James Farthing’s latest run-in with the law after winning the Powerball jackpot last year

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