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Man sentenced for killing neighbor over perceived slight

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Lo Van Thai has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for beating his neighbor to death with a shovel and metal pipe. He suspected the victim of gossiping and urging his sister-in-law to evict him.

Man arrested for murder of 80-year-old woman in Ho Chi Minh City

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A 62-year-old man living across from the victim was arrested a day after the murder of an 80-year-old woman during a robbery.

The yacht heist: a dream cruise turned deadly

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Tom and Jackie Hawks vanished after a celebratory sail. Their bodies, tied to an anchor and dropped into the ocean's depths, were never recovered.

Couple found dead in locked An Giang home

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A son discovered his parents dead in their bedroom with multiple stab wounds after finding their house locked from the inside.

Prison 'boss' sentenced to death for killing cellmate

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Nguyen Van Linh received the death penalty for fatally kicking a fellow inmate after an argument about unsanitary food containers.

Man sentenced to death for murder and concealing body in pond

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Nguyen Van Thanh was sentenced to death for murdering Tran Van Dung, believing Dung had offended his wife.

Killer confesses to 'heinous crimes' after reading novel

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After reading "Who Killed My Daughter?", a book about the murder of author Lois Duncan's daughter, Paul Apodaca wept uncontrollably and confessed to crimes he had hidden for over 30 years.

Dentist sentenced to life for poisoning wife

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James Craig slowly poisoned his wife, Angela Craig, over 10 days by adding poison to her protein shakes before administering a final, fatal dose of cyanide in the hospital.

Former village official's 26-year-old crime uncovered

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Suspected of killing her ex-husband, Cung Tran fled, remarried, had children elsewhere, and became the chairwoman of the village women's association.

Suspect arrested for fatal stabbing

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Following a dispute with his ex-girlfriend, 22-year-old Huynh Thanh Loi fatally stabbed her.

The 'criminology PhD student' who murdered four students

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In the early hours of 13/11/2022, 19-year-old Dylan Mortensen awoke to strange sounds, like someone being suffocated, coming from the upper floor of the house she shared with her friends.

Young woman stabbed to death after dispute

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A 21-year-old woman from Ca Mau was stabbed to death on the street in Nhon Trach District, Dong Nai Province, after an argument with a young man at a restaurant.

Tech CEO murdered and dismembered by his former assistant

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After being spared from theft charges, a tech CEO was murdered and dismembered by his former assistant in his luxury Manhattan apartment.

Two brothers killed after a drinking session

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Huynh Cong Chi Anh and his 38-year-old brother were stabbed to death, and another brother seriously injured, after a fight with drinking companions.

The hate-fueled crime of the man who hid his ex-girlfriend's body

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Jessica Rehfeld disappeared in May 2015. A year later, police found the young woman's body in the woods and uncovered a plot orchestrated by her vengeful ex-boyfriend.

GPS tracks killers' route in doctor's murder

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After Dr. Teresa Sievers was ambushed in her home, police unravelled the murder plot through the GPS tracking system in the killers' car.

Man sentenced to death for murdering his family and hiding bodies under bed

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The court determined Vu Van Vuong was "beyond rehabilitation" after he murdered his mother, wife, and two teenage children in a single day.

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