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Utah mother admits to luring estranged husband to his death in fake self-defense plot with family

Utah mother admits to luring estranged husband to his death in fake self-defense plot with family

A Utah woman admitted to conspiring to kill her husband with the…
Wife, family tried to make husband's murder look like self-defense — but they planted the knife in his wrong hand: Prosecutors

Wife, family tried to make husband's murder look like self-defense — but they planted the knife in his wrong hand: Prosecutors

Left: Kathryn Restelli. Right: Kathryn Restelli and her husband Matthew Restelli (Law&Crime).…
‘You wanna die?’: Self-defense claim falls flat after man shoots ‘longtime friend’ 9 times as he sat in his car

‘You wanna die?’: Self-defense claim falls flat after man shoots ‘longtime friend’ 9 times as he sat in his car

Inset: James Brown (Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office). Background: Long Island, New…
‘The b—- shot me in the back’: Woman who fantasized about ‘gutting’ ex like a ‘deer’ is sentenced for murdering current boyfriend after self-defense claim implodes

‘The b—- shot me in the back’: Woman who fantasized about ‘gutting’ ex like a ‘deer’ is sentenced for murdering current boyfriend after self-defense claim implodes

Brittany Nicole Holbrook shot and killed her boyfriend Tyler Kinnon Nulisch, deputies…
'Doomsday Mom' Claims Estranged Husband Was Shot Out of Self-Defense

'Doomsday Mom' Claims Estranged Husband Was Shot Out of Self-Defense

Lori Vallow Daybell, the woman known as “Doomsday Mom,” told an Arizona…
‘He died in his brother’s arms’: Teen stabbed to death at track meet during fight over bleacher seating, police say

‘Touch me and see what happens’: Teen said he acted in self-defense when track meet stabbing victim ‘put his hands’ on him, police say

Background: News footage of the crime scene at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco,…
Shot to the back of head sinks driver’s claim of self-defense in road rage slaying that killed man traveling to new job

Shot to the back of head sinks driver’s claim of self-defense in road rage slaying that killed man traveling to new job

Inset: Nicholas Carrasquillo (Orange County Jail). Background: Scene of fatal road rage…
‘I had to put her down’: Florida man who shot girlfriend in the back 4 times and claimed it was self-defense learns his fate

‘I had to put her down’: Florida man who shot girlfriend in the back 4 times and claimed it was self-defense learns his fate

Inset: Richard Raciak (Orange County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The home where Raciak…
In Murder Trial’s Openings, Stephen Monroe’s Attorney Argues Self-Defense in Shooting that Killed Noah Smith, 16

In Murder Trial’s Openings, Stephen Monroe’s Attorney Argues Self-Defense in Shooting that Killed Noah Smith, 16

Stephen Monroe, right, and his attorney, Terence Lenamon, as jury selection was…
‘Want to kill you, b—-‘: Man seen on video threatening to murder girlfriend before shooting her 4 times in the back of her head and claiming self-defense, DA says

‘Want to kill you, b—-‘: Man seen on video threatening to murder girlfriend before shooting her 4 times in the back of her head and claiming self-defense, DA says

Background: Markeem Brunson is allegedly seen outside Renise Wolfe’s apartment (Clark County…