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With no signs of trauma and nothing to raise suspicions, the sudden death of a Chicago man a day after he collected a large pile of lottery winnings was initially ruled a result of natural causes....

Five people were found dead in a neighborhood bar where a fire broke out early Wednesday, and police think the blaze was set to cover up their slayings. The fire at Fero's Bar & Grill was reported around closing time at 2 a.m., Police Chief Robert White said.

A man is suspected of fatally stabbing his wife and four children before setting his home on fire, Medford police said Monday.

Hayward police have classified the case of a nursing student who disappeared last month during a break from rounds at a hospital in Hayward as a homicide.

Memphis police have found the body of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright in a wooded area, MyFoxMemphis.com reports. Police have confirmed homicide investigators are on the scene and that Wright was shot at least 12 times.

Police are trying to find a motive today behind a shooting on the city's east side Monday night that killed three people and wounded one. According to Detroit Police 2nd Deputy Chief John Roach, the incident occurred at about 9 pm at home in ...

One of Drew Peterson's former wives was found dead, another went missing, and yet the former police sergeant had steadfastly – some say brashly – maintained his innocence in the face of suspicions by police and the victims' families.