Murder

03:00, 15 FEB 2026

'I confessed to killing my sister so her body would be dug up but I didn't do it'

When Nicole van den Hurk was murdered in 1995, her brother Andy vowed to bring her killer to justice - his daring plan involved a false confession on Facebook that led to DNA testing and a rape conviction

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'I'm a witch and man found murdered with pitchfork told me how it happened'

A 28-year-old witch believes she has unravelled the brutal 1945 murder of Charles Walton in Lower Quinton, Warwickshire, claiming it was about money and blackmail, not witchcraft

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Mum haunted by daughter's disappearance says 'hope and heartbreak are a living hell'

Missing persons

In February 2025, investigators re-classed the investigation from a missing person investigation to a murder investigation as a result of the extensive enquiries.

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Ballyfin murder trial: Wealthy tourist accused of murdering his dad 'lunged at family during flight'

A second psychiatrist today told the trial of Henry McGowan, who is accused of the murder of his father John, that the defendant was suffering from schizoaffective disorder

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Dublin man accused of murdering 'good friend' tells his trial: 'I just wanted to scare him'

Joseph Lawlor (39) told the Central Criminal Court today: “I just wanted to scare him, to tell him to go away”

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Son told father 'I will always love you' as he killed him in five star Irish resort, court told

Henry McGowan has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his father by reason of insanity

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Teen killed mum and three siblings in five-hour execution at family home

Colin Jeffrey Haynie, 16, killed his mother and three siblings in a mass shooting at his family home in Grantsville, Utah, over five hours

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Backpacker's haunting final text sent to her mum just days before chilling murder

Australian Lucas Fowler and American Chynna Deese vanished while backpacking through British Columbia with their bodies were found on the Alaska Highway

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American pleads not guilty by reason of insanity to murdering his father at five-star Irish hotel

Henry McGowan (31), with an address at Clinton Street, Brooklyn, New York in the United States is charged with the murder of John McGowan (66) at Ballyfin Demesne

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Man shot dead in his own home and killer caught thanks to his pet parrot

Glenna Duram was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison after shooting her husband Martin five times in Michigan in 2015

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Killer who refused to reveal where he hid victim's head is set for release

Stuart Diamond lured 17-year-old Christopher back to a flat before strangling and butchering him

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Husband's horror at discovering six of his babies' bodies in garage after ex killed them

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Darren West returned to his former home in Pleasant Grove, Utah, to retrieve his belongings only to make a gruesome discovery - his ex-wife Megan Huntsman had killed six newborn babies

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'I was only survivor as gunman killed my whole family in sick revenge'

Cassidy Stay was just 15 when Ron Haskell, convicted of capital murder, shot her in the head and murdered her entire family in Texas in 2014 - she bravely testified about the horrific ordeal

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Killer forgot microphone was on in 'most horrifying end to documentary'

Property heir Robert Durst was suspected of murdering his wife after she vanished in 1982 - but his participation in HBO's The Jinx documentary exposed his guilt after he forgot his microphone was on

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Mum shot her own children in country lane 'to be with married lover'

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Diane Downs arrived at an Oregon hospital claiming a 'bushy-haired stranger' shot her and her three children

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Evil dad killed wife and three kids before dumping bodies in suitcases

Christian Longo appeared to be a charming family man, but beneath the surface lay a failing narcissist whose debts and lies led to the quadruple murder of his wife and children in Oregon.

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'Perfect' family who posed for happy Facebook photos before chilling murder suicide

In 2018, the bodies of a mum, her wife and six adopted children were found in a car wreck in California. It soon became clear this was no accident.

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Teen killer 'cool as a cucumber' as he murdered girl and hid body in waterbed

Joshua Phillips was 14 when he killed eight-year-old Maddie Clifton in 1998 - now the family are fighting his bid for sentence review after 25 years in prison

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'What mammy would do for one more hug' - Mum of Tadgh Farrell, 4, pays emotional tribute amid murder probe

The latest tribute comes nearly two months after Tadgh and his grandaunt Mary Holt were killed in a firebomb attack on a family home in Castleview Park, Edenderry, Co Offaly on the evening of Saturday, December 6, 2025.

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Colin Howell's children reveal devastating moment they found out he murdered their mum

Colin Howell and his lover Hazel Buchanan plotted to murder their spouses in 1991, but the Castlerock dentist kept his twisted crimes a secret for 18 years, letting his children believe their mother had taken her own life

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Vince McMahon's 'disturbing' theory behind WWE superstar who killed wife and son and then himself

Chris Benoit was one of the most decorated wrestlers in WWE history, but in 2007 he killed his wife and seven-year-old son before taking his own life

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Kickboxer who admits killing his mother tells court she 'groomed' him into drugs and violence

"In my whole life of being attacked and abused I had never defended myself, just waited for it to be over," Luke Donnelly told the Central Criminal Court

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'You stabbed me in the artery you f*****g eejit' - murder trial hears words of victim to alleged attacker

Having suffered a fatal knife wound to his neck, a Dublin father called the man who had inflicted the injury a "dirtbird" and told him: "You stabbed me in the artery, you f**king eejit," a murder trial has heard.

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Weeping mum begged for 'kidnapped' children to come home - but she had killed them

The whole world watched her distraught pleas and it was a tragedy but behind the scenes she had orchestrated the murders she said she was so sorry for

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