Firstdegree murder News

Medicine Hat - An Alberta judge has ruled the woman, who killed her parents and younger brother when she was 12-years-old, has completed her sentence and is now not subject to any conditions. The brutal killer is the youngest multiple murderer in Canadian history.

Orlando - For the first time since July 2011 when Casey Anthony was acquitted of murder in the death of her two-year-old daughter Caylee, the judge who presided at her trial is speaking out and gave his theory about how Caylee died to an Orlando television station.

Toronto - After deliberating this weekend, a jury found Cindy Ali, 45, guilty of first-degree murder in the 2011 death of her 16-year-old daughter, Cynara Ali. The jury rejected the defence the girl died after a home invasion took place in her house.

White Pine - Benjamin Tiller, 11, wanted to see eight-year-old MaKayla Dyer's puppies. She said no. So he shot her. The little girl passed away in her mother's arms.

Chicago - A Chicago report has revealed that dashcams in squad cars were deliberately damaged by police officers, to apparently disable them. In more than 100 instances between Sept. 1 and July 16, 2015 dashcam equipment either went missing or was inoperable.

Tempe - A 32-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly shot and killed a Chinese exchange student in Arizona after a minor fender bender. Police say the woman was depressed and planned to commit violence.

Chicago - Chicago's highest-ranking police official went on trial Tuesday on charges that he allegedly assaulted a suspect with his gun while he was on duty. The trial is happening in the midst of intense public scrutiny over the death of Laquan McDonald.

Toronto - Men who murder their female partners are likelier to be convicted than men who are accused of killing strangers, but they also tend to receive lighter sentences, according to a recent Canadian study.

Toronto - It is known as "the webcam killing," "the webcam murder," and the "webcam case." Now Brian Dickson is known as the "webcam killer" after a jury convicted him in the death of Chinese student Qian Liu, 23.

Calgary - The parents of a 15-year-old boy who died last May have been arrested in his death. This is not the first time the couple were alleged to have ignored the teen's diabetes.

Memphis - After the body of an infant found in a ditch over the weekend was determined to be seven-week-old Aniston Walker, the girl's mother has been charged with killing her.

Jacksonville - The verdict is in for Michael Dunn. He has not been convicted of first-degree murder for the killing of Jordan Davis, 17, an unarmed black teenager, for playing what Dunn described as "thug music" loudly.

Lebanon - Richard Parker, 49, was arrested three days after a package bomb was left at his in-laws' home, killing them. Police have not yet released a motive for the killings.

Barboursville - But the two brothers were not on his property. And they were not breaking into a shed on his property. They were on the adjacent land one of the deceased had just purchased.

Clearwater - A Florida woman who became famous as a teen for her uncontrollable hiccupping was found guilty of first-degree murder Friday in the shooting death of Shannon Griffin.

Springfield - The 51-year old Missouri woman was also charged with attempting to kill one of her daughters. A day after she was arrested, another daughter was charged with the same offences.

Philadelphia - Updated on 5-17-13, 3:10 a.m., EDT Kermit Gosnell, 72, a Philadelphia abortion doctor, was found guilty of first-degree murder. On Wednesday, he was given a third life sentence for killing a baby he described as so big it could "walk to the bus."

Chicago - After William Strickland, 72, was shot to death, his 19-year-old grandson was charged with his murder. Now Strickland's widow, the teen's grandmother, has been charged with convincing her grandson to kill his grandfather.

Toronto - Emmanuel Owusu-Ansah, 30, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Bridget Takyi. The killing occurred a little more than a month after Owusu-Ansah was released on bail for serious domestic violence charges.