murder

Kathy Kleiner Rubin was attacked by serial killer Ted Bundy while she slept in her sorority house at Florida State University. Now she has a wonderful book out that digs deep into her life and the crime.

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, a former homecoming princess who at 19 helped carry out the shocking killings of a wealthy Los Angeles couple at the direction of the violent and manipulative cult leader, walked out of a California prison Tuesday after serving more than 50 years of a life sentence. Van Houten, now 73, “was released to parole supervision,” the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement.

The January 2019 killing took place as the Fort Myers Beach library director opened the building to prepare for a book sale.

Mark Sievers' first degree murder conviction, corresponding death sentence, and conspiracy to commit murder conviction, were affirmed in the court's 38-page order on the case Thursday morning, following an appeal by the defendant.

Players Circle Theater is currently presenting the suspense murder comedy “Murder at the Howard Johnson’s.” The plot follows a series of hilarious murder plots and a messy love triangle between a dentist (played by Steve Coe), his lover (played by Angela Watson), and her husband (played by actor/comedian RC Smith). We’ll learn all about the show and hear from the actors bringing this production to life as well as the show’s director and Players Circle Theater founding Artistic Director Bob Cacioppo.

Southwest Florida-based actor Rachel Burttram continues to adapt during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We’ll explore growth of the “Tiny Theatre” project she launched back in March with her husband Brendan Powers, their popular virtual interactive murder mystery performances, and Rachel’s experience co-starring in the National Geographic television show “The Right Stuff,” available now on Disney Plus.

The Minnesota grandmother, who investigators suspect killed her husband before coming to Southwest Florida and killing another victim with the intention…

On Friday, the man accused of killing his wife and five young children in Collier County in 2009 will be in a court trying to prove he can represent…

The 20th Judicial circuit of the State Attorney’s office in Florida is shifting personnel to add to its homicide unit. Covering Charlotte, Lee, Collier,…

Researchers are now saying Florida’s “stand your ground” law coincided with big increases in the homicide by firearm rate.The 2005 “stand your ground” law…