Possible serial killer' cut off ankle monitor before killing three in Texas crime spree

A violent parolee ditched his ankle monitor before setting off on a deadly crime spree that left three people dead and another wounded in, according to Texas authorities. The man at the heart of the dogged manhunt was believed to be casing homes in the ... Suspect Is Arrested After a String of Murders and Robberies in the Houston AreaNew York Times Jose Rodriguez, man suspected of killing 3 people in Houston area, charged with 2 counts of murderKPRC Click2Houston Suspect wanted in deadly crime spree captured in northwest Harris County KTRK-TV NBCNews.com -@houstonpolice -KHOU.com -KHOU.com

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DNA Leads to Suspect Decades After Killing of April Tinsley, 8

The last time 8-year-old April Tinsley was seen alive, a man was dragging her into a beat-up blue pickup truck in Fort Wayne, Ind. The police and her family fanned out that Friday afternoon in April 1988, searching through the weekend, but there was no

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DNA evidence credited for arrest in April Tinsley's 1988 killing

Ruth Shelton, Daniel Davis, Mark Flemmonds and Jayne Friedt were abducted from a Burger Chef restaurant in Speedway Nov. 17, 1978. There bodies were found two days later in rural Johnson County. Diana Penner/IndyStar, Indianapolis Star.

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Chicago police release video to ease tensions after killing Harith Augustus

Protests erupted in Chicago after an officer fatally shot an armed black man Saturday evening, prompting police to release body camera video of the killing to ease simmering tensions. The Chicago Police Department said an officer fired at 37-year-old

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Jaguar escapes New Orleans zoo habitat, moves from one enclosure to next, killing trapped animals

A jaguar at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans slipped out of its enclosure and went on a territorial killing rampage sometime overnight, attacking four alpacas, an emu and a fox trapped in their own habitats before zoo officials managed to sedate it. The

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Jaguar escapes New Orleans zoo enclosure, killing 4 alpacas, an emu and a fox

An adult male jaguar escaped its enclosure and fatally attacked four alpacas, one emu and a fox at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans, according to a press release. The feline was first reported missing from its enclosure at 7:20 a.m. Saturday morning and

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