Dutch police launch biggest-ever DNA hunt for boy's killer
Dutch police on Friday launched the country's biggest ever DNA search, asking over 20,000 men to come forward as they seek to resolve the 1998 murder of a young boy.
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Jan 26, 2018
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News tagged with murders
Jack the Ripper and the commodification of sexual violence
More men are victims of murder than women in the UK. Yet the media reporting and fictional representations of murder have a tendency to suggest otherwise. Numerous novels, TV shows and films centre around the hunt for the ...
Social Sciences
Nov 24, 2017
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Mathematician and chronicler of political murders
Emil J. Gumbel's formulas are fundamental for extreme value theory. This statistical discipline describes extreme incidents, such as floods or storms. Little is known, however, that he was also a pioneer of modern data journalism, ...
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2017
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Netflix announces new episodes of 'Making a Murderer'
Netflix said on Tuesday it was filming new episodes of its headline-grabbing true crime series "Making a Murderer."
Business
Jul 19, 2016
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Reducing civilian firepower would boost police and community safety, expert says
Improved community bonds and gun control that limits the amount of firepower that people can access would increase both police and citizen safety, a Stanford scholar said.
Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2016
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When hate and terror collide
The attack at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday morning marked the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, with 49 people killed and at least 53 others injured. The gunman was reportedly homophobic and called 911 ...
Social Sciences
Jun 14, 2016
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Honduras: 215 LGBT people killed in 7 years
A new report from Index on Censorship exposes how many LGBT activists in Honduras risk torture, prison and assassination.
Social Sciences
Apr 7, 2016
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Academics complete Britain's largest study of murder
The most in-depth and comprehensive study of murder in Britain has been completed by a husband and wife team and is the subject of a new book.
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2015
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Is there such a thing as 'Facebook Murder'?
Investigators recently set out to consider whether homicides involving social networking sites were unique and worthy of labels such as 'Facebook Murder', and to explore the ways in which perpetrators had used such sites ...
Social Sciences
Nov 13, 2014
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Arguments made in ex-dictator's suit against game
(AP)—A judge has heard arguments from lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani calling for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against video game giant Activision by former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega.
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Oct 17, 2014
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