Murder /tags/murder Murder en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:39:22 GMT Massey attorneys announce $10 million settlement in Illinois wrongful death case /law-order/2025-02-12/massey-attorneys-announce-10-million-settlement-wrongful-death-case Sonya Massey's shooting also spurred legislation on police hiring. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 22:39:22 GMT /law-order/2025-02-12/massey-attorneys-announce-10-million-settlement-wrongful-death-case Beth Hundsdorfer Metro East jury delivers guilty verdict in 2013 cold-case murder /law-order/2024-10-26/metro-east-jury-delivers-guilty-verdict-2013-cold-case-murder Roger D. Sutton Jr. had maintained his innocence in the death of Patrenia Butler-Turner. But jurors believed Sutton's nephew, who testified he had helped dump the body. Sat, 26 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-10-26/metro-east-jury-delivers-guilty-verdict-2013-cold-case-murder Teri Maddox Sangamon County deputy's troubled career under scrutiny after shooting Sonya Massey /law-order/2024-07-30/sangamon-county-deputy-sean-grayson-past-work-conduct-issues Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board records show Sean Grayson worked for six law enforcement agencies around central Illinois in four year. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-07-30/sangamon-county-deputy-sean-grayson-past-work-conduct-issues Farrah Anderson, Sam Stecklow St. Louis activists call for justice following the police killing of Sonya Massey /law-order/2024-07-30/st-louis-sonya-massey-shooting-protest About 100 people gathered at Kiener Plaza on Monday evening in remembrance of Massey, who was killed by a sheriff's deputy in her Illinois home earlier this month. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-07-30/st-louis-sonya-massey-shooting-protest Madison Holcomb U.S. Army dismissed deputy accused of killing Sonya Massey for serious misconduct /law-order/2024-07-24/army-dismissed-deputy-accused-killing-sonya-massey-serious-misconduct Former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson, who is now charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, was previously discharged from the U.S. Army for serious misconduct — and still hired at six police departments in Central Illinois. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 22:39:08 GMT /law-order/2024-07-24/army-dismissed-deputy-accused-killing-sonya-massey-serious-misconduct Farrah Anderson, Sam Stecklow DOJ confirms it is ‘assessing the circumstances’ of Sonya Massey shooting /law-order/2024-07-23/u-s-department-justice-assessing-sonya-massey-shooting Sonya Massey called 911 to report a potential prowler before being shot inside her home. Footage shows she was cowering in fear and holding a pot when the deputy opened fire. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:15:52 GMT /law-order/2024-07-23/u-s-department-justice-assessing-sonya-massey-shooting Beth Hundsdorfer Video shows sheriff’s deputy shoot and kill an unarmed woman in Springfield, Ill. /law-order/2024-07-23/springfield-illinois-sonya-massey-shooting Sonya Massey called 911 to report a potential prowler before being shot inside her home. Footage shows she was cowering in fear and holding a pot when the deputy opened fire. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-07-23/springfield-illinois-sonya-massey-shooting Mawa Iqbal 5 takeaways from our series on St. Louis homicide investigations /law-order/2024-06-10/st-louis-missouri-police-unsolved-murders-takeaways The police department has struggled to solve homicides, partly due to shoddy detective work, staffing shortages and eroding community trust. Mon, 10 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-06-10/st-louis-missouri-police-unsolved-murders-takeaways Rachel Lippmann, Tom Scheck, Jennifer Lu Unsolved: Investigative reports explore St. Louis's unsolved homicides /2024-06-07/st-louis-public-radio-investigation-unsolved-homicides Journalists at © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌÃ, APM Reports and The Marshall Project partnered on a 5-part investigation breaking down homicide clearance rates in St. Louis. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 19:43:33 GMT /2024-06-07/st-louis-public-radio-investigation-unsolved-homicides Fontella Bradford St. Louis homicide cases often go unsolved. Victims' families want justice /law-order/2024-06-07/st-louis-missouri-police-unsolved-murders-families These St. Louis families have been waiting for years in hopes of getting answers after their loved ones were killed. While parents, siblings and others say police seem to have forgotten them — they have not. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-06-07/st-louis-missouri-police-unsolved-murders-families Shahla Farzan, Rachel Lippmann, Brian Munoz, Tom Scheck