ROCKVILLE, Md. – A dentist and oral surgeon in Maryland has been sentenced to more than four decades in prison for the death of his 25-year-old girlfriend, who fatally overdosed on anesthesia medications he had provided to her at their shared rental house. James Michael Ryan, 50, was convicted of second-degree depraved heart murder and … Read more
GERMANTOWN, Maryland – An oral surgeon in Maryland has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after being convicted of depraved-heart murder, in a case that far exceeded state sentencing recommendations. James Ryan, 50, the former owner of Evolution Oral Surgery, met the punishment with little reaction as Circuit Court Judge Cheryl A. McCally delivered … Read more
Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh – A sessions court in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, has handed down the death penalty to two men for their involvement in the 2005 Shramjivi Express train blast that resulted in the deaths of at least 14 individuals and left 62 others injured. The convicted individuals include one from Bangladesh and another from … Read more
JAUNPUR, India – A sessions court in Uttar Pradesh has handed down death sentences to two men, one of whom is from Bangladesh, for their involvement in the 2005 Shramjivi Express train blast that resulted in the deaths of 14 individuals and left 62 others injured. The two convicts, who were found guilty on December … Read more
Wichita, Kan. – A Goddard man convicted of first-degree murder in the 2021 beating death of his mother has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 653 months, which is over 50 years. The sentencing comes after a guilty verdict was reached by a Sedgwick County jury two months ago. … Read more
ROCKLIN, California — Damon Allen Benson, also known as the “Tinder killer” by local authorities, has been sentenced to 71 years to life in prison for the murder of a man and the horrific attack on a woman he met through the dating app. The killer attempted to claim self-defense in what the District Attorney … Read more
SAVAGE, Minnesota – A man from Woodbury has been sentenced to 135 months in prison for third-degree murder in the overdose death of a Savage man. The guilty plea was entered earlier this year for the death of Tino Andre Jones Jr., 34, in Dec. 22, making this a significant case in holding a drug … Read more
An Akron man has been sentenced to nine months in jail for offenses related to the death of a 13-year-old girl. Keith Earley, 31, recently entered a guilty plea in Summit County Common Pleas Court to charges of gross abuse of a corpse, a fifth-degree felony, and failure to report knowledge of a death, a … Read more
NORTH BATTLEFORD, SASKATCHEWAN – A man was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of Boyd Firingstoney. Javon Moosomin, 24, originally faced a charge of second degree murder but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge at the Court of King’s Bench in Battleford on Dec. 7, 2023. As … Read more
ZHENJIANG, China – Former vice-chairman of China’s top banking regulatory body, Cai Esheng, has been handed a death sentence with a two-year reprieve for accepting bribes exceeding 500 million yuan ($70.3 million) and abusing his power. The ruling by the Zhenjiang Intermediate People’s Court in Jiangsu province marks the culmination of a months-long legal saga … Read more