The Crime Ledger: October 7, 2026

Bellingham: Resident Charged Over Tumbler Ridge Shooting

James Cody Bryant, 30, of Bellingham, Washington, has been charged in the United States with conspiracy to murder persons in a foreign country over February’s mass shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, BBC News and The Globe and Mail report. Eight people were killed, six of them children. The charge carries up to life in prison.

Acting U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd and FBI Special Agent in Charge Mike Herrington announced the case. Authorities allege the shooter was aided by a conspirator in Washington state, the Globe reports, and the paper says the next court date is Oct. 13 in Seattle. Bryant is presumed innocent.

Fort Hood: Army Sets Dec. 3 Firing-Squad Execution

Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle said Tuesday that Nidal Malik Hasan will be executed by firing squad at Fort Hood, Texas, on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m. Central time, Stars and Stripes and Military Times report. A memo Telle shared said President Trump approved the execution order on Oct. 2, Military Times says. This case continues from The Crime Ledger: October 6, 2026.

Hasan, then an Army psychiatrist, killed 13 people at a Fort Hood readiness center on Nov. 5, 2009, and was convicted at a 2013 court-martial. If carried out, it would be the first execution by the U.S. military since 1961 and the Army’s first by firing squad since 1945. It remains unclear whether he will seek to delay it through new federal appeals, Stars and Stripes says.

Auckland: Crown Abandons Tamihere Retrial

David Tamihere will not be retried over the 1989 murders of Swedish backpackers Heidi Paakkonen and her partner, the Crown told the High Court at Auckland on Wednesday, RNZ and 1News report. The prosecutor said there was no longer sufficient evidence to support a further trial, and Justice Simon Mount discharged Tamihere on both murder charges.

The Supreme Court quashed his convictions earlier this year and left the decision on a retrial to Crown prosecutors. Tamihere had served 20 years in prison. A retrial would have relied largely on disputed identification evidence placing him and a woman resembling Paakkonen on the Coromandel Peninsula, RNZ reports.

Dersingham: Husband Appears Over GP’s Death

Mark Cain, 45, appeared at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday charged with murdering his wife, Hannah Cain, a GP known professionally as Dr Hannah Terry, BBC News and the Lynn News report. Prosecutor Jacqui Hanlon told the court the doctor was found at the couple’s Fern Hill home with a head injury. This case continues from The Crime Ledger: October 6, 2026.

District Judge Matthew Bone remanded Cain in custody to appear at King’s Lynn Crown Court on Thursday. Cain did not enter a plea and is presumed innocent.

London: Kerry Faces Terror Charge Over Farage

Joshua Kerry, 28, of Rotherham, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday charged with preparing acts of terrorism between May 31, 2024, and July 8, 2026, BBC News reports. He is accused of trying to break into the home of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. This case continues from The Crime Ledger: October 3, 2026.

Prosecutor Kashif Malik told the court that damage was found on the doorframe at Farage’s home. Kerry was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on Friday. He was charged in July with the murder of former MP Ann Widdecombe, 78, and is presumed innocent on all counts.

Lasne: Ullens Trial Halted Until Nov. 4

The Brabant wallon assize trial of Nicolas Ullens de Schooten, found guilty Tuesday of the premeditated murder of his stepmother Myriam Lechien, 70, was suspended Wednesday until Nov. 4 after his lawyer filed a recusal request, Le Soir and L’Avenir report. Jean-Philippe Mayence argued the professional judges erred by voting on premeditation, which the jury had carried 7 to 5.

Presiding judge Delcour told all parties and jurors to return on Nov. 4, L’Avenir reports. The three judges have 48 hours to respond to the request, and RTBF says the Court of Cassation would otherwise decide. The accused remains free in the meantime, RTBF reports. Lechien was killed at Ohain on March 29, 2023.

Nashville: Judge Orders Pike Execution Evidence Preserved

Davidson County Chancellor I’Ashea Myles on Wednesday ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to preserve all evidence tied to Christa Pike’s failed Sept. 30 execution, including log books, medical waste and officials’ messages about the attempt, NPR reports. Her lawyers say Pike survived two lethal doses of pentobarbital and is conscious and speaking in hospital. This case continues from The Crime Ledger: October 4, 2026.

Myles also ordered prison officials to respond within two hours when Pike’s lawyers ask to visit her, NPR and WZTV report. “This case is unique to say the least,” the chancellor said, according to WZTV. Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer, 19.

Dallas: Guyger Release Set for Oct. 16

Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger is set to be released from prison on Friday, Oct. 16, according to Texas Department of Criminal Justice records reported by CBS News Texas and NBC 5. Guyger was convicted of murder for killing her neighbor, Botham Jean, in his own apartment in 2018. This case continues from The Crime Ledger: October 2, 2026.

She has been held in Gatesville. Her release comes eight years after Jean’s death, NBC 5 notes.

Bronx: Unlicensed Practitioner Indicted in NAD Death

Luis Rojas Cabrera has been indicted on a charge of second-degree depraved indifference murder in the death of Elizabeth Baron, 27, after an anti-aging NAD injection, CBS New York and Gothamist report. He turned himself in Tuesday. Investigators said he was licensed in the United States only as an esthetician, CBS New York reports.

Bail was set at $2 million, and he is due back in court on Oct. 27. Rojas Cabrera is presumed innocent.

Newport: Arrest in 1985 Hellewell Murder

William “Billy” Morton, 61, of Smithfield, is being held without bail on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Hillary Hellewell, 22, in Newport, Rhode Island, on May 19, 1985, the Rhode Island Current reports. The arrest came through the state attorney general’s cold case unit.

Morton is due back in court on Oct. 20. He is presumed innocent.

Baltimore: Man Charged in 12-Year-Old’s Death

Tyree Reynolds, 23, has been arrested on charges including murder in the shooting death of a 12-year-old near a youth football game Saturday at Leon Day Park in West Baltimore, CBS News Baltimore and WMAR-2 News report. Four other people were wounded.

Police believe the shooting grew out of an argument between two men over a parking spot, CBS News Baltimore reports. Reynolds is presumed innocent.

Durban: First Witness Testifies in AKA Trial

The State called its first witness on Wednesday in the trial over the 2023 killings of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, starting with the firearm count, EWN reports. The judge also reversed an earlier ruling that had barred the media from reporting witness evidence, EWN and News24 report. This case continues from The Crime Ledger: October 6, 2026.

All seven accused have pleaded not guilty and are presumed innocent.

Wynberg: Life Sentence for Duncan Hoorn

Acting Judge Amanda van Leeve sentenced Duncan Hoorn to life in prison on Wednesday for murdering his wife, Chantel Pasqualle-Hoorn, the Cape Times reports. The Western Cape High Court, sitting in the Wynberg Regional Court, had convicted him of murder and acquitted him of kidnapping and defeating the ends of justice.

“The killing of women is a pervasive social problem and cannot be accepted as normal,” Van Leeve said. The State had pressed for life imprisonment, citing the brutality of the crime, IOL reports. The judge said voice notes heard at trial showed an intention to hurt his wife.

Edenderry: Man Charged After Fatal House Fire

Michael Dunne, 22, has been charged with two counts of murder over a house fire at Castleview Park, Edenderry, County Offaly, on Dec. 6, 2025, The Irish Times and RTÉ report. The fire killed a 4-year-old and his grand-aunt, whom The Irish Times names as Mary Holt, 60.

Dunne appeared at Tullamore District Court, made no application for bail and was remanded in custody until Oct. 28, when a book of evidence is due to be served, The Irish Times reports. He is presumed innocent.

Hermosillo: Doctor Held Over Vitamin Drip Deaths

A judge in Hermosillo, Sonora, ordered preventive detention for a doctor identified as Maximiano “N,” charged by Sonora prosecutors with negligent homicide involving medical responsibility after eight people died following vitamin infusions, N+ and Meganoticias report.

The hearing continues on Oct. 10. He is presumed innocent.

Sydney: Teen Arrested After Boy, 11, Shot

Reece Fakhr, 18, an alleged member of the “Coconut Cartel” gang, was arrested at Sydney Airport on Tuesday after an 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in the face in a Norwest apartment last month, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. He faces 10 charges, including conspiracy to murder, and was refused bail.

He is due back in court on Dec. 8. Fakhr is presumed innocent.

Telok Blangah: Man Charged With Murder of 73-Year-Old

Gabriel Foong Shi Cheng, 32, was charged Wednesday with murdering Tham Nam Poh, 73, at the void deck of Block 57, Telok Blangah Heights, at about 6 p.m. Monday, CNA and The Straits Times report. Foong appeared by video link. This case continues from The Crime Ledger: October 6, 2026.

He was remanded for three weeks at the Complex Medical Centre in Changi Prison for an Institute of Mental Health assessment, and his case returns to court on Oct. 28. Foong is presumed innocent.

Kuala Pilah: Two Students to Face Murder Charge

Two Form Four students at a sports school in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, will be charged at the Magistrate’s Court on Thursday with murdering a 14-year-old schoolmate, The Star and Free Malaysia Today report. State police chief Alzafny Ahmad said prosecutors directed charges under Section 302 of the Penal Code, read with Section 34. This case continues from The Crime Ledger: October 1, 2026.

The Form Two victim was found in the school hostel on Sept. 25 and pronounced dead at hospital. Both students, who lived in the same hostel block, are minors and are presumed innocent.

Naju: Suspect Arrested in Couple’s Killing

A suspect was arrested Wednesday in Muan County in the killing of a couple in their 60s found bound at their home in Naju, South Jeolla Province, Korea JoongAng Daily and Seoul Economic Daily report. Police believe the couple were killed on the night of Monday, Oct. 5, a day before officers found them.

Security cameras captured a man cycling toward the house and later driving off in a truck owned by one of the victims, Seoul Economic Daily reports. The suspect is presumed innocent.

Wallmannsthal: Second Arrest in Monica Dube Murder

Police arrested a 39-year-old man on Tuesday evening as a second suspect in the June murder of EFF member Monica Dube, 44, who was shot at her home in Wallmannsthal, TimesLIVE and eNCA report. He was expected in the Cullinan Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on a murder charge.

The first suspect, Sipho Mahlangu, was arrested in July and remains in custody. Both are presumed innocent.

Cork: Man Charged Nearly a Year After Death

Kieran Long, 56, has been charged with murdering Mark O’Connell, 38, a father of three who died on Nov. 16, 2025, the Irish Examiner and Irish Independent report.

Long was remanded in custody to Oct. 14, and the court heard he will plead not guilty. He is presumed innocent.

Calgary: Murder Charge in East Village Stabbing

Calgary police have charged Newton Kioi Ng’ang’a, 28, with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Lionel Fontem Essembieng, 31, in East Village, CBC News and CTV News report.

He is due in court on Oct. 14 and is presumed innocent.

Eden Valley: Two Charged After Remains Found in Grass Fire

Alberta RCMP have charged a 37-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, both from Lethbridge, with first-degree murder in the death of a 24-year-old Calgary man whose remains were found in a burned vehicle after a grass fire south of Eden Valley on Feb. 4, CBC News and CTV News report.

Both appeared in court Monday and remain in custody. The woman is due in Okotoks on Oct. 30 and the man in Calgary on Nov. 5. Both are presumed innocent.

Estevan: Jury Finds Japp Guilty of Murder

A jury in the Estevan Court of King’s Bench found Taylor Japp guilty late Tuesday of second-degree murder in the death of Briana Hayes, after a six-week trial, Discover Estevan reports.

Second-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence in Canada, with parole eligibility to be set at sentencing.

Molo: Suspect Held 21 Days in Student’s Killing

Molo Resident Magistrate Christine Mugo on Tuesday allowed police to hold Walter Kipkoech, 23, for 21 days as they pursue DNA tests, a post-mortem and a mental health assessment in the killing of Form Four student Joy Wangui, 18, The Star and The Standard report. This case continues from The Crime Ledger: October 6, 2026.

The prosecution opposed his release on bail, saying his safety was at risk. Kipkoech is presumed innocent.

Ipswich: Father Charged After Baby Dies

Uneeb Ullah, 28, has been charged with murder after his three-month-old son died in hospital, AAP and The Sydney Morning Herald report. Police said he took the boy to Ipswich Hospital on Oct. 1 with significant internal injuries, and Detective Inspector Mick Manago called it a “terribly tragic event.”

Ullah is presumed innocent.

Woodridge: Man Charged Over Body in Unit

Queensland Police charged a 32-year-old man with murder after Tony Cue, 65, was found dead in his North Road unit on Tuesday morning, police and 7NEWS report. The man was arrested in Beenleigh that evening.

His case was briefly mentioned in Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Wednesday before he was taken to hospital, and it was adjourned until Thursday, 7NEWS reports. He is presumed innocent.

Goldsboro: Third Suspect Held in Double Homicide

Jayvion Berry, 19, has been arrested in Virginia with help from NCIS as the third suspect in an August double homicide on West Oak Street in Goldsboro, North Carolina, WAVY and Goldsboro Daily News report.

Berry is presumed innocent.

Las Vegas: Teen Arrested in First Friday Shooting

A 17-year-old boy faces an open murder charge and two attempted murder charges over the shooting death of a 15-year-old at the First Friday event in downtown Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Review-Journal and KTNV report.

The accused is a minor and is presumed innocent.

Acton: Teen Pleads Not Guilty in Family Killings

A 17-year-old indicted in the killings of his mother, 45, and his 14-year-old brother, pleaded not guilty in Middlesex Superior Court, The Boston Globe reports. Middlesex County prosecutors announced his indictment on Tuesday, Yahoo News reports, and he is held without bail.

He is due back on Oct. 27 and is presumed innocent.

Rehovot: Life Sentence for 2022 Murder

A Lod court sentenced Jason Odeh to life in prison for stabbing a 27-year-old woman to death on Aug. 24, 2022, after she rejected his romantic advances, The Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post report. The two had known each other for about four years.

Petah Tikva: Accused Plotter Named as Shahar Nevo

A mathematician accused of plotting to murder hundreds of Arabs has been named as Shahar Nevo after a gag order expired, The Times of Israel reports. An indictment was filed Monday.

Nevo is presumed innocent.

Gerpinnes: Andris Guilty of Killing His Mother

A Hainaut assize jury found Laurent Andris guilty of murdering his mother, Gabrielle Hannot, with the aggravating circumstance of parricide, RTBF reports. She was found dead at her home in April 2023.

Tulse Hill: Life for Murder After Prison Release

Robert Sabat, 60, has been jailed for life with a minimum of 17 years for murdering his former partner, Dickiesha Nurse, 42, in Tulse Hill, south London, days after his early release from prison, BBC News reports. He had pleaded guilty.

Barnsley: Man Charged With Russell Baxter’s Murder

Phillip Benson, 57, has been charged with murdering Russell Baxter, 41, in Barnsley, BBC News reports. He is due at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday.

Benson is presumed innocent.

Carlow: Woman Jailed for Life Over Ex-Partner

Sabrina Kehoe, 40, was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court to life in prison for murdering her former partner, Darren Quigley, 30, in 2024, RTÉ reports.

Mar del Plata: Ex-Partner Held in Femicide

Rocío Aylen Núñez, 27, was killed in Mar del Plata, and police arrested her ex-partner, Infobrisas and TN report. TN names him as José Leonardo Cejas and says he was already wanted over another homicide.

Prosecutor Carlos Russo is leading the case. The accused is presumed innocent.

Quito: Five Held in Uber Driver’s Killing

Police in Quito detained four minors and one adult, Gilber José Linares Villegas, 28, early Wednesday over the killing of Uber driver Francisco Granda in the city’s Historic Center, Teleamazonas reports.

The driver was intercepted by the group to rob him of his belongings and car, according to a police report cited by Teleamazonas. All five are presumed innocent.

San José Pinula: 54 Years for Killing Mother and Nephew

A Guatemalan court on Tuesday sentenced Williams Paredes Chávez to 54 years in prison for strangling his mother, Sara Elena Chávez Carrillo, 62, and his nephew, Josué Caleb Rangel Chávez, 18, in March 2023, Prensa Libre reports.

The court imposed 27 years for parricide and 27 for murder.

Renaico: Accused Held in Femicide

The Angol guarantee court on Tuesday ordered pretrial detention for a homeless man identified by the initials A.A.F.S. over the killing of a woman in Renaico, La Araucanía, on Oct. 2, BioBioChile reports. Prosecutors allege he beat her and dragged her 40 meters to a shelter where he slept.

He has a prior homicide conviction, BioBioChile says. He is presumed innocent.

Brasília: Arrest Warrant for Ex-Lawmaker Carlos Xavier

The Federal District court TJDFT issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for former district deputy Carlos Xavier, sentenced to 14 years and 3 months for ordering the 2004 killing of a 16-year-old, SP Diário reports. The arrest had waited until an election-period ban on jailing candidates expired.

São Paulo: One Convicted in 2012 Fan Killing

A São Paulo jury on Tuesday sentenced Carlos Roberto de Brito Júnior to 16 years and 4 months for the 2012 killing of Palmeiras fan Guilherme Vinicius Jovanelli Moreira, 19, G1 reports. Eight co-defendants were acquitted.

Karacabey: Suspect Jailed in Gökçe Alkan Killing

Mustafa Bağ, 24, was formally arrested over the killing of Gökçe Alkan, 18, T24 reports. His statement was taken by video link because of crowds at the courthouse.

Bağ is presumed innocent.

Gemlik: Neighbor Jailed in Couple’s Killing

A neighbor identified as Kerem Seymen has been formally arrested over the killing of Vural Kara, 62, and Asiye Kara, 60, at their home in Gemlik, Bursa, DHA reports.

He is presumed innocent.

Istanbul: Interpol Fugitive Caught in Fatih

Police in Istanbul’s Fatih district detained Iurii Radulov, wanted through Interpol on accusations of 10 murders and 11 attempted murders, NTV reports. Deportation proceedings have begun.

Radulov is presumed innocent.

Stralsund: Arrest Warrant After Body Found in Fire

A court has issued an arrest warrant for a 23-year-old German man on suspicion of homicide and arson after a 42-year-old woman was found dead with multiple stab wounds in a burned apartment in Stralsund on Monday, police and prosecutors said in a joint statement.

He is presumed innocent.

Offida: Nurse Wick Sent to Trial Over Another Death

A judge sent nurse Leopoldo Wick to trial over the 2017 death of a 92-year-old woman at a care home in Offida, Rai News reports. Prosecutors allege he gave her insulin although she was not diabetic.

The trial opens in February at the Macerata assize court. Wick is presumed innocent on this charge.

Radom: Priest’s Murder Trial Opens

The trial of priest Mirosław M., accused of killing a homeless man, Anatol C., in July 2025, has opened in Radom, Gość Niedzielny reports. Prosecutors allege he struck the man with an axe, doused him in petrol and set him on fire.

He is presumed innocent.

Dhaka: Three Sentenced to Death in Mugging Killing

A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced Md Yusuf, Iqbal Khan and Mehedi Hasan to death for killing a 17-year-old garment worker after a mugging in Mirpur in 2022, The Business Standard reports.

A fourth accused, who is absconding, was sentenced to three years in prison, and the court issued a warrant for him.

Dehradun: Plumber Arrested in Triple Murder

Police in Dehradun arrested a plumber named Rajkumar over the stabbing deaths of KS Kapoor, 80, Rajni Kapoor, 76, and their house help, Tiliya Devi, 55, The Statesman reports, citing India Today. Police said the killings followed a dispute over Rs 300.

Rajkumar is presumed innocent.

Abbottabad: Police Named in Hospital Worker’s Killing

A murder case registered in Abbottabad names Mirpur station house officer Ahsan Khan, Constable Hamza and unidentified officers in the Oct. 5 shooting death of Sardar Arif, 46, an Ayub Teaching Hospital employee, The Express Tribune reports. His family alleges police opened fire after entering his home.

Both are presumed innocent.

Gwangju: Jang Appeals Life Sentence

Jang Yun-gi, 23, filed an appeal on Wednesday against the life sentence he received for kidnapping a high school girl and killing her, Chosun Biz reports. Prosecutors appealed on Oct. 2.

The Gwangju District Court had found no special circumstances for the death penalty.

Namyangju: Driver Sent to Prosecutors in Villa Killing

Police in Namyangju transferred a man in his 50s to prosecutors in custody on Wednesday on a murder charge over the stabbing of a woman in her 70s at a villa in Sudong-myeon, The Asia Business Daily reports. He had been her driver for more than 10 years.

He is presumed innocent.

Kundiawa: Seven Charged in Dr Waiye’s Death

Seven suspects have been charged with wilful murder over the death of Dr Robert Waiye, 26, and the Kundiawa District Court adjourned the case to Nov. 4, EMTV reports. They remain remanded at Barawagi Correctional Institution.

All seven are presumed innocent.

Granite City: Woman Gets 55 Years for Killing Ex

Tara A. Anderson, 41, was sentenced Tuesday to 55 years in prison for the 2023 shooting death of her ex-boyfriend, Phillip Armstrong, The Telegraph of Alton reports. The term includes 25 years for using a firearm.