Man who murdered his pregnant wife three decades ago caused Ohio investigators to reopen the case

An Ohio man who murdered his pregnant wife three decades ago inadvertently caused investigators to reopen the case after he mentioned her alleged suicide ‘outta the blue.’ Scott Purk was found guilty of murder and tampering with evidence in the death of his first wife, Margaret, in November 2015. He was convicted of arson and … Read more

Venezuela’s government is responsible for crimes against humanity, UN investigators claim 

Venezuela’s government is responsible for crimes against humanity including murders and torture, UN investigators claim Experts issued a report which says President Maduro and his ministers were aware of crimes committed by security forces and intelligence agencies   It further alleged high-level authorities had power over the forces and agencies, making top officials responsible   Maduro’s government … Read more

Corfu speedboat death: Investigators make ‘suspicious finding’

A coroner investigating the death of a British mother killed by a speedboat in Corfu has found ‘possibly suspicious’ findings on the propeller of one of two seized vessels. The propellers of both rigid inflatable boats are now due to be removed and sent to Athens for microscopic examination in a forensic laboratory. Corfu coroner … Read more

Investigators will probe how Stonehaven rail crash went unnoticed due to poor phone signal

Investigators will probe how Britain’s worst rail tragedy for a decade went unnoticed for a ‘significant’ period of time due to poor mobile phone signal. Passenger Chris Stuchbury, 62, train driver Brett McCullough, 45, and conductor Donald Dinnie, 58, were killed after a ScotRail 6.38am service from Aberdeen to Glasgow derailed and slid down an … Read more

Investigators begin probe into ScotRail train derailment that killed three

Investigators are today probing a horror derailment which killed three people and injured several others after a train came off a ‘flood-hit’ line in Scotland – just four weeks after track operators were warned of a spike in dangerous landslips.  Brett McCullough, 45, a former gas engineer turned train driver, was killed alongside conductor Donald … Read more

Investigators begin probe into ScotRail train derailment that killed three

Investigators are today probing a horror derailment which killed three people and injured several others after a train slipped from a ‘flood-hit’ line in Scotland – just four weeks after track operators were warned of a spike in dangerous landslips.  Brett McCullough, 45, a former gas engineer turned train driver, was killed alongside conductor Donald … Read more

Crime kingpins on EncroChat phone network smashed by investigators called them ‘pack of hyenas’

Crime kingpins using the secret phone network smashed by law enforcement were terrified it could happen, fearing they would ‘come in hard and fast’ like a ‘pack of hyenas’. Gang bosses described the National Crime Agency as ‘b*******’ in frantic exchanges on EncroChat, branding their tactics as ‘sophisticated and relentless’ and having ‘intel on everything’. … Read more