In jail for 31 years, Lennon killer up for parole again
August 19th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 19 (IANS) Mark Chapman, who was jailed in 1981 for the murder of John Lennon, is up for parole for the seventh time and may be released, a ... Read more...
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Convicted terrorist wins appeal after 25 years in jail
April 2nd, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 2 (IANS) A terrorist who tried to blow up an aircraft with 375 people onboard by keeping a bomb in his pregnant fiancee's hand luggage has won an ... Read more...
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UK man jailed for raping virgin on town centre pavement in full view of motorists
March 17th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 17 (ANI): A man, who raped a virgin on a town centre pavement in Britain, as motorists drove by without stopping, has been jailed.Gary Gunstone stalked the woman through the ... Read more...
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Robert Kennedy’s assassin denied parole for 13th time
March 3rd, 2011 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Los Angeles, Mar 3 (ANI): Sirhan Sirhan, the convicted assassin of late U.S. Senator Robert Francis Kennedy has had his parole rejected for the 13th time.Sirhan, 66, who is serving a life ... Read more...
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Now, you can spot who’s shedding crocodile tears and who’s not
February 10th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): The next time you shed crocodile tears, be careful - a new study has given behavioural clues to spot fabricated versus genuine displays of remorse.Researchers have found that ... Read more...
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Patricia Krenwinkel Denied Parole Even After 40 Years
January 22nd, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Patricia Krenwinkel holds the record for being the woman to have spent the longest time in prison. She could be called the longest incarcerated woman in ... Read more...
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Scottish Pc jailed for life for raping, sexually assaulting vulnerable women
January 12th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 12 (ANI): A Scottish policeman has been ordered to serve two life sentences after he was convicted of raping and sexually assaulting vulnerable women, and warned he might never get ... Read more...
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Lennon’s murderer wanted to kill Taylor, Carson
September 17th, 2010 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Sep 17 (IANS) Singer John Lennon's murderer reportedly had veteran actress Elizabeth Taylor and TV host Johnny Carson on his hit list.
Mark David Chapman, who shot Lennon outside his New York ... Read more...
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I thought by killing Lennon I would become somebody, says his killer
September 17th, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 17 (ANI): Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's killer, confessed to the parole board in New York that he thought by killing The Beatles singer he would become somebody.Chapman, 55, ... Read more...
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Mark David Chapman denied parole for the sixth time
September 8th, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) – Mark David Chapman, the killer of musician John Lennon, was denied parole for the sixth time by the New York state's Parole Board Commission, the New ... Read more...
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John Lennon’s killer denied parole
September 8th, 2010 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 7 (DPA) Mark David Chapman, the man convicted of shooting ex-Beatle John Lennon in 1980, was denied parole Tuesday by a New York parole panel.
Chapman was sentenced to 20 years ... Read more...
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Yoko Ono opposes the parole of John Lennon’s killer - Mark David Chapman
August 8th, 2010 - 7:33 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The killer of John Lennon – Mark David Chapman is all set to face the parole board on the 9th of August and Lennon’s widow ... Read more...
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John Lennon’s widow says Mark Chapman is still a threat
August 6th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 06 (ANI): John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has opposed parole for his killer as she feels that he still remains a potential threat 30 years after the ex-Beatle's murder.Lennon's widow ... Read more...
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Yoko Ono still against parole for John Lennon’s killer
July 27th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
New York, July 27 (ANI): John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono continues to be opposed to the granting of parole to David Chapman, who killed the Beatles legend 30 years ago. Chapman is ... Read more...
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British government says Megrahi release a ‘mistake’
July 16th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) The Scottish government is embroiled in a controversy over its decision last year to release the Lockerbie bomber, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, on compassionate grounds, with ... Read more...
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Parole Board Denies Parole To Leslie Van Houten Again
July 7th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
July 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Leslie Van Houten has been denied parole for the 19th time. The decision came on Tuesday as Leslie Van Houten appeared in front of the parole ... Read more...
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Manson family follower - Leslie Van Houten going to face the parole board for the 19th time
July 6th, 2010 - 11:15 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, July 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A follower of the Manson family – Leslie Van Houten is all set to face the parole board for the 19th time. She is serving ... Read more...
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Utah Killer To Face Firing Squad Tonight (Thursday)
June 18th, 2010 - 2:55 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
June 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) When given the choice between a lethal injection, or facing a firing squad, forty-nine year old Ronnie Lee Gardner, who was convicted of the murder of an ... Read more...
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Fugitive hid in plain sight for four decades
June 16th, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Helena, Jun 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Imagine! A man who was wanted by authorities hid so plainly in sight, that he himself forgot that he was a wanted man.Frank Dryman who ... Read more...
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Killer Of Malcolm X Obtains Parole
April 28th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 28, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Thomas Hagan is the only male, who made a clean breast of his participation in the assassination of the African-American Islamic leader, Malcolm X. Hagan ... Read more...
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Malcolm X assassin freed on parole
April 28th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by IANS
New York, April 28 (IANS) The man who shot dead US civil rights leader Malcolm X has been granted parole after spending 44 years in jail.
Malcolm X was murdered Feb 21, 1965 ... Read more...
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Fury over ‘terminally ill’ Lockerbie bomber still living six months after release
February 15th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by ANI
Edinburgh (Scotland), Feb 15(ANI): Cancer-hit Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi's 'ever improving health' has sparked fresh fury, as Scotland Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has been criticized for not seeking a second opinion ... Read more...
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Nursery sex mum jailed
December 16th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 16 (ANI): Angry parents were seen protesting after nursery child abuser Vanessa George was told she could walk free after just seven years.George was arrested on charges of sexually abusing ... Read more...
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Denver Post Reports Child Molestation Convict Among Early Released Prisoners
October 16th, 2009 - 6:10 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar,
Denver, October 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The economic recession in the US has forced every state to cut expenditures on different programs. Colorado state had released prisoners in one of ... Read more...
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Indian-origin woman gets 33 years jail for killing daughters (Second Lead)
September 22nd, 2009 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 22 (IANS) An Indian-origin woman was Tuesday jailed for at least 33 years - one of the longest prison sentences ever handed to a woman in Britain - for killing ... Read more...
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Britain’s great train robber to be freed soon
February 19th, 2009 - 3:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 19 (DPA) Britain's Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs could be freed from jail on turning 80 later this year, media reports said Wednesday.
His son Michael told a TV channel ... Read more...
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John Lennons killer feels ashamed for slaying him
August 20th, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 20 (ANI): The killer of late John Lennon has said that hes ashamed of killing the legendary rocker.Mark David Chapman, who has been denied parole for a fifth ... Read more...
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John Lennons killer denied parole
August 13th, 2008 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 13 (ANI): John Lennon''s killer has been denied parole for a fifth time because of the premeditated nature of his killing of the former Beatle on Dec. 8, ... Read more...
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John Lennon’s killer denied parole for fifth time
August 13th, 2008 - 5:42 am ICT by IANS
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Los Angeles, Aug 13 (DPA) Former Beatle John Lennon's killer was denied parole for the fifth time Tuesday, and will remain behind bars for at least two more years. Mark David Chapman, ... Read more...
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