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When Israel’s most feared killer captured in Paris after prison chief murder and daring escapes

Convicted bank robber Herzl Avitan killed a prison commander and a security guard, fled abroad under a false identity and was caught only after police trapped his girlfriend; he later murdered again behind bars and staged another escape

Itzik Shasho, Oded Kramer | 02.27.26

Utah mom who wrote kids' book on grief accused of killing husband for money

Kouri Richins, 35, faces multiple felony charges in the March 2022 death of her husband, Eric Richins, at their home near the ski town of Park City

Associated Press | 02.24.26

Son of director Rob Reiner pleads not guilty to murdering his parents in Los Angeles

Nearly two months after the stabbing deaths that shocked Hollywood, Nick Reiner, son of 'The Princess Bride' and 'Stand by Me' director Rob Reiner, pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and was ordered held without bail

ynet | 02.23.26

Ashdod refinery disaster: suspect arrested on murder with indifference charges

The suspect, a partner in a company supplying medical air cylinders to the refinery, is accused of murder with indifference after investigators examined whether the tanks contained substances that led to the deaths of two engineers

Roni Green Shaulov | 02.23.26

When Israel searched for a kidnapped, raped and murdered 4-year-old — and her killer was freed in 1964

Rachel Levin vanished from her Ramat Gan home in a red dress in February 1953, prompting one of the largest manhunts in the young state’s history; her body was found at the Hiriya dump and the man convicted of raping and killing her was released in 1964

Itzik Shasho, Oded Kramer | 02.21.26

50 murdered in six weeks: man shot dead in Arab town amid crime wave

Jamil Diab from Tamara was pronounced dead at the scene after he was shot in the head; authorities suspect the killing was an act of revenge linked to the fatal shooting last Thursday of Wafaa Awad, 55, a grandmother of 18

Hassan Shaalan | 02.16.26

יזם הקריפטו הרוסי רומן נובאק ואשתו אנה נרצחו בדובאי

Israeli private investigator arrested in Dubai over alleged role in double murder

Michael Greenberg allegedly linked to killers of Russian crypto entrepreneur Roman Novak and his wife; bodies found dismembered in desert as probes span UAE and Russia

Itamar Eichner, Alex Nirenburg | 02.15.26

The Kennedy curse: Assassinations, crashes, overdoses and the Jewish connection

Tragedy followed tragedy for one of the world’s most famous families: two brothers assassinated five years apart, at least four relatives killed in plane crashes, others lost to drug overdoses — and that’s before the car accidents, ski crash and lobotomy, with some blaming an angry rabbi

Omer Daniel | 02.14.26

'Not antisemitism': French man who threw Jewish neighbor from 17th floor sentenced to 18 years in prison

The convicted murderer had published dozens of posts online promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, and had he been convicted of murder with an antisemitic motive he would have faced a life sentence

Itamar Eichner | 02.11.26

With 38 murdered since January, Arab community escalate protest with fountains dyed red, roadblocks

Families of murder victims and activists blocked the entrance to Jerusalem, accusing the authorities of abandoning the fight against rising crime, while protesters dyed fountain water red in Tel Aviv, Beersheba and Haifa to raise public awareness; seven were detained for questioning

Roi Rubinstein, Hassan Shaalan | 02.10.26

Identical twins on trial for double murder in France, but DNA evidence can't tell them apart

Samuel and Jérémy Y., accused in a deadly 2020 gang-related shooting, share identical DNA—leaving investigators unable to prove which twin pulled the trigger; as the trial unfolds, authorities rely on phones, surveillance and wiretaps to break the tie

ynet | 02.09.26

Mass killing of 800 crocodiles sparks lawsuit against State: 'Destroyed my life's work'

Owner of Petza'el Crocodile Farm in Jordan Valley claims state officials killed all the crocodiles at the storied farm that he operated for 40 years; Defendants claim: 'Crocodiles posed real danger to lives of area residents, were kept in poor conditions'

Lital Dubrovitsky | 02.09.26

Three men shot dead in northern Israel as violence grips Arab sector

Victims were on their way to work when they were gunned down near Shefa-Amr, underscoring a relentless crime wave in Arab towns, where 33 people have been killed since the start of the year amid growing despair and anger at authorities

Hassan Shaalan | 02.05.26

Triple homicide in Sharon after three young men shot dead in car

According to initial findings, the victims were shot while inside their car and after the gunfire, the driver lost control of the vehicle, which collided with a bus and crashed

Hassan Shaalan, Raanan Ben-Zur | 02.04.26

Justice denied? New documentary reopens Alex Odeh murder mystery

New documentary Who Killed Alex Odeh? revisits 1985 assassination of Palestinian American activist, alleging US authorities long knew the suspects but avoided prosecution for political reasons, as three right-wing Jewish activists fled to Israeli settlements

Amir Bogen, Sundance | 01.27.26

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