Torture
Richmond Mother Jailed For Torturing, Killing Young Son Released From State Hospital
A Richmond mother has been freed three years after a judge found her criminally insane and committed her to a mental hospital after the 2006 killing of her 8-year-old son.
Bin Laden Shooter: Navy Seals Asked Not To Use Metallica For Torture
According to the anonymous Navy SEAL who claims to have killed Osama bin Laden, Metallica asked that their music not be used for torture after the band discovered…
‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Director Defends Torture Scenes
Director Kathryn Bigelow is defending torture scenes in “Zero Dark Thirty,” saying the military hunt for Osama bin Laden wasn’t free of moral consequences.
Woman To Stand Trial In Brutal San Mateo Boiling Water Attack
A judge has ordered trial for a California woman charged with pouring boiling water on her sleeping ex-husband in a jealous rage over another woman.
Benicia Man Sentenced In Torture, Murder Of Martinez Teen
Benicia resident Robert Gardner was sentenced to 29 years to life in prison Thursday morning for his role in the torture and murder of a Martinez teenager days before Christmas in 2009.
‘Torture Memo’ Lawsuit Against UC Berkeley Professor Tossed Out
A former senior Department of Justice lawyer who wrote the so-called “torture memos” authorizing harsh treatment of suspected terrorists is protected from lawsuits, according to an appeals court ruling.
Guilty Verdict In Benicia Meth-Fueled Teen Torture Killing
A Benicia man accused of killing an 18-year-old man during a meth high has been found guilty of first-degree murder and torture.
Antioch Foster Mother Gets Life In Prison In Child Torture-Murder
A judge Friday morning sentenced Antioch woman Shemeeka Davis to life in prison for torturing and abusing her two foster children and for murdering one of them.
Antioch Woman Convicted Of Foster Child Torture Murder
Jurors deliberated for about two hours on Thursday before convicting an Antioch woman of torturing and abusing her two foster children and murdering one of them in 2008.
6 Arrested In Vallejo Torture, Murder Case
Vallejo police arrested six people from Fairfield Friday suspected of involvement in a murder in May, police said.
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