Marco McMillian, a gay mayoral candidate in Clarksdale, Miss., was found dead near the Mississippi River on Wednesday (Feb. 27) morning after being reported missing a day prior. Although charges have not been filed, a person of interest has been taken into custody, sparking the possibility of a homicide investigation.
On Tuesday (Feb. 26) morning, a dismembered human body was found in trash bags and a duffel bag by a man walking his dog in the Bronx. NYPD launched investigation, honing in on the female victim’s 23-year-old son as the lead suspect. The man, Bashid McLean, later admitted to police that he committed the gruesome crime.
Young Vito, the Atlanta rapper accused of murdering fellow rhymer, Slim Dunkin has been acquitted of murder charges, but will still spend the next 25 years behind bars. A Georgia jury found him not guilty on murder and possession of a firearm in commission of a felony charges, yet he was still handed down a […]
Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius was granted bail on Friday, having been charged with premeditated murder for the death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.
Paralympic champion sprinter Oscar Pistorius made sporting history by becoming the first double amputee sprinter to compete in the Olympics. Today, he’s been charged with murdering his girlfriend.
The tragedy surrounding the death of Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton has affected Michelle Obama and others in the White House. The FLOTUS will attend Pendleton’s funeral Saturday, February 9, says a White House official who requested not to be named.
Last year, Hip-Hop Wired reported on numerous homicides in Chicago. Closing out the year there was an unspoken hope that the start of 2013 would bring about some form of change, but that has not been the case. As of today, Chicago has had more shootings deaths than days in the month of January. Even worse, […]
Just one week after performing during President Barack Obama’s inauguration in Washington, DC with her high school band and drill team, a 15-year-old student was shot and killed on the South Side of Chicago.
A Texas inmate is set to become the first woman executed in the U.S. since 2010. Kimberly McCarthy will become the 13th woman in the U.S. to be put to death and the fourth in the state of Texas since 1976. She will die tonight, via lethal injection.
Chief Keef has made some massive bad decisions in his short career, but admitting to murder might just take the cake. The Chicago teen is being accused of disguising his criminal confession surrounding the shooting death of rival, Joseph “Lil JoJo” Coleman in rhyme.
Police in New York City have yet to identify a suspect in execution-style shooting of Brandon Lincoln Woodard earlier in the week, but are investigating whether or not the victim was lured to the location. Law enforcement sources told the New York Post that Woodard may have received a text message instructing him to walk […]
The Game drops the last song of his Sunday Service series, and it’s easily one of its best. The tune is called “Murder” and it features the assistance Scarface and Kendrick Lamar.
