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Christmas Eve Shooting in Tenderloin Leaves One Dead, Two Injured

The 40th San Francisco homicide of 2019 marks the second Tenderloin killing in the last five days.

Suspect In 2018 BART Stabbing Is 'Malingering' About Mental Illness, Judge Says

An Alameda County judge who is set to preside over the trial of a transient man suspected of fatally stabbing 18-year-old Nia Wilson at the MacArthur BART station last year is still unconvinced about the man's attorney's push to have his mental competence re-examined.

Nursing Student Tells Harrowing Hero Story Of Trying To Save BART Stabbing Victim

A 22-year-old nursing student who uses a wheelchair and is legally deaf was a witness to the entire conflict on the BART train on Tuesday that ended with the stabbing death of Oliver T. Williams.

BART Murder Victim Remembered By Family and Friends As Happy, Generous Soul

The 49-year-old Oakland man who was fatally stabbed aboard a BART train on Tuesday is being remembered by his loved ones as a kind and helpful person who was always quick to defend others against bullies.

Shoeless Sacramento Man Suspected of Murder On BART Train In Hayward

A grisly murder occurred Tuesday afternoon in front of multiple witnesses on a Warm Springs-bound BART train, and it allegedly stemmed from an attempted theft of a sleeping man's shoes.

Surveillance Video Shows Three Suspects In Santa Cruz Kidnapping and Murder

New footage has been released by Santa Cruz authorities in connection with the October 1 kidnapping and murder of 50-year-old tech entrepreneur Tushar Atre which shows three individuals casually strolling onto Pleasure Point Drive where Atre lived, with one carrying a rifle.

Suspect In April Homicides Admitted To Killings, Gets Maximum Sentence for Shooting Cop in Nevada

Stefon Demar Jefferson, who's implicated in a killing spree in the Bay Area on April 26 that left three men dead, was just sentenced for his shootout with police later that night in Nevada's Douglas County.

Witness In Peninsula Murder Case Loses Plea Deal, Will Not Testify Against Heiress and Her Boyfriend

Olivier Adella, the MMA fighter and former bodyguard who was set to be a key witness for the prosecution in the 2016 murder of Keith Green, has lost a plea deal that he struck to testify against defendants Tiffany Li and Kaveh Bayat.

Key Prosecution Witness Arrested In Peninsula Murder Case

The key witness for the prosecution in the crazy-sensational murder trial of wealthy Hillsborough heiress Tiffany Li and her boyfriend Kaveh Bayat is now in police custody after contacting another witness on Instagram.

Hillsborough Murder Suspect Tiffany Li Expected In Court Next Week

Over three years after she and a boyfriend allegedly plotted to kill the father of her two children, Hillsborough-based heiress Tiffany Li is finally due to stand trial for the murder — but the start of the trial has just been delayed an extra week.

Sonoma County Man Gets Three Life Sentences For 2004 Jenner Beach Murders, Fratricide

Confessed killer Shaun Michael Gallon, 40, was sentenced Monday to three consecutive life terms for the 2004 killing of a young couple on a camping trip, and the 2017 murder of his brother.

SF Homicide Rate On Track For Historic Low In 2019

While it's too soon to say for sure, at the mid-year mark, San Francisco is poised to see an even lower homicide count this year than it did last year — with a murder rate lower than it's been in the city since the early 1960s.

Arraignment Delayed In Wine Bottle Murder Case In Noe Valley

The sole suspect in the brutal bludgeoning death of 63-year-old Alice James on June 22, James' 56-year-old boyfriend Casey Murray, was scheduled for an arraignment two Fridays ago at which he was supposed to enter a plea, but that's been delayed another two weeks.

Couple Accused In Murder and Dismemberment of Elderly Man Appear To Have Tried To Flee Country In A Hurry

More gruesome details have emerged in the case against accused killers Stephanie Ching and her husband Douglas Lomas, who both stand charged with the murder and dismemberment of Ching's elderly father, Benedict Ching, last month.

‘Straight Outta Hunters Point’ Director Kevin Epps Re-Arrested In 2016 Murder Case

Director Kevin Epps was already arrested once for this shooting in his Glen Park home, and the DA claims to have strong new evidence against him.

Jurors Hear Garcia Zarate Confession For First Time In Steinle Murder Trial

Audio excerpts from about four and a half hours of the interrogation of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate during the early morning hours of July 2, 2015 were played for the jury in the

Alleged Murder Weapon In Death Of Kate Steinle Has Safeties Designed To Prevent Accidental Discharge, Says Expert Testimony

San Francisco police criminalist and firearms expert Gerald Andrew Smith testified in the Kate Steinle murder trial on Tuesday about the alleged murder weapon's potential for accidental discharge. Smith described the pistol, a

Expert Testimony Suggests Ricochet Bullet Could Have Killed Kate Steinle

Key evidence in the Kate Steinle murder trial was presented on Monday, as a firearms specialist and retired police investigator testified about the alleged ricocheting bullet that killed Steinle in 2015. Per the

'I Thought It Would Be Pretty Safe,' Says Federal Ranger Whose Gun Was Stolen And Used In Steinle Killing

In testimony on Day Four of the trial of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate for the July 2015 murder of Kate Steinle, Bureau of Land Management Ranger John Woychowski described how he had secured

Police Who Responded To Kate Steinle Shooting Testify In Third Day Of Trial

The second and third day of the Kate Steinle murder trial brought witness testimony from those who saw the shooting and its aftermath, and the police officers who first responded to the emergency

Day One Of Kate Steinle Murder Trial Featured Emotional Witness Testimony From Steinle's Father

The national spotlight returns to San Francisco and the trial of an undocumented immigrant that became a flashpoint in the debate over immigration and sanctuary city policies. Monday was the first official day

Trial In Bloody Quintuple Murder From 2012 Begins Today

Five years after his arrest, Binh Thai Luc, the prime suspect in a quintuple murder that's been called one of the worst mass slayings in San Francisco's history, finally stands trial. On Tuesday,

More Details Emerge In Domestic Violence-Related Murder Suicide In Dolores Heights

The apparent murder-suicide inside a parked car on a quiet Dolores Heights Street two weekends ago, which we learned a bit more about early last week, was allegedly the culmination of a long

Bubbles' Neighbors Fume At SFPD, New Century Theater Over Still-Unsolved Murder

Of the 10 homicides that have occurred in the Tenderloin this year, arrests have been made in seven of those cases. But one unsolved murder has gained a higher profile the fatal September

Video: Bubbles Eulogized With Actual Bubbles And Bubbly At Dolores Park Memorial Service

The hole in our collective hearts and nightclub scene is still heavy after the September 8 murder of local DJ and club personality Anthony “Bubbles” Torres, and nearly 100 of Bubbles’ friends, family