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Amid Tiny Region's Quest for Independence, a Shady 'King'

Guardian takes closer look at 'Bougainville's Bernie Madoff,' aka alleged con artist Noah Musingku

(Newser) - In Bougainville, an autonomous region that's long sought complete independence from Papau New Guinea, reigns King David Peii II—at least in his own head. The alleged royal's real name is Noah Musingku, a shady character described as "Bougainville's Bernie Madoff" who was tracked down by...

New Search Launched for Dad on the Run With 3 Kids

Tom Phillips of New Zealand's North Island wanted for bank robbery, other crimes

(Newser) - New Zealand police have launched a new search for a fugitive father believed to be hiding in the wilderness with his three children, of whom he doesn't have custody. Tom Phillips disappeared with Jayda, 11, Maverick, 10, and Ember, 9, more than three years ago. Last October, witnesses spotted...

Reward for Ex-Olympic Snowboarder Upped to $10M

Canadian drug trafficker Ryan Wedding is believed to be hiding out in Mexico

(Newser) - The reward for a former Olympic snowboarder has been upped to more than $10 million. Ryan Wedding, a Canadian citizen accused of running an international drug trafficking operation , is believed to be living in Mexico but federal prosecutors said Thursday that investigators "have not ruled out his presence in...

Most-Wanted Fugitive Posed as Dead Classmate: Feds

Stephen Craig Campbell collected $100K, bought property before 4-decade ruse unraveled

(Newser) - A man who disappeared in 1983 while awaiting trial on attempted murder charges in Wyoming allegedly spent the next four decades living under the identity of a dead classmate before his arrest last month. Stephen Craig Campbell, 76, who found himself on the US Marshals' most-wanted list, was arrested Feb....

Cops: Years After Killing Hubby, She Killed Wife the Same Way

Yolanda Marodi, accused of stabbing longtime firefighter in California, may be in Mexico

(Newser) - Months before she was due to retire, Rebecca Marodi, a California fire captain who battled last month's Eaton Fire, was found stabbed to death on Feb. 17. Days later, police said the suspected killer was Marodi's wife of two years—a woman convicted of fatally stabbing her first...

After 9 Months on the Run, Fugitive 'the Fly' Faces Court

Mohamed Amra, who made a deadly escape in France, busted in Romania on Saturday

(Newser) - A notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape last year appeared in a Romanian court Sunday after a nine-month international police hunt culminated in his arrest in Bucharest, reports the AP . Mohamed Amra, sporting dyed red hair possibly meant to disguise his identity, flashed a big smile at onlookers...

Fugitive US Killer Lived Quietly in Canada for 49 Years

Sharon Kinne was known for her banana bread

(Newser) - A resident of a small Canadian town known for her banana bread and needlepoint skills had been hiding from American and Mexican law enforcement for more than 50 years, authorities say. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office in Missouri confirmed last week that Dee Glabus, who died in 2022, was...

2 Security Guards Shot After Confronting Shoplifter

LA suspect was arrested after standoff Tuesday

(Newser) - A man suspected of shooting two security guards at a Los Angeles shopping plaza was arrested Tuesday after a long standoff with officers. KTLA reports that the suspect was arrested an an apartment complex a few blocks from where the guards were shot in a Target store Monday night. The...

Feds: Man on the Run for 8 Years Is Captured

Eric Pree, who vanished from California federal prison in 2017, is back in custody

(Newser) - The last time Eric Pree was seen behind bars was right after Donald Trump's first inauguration, in late January 2017. The California man vanished on the 29th of that month from US Penitentiary Atwater, and he remained on the run for almost eight years—until October, when he was...

Fugitive Caught Thanks to 3-Year-Old TikTok Video

Benjamin Williams allegedly shot Joana Peca in front of her two children in 2021

(Newser) - A fugitive on the run for more than three years after a murder in Florida has been captured in Mexico, and police credit a three-year-old TikTok video. Benjamin "Bambi" Williams, 41, is charged with murdering estranged girlfriend Joana Peca in 2021 and has been extradited to the US, reports...

Alleged Killer Who Faked Death Arrested at Hospital

Police say Nicholas Hamlett claimed to have fallen off cliff while running from bear

(Newser) - A fugitive suspected of killing a man in Tennessee and trying to cover it up with a story about a cliff and a bear has been apprehended in South Carolina. Police say Nicholas Hamlett, 45, called 911 on Oct. 18 and claimed he had been injured in a fall from...

Police Search for Parolee After Pregnant Wife's Killing

St. Paul investigators tie suspect to shooting of carjacking victim

(Newser) - A search was underway Sunday for a Minnesota man who was recently paroled for murder after he was charged with killing his pregnant wife and linked to another shooting. Mychel Stowers, 36, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the Oct. 19 shooting that killed 35-year-old Damara Alexis...

Former Olympic Snowboarder Is Now a Fugitive

Ryan Wedding is charged with running a major drug trafficking ring

(Newser) - A former Olympic snowboarder for Canada has been charged with running a drug trafficking ring that shipped vast amounts of cocaine across the Americas and killed several people, authorities said Thursday. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and extradition of Ryan James...

Fugitive Dad, 3 Kids Spotted Years After Disappearing
Fugitive Dad, 3 Kids Spotted
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Fugitive Dad, 3 Kids Spotted Years After Disappearing

New Zealand police have yet to locate Tom Phillips and the children, missing since 2021

(Newser) - The mother of three children who were taken by their father three years ago says she's "relieved" to know they're alive based on a recent sighting. The children—Jayda, 11, Maverick, 9, and Ember, 8—and their father, Tom Phillips, were spotted in the Waikato region of...

'Glock Switches' Suspected in Birmingham Mass Shooting

4 dead, 17 injured in what police say was a 'hit' on an individual

(Newser) - The manhunt continues in Birmingham, Alabama, after a mass shooting in a popular nightlife district left four dead and another 17 injured on Saturday night.
  • The shooting: It took place about 11pm in the Five Points South district near the University of Alabama, reports the New York Times . Gunmen pulled
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Inmates Flee as Floods Bring Prison Walls Down

Authorities have recaptured just 7 of the 281 inmates who escaped from prison in Maiduguri, Nigeria

(Newser) - Nigerian authorities said 281 inmates escaped after devastating floods brought down a prison's walls in the country's northeast. A major dam collapsed on Sept. 10, unleashing severe flooding that left 30 people dead and more than a million displaced, and prompted evacuations across the state of Borno, reports...

Authorities: Shooting Suspect Is Hiding in 'Very Rough' Area

Joseph Couch is accused of injuring 5 people during Kentucky highway shooting last weekend

(Newser) - Authorities believe Joseph Couch, the suspect in the Kentucky highway shooting that left five people injured on Saturday, remains concealed in dense forest near the crime scene, though there's been no sign of him for five days. Helicopters, drones equipped with infrared technology, special response teams, and dogs continue...

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Cops Recapture NC Murderer Who Escaped

Ramone Alston, 30, was found after multiday manhunt involving hundreds of officers

(Newser) - A convicted killer in North Carolina who escaped from a medical transport van on Tuesday has been recaptured. After a manhunt involving hundreds of local, state, and federal officers, Ramone Alston was arrested early Friday at a hotel in Kannapolis, a suburb of Charlotte, NBC News reports. Authorities said the...

After 20 Years, Fugitive Found Working as Cop

Antonio 'El Diablo' Riano fled to Mexico after 2004 murder in Ohio

(Newser) - A fugitive wanted by law enforcement in the US for 20 years was working in law enforcement in Mexico when he was finally tracked down. Antonio "El Diablo" Riano was sought in connection with the 2004 killing of 25-year-old Benjamin Becarro in Hamilton, Ohio, CBS News reports. He was...

He Stole a Dead Child's Identity, Lived on the Lam 30 Years

Steven Johnson, now 70, escaped from an Oregon prison in 1994

(Newser) - Steven Johnson is back in custody three decades after he escaped from a prison work detail in Oregon, reports CBS News . The man described as a "pedophile" in a wanted poster from the 1990s was arrested at an apartment complex in Macon, Georgia, where he was living under the...

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