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“Sweetie Pie’s” Star Denies Arranging Nephew’s Death

A former star in a St. Louis-based “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” reality television show testified Tuesday that he was not involved in the killing of his nephew. James “Tim” Norman, 43, is accused of hiring two people to kill 21-year-old …

North Dakota Judge Awards $9.6M in Wrongful Death Suit

A North Dakota judge has awarded $9.6 million to the family of a Fargo dentist who was killed in a murder-for-hire scheme. The brother of Philip Gattuso (guh-TOO’-soh) filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Gene Kirkpatrick, who’s serving life in …

Indiana Woman Arrested in Murder-for-Hire Scheme

Indiana State Police say a Tell City woman tried to hire a hit man to kill a 30-year-old Owensboro, Ky., man. Fifty-two-year-old Jane Kleaving was being held without bond in the Spencer County Jail Friday on preliminary charges of conspiracy …