Ted Bundy

Soldier's lawyer known for 'humanizing' clients

A day before the public learned the name of the soldier accused of methodically slaughtering 16 civilians in Afghanistan, his lawyer called a news conference and sketched a different portrait of Robert Bales: that of a loving father and devoted husband who had been traumatized by a comrade's injury and sent into combat one too many times.

Soldier's lawyer known for 'humanizing' clients

A day before the public learned the name of the soldier accused of methodically slaughtering 16 civilians in Afghanistan, his lawyer called a news conference and sketched a different portrait of Robert Bales: that of a loving father and devoted husband who had been traumatized by a comrade's injury and sent into combat one too many times.

Lawyer says Afghan killings suspect recalls little

Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales remembers little about the night he is accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime shooting rampage, his lawyer says.

Afghanistan suspect meets lawyer

The lawyer for the Army staff sergeant accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime shooting rampage met his client for the first time Monday and said the solider has a sketchy memory of the night of the massacre.

Lawyer describes talk with Afghan killings suspect

The lawyer for the Army sergeant accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians met with his client behind bars for the first time Monday to begin building a defense and said the soldier gave a powerfully moving account of what it is like to be on the ground in Afghanistan.

Lawyer describes talk with Afghan killings suspect

A Seattle lawyer who is defending an Army staff sergeant suspected of killing 16 Afghans, including nine children, met Monday with the soldier for the first time at Fort Leavenworth, a conversation the attorney described as emotional.

Lawyer describes chat with Afghan killings suspect

A Seattle lawyer who is defending an Army staff sergeant suspected of killing 16 Afghans, including nine children, met Monday with the soldier for the first time at Fort Leavenworth, a discussion the attorney described as emotional.

Lawyer arrives to meet Afghan killings suspect

A Seattle defense attorney arrived at Fort Leavenworth on Monday to meet with an Army staff sergeant who is suspected of carrying out a deadly nighttime attack on two Afghan villages.

Lawyer for Afghan killings suspect to visit him

With formal charges looming against his client within days, the lawyer for an Army sergeant suspected in the horrific nighttime slaughter of 16 Afghan villagers flew to Kansas and was preparing for his first face-to-face meeting with the 10-year veteran.

Lawyer for Afghan suspect to visit with him Monday

With formal charges looming against his client within days, the lawyer for an Army sergeant suspected in the horrific nighttime slaughter of 16 Afghan villagers was flying Sunday to Kansas and getting ready to meet for the first time with the 10-year veteran.

Official: Afghanistan slaying suspect headed to US

The soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers was on his way to a U.S. military prison, a senior defense official said Friday, as the soldier's attorney spoke of the impact the fighting had on his client.

Lawyer: Afghan suspect's friend had leg blown off

The soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers is expected to be flown to a U.S. military prison as early as Friday, a senior defense official said, as the soldier's attorney spoke of the impact the fighting had on his client.

Lawyer: Afghanistan suspect was loath to deploy

The U.S. soldier accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan villagers last weekend had been reluctant to leave on his fourth deployment and surprised to be deployed to Afghanistan, where soldiers at his base were shaken by the serious injury of a comrade a day before the shooting rampage, his lawyer said Thursday.

Lawyer represented Bundy, 'Barefoot Bandit'

The Seattle lawyer representing a U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians has only appeared in military court a handful of times in a career spanning 40-plus years, but he's no stranger to high-profile clients.

Deaths of 74 children in Catholic institutions under investigation

HEEL, The Netherlands — It was the large number of dead children that raised suspicions of the Deetman commission, a group appointed by the Dutch government to investigate alleged sexual abuse in the Catholic church in the Netherlands.

Ted Bundy DNA may link killer to cold cases

Serial killer Ted Bundy has long been suspected in the abduction of 8-year-old Ann Marie Burr, who disappeared from her North End Tacoma home in 1961.

Unabomber's tools auctioned to benefit victims

To most people, Theodore Kaczynski's bomb-making tools are meaningless relics from a life devoted to mayhem.

FBI files include information on Ted Bundy, UFOs

From UFOs over Logan to Ted Bundy there are now thousands of government declassified documents posted to the FBI's new online Vault.

'Tangled' and 'Dagenham' land on DVD this week

Understanding — and fighting back — against violence

A loner with a grudge and a penchant for odd philosophy shoots an Arizona congresswoman, a federal judge and a roster of other victims outside a Tucson supermarket. The penetrating gaze and eerie smile in the gunman's mug shot bring to mind other headline makers – criminals who leave us scrambling to understand and stem their violent outbursts.