A nurse in Germany came up with a novel way to lighten his workload ... he reportedly murdered 10 of his patients.
The nurse, whose name was not released, was given a life sentence in prison Wednesday after he was convicted of murdering all 10 patients by lethal injection, and attempting to kill 27 more, according to CNN.
During the trial, prosecutors accused the nurse of trying to cut his evening workload by giving his mostly geriatric patients doses of painkillers and sedatives in a hospital near the German city of Aachen, CNN said.
Former "American Idol" contestant Randy Madden is back on the streets after being charged for allegedly having sex with a minor ... but his release on bond comes with a lot of restrictions ... including on contact with people under the age of 18.
According to the court docket, Madden is to have no contact with the alleged victim in his case or anyone who is considered a minor.
We broke the story ... Randy is facing six felony chargesin Ventura County, California, including oral copulation of a person under 18 and unlawful sexual intercourse.
Ex-UFC star BJ Penn was arrested again this week -- this time, he's accused of punching and kicking a 45-year-old man in Hawaii.
Hawaii Island Police say the 46-year-old former fighter was arrested and charged with third-degree assault stemming from an incident early Tuesday morning.
Cops were called to a residence in Hilo around 1 AM ... when the man said Penn hit him several times before he was able to flee the scene.
Americana singer-songwriter Todd Snider has been arrested in Salt Lake City, Utah, after being hospitalized to treat injuries he apparently sustained from an alleged assault outside his hotel.
According to the arrest affidavit, the Nashville-based musician was angry he was discharged from the Salt Lake City Regional Hospital and began yelling and cursing at the hospital staff. Cops say he was told to leave the property, which he did ... but they say he returned and "made verbal threats" to the alleged victim by getting in the person's face and saying he was going to "kick [their] ass."
Snider was subsequently arrested Sunday evening and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for disorderly conduct, trespassing, and making a threat of violence. He was released Monday to pretrial services, per a Salt Lake City Sheriff Department spokesperson.
Video shared with The Sunshows UK police Taser and arrest a suspect in a dramatic takedown.
Two suspects were rounded up by police after they went on a stabbing spree aboard a train in England, leaving 10 people injured ... nine of them critically.
The bloody rampage -- now being investigated by terrorism cops -- occurred Saturday night just after the train departed Peterborough Station in Cambridgeshire, about 74 miles north of London, according to The Sunday Times.
Once the train arrived at its next stop, Huntington Station, also in Cambridgeshire, dozens of armed police officers hopped aboard to investigate after receiving reports passengers were being attacked, The Times said.
Paul Pierce has apparently gotten a driver in the wake of his recent DUI arrest ... as the NBA legend was seen getting a lift home from a party on Wednesday night.
Just eight days after he was charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol ... Pierce was seen out in Beverly Hills taking the safe way home from a Halloween-themed event.
Paps caught the former Celtics star -- who was rockin' a curly wig, big chains and a zebra-print, purple jacket -- hopping into the backseat of an SUV ... after he seemed to have a good night with friends.
Hollywood producer and serial rapist David Brian Pearce was sentenced to 146 years to life in prison Wednesday for the tragic drug overdose deaths of a model and her friend ... in addition to other heinous convictions.
Pearce was convicted of murdering 24-year-old Christy Giles and her 26-year-old friend Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola in the first degree back in February. According to ABC7 Los Angeles, further investigation also uncovered rapes he committed against several women over more than a decade -- he was also convicted of multiple counts including forcible rape, sexual penetration by use of force, rape of an unconscious person, and sodomy by use of force.
Prosecutors said Pearce reportedly met Giles and Cabrales-Arzola at an after-hours rave and later drugged them to facilitate a sexual assault.
Gloria Estefan's daughter's partner has been arrested for robbery ... and, it appears Emily Estefan is the alleged victim -- though cops are not revealing a name at this time.
Gemeny Hernandez -- who has been in a relationship with Emily Estefan for years -- was arrested Tuesday for felony strong-arm robbery and misdemeanor battery ... and the arrest affidavit identifies her domestic partner of eight years as the alleged victim.
While cops have redacted the name of the victim, Emily and Gemeny celebrated their eighth anniversary together last year, according to multiple reports.
"Family Matters" starDarius McCrary is no longer being housed in a San Diego jail ... he's headed to Michigan for extradition.
McCrary's rep, Ann Barlow, tells TMZ the former sitcom star was extradited from California back to Michigan on Wednesday morning following his arrest earlier this month.
Barlow says she was caught off guard by the release -- receiving no prior notice -- and isn't sure whether McCrary is being transported via plane or bus back to Michigan.
Sebastian Van Stockum -- the Connecticut man accused of killing his mom -- once took a high school Forensic class that had the trappings of a Jeffrey Dahmer crime scene with simulated blood spatter, dead bodies, and human skeletons, according to a former classmate.
The ex-classmate tells TMZ she was in the same Forensics class with Stockum back at New Canaan High -- where the lessons included blood-spatter experiments in which students would stand on tables with a ruler and squirt fake blood to study blood patterns.
Students also learned how to zero in on someone's time of death based on body temperature, as well as studying skeletons and bones, and even watching a documentary about human corpses. Other projects included breaking down fabric under a microscope, learning about DNA, and solving mock crime scenes.
"Real Housewives of Potomac" star Stacey Rusch is pulling back the curtain on her emotional reunion with Wendy Osefo ... following Wendy's recent arrest on a slew of fraud charges.
Stacey appeared Sunday on "Watch What Happens Live" ... revealing she met with Wendy last week, and the emotional moment led to them holding one another.
She goes on to say she fully supports Wendy and can't wait for her to tell her story.
Robin Warr Lawrence was 37 years old in 1994 when someone broke into her Virginia home and stabbed her 49 times ... killing her and leaving her 2-year-old daughter alone for two days until a neighbor discovered her body.
For years, police couldn't find a culprit ... until new DNA testing led them to a man who claims he would've been a serial killer if not for his wife and children.
The whole story's being laid out in a new episode of "48 Hours" which will introduce the world to Stephan Smerk ... the man who last year pled guilty to murdering Robin and was sentenced to 70 years in prison in March 2025.
Shaquille O'Neal on Thursday night addressed the bombshell arrests associated with current and former NBA players ... and he didn't hold back, saying he was "ashamed" of the guys for putting themselves in the situation.
Just hours after Chauncey Billups, Damon Jones and Terry Rozier were taken into custody for their alleged roles in illegal sports betting and rigged gambling schemes ... O'Neal chided the trio while on the set of "Inside the NBA."
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O'Neal told his colleagues he's not a saint -- admitting he partakes in gambling from time to time -- but he added, "I'm ashamed that those guys would put their families and their careers in jeopardy."
Federal prosecutors indicated in court documents this month that Chauncey Billups allegedly leaked confidential information about his Trail Blazers to at least one bettor.
Billups appears to be listed as "Co-Conspirator 8" in a now-unsealed indictment filed by feds last week in a New York court.
The clues aren't hard to decipher ... given "Co-Conspirator 8" is described as "an NBA player who played from roughly 1997 to 2014 who went on to become a coach in 2021."
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier have been arrested in relation to a federal investigation into illegal gambling.
Rozier was arrested Thursday morning at a hotel in Orlando after Miami's road matchup with the Magic, ESPN reports. He did not play in the contest due to a coach's decision.
Billups, who is in his fifth season as head coach of Portland, was arrested in Oregon over an alleged "separate but related" illegal betting operation, ABC News reports. Billups coached in the Blazers' home loss to the Timberwolves just prior to being taken into custody.
Wendy Osefo says she’s not the fraudster here -- she’s the victim ... and is claiming cops hit her with an illegal arrest as she fights to clear her name.
According to court docs obtained by US Weekly ... the 'Real Housewives of Potomac' star wants all charges against her and husband Eddie dropped ... arguing there are alleged defects in the charging papers and the search and seizure was unlawful.
The docs also add any verbal admissions, statements and confessions she made shouldn’t count because they were unlawfully obtained.
