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Jim Matthews was the overnight anchor at Metro Detroit's WWJ-AM known as "Newsradio 950". He had held that position for seven years. He was 57 years old at the time of his death. [1] "Matthews" was the name he used professionally; his legal surname was "Nicolai". [2] He was a graduate of Lutheran High School in Harper Woods, Michigan. [3]
An accidental death is an unnatural death that is caused by an accident, such as a slip and fall, traffic collision, or accidental poisoning. Accidental deaths are distinguished from death by natural causes, disease, and from intentional homicides and suicide. An accidental death can still be considered a homicide or suicide if a person was the ...
If a death is deemed a culpable homicide, it generally falls under one of four categories (first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter, and infanticide). [34] Canadian law defines manslaughter as "a homicide committed without the intention to cause death, although there may have been an intention to cause harm".
If the defendant's intent was to cause death, the charge would be murder. [18] New York defines manslaughter in the second degree as a death that occurs without intent to cause serious physical injury, but where reckless conduct by the defendant resulted in death. This corresponds to "involuntary manslaughter" in most other states.
Canton Daily News: Canton, Ohio: Shot to death in his garage as a result of a conspiracy with a crime boss and the police chief of Canton. [1] June 9, 1930: Jake Lingle: Chicago Tribune: Chicago, Illinois: Killed in gangland-style by associates of Al Capone. In addition to his job as a reporter, Lingle was on the payroll of Capone's criminal ...
Types of accidental killing include: Involuntary manslaughter if unlawful; Accidental death if not due to unreasonable behavior; Collateral damage (a euphemism) if due to imprecise or incorrect targeting during wartime
Anthony Porter (December 14, 1954 - July 25, 2021) was a Chicago resident known for having been exonerated in 1999 of the murder in 1982 of two teenagers on the South Side of the city. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 1983, and served 17 years on death row .
Richard Benjamin Speck (December 6, 1941 – December 5, 1991) was an American mass murderer who killed eight student nurses in their South Deering, Chicago, residence via stabbing, strangling, slashing their throats, or a combination of the three on the night of July 13–14, 1966.