Richard Burkard
WriterRichard Burkard is a veteran journalist who has worked in a wide range of media. After graduating from the University of Kansas, he presented radio newscasts in Kansas City and northwest Oklahoma. Then he worked behind the scenes on newscasts at CNN Headline News in Atlanta (now HLN), WTVM/WXTX-TV in Columbus, Georgia and KAKE-TV in Wichita, Kansas. Most recently, he covered stories for newspapers in Madisonville, Kentucky and Emporia, Kansas.
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Virginia 13-Year-old Confesses To Suffocating 4-Year-Old Sibling, Police Say
A 13-year-old child in southern Virginia is charged with murdering a four-year-old sibling, who was found unresponsive inside a Danville home.
Pennsylvania Man Murdered His Ex-lover Neighbor In Driveway With Homemade Air Gun After She Began Dating Again
It started with a romance. It led to a shooting with an air gun. Now the result is a murder conviction in eastern Pennsylvania.
A Washington Mother Told Her Former Air Force Reservist Son To Wash His Hands. Then He Shot Her Dead.
A former member of the Washington Air Force Reserves will spend more than 10 years in prison for killing his mother after she complained about hand washing.
'Violent Confrontation' Over Noise Complaint Near Lake Michigan Beach Leads To Two Murder Charges
Late-night loudness along a lakeshore led to the death of a man at a forest preserve north of Chicago, and two men are charged with murder, authorities say.
An Oklahoma Man Wanted To 'Release The Demons'. So He Killed His Neighbor, Cooked Her Heart And Tried To Feed It To Family.
It's a case not far from “The Silence of the Lambs”: a killer turning body parts of one of his victims into dinner.
'Quit Selling This Poison': Florida Suspect Arrested For Murder After Woman Overdoses On Fentanyl, Sheriff Says
A woman in the Florida Keys is accused of murder, because she allegedly sold fentanyl that killed another woman.
Texas Man Arrested In Connection With Uber Driver Shot Dead Inside His Vehicle
A San Antonio man is accused of climbing inside an Uber vehicle and then shooting and murdering the driver.
Body Of Teen Found Near South Carolina Home Of Convicted Killer Alex Murdaugh To Be Exhumed, Mother Says
The body of a young man found near the home of Alex Murdaugh will be exhumed.
Man Convicted Of 1989 Murder Of Chicago College Student Walks Free Amid Police Questions
A man who was convicted of a Chicago murder in the early 1990s went free Thursday, after prosecutors admitted they lacked evidence to put him on trial again.
Murder Charges Proposed Against Utah Man Accused Of Doing Meth, Crashing Out-Of-Control Car Into Preschoolers Playing With Toy Trucks
A Utah man could face murder charges after allegedly crashing his car into a horse corral and hitting two three-year-old boys, according to authorities.
Teenager Accused Of Shooting Houston Grandma, Running Over Her With Her Own SUV
Police say a Houston 17-year-old shot a 65-year-old woman on Valentines Day, then stole her SUV and ran her over.
Mother, Grandfather Accused Of Murder After They Put Newborn In Garbage Bag, Left Him To Die In Ditch: Cops
An Iowa father and daughter are accused of killing a newborn boy by placing him in a garbage bag and leaving him in a ditch.