"It is likely that the murder could be related to the rare cosmic occurrence of super blue blood moon on Wednesday. We have gathered some clues," the joint commissioner of police said.
LAPD spokesman Josh Rubenstein said that the incident happened in a classroom at Salvador Castro Middle School in the Westlake district.
Police later arrested John David Battaglia outside a tattoo parlour where he had got two large red roses inked on his left arm to commemorate his daughters.
Morgan Geyser and her friend Anissa Weier, who were both 12 at the time, had stabbed their classmate Payton Leutner at least 19 times in 2014 to 'please' the fictional character.
A jury at Birmingham Crown Court found a 17-year-old boy guilty of stabbing 26-year-old James Brindley to death in Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands in June last year.
The two 16-year-olds, from Kirkdale and Everton, in Liverpool, used a gas-powered BB gun to rob a taxi driver and a newsagent to steal money to spend on the Class B drug.
31-year-old Michael Pickering was sentenced to life after being found guilty of stabbing a man to death and attempting to sell his stolen possessions.
Steven Bertrand was shot at the Maniwaki courthouse, in Quebec, on Wednesday (31 January) when after he reportedly got into an argument with a special constable.
Levi Gough, 22, has been jailed for three-years at Sheffield Crown Court after 35 wraps of heroin, and 77 wraps of crack cocaine, were discovered.
Women arrested in Iran for staging anti-hijab #whitewednesday protests in Tehran.
New analysis of two letters, supposedly written by the infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper, suggests that they may have been penned by journalists.
Spanish police are investigating three people in connection with the killing of seven puppies after an entire litter of newborns were buried in Murcia region.
Daniel Norton met the girl on a dating website and persuaded her to send him photos and videos of ever more degrading acts, Southampton Crown Court heard.
India's controversial 'bling guru' has been charged with allegedly castrating 400 followers of his sect, said police.
Janie Lovejoy died in bathroom of mother's Pennsylvania home after injecting morphine and fentanyl mix.
Video released of 10 expats charged over "pornographic dancing" apologise and say: "We all just want to go home."
Man who ploughed into worshippers outside north London mosque guilty of murder and attempted murder.
Amanda R. Wright and Besline Joseph face multiple child abuse charges in relation to the treatment of three children in Maryland State.
Teenager who killed neighbour's son and stabbed to death old school friend while on the run jailed for life.
Approximately 52,000 inmates across 54 prisons will get a free tablet, which will allow them to download music, movies and send emails.
Prisoner stabbed to death named as Saleh Khader, 25. London prison experiencing a surge in violence, says report.
"He tied my legs and burnt them with cigarettes if I tried to free myself," she said of one of the abusers.
Police suspect the victim was murdered at some other location and then chopped up into pieces before being dumped at another place.
Aquib Ahmed and boy,16, jailed for 26 years for raping woman three days after breaking into her home in hunt for drugs.
The man, who is in his late forties, even used a Massey University letterhead detailing a fictitious study on corporal punishment for adults.
A New Mexico boy, whose body was recently found in a shallow grave, was allegedly abused and forced to spend his last days in a dog kennel, investigators say.
The 51-year-old victim said that the DeMars' abducted her when she passed out after having a drink at a gas station.
The 26-year-old woman, who uploaded the video on YouTube, alleged the physician had even tried to kiss her when she was just 16.
The remains of 5-year-old Jordan Rodriguez were discovered in the back garden of a home shared by Larissa Rodriguez and her boyfriend Christopher Rodriguez, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Benjamin Lawrence Petty, 36, of Spencer, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to 15 years on probation after he accepted rape charges and a plea deal was arranged.