basketball player murdered after picking up man from gay dating app

Michael Wright, 35, a former University of Arizona basketball star who was drafted by the NY Knick
14 years ago, was found dead on on Tuesday November 10th in Brooklyn, N.Y and police say he was murdered. Police say they suspect that he was killed by a man he picked up on a Gay dating app, Grindr. He was shot in the head inside his Lexus Suv. He was found with his body was covered in black garbage bags.


Police suspect that the man who killed him may be a gay serial killer. Wright was a forward for the Arizona Wildcats between 1998 and 2000. He was drafted by the Knicks in 2001.

Soap Star Nathaniel Marston Dead At 40 Following Car Crash

Actor Nathaniel Marston, who was best known for his roles on "One Life to Live" and "As the World Turns," died in a Reno hospital on Wednesday. He was 40 years old. 

The actor's mother Elizabeth Jackson confirmed the news on Facebook.

"My beloved and cherished son, Nathaniel Marston, who was putting up the good fight until last night was not able to continue due to the traumatic and devastating nature of his injuries," she wrote. 

8 SA policemen sentenced to 15yrs in prison for dragging a Mozambican taxi driver to death

 

A South African court on Wednesday, November 11, sentenced eight former police officers to 15 year each for killing a Mozambican taxi driver. 27-year-old Mido Macia was killed in February 2013 when the officers aged between 25 and 56, dragged him handcuffed to the back of a police van and further assaulted him in a holding cell. Macia died from head injuries and internal bleeding caused by being dragged through the streets of Johannesburg in full view of witnesses. The video was caught by onlookers and broadcast around the world. 

Canadian couple died having sex in Mexican hotel hot-tub after husband had heart attack ( days before their daughter's wedding)

Family and friends are grieving the loss of a Canadian couple who died while having sex in a Mexican hotel hot tub - just two days before they were due to watch their daughter tie the knot. 

Charles McKenzie, 67, died after suffering a heart attack in the hot tub at the luxury Playacar Palace Hotel in Playa del Carmen, while his wife, Dorothy, 63, drowned moments later, officials said. 

Mrs McKenzie, known as 'Dot' to friends, was apparently squashed by her dying husband's body, resulting in her death from 'asphyxiation by submersion', an autopsy found.

The pair's bodies were reportedly discovered by their 35-year-old daughter at 10am on Tuesday. 

Tragedy: Charles (left) and Dorothy McKenzie (right) were found dead and naked in a hot tub at the Playacar Palace hotel in Mexico just two days before Mr McKenzie was due to walk their daughter down the aisle

Hong Kong billionaire reportedly spent £50m on two rare diamonds for his little daughter

Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau purchased both diamonds at auction. He spent reportedly spent £50million on the diamonds as presents for his 7 year old daughter and renamed them after her. His office confirmed this week that the real estate investor - worth an estimated £6.5billion went on the spending spree over two days at jewellery auctions in Geneva.

Jihadi John is 'evaporated' by a US drone strike: Britain's ISIS executioner (the world's most wanted man is taken out by a 'flawless clean hit' )

The world's most wanted man, Jihadi John, is believed to have been killed in a US drone strike inSyria. 

Pentagon officials say they are '99 per cent' sure they have assassinated British Islamic State executioner Mohammed Emwazi in the terror group's capital of Raqqa.

The 27-year-old from London, who became the face of ISIS in their sickening beheading videos of Western hostages including two British aid workers, was 'evaporated' by a missile as he climbed into a vehicle.

A senior US defence official told Fox News: 'We are 99 per cent sure we got him. We were on him for some time.'

The Kuwaiti-born militant, who moved to the UK when he was six years old, was blown up in a 'flawless' and 'clean hit', another defence source told ABC News.

However, there is a good chance his death will never be confirmed if his body has been incinerated and spies may have to rely on intercepting chatter from the jihadi militants to verify the reports.

Everton footballers pose topless for new club's charity calendar

Everton players have undressed for the club's latest calendar publication titled '12 Shades of Blue'. Mirallas, who stars in the calendars, said:

'The first calendar was such a success and raised a lot of money for Everton in the Community so we were only too happy to get involved again for12 Shades of Blue 2. All of the players are aware of the ground-breaking work the charity carries out every day. I got the chance to see first-hand how many young peoples' lives are touched by the charity's hard work. Here's hoping 12 Shades of Blue 2 will be just as popular and raise even more money for Everton in the Community.' 'See more photos after the cut...