Yet many people around the world only know the areas of Baltimore shown on TV dramas like "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "The Wire."

VOA: special.2011.03.07

A historian at Ohio State University argues yes in a new book called "American Homicide."

VOA: special.2009.12.19

The Los Angeles County Coroner declared Michael Jackson's death a homicide,caused by a combination of powerful drugs in his system.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

The managers of Union Carbide, who have been granted bail, were originally charged with culpable homicide, which could have resulted in a harsher sentence.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10