Below are the headlines from this week's top crime stories. Find out what others are saying about these cases in the Crime & Punishment Forum and add your comments and opinions.

• Man Charged With 5-Year-Old's Murder
  McNeill also charged with child rape.
  
• Teen to Be Tried as Adult
  In death of Elizabeth Olten, 9.
  
• Wanda Barzee Enters Guilty Plea
  For kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart.
  
• 'Junior' Gotti Jury Is Deadlocked
  Judge orders more deliberations.
  
• Family Members Charged in Sex Abuse Case
  Six accused in "horrific" child abuse.
  

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Unable to reach a unanimous verdict, the New York jury deciding the fate of John "Junior" Gotti, accused of racketeering, has been sent back to the jury room. This is the fourth trial for Gotti, the previous three all ending in hung juries.

John "Junior" Gotti claims he left the mob over 10 years ago and is innocent of all charges.

Poll: Is John "Junior" Gotti out of the mob?

1) Yes
2) No
3) Undecided

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A North Carolina man previously accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old North Carolina girl now faces charges of first-degree murder and first-degree rape of a child. Mario McNeill admitted taking Shaniya Davis from her Fayetteville home.

Preliminary autopsy reports showed that Shaniya was asphyxiated. Read more...

A 15-year-old Missouri girl has been indicted and will be tried as an adult in the murder of a 9-year-old neighbor. Alyssa Bustamante faces first-degree murder and armed criminal action charges for the death of Elizabeth Olten.

Bustamante has been held in juvenile detention since her arrest on Oct. 23. Read more...