A Texas woman has been sentenced to 55 years behind bars for strangling her friend to death and abducting the woman’s newborn baby as her own, KXAN-TV reports. On Thursday, 37-year-old Magen Fieramusca pleaded guilty to murdering 33-year-old Heidi Broussard, who had considered the killer a friend before the horrific attack. Authorities alleged a motive …
A local New Jersey public official was gunned down this week outside her townhome, prompting police to hunt for the killer who has not yet been found, WABC-TV reports. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Eunice Dwumfour was found with multiple gunshot wounds inside her white Nissan SUV in Sayreville, New Jersey. She died at the …
Police allegedly believe that Bryan Kohberger murdered Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen first before killing Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle, News Nation reports. The four University of Idaho students were found dead November 13 in an off-campus house in Moscow, Idaho, and authorities have charged Kohberger with their murders. Citing information from what the news …
The man accused of kidnapping and killing Memphis jogger Elia Fletcher last September appeared in court Friday to face more charges and enter a not guilty plea. Cleotha Abston-Henderson was arrested two days before Fletcher’s body was found outside an abandoned home on September 5 on charges of murder and kidnapping, as CrimeOnline previously reported. …
Memphis Police on Friday fired a sixth officer in connection with the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols earlier this month, which led to Nichols’ death three days later. Preston Hemphill was already suspended for his role in the incident, as CrimeOnline previously reported. He is the first white police officer fired for the videotaped beating. …
Both emotional and technical testimony today in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial. The day started with Alex Murdaugh’s defense lawyer grilling ballistics expert Paul Greer Greer testified older shell casings found on the Murdaugh’s estate and those found near Maggie Murdaugh’s body were shot by the same weapon. Defense lawyer Jim Griffin Greer challenged the testimony on …
Police in North Carolina on Thursday arrested a man who led them on a cross-state chase driving a car belonging to a missing Florida Lyft driver. Rutherford County Sheriff Aaron Ellenburg said Matthew Scott Flores was taken into custody after a crash in Ellenboro, according to WLOS. The station said that Flores has warrants out …
Jury selection is set to begin Monday at the Benton County Circuit Court for an Arkansas man accused of murdering his 6-year-old son. This will be the third trial for Mauricio Alejandro Torres, 53, who’s facing capital murder and battery charges. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police arrested Torres in April …
On Friday, a firearms examiner testified that spent cartridge cases found near Maggie Murdaugh’s body match cases located around the family’s property. Paul Greer stated that “mechanism marks” of the cartridges found at the dog kennel where Maggie was murdered appear identical to some “weathered” cases located at the Moselle main home and family shooting …
A Massachusetts mother accused of killing her children last month was reportedly taking numerous prescription drugs while trying to get help for “horrific” side effects, her lawyer says. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Lindsay Clancy, 32, is facing two counts of murder, three counts of strangulation or suffocation, and three counts of assault and battery with …
The son of the Murdaugh family housekeeper who reportedly suffered a fatal on their South Carolina property in 2018 testified on Friday about how Alex advocated for them so he could steal the settlement money. Michael Satterfield told the court that his mother, Gloria, died about three weeks after she fell and hit her head. …
A California physician has died after a Long Beach man allegedly mowed him down with his car before stabbing him, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. According to CBS Los Angeles, officials with OCSD stated the incident happened along PCH at the Crown Valley Parkway intersection at about 3 p.m. while the victim was out …
