A Texas jury found Benjamin Elliott guilty of felony murder for stabbing his twin sister to death when they were 17 years old. A day after jurors delivered a guilty verdict, the judge hhanded down a 15-year prison sentence. The defense requested a lenient five-year prison term. The judge noted that the jury had also …
A Michigan mother who is charged with killing her son last week allegedly told authorities that his death was part of a suicide pact she had with him. Katie Austin Lee, 39, killed Austin Pikaart on Friday — a day before his 18th birthday — at their apartment in Holland. Lee claimed she tried to …
A Georgia man is facing felony charges after deputies found him with a missing child in a Gordon County motel room, according to police. According to FOX 5 Atlanta, Gordon County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 29-year-old Nicholas Kowalski at a motel near Highway 41 and Interstate 75 in Calhoun. They returned the child to their parents. …
A Milwaukee woman and her felon boyfriend have been charged in the fatal shooting of the woman’s 4-year-old niece, who found the boyfriend’s loaded, unsecured handgun under and pillow and shot herself with it. Anthony Brookshire’s Draco-style weapon was “stored” under pillows on an air mattress, police said, according to WISN. A six-time convicted felon, …
An Arizona mom accused of killing her two children with a meat cleaver was found guilty Monday by a jury. Yui Inoue was convicted on two counts of first degree murder, two counts of child abuse, and one count of disorderly conduct, AZFamily reported. As CrimeOnline reported, the 7-year-old boy and 9-year-old girl were found …
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Pennsylvania police have asked for the public’s help in locating a woman who recently vanished and was possibly abducted, State police said Kylee Fair, 22, may have been taken against her will after someone known to her dropped her off in McKeesport. WTAE reported that alarms were raised after Fair’s friends and family were contacted …
Earlier this month, Florida prosecutors dropped charges against a woman who was arrested last year for threatening a healthcare company during a phone call. On February 14, the State Attorney’s Office for the 10th Judicial Circuit issued a no-bill order for the charge — written or electronic threats to kill or do bodily injury — …
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A Texas man on trial for murder claims he was sleepwalking when he fatally stabbed his twin sister. Prosecutors alleged that Benjamin Elliott, then 17, intentionally attacked Meghan Elliott in her bed during the early morning hours of September 29, 2021. The incident occurred at the family’s home in Katy, investigators said. As CrimeOnline previously …
A 15-year-old Ohio boy who reportedly fatally shot his stepfather last week has been charged with murder. Levonte Hyde, 30, died on Thursday after police found him with multiple gunshot wounds in Cincinnati. The teen, who has not been publicly identified, killed Hyde about 30 minutes after Hyde punched the boy’s mother in the face, …
Police in Chicago are searching for 22-year-old woman who hasn’t been seen in weeks. According to police, Timpestt Kinsey was last seenin the 7200 block of South Bell Avenue on February 6. FOX 32 reports that she was seen on the city’s South Side. She’s described as a Black female who stands 5 feet, 6 …
