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Murder
June 26, 2020

Suspect in Aniah Blanchard’s murder is charged with 2018 cold case slaying

Alabama officials announced Thursday that the suspect in Aniah Blanchard’s murder was formally charged with killing a homeless man in December 2018. Ibraheem Yazeed, 30, was charged with fatally shooting Stephen Hamby, 29, in a wooded area surrounding a Salvation Army in Montgomery. A second victim, Geraldine Talley, 54, survived being shot in the face …

Court
June 3, 2020

Aniah Blanchard: Murder case against Ibraheem Yazeed can go to grand jury, judge says

An Alabama judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors have enough evidence to take the murder case against Ibraheem Yazeed, accused of kidnapping and killing college student Aniah Blanchard last fall, to a grand jury. Judge Russell Bush had already found probable cause to send the kidnapping charge to a grand jury, WTVM reported. Blanchard, a 19-year-old …

Court
December 17, 2019

Aniah Blanchard: Charges DROPPED against suspect in murdered teen’s kidnapping

On Tuesday, prosecutors in Alabama filed a motion to dismiss first-degree kidnapping charges against the second suspect in the Aniah Blanchard case. WRBL reported that the Lee County District Attorney’s Office is slated to dismiss charges against Antwon Fisher, 35. Prosecutors wrote in court documents that Fisher’s actions did not meet the criteria for him …

Murder
December 5, 2019

Murder suspect says cops have ‘no evidence’ he killed Aniah Blanchard

The man suspected of killing an Alabama teen accused cops of fabricating evidence against him during Wednesday’s court hearing. WLTZ reported that Ibraheem Yazeed, 30, denied killing Aniah Blanchard, 19, after he was formally charged with two counts of capital murder. Yazeed is accused of fatally shooting Blanchard after abducting her from an Auburn convenience …

Murder
December 4, 2019

Aniah Blanchard: Suspect facing second capital murder charge in teen’s shooting death

A suspect in the shooting death of Alabama teen Aniah Blanchard was charged with a second capital murder count on Wednesday. The Opelika-Auburn News reported that Ibraheem Yazeed, 30, received the additional charge during his initial hearing at Lee County. Earlier this week, Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes said Yazeed, who was initially jailed …

Murder
December 2, 2019

BREAKING: DEATH PENALTY sought for suspect accused of fatally shooting Aniah Blanchard

Prosecutors said they are seeking the death penalty against the man who they alleged abducted and murdered Alabama teen Aniah Blanchard. Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes announced on Monday that they will be upgrading first degree-kidnapping suspect Ibraheem Yazeed’s charges to capital murder. Hughes revealed that the 19-year-old had been fatally shot, but declined …

Homicide
November 27, 2019

BREAKING: Human remains found in woods confirmed as missing teen Aniah Blanchard

On Wednesday, authorities announced that forensic testing confirmed that human remains found on Monday were that of missing Alabama teen Aniah Blanchard. Lee County officials said Blanchard’s case is now a homicide and that the three suspects will face upgraded charges. WIAT reported that police received a tip early Monday which led them to Shorter …

Kidnapping
November 27, 2019

‘She was my heart’: Aniah Blanchard’s mom breaks silence at vigil held after likely discovery of teen’s remains

The mother of Aniah Blanchard broke her silence on Tuesday, a day after authorities announced that remains likely belonging to the missing Alabama teen were found following a month-long search. At Tuesday’s vigil which was held in Blanchard’s native town of Homewood, Angela Harris revealed that she felt guilt about her daughter’s presumed death and …