Authorities in Massachusetts have positively identified a body found earlier this week as missing 11-year-old Aidan Blanchard. According to MassLive, Hampden County officials have confirmed that the Chicopee boy’s body was found in the Connecticut River Wednesday. Blanchard had been missing since February 5, when he went for a walk, and was last seen near …
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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 …
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 …
The man suspected of abducting and killing Alabama teen Aniah Blanchard is facing new charges for allegedly biting a corrections officer late last month. AL.com reported that Ibraheem Yazeed, 30, was charged with second-degree assault for an incident that occurred at the Lee County Detention Center on March 23. According to charging documents, Ibraheem became …
The mother of an Alabama teen who was allegedly killed by a man out on bail for attempted murder is pushing for bail reform which she believes would have prevented her daughter’s slaying. AL.com reported that Aniah Blanchard’s mother, Angela Harris, spoke at a news conference at the Alabama State House amid talks of a …
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 …
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 …
An Alabama teen who was found dead earlier this month reportedly fought her abductor before she was fatally shot. Affidavits detailing kidnapping and capital murder charges against Ibraheem Yazeed, 30, stated that police spoke to a person who claimed they saw him at a Montgomery residence wearing only shorts and a gun tucked in them. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
