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Trials
Murder
January 14, 2026
Burglar Kills Homeowner, Lives in His Home
Police in Arizona found a man dead at his own home on Monday and arrested a burglar they say killed him last month and then kept living at the dead man’s home. Neighbors called Phoenix Police because they hadn’t seen 57-year-old David Jimenez in some time — yet they saw activity at the home and …
Court
January 14, 2026
Au Pair Testifies Against Lover, Charged With Killing Wife and Stranger They Lured From Fetish Website
The trial of a former IRS officer accused of killing his wife and another man got under way Tuesday with opening statements and testimony from the prosecution’s star witness — the Brazilian au pair Brendan Banfield was having an affair with at the time of the murders. Prosecutors contend that Banfield stabbed his wife to …
Murder-Suicide
January 13, 2026
Suspect in Florida Murder-Suicide Was Connected With Multi-Million Fraud of Victims
Two men shot at a Florida business on Monday were brothers who owned the business who were killed by a man connected to a multi-million fraud case involving the business. Boynton Beach Police said that Charles Geragi, 67, and Richard Geragi, 72, were murdered inside their All-American Farms at about 4 p.m., WPTV reported. The …
Murder
January 13, 2026
Minnesota Man Stabs Apartment Maintenance Man to Death, Seriously Wounds Son
A Minnesota man stands accused of murder and attempted murder after he stabbed his next-door neighbor to death and seriously wounded the man’s teenage son. A criminal complaint says that Jonathon Michael Kaupa, 31, escaped the third floor apartments using a rope over the balcony and took a rideshare from the scene, telling the driver …
Hit-and-Run
January 13, 2026
New South Carolina Mom Dead in Parking Lot Hit and Run
Investigators in South Carolina are looking for the person who hit a 31-year-old mother in a Spartanburg County parking lot last week, dragging her and killing her. The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said it was called to the scene early in the morning on January 7 and found Dané Josephine Waddell dead. “We have evidence …
Murder-Suicide
January 13, 2026
3 Dead in Florida Murder-Suicide; Suspect Shoots Himself During Police Chase
Two people were shot dead in a Florida office building Monday afternoon, and police later chased the suspect into a car crash and found them dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Boynton Beach Police said they were called at about 4 p.m. for the shooting and found two people “suffering from fatal gunshot wounds.” Multiple …
Murder
January 13, 2026
Albuquerque City Council President’s Brother-in-Law Found Murdered After Going Missing Before New Year’s
Four people have been arrested in New Mexico after the brother-in-law of Albuquerque’s city council president was found dead. Albert Peña, 67, was reported missing in Torrance County on January 1, the Albuquerque Journal reported. He was last seen at a business in Willard, about 13 miles from his home in Mountainair, the day before. …
January 12, 2026
WV Woman Beat Son With Paddle, Kicked Him ‘in the Privates’
A West Virginia woman has been charged with child abuse after one of her children told state troopers that his other kicked him “in the privates” and beat him with a 2×4 paddle, leaving bruises on this shoulder, chest, and back. Courtney Crites, 32, lived with her five children and her boyfriend in Barbour County, …
Murder
January 12, 2026
Michigan Brothers Charged in Father’s Shooting Death
Three Michigan brothers — one of them 15-years-old — have been charged with their father’s shooting death outside a Bay City apartment building last week. The Bay City Department of Public Safety said that Shane Gontko, 39, died Saturday morning after he was shot in the head on Wednesday night, according to WJRT. Police referred …
Court
January 12, 2026
Barry Morphew in Court, Pleads Not Guilty; Trial Set for October
Barry Morphew was arraigned Monday afternoon and pleaded not guilty to the murder of his wife, Suzanne Morphew, on Mother’s Day 2020. A judge set a jury trial to begin in October, according to Colorado Public Radio. Morphew was arrested in June in Arizona, where he had been living after a judge dismissed a previous …
Manslaughter
January 12, 2026
Alabama Mom Charged After 2-Year-Old Son Shot Dead by Sibling
An Alabama woman has been charged with manslaughter after her toddler son was shot and killed when she left her children alone with unseured weapons. Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey said that Evelyn Leyva Etress is also charged with aggravated child abuse and drug charges in the case, WVTM reported. Etress was arrested on …