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June 30, 2024

Texas Teen Gets 40 Years for Brutally Killing His Mother

A Texas teen pleaded guilty to killing his mother in 2022 and was sentenced this week to 40 years in prison. Tyler Roenz, now 19, also pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence and was sentenced to 20 years, to run concurrently with the murder sentence, the Harris County District Attorney’s Office said. Two other felonies …

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June 30, 2024

Father of Boy He Starved to Death Sentenced to Life Plus 68 Years

The Arizona father convicted last month of starving his 6-year-old son to death was sentenced on Friday to life in prison. Anthony Martinez, 28, was found guilty of first degree murder in Deshaun Martinez’s death and two counts each of child abuse and kidnapping against the boy and his 7-year-old sibling, along with two more …

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June 30, 2024

Jury Finds Octogenarian Guilty of Killing Wife and Adult Daughter

A 83-year-old Colorado man was convicted this week of killing and dismembering his wife and adult daughter because he’d lost his job and didn’t want them to be homeless. A jury in Arapahoe County found Reginald L. Maclaren guilty of two counts of murder, two counts of tampering with a body, and false reporting, according …

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June 27, 2024

BREAKING: University of Idaho Slaying Suspect Bryan Kohberger to Stand Trial in June 2025

On Thursday, a judge scheduled a man to stand trial next June for the slayings of University of Idaho students in 2022. The Idaho Statesman reported that Bryan Kohberger’s trial is expected to last three months. However, where the trial will take place remains undetermined. Kohberber’s attorneys and prosecutors did not object to the proposed …

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June 27, 2024

Killer of 5 Women at Florida Bank Sentenced to Death

Florida jurors on Wednesday recommended the death penalty for the former prison guard trainee who gunned down five women in a Sebring bank in 2019 because he “always wanted to kill people.” The jury voted 9 to 3 in favor of execution for Zephen Xaver, WFLA reported. Because Florida legislators were angry that Parkland high …

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June 26, 2024

Director-Stalking Movie Extra Pleads Guilty to Killing Hollywood Consultant

A woman who had been stalking A.V. Rockwell pleaded guilty this week to killing entertainment consultant Michael Latt last year in a home invasion. Prosecutors charged Jameelah Elena Michl, 36, with murder and burglary in the November 27 shooting of Michael Latt, saying that she targeted Latt because he was friends with Rockwell, as CrimeOnline …