Authorities in Arkansas say a former state senator is dead and an ex-staffer is in custody on suspicion of killing her. State police say 57-year-old Linda Collins-Smith’s partially decomposed remains were discovered in her Pocahontas residence earlier this month, as reported by Fox News. Though additional details about a motive or cause of death were …
A teen boy was shot and killed on Wednesday after meeting up with strangers to sell an Xbox he advertised on an online marketplace site. ABC 6 reports that 16-year-old Johnny Peluyera of Merrillville, Indiana, posted his Xbox for sale on Offerup, a site where buyers and sellers alike connect to buy or sell merchandise. …
Police say that a New Jersey woman found mysteriously dead in her apartment was a victim of homicide. Nj.com reports that 26-year-old Carolyn Byington took a lunch break from her job as a senior associate at the Engine marketing firm in Princeton, and was scheduled to report back to work on Monday. When her co-workers …
A woman in Illinois was fatally shot Wednesday night at a Walgreens after a manager had accused her of shoplifting, according to police. KTRK reported that an unidentified customer intervened as the manager confronted the woman and shot her in the head. The man reportedly fled the Chicago store in an SUV and hasn’t been …
A man in Minnesota has reportedly admitted to punching his a woman while she held her 2-month-old son, killing him. Citing a criminal complaint, WITI reported that Jaquerrion Dancer’s mother, Jessica McNeal, claimed Kenta Evans, 21, came to see the baby Wednesday but “quickly switched from wanting to see (the baby) to accusing (McNeal) of …
Authorities in California say two suspects were arrested in China on suspicion of killing and dismembering an elderly man whose remains were found inside his home earlier this week. According to KTLA, Douglas Lomas, 44, and Stephanie Ching, 35, flew into Beijing, where authorities took the couple into custody. Investigators in San Francisco accuse the …
Authorities in Connecticut say a man kicked his roommate dozens of times, killing him during an attack that took place while he was unconscious on the floor. According to the New York Post, a dozen people including the suspect and victim lived at the home in Milford at the time of the alleged attack on …
The New Jersey parents of a 4-month-old baby boy who died after they placed him under a comforter at a motel last year are now facing murder charges. NBC New York reports that a Burlington County grand jury indicted William Herring and Brianna Brochhausen last week on first-degree murder and endangering the welfare of a …
A New York man who was convicted then acquitted of a 2015 triple homicide was shot dead Saturday, more than two years after his second trial. Jalen Everett, 24, was reportedly shot at least once in the torso while in a car parked on the 200 block of Magee Avenue in Maplewood. Police said there …
Homicide detectives in Michigan are investigating the discovery of a partially-mummified human torso in a residential basement on Wednesday. According to WJBK, the body was unearthed at a Detroit home while renovations were being done. The corpse was described as being small and missing its head, legs, and arms. How do you protect your children …
Authorities in Montana say a man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his girlfriend last year. According to NBC News, an affidavit cites surveillance camera footage that appears to show Gregg Green “carrying a very heavy object, ‘cradle style’ out of his garage” on the evening of September 14. The item he carried was …
Authorities in Pennsylvania say a man has been arraigned and jailed on suspicion of killing his wife decades ago. According to Fox News, 76-year-old William Korzon is expected to face charges including criminal homicide, solicitation to commit criminal homicide, perjury, and forgery. In addition to allegedly killing his wife, Gloria Korzon, who disappeared in 1981, …
