Authorities in Portage County, Wisconsin, have arrested a man on suspicion of killing his wife last year and attempting to conceal her remains. According to WSAW, Jason Sypher was arrested this week in connection with the 2017 disappearance of Krista Sypher. As reported by WAOW, he waited about a week before reporting her missing. A …
A Michigan couple has been accused of homicide after their 10-month-old daughter died of dehydration and malnutrition, WOOD-TV reports. Police on Friday asked prosecutors to charge the couple – Seth Welch and Tatania Fusari, both 27 – in connection with the Thursday death of the girl, named Mary. Welch had posted on Facebook about his …
Authorities in Texas have released a composite sketch of the suspected gunman responsible for killing a cardiologist who had previously attended to former President George H.W. Bush. As the Dallas Morning News reported, 65-year-old Mark Hausknecht was fatally shot as he rode his bicycle on the property of Houston’s Texas Medical Center on Friday morning. …
A Florida man is behind bars and his ex-roommate is dead after a homicide authorities say was motivated by the suspect’s unrequited romantic interests. According to Fox News, 26-year-old Asgeirr Ulfr allegedly hid in Christina Danielle Scarr’s closet through the night before she was killed earlier this year. The 20-year-old victim was reportedly found dead …
By JAMES ELLINGWORTH, AP Sports Writer MOSCOW (AP) — Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten was killed Thursday, and prosecutors in Kazakhstan said they were treating the case as murder. Ten was stabbed after a dispute with people who allegedly tried to steal a mirror from his car in his home city of Almaty, Kazakh …
A Pennsylvania woman is facing homicide charges in connection to her infant son’s death earlier this year. According to Fox News, 30-year-old Samantha Jones said she had been battling an addiction to pain medication and had been taking prescribed methadone throughout her pregnancy and while breastfeeding her newborn. The 11-week-old child, R.J., died on April …
New York police said multiple arrests have been made in connection with Wednesday’s mistaken-identity murder of a 15-year-old Bronx teen who was repeatedly stabbed outside a local deli. Police announced Sunday night that they’ve arrested Kevin Alvarez, 19, and charged him with murder, manslaughter, gang assault, and assault. At the time, New York authorities said charges are …
A judge in Colorado sentenced a man to life behind bars after he was convicted of multiple criminal counts including first-degree murder. As the New York Post reported, Arvada resident John Vasquez poured gasoline on his then-girlfriend and set her ablaze in front of two of her three young children. The incident occurred in June …
A California woman is behind bars after police say she killed her 4-year-old stepson then claimed it was accidental. On Thursday she pleaded not guilty to the charges against her. Daily Press reports that officers with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department arrested 24-year-old Rose Marie Schmittle and charged her with murder and “assault on a child …
A pregnant Florida woman was found dead in a dumpster this week less than a day after her father’s body was found inside his home. According to WFOR, 21-year-old Martine Bernard’s body was found early Tuesday morning behind her Flagler Village, her Fort Lauderdale apartment complex. Investigators were on the scene to speak to the …
Six homicides in the Scottsdale area of Arizona appear to be linked to the murder suspect’s divorce. A prominent forensic psychiatrist who consulted on the JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation is among six people believed to have been killed by 56-year-old Dwight Lamon Jones. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the suspect fatally shot himself Monday at an …
A broken taillight led Springfield, Massachusetts, authorities to three bodies and a woman fighting for her life. Police attempted to pull-over 40-year-old Stewart Weldon, who allegedly refused orders. A “very dangerous pursuit” ensued, Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni announced at a press conference Thursday. Authorities say Weldon eventually crashed into a police cruiser and resisted …
