On Tuesday, a Kentucky grand jury indicted a woman for murdering her 17-month-old daughter, who reportedly died in July after she was sexually abused. Erica Lawson, 21, was initially arrested on manslaughter charges following the July 30 death of her daughter, Elena. WBIR reported that Middlesboro police said they were using DNA to identify additional …
A 15-year-old Tennessee boy, who vanished a day before his grandmother was reportedly found murdered by her boyfriend, was also found dead on Monday. WMC reported that Memphis police found Anneria Turman fatally shot in a wooded area on August 16, a day after Turman’s grandson, Syquavius Hoyett, had disappeared. It is unclear where Hoyett’s …
An Ohio woman was found dead in Tennessee over the weekend after she was believed to have been kidnapped. Cincinnati police said they responded to a report of shots fired late Friday night and “found evidence of a shooting and a possible kidnapping.” Investigators said the victim, later identified as 36-year-old Kaitlyn Ashley Lynch, “might …
A teenage Bryan Kohberger was kicked out of a high school law enforcement vocational program after complaints from his female classmates. Tanya Carmella-Beers, an administrator in the Pleasant Valley School District who focused on mental health services and discipline, told “The Idaho Massacre” podcast that Kohberger, now 28, was in the program during his sophomore …
On Monday, billionaire dentist and big game hunter Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph was sentenced to life in prison for the 2016 death of his wife. AP News reports that a Denver judge handed down the life sentence to Lawrence Rudolph, who was also fined more than $15 million for murdering his wife, Bianca Rudolph, while they …
A Texas man was arrested last week after he allegedly shot his girlfriend in the head at a gas station. Giovanni Pera Paschal, 40, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with first degree murder, KSAT reported. The shooting took place on August 12 at about 5:30 p.m. at a Valero gas station in San Antonio, …
A California clothing store owner and designer was shot and killed outside her shop at Lake Arrowhead by a man who made “disparaging remarks” about a rainbow flag that stood outside the store. Laura Ann Carleton, 66, was the married mother of nine children who was well known as an ally to the LGBTQ community …
A Nevada man with eyeglasses tattooed on his face and horns tattooed on his bald head was arrested this week and charged with shooting his girlfriend to death. “I killed the woman I love,” James Gina III reportedly said to a witness, KSNV reported. A witness tipped off police about the murder on August 14, …
A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to third-degree murder after he killed his cousin with a semi-automatic rifle, dragged the body into a hole, and lit it on fire. Derek Louk, 30, agreed to the plea deal Thursday in Bedford County in connection with the death of Tyler Matthai last year. Louk also pleaded guilty …
This week, authorities announced that DNA discovered as part of the investigation is linked to an unsolved California home invasion and assault on a child in March.
A Florida man arrested earlier this week in the shooting death of a mother of two has now been charged with murder and tampering with evidence in another killing. Phillip Stapleton, 32, was charged with principal to murder in the first-degree and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in connection with the July 20 death of …
A prominent New Jersey realtor was bludgeoned to death Wednesday in the family’s luxury townhome, allegedly by her 30-year-0ld stepson. Police were called to the scene by John Daniels Sr., who told them his son, John Daniels Jr., had killed his wife, Sotheby’s International realtor Irma Daniels, the Daily Voice reported. Daniels Jr had fled …
