An Arizona man has been charged with kidnapping a man he said owned him money then killing and dismembering him. John Anthony Cole, of Tucson, was arrested by Arizona Department of Public Safety officers on Interstate 10 heading to toward California, KOLD reported. Officials said they found portions of Antoine Smith’s body in his vehicle. …
Baton Rouge police said Thursday that the spread of “misinformation” and “hideous” rumors is harming their investigation into the murder of Louisiana State University student Allie Rice — and hurting the 21-year-old’s family. Rice was shot to death early Friday morning while waiting for a train to pass as she was heading home from a …
The parents of a 9-year-old Pennsylvania boy who was found murdered in May were charged on Wednesday in connection with his death. Jean Charles, 40, allegedly strangled his son, Azuree Charles, dragged his body over an embankment, and tried to hide it under a lawn chair and cooler behind a neighbor’s shed in New Kensington. …
The suspect charged with murder in the deaths of Michael and Micah Essien is expected in court on Thursday.
A South Carolina woman reported missing with her boyfriend last week was found dead from a single gunshot wound at the couple’s home in Laurens County. Greenville Police told WYFF that Terry Chermak, 49, and Todd Cagle, 48, were reported missing on Saturday by someone who said they’d last seen Chermak in April but had …
Police conducting a wellness check at a Brooklyn apartment Wednesday afternoon found a dismembered body stuffed into two suitcases. Investigators believe the body belongs to the 22-year-old woman who lived at the apartment but are awaiting the medical examiner’s confirmation of identity and cause of death, WABC reported. Other residents of the apartment building told …
Three people were arrested in Texas this week and charged with the murder of a teen who was found dead on the side of a rural Liberty County road earlier this month. Emily Rodriguez-Avila was found dead on September 4, a day after texting family members to say friends were giving her a ride from …
A 17-year-old Alabama boy is in custody for the shooting death of a 42-year-old mother found dead in her home Tuesday night. Lashondra Monique Wilder had multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead on the scene, Calera police said. Wilder was the mother of two teens — a boy and a girl, AL.com reported. Police …
Baton Rouge police say he shooting death of a 21-year-old Louisiana State University student early Friday morning may have been a random killing. A police spokesperson told WBRZ that investigators have found no evidence that Allie Rice was targeted in the 2 a.m. shooting, saying it appeared to be an “isolated and random act.” Officially, …
A 17-year-old boy is wanted for the murder of two North Carolina teens found shot to death Sunday afternoon on an ATV trail. Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood said a juvenile petition of two counts of first degree murder was filed Tuesday for the unnamed teen, WTVD reported. Lyric Woods, 14, and Devin Clark, 18, …
A North Carolina couple has been criminally charged for Sunday’s death of the woman’s 1-year-old son. Romie Tyler III died after emergency crews found him lifeless in a bathtub at a home in Rocky Mount. Police Corporal Ricky Jackson said the baby had substantial bodily injuries and an autopsy will be conducted to confirm his …
Two North Carolina teens reported missing over the weekend were found shot dead on Sunday in western Orange County. Family members confirmed the bodies were 14-year-old Lyric Woods and 18-year-old Devin Clark, WTVD reported, although the medical examiner has not made an official confirmation. “Although we do not have that confirmation yet, in the absence …
