A Utah man is in jail after he called police and confessed he’d just strangled his girlfriend to death. Daniel Padilla-Ang, 27, reportedly told police on Saturday he had gotten into an argument with his girlfriend over a broken vape cartridge. After she hit him, he said he strangled and punched her until she stopped …
Three people are dead, including a 2-year-old girl, after a Kansas man held police off in a 3 1/2 hour standoff Saturday evening. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said Baxter Springs Police were dispatched after a woman made a 911 call requesting help. When they arrived, a woman — later identified as Taylor Dawn Shutte, …
Police say they’ve found a body believed to be that of a 35-year-old woman who was last seen at her Alexandria, Virginia, home on March 5. The Fairfax County Police Department said they’ve issued arrest warrants for Hannah Choi’s ex-boyfriend, 27-year-old Joel Mosso Merino, charging him with second-degree murder and felony disposal of a body. …
Family members, however, say the shooting – which was streamed live on Instagram – was accidental.
Detroit police have arrested a 31-year-old woman for the hit-and-run murder of Tiffany Watson-Vance, a pregnant, 41-year-old mother of five, whose death earlier this week was captured on video. Shedrica Odessa Smith pleaded not guilty at her arraignment, WJBK said. The incident took place early Monday morning when two groups of people gathered near Watson-Vance’s …
An Indiana man has been charged with killing his wife after her body was found early Saturday partially submerged in a creek. Indiana State Police arrested 39-year-old Andrew Wilhoite, saying he struck Nikki Wilhoite in the head with a blunt object, then drove her to a nearby creek, and dumped her body, WISH reported. Nikki …
A Washington state police officer was shot multiple times and then run over by a car Friday afternoon as he investigated a man for “suspicious activity.” Everett Police Officer Dan Rocha, 41, was pronounced dead at the scene in a Starbucks parking lot. He had been with the Everett Police Department since 2017, when he …
Loved ones are mourning the loss of a New Jersey woman who was shot to death by her own sister in an apparent argument over money, NJ.com reports. Around 4 p.m. Tuesday, dispatchers in Bergen County received a 911 call about the incident. The call initially reported a stabbing, but when police officers arrived at …
Two police departments have launched internal investigations after they were tipped early this week about a heavily armed pregnant woman on her way from Florida to New Jersey — a trip that ended with her 21-year-old sister shot to death. Tony Miranda contacted Jacksonville, Florida, police on Monday, telling them that his fiancee had stolen …
Attorneys representing accused killer Barry Morphew have filed a motion to dismiss the murder case against him. Barry Morphew is facing multiple charges, including first-degree murder, in the disappearance and presumed death of his wife Suzanne Morphew. Suzanne was last seen in May 2020, and her body has never been found. As CrimeOnline previously reported, …
A Louisiana man who allegedly shot a high schooler and the teen’s stepsister in March 2021 was fatally shot in the head on Wednesday while on the way to court. Defense attorney John Fuller told Nola.com that Hollis Carter, 21, (not pictured) was killed in Gentilly as he and his mother were stopped at a …
The parents of a young woman who is accused of killing her elderly vocal coach may have helped keep her hidden from authorities, according to a new report. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Lauren Pazienza is facing multiple charges, including first-degree manslaughter, in the death of a retired vocal coach, 87-year-old Barbara Gustern. Pazienza reportedly shoved …
