Update 10:50 a.m. – CNN identified the 11-year-old boy’s killer as 42-year-old Leon Gonzalo Jr. He was booked into jail Tuesday morning. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office said Gonzalo is “the defendant charged with shooting and killing the child.” The victim has not been publicly identified. Update 8 a.m. Tuesday: Court records say that …
The U.S. Marshals Service and law enforcement officials in Illinois announced last week the arrest of a man, in connection with a Springfield woman found murdered in 2023. KSDK reported that the Sangamon County State’s Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that Gabriel Calixto was taken into custody in Mexico. The arrest came more than two years …
A man accused of murdering and dumping his wife’s body in a Southern California forest was arrested in Peru and will be extradited to the US. WCAX reported Wednesday that, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the Consulate General of Peru said that Jossimar Cabrera, 36, surrendered in the city of Lima. “It …
Utah state officials this week filed murder charges against a man for a fire that killed his girlfriend — a fire that county officials last year ruled a “tragic accident.” The Utah Attorney General’s Office filed a charge of murder — or in the alternative, manslaughter — against Alexander Paul Wardell, 33, in the death …
Federal authorities conducted an extensive grid searcht his week in the area where a Washington state Army veteran suffocated his three young daughters, months after Travis Decker killed the girls and vanished into the wilderness. Officials said that several items were found in the search, which covered nearly 250 acres in the rugged terrain near …
A California fire captain accused of killing his girlfriend and her young son — and attempting to kill another child — entered not guilty pleas in court on Monday. Darin McFarlin, 47, is on unpaid administrative leave from CalFire, KXTV reported, after his arrest last week for the murders of 29-year-old old Marissa Herzog (previously …
A 79-year-old Florida man has been charged with the murder of his roommate at an assisted living facility in Miami. Jerome John Babij faces a second degree murder charge, according to WPLG. A police report says that officers were called to the Princess Gardens Assisted Living Facility at about 8:15 a.m. Tuesday for a report …
A Massachusetts man who served 14 years in prison for the death of his pregnant fiancee in 2007 is back in jail, now charged with killing his Foxborough roommate. Suffolk Assistant District Attorney Jillian Bannister said that Stephen Gomes was found dead under a bed in his apartment on July 6 with “significant and multiple …
An Alabama woman facing murder charges appeared in court Friday, where prosecutors said security footage showed her walking toward a Gadsden funeral home with a child in her arms. Terrica Pearl, 29, is accused of killing her daughter, identified as 21-month-old Blessence Pearl, in August. She’s facing a capital murder charge due to the age of …
A 24-year-old Florida man has been charged with the stabbing death of his mother over the weekend. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it was called to a home Saturday afternoon to assist a “medical situation” with Jacksonville Fire and Rescue, WJXT reported. They found Lilian Ochoa-Menjivar, 55, suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was pronounced …
Police in New York say the shooting death of social media influencer Ariela Mejia-Polanco last week was a targeted killing. According to USA Today, investigators have confirmed that the 33-year-old Mejia-Polanco — known as Ariiela La Langosta on her popular Instagram account — died from gunshot wounds and she was “likely targeted for violence and …
Ohio authorities say they expect to charge an Amish mother with murder in the death of her 4-year-old son, who was found dead in a Tuscarawas County lake over the weekend. The woman’s husband, identified as Marcus Miller, was also found dead in Atwood Lake, but authorities say he died in a separate incident not …
