A man charged for last year’s stabbing death of a 15-year-old New York boy is reportedly in talks with prosecutors about making a plea deal that could spare him from life in prison. The mother of Lesandro Guzman-Ortiz, Leandra Feliz, told WPIX Tuesday that she’s requested a meeting with Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark amid news that Jonaiki …
Suspect Abdool Zaman reportedly had a baby with his slain niece months before the double slaying
A Wisconsin teen who is accused of fatally shooting his grandparents had reportedly planned to carry out an attack on his high school. Alexander M. Kraus, 17, was arrested at the home of Dennis and Letha Kraus, 74 and 73, at their Grand Chute home. The Green Bay Press-Gazette reported that the teen was at …
An Ohio babysitter was convicted Friday for last year’s beating death of a 3-year-old girl who suffered the fatal injuries while in her care. Lindsay Partin, 36, was found guilty of murder, involuntary manslaughter, and endangering children in connection with the March 2018 death of Hannah Wesche, who died 10 days after collapsing while at her Hanover …
A South Carolina man is facing homicide charges after he allegedly fled his burning car amid a police chase, leaving his 1-year-old daughter to burn to death in the back seat. According to The State, a state trooper attempted to pull over Imhotep Osiris Norman, 26, for speeding at 10:20 p.m. Friday on State 14 in Greenville …
A warrant made public last week offers new details about the allegations surrounding a former Playboy model’s involvement in the murder of a 71-year-old psychologist earlier this year. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 25-year-old Kelsey Turner was arrested in California after the body of Thomas Kirk Burchard was found dead in the trunk of a car …
A former NFL player and his girlfriend are accused of murdering the woman’s 5-year-old daughter, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. Authorities allege that 28-year-old Cierre Wood and 25-year-old Amy Taylor abused the girl, La’Rayah Davis, before she died earlier this week at a Las Vegas-area hospital. Wood played football for the University of Notre Dame …
An Arizona man who suspected his wife was cheating on him is accused of murdering her, their two children and a family friend — all because he says God told him to, ABC15 reports. Austin Smith was arrested Thursday while driving away from an apartment complex where emergency crews responded to a report of a …
Five people have been criminally charged after an Indiana woman was allegedly tortured and killed last month, the Journal & Courier reports. The body of the victim, 30-year-old Nicole Bowen of West Lafayette, was discovered March 30 in a hunting cabin near the Iroquois River. Newton County Prosecutor Jeff Drinski has not released specific details …
Authorities in Texas say a man sought deadly revenge against an employee he believed had been having a sexual affair with his wife. According to the New York Post, 23-year-old Edwin Figueroa was arrested this week in connection with a fatal shooting at an apartment in southwest Houston late Wednesday evening. Police believe he drank …
An Alabama woman who killed her alleged rapist was initially found unfit to stand trial, but she still faces life in prison and reportedly isn’t getting adequate psychiatric care. According to The Appeal, Brittany Smith was indicted in March 2018 for the murder of Joshua Todd Smith. Months earlier, in January, Brittany, who had recently …
Nearly 7,000 people have signed a petition to have photos of murder victims removed from the prison cell of the man who killed them all. CNN reports that a new Change.org petition is appealing to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections to remove photos of Shanann, Bella, and Celeste Watts from the prison cell of Chris …
