A Tennessee man who was arrested Thursday in connection with the death of his former girlfriend is accused of faking a suicide note left beside the victim, who passed away over a year ago. WREG reports that Jason Riley, 29, is facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the April 9, 2017, death of his ex-girlfriend, …
A woman who authorities believe was murdered by her husband at sea had previously expressed fear about being home with him, newly released text messages show. According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Isabella Hellmann disappeared last year while sailing in the Caribbean with her husband, Lewis Bennett, for their honeymoon. In May 2017, the …
A $5,000 reward is being offered in connection with the unsolved murder of a Texas college student whose killers may have been recorded in a newly released video, KSAT-TV reports. Authorities have made public a video showing what they believe is the suspects’ vehicle fleeing the scene of the crime. On March 5, 2017, 27-year-old Joyce Medina …
Iowa State University golf star Celia Barquin Arozamena was practicing her game alone when she was murdered, allegedly by a homeless man who camped near the golf course. Nancy Grace looks at the case against Collin Daniel Richards, 22, who is charged with murdering Arozamena. Nancy is joined by a panel of experts including Atlanta …
The suspect accused of fatally stabbing a 35-year-old woman while she was jogging in Washington D.C. reportedly said after his arrest that police were accusing him of stabbing “a little girl.” Wendy Martinez died after she was attacked while jogging in D.C.’s Logan Circle neighborhood on Tuesday. She reportedly ran to a nearby restaurant for …
Prosecutors have dropped second-degree murder charges against a jailed Virginia couple who allegedly beat the woman’s disabled 11-year-old daughter to death in May. The Virginian-Pilot reported that murder charges were changed to felony homicide charges on Thursday. Commonwealth’s attorney spokesperson Amanda Howie told the newspaper that both charges carry a maximum sentence of 40 years but declined …
California authorities are taking an unusual approach to capturing a wealthy murder suspect they believe killed his wife—but then disappeared in 2015 while out on bond. As the Los Angeles Times reported, Newport Beach police announced on Wednesday the release of a true-crime podcast detailing the allegations against Peter Chadwick, 54, a millionaire accused of …
The suspect in the mass shooting in Maryland Thursday morning had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. CBS News reports that the suspect, a 26-year-old temp employee at the Rite Aid distribution center in Aberdeen, shot herself in the head after allegedly fatally shooting three others at the facility early Thursday. Police have not released …
Police have identified the suspect accused of murdering 35-year-old Wendy Martinez, who was stabbed while jogging in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday evening. WTOP reports that D.C. Police Chief Peter Newsham has identified the suspect as Anthony Crawford, 23, of the Northwest section of D.C. Police announced the arrest in an press conference on Thursday morning, and …
Prosecutors in the Chris Watts murder case are seeking the suspect’s footprints, reportedly for comparison to evidence found at the crime scene. Watts was arrested last month and charged with the murder his pregnant wife Shanann Watts and their daughters Bella, 4, and Celeste, 3. The bodies of all three victims were found on the …
The suspected gunman who opened fire in a Middleton, Wisconsin, building on Wednesday was fatally shot by police, the Chicago Tribune reports. Middleton Police Chief Chuck Foulke told the newspaper that the suspect was fatally shot by police. Three more people were injured after the unidentified suspect opened fire at WTS Paradigm, a software company in …
A Pennsylvania woman is facing murder charges after her 2-year-old son was found mysteriously dead, and an investigation revealed he had ingested the powerful narcotic painkiller vicodin. Lehigh Valley Live reports that Jennifer Clarey of Bucks County has been charged with criminal homicide following the late August death of her 2-year-old son Mazikeen Curtis. According to court …
