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Las Vegas Shooting: New report says gunman Stephen Paddock showed ‘diminished mental capacity;’ authorities never found missing hard drive

 Las Vegas Shooting: New report says gunman Stephen Paddock showed ‘diminished mental capacity;’ authorities never found missing hard drive
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Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Chief Joseph Lombardo announced in a press conference on Friday that police have completed their criminal investigation into the deadly Las Vegas shooting on October 1, which killed 58 people and injured hundreds more. Lombardo highlighted the conclusions in the report; noting that while the criminal investigation had been completed, the …

Man shoots 2 honor roll students dead on eve of their graduation
Murder
August 2, 2018

Man shoots 2 honor roll students dead on eve of their graduation

A man who shot two Maryland teens to death last year as they sat in their car learned his fate this week in court. WJLA reported that Jose Canales-Yanez, 26, was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the June 5, 2017, slayings of Shadi Najjar, 17, and Artem Ziberov, 18 (pictured …

Trenton Cook
Murder
August 2, 2018

Texting dad runs over toddler son twice in driveway, killing him: Police

A Georgia father is facing homicide charges for allegedly fatally mowing over his 22-month-old son while texting. According to the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Trenton Cook, 24, was driving his 2002 Ford Explorer south down Bond Avenue on May 8 when he entered the driveway of a Columbus home. In the process, police said he struck his son …

Woman stabs, shoots roommate, sets home ablaze to cover up murder sparked by fight over man: Cops
Murder
August 1, 2018

Woman stabs, shoots roommate, sets home ablaze to cover up murder sparked by fight over man: Cops

Authorities in Texas say a woman killed her roommate and set their residence on fire following an argument over the victim’s text messages to the suspect’s former romantic partner. According to the Dallas Morning News 21-year-old Kristen Elizabeth Jones was arrested shortly after noon on Monday near Gainesville after spending the previous several hours searching …

Murder
August 1, 2018

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Hostage taken at knifepoint reportedly killed by police gunfire

CrimeOnline has obtained exclusive video taken on the scene of a fatal police-involved shooting last month in the Los Angeles area. As Buzzfeed reports, the Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed that a female hostage was killed on June 16 in Van Nuys when officers were attempting to subdue and apprehend a suspect wielding a …

Murder charges for teen who allegedly left 2 toddlers to die in hot car: UPDATE
Murder
July 31, 2018

Murder charges for teen who allegedly left 2 toddlers to die in hot car: UPDATE

A Texas grand jury has indicted a teen on two counts of murder for the deaths of  two toddler sisters who he allegedly left in a hot car last year. Indicted on July 23, Kevin Franke, 18, was initially charged with two counts of manslaughter, injury to a child and child endangerment for the June 7, 2017, …

Little boy, great-grandma murdered in cold blood by convicted felon released on parole
Juveniles
July 31, 2018

Little boy, great-grandma murdered in cold blood by convicted felon released on parole

Authorities in Alabama say three people brutally murdered in cold blood earlier this month, including a young boy, were killed by a homeless burglar convict who was released from prison only months ago. Seven-year-old Colton Ryan Lee was visiting his great-grandmother, Marie Kitchens Martin, 74, when a suspect broke into the home on Mulberry Street …