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 …
An English woman has been sentenced to six years in prison after stabbing her cheating husband during an alcohol-fueled rage February 28. Deborah Rose, of Kent, England, screamed, “I’m gonna kill you” before attacking her husband, John Rose, after he “boasted” about being involved with another woman, the Daily Mail reports. The woman was reportedly …
Prosecutors in the Chris Watts family murder case have asked a judge to seal the autopsy reports for his pregnant wife and two young daughters who were found dead last month in a sensational case that has captured national and international media attention. KUSA reports that prosecutors filed a motion in the 19th Judicial District …
LAREDO, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the arrest of a Border Patrol accused of killing four women (all times local): 4:15 p.m. A Texas prosecutor says a Border Patrol agent targeted a vulnerable community when he killed four women. Webb County District Attorney Isidro Alaniz spoke Monday about the allegations against 35-year-old Juan David …
More than five years after the murder of 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle, chilling footage of the man who took a young girl’s life has emerged, and offers a glimpse into the calculated killer’s actions shortly after his arrest. News4Jax uncovered surveillance footage of child rapist and killer, Donald Smith, recorded the day after he kidnapped Cherish …
