Murder

‘We didn’t know they had a gun in the house’: Family of Jersey Shore murder victims say teen suspect is autistic, older brother speaks out on social media

 ‘We didn’t know they had a gun in the house’: Family of Jersey Shore murder victims say teen suspect is autistic, older brother speaks out on social media
Juveniles

Authorities have identified the 16-year-old boy accused of killing his parents, sister, and a family friend on New Year’s Eve. Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni reportedly confirmed to the Daily News that Scott Kologi, 16, is suspected of killing the three adults and his 18-year-old sister with a semi-automatic rifle shortly before midnight on …

4-year-old boy tells police officer someone killed his mom
Murder
December 30, 2017

4-year-old boy tells police officer someone killed his mom

An Alabama woman was found dead this week when a police officer stopped by her home to serve legal paperwork and her 4-year-old son said someone killed his mother. AL.com reports that the victim, 29-year-old Shannon Sharell Steele, was found shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday at her home in Demopolis, Alabama, about 115 miles southwest …

Man who served 11 years for his wife’s death kills his parents and niece: Cops
Murder
December 27, 2017

Man who served 11 years for his wife’s death kills his parents and niece: Cops

Authorities in Tennessee have arrested an Iowa man on suspicion of murder after his parents and niece were found dead in Nebraska this week. According to the Omaha World-Herald, 18-year-old Leonna Dalton-Phillip and her grandparents, John Dalton Sr., 70, and Jean Dalton, 65, were shot and killed around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Dalton-Phillip had just arrived …

Abusive husband who allegedly lied about wife’s disappearance charged after police find her body on their first wedding anniversary
Murder
December 26, 2017

Abusive husband who allegedly lied about wife’s disappearance charged after police find her body on their first wedding anniversary

A Titusville, Florida, man was charged with murder after his missing wife’s body was reportedly found in a wooded area on Christmas Eve. WFTV reported that police originally arrested Timothy Upthegrove, 53, and charged him with obstructing justice after he allegedly said that he found his wife’s car outside a Save-A-Lot on December 19 but …