A Georgia man has been indicted for murder, following his arrest earlier this month, in connection with the 1999 death of his wife, Melissa Wolfenberger. Christopher Wolfenbarger has been indicted on murder and felony murder charges for the 1998 death of Melissa, who vanished in November of that year from her Atlanta area home. As …
An Indiana jury convicted a man who, at 16, murdered three people while demonstrating how to convert a Glock into a machine gun. Caden Smith, now 19, was found guilty on Friday of three counts of murder, robbery, possession of a machine gun, and possession of methamphetamine, among other charges, according to the Marion County …
Several months after 13-year-old Madeline Soto’s body was found in Osceola County, Florida, investigative documents have disclosed her cause of death. The documents, obtained by Click Orlando, revealed that Madeline’s death was classified as a homicide caused by strangulation. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said Madeline’s body was found off Hickory …
Utah woman Kouri Richins, accused of fatally poisoning her husband, is scheduled to appear in court Monday to determine whether prosecutors have sufficient evidence to move forward with a trial. Richins, 34, faces multiple felony charges for allegedly killing her husband, Eric Richins, by lacing his Moscow Mule drink with drugs, at their home in …
Prosecutors in Pennsylvania say they plan to seek the death penalty for a 30-year-old doctoral student accused of killing a 6-week-old boy she was babysitting for friends — while they took the boy’s twin brother to the hospital for injuries police say the suspect caused. Nicole Elizabeth Virzi was arraigned on Friday on charges of …
Three people — including a prominent Kentucky dentist and his son — were arrested last month in connection with the fatal stabbing of 38-year-old Amber Spradlin, found dead in the dentist’s home more than a year ago. Michael McKinney III, 24, is charged with murder and multiple counts of tampering with evidence and is being …
A Florida mother has been charged with the murder of her 4-year-old son more than a decade after the boy was found dead in her apartment. Destene Simmons faces one count of murder and one count of aggravated child abuse, WFOR reported. The Broward State Attorney’s Office has not explained why it waited eleven years …
A graveside argument turned deadly last weekend when a Colorado man shot and killed a member of a group of friends who had gathered to remember a dead man on his birthday. The group of family and friends arrived at Crown Hill Cemetery in Jefferson County at about 8 p.m. on August 17 at the …
A North Carolina woman wanted for the murder of her mother has been caught in Asheville and taken into custody. Danya Dewey, 40, has been charged with first degree murder and is being held at the Buncombe County Detention Facility without bond, WLOS reports. Sheriff’s deputies were called to the home of Lori Pallinger, 63. …
An Idaho man has been charged in the shooting death of his live-in girlfriend in Rexburg. Fabian Hernandez, 32, has been charged with first degree murder, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia after officers arrived at the home just after 11 p.m. Thursday and found Ariana Ramos Chavez, 35, dead at …
A 35-year-old Texas man took out a gun and shot a teenage boy earlier this week over “smack talking” while the two were playing a video game. Crowley Police said Tavion Swindell, 16, was at the home of Deeven Jones Sunday afternoon when the incident took place, KXAS reported. Officers were called to the scene …
A Georgia man was arrested in Louisiana on Wednesday, a day after he allegedly killed his wife and buried her behind their home. WSB-TV reported that Kenneth Hardin Jr., 39, told family members on Wednesday that he killed his wife, Carrie Hardin, a day earlier at their Fayette County home and burned her body. Hardin …
