Testimony continues in the case against Ashley Benefield, a former ballerina who’s accused of murdering her husband. Benefield took the stand Monday morning in Manatee County, Florida, and claimed she was “scared to death” of her husband, Doug Benefield, who was found shot dead in 2020. Benefield claimed she was “forced” to shoot, according to …
A 17-year-old Maryland boy was shot and killed Saturday evening in the food court of a suburban Baltimore-Washington mall. Howard County Police identified the victim as Angelo Little and said a reward of up to $5,000 had been offered for information leading to an arrest. Police said they were called to the Mall in Columbia …
Human remains believed to belong to a teen mom who disappeared last October were found this week in central Georgia. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said the remains were found in a wooded area in Monroe County, just north of Bibb County, by a construction crew. “The remains are believed to be that of missing …
A 37-year-old Florida woman was arrested last week for the “gruesome” stabbing death of her elderly mother in Bay County. Sheriff’s deputies were alerted to a woman “appearing to be in distress” walking along US 231 on Wednesday, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said. The deputy who made contact with Tiffany Braddock reported that she …
Police in an Atlanta suburb have arrested a 32-year-old man for the murder of his girlfriend. Andreily Acacio Rodriguez, 27, was found dead in her apartment Friday morning by a family member, according to the Roswell Police Department. Officers first on the scene said the victim had “visible injuries consistent with a homicide” and quickly …
Virginia authorities say they have arrested a suspected car thief who ran over and killed a father of two trying to stop the theft of his own vehicle. Keith Anthony McBride, 41, was taken into custody in Virginia Beach on Friday, the Prince William County Police Department said in a Facebook post. McBride has been …
A Vermont man pleaded not guilty in court Friday afternoon to the murder of an 82-year-old neighbor who went missing last week from her Enosburgh home and was found dead on Sunday. Vermont State Police announced Thursday that 23-year-old Darren Martell, who had been living with neighbors directly next door to Roberta Martin, had been …
After leaving her two toddlers in a car to roast back in 2022, a North Carolina mother has pled guilty to second-degree murder. According to CBS 17, Launice Shanique Battle reached a plea deal on Thursday that will cost her between seven and 10 years in prison for each child, or 14 to 20 years …
Three Ohio teenagers were charged this week with the murder of 29-year-old mom who died trying to stop them from stealing her SUV with her 6-year-old child sleeping inside. Gerald Dowling, 19, and two 16-year-olds were arrested Wednesday for the July 11 death of Alexa Stakely, the Columbus Dispatch reported. Alexa Stakely, a school district …
A 21-year-old North Carolina man was arrested for murder after his missing father was found dead in Charlotte. Fred Dunlap, 79, was reported missing last Friday, and a Missing and Endangered Alert issued on Tuesday. Family members said he rquired medications and didn’t have them with him when he disappeared, Queen City News reported. Charlotte-Mecklenburg …
A Pennsylvania district attorney announced Thursday he plans to seek the death penalty for a couple charged with the murder of a 12-year-old girl. Malinda Hoagland’s father, 52-year-old Rendell Hoagland, and his girlfriend, 45-year-old Cindy Warren, have been charged with first-, second-, and third-degree murder and involuntary servitude, WGAL reported. The girl died hours after …
A Michigan woman charged earlier this week with child abuse for severe injuries inflicted on her girlfriend’s 4-month-old daughter has now been charged with murder. Doctors at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids turned off life support for little Renzi McCall on Thursday, WXMI reported. Savannah Miller, 31, was arrested on Sunday after the …
