Two people have been charged with killing a child in north Alabama. Little information is available, but Mason John Grimes, 36, and Brooklyn Paige Posey Grimes, 31, were booked Wednesday afternoon on charges of intentional murder, felony murder, and child abuse of a child under 15, according to jail records. WBRC reported that the victim …
Denver police are investigating a Colorado college professor for the deaths of his wife and 2-month-old daughter. Denver police said Regis University professor Nicholas Myklebust, 44, called 911 just before 7 a.m. Monday and reported that he’d “found his wife on the ground bleeding and their infant daughter not breathing.” Police arrived on scene and …
A 35-year-old Georgia woman found dead in the backseat of a car at an Atlanta transit station earlier this month was shot to death. Fulton County Medical Examiner ruled Chanell Crosby’s death to be a homicide, WXIA reported. Crosby, whose 13-year-old son Jamiren was shot to death in a still-unsolved murder in 2022, was last …
During the Ashley Benefield murder trial Monday in Manatee County, Florida, a domestic violence expert suggested potential signs of abuse in the couple’s relationship before she killed her husband. The Bradenton Herald reports that Bruce Ferris, a licensed mental health counselor and domestic violence consultant, testified as one of the defense’s final witnesses. Benefield’s attorney, …
Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen is returning to court this week for several motions, which have the potential to shape the trial’s outcome, depending on the judge’s rulings. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Allen is facing four counts of murder for the deaths of Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German, who vanished while hiking along …
A North Carolina woman found dead in a Chatham County lake nearly a year ago had a gunshot wound to the back. The North Carolina Medical Examiner’s Office said in a report released Monday that the gunshot was the likely cause of death for 34-year-old Hadeel Ghadhanfer Hikmat, and the manner was homicide, according to …
A Detroit mother was sentenced to 35 to 60 years in prison on Monday after she pleaded guilty to killing her 3-year-old son in 2022. Wayne County Circuit Judge Tracy Green said that Azuradee, 33, was also a victim — of childhood abuse, lack of mental health treatment, and a government that should have taken …
Police in North Carolina are investigating after a 19-year-old woman was found shot to death on a picnic table at a Greensboro park. Jakala Marie Goode was pronounced dead at the scene, the Greensboro Police Department said. Officers were called to the scene at about 7:30 p.m. by a caller who reported hearing what they …
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 …
