A Missouri man who was found shot in an Arkansas lake last year died by suicide, officials said on Thursday. According to KY3, the Benton County, Arkansas, Sheriff’s Office said they have no evidence contradicting medical examiners’ determination that John Forsyth, 49, killed himself. Investigators said surveillance footage showed Forsyth riding his bicycle from Cassville …
A missing Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University professor, under investigation for leaving the scene of a drunk driving accident last week, was found dead Monday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound behind a Holiday Inn in Martin County, Florida. James Solti, 57, rear-ended a flatbed truck on April 17 after he’d been out drinking with Cassie Harrison, who …
A 22-year-old Long Island volleyball coach “intentionally” stepped in front of a Long Island Rail Road train on Friday, just hours after appearing in court on charges that he sexually assaulted one of his players. Jason Maser was charged with rape, criminal sexual act, and endangering the welfare of a minor for assaulting a 15-year-old …
An Oklahoma teen who died in February, reportedly a day after being attacked at their high school, died of an overdose, authorities said on Wednesday. A summary autopsy report stated that Nex Benedict — a nonbinary 16-year-old who used they/them pronouns — died on February 8 from a combination of diphenhydramine, an antihistamine, and fluoxetine, an anti-depression …
A Utah teen who vanished last week was found dead late Wednesday, according to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office. Utah County Search and Rescue official believes the body of 19-year-old McKenna Miner has been found in American Fork Canyon. Fox 13 reports that loved ones reported her missing Tuesday after she left for a hike …
A Florida man found dead in a trash can on Tuesday was wanted for trying to kill his ex-wife the day before. Miami-Dade Police said that Armando Benavides, 54, apparenlty crawled in to a garbage bin in Miami’s West Kendall area and shot himself, according to WPLG. Police found a gun in the bin with …
The “disgruntled” ex-husband of a Florida school teacher shot and killed himself in front of the rear entrance to Farnell Middle School as dozens of students were arriving for an early start program. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said that two students a few feet behind 52-year-old Jason Layman saw the shooting. “They didn’t panic, …
Bradley Stokes previously served 14 years for the 2008 murder of his then-girlfriend, Crystal Bailey.
On Wednesday, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled against reopening the death investigation of a woman whose 2011 death was deemed a suicide. Ellen Greenberg, 27, was found stabbed 20 times in her Manayunk apartment, and the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office and State Attorney General’s Office maintain it is not a homicide. PennLive reported that Commonwealth …
A custody exchange late Sunday night in Houston ended with both parents dead in a murder-suicide, Houston Police said the mother arrived at the father’s apartment complex to pick up her 2-year-old son just before 10 p.m. Her new boyfriend and a friend, carrying a 16-day-old baby, were with her, KTRK reported. The father got …
A Oklahoma woman and three children are dead after a standoff in the Tulsa metropolitan area, and police believe it was a murder-suicide. Verdigris Police Chief Jack Shackleford said the incident began at about 4 p.m. when a woman alerted a passing patrol officer that she had been held captive in a garage by another …
A married couple found dead in their home in San Diego County this week by their teen daughter died in a murder-suicide. One of the children of 42-year-old Eric Orpinela and 39-year-old Denise Orpinela called 911 shortly before 10 a.m. on Thursday to report that she’d found the bodies, as CrimeOnline previously reported. San Diego …
