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 …
Idaho police said on Thursday that Wednesday’s death of a pregnant woman and her 2-year-old son is likely a case of murder-suicide. Shoshone County police said they responded to a home in Wallace and found the bodies of Elizabeth Lawley, 33, and her toddler son. Police said they now believe Lawley fatally shot her son …
South Carolina lawmakers last week passed “Gavin’s Law,” making sexual extortion — “sextortion” — a crime punishable by five years in prison on the first offense. The law was named after Gavin Guffey, the 17-year-old son of State Rep. Brandon Guffey who committed suicide weeks after his high school graduation last year after scammers duped …
A southwest Georgia man went on a rampage Thursday morning, killing his mother, grandmother, and another woman before committing suicide. Investigators have not released the names of those involved, pending notifications, but Colquitt County Coroner Verlyn Brock said the 26-year-old gunman’s 50-year-old mother and 74-year-old grandmother were shot to death in their Moultrie homes, which …
