Suicide

Murder
February 20, 2022

Father, Son Dead in Houston Murder-Suicide

A Houston mother returned home early Sunday afternoon to find her teenage son and the boy’s father dead from an apparent murder suicide. The Houston Police Department said the man, who was in his 50s, suffocated his son, who was in his late teens, before using some kind of edged weapon to kill himself, KHOU …

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Domestic Abuse
February 17, 2022

Wife Found Dead, Husband Wounded in Apparently Botched Murder-Suicide

Police in Colorado are investigating Thursday after finding a 38-year-old woman dead from a gunshot wound and her 28-year-old husband wounded by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. Investigators have not released the identities of the couple, KMGH reported. The husband was taken to a hospital for treatment. Police responded to reports of a shooting at an …

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Murder
February 9, 2022

Dad Kills 2 Kids in Front of Their Mother: Report

A Florida man allegedly shot and killed his two children before turning the gun on himself in a suburb of Miami, Florida, on Tuesday. As WSVN, the unidentified man is believed to have fatally shot his 12-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son before taking his own life at an apartment complex near a Publix supermarket in …

Murder
February 6, 2022

10-Year-Old Boy Dead in Kentucky Murder-Suicide: Coroner

Lexington, Kentucky, police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving a 10-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man. Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn confirmed that 10-year-old Landon Hayes and 22-year-old Tyrus Lathem died at the scene, WLEX reported. Investigators said Lathem pulled the trigger. Police responded to a call about shots fire around noon on Sunday northeast …

Suicide
January 30, 2022

Former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst Leaps to Her Death From New York High-Rise

A former Miss USA pageant winner died Sunday when she jumped to her death from a Manhattan high rise, police said. Cheslie Kryst, who won the contest in 2019, jumped from a common area on the building’s 29th floor shortly after 7 a.m. Kryst, 30, lived on the ninth floor of the 60-story apartment building, …

Suicide
January 26, 2022

Mom Sues Instagram & Snapchat, Blaming Them for Addicted 11-Year-Old’s Suicide

A Connecticut mother has filed a lawsuit against Snapchat and Facebook, claiming the social media platforms are responsible for her 11-year-old daughter’s suicide last year. Social Media Victims Law Center filed a lawsuit in California on behalf of Tammy Rodriguez, whose daughter killed herself in July 2021. Rodriguez said her daughter had a severe addiction …

Murder
January 20, 2022

Update: Texas Teen Killed Sister, Her Friend, Then Himself in Double Murder-Suicide, Cops Say

Three teens found dead in a rural Texas home on Tuesday were victims of a double murder and suicide, according to Harris County deputies, who also named the three teenagers. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office identified the teens as siblings Hayden Burns, 15, and Haley Burns, 17, and Hayley’s friend, 17-year-old Kadience Cadena, KHOU reported. …

Murder
January 19, 2022

Mom and Toddler Son Who Fell From Stadium Concourse Died From Murder-Suicide: Cops

San Diego investigators said Wednesday that a mother and her toddler son who died when they fell from a concourse at the city’s major league baseball stadium died from a murder-suicide. Police said the deaths of Raquel Wilkins, 40, and Denzel Browning-Wilkins, 2, were suspicious at the time. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Wilkins and her …