‘His story didn’t work’: How Chris Watts defense lawyers convinced him to plead guilty to murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters
Family Crime
The confessed killer wore a bullet-proof vest as he delivered his guilty pleas
Murder
November 6, 2018
Murder-suicide gunman shoots wife and another man as victim’s children in adjoining motel room hear gunshots that killed their father
Two Arizona men are dead after a husband found his wife in a hotel room with another man, whose five children were in the next room. The White Mountain Independent reports that Justin Taylor, 34, of Springerville, and Juan Antonia Lopez, 37, were both found dead after Taylor is believed to have shot Lopez along with Taylor’s …
Cold Cases
November 6, 2018
DNA leads to arrest in 2001 cold case murder of University of Florida student
Investigators in Florida have come closer to solving a 17-year-old murder after a DNA sample run in an genealogy database identified distant relatives of the suspect. The Orlando Sentinel reports that police made an arrest on Friday in the 2001 murder of 25-year-old Christine Framke, a University of Florida student found dead in her apartment …
Family Crime
November 5, 2018
Mom of three fatally stabbed by estranged husband had a restraining order against him; suspect was out on bond at time of double murder: Police
A Houston accused of murdering his estranged wife was free on bond for allegedly assaulting the same woman, who reportedly told neighbors to watch out for him as she feared for her safety. The Houston Chronicle reports that police responded to a 911 call Sunday about a fight at a home on Berrywood Bend in …
Juveniles
November 5, 2018
Boy 11, shoots grandma in the back of the head after she asks him to clean his room, then kills himself: Police
Authorities in Arizona say an 11-year-old boy shot his grandmother dead after she asked him to tidy up his bedroom, before killing himself Saturday night. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) told the Arizona Republic that officials responded to a call from the boy’s grandpa, who reported that his wife, 65-year-old Yvonne Woodward, had been …
Family Crime
November 5, 2018
Sisters found dead in the Hudson River buried in Saudi Arabia as investigation continues: Report
The bodies of two sister found mysteriously dead in the Hudson River late last month have reportedly been laid to rest in Saudi Arabia. Arab News, an English-language newspaper based in Saudi Arabia, reports that the bodies of 16-year-old Tala Farea and her 22-year-old sister Rotana Farea were buried at al-Baqi cemetery in Madinah on …
Family Crime
November 5, 2018
Chris Watts to appear in court early: Status hearing for Colorado Dad accused of murdering pregnant wife, two daughters, moved to Tuesday November 6
The District Attorney did not reveal why Watts’s court date was moved up by nearly two weeks
Violent Crime
November 4, 2018
Gunman had apparent history of posting violent videos targeting women, minorities, prior to fatal mass shooting at yoga studio
By GARY FINEOUT, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A brooding military veteran and former teacher appeared to have made videos in which he railed at women and blacks, years before he fatally shot two women at a Florida yoga studio, wounded five other people and then killed himself. The Friday evening shooting at a busy …
Family Crime
November 3, 2018
Teen murders mom, buries her under a church after he gets a bad report card: Police
A 15-year-old Florida high school student has been arrested for allegedly strangling his mom and burying her body under a church fire pit following a conflict over a bad grade on his report card. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports Gregory Logan Ramos, 15, of DeBary faces a murder charge in Friday’s death of his mother …
Murder
November 3, 2018
Sex offender arrested after remains of missing mom found burned in a barrel
An Illinois sex offender is accused of murdering a young mother whose burned remains were discovered in a barrel, WLS-TV reports. Prosecutors on Friday charged 42-year-old Peter Zabala with three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the death of 25-year-old Ashley Tucker. Zabala also faces two counts of concealing a homicide. Authorities reportedly found …
Family Crime
November 2, 2018
Witness claims he saw sisters Tala and Rotana Farea the morning of the day they were found dead in Hudson River; abuse allegations made against family: Police
A “credible” witness has claimed to have seen the two sisters who were found dead in the Hudson River last week, just hours before their bodies were found in the water alongside Riverside Park in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. According to NBC News, NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea shared new information about the mysterious deaths …
Family Crime
November 2, 2018
Sisters found dead, bound together in Hudson River had arrived together to New York two months ago from Philadelphia; investigators continue to suspect suicide
Investigators searching for answers on the mysterious deaths of two sisters who were found dead in the Hudson River on October 24 are reportedly probing credit card transactions to try and piece together the final weeks of their lives. The bodies of Tala Farea, 16, and her sister Rotana Farea, 22, were found on the …