Wealthy tot mom accused of murdering kids’ dad, dumping naked body on dirt road
The alleged murder came amid a custody dispute
Violent Crime
March 2, 2017
Desert Storm veteran killed by undocument immigrant; charges upgraded to murder
A Rio Grande Valley, Texas, veteran who was beaten severely by a Honduras national died on February 24. Authorities are expected to upgrade the charges to capital murder. KRGV reports that on January 30 at 12:29 a.m., Andres Roberto Ortiz beat Jose Luis Oviedo so severely that he ended up in the hospital fighting for his …
Violent Crime
March 1, 2017
Stand your ground? Can you kill if attacked by popcorn?
A judge will soon decide if a retired police captain was within his rights to shoot to death a man who threw popcorn at him during an argument over cell phone use in a movie theater. It is the latest controversial case involving Florida’s “stand your ground” law. Curtis Reeves testified this week that he …
Violent Crime
March 1, 2017
Elderly woman found in pool of blood, bludgeoned with hammer, strangled
A 78-year-old Brooklyn woman found dead in a pool of blood Monday night was beaten in the head with a hammer before being strangled, officials said. Though authorities originally suspected that Edna Pierre-Jacques was beaten to death with a hammer since the broken weapon was recovered near her body, a Medical Examiner determined yesterday the …
Missing
March 1, 2017
Tara Grinstead Murder: More evidence found in search for remains
A judge has issued a gag order preventing public discussion of the investigation
Police
March 1, 2017
Inside cop-killer Markeith Loyd’s bizarre court appearance
Loyd is still insisting on representing himself
Violent Crime
March 1, 2017
Suspects charged with murder in airport nerve agent attack
EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Their eyes red and heads bowed, two young women accused of smearing VX nerve agent on the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader were charged with murder Wednesday in a Malaysian court. The women, who arrived in court protected by masked special forces carrying machine …
Violent Crime
February 27, 2017
Caught on Video: Man gunned down dead over iPhone
Twenty-year-old D’eAndre Malik Thomas turned himself in to authorities in Macon, Georgia, less than 24 hours after he allegedly shot and killed Kareem Mano, 25, in a grocery store parking lot, reports The Telegraph. A surveillance camera in front of USA Grocery recorded the altercation, which showed Thomas getting out of a white sedan and …
Violent Crime
February 26, 2017
VIDEO: Did a police officer stage his wife’s suicide attempt?
Footage reportedly shows a Griffin, Georgia, police officer come home to find his wife with a gunshot wound to the head. Matthew Boynton, 20, discovered his wife Jessica, 19, lying in a pool of blood in a closet. Barely clinging to life, Jessica spent three weeks in a coma before waking up, according to 11alive. …
Violent Crime
February 26, 2017
Shooter Be Damned: Gunman kills 8-year-old after car accident
A manhunt is underway for the suspect
Violent Crime
February 25, 2017
Peabody murder suspect says dead couple gave heroin to his grandfather
A fugitive in the double murder was arrested on Friday
Violent Crime
February 24, 2017
Teen arrested for killing woman, raping corpse: Report
The woman was found dead in his Arkansas home