Life cut short: Woman accused of stabbing fiance to death with scissors
Violent Crime
The suspect had a clean criminal history before the shocking murder
Violent Crime
February 11, 2017
Two people found dead in a murder-suicide plot
The Reno Police Department say two people found dead inside a vehicle in Reno, Nevada has been identified, and it was determined that their deaths were a murder-suicide plot. Reno Gazette-Journal reports that around 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, the bodies of 24-year-old Alex Muratalla of Sparks, and Rachel Tams, 45, of Reno, were found …
Violent Crime
February 10, 2017
All four suspects accused of torturing disabled man on Facebook Live plead ‘not guilty’
All four Chicago suspects, allegedly involved in a January incident in which a young disabled was tortured and belittled for hours, have pleaded “not guilty.” The Chicago Sun Times reports that police accused Tanishia Covington, 24, Brittany Covington, 18, Jordan Hill, 18, and Tesfaye Cooper, 18, of kidnapping a schizophrenic, bipolar white male and holding him captive for …
Violent Crime
February 10, 2017
Affidavit: Woman bought ammunition during killing spree
A woman accused in the deaths of four women in Alabama and Florida was “a willing participant” in a killing spree that ended with the other suspect fatally shooting himself in a Georgia motel room as a SWAT team closed in, according to an arrest warrant.
Sex Offenders
February 9, 2017
Teen victim of ‘heinous’ gang rape may have known her attackers: Police
The alleged attack took place at a Super 8 motel
Violent Crime
February 9, 2017
DISTURBING! Jogger finds ‘badly decomposed’ body in park
A jogger unearthed a decomposed body in a Flushing, Queens, park on Wednesday afternoon. The unsettling find was made near a wooded area of a bike path in Kissena Park. The body consisted of a skull and bones scattered along the area. Sources claimed tattered clothing was also recovered at the scene. Officials suspect the …
Juveniles
February 8, 2017
Small town has first murder in 25 years — and 12-year-old is the prime suspect
Christina Shockley was found shot to death at the convenience store where she worked
Violent Crime
February 8, 2017
Karina Vetrano murder may have been racially motivated: Police
Howard Beach, where Vetrano lived and was killed, is predominantly white
Missing
February 8, 2017
Woman found dead on Panama vacation likely strangled
Investigators have conducted raids near where her body was found
Violent Crime
February 8, 2017
New evidence in ZuZu Verk death revealed by suspect’s neighbor as second suspect extradited
A 2nd suspect was extradited to Texas on Tuesday to face charges in connection with Zuzu Verk; a Texas woman whose remains were found last week in a shallow grave. Chris Estrada, who was in Phoenix, waived extradition. He was taken into custody without incident. According to police, Estrada was friends with Verk’s boyfriend, Robert …
Violent Crime
February 7, 2017
Karina Vetrano Update: Here’s how police found her alleged killer
Phil Vetrano, father of murdered Queens jogger Karina Vetrano, hoped a new DNA analysis strategy would find his daughter’s killer, but it turned out old fashion police work played a major role in nabbing a suspect. After comparing crime scene DNA to 600 samples, it was an odd encounter between a police lieutenant and a …
Violent Crime
February 7, 2017
Karina Vetrano murder suspect admits to choking, dragging her in video confession — as legal aid says ‘don’t rush to judgment’
Despite a confession and DNA evidence, some are questioning the case against Chanel Lewis