A Delaware man who beat his girlfriend to death apparently thought she was speaking to a former boyfriend, sending him into a fit of rage. Delaware.gov reports that 45-year-old Steven Pierce was sentenced to serve life in prison for the death of his girlfriend, 31-year-old Heather Stamper of Delaware City. According to court documents, in …
A Texas woman who allegedly helped rob a man by enticing him with sex is now facing a murder charge after the encounter went awry, People magazine reports. According to the report Sydnee Whitaker, 18, was arrested on Monday and charged with capital murder following the killing of Adrian Wells, 21, whom police found dead …
One of 14 men who was criminally charged in last year’s death of a 15-year-old New York boy will be given time served for being the prosecution’s star witness. From WPIX, Kevin Alvarez, 19, revealed Tuesday that he has a cooperation agreement with the Office of the Bronx District Attorney. While Alvarez had pleaded guilty …
A South Carolina prison guard testified Tuesday that a man on trial for killing his five children in 2014 said that he murdered his 8-year-old daughter after she witnessed him strangle one of her younger brothers to death. Lieutenant Travis Pressley claimed that Timothy Jones admitted to choking his son for playing with electrical outlets. …
A gang member who pleaded guilty for his role in last summer’s machete killing of a 15-year-old New York boy cried in court as he saw what he did to the teen when he sought refuge in a bodega. From WPIX, Kevin Alvarez, 19, broke down on the witness stand after viewing surveillance footage shot …
The mother of five children who were allegedly killed by her ex-husband in 2014 reportedly broke down in tears in a South Carolina court Monday while reading a letter she wrote to her slain daughter. From The State, Amber Kyzer became overcome with emotion while reading a letter she wrote to Merah, 8, regarding her …
Police said a shocking discovery in a quiet Georgia neighborhood was made Monday morning, after a teen found his grandparents dead inside their home. CBS 46 reports that an 18-year-old found his grandparents, Willard Ron Hess, 70, and Dorothy E. Hess, 72, deceased inside their home off of Southridge Road in Barrow County. According to …
A transgender woman in Texas was found shot to death on the street Sunday, a month after she was filmed being attacked in a parking lot. As reported by the New York Times, the Dallas Police Department announced Sunday that Muhlaysia Booker, 23, was found dead after responding to reports of gunfire. Police Major Vincent …
Bobby Joe Long, who was convicted of murdering at least nine women and in the 1980s, is scheduled to be executed on Thursday after the Florida Supreme Court declined his third appeal. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the panel unanimously dismissed all seven claims Long, 65, brought forth, including a challenge to the state’s …
A Texas man who has been jailed since last year for allegedly killing an elderly woman and attempting to kill two others was indicted on 11 additional capital murder charges this week. Grand juries in Dallas and Collin Counties respectively returned six and five indictments against Billy Chemirmir, 46. Chemirmir is believed to have committed …
A New Jersey man who was convicted in February of murdering his high school classmate is seeking a new trial due to a dismissed juror’s “LMAO” Facebook post. Liam McAtasney, 21, was found guilty of murder, robbery, desecration of human remains, conspiracy to desecrate human remains, tampering with evidence, and hindering apprehension for the November …
On Tuesday, police in Nevada released surveillance footage reportedly showing a woman violently pushing an elderly man off a bus, resulting in his death a month later. Asking witnesses to come forward, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has publicized the March 21 video depicting the fatal encounter between Cadesha Bishop, 25, and Serge Fournier, …
