CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the murder trial of white Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke in the shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald (all times local): 2 p.m. A jury has convicted white Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke of second-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke …
A Texas mother known for creating “Anger Room,” a Dallas-based business where people could relieve stress by breaking things, has died days after her ex-boyfriend allegedly broke into her home and battered her. Donald Alexander told the Dallas Morning News that his slain daughter, Donna Alexander, 34, was 14 when she started advocating against domestic violence …
A New York City man threw his 4-year-old brother off the roof of their 7-story apartment building early Saturday because he “wanted to see if God could protect the kid,” police sources told Newsweek. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Shawn Smith, 20, is accused of taking his younger brother, Shirmon, out of bed and onto the …
Police said a 4-year-old boy in New York City died early Saturday after his adult brother threw him off the roof of their seven-story apartment building. Per The New York Times, Shawn Smith, 20, was charged with second-degree murder after approaching officers at 3:30 a.m. and telling them, “My brother may be hurt. He might be …
Police in North Carolina are investigating after a girl and a boy—both 14—were reportedly found dead in the boy’s home Monday in an apparent murder-suicide. WRAL reported that family has identified the deceased teen girl as Sara Hill. Her family told the news station that the boy asked her to come over Monday, to which …
A Michigan man is dead after allegedly fatally shooting his mother-in-law, her boyfriend, and their dog before kidnapping his wife and two young children. Police said Bruce Huntley, 33, killed Lisa Bradley, 58, and her longtime boyfriend, James Cole, 54, Saturday after his wife and two children, ages 2 and 4, sought refuge at their home following …
A 15-year-old Alabama girl was charged with two counts of capital murder for allegedly stabbing her mother and older sister to death last week. The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reports that deputies found the bodies of Rosa Aminta Maldonado, 44, and her daughter, Rosa Lee Maldonado, 19, (pictured left and right) in their Lester home at 1 …
A Texas father and son reportedly caught on tape fatally shooting their neighbor during an argument over a mattress were re-arrested Saturday and had their bond increased. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that John Miller, 67, and Michael Miller, 31, were rearrested after the victim’s fianceé, Kara Box, recently provided footage of the deadly September 1 …
A Tennessee man who was arrested Thursday in connection with the death of his former girlfriend is accused of faking a suicide note left beside the victim, who passed away over a year ago. WREG reports that Jason Riley, 29, is facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the April 9, 2017, death of his ex-girlfriend, …
A $5,000 reward is being offered in connection with the unsolved murder of a Texas college student whose killers may have been recorded in a newly released video, KSAT-TV reports. Authorities have made public a video showing what they believe is the suspects’ vehicle fleeing the scene of the crime. On March 5, 2017, 27-year-old Joyce Medina …
Police reportedly arrested another man in connection with the June stabbing death of Bronx teen Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz, bringing the number of suspects in custody to 14. Police sources told WPIX Sunday that Frederick Then, 20, turned himself in and was charged with murder, manslaughter, gang assault, conspiracy, and criminal possession of a weapon. During his arraignment Monday, …
A wife and mother disappeared seven years ago was murdered by her abusive husband with whom she was preparing to divorce, authorities said this week. According to the Associated Press, an arrest warrant for second-degree murder was filed Thursday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, against 43-year-old Oscar Alberto Lozada in connection with the July 2011 disappearance …
