A 60-year-old man was convicted on Thursday by a Los Angeles County jury, almost 40 years after he raped, murdered, and kidnapped a young mother. KTLA reports that the jury found Neal Antoine Matthews guilty of first-degree murder and guilty of “murder during a rape, robbery, and kidnapping” The victim, Leslie Long, 20 at the time, …
A Utah man accused of killing his wife reportedly researched criminal defense prior to her murder, and prosecutors allege the suspect was searching for way to evade of murder conviction after he planned out his wife’s killing. Daily Mail reports that Curtis Ray Nichols, 35, claims he didn’t kill his wife, Robin, 35, but prosecutors allege …
Loved ones of a mother and two young children murdered last week gathered on Monday in Dover, Tennessee, at the Pleasant Hill Freewill Baptist Church to mourn them, while the suspect remains behind bars, reportedly refusing to provide police with a motive for the killings. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities arrested Jordan Hazel, 27, last Thursday at …
A North Carolina man who blames an overdose of cold medicine for a bad dream that ended with his wife stabbed to death appears in court soon. Matthew Phelps, 27, is charged with the murder Lauren Phelps, 29, in the earlier morning hours of September. He calmly told a 911 dispatcher that he was covered …
New details continue to emerge about the man who allegedly killed his children in his Sacramento apartment last week. Sacramento Bee reports that Robert Hodges, 32, appeared at an arraignment at a Yolo County courthouse on Monday, where he stood emotionless while listening to the charges against him. After learning a judge charged him with three …
On November 3, a South African court will hear the State’s application to appeal Oscar Pistorius’ six-year jail sentence for murder. The Pretoria East Rekord reports that the appeal will be heard in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein. Pistorius, 30, was originally convicted of culpable homicide and sentenced to five years behind bars for …
The mother of a 3-year-old Illinois boy who died this week, admitted to authorities that she and her boyfriend repeatedly struck the child and his siblings with a belt, the Daily Herald reports. Authorities charged Joy Ramos, 22, with first-degree murder in connection with the death of the boy, Steven Figueroa. Ramos brought Figueroa to …
When Scott was arrested in April 2003 for the murder of his wife, Laci, and unborn son, Connor, police pulled him over with a surplus of items in his car, which helped prosecutors convince a jury he was planning on going into hiding to avoid punishment. In the upcoming ABC true crime documentary, Truth and Lies: …
A New York City man allegedly stabbed his wife to death before jumping out of a window and plummeting eight stories to his death, according to NY Daily News. DNAinfo reports that Francisco Ferreiras, 69, stabbed Bernarda Ferreiras, 53, Sunday night during an argument about a trip she was taking to the Dominican Republic. After carrying out the …
The mother of a Chicago teen reportedly found dead in a freezer Sunday said she believes her daughter was murdered and accused police of not adequately searching for the missing teen. WGN reports that the body of Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was discovered in a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rosemont. Family members and …
The boyfriend of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind has posted the first pictures of their presumed newborn daughter. Though Ashton Matheny said he wouldn’t release any pictures of Haisley Jo until she’s in his care, WDAY reports that the slain woman’s boyfriend recently posted photos of the infant girl to his personal Facebook page. Haisley Jo remains in protective custody until DNA …
Police in South Africa arrested a man after he was reportedly found eating a woman he allegedly kidnapped and murdered, as reported by Herald Live. According to News24, the unidentified 23-year-old man allegedly abducted the woman in Mount Frere on Saturday and took her to his home in Eastern Cape. Provincial police spokesperson Captain Edith Mjoko revealed that …
