Tip Leads to 2-Day Search for Lina Khil, Missing Since December 2021
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Murder
February 14, 2024
Fired Texas Judge’s Girlfriend Charged With Murder in His Drug Overdose Death
Texas police have used a law aimed at drug dealers to charge with murder the girlfriend of a fired Tarrant County juvenile court judge who died of an overdose last year. William Shane Nolen, 47, was found dead in a bedroom of his home on November 20, 2023, after 24-year-old Kami Ludwig called 911 to …
Shooting
February 13, 2024
‘Antisemitic Writings’ Found in Belongings of Mentally Ill Texas Megachurch Shooter
Detectives searching the belongings of the woman who opened fired at a Texas megachurch on Sunday found “antisemitic writings” and had a sticker with the word “Palestine” pasted on one of her guns. Genesse Ivonne Moreno, 36, was shot and killed by an off-duty Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agent and an off-duty Houston Police officer …
Shooting
February 11, 2024
Megachurch Shooting: Woman With Rifle Shot Dead, Young Boy With Her Critically Wounded
A woman walked into Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston Sunday afternoon and opened fire but was shot dead by off-duty law enforcement before she could do more than shoot a man in the hip. Houston Police Chief Troy Finner said the woman, in her early 30s, was wearing a trenchcoat and carrying a “long …
Murder
February 8, 2024
Suspect in Texas Cheerleader’s Murder Indicted
A Texas grand jury has indicted the man suspected of killing a 16-year-old cheerleader on capital murder charges. The indictment says Rafael Govea Romero, 23, killed Lizbeth Medina in the course of a burglary, according to Fox News. It says Romero hit the teen “with a hard object” and repeatedly stabbed her “with a sharp …
Death investigation
February 7, 2024
No Connection’: Austin Police on Lady Bird Lake Deaths, Serial Killer Rumors
Lady Bird Lake is a placid-looking, river-like reservoir that stretches for six miles along the Colorado River in downtown Austin, Texas. But its gentle surface belies a tragic history — in the past 18 months alone, 10 bodies have been pulled from the waters, most recently a man found there Monday. That man’s identity and …
Child sex crimes
February 3, 2024
Texas Man Wanted for Raping Children Arrested After Cops Make TV Appeal
A Texas man wanted for raping a child was arrested this week, just days after local police appeared on television asking for help finding him. White Settlement Police said that Steven Skalij had been previously arrested on a sexual assault of a child charge, but after a judge lowered his $500,000 bond to $100,000 and …
Murder
January 30, 2024
Blood Soaked Man Found ‘Acting Very Bizarrely,’ Tells Cops Blood is His Wife’s
A Texas man has been charged with his wife’s murder after he was found acting erratically and screaming while covered in blood “from the waist up.” San Antonio Police responded to the scene on the city’s northwest side around 7 a.m. Monday and found 44-year-old Carlos Portillo “walking up and down the sidewalk here, just …
Murder
January 23, 2024
8 Shot Dead in 4 Illinois Crime Scenes; Gunman Kills Himself 1,200 Miles Away in Texas
An Illinois man suspected in the shootin deaths of eight people in Illinois was found dead Monday night in Texas. US Marshals confronted Romeo Nance in Natalia, Texas, at about 8:30 p.m., and the confrontation ended when Nance shot himself, the Country Herald reported. Joliet Police launched an extensive manhunt for the Nance, who was …
Celebrity
January 23, 2024
‘Cheer’ Star’s 27-Year-Old Son Charged With Child Pornography
“Cheer” star Monica Aldama’s 27-year-old son has been indicted on 10 counts of child pornography in Texas. It’s the second child porn scandal to hit the Netflix series after another of its stars, Jerry Harris, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after a conviction in 2022. Austin Aldama was arrested and released on bond …
Mass shooting
January 19, 2024
Grand Jury to Investigate Botched Response to Deadly Uvalde School Shooting
A grand jury has convened in Texas to determine if any law enforcement officer should face criminal charges in connection with the deadly mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde nearly two years ago. The Uvalde Leader-News said a dozen people were selected to serve on the grand jury on Friday and that they …
Child death
January 18, 2024
Parents Charged With Murder in Death of Malnourished, Neglected Infant
The parents of a 3-month-old baby boy who died late last year in a filthy motel room from malnourishment and neglect were indicted Thursday on murder charges and other felonies. Skylynn Katherine Tuerk, 33, and Charles Devin Harris, 27, were both indicted on four counts. In addition to murder, the McLennan County grand jury charged …