BREAKING: Slain Instagram influencer Alexis Sharkey’s cause of death revealed
Breaking
No arrests have been made nearly two months after Sharkey’s nude body was found on the side of a road
Murder
January 15, 2021
Texas man runs over ex-wife in pickup truck, comes back to help her
A Texas man has been formally charged with murder for running over his ex-wife in his pickup truck last September, KSAT reports. David Estrada Jr, 30, was initially arrested on September 5, 2020, when San Antonio police, called to the area early that morning for a major accident, found Dominga Pesqueda, 33, unresponsive on the …
Murder
January 9, 2021
Manhunt for ex sought for killing California mom in front of 3-year-old child ends in suicide
A man wanted for allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend to death in California killed himself in Texas as authorities closed in on him, the Irving Police Department said Saturday. Detectives determined Herbert Nixon Flores, 46, traveled to family in Texas after shooting 35-year-old Karen Ruiz in Los Angeles. The shooting was captured by a security camera …
Murder
January 3, 2021
Cops use OnStar to shut down vehicle driven by suspect who killed Texas pastor in his church
A 62-year-old Methodist pastor was shot and killed in East Texas Sunday morning when he confronted a fugitive hiding in his church after a police chase, Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith said at an evening news conference. Mark Allen McWilliams was armed when he found 21-year-old Mytrez Deunte Woolen in the Starrville Methodist Church bathroom …
Shooting
January 3, 2021
Another beautiful young Texas Army drill sergeant found dead, body riddled with bullets
A 30-year-old Army drill sergeant on holiday leave was found fatally shot in her car on Interstate 10 in San Antonio early Friday morning, News4SanAntonio reports. Staff Sgt Jessica Mitchell was taken to University Hospital San Antonio, where she was pronounced dead at about 3 a.m. The San Antonio Police Department responded to what they …
Murder
January 3, 2021
Caught on camera: 15-year-old Texas boy beats mother to death
A 15-year-old Texas boy has been charged with beating his mother to death, CBS DFW reports. McKinney police say they were called to the home at around 1 a.m. by the boy’s father and found the mother, 50-year-old Stacy Ellen Barney, dead. The boy, who has not been identified, had fled the home and was …
Manslaughter
January 2, 2021
Texas woman fatally hit by bullet fired while boyfriend is reloading gun
Celebratory gunfire led to the death of a 39-year-old woman in Texas shortly before 12:30 a.m. Friday morning, WFAA reports. Arlington police said Mario Alanis, 34, and his girlfriend Blanca Guerra were marking the new year in their backyard. Alanis tried a shoot a firearm into the air, but the gun didn’t go off. Alanis …
Manslaughter
January 2, 2021
New Year’s Eve dance with firearm ends with 4-year-old boy’s death
A 4-year-old boy was shot and killed by a man dancing with a gun in his hand during a New Year’s Eve celebration, WFAA reports. Zantyler Foster-Hooks, 21, was charged with manslaughter in the death of Messiah Taplin. Foster-Hooks was one of four adults in the Arlington apartment at the time of the shooting. When …
Famous Murder Cases
December 31, 2020
Susan Wright: Wife who stabbed husband 193 TIMES is freed after serving 16 years
A Texas woman who was convicted of fatally stabbing her husband in 2003 was freed from prison Wednesday after serving 16 years of a 20-year sentence The Houston Chronicle reported that Susan Wright, 44, left the Dr. Lane Murray Unit in Gatesville, where she served part of her sentence. She requested privacy from reporters upon …
Robbery
December 30, 2020
Texas dad shoots to kill when burglar holds children at gunpoint
A Texas man reportedly shot and killed an intruder who broke into his home on Sunday. The unidentified 29-year-old homeowner is said to have armed himself with a rifle before firing at a group of would-be robbers, mortally wounding Terence Ellies, 27. Ellies was pronounced dead at the scene, according to KBTV. The other suspects …
Murder
December 17, 2020
Man axes woman’s hands off, murders her in front of fiancé over her ‘disrespecting’ him: Sheriff
Investigators arrested a 26-year-old man charged with the “gruesome” killing last month of a woman who was partially dismembered while still alive, the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said. Rafael Castillo faces a murder charge in the death of Nicole Perry, 31, on November 19, Sheriff Javier Salazar said on Wednesday. “The suspect said he wanted …
Murder
December 17, 2020
Texas realtor mom, son dead in apparent murder-suicide; teen daughter seriously wounded: Cops
A 43-year-old Texas mother apparently shot dead her 10-year-old son and seriously wounded her 16-year-old daughter before killing herself, the New Braunfels Police Department said Thursday. Officers were called to the scene just before 10 a.m. Thursday and found Chelsee Dodd and Trace Dodd dead of gunshot wounds. The teen was taken to University Hospital …