Slain Dillwyn Teen Remembered For Her Maturity, Smile
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Dillwyn, VA: The older sisters of Alexis Artice Rose took pride in the girl known by family and friends as a precocious teen with a constant smile. "We would get in a little fuss, but she would say 'We're all sisters, we can't be doing that,'" said Kim Booker outside a motel near the Dillwyn parking lot where her sister Rose, 18, was fatally stabbed late Tuesday. Authorities charged Rose's boyfriend Christopher Jerel Moseley, 20, of Dillwyn with first-degree murder in the killing. » more at The Daily Progress
Friend Describes Murder Victim as Loving Mom
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Portland, OR: Neighbors and family friends say they are still worried about a man who police said killed his wife and is still on the run. Portland police say Le Huang killed his wife Dixiang Huang. Her body was found in their Southeast Portland home earlier this week. A family friend who knows the Huangs well told us she’s worried because she has seen Le Huang’s temper before, including seeing him scream and throw things at his wife during the past year. [Le Huang has been arrested and charged with murder] » more at KATU TV
Suspect in Wife’s Death Off Life Support, Police Say
Monday, April 29, 2013
Pine Bluff, AR: Pine Bluff police said Wednesday that a Pine Bluff man who allegedly shot his wife and then himself early Monday morning has been taken off life support at a Little Rock hospital. Police spokeswoman Regina Vontunglen said James Goldman, 83, is sill in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital, and no other information on his condition was immediately available. Goldman allegedly shot his wife, Betty Goldman, 81, then himself at the home they shared at 2504 Kenwood Drive. [James Goldman died May 2] » more at Pine Bluff Commercial
Slain Soldier Lured Out of House by Suspect
Monday, April 29, 2013
Fort Mitchell, AL: Three people accused of murdering a Fort Benning solider earlier this week are now all behind bars. Forty-two-year-old Michael Tucker turned himself in Friday afternoon and is charged with killing Sergeant First Class Donald Wilson early Sunday. Also facing the same charge is Wilson's widow, Gloria Wilson, and her boyfriend, Travis Leonard. They were both arrested this week. Tucker told police he was involved in the plot to kill the 34-year-old soldier, but claims he did not pull the trigger. Police believe Mrs. Wilson wanted to slay her husband to collect his $450,000 life insurance and she used her current and former lovers to shoot him. » more at WRBL TV
Killing of Domestic Abuse Advocate Strikes Chord in Fox Cities
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Peshtigo, WI: The media reports from Peshtigo last week hit Beth Schnorr like a ton of bricks. “It was heartbreaking,” Schnorr, executive director of Harbor House Domestic Abuse Programs in Appleton, said of the news coverage of the murder of Patricia Waschbisch. The 45-year-old Waschbisch, who was the interim director of Rainbow House, a domestic abuse shelter in Marinette, was found dead inside her home in nearby Peshtigo on April 28. Waschbisch had been stabbed to death. Her boyfriend, Brent Kaempf, 48, has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide. » more at PostCrescent.com
Man Charged in Stabbing Deaths at Pa. Home
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Green Township, PA: A man has been charged with criminal homicide and aggravated assault in the stabbing deaths of a man and woman found at a mobile home in northwestern Pennsylvania. Thirty-eight-year-old Scott A. Black of Butler is charged in Forest County in the deaths of 42-year-old Marcelle Edwards of Tionesta and 43-year-old Donald Shay of Leechburg. Authorities say the two were found dead early Saturday with multiple stab wounds at the mobile home just outside Tionesta. » more at WKBN TV
Man Charged With First-Degree Murder in Fatal Shooting of Corona Woman
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Corona, CA: A man accused of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding her male companion during an attack at the woman’s Corona home was charged today with first-degree murder and other felonies. Benjamin Felix Sanchez, 45, of Santa Ana was arrested Saturday within hours of allegedly killing 34-year-old Yara Sanchez and leaving her friend with a non-fatal but serious wound. Along with the murder count, Sanchez is charged with attempted murder and sentence-enhancing gun and great bodily injury allegations. » more at swrnn.com
Deputy: Pair Found Dead in Easley Hotel Room Had Dated
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Easley, SC: The man and woman found shot to death in an Easley motel room last weekend had dated off and on for several years, according to a spokesman for the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office. Cristy Ingram, 39, of Piedmont and Robert McPeak, 77, of Iva each died of a single gunshot wound to the head, Pickens County Chief Deputy Creed Hashe said Monday. He said investigators believe McPeak shot Ingram and
then turned the gun on himself. » more at Independent Mail
Husband Arrested in El Paso Lower Valley Woman's Death
Saturday, April 27, 2013
El Paso, TX: A 45-year-old woman was found dead Saturday in her Lower Valley home, and her husband was arrested in connection with her death, El Paso police said. Police said Lilia Reyes Torres, 45, had been killed but did not release further details. Javier Sambrano, spokesman for the El Paso Police Department, said Torres' death is being considered a homicide. » more at El Paso Times
Kauai Police Arrest Suspect in Death of Kendra Lewis
Friday, April 26, 2013
Kauai, HI: Police have arrested a suspect in the death of 21-year-old Kapa‘a woman Kendra Lewis. Lewis was found dead in her room Friday afternoon. An autopsy conducted today confirmed that she died as a result of stab wounds. Steven Michael Wilson, age 26 of Kapa‘a, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder and remains in police custody in lieu of $1 million bail. » more at Hawaii News Center
Longtime Girlfriend Charged With Former S.C. State University Football Player’s Shooting Death
Friday, April 26, 2013
Johnston, SC: A longtime girlfriend has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a former defensive tackle for the S.C. State University football team. Ashley Butler, 23, of Johnston, is being held at the Edgefield County jail. A murder warrant in the case charges her with shooting Otis Matthew Key Jr, 25, at the home they shared in Johnston, a small Edgefield County town of some 2,500. » more at The State
Cornwall Victim's Estranged Husband Dead in NYC of Self-Inflicted Wound, Cops Say
Friday, April 26, 2013
Queens, NY: The estranged husband of a Cornwall mother found shot to death Friday was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Saturday morning in Queens, state police said. Bernard Icart, 46, had been sought as a "person of interest" since Sabine Icart, 44, was found injured in her Clinton Street apartment and died after being taken to St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital. » more at Times Herald-Record
Couple's Unstable Relationship Ends in Murder-Suicide, Hillsborough Deputies Say
Friday, April 26, 2013
Tampa, FL: Jason and Pamela Allen had a volatile relationship.Married for more than eight years, the couple often argued and then made up, family members said. Court records echo the back and forth status of their relationship. In September 2012, Pamela Allen filed for divorce. It was voluntarily dismissed two months later. Still, they lived apart and, as far as relatives know, had little contact. That's why what happened Friday has people on both sides confused. Jason Allen, 38, shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. » more at Tampa Bay Times
Body Found in Lake Travis With Gunshot Wound
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Austin, TX: Authorities say a woman whose body was found in Lake Travis with a gunshot wound to the head had been reported missing by her boyfriend, who wrote that he had put her body in the water before killing himself. The Travis County Sheriff's Office says the body of 27-year-old Shameka McGriff of Austin was found Thursday night in the lake near Austin. » more at KTRK-TV
Young Couple Killed in "Domestic Incident;" Baby Left Behind
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Greenville County, SC: The couple killed in a Wednesday night domestic dispute have been identified by Greenville County Coroner Barry Wright as Mary Guthrie, 18, and Erith Carrillo, 19. Authorities believe the young couple were fighting. Both were shot in the head in an apparent murder-suicide, Wright said. Wright also said a eight-month-old baby was in the home at the time of the shootings, but was not harmed. » more at SimpsonvillePatch
Motive Released in 5 Manchester Deaths
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Manchester, IL: Illinois State Police officials have released investigative findings into the
Manchester homicides where five victims were found shot at a home April 24. [The victims were James Roy Ralston, 29, his girlfriend Brittney Luark, 23, their children, Nolan Ralston, 5, and Brantley Ralston, 1, and Brittney's grandmother, JoAnn Sinclair, 66.] Victim Brittney Luark was pregnant. The shooting took place at 19 East Street in Manchester. Winchester police and Illinois State Police later located the fleeing suspect, Rick O. Smith, 43, of rural Morgan County. Smith was fatally shot during a shootout with police. » more at ABC News
Couple in Sun Lakes Murder-Suicide Are Identified
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Sun Lakes, AZ: Authorities have released the names of a couple in a suspected murder-suicide at an adult community near Chandler. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says a man and woman were found dead at a Sun Lakes home on Wednesday. They say 83-year-old James Radley allegedly shot 66-year-old Luigina Szajda, then his two dogs before turning the gun on himself. » more at ABC15.com
Women Found Slain Were Defendant’s Mother, Ex-Wife
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Moreno Valley, CA: The women found slain in a Moreno Valley house have been identified as Louise Ann Barrera and Annette Denise Simms, the mother and ex-wife of the man accused of killing them. Their names are contained in the complaint filed in Riverside County Superior Court against Drew Colston Stelp, 51, who was arraigned Thursday, May 2, on murder and other charges. A public records search indicates that Barrera was 78 and Simms was 52. » more at pe.com
Lehigh Man Charged With Murder After Girlfriend Dies
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Lehigh Valley, FL: A Lehigh Acres man has been charged with 2nd degree murder following his girlfriend's death in the hospital. Elizabeth Browder, a disabled adult was severely beaten by her boyfriend. Browder was transported to the hospital and made several statements to medical staff that her boyfriend/caregiver 54-year-old Billy Elrod repeatedly struck her in the head. » more at FOX4Now.com
