Veneta Man Fatally Shot Wife, Then Himself, Deputies Say
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Veneta, OR: A Veneta man killed his wife and then himself in their home last week, authorities say. An investigation revealed Bradley R. Chauran, 56, shot his unsuspecting wife, 53-year-old Kelly A. Chauran, at their home in the 25200 block of Jake Street last Wednesday and then fatally shot himself, the Lane County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday. » more at OregonLive.com
Man Arrested in Salem Murder
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Salem, OH: An on-again, off-again relationship ended Wednesday with 32-year-old Samantha L. Shasteen found dead in her Oak Street home and 34-year-old Mason M. Feisel charged with her murder. Salem Police Det. Dave Talbert said he would rather not go into detail about what Feisel said when he interviewed him, but announced late Wednesday afternoon that he was arresting him for murder. » more at Salem News
Boyfriend Charged in Shooting Death of 18-year-old Amber Rose Baker in Riverview
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Riverview, FL: Hillsborough County Sheriff's homicide detectives launched an investigation Wednesday morning after an 18-year-old girl was shot and killed at a local mobile home park. Detectives say they got a call around 7:00 Wednesday morning about gunshots heard from a mobile home at the Pinewood Mobile Home Rentals along Highway 301. The first deputy on scene reportedly opened the door to the home and found the body of 18-year-old Amber Rose Baker dead from a gunshot wound. » more at WTSP.com
Bond Set at $250,000 for Boardman Stabbing Suspect
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Boardman, OH: A Boardman woman accused of fatally stabbing her live-in boyfriend on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Thursday. Tequila M. Haskins, 28, remains at the Mahoning County Jail on a $250,000 bond. She is due back in Mahoning County Boardman Area Court on July 16, but she likely will be indicted by a grand jury before that. Haskins, of 812 Moyer Ave., told police she fatally stabbed Brian E. Tubbs, 28, about 3:20 p.m. Tuesday after she confronted Tubbs about him being naked with another woman inside their home. » more at WKBN.com
Katherine Seeber, Convicted of Killing Step-Great-Grandmother in Saratoga County, Stabbed to Death in NYC
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Queens, NY: The last chapter in a tragic saga spanning more than a decade of Saratoga County history ended the way it started — with a senseless murder. Katherine Seeber, 32, was stabbed to death Tuesday at her home in Queens. An ex-boyfriend has been charged with second-degree murder — the same charge Seeber, a former Wilton resident, pleaded guilty to in the 2000 murder of her step-great-grandmother. » more at Saratogian.com
Two Arrested in Monroe County Shooting
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Alderson, WV: State Police arrested a man and woman whom they believe were involved in a shooting that left the woman's husband dead near Alderson on Tuesday. Joshua Neal Hubbard, 37, of Peterstown, and Amber Lee Richardson, 25, were both charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Amber Richardson's husband, Danny Ray Richardson Jr., 33, of Alderson. » more at WVGazette.com
Minneapolis Lawyer Shot Dead by Boyfriend in Shoreview Home
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Shoreview, MN: Nancy A. Sullivan was moving out of her Shoreview home Tuesday morning when she was apparently killed by her live-in boyfriend, a scenario that has played out at an alarming rate in the Twin Cities this year. Sullivan, 57, and her boyfriend of several years, Johnny L. Simpson, 65, were both dead at the scene from gunshot wounds when sheriff’s deputies arrived at their home in the 5900 block of Grotto Street at 9:58 a.m. Two others were wounded. Regions Hospital confirmed the wounded as Katie Fay, listed in critical condition, and Tony Brown. » more at Minneapolis Star Tribune
Man Accused of Fatally Stabbing Girlfriend
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Taylors, SC: A man has been charged in the stabbing death of his longtime girlfriend. Greenville County Deputy Jonathan Smith said a 911 call led authorities to a home on Brown Street in Taylors just after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Smith said when they arrived they found Teresa Valentine dead inside the home. Tuesday afternoon, deputies charged 59-year-old Richard Allen Ashford with murder in Valentine's death. » more at WYFF 4
Nine Mile Falls Murder Victim Began Dating Suspect Six Weeks Ago
Monday, June 3, 2013
Nine Mile Falls, WA: Family shared new information Thursday about the woman found dead in Nine Mile Falls earlier in the week. Regan Jolley, 33, was strangled to death according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner. The Medical Examiner released autopsy results Thursday. Jolley’s body was found Tuesday in a garage along the 14800 block of West Autumn Lane. Authorities said her body was in a tub of acid. » more at KTVB.com
Suspect Charged With Murder In Whalley Woman's Death
Monday, June 3, 2013
New Haven, CT: The boyfriend of a 31-year-old woman who died early Monday in a suspicious fire has been charged with murder, police said. The woman, Georgette Alston, was found dead amid a fire in a third-floor apartment at 161 Whalley Ave Monday. Soon after, police arrested her boyfriend. He confessed to detectives he beat her, according to police. He was first charged with first-degree assault and held on a $1 million bond; he was charged with murder later Tuesday. » more at New Haven Independent
Husband Questioned After Wife's Body Found Stabbed, With Note in Brooklyn Apartment
Monday, June 3, 2013
Brooklyn, NY: Police are questioning a man whose wife's body was found stabbed and decomposed in their basement apartment in Brooklyn with a note that said "I killed my wife she's putting spells on me," law enforcement sources say. The body of the 57-year-old woman, Yevonne Gefner, was found late Monday night in the Avenue N home in Midwood after a 911 call reporting a foul odor. » more at NBC New York
Man Commits Suicide After Killing Wife Days Earlier
Monday, June 3, 2013
Jersey, OH: A Licking County man, who deputies said apparently had killed his wife days earlier, fatally shot himself on Monday as a SWAT team entered his home. The sheriff’s office identified the victims of the murder-suicide this morning as Mark E. Stokes, 45, and his wife, 38-year-old Kendra A. Stokes. » more at The Columbus Dispatch
Tangi. Sheriff: Man, Woman Found Dead in Murder-Suicide; Baby Found Alive
Monday, June 3, 2013
Hammond, LA: A 5-month-old baby was found alive in a home where a man and woman were found dead from a murder-suicide, authorities in Tangipahoa Parish said. The Sheriff's Office said evidence recovered revealed that Brandon Colona, 26, shot and killed his girlfriend Theresa Doby, 21, before turning the gun on himself. Deputies said they responded to a call of a welfare concern in the 47000 Brittani Court in Hammond about 11:45 a.m. Monday. » more at WDSU TV
Man Accused of Stabbing Wife to Death
Sunday, June 2, 2013
El Cajon, CA: Homicide detectives arrested an El Cajon man after finding the body of his wife in the couple’s apartment. Officers were called to the apartment near Main and Ballentine streets Sunday around 7:50 p.m.. They found the body of 39-year-old Gankil Wijdan in a second-floor apartment, Lt. Mike Moulton said. Her 47-year-old husband, Salem Zora, was in the apartment when police arrived, Moulton said.El Cajon Apt Murder Zora was questioned and arrested on suspicion of murder, Moulton said. » more at FOX 5 San Diego
Monroe Stabbing Victim Dies, Husband Held
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Monroe, WA: A Snohomish County sheriff's spokeswoman says a 34-year-old woman stabbed multiple times on May 24 in Monroe has died at a Seattle hospital. The Daily Herald of Everett reports that Jacoba Ramirez Rodriguez died Sunday. Sheriff's spokeswoman Shari Ireton said Monday that the woman's estranged husband, 32-year-old Oscar Garcia-Pacheco, remains in the county jail, where he was booked for investigation of attempted murder. Garcia-Pacheco is accused of stabbing Rodriguez several times while she was working at a shop on North Lewis Street in Monroe. » more at KOMO News
Husband Charged in Wife's Death
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Omega, GA: A Colquitt County man has been charged with murder following the fatal shooting of his wife early Sunday, law enforcement officials confirm. Steve Turner, special agent in charge for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation office in Thomasville, said that Fousto Gonzales, 36, and Virginia Gonzales, 35, were involved in an altercation at their home at 1498 C.S. Powell Road in Omega. At some point, the two went outside -- which is when it is believed that Fousto Gonzales shot his wife multiple times, killing her, Turner said. » more at Albany Herald
Selma Police Stunned That Off-Duty Officer Killed Two, Then Self Over The Weekend
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Selma, AL: The Selma Police Department is in a state of shock after having to confirm that one of their own officers shot two people to death over the weekend before turning the gun on himself. Selma PD says the officer, identified as Dwight Moorer, was off-duty when he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, 28-year-old Keoshia L. Hill and her step-father, 59-year-old Bill Jackson. » more at WAFF TV
Girl's Slaying Came Day After Mom's Protective Order Expired
Sunday, June 2, 2013
South Bend, IN: Local prosecutors aren't releasing details about why a man was arrested but released from jail without being charged three days before he stabbed his 6-year-old daughter to death, despite a protective order. Edward Mwaura, 33, was arrested early Thursday morning after his wife, 32-year-old Lucy Mundia, called police to complain that he came to her apartment at 4252 Irish Hills Drive in violation of a protective order, police and jail records show. Mwaura was booked into the St. Joseph County Jail about 7:30 a.m. and released about 1:30 p.m., according to jail records. Less than three days later, police responding to a violent domestic dispute forced their way into the same apartment and fatally shot Mwaura as he stabbed to death the couple's 6-year-old daughter, Shirley Mundia, investigators said. » more at South Bend Tribune
Suspect Arrested, Charged in Fatal Shooting at 3307 Vega
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Big Springs, KY: A Breckinridge County man was shot and killed at a home in Big Springs on Saturday, according to Kentucky State Police. Troopers responding to a 911 call in reference to a domestic dispute with shots fired discovered Joshua Babb, 32, dead of a gunshot wound to the head. » more at WAVE3
