Woman Arrested in Fatal Stabbing of Boyfriend in Harbor Gateway
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Los Angeles, CA: A 37-year-old woman is accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death during an argument at their Harbor Gateway apartment, police said Friday. Starr Lakesha Lavan drove her wounded boyfriend, Markeith Johnbaptiste, 26, to Memorial Hospital of Gardena, where he died, Los Angeles police Detective Rick Gordon said.
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Victims found in house fire in Bourbon County died of gunshot wounds
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Bourbon County, KY: A mother and her 5-year-old daughter whose bodies were found after a house fire last week in rural southeastern Kansas died from gunshot wounds, victims of a double murder-suicide, authorities said Monday. The woman’s husband was found in a vehicle outside the home, dead of a self-inflicted injury. The Bourbon County Sheriff’s office said in a news release that autopsies determined 30-year-old Terry Lynn Prestley and her daughter died from gunshot wounds. Their bodies were discovered Thursday while investigators were processing the wreckage of the previous day’s fire at their home near Fort Scott. » more at CJOnline.com
Corona Woman Found Safe After Mother’s Murder
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Corona, CA: A woman feared kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend following the murder of her mother has been located. Crystal Gene Lopez, 28, was found safe Thursday morning when she walked into the Corona Police Department, officials said. According to authorities, Lopez had been unreachable following the murder of her mother, 55-year-old Katherine Aguirre, on Wednesday. Police say Lopez’s ex, 28-year-old Carlos Martin Quezada, of Corona, fatally shot Aguirre in her home in the 700 block of S. Merrill Street around noon on April 10. » CBS Los Angeles
Victim Of February Shooting In Temple Parking Lot Dies
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Columbus, OH: A woman shot while sitting in a vehicle in the parking lot of a west Columbus temple on February 26 has died, according to police. The shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Columbus Latter-Day Saints Temple located at 3870 Gateway Blvd. at about 4:41 p.m. According to police, 33-year-old Soth Sin and 52-year-old Neng Sith were sitting in a 2010 Toyota Corolla in the parking lot of the temple when they were approached by Sokkha Chant, 65. » more at nbc4i.com
Newaygo County Triple Shooting 911 Call: Before She Died, Wife Told Police Her Son Had Been Shot
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Lilley Township, MI: It was a 911 call from Marcia Faye Hoover, Charles Hoover's wife, that drew police around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday to the couple's Lilley Township residence, police told MLive today. Hoover told dispatchers her husband had shot the couple's adult son, also named Charles Hoover. That was the last time Marcia Hoover would talk to the police. Marcia Hoover, 62, along with her son, were found dead outside the home off West 17 Mile Road, each the victim of a fatal gunshot wound. » mlive.com
Deputies: Man Kills Stepdaughter and Self, Wife Survives
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Baton Rouge, LA: Authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide in which two people died and another was wounded, but expected to survive. It happened on Redman Lake Drive off Hoo Shoo Too Road in Baton Rouge a little before 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Neighbors in the area say it is not unusual to hear gunshots there. But seeing sheriff's deputies is not normal. "Police were flying down the road, so I knew something had happened. When I came out and looked down that way I knew something had happened to my neighbor," said Wanda Seymour. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office said William Benham, 48, shot his wife Cheri Lynn Benham and stepdaughter, Natalie Corkern, 29, before turning the gun on himself. » more at WAFB TV
Tampa Professor, Boyfriend Found Dead in Satellite Beach Condo
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Satellite Beach, FL: A Tampa adjunct professor was found dead Wednesday night in her boyfriend's Brevard County residence. Michelle Marie Muenzenmeyer, 45, and Brian Joseph Trump, 43, were found inside Trump's condo in Satellite Beach after Muenzenmeyer didn't show up for work, said Deputy Maria Fernez, Brevard County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman. » more at Tampa Bay Times
Services Set for Mother, Daughter Murder Victims
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Rotterdam, NY: Services for the mother and daughter found killed in their Rotterdam home last week have been scheduled for later this week. Meanwhile, the man accused of breaking into their home and doing them harm is set for his next court appearance this evening in Rotterdam Town Court... Tammy McCormack, 52, and her daughter Jessica McCormack, 22, were both found dead Wednesday inside their 1142 Inner Drive home after Tammy McCormack failed to show up for work that morning. » more at DailyGazette.com
Autopsies: Detroit Office Shootings Murder-Suicide
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Detroit, MI: Authorities determined Wednesday that a fired maintenance worker fatally shot his ex-girlfriend before turning the gun on himself inside a Detroit medical center as it burned to the ground in a blaze police suspect he set. The medical examiner's office confirmed the fears of family members that Sharita Williams, a 35-year-old medical assistant in one of the offices, was killed by 55-year-old Myron Williams, who was fired from his job as the building's maintenance worker last week. Both bodies were badly burned when crews digging through the gutted Park Medical Centers building on Detroit's west side recovered their remains late Tuesday, hours after the fire. » more at azstarnet.com
Medical Examiner Confirms Deaths of White Lake Couple Murder-Suicide
Monday, April 8, 2013
White Lake, MI: It is the third suspected incident of a homicide-suicide since Monday. The Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that 33-year-old White Lake mother Lorain Handy died of multiple gunshot wounds Monday. Her husband, 37-year-old Jason Handy, killed himself with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident occurred at their home on Danforth Drive near Elizabeth Lake in White Lake Township about 9 p.m. Monday. » more at mlive.com
Inkster Couple Found Dead in Gruesome Murder-Suicide, Police Say
Monday, April 8, 2013
Inskter, MI: The cousin of an Inkster man, suspected of stabbing his wife to death before taking his own life, said the couple had troubles in their marriage but never believed it would come to such a violent end. “I would have never believed something like this would happen -- I’m still trying to understand,” Kevin Bailey of River Rouge said today. “It’s too bad that he couldn’t have went to counseling. …Sometimes it don’t work out. If it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work.” Bailey’s cousin, Antonio “Tony” Bailey, is suspected of fatally stabbing his wife, Cindy, Monday evening. » more at freep.com
Milwaukee Domestic Violence Victim Was Beaten Before, Family Says
Monday, April 8, 2013
Milwaukee, WI: Anne Marie Bautch began dating the man believed to have killed her more than three years ago, a family member said Wednesday. Her then-boyfriend, Daniel Billings, had a history of run-ins with police, and when Billings beat Bautch badly enough to hospitalize her, she didn't report it because she didn't want him to go to jail, family members say. "With the family, there was a lot of intervention work done, we showed our love for her and told her to get away. Time passed by, they broke up. But she never really got full closure because even at the very end, he was still controlling," Mike Bautch, Anne's brother, said Wednesday. » more at JSOnline.com
Goodyear Man Killed Wife, Son Days Before Calling 911, Records Show
Monday, April 8, 2013
Goodyear, AZ: A 64-year-old Goodyear man is accused of stabbing his wife and son to death days before he called 911, according to court documents. Eugene Maraventano was arrested Monday on suspicion of first-degree, premeditated murder of wife, Janet Maraventano and son, Bryan Maraventano, 27, Goodyear police said. The motive for the killings were unclear, according to police. » more at AZCentral.com
Paoli Standoff Ends with Two Dead, Suspect Shot Self
Monday, April 8, 2013
Paoli, OK: A standoff that lasted more than four hours between authorities and a suspected killer came to a deadly end inside a Paoli house Monday afternoon, according to the Garvin County Sheriff. Shortly after 4 p.m., an Oklahoma Highway Patrol tactical team found 58-year-old Antonio Elias Reynoso dead inside his girlfriend’s home in the 100 block of West St. Sheriff Larry Rhodes said Reynoso died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Rhodes said Reynoso barricaded himself inside a bedroom shortly after allegedly shooting and killing his girlfriend’s son. That victim has been identified as Noel Sanchez-Gonzalez, who was in his early 20s. » more at KFOR 4
Unclear Who Pulled Trigger in Attempted Katy Murder-Suicide
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Katy, TX: A man and an 11-month-old girl were found dead and a woman was seriously wounded after a shooting at an apartment in Katy Sunday afternoon. The people, whose names have not been released, were discovered about 4:15 p.m. in the apartment at 5300 Tallowwood Terrace near Pineview Terrace, said Assistant Chief Tim Tyler of the Katy Police Department. Tyler said the child and the 26-year-old man died at the scene. » more at Houston Chronicle
Jacksonville Police Charge 57-year-old with Murder of Girlfriend
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Jacksonville, FL: A 57-year-old man was arrested Sunday in the stabbing death of his girlfriend, Jacksonville police said. Thomas Howard Webster was taken into custody late Sunday following the Mandarin slaying of 54-year-old Patricia Lynn Berner in their Millpoint Drive home, where she was preparing to move out, the Sheriff’s Office said at a news conference Monday. She was stabbed once in the back, according to a police report. » more at Jacksonville.com
Sister, Brother, Dead in Murder-Suicide
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Fayetteville, TN: Cartersville resident Ryan Dale Oetken, 33, has been identified as one of the victims in a murder-suicide that occurred Sunday morning in Fayetteville, Tenn., according to The Elk Valley Times. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department said the other two victims were identified as Jeff Faulkner, 50, and his wife, Juliane Marie Faulkner, 38, both of Fayetteville. Oetken was Juliane Marie Faulkner’s brother. » more at The Daily Tribune News
Posey County Couple Found Dead, Possible Murder-Suicide
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Stewartsville, IN: A domestic dispute leaves two dead in Posey County today. Now officials are investigating a possible murder suicide. Officials responded to a shooting around noon, and found the bodies of thirty-three year-old, John David Carney, and thirty year-old, Erica Nicole Davis, in their home in Stewartsville. Neighbors of the couple say the two have been fighting for a while but never thought it would lead to this. » more at TriStateHomePage.com
Bartlesville Woman Arrested In Stabbing Death Of Husband
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Bartlesville, OK: A Bartlesville woman was arrested after her husband was found stabbed to death. Police arrested Stacy Ann Thompson, 33, on a first degree murder complaint early Sunday morning. Officers were called to the 1100 block of Southwest Maple at 1:48 a.m. April 7, according to a news release from Bartlesville Detective Captain Jay Hastings. » more at Newson6.com
