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
Brooklyn Man Fatally Stabs Girlfriend, Slices Own Throat in Failed Murder-Suicide
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Brooklyn, NY: A man fatally stabbed his girlfriend before using the blade to slice his own throat in outside their Brooklyn home Saturday, sources said. The 44-year-old man was alive when cops found him inside the 51st St. building in Sunset Park after a passerby saw Tara Beardsall, 31, lying on the sidewalk and called 911 about 10:30 a.m., sources said. » more at New York Daily News
Deputies Search for Boyfriend in Connection with Woman’s Death
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Houston, TX: Authorities are searching a man accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend late Saturday night in northwest Harris County, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said that at approximately 10:30 p.m., Maria Covarrubias, 31, and her boyfriend were sitting on the couch talking in a residence in the 14100 block of Cornerstone Village. During the course of the conversation, her boyfriend pointed a handgun at her and shot her, deputies said. » more at KHOU TV
Pregnant Woman Shot to Death; Lima Police Look for Boyfriend
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Lima, OH: A pregnant 21-year-old woman is dead, and police are searching for a person of interest in the shooting on Bahama Drive. Tara S. Cutlip was found shot to death at her home at 1157 Bahama Drive, after Lima Police Department officers responded at 3:40 p.m. Saturday to a report of a nonresponsive woman, police officials said. Police were looking for Marquavius Shurelds, 22, with a last known address of 820 Ashton Ave., Lima. Police officials identified him as a person of interest in the case, Cutlip’s boyfriend, and the father of Cutlip’s child. » more at LimaOhio.com
Grandmother Says Baby's Mom Broke Up With Father Prior to Shooting
Friday, April 5, 2013
American Fork, UT: The grandmother of the 5-month-old baby shot to death in an apparent murder-suicide attempt involving his father said Saturday the boy was "a sweetheart, all smiles and giggles." "He was just the most pleasant baby. Just a complete dream," Tawnya Judd told the Deseret News about her grandson, Ryker. "The best baby. Good manners. He only did what normal babies do, cry when he was hungry or needed a diaper change." She said Ryker was "a beautiful little boy, (with) the beautifulest blue eyes and happy." The baby's father, Joshua David Petersen, 21, of American Fork, was arrested and booked into the Utah County Jail for investigation of aggravated murder after the shooting Friday at about 1 p.m. » more at Deseret News
Man Charged With Murder in Stabbing Death of His 53-year-old Girlfriend in Cleveland
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Cleveland, OH: Willmer Scott has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of his 53-year-old girlfriend, Joyce Marie Williams, early Thursday in Cleveland. Scott, 61, surrendered to Barberton police Thursday morning. » more at Cleveland.com
Friends Stunned After Man Shoots Wife Dead in Boca Raton Bank Building, Kills Self
Wednesday. April 3, 2013
Boca Raton, FL: Sharon Bellingham was a wonderful woman whose kindness was described by friends as nothing short of amazing. Husband Scott Edgerton also loved helping others and had recently retired from his job as head of a Boca Raton mental health agency. So when he shot her dead and then killed himself Wednesday in a crowded Boca office building, friends and neighbors were stunned and bewildered. No one saw it coming. » more at Sun-Sentinel.com
Bristol Murder Victim Shenia Walker Dreamed of a Better Life
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Bristol, CT: Shenia Walker dreamed of someday opening her own bakery, buying a house for her four boys and putting them through college. That was before she died early Wednesday morning, apparently a victim of domestic violence. Police responded to a 911 call at 2:56 a.m. Wednesday regarding a woman injured in the house at 21 Cypress St. When officers arrived at the address, they discovered the fatally injured Walker, 29, in a second-floor apartment and detained Mario E. Rivera, 24, who was at the scene. According to police, Shenia had been stabbed to death. » more at The Bristol Press
