Woman Killed in East Side Tacoma Home Identified
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Tacoma, WA: The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the name of a woman who was killed late Sunday in an East Side home. Michelle Davis, 26, was fatally shot while she slept on the couch of a home in the 8400 block of East D Street. » more at The News Tribune
Killings of Mom, Daughter Fueled By Domestic Dispute, Police Say
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Lauderhill, FL: A New Year's Day shooting sparked by a domestic dispute left a mother and her 19-year-old daughter dead and a grandmother suffering a gunshot wound to the arm, police say. Eric Montgomery, 28, is being held without bond at the Broward County Main Jail on two counts of premeditated murder for the deaths of his wife and her daughter, who was home from college for the holidays. The couple's 7-year old daughter was present at the time of the 6:30 p.m. shooting in the 1300 block of Northwest 55th Avenue, Lauderhill Police Capt. Rick Rocco said. Dead are Natalia A. Hamilton, 34, and her daughter, Alexis Hamilton, a sophomore at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville. » more at Orlando Sun Sentinel
Concord Police: Man Killed Wife, Self
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Concord, NC: Concord police say it appears as if a man shot and killed his estranged wife, wounded another man, and then killed himself Sunday evening at a house in the southwest side of the city. Killed in the incident were Isidra Ramos Sarabio, 30, and her estranged husband, Eladio Hernandez-Pelaez, 54. Wounded was Fredy Guzman, 33. » more at Charlotte Observer
Byng Woman Shot To Death, Husband Accused
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Byng, OK: A Pontotoc County woman found shot to death this weekend, the suspect -- her own husband. He went before a Pontotoc County judge today and our Cameras were there. Police arrested 39-year-old Johnny Quinn Campbell Sunday night, in connection with the death of his wife 33-year-old Jennifer Louise Campbell. Residents in the quiet town of Byng, Oklahoma, just few miles north of Ada, said they were shocked late Sunday night when they realized authorities were searching for a suspected killer. » more at KXII TV
80-Year-Old Man, Girlfriend Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Monday, January 2, 2012
Uvalde, TX: Two people are dead in Uvalde in what appears to be a murder-suicide. Police were called to the residence of 80-year-old Elias Varela on Monday after receiving a call saying there was going to be a murder-suicide. Within just a few minutes SWAT teams responded to the scene where they heard a single shot fired. » more at KENS 5
Glastonbury Woman Charged In Newington Motel Homicide
Monday, January 2, 2012
Newington, CT: A 35-year-old woman has been charged in the fatal shooting of a man at the Carrier Motor Lodge late Monday, police said. Alanna R. Carey, of Glastonbury, is being held with bail set at $1 million pending her arraignment Wednesday at Superior Court in New Britain. » more at Hartford Courant
Man, 32, Arrested in Girlfriend's Death
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
St. John's County, FL: Detectives with the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office have arrested a 32-year-old man on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the death of his girlfriend early Tuesday. Terrell Lee Jordan II is charged in the death of Kristi Lynn Dennis, 29. » more at News4jax.com
Cassie Cotta Had Court Order Against Husband
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Fort Smith, AR: Months before her death, slain Fort Smith woman Cassie Cotta got a court order to get protection from her husband, the man charged with killing her, according to court documents. Cassie Cotta received a no-contact order last April, after a third-degree domestic battery charge against Brent Cotta, court records show. The order had been set to remain in effect until March. » more at 4029tv.com
Lebanon Man Charged in Death of Girlfriend
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Lebanon, PA: A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged in the strangulation death of his girlfriend, police said. Nathan Patrick, of the 200 block of South 9th Street, has been arrested on charges of criminal homicide and aggravated assault in the death of Jennie Cassel. » more at pennlive.com
Deputies Investigating Apparent Murder-Suicide
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Hartwell, GA: The Hart County Sheriff's office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are looking into what appears to be a murder-suicide, according to deputies. According to Cleveland, the bodies of 66-year-old Linda J. Whitfield and 65-year-old Carey T. Whitfield were discovered in their home Tuesday morning around 8 a.m. by one of their two adult daughters. » more at WYFF 4
More Details Emerge in Libby Murder-Suicide
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Libby, MT: On Tuesday morning, a Libby man with a legal history with Lincoln County law enforcement called 911 saying he killed his wife, and that he would turn the gun on himself. "We received a phonecall at about 6:28 hours, from a male caller, at 1217 main avenue, that he had shot his wife and he was going to kill himself," said Lincoln County Sheriff Roby Bowe. » more at KTVQ TV
Couple Found Tuesday in Murder-Suicide Were in the Midst of Divorce, Friends and Authorities Said
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Corpus Christi, TX: A couple found fatally shot Tuesday at a home off Ocean Drive were separated and in the midst of a divorce, friends and police said. The bodies of Pamela Frances Stanley and Richard Anderson Stanley, both 71, were discovered about 5:30 p.m. by a friend at a two-story home in the 200 block of Aberdeen Avenue, Corpus Christi police said. » more at Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Man Kills Wife at Hemet Courthouse, Turns Gun on Himself
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Hemet, CA: Authorities say a man fatally shot his estranged wife at the Hemet Courthouse Wednesday, then turned the gun on himself in his car a few miles away. Police received a call around 8 a.m. Wednesday about a woman being shot at the courthouse, located in the 800 block of North State Street. » more at KTLA TV
Husband Charged In Death Of Dayana Bados
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Milwaukee, WI: Charges have been filed against the estranged husband of a woman found dead in their home Wednesday. The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office has filed charges of first-degree intentional homicide against Jose Luis Discua-Bados in the death of his wife, Dayana. » more at WISN TV
Winnfield Homicide, Ex-Husband Charged
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Winnfield, LA: A domestic dispute turned deadly in Winnfield. And, police say it's not the first time this ex-husband has tried to hurt his ex-wife. News Channel Five's Brooke Buford has the story. Police say it's not the first time Gregory Washington has tried to hurt his ex-wife, Jacquelyn. "There was a situation about nine or 10 years ago involving these two where he attempted to run her over with a vehicle," said Lt. Charles Curry of the Winnfield Police Department. "And he served nine years in the department of corrections for that crime." » more at KALB News Channel 5
Man Accused of Killing Woman in Fort Mill Shooting
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Fort Mill, SC: Fort Mill police said they've arrested a man accused of shooting and killing a woman at an apartment complex in Fort Mill on Thursday. Jackie Lashon Craine, 34, was killed and her 16-year-old son sustained non-life threatening injuries after Enrico Diago, 38, shot them in their vehicle at the Avery Lake apartments on Lestina Drive. » more at WCNC TV
2 Dead in Shooting at FPL Food in Augusta
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Augusta, GA: Two are dead after a murder-suicide Thursday afternoon involving a husband and wife at FPL Food, 1301 New Savannah Road. According to Richmond County sheriff’s Sgt. Dan Carrier, an FPL Foods employee, identified as Emanuel Jordan, 21, fired several shots at the property around 1:15 p.m. According to Chief Deputy Coroner Mark Bowen, he killed his wife, Tia Jordan, 40. » more at The Augusta Chronicle
Divorcing Couple Found Dead in Overland Park
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Overland Park, KS: An Overland Park couple who had recently filed for divorce were found dead Thursday in an apparent murder-suicide. Debra Beaver, 56, was found with a gunshot wound to the neck inside a car in a southern Overland Park subdivision near 143rd Street and Nall Avenue. Barry Beaver, 58, whom police had been looking for since the shooting, was found dead near 139th Street and Lamar Avenue. » more at kansascity.com
Mother of Nine Killed in Florida City Shooting
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Florida City, FL: Police are looking for the man they say shot and killed a mother of nine Thursday night in Florida City. Carrie Smith, 51, was killed in the shooting, which happened around 8:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of Northwest 2nd Court, according to Miami-Dade Police. Smith, from Homestead, was shot while standing in the roadside and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. » more at NBC Miami
Man Charged in Double Homicide at Fort Oglethorpe Hospital
Friday, January 6, 2012
Fort Oglethorpe, GA: A Chattanooga man shot and killed his estranged wife and mother-in-law in the ICU waiting room at Erlanger at Hutcheson hospital in Fort Oglethorpe Friday night. The suspect, 59-year-old James Benson, drove to the Fort Oglethorpe Police Department, which is less than two miles away, and turned himself in, authorities said. He is being held in the Walker County jail without bond on two counts of murder. » more at Rome News-Tribune
Missing Wife's Body Found; Husband Accused of Murder
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Hendersonville, NC: Michael Leroy Wilkie has confessed to killing his wife, missing Hendersonville woman Shelby Anne Wilkie, and her body was found at a home on Kanuga Lake Road, the Henderson County Sheriff's Office said late Thursday night. Shelby Wilkie's body was found at about 8 p.m. at 705 Kanuga Lake Road, the Sheriff's Office said. Michael Wilkie was arrested and charged with murder and taken to the county jail. » more at Blue Ridge Now
Authorities Charge Elizabeth Man With Murder The Day His Wife's Body Was Found
Friday, January 6, 2012
Elizabeth, NJ: Police charged an Elizabeth man late Friday night in the killing of his wife, who had been dead several days before her body was found, said authorities. It was the first homicide in Union County in 2012, authorities said. Early Friday, police came to the apartment building on Parker Road, where the woman’s body was found lying in a vestibule, said Union County First Assistant Prosecutor Albert Cernadas Jr. » more at nj.com
NLV Police: Victim of Domestic Violence Dead, Husband Arrested
Friday, January 6, 2012
Las Vegas, NV: NLV Police are investigating the death of a woman found Friday morning in her home on the 1000 block of East Hammer as a homicide. When NLV police officers arrived on scene, they discovered that the deceased woman was recently the victim of a violent domestic battery. On Saturday, the coroner ruled the death of the victim, 53 as a homicide. » more at KTNV TV
Augusta Woman Fatally Stabbed Boyfriend, Police Say
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Augusta, GA: A woman is in Richmond County jail on murder charges after police say she stabbed her boyfriend Saturday. Catherine Denise Gibson, 26, is accused of stabbing her long-time boyfriend Albert Dawayne Hawkins, 40, at the Gibson family residence in the 2200 block of Darlington Drive, according to an e-mail from Lt. Blaise Dresser. » more at The Augusta Chronicle
Woman Shot By Live-In Boyfriend
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Rose Hill, NC: A 62-year-old woman is dead, after authorities say she was shot in Duplin County. Rose Hill police report officers were dispatched to a home on East Blanchard Street about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. They report when they arrived, Henrietta Brown was sitting on couch with trauma to her chest. » more at WITN TV
2 Killed, 1 Critically Injured In Palm City Shooting
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Palm City, FL: A 49-year-old Port Salerno woman and her 74-year-old brother-in-law are dead and a Martin County fire lieutenant married to the woman is critically injured, following a domestic violence situation early Sunday afternoon, according to Martin County Sheriff Robert Crowder. Crowder said his deputies were called to a former horse ranch in the 2600 block of Southwest Martin Highway about 12:11 p.m. Sunday. Crowder said an investigation indicates that a woman, later identified as 57-year-old Ann Chason, was in the process of leaving her husband and moving out of the home. » more at The Palm Beach Post
Officials Investigate Murder-Suicide In Westmoreland
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Westmoreland, TN: Police were called out to investigate a possible murder-suicide in Macon County on Sunday. Officers were called to check on Dean and Sandra Parker on Sunday afternoon at their Green Grover Road in the Westmoreland side of Macon County. » more at News Channel 5
Arkansas State Player Misses GoDaddy.com Bowl After Mother Murdered in Mississippi
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Natchez, MS: Arkansas State receiver R.J. Fleming missed Sunday's GoDaddy.com Bowl after his mother, 46-year-old Eyevette Fleming, died early this morning from a gunshot wound in an apparent domestic dispute just outside Natchez, Mississippi. » more at al.com
Two Dead in Kendall Murder-Suicide
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Kendall, FL: Two people were found dead in Kendall Sunday night after what police are calling a murder-suicide. Miami-Dade police said 69-year-old Jorge Astacio opened fire on his wife Sonia, 59, and then turned the gun on himself in a residence at Southwest 155th Avenue and 94th Street. » more at Miami Herald
Girl, 4, Calls 911 After Teen Mom Fatally Stabbed in Forks
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Forks, WA: A search is on for a man suspected in the stabbing death of an 18-year-old Forks mother who died after a domestic violence incident early Sunday morning, police said. Moises Ramirez-Matias is sought in connection with the death of his girlfriend, Laranda Konopaski, said Forks Police Sgt. Ed Klahn. » more at KOMO News
Police Determine Timeline, Cause of Murder/Suicide
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Thomaston, GA: Officials of the Thomaston Police Department have confirmed that 66-year-old Johnny Earl Howard Sr. on Sunday shot and killed 65-year-old Betty Richardson before taking his own life. According to Investigator Phillip Tobin, Howard shot Richardson once in the head with a Taurus .38 revolver and then turned the gun on himself, also shooting himself in the head. » more at The Thomaston Times
Bronx Man Arrested, Charged With Girlfriend's Murder
Monday, January 9, 2012
Bronx, NY: A Bronx man has been arrested in connection with the death of his girlfriend, after authorities say he contacted police to tell them about the murder. Stephen Bolt, 35, was charged with murdering Dawn Monaco, 47, and criminal possession of a weapon. » more at NY1
Burley Man Arrested for Allegedly Murdering His Wife
Monday, January 9, 2012
Burley, ID: After sheriff's deputies were called to a home Monday regarding a suspicious death, a Burley man was arrested for murder. Jose Antonio Lara, 29, was arrested in connection with the murder of his wife Joann Lyn Lara, 25, of Burley. » more at Magicvalley.com
Husband and Wife Found Dead in Odenville Home
Monday, January 9, 2011
Odenville, AL: A St. Clair County couple was found dead in their Odenville home Monday night after relatives had been unable to get in touch with them. The bodies of Stacey Owens Gamble, 48, and her husband, Alexander Gamble, 49, were discovered in their den about 8:20 p.m., both dead from gunshot wounds, said St. Clair County Coroner Dennis Russell. The deaths are being investigated as a possible murder-suicide. » more at al.com
Alice Police: 26-Year-Old Woman Killed Tuesday During Domestic Dispute at State Health Services Building
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Alice, TX: A 26-year-old Alice mother of three was killed Tuesday during a domestic dispute while seeking assistance at a state health and human services center. Kimberly Lee Gonzalez was found slumped over and bloodied about 1:45 p.m. in a bathroom stall by cleaning staff at the building in the 400 block of Flournoy Road, said Alice Police Chief Daniel Bueno. » more at Corpus Christi Caller Times
Rochester Teacher Killed in Bloomfield Murder-Suicide
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Bloomfield Township, MI: A French teacher for Rochester Community Schools was found dead outside her ex-husband's home Tuesday night in an apparent murder-suicide, Bloomfield Township Police say. Investigators confirmed Wednesday that Susan Pawlecki Jarrell of Rochester Hills, 45, and Kenneth Wayne Jarrell, 46, of Bloomfield Township, died Tuesday. » more at Patch.com
Man, Woman Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide in Mundelein
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Mundelein, IL: A man and a woman are dead in an apparent murder-suicide in a Mundelein townhome complex that also left the woman's mother injured, authorities said this morning. Police said Alina Rybnikova, 22, was found dead in the garage of her town home near the intersection of Newport Street and Orleans Drive. » more at Chicago Tribune
Police Suspect Janesville Man of Killing Girlfriend
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Janesville, WI: A Janesville man is the only suspect after police Tuesday found his girlfriend’s body under the stairs in the couple’s home. Police arrested Michael R. Paul, 36, of 326 S. Parker Drive, Janesville, at home Tuesday. He was arrested on charges of reckless homicide and hiding a corpse, Deputy Police Chief Dan Davis said. He had been in a relationship with the victim, Lisa M. Schaefer, 49, for about two years, Davis said. » more at Janesville Gazette Xtra
Police: Vallejo Woman Killed By Boyfriend in Vacaville Murder-Suicide
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Vacaville, CA: Police have released the identities of the couple killed in Vacaville on Tuesday in what authorities are calling a murder-suicide and have identified the shooter. Erik Mesick, 47, was identified by authorities as the gunman in the shooting that occurred just before 2:53 p.m. in the 100 block of Arroyo Court. Mesick was allegedly found dead in the driver's seat of his silver Chevrolet Avalanche parked on the street in front of his home. In the passenger seat was his girlfriend, Jerrica Chou, 40, of Vallejo, who had also suffered a fatal gunshot wound. » more at Times Herald
Woman Charged With Fatally Stabbing Boyfriend in Lake View
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Chicago, IL: A woman is in custody for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death during an argument Wednesday in the Lake View neighborhood on the North Side. Lynn Crenshaw, 42, of the 8300 block of South Maryland Avenue, was charged Thursday with one count of first degree murder after she allegedly killed her boyfriend Brian Hawkins Wednesday during a domestic altercation, police said. » more at Chicago Sun-Times
Police Probing Murder-Suicide At Park Castle
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Haverhill, MA: Investigators in Haverhill are trying to determine what led to the deaths of a man and a woman found in a vehicle near the Winnikenni Castle in Haverhill on Wednesday. The victims are identified as Kristin Broderick, 37, of Houston, Texas, and Martha McDermott, 36, of Hampton, N.H., according to the Essex County District Attorney's office, which said the case appeared to be a murder-suicide. » more at WCVB TV
Police ID Victims in Helotes Murder-Suicide
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Helotes, TX: Helotes authorities have released the names of two people found dead on the altar of a Catholic church there. Police say Zeferina Castillo, 54, and Manuel Rodriguez, 51, died in an apparent murder-suicide on Wednesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church off Riggs Road and Highway 16. » more at KSAT TV
Couple Dies in Riverdale Murder-Suicide
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Riverdale, GA: Clayton County police said the deaths of a couple found inside their Riverdale home, Thursday afternoon, are the result of a murder-suicide. Lt. Tina Daniel, a spokesperson for the police department, said, late Thursday night, that evidence found inside the home on Hamlin Trace led detectives to reach that conclusion. Daniel said police were withholding the release of the names of the deceased, pending notification of the next of kin. » more at Clayton News Daily
Ex-Boyfriend Charged With Homicide in Baldwin Case, Lawyer Says
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Mount Pleasant, PA: The ex-boyfriend of a 21-year-old woman found slain on the side of a Washington County road has been charged with criminal homicide, online court records indicate. State police filed the charges today against 22-year-old Jordan Alexander Clemons. His attorney, Peter Marcoline III, confirmed the charges stemmed from the death of Karissa Kunco, a Baldwin woman who went missing Jan. 11 and was found stabbed to death the following morning in Mount Pleasant, Washington County. » more at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Murder, Suicide Shakes Ringgold County
Friday, January 13, 2012
Mount Ayr, IA: When the tragedy which gripped Ringgold county Friday really began is hard to say. Bob Taylor, 40, and Lori Yeager, 45, had problems in the past -- including a conviction for domestic abuse on Taylor’s part at one point. Somehow the turmoil boiled over to take the first life very early Friday morning. » more at Mount Ayr Record-News
Couple Found Dead in Apparent Homicide-Suicide at Thetford Township Home
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thetford Township, MI: Police found a husband and wife dead in their home early Friday morning in what police believe was a homicide-suicide, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said. Thetford Township Police Department were called to the home on E. Lake road near Center Road to perform a welfare check at the request of the couple's 30-year-old son, Leyton said. » more at mlive.com
Teen Jailed, Accused of Murdering His 17-Year-Old Girlfriend
Friday, January 13, 2012
Atlanta, GA: A teenager was shot and killed Friday night in SE Atlanta. Police have arrested her boyfriend, and charged him with murder. The Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office identifies the victim as Rachel Walker, 17, of Atlanta. » more at CBS Atlanta
Mother of Three Killed in Domestic Dispute
Friday, January 13, 2012
Cleveland, OH: An investigation into the death of a 33-year-old Cleveland mother is underway. Lakeisha Williams - mother of two teens and an 18-month-old child - was sexually assaulted and attacked during a domestic dispute on Friday. She later died at Metro. » more at WOIO TV
Man Charged With Girlfriend's Murder
Friday, January 13, 2012
Hillsborough, NC: The Orange County Sheriff’s Office charged a Hillsborough man with first-degree murder after he called 911 late Friday night and said he had shot his girlfriend. Christopher Eugene Rone, 41, of 5507 Highway 86 North, Hillsborough, was being held in the Orange County Jail Tuesday without bond for the first-degree murder of Custain “Kiki” Levoya Crisp, 33, of 601 Hurdle Mills Road, Hillsborough. » more at The Herald Sun
As Cops Approached, She Was Stabbed One Last Time
Friday, January 13, 2012
Montevideo, MN: Obsession unleashed a deadly rage in Darek Nelson and ignited his relentless knifing of a restaurant co-worker who rebuffed his romantic pursuits, according to criminal charges filed Tuesday in southwestern Minnesota. Squad car video shows Nelson, 24, gripping a hunting knife and standing over 18-year-old Vinessa Lozano's collapsed and bloodied body outside the Montevideo Pizza Ranch on Friday, the criminal complaint read. » more at Minnesota Star-Tribune
Charges Upgraded in Shreveport's First Homicide of 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Shreveport, LA: Lakeia Rawls, the victim in Friday's shooting in Queensborough passed away Saturday at LSUHSC. Charges against Danny Battle will be upgraded from attempted manslaughter to second degree murder. Shreveport Police Department Spokesperson Sgt. Bill Goodin says just after 2:00 p.m. police responded to reports of a shooting in the 3800 block of Conway Street. When officers arrived, they found 26-year-old Lakeia Rawls with a gunshot wound to her head. » more at KSLA TV
Apparent Inwood Murder-Suicide
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Inwood, NY: Police are investigating a grisly apparent murder-suicide of a couple in Inwood, sources said. The bodies of Jesus Soto, 56, and Yanet Soto, 54, were discovered in their bedroom by the wife’s live-in daughter and her 12-year-old granddaughter about 11:20 a.m. in their apartment on Arden Street, near Nagle Avenue, cops said. » more at the New York Post
Officials Disclose Few Details About Saturday Homicide
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Moore County, TX: The Moore County Sheriff’s Office has booked a 47-year-old man into the Moore County jail on a murder charge in connection with a Saturday night death, officials said. Alan Ray Kuykendall is accused in the shooting death of his wife, Aimee Kuykendall, who died about 10:35 p.m., sheriff’s officials said in a news release. » more at amarillo.com
Investigators: Woman Shoots Girlfriend to Death
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Baker, LA: A woman is dead after she was shot Saturday by her girlfriend of 14 years, according to authorities. The Baker Police Department said Kolande Williams, 38, of Baker faces murder charges. Police Chief Mike Knaps said Williams called 911 around 11:45 a.m. and said her girlfriend, Kimberly Stewart, 35, was at her home on Sandy Drive when she returned from the store. » more at WAFB TV
Queens Man Kills Wife in Front of Daughter
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Queens, NY: A Queens man fatally slit his estranged wife’s throat in front of her terrified young daughter — and was nabbed after cops tracked his bloody trail for three blocks, law-enforcement sources said today. “My stepfather stabbed my mom,” the stricken 9-year-old daughter of victim Diane Sharma told cops at their home on 117th Street in Jamaica. » more at New York Post
Family Warns of Domestic Violence After Daughter Killed by Boyfriend
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Rockingham, NC: A Richmond County woman is speaking out about domestic violence after her daughter was fatally shot. Kayentina Little, 35, was killed inside her Rockingham home early Saturday morning. Deputies said her four children witnessed the shooting. "Her life was just too short. I just want to know why. Why?" Little's mother, Mae Smith said. » more at WSOC TV 9
Four Dead After Murder-Suicide In East Central Fresno
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Fresno, CA: It was a tragic morning at the Silver Lake Apartments in Fresno. Police believe a woman in her 20's murdered 3 people, including her kids before killing herself. Police responded to a 911 call just before 7 Sunday morning. When officers arrived, they found a man with stab wounds outside an apartment. He was taken to the hospital and officers swarmed the apartment. » more at KSEE 24
Man Charged With Killing Woman in Her Home
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Springfield Township, PA: Police said an argument went horribly wrong, resulting in the death of a woman. Police arrested Johnny Fossett on charges of first and second degree murder in connection with the death of Lori Jefferson. Fossett called the Montgomery County dispatch center at 6:48 a.m. and 7:16 a.m. Sunday to say he wanted to report a crime and turn himself in, police said. » more at WFMZ TV
Arrest Made in Lauderdale Lakes Triple-Slaying Case
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Lauderdale Lakes, FL: Octavia Barnett's final Facebook update pointed to the man now accused in the triple-shooting case that left her dead along with two others, including a six-month-old child, investigators said on Monday. The man, Lineten Belizaire, 20, of Miami-Dade, was identified as being in long-time relationship with Barnett, 21, that had a history of domestic violence. He is now charged with three counts of first-degree murder. » more at Orlando Sun-Sentinel
$1 Million Bond For Man Charged In Fatal Shooting
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Camp Washington, OH: A man was ordered held on $1 million bond Tuesday morning in connection with a fatal shooting over the weekend. Erron Neal, 24, is charged with murder in the death of Camille Wiggins, 21. » more at WLWT TV
Metairie Woman Kills Husband, Fatally Shoots Herself
Monday, January 16, 2012
Metairie, LA: A 61-year-old woman fatally shot her husband Monday morning, then turned the gun on herself inside the couple's Metairie home, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's office. Penelope D. Springer, 61, called 911 at 5:05 a.m. Monday to report that she shot her husband, Albert E. Springer, 61, according to a JPSO news release. » more at NOLA.com
Man Arrested After Woman Found Dead in Napoleon Home
Monday, January 16, 2012
Napolean, OH: A 19-year-old woman is dead and a man in custody after her body was found in a Napoleon home Monday morning. Kaitlyn Nagel, of Napoleon, was found dead apparently of multiple stab wounds in a bedroom at 555 W. Main St. at about 11:57 a.m. » more at Toledo Blade
Boyfriend in Custody in Connection With Highland Homicide
Monday, January 16, 2012
Highland, IN: The boyfriend of a Highland woman found dead inside her home Monday is in custody in Florida in connection with the case, officials said Tuesday. Police said he was immediately named a person of interest in her shooting death after her body was discovered. Jacqueline Williams, 28, of the 2600 block of 40th Place was found dead inside her home just after midnight Monday after she failed to report to work Sunday night at St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago. » more at nwitimes.com
Police: Husband, Wife Dead in Windsor Township Murder-Suicide
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Windsor Township, PA: A Windsor Township couple was found dead in the 900 block of Snyder Corner Road Tuesday after the husband shot his wife and then took his own life, according to York Area Regional Police. The York County Coroner's Office said Gary Douglas Knaub, 55, shot himself in the head after shooting his wife, Karen Sue Knaub, 57, in the head. » more at York Daily Record
Authorities Investigate Apparent Murder/Suicide in Trinity
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Trinity, NC: Randolph County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating an apparent murder/suicide in the Trinity area. On Tuesday shortly after 4 p.m., deputies with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Pleasant Union Road in Trinity. Capt. Derrick Hill with Randolph Sheriff’s Office said deputies were responding to a request for a welfare check because the woman living there had not been to work as scheduled. » more at The Courier-Tribune
Man Suspected of Killing Four in DuPage and Then Himself
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Villa Park, IL: A man who investigators believe killed his girlfriend and three others Tuesday morning before setting fire to their home in DuPage County was found dead in South suburban Dolton, authorities said. Cedric Anderson, 42, died of an apparent suicide in his father's home about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, said Thomas Ahern, a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Anderson was wanted for questioning in connection with a Tuesday morning blaze and the deaths of Ursula Nailor, 37; her two sons, Darnell Holt, 16, and Daniel Nailor, 13; and her niece, 19-year-old Dominique Robinson of Bolingbrook. » more at Daily Herald
Police Say Institute Man Dismembered Girlfriend, Killed Himself
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Institute, WV: Kanawha County sheriff's deputies have identified a man who killed himself Thursday night after killing his girlfriend and cutting up her body in the bathtub of his Institute apartment. Nathaniel Roy Lawton, 54, of 107 Barron Drive, shot himself in the head about 8:30 p.m. Thursday as police were executing a search warrant at his apartment, according to Kanawha County Chief Deputy Johnny Rutherford. Deputies were investigating the death of Lawton's live-in girlfriend, Carol Ann Rhim, 53. » more at The Charleston Gazette
Ferguson Booked in Killing
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Pike County, MS: Pike County authorities charged a Summit man on Thursday in the Jan. 17 shooting death of his girlfriend. Pike County Chief Deputy Steve Rushing said Thursday that Damion Valdamar Ferguson, 25, of 1009 Miller Lane, has been charged with the murder of DeAirrika Sharrice Conerly, 19, whose body was discovered on Alford’s Bridge Road. » more at Enterprise-Journal
Murder Suspect Identified in Stabbing Death of South Bend Mother
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
South Bend, IN: Police are looking for 44-year-old Manuel Clemon or Manuel Scott as he is also known as after investigators found evidence linking him to Caradine's murder. The 42-year-old mother of two, Deshone Caradine, was brutally stabbed to death several times inside her South Bend apartment off Eddy Street and Colfax Avenue early Wednesday morning. » more at ABC 57 News
Boyfriend Arrested In Woman's Fatal Shooting
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Indianapolis, IN: A man was arrested early Thursday morning in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend late Wednesday night. Indianapolis police said Challie Gray, 53, of Indianapolis, shot his girlfriend, Regina Roska, 41, multiple times at her home in the 400 block of North Rybolt Avenue about 11 p.m. » more at theindychannel.com
Man Accused of Killing Pregnant Fiancée
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
St. Martinville, LA: A 21-year-old St. Martinville man is accused of shooting and killing his pregnant 19-year-old fiancée during a domestic dispute Wednesday afternoon on Our Lady of the Lake Road in St. Martinville, the Sheriff’s Office said. The victim, Hannah Parker, 19, also of St. Martinville, was seven months pregnant, the Sheriff’s Office said. » more at The Advocate
Child Loses Mother, Grandparents in Triple Murder
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Memphis, TN: A young girl's entire family was killed in a triple murder Thursday and police say her father is the man who pulled the trigger. It's a tight knit South Memphis neighborhood, but Preston Street was closed by yellow crime scene tape all day after an entire family was killed during a shooting. Ricky and Tricia Fischer and their daughter PaShea were shot dead inside their own home early Thursday morning. » more at WMC-TV
Double Homicide Suspect Crashes Truck During Chase
Friday, January 20, 2012
Belen, NM: Authorities said a domestic dispute over a cellphone escalated into a double homicide, leaving a mother and daughter dead Friday. Family members said Stephanie Gonzalez, 24, dedicated her life to raising her 4-year-old son. Their bond, however, was cut short after police said Gonzalez's ex-boyfriend, 30-year-old Matthew Chavez, shot her and her mother, Angela Romero, Thursday night in Belen just to get back Gonzalez's cellphone. » more at KOAT TV
Police Say F’ville Man Killed Woman, Fled Mobile Home Park
Friday, January 20, 2012
Fayettville, GA: A Fayetteville man is on the run from police after killing a woman during a domestic dispute at the Landmark Mobile Home Park in north Fayette County Friday night, police said. Murder warrants have been obtained for Jesus Ojeda Jimenez, 34, who is believed to have strong connections to Mexico, officials said. » more at The Citizen
Victim, Suspect Identified in N. Fort Myers Shooting
Friday, January 20, 2012
Fort Myers, FL: The Lee County Sheriff's Office is on scene of a death investigation in Suncoast Estates in North Fort Myers. The investigation is happening at 7588 Marx Drive after a shooting occurred around 4:30 p.m. Neighbors say at least 8 gunshots were fired. "I came home from work, say on the front porch and heard random gunshots," says neighbor Kim Dickey. Authorities say 47-year-old Toni Morgan was shot and transported to Lee Memorial Hospital with life-threatening injuries where she died. » more at ABC-7
Apparent Murder-Suicide Being Investigated in Calhoun County
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Calhoun County, AR: Calhoun County authorities are investigating their first homicide of the year after two bodies were found there Saturday around noon. The body of Dennis Queen, 54, and his ex-wife Rhonda Jean Tacker, 40, were found inside Queen's home at 3025 County Road 182 in Hampton. » more at KATV.com
L.I. Man Charged With Murdering Girlfriend
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Mastic, NY: Suffolk County Police have arrested a 35-year-old man after he killed his live-in girlfriend in their Mastic home Saturday. Justin Miller and his girlfriend, Teresa Heredia, 29, both of 26 Bullard St., were having a verbal altercation when, police say, he choked and killed her at approximately 11 a.m. » more at CBS New York
Victim, Suspect Identified in Nampa Shooting
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Nampa, ID: A couple’s four children and another family member were in the house when a Nampa man killed his wife and turned the gun on himself, police said. Elza Villa Gamino, 35, died Saturday from a gunshot wound to the head, according to a release from the Canyon?County coroner. » more at Idaho Statesmen
Detectives Investigating St. Pete Murder/Suicide
Saturday, January 21, 2012
St. Petersburg, FL: Pinellas County Sheriff's Office homicide detectives are investigating what appears to be a murder suicide. The bodies of 52-year-old Shelley Gold and 51-year-old Thomas Cappadona were discovered by a friend of Gold's at about 2 p.m. on Saturday. » more at WTSP News 10
Ex-Boyfriend Shot Pregnant Woman, Killed Her Sister: Cops
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Fort Lauderdale, FL: Police have issued an arrest warrant for the man they say shot two sisters in Fort Lauderdale late Saturday night, killing one and injuring his pregnant ex-girlfriend. In a statement released today, Fort Lauderdale Police say Burnie Reed, 19, is charged with murder for shooting and killing Bianca McNair, 21, and for attempted murder of her 19-year old-sister, Chutney. » more at NBC Miami
Boyfriend to be Charged With Killing Woman at Casco Home
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Casco Township, MI: Investigators suspect the boyfriend of a Casco Township woman found murdered in a Puttygut Road home of committing a grizzly crime Saturday morning. Carrie Neusius, 26, was found dead inside a brick ranch in the rural community. A 46-year-old man she had been dating and living with is the prime suspect. » more at The Voice
$500,000 Bond for Hidalgo County Man Accused of Girlfriend's Murder
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Hidalgo County, TX: A Hidalgo County man accused in his girlfriend's murder faced a judge where he was issued a $500,000 dollar bond. Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested 23-year-old Sergio Osvaldo Garcia on a first-degree murder charge Sunday. Garcia is accused of killing his 17-year-old girlfriend Jillilah Rivas by running her over around 1:42 a.m. Sunday. » more at Valley Central
One Man Dead in Warwick Shooting
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Warwick, RI: One man is dead after a shooting took place in Warwick overnight. Warwick Police have confirmed that the man was shot at 433 Nausauket Road just before 1 a.m. Sunday, but the details leading up to the fatal shooting have yet to be revealed. Police said upon arriving at the scene they found 23-year-old Carl Cunningham of Warwick suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. » more at WPRI
Murder Suspect Donnie Hux Dies in U.S. 82 Gunfight With Lawmen, Ex-Wife Found Dead
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Arkadelphia, AR: Donald "Donnie" Hux has died after a Sunday night gun battle with Union County authorities on U.S. 82 west of El Dorado. His ex-wife, whom Hux had kidnapped earlier in the day, was also found deceased. Details are sketchy, but reports say that Hux was killed after he was seen fleeing his parents' home in the Parkers Chapel community. Police pursued Hux, which led to an exchange of gunfire in which Hux was killed about 9 p.m. The body of his ex-wife, Amy Huckabee of Arkadelphia, was also found. » more at Magnolia Reporter
Aeris Lashay Beard, Adam Clayton Owsley II Killed in Murder-Suicide in Laurel
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Laurel, MD: Prince George's County police are investigating a murder-suicide that took the life of a man and woman in Laurel Sunday. On Sunday about 7 p.m., officers responded to the 14100 block of Bramble Court for reports of a shooting. When they arrived, they found Aeris Lashay Beard, 19, of the 11200 block of Basswood Terrace, and Adam Clayton Owsley II, 21, of the 14100 block of Bramble Court, suffering from gunshot wounds. » more at WJLA 7
Dismembering Suspect Held Without Bail
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Johnston, RI: Johnston police have revealed the name of the woman Donald Greenslit is accused of killing and dismembering. According to Deputy Chief David M. DeCesare, firefighters responding to a call at Greenslit's home on Pershing Rd. Monday found the charred remains of his common law wife, Stacie M. Dorego, 39, inside a fireplace. Police said Greenslit confessed to fatally stabbing Dorego, dismembering her body, and - in an attempt to dispose of the body - placing the remains in a fireplace. » more at WPRI TV
Man Charged With Murder 20 Years After Wife's Death
Tacoma, WA: A 60-year-old Tacoma man has been charged with killing his wife more than 20 years ago, court documents showed Monday. The sudden turn in the cold case came about, police said, when the man began confessing about two weeks ago to family members that he had killed his wife. » more at My FOX Spokane
Nurse Killed in Saline County Believed to be Murder-Suicide
Monday, January 23, 2012
Bryant, AR: Another domestic-related tragedy unfolds in Central Arkansas Monday morning. Saline County authorities launched an investigation into the death of a man and woman in what appears to be a murder-suicide. The shocking incident took place outside Saline Memorial Hospice on Reynolds Road in Bryant, where the female victim, Jenny Marie Cavender, 39, was killed. » more at KATV 7
Indianapolis Man Arrested in Girlfriend's Slaying
Monday, January 23, 2012
Indianapolis, IN: The boyfriend of a female homicide victim has been arrested in her slaying, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department announced today in a news release. Shaun Long, 37, Indianapolis, was taken into custody and preliminarily charged with murder in the death of Sharmon Rodriguez, 42. » more at IndyStar.com
Deputies: Two Dead in Murder-Suicide
Monday, January 23, 2012
Ocala, FL: Sheriff's detectives said Tuesday that a man and woman found shot to death the day before inside their southeast Ocala home were victims of a murder/suicide. Detectives said they received a call at 5:26 p.m. Monday from family members who live out of town, asking that deputies do a well-being check on Woodrow Wilson Hall, 68, and his wife, Barbara A. Hall, 66. » more at Ocala.com
Murder Suspect's First Wife Was Also Found Dead
Monday, January 23, 2012
Henager, AL: A tip from a WLOX.com user has led to some shocking new information about the Alabama man accused of murdering a Saucier woman. Sherry Cruthirds Necaise, 53, was found dead by her boyfriend Monday at his home in Jackson County, Alabama. And it's not the first time a crime has been committed there. » more at WLOX TV
Murder-Suicide Reported
Monday, January 23, 2012
Logan Township, PA: Two people are dead after a murder-suicide Monday in Logan Township, police said Tuesday. Julie Rightnour, 29, was shot by her boyfriend, Jason Hott, 32, at the rental house the two shared at 3263 Homers Gap Road sometime after 7:30 p.m. Monday before Hott turned the gun, a 12-gauge shotgun, on himself, police said. » more at Altoona Mirror
Woman Charged With Stabbing Husband To Death In Englewood
Monday, January 23, 2012
Englewood, IL: A woman has been charged with stabbing her husband to death during a domestic dispute in their South Side Englewood home on Monday. Michela L. Johnson, 24, of the 6400 block of South Hermitage Avenue is charged with first-degree murder, according to police. Johnson allegedly stabbed her husband Untre Johnson during a domestic altercation at about noon on Monday, police said. » more at CBS Chicago
Man Fatally shot Girlfriend During Argument on South Side
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Chicago, IL: Police are searching for a man who shot and killed his girlfriend during an argument at her South Side home early Tuesday. The suspect shot his 39-year-old girlfriend in the head during an argument in the 5600 block of South Perry Avenue about 1 a.m., police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said. » more at Chicago Sun-Times
Man, 61, Killed in Hudson by Romantic Rival, Deputies Say
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Hudson, FL: Michael Ortaliz's estranged wife had become involved with another man. On Tuesday, authorities say, he decided to confront them. With a gun. Neighbors saw Ortaliz, 58, milling about the Brentwood Estates mobile home park off New York Avenue, where Ortaliz's wife had been staying with her parents. » more at TampaBay.com
Judge Decides That Destiny Cougar Coulson to Remain in Custody
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Pipestone Township, MI: On Wednesday, prosecutors had to decide whether or not a teenage girl would be charged as an adult for allegedly shooting a 21-year-old Eau Claire man. » more at ABC 57 News
Woman, 39, Killed in Shooting Identified
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Menifee, CA: A woman authorities say was fatally shot by her boyfriend in Menifee was identified Thursday by coroner’s officials. Jennifer Rebecca Bowers, 39, was found dead with a gunshot wound Tuesday night in the couple’s home off Bundy Canyon Road, Riverside County sheriff’s and coroner’s officials said. » more at The Press-Enterprise
Police: Concord Woman Suffocated Boyfriend
Concord, CA: A Concord woman has been arrested on suspicion of murdering her boyfriend, two months after she told police that medical problems caused his death, authorities said today. Danny Ray Bennett, 47, died at a home on the 3600 block of Wren Avenue on Nov. 25. » more at San Francisco Gate
Woman Shot to Death; Boyfriend Arrested
Fresno, CA: Police say a man has admitted to being a drug dealer and shooting his girlfriend to death inside their West Fresno mobile home. The body of 33-year-old Juana Zaragoza was found last Wednesday in a home off Cornelia and Parkway. » more at KMPH TV
Couple Dead in Apparent Arlington Heights Murder-Suicide
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Arlington Heights, IL: A woman and her husband were found shot to death in an apparent murder-suicide Wednesday morning in their northwest suburban home. Angelita James, 56, and her husband, Roger D. James, 48, were found dead inside their home at 930 E. Shady Way in Arlington Heights, each with a gunshot wound, a release from Arlington Heights police said. » more at My FOX Chicago
Simi Valley Murder Victim Was Mother of 2 Kids
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Simi Valley, CA: More details were released in the Simi Valley murder investigation on Thursday. The victim was a mother of two, and the man in custody was her boyfriend. A medical examiner was scheduled to perform an autopsy on 33-year-old Claudia Menjivar later in the day. » more at KABC 7
Mounds View Couple's Death Likely Murder-Suicide
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Mounds View, MN: Police tentatively identified the man and woman found dead in a Mounds View home Wednesday as Mark Schnor, 47, and his wife, Christine Schnor, 39.
Each of them suffered a single gunshot wound to the head, according to Mounds View Police Chief Thomas Kinney. » more at Minneapolis Star Tribune
Man Charged With the Murder of His Girlfriend
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Moody, AL: A Moody man is in custody today after a shooting occurred Wednesday night. Moody police on Thursday confirmed they arrested 39-year-old Jeffrey Morris Hamby, of Scott Drive in Moody, Wednesday at around 8:30 p.m. Hamby is charged with the murder of 41-year-old Karen Nicole McNair, his girlfriend, after what is believed to be a domestic dispute. » more at Daily Home
Found Unconscious in Car, East Orange Man Charged With Murdering Girlfriend
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Newark, NJ: A man found unconscious in a car in Newark today has been charged with murdering a city woman with whom he had a romantic relationship, authorities said. William Simmons, 50, of East Orange and Barnegat, was charged in the killing of Lisa Lango, 45, whose body was found about 8 a.m. this morning in her home... » more at nj.com
Man Stabbed Estranged Wife and Her Parents to Death, Police Say
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Dallas, TX: Dallas police say a man stabbed his estranged wife to death Thursday morning, then killed her father and mother as they rushed to their daughter's defense. Fifty-year-old William Palmer of Sachse is charged with capital murder for the deaths of his wife, 47-year-old Donya Palmer, and her parents, 69-year-old Raymond Davis and 67-year-old Mary Davis. » more at My FOX Dallas-Fort Worth
Boyfriend Charged in the Murder of Karla Brada
Saugus, CA: Eric Earle, was arrested Wednesday, January 25, and charged with one county of murder for the September 1, 2011 death of his girlfriend, Karla Brada. Earle was initially arrested on suspicion of murder the day Karla's body was found, but was released six days later because of insufficient evidence. » more at Los Angeles Times
Husband is Arrested on Murder Complaints in Blanchard Mom Jaymie Adams' Death
Oklahoma City, OK: Justin Adams was arrested Friday morning on two murder complaints in the death of his pregnant wife, Jaymie Adams, of Blanchard. Adams became a target of the investigation into his wife's disappearance and death early on after he admitted he originally lied about what she was doing the night she went missing. » more at newsok.com
Local Man Wanted in South Carolina Murder of Ex-Girlfriend
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Port Royal, SC: Local authorities are searching for 25-year-old Leo Deandre Scott, a Columbus native who is wanted for allegedly murdering his ex-girlfriend in South Carolina. Police in Port Royal, South Carolina say Scott allegedly shot the mother of his son, 21-year-old Velencia Compton, also a Columbus native, and then fled with their child, driving over four hours in the victim's car to Western Georgia. » more at WRBL TV
Ex-Boyfriend Arrested After Grandkids Find Woman Dead
Friday, January 27, 2012
East Spencer, NC: Rowan County detectives have arrested the ex-boyfriend of a woman who was murdered early Friday morning in East Spencer. Police found the body of 49-year-old Joan Marie Know Lark in a downstairs bedroom inside a home off of Spencer Street. » more at WCNC TV
Man Kills Estranged Wife and Her Boyfriend
Friday, January 27, 2012
Nockamixon, PA: A Bucks County man is facing charges after police say he attacked and killed his estranged wife and her boyfriend in Nockamixon Township. It was around 5:25 a.m. when Pennsylvania State Police were called to the Schoolhouse Apartments on the 8700 block of Easton Road. Once on the scene, police found 43-year-old Frederick Tarantino dead outside the building. Police say Tarantino was ambushed by 41-year-old Lloyd Hill, as he left the apartment. After that, Hill allegedly went inside and stabbed his estranged wife, 36-year-old Stefanie Hill, who later died from her injuries. » more at WPVI TV
Teen Mom Was Fatally Stabbed In Her Living Room
Friday, January 27, 2012
San Leandro, CA: A 15-year-old San Leandro girl was allegedly stabbed to death in her living room Friday night by the man who had fathered her child, while two of the boys in her family stood outside watching, helpless and horrified, through a picture window. Now police say 19-year-old Henry Leon of Oakland is their prime suspect in the killing of Myrna Umanzor, who died Friday night of multiple stab wounds. » more at San Leandro Patch
Man to be Charged in Slayings of Girlfriend, Officer
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Augusta, GA; Aiken, SC: A 26-year-old man with a history of trouble with authorities was arrested in connection with the killing of an Aiken police officer Saturday, just hours after, police say, he fatally shot his girlfriend in Augusta. Joshua Tremaine Jones is being held in the Aiken County Detention Center. He was arrested at 11:35 a.m. on Youman Street in Batesburg, S.C., said Kathryn Richardson, a spokeswoman for South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Four hours earlier, police say Jones shot Master Cpl. Sandra Rogers, a 27-year veteran of Aiken Public Safety, who later died at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. While authorities in South Carolina were searching for Jones, deputies in Richmond County discovered the body of his 21-year-old girlfriend, Cayce Vice, in her apartment on Washington Road. » more at The Augusta Chronicle
Woman Stabbed to Death in Foothills Home
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Tucson, AZ: Officials with The Pima County Sheriff's Department say a 44-year-old woman has been stabbed to death inside her home on Tucson's north side Friday. » more at KGUN 9
Mechanicsville Deaths Ruled Murder-Suicide
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Mechanicsville, VA: Hanover County authorities have officially ruled the deaths of a Mechanicsville man and his twin three-year-old daughters a murder-suicide. Authorities said in a release Monday afternoon that Robert King, 40, and his twin daughters, Caroline and Madison King, all had lacerations to their neck as well as carbon monoxide poisoning. » more at WRIC TV
Silver Spring Man Charged in Woman's Death
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Silver Spring, MD: An 68-year-old Silver Spring man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 62-year-old woman whom he referred to as his wife. Police were called to the 11400 block of July Drive in the White Oak area of Silver Spring shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday by Henry Gordon Hutchins, who told police that his wife was dead. » more at NBC Washington
Upstate NY Couple Died From Murder-Suicide
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Porters Corner, NY: Authorities say an 86-year-old man fatally shot his 83-year-old wife before taking his own life inside their upstate New York home. The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office tells local media outlets that deputies received a 911 call Sunday night about a possible gunshot wound at a mobile home park in the hamlet of Porters Corners, in the town of Greenfield. » more at Syracuse.com
Man Suspected of Stabbing Girlfriend and Her Mother to Death in Carson
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Carson, CA: A man dragged naked from a Carson-area condominium is suspected of stabbing his girlfriend and her mother to death on his 31st birthday, authorities said today. Virgil Tyron Tate allegedly killed his 36-year-old girlfriend and her 58-year-old mother, and wounded a 36-year-old roommate Sunday night in the 21800 block of South Vermont Avenue, an unincorporated area west of Carson, sheriff's deputies said. » more at Daily Breeze
Murder-Suicide Suspected in Oak Lawn
Monday, January 30, 2012
Oak Lawn, IL: A man and woman were pronounced dead Monday in what investigators suspect was a murder-suicide in an Oak Lawn home, police said. Police were called about 8:30 a.m. to the home in the 9400 block of South Tulley Avenue after family members asked for a well-being check on the couple who lived there, Oak Lawn police Chief Bill Villanova said. Inside the home, police found Mary Mauger, 47, dead of an apparent gunshot wound to her neck in what appears to be a homicide, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office. » more at Chicago Tribune
Boyfriend Held in Slaying of Lima Woman
Monday, January 30, 2012
Lima, OH: City police say the boyfriend of a Lima woman is in custody after the woman was found dead inside a home at 1119 Holmes Ave. Friday. He has not yet been charged in her death, which is being investigated as a homicide, but Lima police Detective Scott Leland said charges could be filed as early as Tuesday. » more at Toledo Blade
Slain Woman's Boyfriend Held in Fla., Hanover Officials Say
Monday, January 30, 2012
Beaverdam, VA: The Hanover County Sheriff's Office this morning identified the woman slain in Beaverdam as Sarajane M. Hakopian of the 17600 block of Beaverdam Road. While investigators headed to Jacksonville, Fla., to interview Brian S. Mallory, held on a charge of stealing Hakopian's van, "preliminary investigation into this incident indicates that Mallory was Hakopian’s boyfriend," the sheriff's department said in a news release this morning. » more at Richmond Times-Dispatch
Pennsylvania Councilman Charged in Lover's 1979 Death
Beaver County, PA: A Pennsylvania councilman has been arrested and charged with strangling his young lover in a cold case that has haunted investigators for more than three decades. Bridgewater Councilman Gregory Scott Hopkins, 65, was arrested Sunday in connection with the 1979 death of Catherine Janet Walsh, 23, in Beaver County, Pa., about 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. » more at ABC News
Model a Victim of Germantown Murder-Suicide
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Germantown, PA: Philadelphia police have confirmed that Tuesday's deaths of Louis McCrae and Vanessa Watson in the Germantown section is a case of murder-suicide. "That was my sister, that was my big sister, and I'm not going to see her anymore," the victim's sister Anette Watson said.
