Police Arrest Man Accused in Shooting Death of Wife, Daughter's Boyfriend
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Osceola County, FL: Police have arrested the man wanted in connection to a double murder in Osceola County. Kevin Satterfield, 55, was arrested late Tuesday night in Louisiana, according to officials. He's accused of shooting his wife, his pregnant daughter and his daughter's boyfriend at a home near Kissimmee on Tuesday. His wife, 53-year-old Vicki Satterfield, and his daughter's boyfriend, 27-year-old Christian Martinez, were killed. » more at WFTV
Police Investigate Apparent Murder-Suicide
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Louisville, KY: A man broke into his estranged wife’s Middletown home early Tuesday, killing her before turning the gun on himself while their 18-month-old daughter slept in another room, police said. Lt. Barry Wilkerson, head of the Louisville Metro Police Homicide Unit, said James Johnson Carr, 44, broke into the home in the 11800 block of Wetherby Avenue where his estranged wife, Karyn Carr, 38, was living. » more at Courier-Journal
Kids Arrive Home From School to Find Parents Dead in Murder-Suicide
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Bellmore, NY: Four young children arrived home from school on Long Island yesterday to find their mom and dad dead in an apparent murder suicide, cops said. The oldest child, a 13-year-old girl, had arrived first at the family’s tidy colonial home in leafy North Bellmore — where her fire-inspector father, Thomas Hayes, spoke to her through the door. “He told her to pick up her three siblings from school and return,’’ said Nassau Deputy Inspector Kenneth Lack. » more at New York Post
Police ID Mother Killed By Estranged Boyfriend
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Houston, TX: Police have identified a 31-year-old woman who was shot and killed by her estranged boyfriend while her 2-year-old -daughter watched at an apartment complex in northwest Houston Tuesday. Linda Alton died in the shooting, which occurred about 11 a.m. at the Tidwell Estates, a gated apartment complex at 1200 W. Tidwell, according to the Houston Police Department. » more at Houston Chronicle
Dad: Victim's Daughter Found Her Family Dead
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Gilbert, AZ: We’re learning more about the victims of a mass shooting in a quiet Gilbert neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. It is presumed that JT Ready shot and killed his girlfriend and her family. Ready’s girlfriend has been identified as 47-year-old Lisa Mederos. Her daughter, her daughter's boyfriend, and her granddaughter were all murdered today. » My FOX Phoenix
Boyfriend Arrested in Long Beach Slaying
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Long Beach, CA: A 49-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend, police said late Wednesday afternoon. The 51-year-old woman was found dead Tuesday night inside a triplex residence in the 100 block of Ellis Street of Long Beach. » more at NBC Los Angeles
Boyfriend of Dead Woman Found in La Puente Charged with Murder
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Orange County, CA: A 31-year-old man accused of killing his girlfriend and their two young sons in Orange was charged today with three counts of murder. Shazer Fernando Limas is suspected in the stabbing death of 31-year-old Arlet Hernandez Contreras, whose body was found April 25 in the neighboring city of La Puente. Limas is also accused of killing their sons, 2-year-old Fernando and 4-month old Emmanuel. » more at Baldwin Park Patch
Boyfriend Arrested in Stabbing Death
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Burlington, MA: Kristen Pulisciano threw her boyfriend out of her home recently after their longtime relationship soured. But he continued to show up and eventually became violent toward her, authorities said. On Thursday, authorities said, Christopher Piantedosi, dubbed the “Remorseful Robber’’ in 2011 after he returned stolen items with an apology, went back to Pulisciano’s home at 23 Forbes Ave. and, in a fit of rage, stabbed her multiple times, killing her. » more at Boston Globe
Police Identify Second Seaside Murder Victim
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Seaside, OR: Seaside Police have identified the second victim in Thursday’s double homicide as Seaside resident Guy C. Phillips, 53. Police said Phillips moved to Seaside from Portland on May 1. Phillips and Laura Foster were found murdered Friday in Seaside. Police have charged Marcus Foster, the ex-husband of Laura Foster, with two counts of aggravated murder. A police investigation revealed Laura Foster and Phillips were long time friends. » more at KATU TV
DPSO Says Father Gave No Warning of Murder-Suicide
Friday, May 4, 2012
DeSoto Parish, LA: Scott Swanson gave no indication of what was to come after he went to bed Thursday night, authorities said. But in less than two hours the 39-year-old would be dead at his own hand, with the bodies of his young sons lying on either side of him in their bed. All were shot in the head. “There was no note; no warning of any sort,” DeSoto sheriff’s Lt. Toni Morris said this afternoon of Scott Swanson’s decision to murder his children, Alton, 7, and Jacob, 4, then commit suicide. » more at Shreveport Times
Cobb Man Charged in Girlfriend's Death
Friday, May 4, 2012
Cobb, CA: Sheriff's officials arrested a Cobb man Friday in connection with the death of his girlfriend, according to a department spokesman. The woman's identity was not released in the statement issued Saturday by Capt. Chris Macedo of the Lake County Sheriff's Office (LCSO). James Michael Carpy, 44, was charged with murder and inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant. » Lake County Record Bee
Silver Spring Man Charged in Wife’s Stabbing Death
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Silver Spring, MD: A Silver Spring man faces a first-degree murder charge after allegedly stabbing his estranged wife Saturday. A witness told police that Hector Granados, 44, of the 8700 block of Barron Street in Silver Spring, stabbed his estranged wife Ana Ayala, 47, Saturday morning after a short conversation between the two, according to Montgomery County police. » more at Gazette.net
IDs Released in Pompano Beach Murder-Suicide
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Pompano Beach, FL: The deaths of a man and his girlfriend over the weekend were a murder-suicide, coming after the couple's recent breakup, the Broward Sheriff's Office confirmed Monday. Stephen K. Bradley, 27, of Margate, shot and killed Melissa D. Kaehler, 35, of Fort Lauderdale, the Sheriff's Office said. » more at Orlando Sentinel
Former Boyfriend is Charged in Deaths of 2 Women, Baby
Saturday, May 5, 2012
St. Louis, MO: Eric Lawson told police he was upset with his ex-girlfriend. They were questioning him in the deaths of the woman, her mother and his own 10-month-old child — three lives snuffed out Saturday night with a mix of bullets and fire. By Sunday afternoon, Lawson was charged with three counts of murder and nine other charges, including arson. Lawson, 23, told police he brought a semiautomatic 9 mm gun to the upstairs apartment of his ex-girlfriend, Breiana Ray, 22, in the 2100 block of South Jefferson Avenue. There, he shot Ray and her mother, Gwendolyn Ray, 50, in the head, according to police. » more at stltoday.com
Man Killed In Escondido Stabbing Identified
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Escondido, CA: Authorities released the name on Monday of a man fatally stabbed over the weekend at his girlfriend's North County home, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend. Patrol officers responding to a report of an assault in the 800 block of North Fig Street in Escondido found 23-year-old Fernando Arellano mortally wounded in the woman's townhouse about 4:30 a.m. Saturday, according to police and the county Medical Examiner's Office. » more at 10 News
Double Homicide Suspect Raped, Killed 12-Year-Old, Sheriff Says
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Hidalgo County, TX: Raul Garza, 24, fed his three little girls and kept them in a room for more than a day after allegedly killing their mother and their 12-year-old aunt Friday evening. An argument over Garza’s alleged cocaine addiction turned deadly at the couple’s home north of Weslaco about 7 p.m. Friday, Sheriff Lupe Treviño said. Investigators, however, would not find out about it until Sunday morning, when they discovered the two bodies. » more at The Monitor
Two Dead in an Apparent Murder/Suicide
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Hopkinsville, KY: The murder suspect of 24-year-old Autumn Rollings of Hopkinsville has been found dead of an apparent suicide. The suspect, 28-year-old TMarcus Hall of Hopkinsville, was found deceased overnight inside of a car at the bottom of a water-filled quarry. Hall was discovered at the quarry located in the 1000 block of North Main Street where the Rogers Group is located. Hall was being sought by police for the Sunday afternoon stabbing death of Rollings. » more at surfky.com
Police Records: Couple Involved in Apparent Murder/Suicide Had History With Guns
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Monongalia, WV: State Police are still looking for answers after an apparent murder suicide from Sunday. Troopers in Monongalia County found a couple shot to death inside a home on McKinney Cave Road. Investigators say they found Randy Dalton and Lori Dodson dead in Dalton's home. » more at WDTV
Family of Stephanie Stanton Speaks Out About Her Murder
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Benzie County, MI: Stephanie Stanton's family and friends remember her as a young woman, full of life. Police say Stephanie's body was found in a Benzie County home early Sunday morning; her husband, Deshawn Stanton, is accused of killing her. » more at 9&10news.com
Years of Domestic Strife Preceded Slaying of Nicole Veade Jefferson, Records Show
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Mandeville, LA: On the day 31-year-old Nicole Veade Jefferson was last seen alive, she told her ex-husband Calvin Jefferson to move out of the Mandeville-area home the two shared with their four children, according to her family. Law enforcement records indicate that Calvin Jefferson beat or otherwise abused Nicole Jefferson from at least 2002 to as recently as February. By last week, authorities said, the couple's turbulent relationship -- involving a marriage, divorce, reunion and domestic violence throughout -- had once again reached a breaking point. » more at nola.com
Charlotte Man Charged With Murder in Girlfriend’s Death
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Charlotte, NC: A Charlotte man who has been charged with assaulting women eight times in the last 15 years is now charged with murder, police said, in the death of his 33-year-old girlfriend. Emanee Womack was pronounced dead as a result of her injuries around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. » more at Charlotte Observer
Fayetteville Police Arrest Man For Wife’s Murder
Monday, May 7, 2012
Fayetteville, TN: Fayetteville Police have arrested a man for his wife’s murder on Monday morning. Charles McKinney is being held in the Lincoln County Jail. He is charged with the murder of his wife, Courtney Shannon Price. Courtney was shot Monday morning around 9 a.m. at Taylor Way Apartments on Wilson Parkway. She was 22 years old. » more at WHNT TV
Vicksburg Police Investigate An Apparent Murder-Suicide
Monday, May 7, 2012
Vicksburg, MS: Charles Truitt Sr., 44, was initially being sought for questioning in the death of Mary Ann Truitt, 45. The search ended after his body was discovered at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg. Mary Ann Truitt was found dead at her home on Lightcap Blvd. off of Halls Ferry Rd. just before 6 Monday morning. » more at WJTV
Husband Held in Hot Tub Death
Montrose, CO: A pathologist in 2010 found no evidence to indicate Cedaredge resident Raelynn Kissner had drowned in her hot tub — or, despite facial injuries, enough evidence to firmly establish her cause and manner of death. But a year and a half later, authorities now believe they have enough evidence to suggest Kissner’s Nov. 22, 2010 death was no accident. » more at Montrose Press
Young Man and Woman Dead in North Shelby County Murder-Suicide, Coroner Says
Monday, May 7, 2012
Shelby County, AL: A 20-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman were the victims of an apparent murder-suicide Monday at an Inverness apartment complex, according to the Shelby County coroner. Marquavious Anderson and Linh Quyet died from gunshot wounds, according to Diana New, the coroner. » more at al.com
Bridgette Harveston Was Killed as Result of 'Volatile Relationship,' Sheriff Says
Monday, May 7, 2012
Covington, LA: Benson O'Brien Jr. drove up to his property north of Covington the morning of May 7 as his son, Benson O'Brien III, was leaving, according to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. O'Brien III's girlfriend -- Bridgette Harveston, 31, the mother of his infant son -- had just been strangled on the grounds. Before Harveston was found in a barn and declared dead by doctors later that day, O'Brien III drove to his lawyer's office. O'Brien Jr. allegedly took a length of rope, blanket and weed-eater twine from the scene to a nearby burn pile. » more at nola.com
Boyfriend Charged in Slaying of Memphis Woman
Monday, May 7, 2012
Memphis, TN: Memphis police have charged the boyfriend of a 22-year-old woman [Kashara Taylor] slain Monday near Downtown with murder. Early today, investigators charged George Harvey, 23, of Memphis, with first-degree murder. Harvey was held in Shelby County Jail after he turned himself in to police and told homicide detectives that he wanted a lawyer, according to a court affidavit. » more at Memphis Commercial Appeal
Sons Say Decades of Abuse Preceded Shooting of St. Petersburg Grandmother
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
St. Petersburg, FL: Police cars whizzed by John Stevenson's car and he just knew. Dread filled him as he followed the cars into his mother's subdivision and then down her street, his young sons in the backseat. He parked outside her house Tuesday afternoon as officers rushed in, guns drawn. Stevenson grabbed the first police officer he saw and asked: "He finally did it, didn't he?" His mother, Vicki Bolling, lay bleeding in the grass. » more at tampabay.com
Shooting Deaths of Dad, Son Deemed Murder-Suicide
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Thornton, CO: A fatal shooting that claimed two victims Tuesday morning has been deemed a murder-suicide according to Thornton Police. Investigators from the Thornton Police Department, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, and Adams County Coroners Office concluded Kevin Ray Bristol murdered his 4-year-old son, Michael David Bristol, and then committed suicide. » more at 9news.com
Authorities Searching For Ex-Boyfriend In Death Of Woman Found In SUV
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Tulsa, OK: Authorities announced Friday they are searching for a "person of interest" in the investigation of a woman found dead in her SUV. Leticia Melendez Reyes, 26, was found Tuesday in a parked vehicle alongside a Creek County road. Reyes' two young sons were alive with her body next to them. » more at NewsOn6.com
Lexington Man Shot While Trying to Protect Daughter is Taken Off Life Support
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Lexington, KY: A Lexington man shot while trying to protect his daughter from a gun-wielding ex-boyfriend was taken off life support and died Wednesday, his family said. Librado Romero, 45, was pronounced dead about noon, they said. Romero apparently had been unresponsive at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital since being shot in the head at his Wayland Drive home Monday. » more at kentucky.com
Barrington Hills Deaths Ruled Homicide, Suicide
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Barrington Hills, IL: A Barrington Hills man shot his wife to death and then killed himself in their northwest suburban home, authorities said Thursday. Autopsies showed that Julianne Damato, 47, suffered several gunshot wounds and her husband, Joseph Damato, 56, had one gunshot wound to the head, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. » more at Chicago Tribune
Live-In Boyfriend Arrested in Death of Oklahoma City Woman
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Oklahoma City, OK: A man is accused of killing his live-in girlfriend, whose death initially was thought to be a suicide. James D. Franklin, 48, of Oklahoma City, was arrested Thursday on a first-degree murder complaint after he gave police conflicting accounts of what happened, court documents show. » more at newsok.com
Coroner: Man Shot Wife, Killed Himself
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Menallen Township, PA: Two people were found dead Thursday in what state police said they think is a murder-suicide at a home in the 1000 block of Brysonia Wenksville Road in Menallen Township, Adams County. Jeffrey Mowen, 48 and Mary Mowen, 46, were found dead in the home, the Adams County coroner said. » more at WGAL TV
Victims ID'd in North Fort Myers Murder-Suicide
Friday, May 11, 2012
Fort Myers, FL: The two people killed Friday in an apparent North Fort Myers murder-suicide were parents of two young sons, according to a former relative. The sheriff’s office identified the people as Sara Grindrod, 31, of 4403 Teasdale Drive, where the deaths occurred. The man was identified as Michael Francis Grindrod, 35. » more at news-press.com
Couple Dead in Deerwood Shootings
Friday, May 11, 2012
Jacksonville, FL: A 64-year-old woman was found dead in a home and her 73-year-old husband died at a hospital in a double shooting Friday morning, according to Jacksonville police. Police were called to the home in the 8700 block of Harpers Glen Court in East Hampton in Deerwood about 9:30 a.m. when a neighbor saw the man stumble into the yard and fall over after being shot several times. » more at news4jax.com
Sex Offender With Violent History Arrested in Beating Death of Wife in Conway Neighborhood
Friday, May 11, 2012
Orange County, FL: June Royer was trying to be nice when she let Guillermo Cardona, his wife and their baby daughter stay in her house. The family was living in a truck at the time, and Cardona, 44, promised to do odd jobs for Royer. On Friday, Royer, 75, was shocked to find police at the door of her home in the Conway neighborhood of Orange County. Shock turned to horror when emergency workers kicked in the bedroom that Cardona and his wife, Jennifer, shared and found the 25-year-old mother dead. » more at Orlando Sentinel
West Toledo Couple Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Toledo, OH: A West Toledo man appeared to have shot and killed his wife Saturday and then shot and killed himself, police said. Officers arrived about 4:05 p.m. at a single-family house in the 3900 block of Burnham Avenue, where they’d been dispatched to check on Leslie Waingrow, 32. Family members told police they had not been able to contact her or her estranged husband, Todd Waingrow, 39. » more at toledoblade.com
Police Investigate Possible Murder-Suicide
Saturday, May 12, 2012
DeFuniak Springs, FL: Police are investigating a possible murder after which the suspect is thought to have turned a gun on himself. Cleveland Gettis, 33, and Saleisha Richardson, 28, died from gunshot wounds at their home in DeFuniak Springs on Saturday afternoon. » more at nwfdailynews.com
Arrest Warrant Issued for Husband of Woman Killed in Wedding Dress
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Burbank, IL: An arrest warrant was issued today for a man charged in the slaying of his new bride a day after the two were married, police said. South suburban Burbank police obtained the warrant in the slaying of Estrella Carrera, 26, seeking the bridegroom, Arnoldo Jimenez, 30, of the 4200 block of Mozart Avenue in Chicago, on murder charges, police said in a news release. » more at Chicago Tribune
Beaumont Man Slain in Alleged Mother's Day Fight
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Beaumont, TX: Investigators say a Southeast Texas woman who allegedly was upset to get only a card and flowers for Mother's Day has been accused of killing her boyfriend. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says 20-year-old Paige Parkerson of Beaumont was arraigned Tuesday on a murder charge. A booking official had no immediate information on bond or an attorney for Parkerson. » more at Houston Chronicle
Bodies Identified in Murder-Suicide Investigation
Monday, May 14, 2012
Sparks, TX: El Paso Sheriff's Deputies were called out to a home on Mark Twain Ave. in Sparks on Monday night where they reportedly found two people dead inside. The bodies of two individuals, Estevan Morales, 30, and Lisa Yvette Nichols, 41 were both found to have died of gunshot wounds. » more at KTSM TV
Wife Killed in St. Anthony Murder-Suicide Had Talked of Restraining Order
Monday, May 14, 2012
St. Anthony, MN: The arguing that ended with a couple's murder-suicide in St. Anthony and an adult wounded was the third incident that brought police to that home, authorities said Tuesday. A 25-year-old man who survived the triple shooting Monday night was one of the couple's four children who were in the home when the 45-year-old woman was killed by her 52-year-old husband before he took his own life, according to police. » more at Minneapolis Star Tribune
Boone Man Arraigned For Murders & Rape
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Comfort, WV: A Boone County man will stay in the South Central Regional Jail without bond after allegedly killing his wife and mother-in-law earlier this week and raping his stepdaughter in Bloomingrose. Timothy Parsons, 36, from Comfort was arraigned on two counts of first degree murder and one count of second degree sexual assault on Wednesday in Kanawha County. » more at WV MetroNews
Stabbing Victim Dies After Collapsing In Police Dept. Lobby
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Fort Smith, AR: A man has been arrested on a murder charge after his pregnant wife, who had been stabbed in the chest, staggered into a police station in Fort Smith and collapsed. Authorities rushed 32-year-old Celestia Duffin to a hospital, where doctors delivered her baby prematurely, but both mother and infant died Tuesday, Fort Smith police spokesman Sgt. Daniel Grubbs said. » more at 4029tv.com
Sheriff: Bradenton Murder Suspect Used Baseball Bat to Kill His Sleeping Wife
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Bradenton, FL: Nicholas Hartmann allegedly struck his wife repeatedly with an aluminum baseball bat Tuesday morning, resulting in the death of Alisa June Hartmann, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office. Deputies found the 38-year-old's body in her Bayshore Gardens Home Tuesday morning. » more at Bradenton Herald
3rd Cracker Barrel Shooting Victim Dies
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Brooklyn, OH: The sole survivor of a violent family shooting rampage at the Brooklyn Cracker Barrel restaurant has died. Kayla Allen, 10, had been fighting for her life since the April 12 shooting. She passed away on Tuesday afternoon. After taking a turn for the worse last week, her family moved her from MetroHealth Medical Center to Hospice Care at Western Reserve. » more at WOIO TV
Natchez Police Investigating Murder-Suicide
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Natchez, MS: Natchez police are investigating a murder-suicide this morning that left a husband and wife dead. Natchez Lt. Craig Godbold said Daniel Holt approached his wife, Erica Holt, while she was in her car at the Exxon gas station. Daniel reportedly shot Erica, who was an employee at the store, and fled the scene, Godbold said. » more at Natchez Democrat
Man Arrested After Girlfriend Killed in Violent Jacksonville Beating
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Jacksonville, FL: A Jacksonville man has been arrested following the beating death of his girlfriend, whose children witnessed the attack and said the assailant was "slinging" their mother around. Rolanda Michelle Harrell, 28, was found dead about 4 p.m. Wednesday at her apartment at 6457 Fort Caroline Road. Police said they were told she was slammed against the kitchen counters and stove. When rescue workers arrived, she was found slumped inside the kitchen door. » more at Jacksonville.com
2 Dead in Apparent SC Murder-Suicide
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Warsaw, SC: Authorities say the death of a couple in Williamsburg County was an apparent murder-suicide. Williamsburg County Sheriff Michael Johnson says the couple was driving Wednesday night on a road near Andrews when a witness noticed the vehicle was swerving and then pulled over. When the witness also pulled over to ask if everything was all right, the male in the car said it was. But a woman in the car then jumped out and yelled for help. » more at HeraldOnline.com
Casper Deaths Determined to be Murder-Suicide
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Casper, WY: Casper police ruled the deaths of two people discovered Thursday morning in a house in the 400 block of West 12th Street were the result of a murder-suicide. Officers found 55-year-old Jodi and 60-year-old Walt McMillin dead from gunshot wounds to the head, according to Sgt. Deahn Amend. Both were shot with a .38-caliber revolver, she said. » more at trib.com
East Hartford Man Charged in Girlfriend's Shooting Death
Friday, May 18, 2012
Manchester, CT: An East Hartford man faces a judge on murder charges after the weekend shooting death of his girlfriend. Police arrested Edwin Leon, 26, shortly after his girlfriend, Kris Ann Pouliot, 28, was found dead in the home Leon shared with Pouliot and her mother. » more at The Register Citizen
Kingwood Man Charged in Girlfriend's Murder
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Kingwood, TX: A Kingwood man is accused of killing his live-in girlfriend while her 8-year-old son slept in a room nearby. Erick Charles Erminger, 44, was charged on Saturday with murder in the death of his longtime girlfriend, Jennifer McKinley, 28, said Fil Waters, a detective with the Houston Police Department’s homicide division. » more at Houston Chronicle
Husband, Wife Found Shot to Death at Home
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Trotwood, OH: A Trotwood man shot and killed his wife in front of their two children and then shot and killed himself Saturday afternoon. A 911 call was placed asking for help to 5300 Gardendale Avenue at about 4 p.m. by neighbors after a woman was shot to death by her husband. The couple's two children who are both under the age of 15 fled to a neighbor's house after their father shot their mother, Trotwood police said. » more at Dayton Daily News
Sheriff: Father Shot Daughter, Self, before Setting Fire
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Town of Triangle, NY: When Melissa Oney told her husband Larry she wanted a divorce, he decided to end their marriage of five years immediately by killing her and their 3-year-old daughter, Allison. Deputies say Larry changed his mind, though, and decided to allow Melissa to live so she could witness the murder of their daughter, and remember it for the rest of her life. » more at WBNG TV
Police Investigate Murder-Suicide in Silver Spring
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Silver Spring, MD: A Silver Spring family is dealing with the apparent murder-suicide of their loved ones. The bodies of a 49-year-old man and his 39-year-old wife were found in their apartment on Colgate Way. Police also found an important clue, a suicide note that one of them left behind. » more at My FOX DC
Judge Sets Gahanna Man's Bond In Wife's Murder
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Gahanna, OH: A Gahanna man's bond is set at $750,000 after he is accused of fatally shooting his wife early Sunday. Thomas E. Edwards' nephew called Gahanna police from his Chillicothe home before 6:54 a.m. Sunday. Thomas' nephew said Thomas called his sister and told her he shot his wife. » more at NBC4
Mother Dies Three Months After Children Witnessed Shooting
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Washington DC: A mother has died three months after being shot in front of her children in the District. Police are still looking for their father, who is now a murder suspect. In February, Yolanda Stone was shot on Alden Place NE, according to D.C. police. She died over the weekend. » more at NBC Washington
Husband, Wife Die in Murder-Suicide
Monday, May 21, 2012
Norco, CA: A 72-year-old Norco man shot his 35-year-old wife to death and then killed himself Monday, the Riverside County coroner’s office confirmed Tuesday, May 22. The couple were identified Tuesday as Roger and Katy Winch. Roger Winch was listed as a victim of a suicide. Katy Winch was listed as a victim of a homicide. » more at The Press-Enterprise
Husband Suspected in Wife's Hillsboro Murder
Monday, May 21, 2012
Hillsboro, OR: A 40-year-old woman died at her Hillsboro home Monday after police said she was violently attacked. Moments before she died, she managed to tell investigators that her estranged husband was the one who did it. Police believe Steven Givens, 45, attacked his estranged wife, Cindy Givens, and then fled in his pickup truck. He was found dead in that truck, along Highway 26, about 15 minutes later. » more at KGW.com
Investigators: Man Shot Wife Before Woodville Standoff
Monday, May 21, 2012
Tulare County, CA: A domestic argument in the South Valley turned into a murder investigation Monday night. Tulare County Sheriff's Deputies arrested 50-year old Eleazar Alcantar for fatally shooting his wife, then barricading himself inside his house. It happened at a labor camp near the community of Woodville in Tulare County. Deputies say the couple's three children are devastated by last night's murder. One of them actually confronted his father about the crime seconds after his mother was killed. » more at KSFN-TV
Two Dead in Apparent Golden Valley Murder/Suicide
Monday, May 21, 2012
Kingman, AZ: Authorities said a murder suspect stalled to come out of his home several times as it was surrounded by deputies before he ultimately killed himself Monday. The body of Ronald Lee Rixe, 55, was found when deputies entered the home in the 4500 block of N. Eloy Road upon hearing a single gunshot several hours after the barricade situation began. Authorities also discovered the body of Rixe's girlfriend, Rhonda Jenell Knaak, 42, of Kingman, inside the home. » more at Daily Miner
Sheriff's Office: Three Women Shot Dead in Powell Identified; Man Charged
Monday, May 21, 2012
Powell, TN: A 51-year-old man is charged in the shooting deaths of his wife, her twin sister and a third woman, all of whom were found dead in the couple’s Powell apartment Monday afternoon, authorities confirmed. Paul Moore Jr. was being held in lieu of $1.5 million bond on three counts of first-degree murder at the Knox County Detention Facility on Monday night, according to Knox County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Martha Dooley. » more at knoxnews.com
Killer Told World His Intentions on Facebook
Monday, May 21, 2012
Batesburg-Leesburg, SC: Sheriff's office: Jamael "JGood" Goodman posted his intentions on Facebook just hours before he shot his girlfriend to death and then committed suicide. "Ima set an example for people round here today," wrote Goodman, 27, Monday morning on his Facebook page. That posting, via a mobile phone at 9:01 a.m. was just 15 minutes or so after he had driven by the Batesburg-Leesville police department. Inside the building, his longtime girlfriend, Shaquanah Jones-Brannon, 30, was telling a police officer that Goodman had threatened to harm her. » more at The State
Irvine Man Charged With Strangling Wife
Monday, May 21, 2012
Irvine, CA: Prosecutors have charged a man in the strangling death of his wife in the couple's Irvine apartment, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office. Shalabh Rastogi, 39, was charged with one felony count of murder and faces a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in state prison if convicted. At the time of the incident, Rastogi is accused of having marital trouble with Jalina George, 40, with whom he had three school-aged children, the D.A.'s Office said in a news release. » more at The Orange County Register
Police Arrest Boyfriend in Deaths of Woman and Her Son
Monday, May 21, 2012
Los Angeles, CA: Angeles police have arrested the boyfriend of a woman whose body was found decomposing alongside the corpse of her son in South Los Angeles earlier this week. Ishamel Imran Townsend, 41, of Los Angeles was booked Tuesday on suspicion of killing his live-in girlfriend, Penelipha Carter, 39, and her 11-year-old son, Crestsalin Carter, police said. » more at Los Angeles Times
Salem Police Confirm Details of Lazukin Murder-Suicide, But Not Motive
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Salem, OR: Nikolay Lazukin, the man police said killed his wife and three daughters early Tuesday and then set his house on fire, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, the state medical examiner said Thursday. Natalya Lazukin, 26, and daughters Angelica, 3, and Zoe, 1, died of gunshot wounds. The youngest, 4-month-old Sefi, was not shot but died of asphyxiation, said Dr. Larry Lewman of the state medical examiner's office. » more at Oregon Live
Friends Shocked By Apparent Murder-Suicide in Louisa
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Louisa, VA: Investigators are working to uncover the circumstances precipitating an apparent murder-suicide after finding a man and woman dead in her Louisa County home on Tuesday, according to Maj. Donnie Lowe. Lowe said the sheriff’s office believes Jerry Persinger, 47, of Palmyra, shot and killed Carol Ann Setchfield, 43, before turning the gun on himself. » more at The Daily Progress
Police: Woman, 69, Man, 85, Dead in Murder-Suicide
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Watsontown, PA: State police say a 69-year-old northeastern Pennsylvania woman moving out of her boyfriend's house was shot dead by the 85-year-old man, who then turned the gun on himself. Investigators say Earl Beck killed Joann Mitchel on Tuesday inside the Watsontown, Northumberland County home they had shared. » more at timesonline.com
Felipe Gomez of District Hts., Md Arrested in Connection With Stabbing Death of Woman
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
District Heights, MD: Police: A Maryland man has been arrested after the stabbing death Tuesday of a woman, Prince George's County Police report. Felipe Gomez, 38, was arrrested in connection with the murder of Maria Delmi Madrid-De Gomez in District Heights, Maryland. » more at WUSA 9
Wake Man, Arrested as Fugitive, Faces Murder Charge in Wife’s Death
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Wake County, NC: A Wake County man whose wife’s body was found inside the pickup truck he was driving in Virginia has been charged with being a fugitive from justice on a charge of murder. Sonny Lee Howard, 42, made his first court appearance Thursday morning in Carroll County, Va., authorities reported. Howard will be brought back to Wake County, where he will be charged with the first-degree murder of his wife, Sherry Lee Howard, 50, said Phyllis Stephens, a spokeswoman with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office. » more at newsobserver.com
Sheriff Says 'Alton homicide could have been prevented'
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Hidalgo County, TX: Hidalgo County investigators believe Miguel Angel Garcia dumped his red pickup truck just south of Donna and swam across to Mexico after he allegedly shot and killed his wife Wednesday afternoon. Garcia eventually made his way back into the United States and is now being questioned by investigators. "This case is really tragic on a lot of different levels,” Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Treviño said. “We have a homicide that could've been prevented. We also have the 11-year-old daughter that witnessed the homicide." » more at ValleyCentral.com
Deputies: Gilbert Man Killed Wife Over Custody Dispute
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Gilbert, SC: Lexington County deputies arrested a man after he confessed to fatally shooting his estranged wife at his Gilbert home. Jeffrey Martinez, 31, was arrested Thursday and charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime after his wife, Ginger Anne Martinez, was shot and killed at his Hayes Street home about 6 p.m. » more at The State
Coroner Rules Young Mother Was Strangled
Wednesday, May 24, 2012
Toledo, Ohio: Preliminary autopsy results suggest that the young mother found dead inside her Parkwood Avenue apartment on Thursday died of asphyxiation due to strangulation, according to the coroner’s office. Deputy Coroner Dr. Maneesha Pandey officially ruled the death of Jazmon Hoskins, 21, a homicide. » more at Toledo Blade
Autopsies Results Awaited on Wartburg Double Shooting
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Wartburg, TN: Janell Laymance didn't deserve to die the way she did, her neighbor, Lola Romine of Burrville, said Friday. Laymance and Gary Hall were found dead in his Wartburg home Thursday afternoon in a possible murder-suicide. » more at Knoxville News Sentinel
Whitfield County Family Pleads for Suspect in Homicide Case to Give Up
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Dalton, GA: Standing in the glaring sun Friday outside the Whitfield County Sheriff's Office, two families wept as the sheriff stressed the urgency of finding the man suspected of killing his own wife and her grandfather. When Sheriff Scott Chitwood stopped speaking, members of both families -- the slaying suspect's and the victim's -- embraced. "Its not just our loss -- they're losing, too," said Cindy Miller, stepmother of 27-year-old Jessica Neal, who was found slain at her home Thursday morning along with her grandfather, Donald Shedd, 70. » more at Chattanooga Times Free Press
Yell County Woman Arrested in Husband's Shooting Death
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Rover, AR: A Yell County woman is jailed and facing a murder charge in the shooting death of her husband this week. The Yell County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) says Stacey Lucky, 34, of Rover, was taken into custody early Thursday morning at the home she shared with Johnny Lucky, 26. » more at ArkansasMatters.com
Tacony Mother Charged With Murdering Her 18-Month-Old Twins
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Tacony, PA: Police charged a 41-year-old Tacony woman Friday with murdering her 18-month-old twin children, an act police sources said was apparently brought on by learning that her husband was having an affair with one of her close relatives. » more at philly.com
Man Walks Into Jail, Confesses to Murder
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Dallas, TX: A man walked into the Lew Sterrett Justice Center late Thursday and confessed to killing his girlfriend, police say. Christopher Worley, 40, told Dallas County Sheriff's deputies that he had killed 51-year-old Becky Ann Gee. » more at NBCDFW.com
8-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Hit in Asheville
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Asheville, NC: An 8-year-old girl has died after being hit by a car in Asheville and police have charged the driver with murder. Police think that 27-year-old Harry Smith Kimmons III of Candler deliberately hit Erica Phillips and her mother with the car he was driving Thursday afternoon as they walked along a sidewalk. Police say Kimmons was the fiancé of the girl's mother, Jennifer Simpson. » more at MyrtleBeachOnline.com
San Pedro Woman Beaten to Death ID'd
Thursday, May 24, 2012
San Pedro, CA: A 59-year-old San Pedro woman who was shot and killed in San Pedro was identified by a coroner's official today. Her name was Dana Milo, said Lt. Larry Dietz of the Los Angeles County coroner's office. » more at DailyBreeze.com
Man Charged In Girlfriend’s Slaying Had Violent Past
Friday, May 25, 2012
Columbus, OH: Family members of a woman found stabbed to death said on Saturday that they never imagined Rachel Hudson would die in such a way. According to homicide detectives, Steven L. Holcomb called police around 9:30 p.m. on Friday and told them that he had killed his girlfriend and left her body in a bedroom at 1662 E. Livingston Ave., 10TV News reported. » more at 10tv.com
Friend: Dead Woman Feared for Her Life
Friday, May 25, 2012
Chapel Hill, NC: Chahnaz Kebaier, the woman shot outside a Chapel Hill elementary school Friday, had asked a friend to pray for her as she separated from the man now accused of killing her. “ ‘This man is going to kill me.’ She always said that,” said Jude Uzonna, an associate professor in the department of immunology at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, said Sunday. » more at newsobserver.com
Family and Friends Mystified After Murder-Suicide
Friday, May 25, 2012
Blue Springs, MO: Lindsey Money, 22, was a funny, outgoing mom who loved her 2- and 4-year-old daughters more than her own life. “Her life was about her babies,” her father, Dale Money said. Her long-term partner and the younger girl’s biological father, 23-year-old Jessy Letellier, seemed equally devoted to his family. So on Sunday, two days after all four were found dead in what police are investigating as a murder-suicide, some who knew them wondered what had gone so tragically wrong. » more at kansascity.com
Manhunt for Ex of Renton Murder Victim Goes Nationwide; Vigil Held at High School
Friday, May 25, 2012
Renton, WA: Police are still looking for a young man in connection to the death of a 17-year-old Jessica Scholl, who was found stabbed and beaten following a Renton house fire Friday morning. Scholl’s 19-year-old former boyfriend Jarod Lane has been identified as a person of interest in the case. » more at q13fox.com
Suspect Arrested in Deaths
Friday, May 25, 2012
Baker, LA: Authorities in East Feliciana Parish arrested a man Saturday accused of fatally shooting his estranged wife and her male friend outside the friend’s Baker home Friday afternoon, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said. A “concerned resident” reported seeing the suspect, Alfred Scales, at a store near the intersection of La. 19 and La. 10 at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, said Casey Hicks, spokeswoman for the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office. » more at The Advocate
Cornelia Man Charged in Death of Girlfriend
Friday, May 25, 2012
Cornelia, GA: A Cornelia man is being held in the Habersham County Detention Center, charged in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend late Friday night. Habersham County Sheriff Joey Terrell identified the man charged as Jeremy Shane Helton. “Right now he’s charged with murder and possession of a stolen firearm,” Terrell said. The incident occurred around 11 p.m. Friday at a home on Mason Avenue near Cornelia. Helen Ledford Ash, 31, of Cornelia died as a result of the gunshot wound. » more at accessnorthga.com
Nesquehoning Couple Victims of Apparent Murder-Suicide
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Nesquehoning, PA: A Nesquehoning couple was found dead in their home early Saturday morning in what police are calling an apparent homicide and suicide. State police at Lehighton identified the deceased as Dana Lewis, 31, and Christopher Lewis, 33, both of 144 W. Railroad St. » more at standardspeaker.com
Terrell Weekend Shooting Deemed Murder-Suicide
Friday, May 25, 2012
Terrell, TX: A weekend incident involving two shooting deaths is now being investigated as a murder-suicide, according to Terrell Police Department. “This is a terrible tragedy and our prayers are with the families of both victims,” said TPD Chief Jody Lay, adding that the investigation is ongoing and that no suspects are being sought at this time. The deceased have been identified as Renata Cordelia Cathcart, 31, of Terrell, and Keithian Bernard Daniels, 37, of Terrell. » more at The Kaufman Herald
Daughter trying to cope after mother killed at graduation
Friday, May 25, 2012
Avondale, AZ: "She was my everything." That's the way 18-old-year-old LaMeka Barnes describes her beloved mother, Takesha Barnes. On Friday afternoon Barnes, a mother of three, was shot and killed in the parking lot of Westview High School in what witnesses describe as a fatal explosion of domestic violence. » more at azfamily.com
Restraining Order Useless Against Former Boyfriend Accused of Fatal Camden Stabbing
Friday, May 25, 2012
Camden, NJ: A court-ordered restraining order couldn’t protect Sophia Ortiz, 22, a Camden County prosecutor said Tuesday. Ortiz obtained the order last week against Julio Martinez, the father of her two children, ages 1 and 2, Assistant Prosecutor Christine Shah told Superior Court Judge Samuel Natal. » more at philly.com
Sheriff: Man Kills Wife, Hangs Himself
Saturday, May 26, 2012
New Philadelphia, OH: A man apparently killed his wife and two dogs before hanging himself at their New Philadelphia-area residence, according to Tuscarawas County Sheriff Walt Wilson. They have been identified as Danny D. Fawcett, 60, and his wife, Rena J. Fawcett, 68, both of 3090 Ashwood Drive SE, New Philadelphia, Wilson said. » more at TimesReporter.com
Chattanooga Man Accused of Murdering Live-In Girlfriend
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Chattanooga, TN: Chattanooga Police say the city's latest murder was no random act or gang activity. Instead, they say a live-in boyfriend gunned down a woman he had been dating for years. It happened just before 9:00 p.m. Saturday night on the 1900 block of Citico Avenue in the Orchard Knob community in Chattanooga. We now learn the victim is 35-year-old Nicole Dupree and that 56-year-old Willie Eddie Witcher was arrested for her murder. » more at WRCB TV
Former Boyfriend Charged in Charlack Woman's Stabbing Death
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Charlack, MO: A St. Louis man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of his former girlfriend, whose body was found over the weekend in her Charlack apartment. Antonio Bell, 33, of the 5100 block of Page Boulevard was charged Monday with second-degree murder in the death of Tarria Pointer, 22. » more at stltoday.com
Man Charged After Body Found In Burning Trunk
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Baltimore County, MD: Baltimore County police are looking for a man wanted in the death of a man whose body was found in a burning work truck in Essex. A warrant issued Wednesday charges Lennell Ellis, 32, of Rosedale with first-degree murder in the death of Daryl Augustus II, 21, of Parkville. » more at CBS Baltimore
Husband Charged With Murder
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Agency, IA: The husband of a reserve deputy sheriff has been arrested for her murder as well as the death of her unborn child. “A suspect is in custody in connection with the death of Lisa Techel,” Sheriff Don Kirkendall said Wednesday night. “It’s her husband ... Seth Techel.” A release from Chief Deputy Mark Miller later said that Seth Techel, 21, of 8723 Fox Hills Road, Agency, was charged with murder in the first degree and non-consensual termination of a human pregnancy. » more at Journal Express
Peoria Pair Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Peoria, IL: Two Central Peorians are dead in what authorities are calling an apparent murder-suicide. Carlos R. Hightower, 31, and Shauna C. Parks, 30, both of 2912 N. Mission Road, were pronounced dead shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday at their residence, according to Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll. » more at pjstar.com
Murder-Suicide Leaves Two Dead in Darlington County
Monday, May 28, 2012
Darlington, SC: A husband and wife are dead after a shooting incident Monday afternoon on South Center Rd. in Darlington. Darlington County Coroner Todd Hardee stated that Alma Stonecypher, 72, died on the scene after being shot. Her husband, Oliver Stonecypher, 73, was taken to a nearby hospital where he then died from gunshot injuries. » more at scnow.com
Veterinarian Shot by Estranged Husband Had Sought Police Help Earlier, Attorney Says
Monday, May 28, 2012
Spring, TX: A Houston divorce attorney representing Dr. Karen Gunn, who was fatally shot by her estranged husband Monday before he took his own life, said Gunn had spoken to law enforcement officers last year about her husband’s allegedly threatening behavior, but no charges were filed. Attorney Susan Myres said Graham Gunn came Dec. 13 to his wife’s office, Veterinary Medical Center of Spring, and held a gun to her head. » more at Houston Chronicle
Police: Changed Computer Password Possibly Led to Murder-Suicide
Monday, May 28, 2012
Baton Rouge, LA: Police said a man and his stepdaughter are dead after what they have determined was a murder-suicide. It happened at a home in the 3100 block of Cedarcrest Avenue in Baton Rouge Monday night. The Baton Rouge Police Department identified the victims as David Robinson, 57, and his stepdaughter, Reagan Rowe, 26. » more at WBRC FOX 6
Oceana County Husband Charged With Open Murder After 'Jealous Rage'
Monday, May 28, 2012
Hart, MI: Julian Hernandez Zapata of Shelby was arraigned Tuesday on charges of open murder and assault with intent to murder in the Memorial Day death of his wife and critical injury of a man she was talking with. Zapata is accused of running over both with his 1994 Ford Ranger pickup truck. » more at mlive.com
Police Seek Boyfriend After Macon Woman Found Dead
Monday, May 28, 2012
Macon, GA: Macon police issued a lookout Tuesday for a person of interest after a 29-year-old Macon woman was found dead Monday night. Officers want to question Bobby Lee Fordham Jr. about the death of Candace Rice, whose body was found in a house at 4073 Lafayette Drive, according to a news release from the Macon Police Department. » more at macon.com
Man Charged in Fatal Stabbing
Monday, May 28, 2012
Evansville, IN: An Evansville man charged with the murder of a woman with whom police say he had an on again-off again relationship admitted stabbing her while they and her brother were riding in a truck Monday night, according to an Evansville Police Department report. Evansville police, responding to a call near the intersection of Michigan and Governor streets just before 11 p.m., arrested Robert Leon Krietemeyer, 65, of 712 Sweetser Ave., for stabbing Latonya Marie McNary, 49, in the chest. » more at Evansville Courier & Press
Suspect in Waldo Shooting Was Victim's Daughter's Ex-Boyfriend, Deputies Say
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Waldo, FL: Investigators have identified a 19-year-old man they say shot and killed a Waldo man in his home as the former boyfriend of the victim's teenage daughter. Willard Merle Newman of Waldo was arrested on a charge of first-degree murder and armed burglary late Tuesday night for allegedly shooting Ronald Lamar Andrews, 46, three times with a .380 handgun. » more at Ocala.com
Phoenix PD: Man Shot, Killed Girlfriend With 3 Kids at Home
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Phoenix, AZ: A Phoenix man is in jail in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend at their Phoenix home Tuesday afternoon. Police said Carlos Villareal, 33, shot his girlfriend, Christine Alvarez, 32, in their apartment on 22nd Avenue, while the couple's three kids, ages 3 through 12, were home. » more at KPHO TV
NYPD: Queens Man Charged With Murder After Wife Found Stabbed To Death
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Queens, NY: A 68-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing death of his wife in Queens. Shahida Kazmi, 65, was found with multiple stab wounds in her home on 93rd Avenue around 2 p.m. Tuesday, police said. » more at CBS New York
Tecumseh Deaths Ruled Murder-Suicide
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Tecumseh, KS: The deaths of a husband and wife found in their Tecumseh home last Tuesday have preliminarily been ruled as a murder-suicide, according to a release from the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office. In a release, the sheriff’s office indicates Andrew Jackson Jr. is a suspect in the murder of his estranged wife, Carolyn R. Jackson. Preliminary investigation also has determined Andrew Jackson’s death was a suicide, the release stated. » more at The Topeka Capital-Journal
Man Charged in Death of East Price Hill Mother and Daughter
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
East Price Hill, OH: “Please come and save their lives,” pleaded a 911 caller who identified himself as Brian Everett, the man who now is accused of killing a 12-year-old girl and her mother early Wednesday. Police identified the victims as Nicole Smith, 39, and her daughter, Stephanie Smith. » more at cincinnati.com
Wife Arrested After Husband Found Dead in Orchards Home
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Orchards, OR: A 51-year-old woman has been arrested and accused of killing her husband in their Orchards home on Wednesday. Donna Rae Williams has been booked into the Clark County Jail, is cooperating with detectives and will be charged with first-degree murder, said Sgt. Fred Neiman, a spokesman for the Clark County Sheriff's Office. » more at oregonlive.com
Police Search for Boyfriend in Woman’s Death
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Kansas City, KS: A 46-year-old woman is dead — likely murdered during a domestic dispute, Kansas City, Kan., police said on Wednesday. Officers are now looking for her boyfriend who also lived in the house near North 28th and Oakland in Kansas City, Kan. Another roommate, a female, found Sharon Nero shortly after 7 a.m. and called police. » more at fox4kc.com
Husband Charged in Wife's Death
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Lynn Haven, FL: On Sunday, Gary Wesley Tennyson told police he planned to explore his options for a separation or divorce from his wife. On Wednesday, he was charged with an open count of murder after police recovered the body of 28-year-old Glenda Tennyson in a shed behind the couple’s 19th Court home. » more at NewsHerald.com
Police Identify Woman in Redlands Homicide
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Redlands, CA: Authorities on Thursday identified a 29-year-old woman police found dead in a Redlands motel room after reports of a fight in the room. San Bernardino County Coroner's officials say Priscilla Santana, of Hemet, was the woman paramedics found dead at the Good Nite Inn in the 1600 block of Industrial Park Avenue shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday. » more at Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Girlfriend Shoots, Kills Boyfriend In Franklin County
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Franklin County, TN: A woman was arrested and charged with murder after allegedly shooting and killing her boyfriend on Thursday night. Deputies from the Franklin County Sheriff's Department were called out to a home in response to a domestic situation at a home on Old Tullahoma Highway just before 9 p.m. When officers arrived on the scene, they found 71-year-old Eules Wimley with several gunshot wounds lying in the front yard. » more at newschannel5.com
Two Killed in Polo Shooting Incident
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Polo, IL: Two rural Polo residents were found dead Thursday after an apparent murder-suicide took place in the yard of their residence at 4170 S. Evergreen Road, states a news release from the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office. At around 12:08 p.m. Thursday, the sheriff’s office received a call from someone driving past the residence in question. This motorist reportedly observed two persons lying in the yard at the residence, and then called 911. » more at JournalStandard.com
Slayings Suspect Surrenders: Man Accused in East El Paso Triple Homicide
Thursday, May 31, 2012
El Paso, TX: An international search for a triple homicide suspect ended peacefully Friday when Luis Javier Solis-Gonzalez walked up to a border customs agent and surrendered. Solis-Gonzalez became the subject of an intense manhunt after the bodies of Marysol Saldivar, 34; her boyfriend, Eric DeSantiago, 42; and her daughter, Cassaundra Holt, 13, were found in a home in the 1500 block of Bengal Drive about 6:15 a.m. Thursday. » more at El Paso Times
