A shooting in Tampa, Florida, killed at least two people and injured 18 more after a fight broke out between two groups on a street crowded with hundreds of people during Halloween celebrations early Sunday, authorities said. The shooting happened just before 3 a.m. near a strip of bars and …
Read More »Man arrested for allegedly bludgeoning woman to death with sledgehammer on college campus
A man has been arrested in the alleged sledgehammer killing of a woman on a community college campus in Los Angeles Christmas Eve morning. Jeffery Davis, 40, allegedly bludgeoned the victim to death at around 7 a.m. Sunday in the 16000 block of Crenshaw Boulevard in the city of Torrance. …
Read More »Alex Murdaugh's lawyer says jurors heard weeks of unrelated evidence as defense seeks new trial
ORLANDO, Fla. – EXCLUSIVE — A high-profile defense attorney for disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh believes jurors were deaf to “very, very strong” evidence in favor of his innocence after sitting through weeks of damning testimony on unrelated fraud, theft and grift. “That jury had heard almost three weeks …
Read More »Cold Case murder of Kansas woman, 20, solved 34 years later with ‘cutting-edge’ DNA technology, police say
The cold case murder of a 20-year-old Kansas woman 34 years ago was solved earlier this year using “cutting-edge” DNA technology, the Wichita Police Department announced in a Monday news conference. DNA evidence was collected after the Oct. 2, 1989, sexual assault and beating murder of Krista Martin, 20, but …
Read More »Arizona man faces life behind bars after fatally shooting US deputy marshal
A man convicted of killing a federal agent in Tucson five years ago could face life in prison when he’s sentenced in January, according to authorities. A jury on Monday found Ryan Phillip Schlesinger guilty of second-degree murder in the November 2018 death of Deputy U.S. Marshal Chase White. At …
Read More »Homeless suspect in Hollywood activist murder warned 'My Glock is loaded': court docs
Jameelah Elena Michl, the homeless woman accused of killing Los Angeles movie marketer and social justice activist Michael Latt in his home, allegedly warned she had a gun and would use it earlier this year, according to court documents. “My Glock is loaded as I write this,” the 36-year-old wrote …
Read More »Idaho man found with dead baby, accused of killing pregnant wife, flashes 'rock on' sign in court: report
An Idaho man who led police on a two-day manhunt last week is now in custody and formally charged with murdering his wife and their unborn baby. During a virtual hearing on Monday, 48-year-old Jeremy Best appeared to flash a “rock on” hand sign into his camera after a Teton …
Read More »California inmate charged with attempted murder in attack on Kristin Smart's killer
A California inmate has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly tried to kill another inmate convicted in the murder of Kristin Smart, according to officials. According to a release from the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office, Jason Richard Budrow, 43, was charged on counts involving crimes by a …
Read More »Gabby Petito family withdraws motion to compel testimony from Brian Laundrie lawyer
A lawyer for the parents of slain travel blogger Gabby Petito has withdrawn his request for the court to order her suspected killer’s lawyer to break attorney-client privilege and testify about what his client told him after her death and before the public knew she was missing. The motion would …
Read More »Maryland suspect arrested for allegedly killing estranged wife in Giant parking lot: police
A Maryland man has been accused of killing his estranged wife outside of a Giant supermarket store on Saturday, police said. Walkersville resident Frederick Owusu Sakyi, 33, was arrested by deputies from the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday night. The department said in a Facebook post that the shooting …
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