TEXAS — Police in Odessa say a 15-year-old boy is now charged with three counts of capital murder after he allegedly abandoned a plan to shoot his ex-girlfriend outside of school and instead went to her home, where he is accused of killing her mother and two younger siblings in what investigators describe as a…
PENNSYLVANIA — A husband and wife are facing charges after police discovered they had allegedly lived for six months with the decomposing body of the husband’s brother while continuing to cash his Social Security checks, according to newly released criminal filings. Police Say Couple Allowed Brother’s Body to Decompose Inside Home Authorities identified the suspects…
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — A Texas mother and her boyfriend are now facing capital murder charges after the death of a 3-year-old boy whose father says the child suffered catastrophic brain injuries when the boyfriend violently beat him in October. The child, Dawson Zamora, died on Dec. 7 after weeks in a medically induced coma, prompting…
MARINETTE, WISCONSIN — A 16-year-old Wisconsin boy will be charged as an adult months after a 13-year-old boy with autism drowned when he was allegedly thrown off a pier by two older individuals, prosecutors announced this week. The victim, Jakob Bowerman, died on Aug. 23, days after he was thrown into the water from the…
LEWIS CHAPEL, TENNESSEE — An 18-year-old Tennessee man and his stepfather are facing murder charges after deputies say they brutally beat his mother to death with a baseball bat, burned her body in a backyard fire pit, and falsely claimed she had left the country. Authorities arrested Gabriel Vilchez, 18, and David Gardiner, 64, in…
PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA — A Florida man is behind bars without bond after deputies say he shot and killed his father during an argument over employment, rent, and military paperwork, then told the victim he loved him after firing the final shot. Authorities say 25-year-old Melquan Stewart is charged with murder after the Monday afternoon…
NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE — A New Hampshire man who fatally stabbed his father more than 20 times in 2006 is once again in police custody after authorities say he assaulted and strangled his mother just months after being released early from prison. Ian Delmore, 40, has been charged with assault – domestic violence – strangulation…
Watertown, New York — A 41-year-old man convicted of bludgeoning his elderly neighbor to death with a hammer because she refused to let him borrow her car has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison, closing a case that shocked a quiet upstate community. Victim Found Dead After Brutal Hammer Attack Jonathan Melendez,…
Palmetto, Georgia — A 25-year-old Bojangles manager is facing murder charges after police say he shot and killed the father of one of his employees during a confrontation outside the restaurant Sunday afternoon. Authorities say the victim had arrived to help his teenage daughter after she called him for support. Employee Called Her Father After…
Miami, Florida — A 32-year-old man is behind bars after police say he threatened to kill a woman and her husband during a violent road rage confrontation outside their home. The suspect allegedly brandished both a knife and a gun while yelling death threats at the couple as they attempted to park their car. Confrontation…