DENVER, COLORADO — A Colorado jury has convicted a man who prosecutors say strangled his girlfriend to death aboard an Amtrak train while their children slept nearby, ending a years-long effort to evade justice after the killing went unsolved for nearly seven years. Murder Aboard Cross-Country Train Angelo Valentino Mantych, 43, was found guilty Friday…
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA — A North Carolina man has been sentenced after admitting he ripped an IV from his arm and intentionally sprayed his blood into the eyes of hospital workers while being treated at a Raleigh medical facility, according to court records. Defendant Pleads Guilty to Assault With a Deadly Weapon Kameron Gilchrist, who…
ROME, GEORGIA — A Georgia man is facing multiple murder charges after police say he stabbed and beat his pregnant girlfriend to death with a baseball bat, covered her body with blankets outside an apartment complex, and then fled the area with another woman he had met online. Body Found Near Apartment Complex Officers with…
COLUMBUS, OHIO — An Ohio mother who stood by while her boyfriend repeatedly beat and strangled her 6-year-old daughter, allowing abuse so severe it severed the child’s liver, has been sentenced to up to 23½ years in prison, court records show. Mother Pleads Guilty to Multiple Felony Charges Ashley Fagan, 33, pleaded guilty Friday to…
THOMASTON, GEORGIA — A Georgia man will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole after prosecutors proved he brutally beat and strangled his girlfriend to death, then wrapped her body in a comforter, stuffed her into a suitcase, and casually went about his day, including buying lottery tickets and…
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — A Kentucky woman has been sentenced to nearly a decade in prison after authorities say she fell asleep in a bathtub with her 3-month-old son while under the influence of drugs, causing the infant to drown inside a Motel 6 on New Year’s Day. Mother Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter Amber Winstead, 36,…
MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA — A Florida man will spend the rest of his life in prison after prosecutors proved he lured a robbery victim to a secluded location under the guise of a sexual rendezvous, then shot him dead and left his body discarded along a rural roadway, authorities announced. Jury Convicts Defendant on Murder…
LAKE CITY, MINNESOTA — An 81-year-old man is facing multiple attempted murder and assault charges after authorities say he opened fire near a Subway restaurant, shooting the shop’s owner during a long-running dispute over property boundaries in this Mississippi River town. Gunfire Erupts Near Subway Restaurant According to a criminal complaint cited by local authorities,…
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA — A 24-year-old man who received more than $100,000 in GoFundMe donations after being stabbed on a Charlotte light rail train is now facing serious felony charges himself, accused of punching his pregnant girlfriend, causing a facial fracture, and threatening to kill her children, according to newly released court documents. GoFundMe Support…
COVINGTON, GEORGIA — A 37-year-old caregiver who brutally bludgeoned a disabled man, burned his home, and abandoned his body in the North Georgia mountains has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, bringing closure to a highly publicized 2023 murder case solved with the help of the victim’s pacemaker. Fire at Victim’s Home Sparks…