A third individual has been indicted for murder in connection with the tragic mass shooting following a Kansas City Chiefs championship rally last month, which resulted in the death of one woman and injuries to over two dozen individuals, prosecutors disclosed on Thursday. Terry J. Young, aged 20, faces charges of second-degree murder, unlawful use…
Ash Cooper, an 18-year-old transgender woman formerly known as Joshua Cooper, has been sentenced to spend up to four decades behind bars for the murder of 12-year-old Morgan Connors in Pennsylvania. Cooper pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, possession of an instrument of crime, and tampering with evidence. The Bucks County Court of Common Pleas Judge…
The state of Georgia carried out its first execution in more than four years on Wednesday, putting death row inmate Willie Pye to death by lethal injection for the 1993 murder of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough. The execution took place at 11:03 p.m. at a prison in Jackson, about 50 miles south of Atlanta, as confirmed…
DNA evidence extracted from a discarded piece of chewing gum played a pivotal role in the resolution of a cold case murder dating back to 1980 in Oregon.
A tragic event unfolded in the early hours of a Saturday morning in Indianapolis, as a suspect now identified as Nicholas Fulk, 25, faces severe charges in connection with a nightclub shooting that left one person dead and five others injured. The Indianapolis Metro Police Department swiftly made the arrest, with Fulk taken into custody…
In a chilling case that has shocked Ohio, Deborah “Debbie” Lynn Frazier, 36, has pleaded guilty to a series of crimes, including murder, tampering with evidence, and gross abuse of a corpse. The case revolves around the tragic murder of Thomas Waddell, with Frazier orchestrating a complex scheme to cover up her heinous act. Waddell,…
An Alabama man, Jeremy Tremaine Williams, has pleaded guilty to capital murder charges for the sexual abuse and killing of a 5-year-old girl, Kamarie Holland, in a case that has shocked the nation. However, despite the guilty plea, prosecutors face the daunting task of proving the homicide case in a trial scheduled to begin April…
A tragic incident unfolded in West Palm Beach, Florida, last week when an 18-year-old woman, Kelvi McCray, was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend, 19-year-old Keisean Shaw, while she was on a FaceTime call with friends. Authorities believe Shaw then took his own life. The fatal shooting occurred on the evening of March 6 at…
Sheldon Johnson Jr., a prominent advocate for criminal justice reform and former convict, found himself at the center of a shocking murder investigation after New York police discovered the dismembered body of 44-year-old Colin Small in his apartment. Johnson, 48, was arrested amidst a flurry of media attention, maintaining his innocence as reporters gathered at…
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