Baron Jonson Investigators said the gunman parked away from the house and arranged child care before the attack. HANFORD, Calif. — Detectives are examining signs of planning after a convicted felon forced his way into his ex-wife’s home May 3 and fatally shot her boyfriend before killing himself, Hanford police said. The case centers on what police … Read more
A capital murder verdict followed a 2024 fire that investigators said was set at the home’s exits. GALVESTON, Texas — Firefighters broke through a bedroom window and rescued three people from a burning Galveston home in February 2024, but Renita Hawthorne was trapped inside and later became the victim in a capital murder case. The … Read more
Authorities later identified the hand as belonging to Ulyses “Cesar” Molina, whose body was found burned in 2016. HENDERSON, Nev. — A woman’s discovery of a human hand in a mailbox became a key turn in the murder case against Anthony Newton, who is now serving life without parole for killing Ulyses “Cesar” Molina. The … Read more
Isabella Mary Alexandria Stroupe, 19, was found dead May 1 inside an east Charlotte apartment. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Isabella Mary Alexandria Stroupe was remembered by relatives as a young woman who loved books and fan fiction after police said her boyfriend was charged in her death. Stroupe, 19, was found dead May 1 on Yateswood … Read more
Dale Dallia had been released from a 90-day sentence 31 days before Stephanie Birn was killed. KENOSHA, Wis. — A homicide case against Dale Dallia is drawing attention in Kenosha because court records show he left jail March 25, about one month before police say he killed Stephanie Birn. Dallia, 42, is accused of fatally … Read more
The flames started outside the main home, where police said the suspect’s boyfriend sometimes slept. CLEARWATER, Fla. — A fire that began in a shed outside a Clearwater Beach home has led to a first-degree arson charge against a woman accused of using a propane torch after threatening her boyfriend online, police said. The March … Read more
Jurors heard testimony about more than 100 injuries before finding Lauren Maloberti guilty. GREENSBURG, Pa. — Medical testimony about bruises, brain trauma and delayed treatment helped convict Lauren Maloberti of third-degree murder in the death of her adopted son, 5-year-old Landon Maloberti, after a nearly two-week trial in Westmoreland County. The jury’s May 14 verdict … Read more
Court documents say a missing cellphone helped officers locate Quadir Ford after Michelle Fleming was found dead. UPPER DARBY, Pa. — A cellphone locator helped police find a 20-year-old man accused of stabbing his mother to death after an argument Monday in Delaware County, authorities said. The search for Quadir Ford began after officers found … Read more
Court records describe a route from Scott County to Madison County before April Arnett’s body was found in 2019. RICHMOND, Ky. — The body of April Arnett was found beside Old Lexington Road in 2019, but investigators say the case now headed for trial began miles away and included a failed attempt to dispose of … Read more
The victim’s relatives had objected to house arrest and rejected the defense claim that the deadly stabbing was horseplay. MIAMI, Fla. — Yahkeim “Keimo” Lollar’s family left a Miami-Dade courtroom Tuesday with the prison sentence it had demanded for months after Jahara Malik received 17 years for stabbing the 17-year-old high school football player to … Read more