Investigators say video, phone records and witness statements led them from a Houston apartment complex to Louisiana. HOUSTON, Texas — The capital murder case against Kevin Faux began with a short series of early morning movements from Ashanti Allen’s apartment complex, ending days later with her body found in southwest Houston. Allen, 23, was eight … Read more
Jurors heard that Matthew Ascaridis suffered trauma more often linked to car crashes than a beach confrontation. WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Medical testimony about catastrophic spinal cord injuries became a central part of the state’s case before a Lake County jury convicted two Highland Park men of killing Matthew Ascaridis at Fort Sheridan Beach. Nicholas Caban, … Read more
Prosecutors filed different murder counts against Cynthia Robinson and Frank Walton Sr., reflecting separate theories about the boy’s fatal injuries and delayed care. MEDIA, Pa. — Delaware County prosecutors have opened a murder case against two Chester parents, accusing one of beating a young child to death and the other of blocking medical care after … Read more
The filing came after a Jasper County jury convicted Aaron Malone in the killing of Aspen Lewis. JASPER COUNTY, Mo. — Aaron Malone’s attorney has asked for a new trial after a jury convicted the Exeter man of murdering Aspen Lewis, whose body was found in woods after Malone first reported her missing. The motion … Read more
An autopsy found sepsis from untreated bedsores after Nancy Polizzi was found dead. CARLISLE, N.Y. — An autopsy ruling that a 89-year-old woman died from sepsis tied to untreated bedsores led state police to charge her son in a Schoharie County elder neglect case more than a year later. Nancy Polizzi was found dead Feb. … Read more
Avery Nissen has pleaded not guilty after police said a captain was stabbed during a private tour. KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — A Kansas man accused of stabbing a Kona snorkel boat captain during a private tour has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to stand trial Aug. 25, court coverage of the case shows. Avery Nissen, … Read more
A woman shot at Wyler’s Pub and Brew told the court her life changed forever. GREELEY, Colo. — A woman wounded in a 2024 bar shooting told a Weld County courtroom she believed she briefly died before a judge sentenced Jimmy Cazares to 96 years in prison. The victim’s statement became the emotional center of … Read more
Eduardo Figueroa had recently secured parental rights before prosecutors said he was killed outside an Acworth-area home. CANTON, Ga. — A scheduled two-hour parenting visit that was meant to introduce Eduardo Gilberto Figueroa to his son ended with the 31-year-old Army veteran shot dead on a Cherokee County deck. The April 15 sentencing of Nicholas … Read more
The case moved from municipal court to a felony indictment after a coroner ruled Marcia Van Druten’s death a homicide. TOLEDO, Ohio — A Lucas County grand jury has indicted Jonathan Schmidt on seven felony counts in the death of his mother-in-law, moving a Sylvania homicide case into common pleas court after earlier proceedings set … Read more
The woman’s relatives described hospital vigils and relief after a judge denied bond for Franklin Faircloth. ROSEBORO, N.C. — The sister of a badly burned Sampson County woman said her family has spent days moving between court and a trauma center after authorities accused the woman’s boyfriend of setting her on fire inside her home. … Read more