The Port Huron case left one teen dead and two younger siblings with severe injuries. PORT HURON, Mich. — Two children who survived being shot by their father in a Port Huron apartment remain central to a criminal case that ended in a guilty plea and now moves toward a June sentencing. Jeffery Smerer, 45, … Read more
Salim Basalat, 36, was wounded outside a Hermitage store and died the next morning. HERMITAGE, Pa. — Salim Basalat was standing near his vehicle outside a Lowe’s in Hermitage when police said a woman tied to his partner’s past relationship arrived and opened fire. Basalat, 36, died May 26 after being shot in the arm … Read more
Investigators say 10-month-old Edward Hayes was found unresponsive after William Jacobs watched him in a Cañon City motel room. CAÑON CITY, Colo. — The tragic death of 10-month-old Edward Hayes inside a Cañon City Motel 6 is again headed toward court after Colorado judges revived charges against William Jacobs, the man accused of killing him. … Read more
A woman’s hospital visit and a search warrant became central to an attempted fetal homicide charge. GLASGOW, Ky. — A pregnancy-related medication report at a south-central Kentucky hospital led police to charge a 26-year-old Bowling Green man with attempted fetal homicide, according to state police and court accounts. The case now sits in the court … Read more
Police first went to Mamta Kafle Bhatt’s home after she missed work, days before her husband was arrested. MANASSAS PARK, Va. — A missed shift, a stopped social media feed and a welfare check led police to a Manassas Park home where prosecutors now say Mamta Kafle Bhatt was killed by her husband. The case … Read more
Family members called Berry loving and kind after Sean Brewer was charged in her fatal Winthrop shooting. WINTHROP, Mass. — Jacklyn Berry’s family described her as loving, loyal and deeply missed as her husband appeared in court on charges tied to her fatal shooting inside her Beacon Street apartment. The death of Berry, 47, has … Read more
Court records traced Li’Aziah Thomas’ final hours from a Pine Lane apartment to a Delaware County sentencing hearing. CHESTER, Pa. — Police responding to a cardiac arrest call at a Pine Lane apartment found 18-month-old Li’Aziah Thomas dead in January 2021, beginning a case that ended with prison sentences for her mother and her mother’s … Read more
Authorities say James Richard Chelf II told a neighbor he had shot his wife before officers found Sandra Sue Chelf dead inside. YODER, Ind. — A neighbor’s late-night 911 call led police to a Woodlake Estates mobile home, where investigators say a 79-year-old man reported his wife was dead inside and later admitted shooting her. … Read more
Lisa Bragg-Hurlburt had led the Colfax Public Library since 2016 before police say her son killed her. COLFAX, Wis. — Lisa Marie Bragg-Hurlburt was known in Colfax as a library director, volunteer and public helper before authorities said her son killed her May 22 inside her Eau Claire apartment. Bragg-Hurlburt, 56, had served as director … Read more
Investigators say video from a pool lanai and a 911 call helped establish the first timeline in the killings. SARASOTA, Fla. — A planned Saturday swim became a homicide investigation within about 90 minutes, ending with Nicholas Novickis in custody and his girlfriend, young son and dog dead, Sarasota County deputies said. The case against … Read more