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Senior trip to Myrtle Beach ends with teen strangling his 18-year-old ex-girlfriend to death in hotel room

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MYRTLE BEACH, SC – A young man from Ohio has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for the murder of his former girlfriend during a senior trip not formally sanctioned by their school to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Blake William Linkous, now 19, admitted to strangling 18-year-old Natalie Jane Martin in June 2023. His … Read more

Michigan teens stab and beat roommate with shovel then rob him after he wanted meeting about house rules

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FLINT, MI – A Michigan judge has expressed deep dissatisfaction with the plea agreement sentence delivered to two teenagers convicted of murdering their roommate. In a Seventh Circuit Court decision, Judge Mark Latchana lamented the insufficiency of the penalties for Jacob Blain, 19, and Willow Reynolds, 18, after they pleaded guilty to the violent 2023 … Read more