Year: 2024

Death investigation
January 26, 2024

Families Await Word From Autopsies on Mysterious Deaths of 3 Men After Chiefs’ Game

A Kansas City man’s family is defending him against accusations by the family of a man found dead at his house after a Kansas City Chiefs game earlier this month. Three men — David Harrington, Ricky Johnson, and Clayton McGeeney — were found dead in Jordan Willis’s backyard two days after the game, the Kansas …

Death Row
January 26, 2024

Determined Son of Kenneth Smith’s Victim, Elizabeth Sennett: My Mom ‘Got Her Justice’ After 1st U.S. Execution by Nitrogen Gas

Kenneth Eugene Smith convulsed for four minutes Thursday night as the state of Alabama carried out the first ever execution by nitrogen gas. Smith, convicted in 1996 of carrying out the 1989 murder-for hire of Elizabeth Sennett, was pronounced dead just before 8:30 p.m., the Montgomery Advertiser reported. Sennett’s husband, Church of Christ pastor Charles …

Murder
January 26, 2024

Missing Florida Woman Found Dead Day After Husband’s Pickup Truck Found on Fire

A missing Florida woman was found dead last week, a day after her husband’s truck was found engulfed in flames. Amber Renee Estep’s mother reported her missing on January 19 after she missed several days of work. Police spoke with her husband, Brian Estep that same day. Brian Estep told deputies he and his wife …

Sex Offenders
January 25, 2024

UPDATE: Sex Offender’s Severed Head & Limbs Found in Woman’s Freezer

A man whose dismembered remains were found in a woman’s New York apartment on Monday is allegedly a sex offender who molested a 12-year-old boy in 2005. Sources told the New York Post that Kawsheen Gelzer, 39, was killed and dismembered in September after a fight over drugs. Remains apparently belonging to Gezler — an …

Aiden Leos
Road Rage
January 25, 2024

Road Rage Shooter Convicted of Killing 6-Year-Old Boy

A California jury on Thursday convicted a 26-year-old man in the road rage killing of a 6-year-old boy in 2021. Marcus Anthony Eriz was found guilty on counts of second-degree murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle, both with felony enhancements of personal discharge of a firearm causing great bodily injury and death. He faces …

Manslaughter
January 25, 2024

Kentucky Parents Charged in Shooting Death of Tot Boy

A Kentucky toddler’s parents have been arrested after the boy was shot and killed this week in Covington. The 2-year-old, Khalil Adams, was rushed to Cincinnati Children’s hospital on Monday, but he succombed to his injuries, WXIX reported. Covington Police said the boy’s mother, Selena Farrell, fled the scene before they arrived and never appeared …

Podcast
January 25, 2024

[Body Bags] Missing Mom Murder Trial: Blood Evidence Could Prove She’s Not Missing

When Connecticut mother-of-5 Jennifer Dulos suddenly vanished, the world stopped to look. But, while the world was looking for the missing mom, her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, and his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis, drove around town dropping off bags of trash in public trash bins. Troconis is currently on trial, charged with murder conspiracy and evidence tampering. …

Lily Peters
Juveniles
January 25, 2024

14-Year-Old Boy Charged as an Adult in Murder, Sexual Assault of Younger Cousin

A Wisconsin boy who was 14 when he allegedly sexually assaulted and killed his 10-year-old cousin in 2022 will stand trial as an adult, a judge ruled on Monday. Lily Peters’ accused killer (initials C.P.-B.), now 15, will be publicly identified in light of the latest ruling. The ruling also means the case will remain …

Podcast
January 25, 2024

[Zone 7] The Delphi Murders: Through the Eyes and Words of Susan Hendricks

In this episode of Zone 7, Crime Scene Investigator, Sheryl McCollum, sits down with Susan Hendricks to shed light on the tragic Delphi murders but also to highlight the power of community, the relentless pursuit of justice, and the importance of compassionate journalism. Murder suspect Richard Allen is currently behind bars in connection with the …