A Minnesota man was sentenced Thursday to 40 years in prison for fatally shooting his estranged wife last year after she asked for a divorce. Accoridng to KTSP, Matthew Jansen, 48, killed Mary Jo Jansen, 46, at their shared home in February 2019, months after she served him divorce papers. Matthew had called 911 to …
Authorities alleged in court Tuesday that a Louisiana man killed an online date and her father in October after she tried to end the meetup by claiming she had another date. Jamal Harris, 36, is facing first-degree murder charges for the October 3 deaths of Jessica Troulliet, 35, and her father, Robert Templet Jr., 56, …
On Wednesday, a jury convicted an Oregon woman of second-degree manslaughter for last year’s death of a 1-year-old boy. Asher Carter died five days after Lebanon fire crews found him unresponsive while in Amber Scott’s care. An investigation revealed that Carter’s breathing had been restricted, leading to his death, KEZI reported. According to the Corvallis …
Michigan officials agreed to reinstate the licenses of two paramedics who allegedly erroneously pronounced a woman dead if they pass a national medical exam. The Associated Press obtained documents that detailed the state health department’s settlement with suspended Southfield Fire Department paramedics Michael Storms and Scott Rickard. In addition to passing the national exam, Storms …
Authorities in Colorado announced Wednesday that they identified the person who likely killed a hospital employee in November 1999. According to KCNC, Jennifer Watkins, 21, was reported missing by her husband after she failed to come home after her shift at Memorial Hospital, where she worked as a food service aide. Two days later, a …
A former assistant principal in Louisiana was indicted on various criminal charges Tuesday in the 2016 shooting death of a pregnant colleague and her unborn child. Robert Marks, 42, is accused of fatally shooting Lyntell Washington, 40, leaving her body in a ditch in Rosedale, and abandoning her vehicle — with her 3-year-old daughter inside. …
A New York man was arrested Sunday after a woman reportedly called 911 saying she had been raped and her attacker was following her while wielding a butcher knife. Police said in a statement that the victim made the 911 call while walking down a street in Auburn. The woman — who was barefoot and …
An Ohio couple was arrested over the weekend after a decomposing body was allegedly found in their home. The unidentified male, who is believed to have died on or around September 26, was reportedly discovered at Robert Robb, 35, and Kenya Stallworth’s Westwood apartment. The Cincinnati Inquirer reported that the pair attempted to conceal the …
Police in Georgia are looking for a man who was reportedly filmed stabbing a Dunkin’ employee on Saturday. Union City police said the unidentified suspect was upset because the store had run out of a certain kind of donut. WAGA reported that the employee — a 17-year-old girl — was stabbed in the upper arm …
Zappos co-founder Tony Hsieh reportedly displayed peculiar behavior — including depriving himself of oxygen, food, and sleep, and developing an affinity to fire — in the months leading up to his death last month. The Wall Street Journal reported that Hsieh, 46, had a history of drug addiction and had isolated himself from friends and …
The suspect in the 2016 slaying of a 16-year-old Texas boy is facing additional murder charges for allegedly fatally shooting a man late last month. KHOU reported that Edward O’Neal IV, 23, is now accused of shooting Derrick Mike, 39, at a Houston apartment complex. At the time of the November 28 shooting, O’Neal was …
Late last month, an Illinois judge ordered Sony to relinquish all the money in R. Kelly’s royalties account — $1.5 million — to a Wisconsin-based property management company who the jailed singer owes for unpaid rent. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the large payout will be made to Midwest Commercial Funding, the company Kelly, 53, …
