Authorities in Georgia says a woman is facing criminal charges after allegedly attacking her elderly mother with a hammer. According to WSB TV, 56-year-old Sandy Mathis surrendered to police earlier this month following an attack that left 94-year-old Willie D. Monroe seriously injured. Still convalescing from two broken hands, she spoke to local reporters and …
A Texas man allegedly shot up his wife’s laptop computer because he thought she was playing music too loudly, prompting a stand-off with police as he barricaded himself inside his home, the Dallas Morning News reports. Around 2 a.m. Saturday, authorities responded to a home in northwest Fort Worth where 44-year-old Gary Lee Lykins was …
Authorities in Twin Falls, Idaho, have joined the investigation into the presumed murder of Colorado mother Kelsey Berreth, last seen on Thanksgiving Day near her home in Woodland Park. Berreth’s fiance Patrick Frazee has been charged with first-degree murder and was taken into custody on Friday. At a news conference announcing his arrest, Colorado authorities …
A 4-year-old Texas boy remains hospitalized with a gunshot wound to his head after his stepfather reportedly shot him and fatally shot his mother and grandmother before turning the gun on himself. KWTX reported that Shelly Splittgerber, 36, was granted a temporary protection order Wednesday against her estranged husband, Matthew Splittgerber, 37, citing stalking and harassment. In …
A Washington mother is behind bars after she allegedly shot and killed her 14-year-old daughter for calling 911 on Tuesday. KIRO 7 reports that authorities arrested Svetlana Laurel, 52, of Kent, in connection with the death of her daughter, Natalie Gulizia, shortly after a 911 dispatcher received a call from the teen. During a 15-minute call, Natalie …
The fiancé of a Colorado pilot who went missing on Thanksgiving Day has reportedly been arrested. According to KRDO, Patrick Frazee, who is engaged to Kelsey Berreth, was seen being taken away in handcuffs from his 35-acre ranch in Florissant, Colorado, early Friday morning. Frazee is believed to be the last person to see Berreth on …
A South Dakota woman traveling for the holidays was fatally shot while in her car — and her two children are believed to have witnessed the fatal shooting. WTVD reports that Melissa Peskey, a South Dakota-based realtor, was driving to North Carolina with her two children, ages 5 and 11, to visit family for the holidays …
Authorities in Florida say a man claims he was forced to fatally shoot one of his adult sons in an effort to save another son. According to People, the domestic disturbance reportedly occurred early Sunday morning at a family home in Stuart. Police believe 56-year-old John Maloney shot 30-year-old Joseph in the head when the …
A spokesperson for the Weld County District Attorney’s office said that prosecutors there were just as surprised by Chris Watts’s seemingly sudden decision to plead guilty to murdering his pregnant wife and two children as the curious public that has been gripped by the tragic family killing. CrimeOnline contacted the Weld County District Attorney’s office …
A new report claims that Nichol Kessinger, the woman who was having an affair with Chris Watts when he murdered his pregnant wife and two young daughters, had enrolled in the witness protection program and assumed a new identity hundreds of miles from her Colorado home. According to RadarOnline, a source close to the investigation …
Authorities in Oregon say a man is facing criminal charges after he was arrested on suspicion of stabbing his feather multiple times during a domestic dispute. According to KPIC, authorities were called to a residence near the intersection of 28th Street and Centennial Boulevard in Springfield on Friday in response to a reported disturbance. Upon …
A Michigan couple allegedly failed to tell police that their adult son mutilated the body of a missing woman who was reportedly found earlier this month in the man’s apartment and shared basement. James Howard Chance, 76, and Barbara Louise Chance, 63, were recently charged with perjury and being an accessory after the fact in connection with Jared James Chance’s …
