A Chicago man who lived close to 20 years behind bars for murder has been released after his twin brother confessed to the crime. NBC News reports that Kevin Dugar walked out of the Cook County jail on Tuesday night as loved ones surrounded and supported him. Dugar was convicted of the 2003 murder of …
An online petition has received more than 240,000 signatures in support of two Texas brothers and a friend who are accused of killing the brothers’ stepfather. The Change.org petition asks Governor Greg Abbott to release Alejandro Trevino, 18; Christian Trevino, 17; and Juan Eduardo Melendez, 18, who are facing various charges for killing the Trevinos’ …
Authorities in California are urging the public to come forward with tips about the murder of a 16-year-old girl whose body was tossed from the Los Angeles 110 freeway earlier this month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Tioni Theus of Compton was found dead near a freeway on-ramp on January 8. She had left her home …
An Arkansas man has been charged with the murder of a 1-year-old baby earlier this month, along with several other charges. Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Daniel Shue said that Jared Lee Ball, 32, also faces charges of domestic battery, aggravated assault on a family or household member, drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, and being …
On Wednesday, a 14-year-old Utah boy was charged with murder for a shooting earlier this month that killed two classmates and left a third seriously injured. The Hunter High School student, who has not been publicly identified, was charged in juvenile court for the January 13 shooting that killed Paul Tahi, 15, and Tivani Lopati, …
An off-duty Illinois state trooper reportedly shot his wife before turning the gun on himself, killing them both in what police believe is a murder-suicide. CBS 2 Chicago reports that Amanda Calo, 31, and her husband Antonio Alvarez, 30, were found fatally shot in a parked car in Chicago on Monday afternoon. A witnesss first …
A suspect in the shooting death of a Texas deputy over the weekend has been arrested in Mexico. Oscar Rosales, 51, was taken into custody by US Marshals working with Mexican authorities, Houston Police said. Rosales was named the suspect in the death of Corporal Charles Galloway, 47, on Monday, and two members of his …
The brother of a woman whose disappearance made national headlines years ago has been found dead a week after he went missing. As previously reported, Jonathan Suarez, 34, went missing from his home in Orange County, Florida, on January 16. Jonathan’s sister Yessiana Suarez and her two young children vanished in October 2013. All three …
The husband of a former Miss America contestant has died after being shot outside of his Alabama home on Monday afternoon. According to police, Thomas Hand Jr., 37, was shot and killed at around 4:30 p.m., while his 2-year-old son witnessed the incident. His wife, identified as former Miss Mississippi Christine Kozlowski Hand, posted on …
A New Mexico woman was arrested on Monday, nearly a year after her alleged involvement in a ransom plot that resulted in the murder of the captive’s brother, an ex-corrections officer. Anna Bella Dukes, 18, reportedly connected with Nicholas Otero on Snapchat and lured him to Alvarado Park in Albuquerque — where three armed men, including her …
An Atlanta man is behind bars after police say he shot a 6-month-old baby Monday afternoon while exchanging gunfire with another person. AJC reports that police arrested and charged 22-year-old Dequasie Johnathan Little with murder and aggravated assault. He’s accused of killing 6-month-old Grayson Fleming close to an Atlanta convenience store off of Anderson Avenue …
A Minnesota woman is facing a murder charge after police say she admitted to killing her mother at a home in Scott County. According to CBS Minnesota, 33-year-old Cassandra DuSold first told police that her mother, Dorothy DuSold, 69, began choking while eating and watching a movie at home on January 19. The elder DuSold …
