A Texas woman has been ordered to serve 30 years in prison after she stabbed her own mother to death and then pretended to be clueless about what happened moments after the killing, KHOU-TV reports. Authorities allege that on August 16, 2021, Ericka Nicole McDonald (pictured left) wore black clothes and a mask and broke …
A suspect believed to have fled the scene of a murder with the head of the victim was taken into custody Saturday morning. Santa Rosa police did not provide details except to say that Luis Gustao Aroya-Lopez was located and arrested in San Francisco. Aroyo-Lopez, 24, was believed to have killed an adult female relative …
The family of slain Texas woman, Teressa Ferguson, is relieved to have answers, following her untimely death in a road rage incident that left her dead. Austin police arrested Justin Justice, 28, on October 31, following a September 30 road rage incident that left Ferguson dead. Investigators said Justice shot Ferguson during a fender-bender incident …
Massachusetts police believe a woman who was found fatally stabbed on Wednesday, two days after her reported disappearance, was killed by her boyfriend. Margaret Mbitu was found with lacerations to her face, neck, and side in her boyfriend’s bloody car at Logan Airport’s central parking garage. Suspect Kevin Kangethe, 40, purchased plane tickets to Kenya …
A lawyer who represented accused child killer Casey Anthony is now representing another Florida woman, who stands accused of orchestrating the murder of her former Microsoft executive husband, Jared Bridegan. According to News4JAx, Shanna Gardner, who’s currently charged with arranging Bridegan’s murder, has retained Jose Baez for her defense, according to court records. The high-profile …
A North Dakota woman who allegedly poisoned her boyfriend for money was tricked into thinking he was going to inherit money, but the victim’s son says it was all a scam. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police arrested Ina Thea Kenoyer, 47, and charged her with felony murder in the death of Steven Edward Riley Jr., …
An Australian woman is facing murder charges after police say three people after eating food she cooked for a July luncheon. According to CBN, police arrested 49-year-old Erin Patterson Thursday morning and charged her with three counts of murder in connection with the deaths of her in-laws, Gail and Don Patterson, both 70, and her …
A Colorado man has been jailed for the 2016 murder of his girlfriend aboard a train traveling from Wisconsin to Denver. The Denver District Attorney’s Office said that Angelo Valentino Mantych, 41, was charged with first degree murder in the death of Marina Placensia, 28, KMGH reported. Mantych, Placensia, and her four young children — …
A North Dakota woman has been charged with poisoning her boyfriend after he reportedly won a $30 million inheritance and planned to break up with her. Ina Thea Kenoyer, 47, has been charged with felony murder in the death of Steven Edward Riley Jr., 51, on September 5. Minot Police said Riley was initially brought …
The search for an accused Massachusetts killer Aaron Pennington resumes Tuesday morning in the Gardner area, where police located his abandoned vehicle last week. MassLive reports that Massachusetts State Police will continue searching at Camp Collier and its surrounding areas while “using K-9 units and possibly the Air Wings.” Police are currently searching for Pennington …
Federal prosecutors say they will not pursue the death penalty for a Michigan man charged with kidnapping and strangling his former girlfriend’s daughter. Although he was eligible for federal death consideration, U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced Thursday that prosecutors declined to seek the death penalty for Rashad Maleek Trice, according to ClickonDetroit. He’s accused of …
The case inspired an NBC miniseries last year that starred Renee Zellweiger.
