attempted murder

Married suspect plots to kidnap ex, hang her and burn her alive. His wife & girlfriend help him: Police

 Nathan Collins
Attempted Murder

A Connecticut man stood over his ex-girlfriend’s bleeding body, demanding her to “shut up” while he planned to kill her, prosecutors say. Westport News reports that 29-year-old Nathan Collins is behind bars on charges of attempted murder, first-degree assault, reckless endangerment and gun charges. According to police, Collins, of West Haven, stalked his ex, identified only …

Phuong Nu Hoang Dong Nguyen
Attempted Murder
May 29, 2020

Colorado mother drives off embankment with 5-year-old child inside car: Police

*This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.* A Colorado woman is behind bars after police say she drove off of an embankment with a 5-year-old child inside her vehicle. FOX 31 reports that Chaffee County police arrested 28-year-old Phuong Nu Hoang Dong Nguyen after an incident off of …

Attempted Murder
February 19, 2020

Ex-boyfriend lit mother of his 2 kids on fire because she ‘wouldn’t pay her taxes’ & left her with children in sub-zero temps: Docs

A Wisconsin man who lit his ex-girlfriend ablaze on Valentine’s Day did so because she hadn’t paid her taxes. According to WITI, prosecutors said Javaunte Jefferson, 28, lit Savannah Bailey on fire “because she wouldn’t pay her taxes and was buying other stuff.” After the violent act, Jefferson allegedly drove off — leaving Bailey and …

Murder
February 12, 2020

Grandfather hospitalized for a UTI is fatally beaten in bed by another patient: Reports

Authorities in California confirmed Monday that a murder investigation’s underway after an elderly patient was reportedly beaten to death by another patient sharing his hospital room. In a statement, the Long Beach Police Department said that Francisco Sanchez-Reyes, 74, died nine days after patient Reginald Daniel Panthier, 37, attacked him at College Medical Center at …

‘Kill List’: Girl, 14, & boyfriend, 13, beat grandfather in the head with hammer & stab him as part of a ‘murder-suicide pact’ [Police]
Attempted Murder
November 28, 2019

‘Kill List’: Girl, 14, & boyfriend, 13, beat grandfather in the head with hammer & stab him as part of a ‘murder-suicide pact’ [Police]

A 14-year-old Pennsylvania girl and her 13-year-old boyfriend created a “kill list” and planned to murder several family members before committing suicide, according to the Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office. Carroll County Times reports that Alaina Jade Blake, 14, is facing adult charges of attempted murder, assault, and reckless endangerment. Her boyfriend, whose name is …

Boyfriend beats, rapes & threatens pregnant girlfriend at knifepoint in attempt to kill her unborn baby: Police
Violent Crime
October 7, 2019

Boyfriend beats, rapes & threatens pregnant girlfriend at knifepoint in attempt to kill her unborn baby: Police

A South Carolina man is behind bars after he allegedly carried out a brutal crime in an attempt to kill his girlfriend’s unborn baby. The Gainesville Sun reports that according to the Gainesville Police Department, the incident occurred on Friday inside the victim’s apartment, after an argument with her 20-year-old boyfriend, Joseph Bernard J. Combs. …

‘The devil can’t hurt you’: Florida mother tells children to unbuckle seat belts before purposely ramming minivan into tree [Police]
Attempted Murder
October 4, 2019

‘The devil can’t hurt you’: Florida mother tells children to unbuckle seat belts before purposely ramming minivan into tree [Police]

A Florida woman is behind bars after she allegedly told her four children to unbuckle their seat belts before purposely crashing into a palm tree. Miami Herald reports that 36-year-old Calicia Williams is accused of driving over a grass median at around 2 p.m. on Wednesday before crashing her white Pontiac minivan head-on into a …

Boyfriend blasts girlfriend’s foot off with shotgun during fight over sex
Attempted Murder
September 13, 2019

Boyfriend blasts girlfriend’s foot off with shotgun during fight over sex

A New Jersey man serving a 38-year sentence for blowing his girlfriend’s foot off in 2015 was denied a bid for a new trial on Wednesday. In 2017, Ernest Davis, 46, was convicted of attempted murder in connection with the shooting, which resulted in the amputation of the 39-year-old victim’s leg from the middle of …