Shooter Identified In Miami Gardens Murder-Suicide

Friday, April 1, 2011

Miami Gardens, FL: The man responsible for a shooting that took the life of a beloved Florida International University law student before taking his own, has been identified. Miami Gardens Police confirm to CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald that Andrew Colby, 28, shot and killed Dannette Willory early Friday morning outside the Walden Pond Apartment Complex, 830 NW 210 Street. Willory’s father Owen says Colby was his daughters longtime boyfriend.  » more at CBS Miami

Roy Man Allegedly Killed By Girlfriend

Friday, April 1, 2011

Roy, WA: The man who was shot dead Friday night, allegedly by girlfriend Barbara Ann Clayton, has been identified as Curtis Giffin, 51. Pierce County sheriff's detectives arrested Clayton late Friday. » more at The Olympian 

Hotel Deaths of Coach, Worker Leave School in Shock

Friday, April 1, 2011

Rosenberg, TX: The community of one of Fort Bend County's newest high schools was stunned Saturday to learn that two of their own - the head football coach and an instructional leader - were shot to death at a Rosenberg hotel. George Ranch High School athletic coordinator Trevor L. White, 39, of Katy, and instructional coordinator Destiny A. Pickett, 39, of Richmond, were found shortly before 5 p.m. Friday at the Regency Inn, 28382 Southwest Freeway, according to police. Pickett's estranged husband, 50-year-old Clifford Pickett, was also found dead at scene. » more at Houston Chronicle

Bond Set At $2 Million for Man Accused of Killing His Wife

Friday, April 1, 2011

Mt. Pleasant, MI: Bond was set Saturday at $2 million cash or surety for a Chippewa Township man accused of killing his wife, then coming to the sheriff’s department to tell them about it. Gary John Reen, 56, is charged with open murder and a felony firearms charge. He’s accused of killing his wife, Cheryl Kristine Reen, 51. » more at The Morning Sun

Woman, 21, Shot Dead; Boyfriend Arrested

Friday, April 1, 2011

Orangeburg, SC: Malcolm Curry, 23, of 1861 Stroman St., Orangeburg, was arrested Friday night in the shooting death of his 21-year old girlfriend [Lynette M. Glover] and will be charged with murder, Sheriff Leroy Ravenell said Saturday.  » more at The Times and Democrat

Woman With Gunshot Wound Found Dead in Phenix City

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Phenix City, AL: Lee County Sherriff deputies are investigating a woman found with a gunshot wound early Saturday morning in Phenix City. Deputies found Tammy Danielle Wade, 28, lying on her bathroom floor with a single gunshot wound to the head. She was pronounced dead at the scene. » more at My FOX AL

Charge Upgraded for Tampa Man Accused of Shooting Girlfriend

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Tampa, FL: On Sunday morning, a judge denied bond for a Tampa man accused of shooting his long-time, live-in girlfriend after it was learned that she's brain dead. Dorsey Sanders, 46, reacted during his first court appearance by dropping his head when he heard about her condition. » more at WTSP TV

Woman Stabbed to Death; Suspect Confesses to KFDM

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Beaumont, TX: A man arrested on a charge of murdering his ex-girlfriend told KFDM News he stabbed her to death because of jealousy. Loretta Lynn Harris, 43, was stabbed in the chest in her home at 4135 Jeanette in northeast Beaumont shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday. » more at KFDM TV

13-Year-Old Girl Home When Father Killed Her Mother, New Boyfriend, OPD Says

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Orlando, FL: A 13-year-old girl told police she witnessed Eligio Isalgue shoot and kill her mother and her mother's boyfriend Sunday night. The teenager said Isalgue looked at her while holding the 40-caliber handgun in the living room and told her "to forgive him for killing her mother," the police report shows. Isalgue then walked out of his estranged wife's Camden Reserve apartment off Lake Margaret Drive and turned himself in to police moments after they arrived at the complex. » more at Orlando Sentinel

Brooklyn Man Charged With Bludgeoning 62-Year-Old Wife to Death

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Brooklyn, NY: A Brooklyn man was charged Sunday with bludgeoning his 62-year-old wife to death, police said. Noor Hussain was arrested and charged with murder based on statements he made to detectives, police said. His wife, Nazar, was found dead in her bed inside her home on E. 14th St. in Midwood about 3:15 a.m. Noor Hussain had called 911, reporting that she was coughing up blood, a police source said.  » more at New York Daily News

Motive for Roy Kennel Murder-Suicide Remains Unclear

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Roy, WA: An Eatonville-area man suspected of shooting himself after killing his live-in girlfriend on Sunday has been identified as Hector Estrada, 57, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office. The slain woman was identified as Yolanda G. Patchin, 47, according to death investigators.  » more at The Seattle Times

Dunn Man Charged in Stepfather's Shooting Death

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Dunn, NC: Authorities say a Dunn man shot and killed his stepfather after he tried to keep his stepson from choking his girlfriend. Johnston County deputies said 21-year-old Ricky Faircloth Jr. was attacking his girlfriend early Sunday morning when 44-year-old Ernest Tart stepped between them.  » more at WCNC TV

Couple Found Shot to Death in Apparent Murder-Suicide in Kissimmee

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Kissimmee, FL: Jackinlin "Jackie" Estremera's screams could be heard up and down Kent Place in Kissimmee early Sunday as she tried to escape her estranged husband, who was threatening her with a gun. Her calls for help were silenced by what neighbors said were three to six gunshots. Kissimmee police found the 30-year-old mother of five shot to death alongside her 31-year-old husband, Ramon Bartolomey, about 2:45 a.m. Sunday at the Kensington apartments, police spokeswoman Stacie Miller said. » more at Orlando Sentinel

Woman Arrested on Murder Charge After Shooting in Ryan

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Ryan, IA: Authorities arrested a Ryan woman after they say she shot and killed her husband at their home late Sunday evening. Revette A. Sauser, 42, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 59-year-old Terry L. Sauser. Deputies were sent to the Sauser home at 420 South St. around 8:30 p.m. after a 911 call that a person had been shot. They found that Terry Sauser had been shot in the chest and was in critical condition. Sheriff John LeClere said Terry Sauser was shot in the living room of the home and was unconscious but alive when authorities arrived. He died in an ambulance on the way to a hospital.  » more at Eastern Iowa News Now

Husband Arrested for Killing Wife in Union Township Home

Monday, April 4, 2011

Union Township, NJ: A husband was arrested tonight and charged with the murder of his wife in their apartment, authorities said. Union County Prosecutor Theodore Romankow said Vincent Falls, 43, killed his wife, Cheryl Falls, 44, in their home in an apartment building at Chestnut Street and Crawford Terrace, » more at nj.com

Law CoC President Death Appears Murder-Suicide, LPD Say

Monday, April 4, 2011

Lawton, OK: The president of the Lawton-Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce, Sheila Lee, and her husband, James, were both found dead in their home Monday and police says it appears to be a murder-suicide. Both victims were shot to death and guns were found in the home, but beyond that, they are not giving out any information as to what led to the shootings. » more at KSWO TV

Suspect in Shooting of LAPD Officer Found Dead in Sylmar Home

Monday, April 4, 2011

Los Angeles, CA: A man suspected of critically wounding a Los Angeles police officer in a shootout in Sylmar was found dead Monday night inside the residence where he had held officers at bay for hours, authorities said at a news conference. Sergio O. Salazar, 53, had held the police off after opening fire when officers swarmed the scene to assist his wife, who alleged that her husband had attacked her.  » more at Los Angeles Times

Murder-Suicide Suspected in Couple's Death

Monday, April 4, 2011

Alexander County, NC: The Alexander County Sheriff's Office is investigating the deaths of a couple after a family member found them dead in their home. Angela Rose and Kenneth Mellon lived together at 1078 Antioch Church Road.  » more at Hickory Record

Autopsies: Va. Beach Couple Died in Murder-Suicide

Monday, April 4, 2011

Virginia Beach, VA: A wife and husband fatally shot Monday night died in a murder and suicide, respectively, the medical examiner's office has found. Police responded to the 4200 block of Maplehurst Road in the Timberlake section around 9:50 p.m. Monday and discovered Steven P. Butcher, 43, dead of a gunshot wound, and his wife, Donna L. Butcher, 40, wounded. She died a short while later at a local hospital.  » more at The Virginian-Pilot

Police Believe Man Killed Mother of Three Before Shooting Himself

Suspect in Ex-Wife's Murder Under Guard in Texas Hospital

Monday, April 4, 2011

Westminster, CO: Richard Paul Stewart will remain under guard in a Texas hospital until he is well enough to be returned to Colorado to possibly face charges he murdered his ex-wife in a Westminster office building Monday, authorities said this afternoon. Stewart, 71, has not yet been formally charged in the death of Norma Stewart, 71, of Thornton who died from a gunshot to the head. Her body was discovered in the Westminster financial services office where she worked. » more at Denver Post

Boyfriend Arrested in Murder of Middle River Woman

Monday, April 4, 2011

Middle River, MD: Baltimore County police arrested a 60-year-old man on charges that he murdered his girlfriend in her Middle River home on Monday. Sam Davis was located in Baltimore City and arrested for allegedly killing Jacqueline Paul, 35, of the 300 block of Grovethorn Road.  » more at Essex - Middle River Patch

Ector Couple Dead in Apparent Murder/Suicide

US Marshalls Nab Tupelo Murder Suspect

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Lee County, MS: A Lee County murder suspect is behind bars after US Marshals and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations officers located the man walking on Hwy82 between Starkville and Mathiston Tuesday morning. Keith Darby was transported to the intersection of Hwy82 and 45ALT where he was handed over to Lee County Deputies. On Tuesday, the Lee County Sheriff’s Department had received a 911 call from a witness that stated someone had been shot on Garrison street. » more at The Columbus Packet

Suspect in Chesapeake Woman's Murder Kills Himself

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Chesapeake, VA: A 45-year-old woman who had been reported missing was suffocated and beaten to death, according to autopsy results. The 62-year-old man police believe killed her committed suicide Tuesday evening by ingesting a drain-unclogging agent, according to autospy results released today. Susan Griffin was found dead in the 1700 block of Blue Bill Court at 4 p.m Tuesday. » more at The Virginian-Pilot

Iraq Vet, His Wife and Young Son Dead in What Appears to be Murder-Suicide

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Spanaway, WA: Police do not yet know what the spark was that ignited a raging fire in the mind of a respected former army combat medic and active duty soldier who had served at least two tours of Iraq; an inferno that prompted him evidently to kill himself and his family. When the carnage ended, three members of a Joint Base Lewis-McChord family were dead – the Army combat medic who authorities say killed himself and his wife and who, it is believed, killed the couple’s 6-year-old son in their Spanaway home. » more at Sky Valley Chronicle

Man Arrested In Ex-Girlfriend's Killing

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Baltimore, MD: Baltimore police arrested a man Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of his ex-girlfriend in April. Police identified the man Friday as Daniel Sullivan, 30, of Baltimore, saying he was charged with first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault, reckless endangerment, theft and gun charges. Keenya Jordan, 32, was found April 6 shot in the 600 block of Lennox Street. » more at WBAL TV

Opelika Shooting Suspect Killed Mother-in-Law, Police Say

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Opelika, AL: Opelika police now say a man arrested in a shooting at a community college fatally shot his mother-in-law and wounded three others, including his wife and their young child. Authorities have identified the person killed in Wednesday's shooting at Southern Union Community College as 62-year-old Brenda Watson of Opelika, mother-in-law of 34-year-old Thomas Franklin May. He's charged with capital murder in her slaying. » more at al.com

Officials ID Slain Manning Great-Grandmother, Boy

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Manning, SC: Authorities have identified a 9-month-old South Carolina boy and his 59-year-old great-grandmother who were shot and killed in their Clarendon County home following an apparent domestic dispute. Deputy Coroner Charles Jackson on Thursday identified the boy as Jayden Carraway and his great-grandmother as Maxine Briggs Carraway. » more at midlandsconnect.com

Bodies Identified in Wheat Ridge SWAT Standoff

Couple Found Dead in Virginia Beach Identified

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Virginia Beach, VA: Police on Friday released the identities of a husband and wife found dead in their home in the 4000 block of Barkleaf Drive in the Timberlake section of Virginia Beach. Judith K. Osborne, 66, and David S. Osborne, 78, were found in their home around 11:42 a.m. on Thursday. Also Friday, the Medical Examiner's Office ruled the official cause of death as a murder/suicide. » more at FOX 43 TV

Man Pleads Not Guilty To Fatal Stabbing Of His Ex-Girlfriend In Newark Home

Friday, April 8, 2011

Newark, NJ: Distraught that his girlfriend was ending their relationship and moving to South Carolina, Sahad Byrd told the young woman he was going to kill himself, her grandmother said. That was around 1 p.m. on April 8. Three hours later, Byrd turned that despair on the girlfriend, Chiquitah Mayes, authorities charge, stabbing her to death inside her grandmother’s home on Treacy Avenue in Newark. » more at nj.com

Police ID Gunman In Brooklyn Park Shooting

Friday, April 8, 2011

Brooklyn Park, MN: Authorities Monday identified the man who fatally shot two fellow employees in the break room of a Brooklyn Park grocery store before killing himself as Aaron L. Parson, 23, of Brooklyn Park. Parson died Friday night of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Hennepin County medical examiner's office. His body was found near the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, where he fled after shooting Michael Habte, 21, and Habte's girlfriend, Abigail M. Fedeli, 20, both of Brooklyn Park. » more at Minneapolis Star Tribune

Retired Vienna Doctor Arrested In Wife's Death

Friday, April 8, 2011

Vienna, WV: A retired Wood County doctor has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of his wife. Dr. John Ralsten, 74, allegedly shot his wife, Carol Ralsten, 70, in their home in the 4000 block of Fourth Avenue in Vienna, Parkersburg media outlets reported. The doctor apparently barricaded himself in his home, but Vienna's police chief played a pivotal role in negotiating with him, the town's mayor said Saturday. » more at The Charleston Gazette

Man Sought In Wife's Murder Found Dead

Friday, April 8, 2011

New Braunfels, TX: A five-month hunt for a man who police say killed his wife ended Thursday with the discovery of human remains alongside the fugitive's truck. Shannon Smith's orange Dodge pickup was found behind thick brush and trees off Klein Road, south of the city and 1½ miles from the murder scene, said New Braunfels Police Capt. John McDonald. The body lay a few feet from the driver's side door. Police, McDonald said, haven't been able to locate a weapon or a suicide note. An autopsy has been ordered. Police said Smith, 43, stabbed wife Lisa Smith, also 43, on April 8. » more at My San Antonio

Green Cove Springs Man and Woman Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide

Friday, April 8, 2011

Green Cove Springs, FL: A Green Cove Springs man and woman are dead following an apparent murder-suicide Friday in the 2000 block of Knowles Road, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies went to the home near County Road 315A just after 2:30 p.m. in response to a call about a shooting. The bodies of Julia Ann Herbert, 49, and Wallace Mark Herbert, 50, were found in the house, along with a 3-year-old child, who was unharmed. » more at Jacksonville.com

Two Dead in Murder-Suicide

Friday, April 8, 2011

Spotsylvania, VA: A Spotsylvania man killed his wife at their home yesterday, police said, then shot himself as a deputy looked on. The shootings took place at 11501 Carrie Court in the River Heights Mobile Home Park off Tidewater Trail, sheriff’s Capt. Liz Scott said. Jolynn Norris, 24, was pronounced dead at the trailer park, formerly known as Mobile One. Scott Norris, 35, was pronounced dead at Mary Washington Hospital after shooting himself in front of a deputy. » more at fredericksburg.com

Cupertino Couple Found Dead In Home Are IDd

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Cupertino, CA: A couple found dead in their Cupertino home in what police are investigating as a possible murder-suicide or double suicide were identified today as Gary and Susan Longdon. Their bodies were discovered in their home on Westacres Drive shortly after 2:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the Santa Clara County sheriff's office. » more at San Francisco Chronicle

Victims' Names Released In Greenville Co. Murder-Suicide

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Greenville, SC: The Greenville County Coroner's Office identifies the victims as 45-year-old James Behler and 40-year-old Angela Carver, both of Greenville. Deputies said Behler gunned down Carver, then took his own life. » more at WSPA TV

Brevard Co. Detectives Investigate Apparent Murder-Suicide

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Cape Canaveral, FL: Brevard County investigators are trying to determine what led to an apparent murder-suicide in Cape Canaveral. By all accounts, William and Lisa Campbell lived happily in their Cape Canaveral condo. One phone call changed that. » more at WESH TV

Police: Little Rock Man Kills Wife Then Stabs Himself

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Little Rock, AR: A Little Rock man is in the hospital after police say he stabbed his wife and then stabbed himself. Lt. Terry Hastings says around 9:50 p.m. Saturday, Barbara and Danny Robinson got into an argument after leaving a party at Wright Avenue and Bishop streets. Police say he grabbed a knife and stabbed his wife. » more at Todays THV

Four Shot to Death In Northern Missouri

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Mercer County, MO: Authorities say a man in the midst of a divorce apparently killed his estranged wife and two acquaintances before committing suicide in rural northern Missouri. The Mercer County Sheriff's Office identified the shooter Sunday as 50-year-old John Hufford and the victims as 37-year-old-Misty Hufford, 33-year-old Waylon Wages and 41-year-old Lisa Tunnell. All four were from the Princeton area. (pictured: Misty Hufford) » more at Columbia Missourian

Murder-Suicide Leaves Yankton Woman Dead

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Yankton, SD: A Yankton woman is dead after an apparent murder-suicide attempt early Saturday morning. According to the Yankton Police Department, Brianna Marie Knoll, 25, died of a gunshot wound in connection with an incident in the 1000 block of Whiting Drive. Meanwhile, a male suspect, Nicholas Stewart Hines, 28, was found at 1008 Willow Lane with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was transported to Avera Sacred Heart Hospital, where he was stabilized and transferred to a Sioux Falls hospital. » more at Yankton Press & Dakotan

Police: Man Shot, Killed Girlfriend In Alley

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Indianapolis, IN: A man was arrested and charged with murder after a woman was found fatally shot in an alley on Indianapolis' east side early Saturday. Indianapolis Metro Police were called to an alley just east of the 900 block of Sherman Drive at about 2 a.m. A 911 caller told dispatchers that she heard a gunshot and then heard a woman screaming, 6News' Myrt Price reported.  » more at The Indy Channel

Woman Accused Of Fatally Stabbing Boyfriend Who Had Been Charged In Past With Assaulting Her

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Winston-Salem, NC: Less than six months before police say Rebecca Lorraine Fries fatally stabbed her boyfriend, Abshard Lamarr Bass, he was charged with hitting Fries in the face and slamming her to the floor, according to court papers. Police charged Fries, 24, of 4810 Cobble Creek Circle, Apt. C, early Sunday with second-degree murder in Bass' death. » more at Winston-Salem Journal

Sheriff: Murray County Man Kills Wife, Then Is Killed By Deputy

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Murray County, GA: A Murray County man was shot and killed Sunday night after he allegedly killed his wife, then fired a shot at a sheriff's deputy. The incident happened on Bahamas Drive near Chatsworth, about 100 miles northwest of Atlanta. According to a news release issued Monday by Murray County Sheriff Howard Ensley, Peggy Sue Green Hamby called 911 at 8:43 p.m., "stating her husband, Kenneth Green, was holding a gun on her and threatening to kill her, himself and any law enforcement officer that arrives." » more at Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Coroner Identifies Woman Fatally Stabbed During Domestic Dispute

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Las Vegas, NV: The Clark County Coroner's Office has identified a woman who police say was killed by her boyfriend Sunday at an apartment east of the Las Vegas Strip. Las Vegas resident Misty Kay Pusieski, 35, died from stab wounds to the neck and upper extremities, the coroner said. Her death was ruled a homicide. » more at Las Vegas Sun

Grandmother With History Of Girl Scout Work Among Three Shot To Death Sunday

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Memphis, TN: A Memphis grandmother known to generations of Girl Scouts was among three people who died on Sunday in an apparent murder-suicide in East Memphis. Margaret “Peggy” Jamieson, 76, was shot and killed just after 4:15 p.m. at 727 Goodman, near the University of Memphis in the Normal Station neighborhood, police confirmed today. Her daughter, Jana Jamieson White, 48, also was shot and died later at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis. » more at Memphis Commercial Appeal

Woman Stabbed To Death In Lower East Side Was Nearly Decapitated: 'Her neck was cut all the way'

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Manhattan, NY: A 23 year-old woman was murdered in a Lower East Side apartment early Sunday - her head nearly decapitated - after a heated argument with her boyfriend, police and witnesses said. Sarah Coit was heard arguing with her beau, Raul Barrera, 33, about 2:15 a.m., shortly before she was viciously stabbed in her third-floor Clinton St. apartment, cops and neighbors said.  » more at New York Daily News

Identities Released In Apparent Murder-Suicide

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Pueblo, CO: Pueblo police are investigating what they believe may be a murder-suicide Sunday. Detectives say one woman, 42-year-old Roseanna Vigil was found with gunshot wounds in an apartment, and her boyfriend, 36-year-old Brian Wiersma apparently drove off a cliff. » more at KKTV

Police: Man Used Hand Weight To Bludgeon Fiance

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Orlando, FL: Ruth Owino wanted to break off her engagement, but her fiancée wouldn't let her, Orlando police said. Instead, 41-year-old Nestor Habarugira used a hand weight to bludgeon the woman to death in the couple's west Orlando apartment about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a police investigation report. Police spokeswoman Sgt. Barbara Jones said that Habarugira opened the door of his Island Club apartment to officers when they arrived, throwing his hands in the air and leading them to the 34-year-old woman's body in the bathroom. » more at Orlando Sentinel

Asia Harris' Husband and Another Man Arrested In Connection With Her Murder

Monday, April 11, 2011

Cleveland, OH: The husband of a woman shot to death in Cleveland after she picked up a man who offered to give her directions and a 25-year-old Cleveland man have been arrested in connection with her April 11 murder. Asia Harris' husband, Samuel Wilson, of Fallback, Calif., was arrested on an aggravated murder warrant Tuesday by Naval Criminal Investigative Services at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in California, police said. » more at Cleveland.com

Man Charged In Fatal Shooting

Monday, April 11, 2011

Memphis, TN: A man has been charged in the fatal shooting of his girlfriend and holding two children hostage. 25-year old Darius Jones was charged with 1st Degree Murder, 2 counts of Aggravated Kidnapping and Criminal Attempt 1st Degree Murder. Officers made the scene on Lagena Monday afternoon and found 25-year old Cortessa Chambers lying on the floor from a gunshot wound. » more at My FOX Memphis

2 Found Dead In Concord Home; Possible Murder-Suicide

Monday, April 11, 2011

Concord, CA: Police were investigating the deaths of two people found inside a home in Concord on Monday night as a possible murder-suicide, Lt. Brandon Richey said. Officers responded to a home in the 2300 block of Bedford Road at about 8:30 p.m. after receiving a distress call. When officers arrived, they found two people lying motionless on the floor inside the house, Richey said. They were pronounced dead at the scene and identified as Frederik Meurer and Miranda Pretoli, both 32-year-old Concord residents. » more at CBS San Francisco

Police: Jealous Man Kills Ex-Wife and Her Partner

Monday, April 11, 2011

Longview, WA: A jealous ex-husband shot and killed his ex-wife and her partner in Longview, according to court documents filed by police. Dana Enyeart and Bruce Kamp were both found shot to death in a Longview home early Monday morning. (pictured: shooting victims Dana Enyeart and Bruce Kamp) » more at KVAL TV

Brooklyn Woman Strangled To Death During Argument With Boyfriend: Police

Monday, April 11, 2011

Brooklyn, NY: A 29-year-old Brooklyn woman lay dead inside her apartment, as her 7-year-old daughter slept in a nearby room, police said. Investigators believe Daniel Elias, 28, strangled his girlfriend Cynthia Lopez during a heated argument early Monday and then left their Sunset Park apartment. The victim was found about 6 a.m., police said.  » more at New York Daily News

DeWitt Police Department Investigating Murder/Suicide

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

DeWitt, AR: The DeWitt Police Department is investigating a murder/suicide case following the discovery of two bodies Tuesday. At 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, DPD found the bodies of Timmy Neal, a white man in his early 40s, and his ex-wife Crystal Neal, a white female in her mid 30s, at 604 W. Eighth St. in DeWitt. » more at Stuttgart Daily Leader

Mom Drives Into River, Kills 3 Kids; Son Escapes

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Newburgh, NY: Police said a 10-year-old boy escaped through the window of a minivan as his mother drove herself and three children into New York's Hudson River. The mother and three children died. CBS New York reports Lashaun Armstrong managed to slip out of the van while the power windows were still functioning. He then swam back to the shore. Mavis Ryan, a passerby, found the soaking wet, shivering boy and took him to firefighters, authorities said. » more at CBS News

NYPD Charges Staten Island's Arthur Rubin With Second-Degree Murder In Wife's Death

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Staten Island, NY: The NYPD has just officially charged Arthur Rubin with second-degree murder in the strangling of his wife, Eva. The members of Staten Island’s close-knit Orthodox Jewish community sat alongside Arthur Rubin during religious services, saw him behind the camera filming synagogue events, and shopped in the same stores he did. They can’t fathom what happened Tuesday when, investigators believe, the 64-year-old Rubin strangled his wife, Eva, to death, inside their Willowbrook home. » more at SILive.com

Suspect Identified In Fatal Denver Stabbing

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Denver, CO: The suspect in the fatal stabbing of a woman in southeast Denver this morning has been identified. Marcello Ochoa Sanchez, 29, is accused of stabbing the woman in what police are investigating as domestic violence incident, Sonny Jackson, spokesman for the Denver Police Department said. » more at Denver Post

Husband Arrested After Woman In Meeker Dies Following Shooting

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Meeker, OK: A Meeker man is in jail today in connection with his wife's shooting death. Ronald D. Hamlin, 35, was arrested Tuesday night in the apartment he shared with his wife, Terri Garner, after a neighbor called to report a shooting at the complex at 400 Dover Circle, according to a police affidavit. » more at NewsOK.com

Man Researched Death Penalty Before Killing Woman: Prosecutors

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Westmont, IL: A Canadian man did research on Illinois' death penalty before killing a woman he'd previously dated, prosecutors said Thursday. Dmitry Smirnov, 20, from Surrey, British Columbia, is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 36-year-old Jitka Vesel, of Westmont. DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said the pair met on an Internet dating site two years ago and had a brief relationship before Vesel left Smirnov for another man. » more at NBC Chicago

Police Identify Couple Found Dead In Home

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Mercer County, KY: The coroner says the deaths of two people, found shot in their Mercer County home, is a case of murder, suicide. Mercer County Sheriff Ernie Kelty tells 27 NEWSFIRST a woman and her son found the couple dead Tuesday around 7:00pm. They say the couple was the woman's parents. They had gone to check on the couple after trying call them on the phone, with no luck. The The sheriff has identified the couple as 63-year-old Rafael Lopez and his wife, 57-year-old Teresa Lopez. » more at WKYT TV

Portland Woman Killed In Domestic Dispute Shooting

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Portland, TX: A Portland woman died Wednesday in an incident in which police believe she shot her husband and he then returned fire with the same gun. Portland Police Chief Randy Wright said investigators are trying to piece together the couple’s history to determine what led to the shooting. Leanne Carol Wingert, 42, was shot multiple times in the torso and died at Christus Spohn Hospital Memorial about three hours after the 9 p.m. shooting, Wright said. » more at Corpus Christi Caller

Santa Monica Cops Kill Suspect Caught Stabbing Girlfriend

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Santa Monica, CA: Santa Monica police shot and killed a homeless man who was attempting to murder his ex-girlfriend, stabbing her repeatedly in the chest with a knife before two officers climbed through an apartment window and fired several shots, authorities said Wednesday. The victim, a 40-year-old resident of Santa Monica, was rushed to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, said SMPD Lt. Jay Trisler. » more at Santa Monica Daily Press

Tampa Man Who Brought Dying Girlfriend To His Mom's Home Charged With Murder

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Tampa, FL: Leon Stevenson Jr. passed by a hospital Wednesday morning to drive his girlfriend, who wasn't moving or breathing, to his mother for help. That girlfriend, Nakysha Hamilton, 23, died of head injuries she suffered when Stevenson choked and hit her during an early morning fight over their bills, authorities said. Stevenson, 28, admitted to grabbing Hamilton by her neck and slamming her to the floor of their apartment at 12802 N 58 St., according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. » more at Tampabay.com

Duke Lacrosse Accuser's Boyfriend Dies After Stabbing

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Durham, NC: Family members of a man who was stabbed in his home April 3 say he died Wednesday evening. Crystal Mangum, the Durham woman who falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of rape in 2006, has been charged with assaulting him. Durham police could not be reached for comment Wednesday night on whether her charges would be upgraded. » more at WRAL TV

Texas Man Allegedly Killed Two Infant Sons, Sent Pictures To Their Mother

Man Stabs To Death Ex-Girlfriend's Date As Music Played, Deputies Say

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Eustis, FL: A 32-year-old Casselberry man faces a second-degree murder charge after Lake County deputy sheriffs said he stabbed a Titusville man who was listening to music with his ex-girlfriend Thursday night. Adam Shawn Blyth is being held at the Lake County Jail with no bond. He is also charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. According to Sheriff's reports, Blyth went to a home on Rollingwood Trail in Eustis to confront his ex-girlfriend, Natasha Petrinec, 31, who had recently ended their relationship. » more at Orlando Sentinel

Murder-Suicide Victim Had Protection From Abuse Order Against Alleged Shooter

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Johnstown, PA:  Police Chief Craig Foust said the investigation is ongoing, but told the Tribune-Democrat newspaper that it's safe to conclude the shootings Thursday morning were murder-suicide.  Tasha Veney, 29, dropped the couple's son off at Little Lamb Daycare in the Prospect neighborhood just before 10 a.m. Police said Chiedazo Hardrick, 38, then shot Veney multiple times in the chest and head in a car, then shot himself in the head.  » more at WJAC TV

Identities Released On Fort Pierce Double Murder Suicide

Friday, April 15, 2011

Fort Pierce, FL: Fort Pierce Police released new information on Saturday morning about a double murder suicide in Fort Pierce. Two women and a man were shot and killed around seven o'clock last night on Quincy Avenue. Police say 22 year old Stephanie Carrier, her mother Robin Carrier, 48 and 25 year old Christopher Covington all died last night. » more at WPTV

Nevada Co. Man Dies After Being Hit With Beer Bottle, Investigators Say

Friday, April 15, 2011

Nevada County, CA: Chris Kangas of Nevada County has died from injuries sustained when his girlfriend hit him in the head with a full beer bottle, Detective Sgt. Stephen Tripp of the County Sheriff's Department said Saturday. Although that was not the only blow struck during the deadly domestic dispute, it apparently was the fatal one, Tripp said. » more at Sacramento Bee

Body Found In Burning Home; Boyfriend Charged

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Anderson County, SC: An Anderson man is accused of using a plastic bag to suffocate his girlfriend and then setting their house on fire. Firefighters were called to the home on Richey Street just after 3:15 p.m. Saturday. The fire was extinguished within about 10 minutes, and the body of 53-year-old Allison Pinsley was found in a bedroom that was not burned by the fire.  » more at WYFF 4

Clovis Man Held In Girlfriend's Shooting Death

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Clovis, CA: A 52-year-old Clovis man was arrested Sunday for allegedly shooting and killing his girlfriend Saturday night, the Clovis Police Department said. The shooting occurred around 8:30 p.m. Saturday at an apartment on the 200 block of West Bullard Avenue in Clovis, authorities said.  » more at Clovis Independent

Police: Advocate For Domestic Violence Victims Murdered By Husband

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Elyria, OH: Police are investigating the deaths of an Elyria couple as a suspected murder-suicide. Neighbors say from the outside looking in, Virgil "Gene" McCoy, 63, and his wife, Margaret McCoy, 65, had a good, loving relationship. But early Saturday afternoon, one of their adult children found the couple shot to death in their home on Gull Drive in the Pikewood Manor mobile home park. Elyria Police say it appears Gene McCoy shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself. » more at FOX 8 Cleveland

Three Young Children, Two Parents Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Ottawa County

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Oak Harbor, OH: An Ottawa County man called 9-1-1 just after midnight Saturday morning and told authorities that he shot his wife and three children in their Salem Township home and that he was getting ready to kill himself. When authorities later forced their way into the home at 964 Leutz Rd., they discovered Alan Atwater, 31, dead along with his wife, Dawn Atwater, 30, and three children — daughter Ashley, 4, and sons Isaac, 2, and Brady, 1. » more at Toledo Blade

Husband Arrested In Lynnwood Woman's Murder

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Lynnwood, WA: Sheriff's deputies have arrested the husband of a 47-year-old Lynnwood woman who was found shot to death in her home over the weekend. Cristy Ann Larsen was found dead in her home on April 16 after she failed to show up for work. Snohomish County sheriff's officials said Larsen's husband was found the night before in his car, drifting in an out of consciousness along Highway 99 in Edmonds. » more at KOMO

Robert Carter Accused Of Hitting, Killing His 2 Kids With His Car

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Dermott, AR: A Chicot County father is accused of hitting and killing his two young children with his car. It happened Sunday afternoon. Police say Robert Carter, 23, is expected to be charged with two counts of capital murder. Crime tape and tire tracks are all that's left of a horrific scene in Dermott. "Crazy tragedy. What pushes a person to that point?" says Chicot County Sheriff Ron Nichols. He's been in law enforcement for more than 20 years and says he's never seen anything like it. » more at Today's THV

Police Investigate Murder/Attempted Suicide

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Fleming County, KY: Authorities say they were called to this home for a verbal domestic dispute, but when they got here, they discovered the situation had spiraled out of control. "The altercation went from a verbal altercation to a point where a firearm was brought into the equation," says Trooper Joe Veeneman with the Kentucky State Police. » more at WKYT TV

Police: Roma Man Kills Wife, Self

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Roma, TX: Authorities believe marital tension may have led to a murder-suicide here Sunday morning. Officers responded to a call of a shooting about 8:30 a.m. in a house on Eagle Avenue in Roma, said Capt. Homer Flores of the Starr County District Attorney’s violent crimes unit. They found Azelia Barrera, 42, and Ovaldo Barrera, 59, dead at the scene. » more at The Monitor

International Manhunt For Boyfriend Suspected Of Stabbing Deaths Of Brooklyn Mom, Daughter

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Brooklyn, NY: As police investigate a grisly double homicide in Brooklyn where a mother and daughter were found stabbed to death in an apartment late Sunday, detectives have launched an international manhunt for the longtime boyfriend of one of the victims. Cops arrived the Neck Road Arms apartment building, located at 2299 East 13th Street near Gravesend Neck Road, at about 11:15 p.m. to check on a 27-year-old Larisa Prikhodko, who was reported missing by the father of her 3-year-old son after she failed to pick up their child. » more at WPIX TV

Man Charged With The Murder Of 19-Year-Old In Gadsden

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Gadsden, AL: The man who had fathered a young child with 19-year-old Amber Davenport has been charged with her murder. Pharrish Levon Whiteside Jr., 21, was arrested and charged with murdering Davenport, who died of blunt force trauma to the head. » more at WBRC 6

Detroit Father Guns Down Wife, Son Before Killing Self

Monday, April 18, 2011

Detroit, MI: Police say a Detroit man fatally shot his common-law wife and adult son before turning the gun on himself, MyFoxDetroit.com reports. Detectives say Eugene Fraser shot his 21-year-old son Monday morning in their Warren home, picked up his wife, Donna Chance, from the home improvement store where she worked, fatally shot her as he drove and then killed himself before slamming into a tree. » more at FOX News

2 Dead In Possible Murder/Suicide In Douglas

Monday, April 18, 2011

Douglas, AZ: Douglas Police officers responded to a residence last night to find a man and a woman shot - they were transported to a nearby hospital where they both died from their injuries. According to a release from the department, Douglas Police officers responded to a shots fired call at a residence in the 700 block of 8th Street to find 42-year-old Francisco Javier Cocoba and Yvonne Janette Cocoba (Diaz), 39, shot inside the house. » more at KVOA TV

Police Identify Murder/Suicide Victims

Monday, April 18, 2011

Chillicothe, MO: The Chillicothe Police Department released the names of two people found dead inside a west Chillicothe residence Monday afternoon. According to a press release, officers responded to 1625 Polk St. in reference to a possible attempted suicide shortly before 3:30 p.m. Monday. En route to the location, officers received a report stating another gunshot was heard. » more at News Press Now

Family Of Slain B'klyn Woman Speaks

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Brooklyn, NY:  The slain daughter of a high-ranking Brooklyn DA’s office staffer was remembered today by her family as "loving mother, sister, aunt and daughter," who was "friendly to every person."  "She can never be replaced and never be forgotten," the kin of Daniella Mannino, 34, said in a written statement. "Our love for her, will live forever, as she will always be remembered in our hearts minds and spirits."  Mannino’s butchered body was found Tuesday in the Gravesend home of Brian Sohtz, 36, who Mannino’s family described as him as someone she had once dated.  » more at New York Post

Couple Found Dead At House In Northern Bradley County

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Charleston, TN: Charles and Deborah Phillips were found dead outside their house in northern Bradley County on Tuesday night. Authorities on Wednesday afternoon captured 32-year-old Aaron Dean Lawson, the father of their 11-year-old granddaughter. He was arrested near a business on Highway 58 in Hamilton County. Bradley County Sheriff Jim Ruth said both victims were shot several times each.  » more at Chattanoogan

Plano Murder Suspect Arrested After Jumping Off Grand Canyon Rim

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Plano, TX: The Frisco man wanted for the capital murder of a former girlfriend has been arrested after attempting to jump off the top of the Grand Canyon. 48-year old Terrance Black is under guard at the Flagstaff Medical Center. He will be taken in custody once he is released from medical care. The arrest caps a dramatic three day, fast-paced investigation that began when fitness instructor Susan Loper failed to show up for appointments at the Gleneagles Country Club on Tuesday. Plano Police began investigating the case as an aggravated kidnapping. However, events took a grim turn Wednesday when Loper's Body was found east of the Dallas North Tollway between Stonebrook Parkway and Lebanon Road. » more at KDAF-TV 33

Documents Indicate Seymour, Ind. Murder Victim Was Beaten With Baseball Bat

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Seymour, IN: Documents are released that show the murder of a Seymour woman came after decades of abuse. Terry Wade, 56, is in jail charged with killing his wife of nearly 30 years.  The details in the six page document make loved ones cringe. The weapon was an Easton aluminum baseball bat. Inside are descriptions of pooled blood, a shattered skull and an attempted suicide. The murder victim was Vicky Wade who was found dead inside her home on April 21.  » more at WHAS 11

Atlantic City Man Charged With Stabbing, Killing His Live-In Girlfriend In Nearby Convenience Store

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Atlantic City, NJ: An Atlantic City man was charged with the murder of his live-in girlfriend Friday morning, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel said in a release Friday morning. Freddy Solorzano, 50, was arrested at around 12:40 a.m. Friday and charged with murder and the unlawful possession of a weapon - a knife - Housel said. Solorzano was held on $750,000 bail in Atlantic County jail. The prosecutor's office alleged that Solorzano stabbed Deziree Vivian, 27, Thursday night at Babajan's Deli, at the corner of South Georgia and Pacific avenues, at around 9:43 p.m. » more at Press of Atlantic City

Husband Arrested In Woman's Fatal Shooting

Friday, April 22, 2011

Steubenville, WV: Police have arrested Marlon Lawrence, 40, for allegedly shooting to death his wife, Angela Lawrence, 32. The woman was found shot once in the head at her 1441 Maryland Ave. residence early Friday. Police Chief Bill McCafferty said police received a call about 1:25 a.m. Friday from a woman who said a woman at the Maryland Avenue house was shot. » more at Wheeling News-Register

Alaska State Troopers Investigate Possible Murder Suicide In Fairbanks

Friday, April 22, 2011

Fairbanks, AK: A suspected murder-suicide in South Fairbanks is under investigation today. Fairbanks residents Kenneth Evans, 44, and his wife, Lora Evans, were found in a vehicle at the end of Peger Road near the Tanana River, said Alaska State Troopers spokeswoman Beth Ipsen. » more at Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Couple Found Dead In South Salt Lake Apartment In Apparent Murder-Suicide

Husband Shot Wife, Killed Himself In Havre de Grace Home

Friday, April 22, 2011

Havre de Grace, MD: A man shot and killed his wife, and then took his own life, inside their Havre de Grace home on Friday, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. John Roger Keith Preston, 53, and Frances Blake Preston, 50, were found dead by a family members in their Webster Village area home, according to a police statement. » more at Baltimore Sun

Police Charge Greenville Man With Murder

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Greenville, SC: Greenville Police told us on Friday a woman found dead in her home on April 23, 2011, is the victim of a murder. Police say that on April 23, they responded to a request to check on the resident of a woman at 10 McCullough Street in Apartment 1102. When they arrived, they say they found a 47-year-old woman dead inside. » more at WSPA TV

Woodbury Police Say Man Fatally Shot His Girlfriend, Then Took His Own Life

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Woodbury, NY: Town of Woodbury Police believe a man shot his girlfriend multiple times before taking his own life in an apparent murder-suicide early Saturday morning. Officers responded to a 1 a.m. Saturday call for shots fired on Woodward Terrace. Police believe Vincent Russo, 26, of Virginia, used a .40 caliber handgun to shoot his girlfriend, Ramy Jacildo, 22, of the Philippines, multiple times before taking his own life. » more at Times Herald-Record

Sheriff: Saluda Shoot-Out Leaves Complicated Crime Scene

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Saluda County, SC: A man who authorities said had been stalking a Saluda County woman died in what the sheriff's office is calling a shoot-out Saturday night. The incident happened on Roundup Drive the Johnston area. Saluda County Sheriff Jason Booth said John L. Clark showed up at the woman's house and started beating her. He said Clark dragged the woman 50 or 60 yards by the head to a nearby barn. » more at WISTV

Man Arrested In Murder Of Mother, Daughter

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Jackson, GA: The man investigators said murdered his wife and her adopted daughter Saturday has been arrested. Butts County Sheriff Gene Pope told FOX 5 News Herman Leonard Jackson, III was picked up in Henry County on Sunday. Pope said Saturday that Jackson is responsible for the vicious slaying of a 41-year-old woman and her 10-year-old daughter. » more at My FOX Atlanta

Man Kills Ex-Wife, Self In River North

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Chicago, IL: A River North man repeatedly shot his ex-wife, then shot himself in the head Saturday evening, police said. Police responded to a call of shots fired inside a building in the 500 block of West Superior Street, according to police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a woman who had been shot multiple times, Kubiak said. Police also found a man with a single gunshot wound to his head. » more at NBC Chicago

Gunman Threatened Family Before Killing Johnson County Deputy

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Venus, TX: An Oklahoma man who gunned down a Johnson County sheriff’s deputy Saturday afternoon and then was fatally shot had threatened his wife, sister and another person before authorities arrived, the Johnson County sheriff said Sunday. Wesley Davis, 47, brandished a weapon at the three people before he was locked out of the house near Venus in Johnson County. » more at Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Vancouver Police Arrested Tuan Dao For Fight With Wife Before He Set Deadly Fire

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Vancouver, WA: Three weeks before he burned himself and five of his six children inside a Vancouver home, 37-year-old Tuan Dao was arrested and ordered by a Clark County judge not to come within 500 feet of his wife for throwing a clothes iron at her head. The fight started as a testy telephone call that escalated when 33-year-old Lori Dao returned home from work on the night of March 29. » more at Oregon Live

Boyfriend, Woman Charged In Pregnant Teen's Slaying

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Alsip, IL: The boyfriend of the pregnant Alsip teenager who was found strangled in a south suburban forest preserve and another woman were charged today with first-degree murder in connection to the death of Rosemary Newman, authorities said. Deandre Minkens, 20, of the 300 block of 156th Place in Calumet City and Shante Thomas, 19, of the 14500 block of Woodlawn Avenue in Dolton were also charged with intentional homicide of an unborn child, a spokesman for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office said. » more at Chicago Tribune

Three Dead In Apparent Double Murder Suicide In Russell County

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Honaker, VA: A call came into 911 from Shirley Blankenship saying that her son-in-law had a gun and she was afraid that he was shooting at her daughter and granddaughter. When deputies arrived they found 18-year-old Jodi Sisk on the porch unresponsive. She had been shot multiple times in her upper torso. Inside they found Anthony Blackburn, 46, and Tina Blackburn, 45, dead on the floor. » more at TriCities.com

Man Charged With Fatally Stabbing Wife

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Cherry Hill, MD: The Cecil County Sheriff’s Office has charged a man in the fatal stabbing of his wife in their Cherry Hill apartment. James Claude Winters, 40, is charged with first- and second-degree murder in the stabbing death of his wife, Marchal Elizabeth Adams, 39, Sunday night. » more at CBS Baltimore

Dallas Police Issue Murder Warrant For Ex-Boyfriend Of Woman Found In Trinity River

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Dallas, TX: Dallas police are looking for the former common-law husband of a woman whose body was found in the Trinity River. A murder warrant has been issued for Roger Santos Reyes, 39. He's suspected of killing Maritza Panameno, 34, a mother of three who was found dead late Sunday in the river near Interstate 20 and Dowdy Ferry Road. » more at Dallas Morning News

Police Suspect Murder-Suicide In Gunshot Deaths In South Tampa

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Tampa, FL:  Melissa Morrison was beaten, choked and bruised by a man she once was engaged to.  They broke up. They got back together.  Her mother, Bonnie Wilson, said she was sick over the relationship between her daughter and Mark McVicker. She begged her to walk away.  She even asked her once: "Did you know that if he took you away from me, it would rip a hole in my heart?"  Morrison, 33, was found Sunday shot dead, along with McVicker, 39, in the bedroom of his home at 1409 S Moody Ave. in South Tampa.  » more at tampabay.com

Husband Held In Portage Shooting Death Of Wife

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Portage, IL: Police are holding the estranged husband of a 50-year-old woman in connection with her Sunday night homicide at a local business. Frederick Cashner, 54, of rural Valparaiso, was taken into custody by the Porter County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team at his residence without incident. Portage Police Chief Mark Becker said charges were pending. Police said the killing happened after 10 p.m. at Mystic Moon, 5830 US 6, Suite B. Police responded to a 911 phone call at 10:22 p.m., but the dispatchers heard only faint breathing on the other end. The woman, identified as Cynthia Cashner by the Porter County Coroner’s office, had been shot multiple times by an AK-47 rifle. » more at Post-Tribune

Antioch Woman's Defender Is Shot To Death

Monday, April 25, 2011

Antioch, CA: A man showed up at the Antioch home of his ex-girlfriend and shot and killed one of her housemates, apparently in retaliation for the victim having defended the woman in a previous argument, police said Tuesday. The suspect, Kevin Gunning, 30, of Antioch was arrested at about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, three hours after the shooting at a home on the 2200 block of Pinenut Way, said police acting Lt. Diane Aguinaga. » more at San Francisco Gate

Power Saw Used In Plymouth Murder-Suicide

Monday, April 25, 2011

Plymouth, MA: Police are trying to figure out what happened after a gruesome incident in Plymouth late Monday night. Monday, an out-of-state friend called police, asking them to check on 49-year old Keith Lincoln and his wife Jettie. When the two officers arrived, they apparently saw Keith Lincoln sitting in the front room of the rental home, with a circular power saw. He then turned it on, and in front of police, cut off his own leg. » more at CBS Boston

Mingo County Mother Gets Maximum Sentence in Husband's Death

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Varney, WV:  A mother from Mingo County will spend decades in prison for the death of her husband.  Crystal Seigler-Clark was sentenced on Monday.  She pleaded guilty last month to shooting her husband, David, inside their home last May. Then, police say she took off with their daughter. Days later, she turned herself into police in Tennessee.  » more at WSAZ TV

Murder Charge Filed In Northland Slaying

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Kansas City, MO: Clay County prosecutors have filed first-degree murder charges against a man in connection with the death of his 40-year-old girlfriend. Police officers were called to a home near Northeast 103rd Street and Tracy Avenue about 12:30 a.m. Tuesday. "Officers were dispatched to the 10300 block of North Tracy on a suspicious party who had apparently called a relative stating he had just killed his girlfriend," police Sgt. Stacey Graves said in a news release. Graves later identified the woman as Julie A. Johnson of Kansas City, Mo. » more at KMBC TV

Section Couple Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide

Red Bluff Deaths Investigated As Murder, Suicide

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Red Bluff, CA: The names of the man and woman found dead in their Red Bluff residence on Wednesday are Doyal William Meeks, and Migdalia Phillips, reported the Red Bluff Police Department. Police said the Meeks, 52, and Phillips, 42, died from a single gunshot wound to each of them and the investigation is being handled as a possible domestic violence murder, suicide. » more at Corning Observer

Newark Man Charged With Killing Mother Of His Kids

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Newark, CA: Newark man was charged today with murder for allegedly fatally stabbing the mother of his two children. Jason Otis Monroe, 32, of Newark stabbed 25-year-old Evangeline Supena Contillo at his home on the 36000 block of Cherry Street on Wednesday, authorities said. » more at San Francisco Gate

Man Shot Girlfriend 5 Times, Then Self In Watch Avenue Apartment

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Springfield, IL: A Springfield man shot his estranged girlfriend five times, then turned the gun on himself in an apparent murder-suicide inside her apartment, police confirmed Friday. Autopsies Friday and other evidence showed that Keon Rice, 28, of the 1000 block of East Enos Avenue shot Jamie Weickart, 30, four times in the body and once in the head inside the living room of her apartment at 2124 Watch Ave. » more at The State Journal-Register

Father Reportedly Kills Daughter Then Himself In Killeen

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Killeen, TX: A father and daughter are dead after an apparent murder-suicide. Police say a family member found the bodies at the home on 2114 Coach Drive just after 4 a.m. Thursday morning. According to police, 37-year-old Anthony Means and 5-year-old Nina Sheree Means suffered gunshot wounds. » more at KXXV TV

Girlfriend Arrested After Cleveland Fatal Stabbing

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Cleveland, OH: Cleveland police have arrested the victim’s girlfriend after an early morning fatal stabbing. When officers arrived at a house in the 1500 block of Ansel Road around 5:15 a.m. Thursday, they found 53-year-old Willie Brock, of Cleveland, with a stab wound to the chest, police said. » more at News Net 5

Coroner: Blair Co. Couple's Death Was Murder-Suicide

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Allegheny Township, PA: The Blair County coroner said Monday that the death of a couple last week was a murder-suicide. Coroner Patty Ross said 65-year-old Betsy Aurandt was shot once in the back last Thursday. Her badly burned body was found inside her home.  » more at WJAC TV

Wailing Hubby Held In Beating Death Of Wife

Thursday, April 28, 2011

Lowell, MA: A 62-year-old Lowell father of four wailed in despair and nearly collapsed in court yesterday after he was accused of beating his wife to death with a mallet. The Tran was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation to determine if he is competent to stand trial for the murder of 60-year-old Son Tran. “This is a tragic domestic violence homicide where we allege the defendant was abusive and controlling over his wife, ultimately bludgeoning her to death in their home,” Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone said in a statement. » more at Boston Herald

Double Killing In Philomath Came After Mother, Suspect Had Broken Up

Friday, April 29, 2011

Philomath, OR: The friend of a 20-year-old Benton County man accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend and their young son says the couple had recently broken up as they struggled to balance work, college and childcare. "They were always smiling and funny people, but they are people who have been living in high stress for a long time," Mark McGuire of Corvallis told the Gazette-Times newspaper. "They both had time constraints -- they both had full-time school, a kid for both of them, work for both of them. They pretty much had three full-time jobs." Gustavo David Martinez Aquepuncho is expected to be charged Monday with aggravated murder in the deaths of Kelsey Rozetta Baker, 19, and their 1-year-old son, Theo. » more at OregonLive.com

Man Arrested, Accused Of Killing Girlfriend

Friday, April 29, 2011

Salt Lake City, UT: A 42-year-old Salt Lake City man was arrested Saturday in connection with the slaying of his girlfriend. Todd Eugene Anderson was booked into Salt Lake County Jail for investigation of homicide after police found the body of Jennifer Schubach, 39, in a residence at 532 N. 200 West Friday afternoon, according to Salt Lake Police Sgt. Shawn Josephson. » more at Deseret News

Kansas Lawman Charged In Wife's Death

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Kingman, KS: A south-central Kansas law enforcement officer is charged with first-degree murder and arson in the death of his wife. Thirty-four-year-old Vashti Seacat was found in her burned-out Kingman home following a suspicious fire April 30. Thirty-five-year-old Brett Seacat was charged Friday by the attorney general and held in the Kingman County Jail. » more at Greenwich Times

Alleged Shooter In Deadly Standoff Dies In Hospital

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Anniston, AL: A man suspected of shooting his mother-in-law to death Saturday night before turning the gun on himself during a standoff with police died this morning, authorities say. Calhoun County coroner Pat Brown said Robert Smith, 51, of Virginia, died at UAB Hospital in Birmingham a 4:24 this morning, of a gunshot wound to the head. Brown said Smith is believed to have been the shooter in the Saturday-night incident in Saks that left 70-year-old Alice Moore dead. » more at Anniston Star

Pair Found Dead Inside Lakewood Apartment Identified

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Lakewood, CO: A couple found dead inside a Lakewood home this weekend have been indentified. The bodies found in a second-floor unit of the The Cape apartment complex, 868 S. Reed Ct., were those of Larry O'Rourke, 63, and Karen Kulikowski, 50, according to the Lakewood Police Department. » more at Denver Post

Fork Mountain Man Charged With Murder

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Fork Mountain, VA: A Fork Mountain man has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend Saturday night at his grandfather's residence at Fork Mountain. Christopher Neil Dotson, 21, is charged with second-degree murder and assault during the commission of a felony, according to Franklin County Sheriff Ewell Hunt. Dotson allegedly shot his on-again, off-again girlfriend, Katherine Ballard McMannis, 43, in the face with a large caliber handgun just after 9 p.m., Hunt said. » more at The Franklin News-Post

Motive Unclear In Murder Of Family, Shootout With Police

Saturday, April 30, 2011

West Union, OH: Authorities do not know what may have started a shooting spree Saturday morning in Adams County, and later in Columbus, that left four family members dead in their home southwest of the village and three Columbus police officers injured. Randle Lee Roberts II, 27, allegedly shot four members of his estranged wife’s family as they slept, leaving one eight-year-old girl unharmed. He had been staying in the home on state Route 41 since Valentine’s Day, family members said. Roberts was later shot and killed by Columbus police after he allegedly fired at the officers. » more at Wilmington News Journal

Suspect In Elko Killing Found Dead In NLV

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Elko, NV: Police said a man sought in connection with an Elko homicide was found dead in a North Las Vegas motel room one day after the alleged murder.Police Capt. Will Lehman told the Elko Daily Free Press that 53-year-old David Michael Heinzig was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound early Sunday.Heinzig was a suspect in the Saturday shooting death of his ex-wife, 42-year-old Mary Inman. » more at Nevada State News

Man Killed Wife, Then Himself In Home, Police Say

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Clintonville, OH: Police say a man shot and killed his wife in their Clintonville home yesterday, knowing she had been planning to leave him. Then, he took his own life a few feet away. A son, 22, and daughter, 16, were at home and heard the gunshots about 6:25a.m., police said. The two found their parents in their bedroom and called 911, police said. The couple also had a 13-year-old son who had been staying at a friend's house down the street. Francis J. Doyle, 45, and Barbara M. Doyle, 48, each were shot with a large-caliber handgun in their home, homicide detective Dana Croom said. » more at The Columbus Dispatch