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Teen kept victim’s blood on microscope slides after grisly killing police say

April 27, 2026

The undeveloped area drew new scrutiny after police found human remains there. PALM BAY, Fla. — The undeveloped Palm Bay tract known as the Compound became the public center of a homicide case after police said vultures drew attention to suitcases holding human remains. The discovery turned a remote dumping complaint into a Brevard County ... Read more

Banned customer returns to Planet Fitness and stabs employee repeatedly over unpaid balance police say

April 27, 2026

A Planet Fitness employee was stabbed after a banned customer returned to the location, say police. WYNCOTE, Pa. — A midday stabbing at a Planet Fitness turned a routine commercial strip in Cheltenham Township into an emergency scene after police said a banned customer attacked an employee inside the gym. The April 2 attack happened ... Read more

Florida grandmother stabbed to death by stranger while walking her dog

April 27, 2026

Joyce Ellen Thompson Adams was attacked near her home, say authorities. STUART, Fla. — Joyce Ellen Thompson Adams was walking her small dog near her Southwood home when deputies said a man she did not know knocked her down and fatally stabbed her. The killing of the 73-year-old woman turned a quiet April 2 afternoon ... Read more

Police say Milwaukee son held parents hostage in gun filled home during armed standoff

April 27, 2026

Police said the 14-hour response ended after officers deployed gas inside the residence. MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A Milwaukee standoff that began with reports of threats against two parents escalated when a police drone was shot down from inside the house, prosecutors said in charging documents against Vance Lee. The tactical response lasted from the morning ... Read more

Restraining order failed before jealous ex-fiance allegedly killed New Jersey mom

April 27, 2026

A February case involving Tomeka Kamwani’s former fiancé is now part of the record surrounding her death. WOODBURY, N.J. — Weeks before Tomeka Patricia Kamwani was killed in her Swedesboro home, prosecutors told a judge that her former fiancé had broken in, assaulted her and threatened her life. That earlier hearing is now a central ... Read more

Son calls 911 after fatally stabbing mother in Texas apartment

April 27, 2026

Tammy Bogue’s relatives described her death as a betrayal after Brian Keith Griffin received 30 years. MARSHALL, Texas — Tammy Christine Griffin Bogue was remembered as a grandmother who loved jokes, fishing and family gatherings before her son admitted killing her and received a 30-year prison sentence. The Harrison County case ended with a guilty ... Read more

Detroit houseguest accused by police of slaughtering three older men with hammer and knife

April 27, 2026

The same home is tied to three deaths and a surviving assault victim. DETROIT, Mich. — A home on Edsel Street is at the center of a Detroit triple homicide case after three men were found dead in its basement and another man reported being attacked there. Wayne County prosecutors say Lance Alan Clowney, 27, ... Read more

Walmart employee dies after strange man storms store with knife and stabs her police say

April 27, 2026

Police said Zeddrick Ross was arrested at the store after an armed confrontation with officers. CONWAY, Ark. — A 37-year-old man faces a first-degree murder accusation after police said he stabbed Walmart employee Jordanne Drinkwater to death inside a Conway store on March 31. The case against Zeddrick Ross began with a late-night emergency call ... Read more

Dad returns from Hawaii then daughter opens fire at front door

April 27, 2026

Prosecutors said Alyssa Bradburn wrote about killing her father before she shot him in 2024. SPOKANE, Wash. — A journal Alyssa Bradburn gave to police after killing her father became a central piece of evidence in the first-degree murder case that ended with a 340-month prison sentence. The notebook mattered because the basic facts of ... Read more

Defence: Man Accused of Brutal Stabbing Claims Self-Defence at Murder Trial

April 11, 2024

Nottingham, England – Rudi Marriott is currently on trial at Nottingham Crown Court for the alleged murder of his father, Brenton Marriott, who tragically lost his life after sustaining stab wounds at an address in Lenton. The prosecution asserts that the 29-year-old son engaged in an ‘intense, sustained, and brutal’ attack on his father, resulting ... Read more