MIAMI, FL – A Miami man is in custody after police say he shoved a woman into the Miami River following an argument, resulting in her death two days later. William Youmans Jr., 47, was initially arrested on an attempted second-degree murder charge after the altercation Tuesday morning near the SW 1st Street Bridge, not … Read more
CLEVELAND, OH – A Cleveland-area man was sentenced Monday to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 21 years for killing a former romantic partner, according to court records. Viktor Marie Vendler, 23, pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and gross abuse of a corpse in the death of 74-year-old Leroy Johnston. Prosecutors dropped … Read more
ST. LOUIS, MO – A Missouri man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for the death of his 4-year-old son after previously regaining custody of the child despite a violent criminal history involving the same boy. On Thursday, St. Louis County Circuit Court Judge Kristine A. Kerr handed down the sentence against Blake … Read more
HONOLULU, HI – A 37-year-old man received a life sentence with the possibility of parole Friday after being convicted of murdering his wife’s acupuncturist in a case that stemmed from a reported extramarital affair. Eric Thompson was sentenced in a Honolulu courtroom for the January 2022 shooting death of 47-year-old Jon Tokuhara, whose body was … Read more
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – A woman who traveled from Indiana to Virginia with her son to kill her elderly mother at a senior living facility was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Friday following a guilty plea to second-degree murder. Heather Cummings, 53, admitted to her involvement in the death of her 81-year-old mother, … Read more
GRAFTON, WV – A Taylor County woman could spend up to 15 years in prison after admitting she fatally injected her 81-year-old mother with insulin during a heated argument last spring. Kelly Louise Moore, 61, entered a guilty plea to voluntary manslaughter in the May 2023 death of her mother, Ethel Moore. She faces a … Read more
CHICAGO, IL – A Chicago Park District lifeguard faces murder and attempted murder charges following a shooting that left one teenager dead and another wounded near a local pool Thursday evening, authorities confirmed. The incident occurred at the Douglass Park pool around 7 p.m. when lifeguard Charles Leto, 55, allegedly opened fire on Marjay Dotson, … Read more
MIDDLEBOROUGH, MA – Authorities in Middleborough have charged a 41-year-old man with murder after a deadly confrontation left his mother’s longtime partner dead, following what family members described as a years-long feud. Police arrested Andrew Horsman on Sunday night after responding to a series of 911 calls reporting a fight in a suburban neighborhood. Officers … Read more
DETROIT, MI – Authorities have charged two foster parents in Detroit with multiple felonies after the death of a 9-year-old boy last year allegedly exposed a pattern of severe abuse and neglect. Sherman Devaughn Jones, 46, and Sampaguita L. Jones, 41, were taken into custody on suspicion of felony murder, torture, and involuntary manslaughter in … Read more
BILLINGS, MT – A Montana man has been sentenced to 80 years in prison after being convicted of killing his 4-year-old stepson, a crime that stunned the Billings community and drew swift condemnation from local authorities. Kristopher Michael Harasymczuk, 40, was handed his sentence Wednesday by a Yellowstone County District judge following his conviction on … Read more