The April 4 call led them from a cleaned house to a locked bathroom and a wooded search, deputies say. NATCHEZ, Miss. — Deputies sent to check on a retired teacher April 4 found no immediate sign of her, then followed evidence through her home and property in a case that ended with her son … Read more
A man identifying himself as Austin asked about the injured woman and claimed she jumped, say investigators. JUPITER, Fla. — A phone call to Jupiter Medical Center helped police connect a badly injured woman to a man now accused of pushing her from a moving pickup and striking her with the vehicle, investigators said. The … Read more
Prosecutors said a homemade firearm and silencer were used in a wrong-target highway shooting. HOUSTON, Texas — A 3D printer, firearm parts and a silencer helped federal prosecutors prove a murder-for-hire plot that left the wrong commuter wounded on Highway 99, officials said. The physical evidence set the case apart from a more common shooting … Read more
The complaint accuses Joseph David Bulfer of murder, attempted murder, assault, burglary and illegal firearm possession. MANKATO, Minn. — Blue Earth County prosecutors charged Joseph David Bulfer with eight felonies after police say he entered a Mankato townhome with a rifle, killed one person and severely injured his former girlfriend. The April 28 complaint lays … Read more
Kentucky nurse Kayla Blake was known for healthcare work, while Kennedi McWhorter was remembered for school, church, and softball. MOREHEAD, Ky. — The man who admitted killing Kayla Danielle Blake and her daughter, Kennedi Grace McWhorter, will spend his life in prison, closing the criminal case but not the grief around two lives remembered across … Read more
Authorities say Cecilia Cross could not unzip the enclosure or escape before the frame pinned her. PINE RIVER, Minn. — A specialized bed meant to keep a child safe during sleep is now the central evidence in a murder case against the parents of 10-year-old Cecilia Cross, authorities in Minnesota said. Heather Lynn Cross, 50, … Read more
Christopher James Parkins has pleaded not guilty in the attack that left Christopher Thomas hospitalized. PORTLAND, Ore. — A Portland attempted murder case is moving through court after police said a man with a fixed-blade knife attacked a stranger near a Denny’s, leaving the victim with a life-threatening throat wound. Christopher James Parkins, 39, has … Read more
The death of Vanesa Rodrigues-Valdes followed days of conflict over travel, passports and the couple’s 2-year-old daughter. LAS VEGAS, Nev. — A family dispute over Cuba, work and a toddler’s future ended with a woman dead on the floor of a central Las Vegas home and her husband charged with open murder, police said. The … Read more
Grandmother Roxanne Record has been convicted, while China Record’s mother still faces a separate prosecution. BATON ROUGE, La. — The death of 4-year-old China Record has left one adult convicted and another still awaiting court proceedings after prosecutors said a punishment involving whiskey turned fatal inside a Baton Rouge home. Roxanne Record, China’s grandmother, was … Read more
A second jury convicted Benjamin Whitaker after the first panel split 11-1. DUBLIN, Ga. — A murder case that once stalled with a deadlocked jury ended with a life-without-parole sentence for Benjamin Lee Whitaker in the shooting death of his wife, Tiffani Jade Scarborough. The sentence followed a rare two-step courtroom path: a first trial … Read more