Anaheim resident Sandra Fernandez’s former boyfriend is jailed without bail after police said he waited near her workplace. TUSTIN, Calif. — Sandra Fernandez had just started a new job and was leaving training when police say her former boyfriend shot her outside a Tustin workplace, leaving three children and a family searching for answers. The … Read more
Court accounts said the woman lost consciousness from blood loss before her condition stabilized after surgery. CHANDLER, Ariz. — A Chandler woman survived a serious neck wound after police said her son stabbed her while she slept, causing heavy blood loss and leading prosecutors to charge him with attempted first-degree murder. The woman’s survival is … Read more
The investigation focused on the home where Shayln Harvey lived with her mother and stepfather. BIG CHIMNEY, W.Va. — Deputies searching a residential property in this Kanawha County community found the remains of 16-year-old Shayln Shantel Harvey, ending a missing-person search and beginning a homicide investigation. The discovery on Offutt Drive placed the center of … Read more
Aaron Nelson is accused of killing Alexis Nelson and hiding her body after she disappeared in 2025. JUNEAU, Wis. — A Dodge County prosecution against Aaron Nelson is moving forward with no recovered body, but with allegations that his wife’s blood was found on a trash can and her ring was given to another woman. … Read more
The killing of Colorado tourist Dustin Wakefield unfolded in one of Miami Beach’s busiest corridors. MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A restaurant patio on Ocean Drive became the center of a murder case that is now moving toward sentencing after Tamarius Blair Davis admitted killing Colorado tourist Dustin Wakefield during an outdoor family dinner there. The … Read more
The prosecution used scene evidence to counter a defense built around methamphetamine and memory loss. WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Video evidence, police testimony and accounts of Timothy Kennedy’s behavior after arrest helped lead a Mingo County jury to convict him in the ambush killing of West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard. The jury found Kennedy … Read more
Witness statements, the medical examiner’s findings and scene evidence led to Elisha Landry’s arrest, according to police. GULFPORT, Fla. — Gulfport police arrested Elisha Christopher Landry after a monthlong homicide investigation into the April shooting death of Shaun Allen Hennigh, whose body was found on a garage floor. The arrest on May 18 followed a … Read more
Two defendants face deadly weapon counts, while all four face charges tied to the victim’s pregnancy. NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — Four women charged after a pregnant Qdoba worker was assaulted in Fishers are scheduled for pretrial conferences July 30, moving the case from arrest filings into the next stage of Hamilton County court proceedings. The defendants, … Read more
The charges now include murder, child abuse and concealment of a dead body. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A Coconino County grand jury has expanded the case against a Flagstaff mother accused in her toddler son’s death, returning 21 felony counts after police found the child’s body in a hotel freezer. The indictment against Ochra Manakaja, listed … Read more
Brian McKay was convicted of murder, stalking, burglary and violating a protective order. TOPEKA, Kan. — Monica McKay was a longtime Topeka health care administrator before prosecutors said her estranged husband killed her in the home they co-owned during a divorce marked by stalking claims and surveillance. A Shawnee County District Court jury convicted Brian … Read more