The killing of Anthony Collins followed an earlier clash over the same dogs. LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Anthony Collins was walking his Jack Russell puppies through a Lawrenceville neighborhood when a dispute with a neighbor turned deadly, leading five years later to a life sentence for Stanley Nathaniel Elliott. Collins, 44, died Feb. 25, 2021, after … Read more
Police said the recording captured the final moments before Joshua Thompson shot Kaitlynn Lee through a window. NEW ALBANY, Ind. — A phone video recorded in a New Albany kitchen became key evidence against Joshua Thompson, who pleaded guilty to murder and received 45 years in prison for killing Kaitlynn Lee. The video started as … Read more
A Bratton Avenue residence with several occupants became the focus of an arson and homicide investigation after flames trapped residents inside. LEWISTOWN, Pa. — A house sublet to several people became a deadly fire scene when flames broke out late May 6, killing Brandy Phillippe and injuring two other residents, police said. The fire at … Read more
Investigators say statements from a roommate and neighbor matched evidence found inside the Hillsboro home. HILLSBORO, Mo. — Witness statements and evidence from a searched home are central to the case against a Missouri man accused of shooting a woman during an argument over her barking dog, authorities said. Frank Forshee, 65, is charged in … Read more
The former off-duty security guard was taken into custody after a jury convicted him of murder and assault. SEATTLE, Wash. — Aaron Brown Myers is awaiting a July sentencing hearing after a King County jury found him guilty in the killing of 17-year-old Hazrat Ali Rohani outside a Renton store. The next phase will decide … Read more
Sheriff’s officials say the remains found in March belonged to Ceasar Asbury, the missing son of the accused couple. HOUSTON, Mo. — A missing person report that described a Missouri teenager as a possible runaway has become a murder case against his parents after deputies found his remains at their home, authorities said. The case … Read more
Police say interviews with surviving children described food restriction, beatings and punishments before an 11-year-old’s death. TREMONTON, Utah — Statements from children in a Tremonton home helped police build a child torture case against two parents after their 11-year-old son died in an incident first reported as a hanging. Investigators say the children’s accounts pointed … Read more
A bloody palm print, DNA under Haleh Abghari’s fingernails and stolen property helped shape the case against Ceasar Lorenzo Wilson. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A bloody palm print and DNA evidence helped lead to a 224-year prison sentence for Ceasar Lorenzo Wilson in the 2024 killing of UCCS professor Haleh Abghari, prosecutors said. The sentence, … Read more
Prosecutors allege a fatal parking-lot crash followed a failed dating-app meeting in Phoenix. PHOENIX, Ariz. — An Arizona woman charged with murder after a dating-app meeting is accused of using the victim’s own SUV to run him over and then leaving Phoenix, police said. Mikela Antresa Bahe, 30, was arrested May 6 in Flagstaff after … Read more
Two teenage and preteen relatives found the boys in the bathtub before police arrived, say prosecutors. RICHMOND, Va. — Two young relatives who prosecutors say found twin toddlers struggling in a bathtub are now part of the timeline in a Richmond murder case against the boys’ mother. Amaya Dixon, 21, has been charged with two … Read more