EVERETT, WA – A family argument over religious beliefs reportedly turned violent on Easter Sunday, resulting in a Washington teen facing serious charges. Nineteen-year-old McKenzy Hafer has been accused of attempting to murder both her parents following a disagreement at their home. According to police documents, the conflict began when McKenzy’s father, Benjamin Hafer, wished … Read more
AUBURNDALE, FL – A Florida woman is facing charges after allegedly using her car to strike another woman, motivated by the sight of her estranged husband with the victim, authorities reported. Christdon Reese, 41, was arrested last Friday on charges that include attempted first-degree murder, trespassing, and probation violation, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s … Read more
SEATTLE, WA – Two men were arrested in connection with a chilling sequence of events involving the alleged kidnapping and attempted murder of a woman from a Seattle suburb, according to authorities. The victim remarkably survived by dodging a bullet meant for her head and feigned death on a highway embankment, authorities said. Kevin Daniel … Read more
LANCASTER, PA – A former Pennsylvania magistrate judge was found guilty of attempted murder for shooting her boyfriend in the head while he slept, leaving him permanently blind in one eye. The verdict against Sonya M. McKnight, 58, was delivered by a Lancaster County jury after they deliberated on the chilling details presented over two … Read more
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ – A New Jersey woman, Jaclyn Diiorio, 26, faces serious charges for allegedly plotting a murder-for-hire scheme targeting her ex-boyfriend, a Philadelphia police officer, and his daughter. Authorities uncovered the plot before any harm was done, according to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. The tangled case began when Diiorio allegedly met an … Read more
MACON, GA – A Georgia mother faces charges of attempted murder after authorities allege she concealed the birth of her child, who was later found abandoned outside their residence. Alaynah Rappuhn, 22, was taken into custody following an incident involving her newborn, discovered in a trash bag on March 31. The series of events began … Read more
SHAWNEE, KS – A Kansas youth pastor, sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison, faces the consequences of a violent incident that left his wife and children severely injured. Matthew Lee Richards, 42, received a sentence of 29 years and five months for attempted first-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder stemming from an incident tied … Read more
DELAND, FL – A dramatic arrest unfolded in DeLand, Florida, when a 29-year-old man was apprehended for allegedly attacking another man and attempting to dig a grave for him in a transient camp. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, using their K-9 unit, captured Giovanni Bubenik on March 21 after a detailed investigation. The incident first … Read more
APOPKA, FL – A Florida man faces serious charges after allegedly attempting to kill his ex-wife by shooting her and then trying to stage the incident as a self-inflicted injury, authorities said. Jonathan William Erdman Frenk, 62, was arrested over the weekend and charged with aggravated battery of a pregnant person and attempted felony murder, … Read more
PORTLAND, OR – A Portland man was handed a 34-year prison sentence Wednesday after a series of violent crimes that began with a fatal shooting triggered by an unusual disagreement over a sandwich. Jacob Fitzgerald, 24, pled guilty to charges including first-degree manslaughter, attempted murder, assault, armed burglary, and robbery. The legal process concluded with … Read more