Florida State

Miramar, FL

InsideEdition

William Halpern's case has been cleared but it’s not yet closed and police are urging anyone with information to contact them.

Florida Police Solve Cold Case Killing of Body Building Firefighter Over 35 Years Later

Maryland State

Bel Air, MD

New York Post

The migrant gangbanger charged in the brutal rape and murder of mother of five Rachel Morin was back in Maryland Thursday after being extradited to face murder charges in the vicious slaying.

Victor Martinez Hernandez, a 23-year-old El Salvadoran national, has been held in an Oklahoma jail since he was nabbed there on June 14 – but now has a court date in Maryland, Morin’s attorneys said. 

“Under Maryland bail review standards a judge evaluates numerous factors to determine if a defendant should be held or released pending trial,” attorney Randolph Rice said in a statement. 

“In the Rachel Morin murder investigation, the...

Migrant gangbanger extradited to Maryland to face murder charges in Rachel Morin’s slaying

Georgia State

Stone Mountain, GA

NBC News

DNA from a decades-old rape kit linked a Georgia man to the fatal stabbings of a woman and her brother in their suburban Atlanta apartment in 1990, officials said Wednesday. Kenneth Perry, 55, was charged with multiple counts of malice murder, aggravated assault and other crimes in the deaths of Pamela Sumpter, 43, and John Sumpter, 46, the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office said.

DNA from 1990 rape kit links suspect to double murder in Georgia, leads to arrest decades later

Mcalester, OK

Fox News

Richard Rojem Jr., the Oklahoma man convicted of the 1984 rape and murder of his former stepdaughter, was served pizza and ice cream before he was put to death Thursday morning.For his final meal, he requested two small double-cheese, double-pepperoni pizzas from Little Caesars and two cups of vanilla ice cream. He also asked for a bottle of Vernors ginger ale, according to The Oklahoman.Rojem, 66, was put to death by three-drug lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester and was declared dead at 10:16 a.m., prison officials said. He did not seek any last-minute stay.OKLAHOMA DEATH ROW INMATE...

Death row inmate served Little Caesars pizza as last meal before execution for killing former stepdaughter

Texas State

An American man was executed Wednesday in Texas for the 2001 murder of a woman. Gonzales' attorney had appealed for a stay on his execution to the US Supreme Court, but it was rejected on Wednesday. 

US death row inmate executed in Texas

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Arizona State

Coconino County, AZ

An Arizona man will spend the rest of his life in prison over the role he played in the death of his six-year-old son. Anthony Jose Achibeque-Martinez, 28, was handed the sentence on Friday by a judge in Coconino County, Arizona after he was convicted of first-degree murder. Deshaun Martinez was 18 pounds when he was found dead in 2020. His older sibling narrowly escaped the abuse.

Arizona man starved son, 6, to death. Now he will spend life in prison after 18lb boy was locked in cupboard for month

A suspect in a California gang gun battle that killed six people - including innocent bystanders - has died in jail while awaiting trial. Smiley Martin, 29, was found dead in his cell early on Saturday, his lawyer said. He was one of three men arrested in April 2022 after...

California mass shooting suspect dies in jail

Cape Coral, FL

Wade Wilson was charged in the deaths of two women in 2019 after he allegedly killed one and stole her car, which he then allegedly used to repeatedly drive over his second murder victim -- among other violent crimes. A man may have covered his extensive facial tattoos for his...

Man Wearing Makeup in Court to Hide Swastika Tattoo Guilty of Murder 'For the Sake of Killing'

A Georgia inmate somehow got hold of a gun and shot dead a prison kitchen employee before turning the weapon on himself, according to officials. 

Jaydrekus Hart, who was facing at least another 19 years in Smith State Prison for voluntary manslaughter, gunned down kitchen worker Aureon Shavea Grace at around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, the state’s Department of Corrections said. 

The agency provided few details, including how Hart got the weapon or why he targeted the kitchen worker, who was identified by friends as a 24-year-old mom.



“The weapon is in GDC custody at this time, and a complete and thorough...

Violent inmate manages to get gun, fatally shoots young mom working in prison kitchen before killing himself

Bonne Terre, MO

The Mirror US

Death row inmate David Hosier used his last breath to denounce the US justice system, which he believed was culpable for his unjust death, before he died by lethal injection

Death row prisoner's haunting last words to 'join him' before execution for murder of ex-lover

Tampa, FL

A Florida mother was arrested on Monday after an investigation discovered she allegedly fed her 13-month-old daughter bleach in a bottle in January.

Florida mother living in deplorable conditions allegedly fed daughter bleach in bottle: authorities

Angleton, TX

Irish Star

Robert Allen Satterfield received the death sentence last year for murdering Ray Shawn Hudson Sr, 28, Maya Rivera, 24, and their son Ray Jr - but the shameless thug is already looking to woo women from behind bars

Death Row killer who murdered entire family is looking for love while awaiting execution

HotNewHipHop

There isn't a whole lot of information on what the circumstances behind this supposed release are, so Pop Smoke fans are puzzled.

Pop Smoke’s Alleged Killer Reportedly Released From Prison

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Louisiana State

Yella Clark, 45, an incarcerated Black transgender person, was killed in a fight with other inmates at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La., in April. Clark’s trans identity is just being widely reported now. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The...

Transgender inmate killed in prison fight in Louisiana

Dallas, TX

Arlington, TX

When a violent serial rapist known as the “Bathtub Killer” targeted a string of unsuspecting women in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington area of Texas, it sent terror throughout the community, according to Dateline. “You don’t have fear. You don’t have concern — you’ve got absolute panic,” former...

Serial Rapist Known As the "Bathtub Killer" Caused "Absolute Panic" in Texas: "He's Evil"

Indiana State

Convicted serial killer Joshua Wade was found dead inside his Indiana prison cell as efforts by correction offers to revive him ultimately failed

Serial killer convicted of murdering five people dies in Indiana prison

South Carolina State

Susan Smith gained notoriety when she blamed a Black man before admitting she drowned her children in a lake. She is up for parole in November and told one suitor she is "ready to go."

Murderous mom Susan Smith told suitor in jailhouse call she is ‘ready to go’ ahead of parole hearing: report

New Jersey State

Fernandina Beach, FL

Court TV

A 20-year-old faces an attempted second-degree murder charge after Florida authorities said he flew from New Jersey and attacked a fellow gamer with a hammer following an online dispute. Edward Kang and the victim had never met in person before the attack early Sunday, but they were acquainted through an online video game called ArcheAge,... Read more »
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Florida murder suspect waives right to extradition proceeding

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