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Ocala, FL

ABC News

Opening arguments took place on Tuesday morning in the trial of Susan Lorincz, who is charged for fatally shooting her neighbor Ajike “AJ” Owens through a closed door.

Trial begins in case of Florida woman charged in fatal shooting of neighbor

Houston, TX

The Independent

David Makes Man star Akili McDowell has been charged with the murder of a man in a parking lot in Houston.Police found 20-year-old Cesar Peralta in the parking lot of an apartment complex near Uvalde Road in the eastern part of the city suffering from multiple gunshot wounds back on 20 July.He was pronounced dead at the scene and less than two weeks later, 21-year-old McDowell was arrested and charged with his murder.Harris County Jail records reveal that McDowell was booked on 2 August on a $400,000 bond.He was also booked the day before on a theft charge and is due...

TV star accused of murder in shooting death of man in Houston parking lot

Indiana State

Detroit, MI

A man in an "intimate relationship" with a Michigan neurosurgeon has been charged in the doctor's slaying, authorities announced Wednesday.

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Jared James Dicus has been sentenced for decapitating his wife. Back in January 2023, Anggy Diaz was decapitated and parts of her body were scattered across a home owned by her in-laws. According to 'PEOPLE,' one year after the crime, Dicus, plead guilty to murder. The two, who were living...

Man Decapitates His Wife After 3 Months Of Marriage, Parts Of Her Body Scattered Across In-Laws' Home

Florida State

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Susan Lorincz, the 60-year-old Florida woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor, Ajike "AJ" Owens, has been found guilty of manslaughter.

White Woman Who Fatally Shot Black Neighbor Found Guilty Of Manslaughter

Vanity Williams, a 34-year-old Black transgender woman who had recently started nursing school, was shot to death August 3 in the lobby of her apartment building in Houston. Williams’s friends are remembering her fondly, and they say they don’t know why anyone would want to kill her. But Tristian Sanders, 26, a man who police say was known to Williams, was arrested a week later and charged with murder. She was found in the lobby suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Black transgender Air Force veteran Vanity Williams shot to death in Houston

Dallas, TX

Paris, TX

A Texas father has been arrested and charged after he allegedly gave his 4-month-old son gasoline to drink in an attempt to kill the minor. Police in Paris, Texas, said the suspect, identified as 24-year-old Edgar Bridgemon, admitted to the crime and told authorities that he deliberately made his son consume the poisonous substance because he wanted to kill him, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth reported. Bridgemon has since been charged with attempted capital murder.

Texas father charged after trying to end 4-month-old son’s life by giving him gasoline to drink

Texas State

Tucson, AZ

The Hill

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been transferred to a prison in Texas after surviving a stabbing in an Arizona facility. Chauvin was convicted in April 2021 of murdering George Floyd, a Black man, by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. He was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison…

Derek Chauvin transferred to Texas after prison stabbing

A 35-year-old man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting a 15-year-old who ‘talked smack’ to him in a video game. The shooting happened on August 18, 2024, in Crowley, Texas. Just hours after the incident, police found 35-year-old Deeven Jones and took him into custody. According...

Man accused of fatally shooting 15-year-old over “talking smack” in video game

Huntsville, TX

When Sarah Adleman woke up on Wednesday, her first order of business, she said, was to go for “a long run.”. It was a fitting tribute to her mom, Nancy, who was strangled to death nearly three decades ago while jogging by the Brays Bayou river near her Houston home. She was 48 years old.

Her mom’s murderer faces execution tonight. Will she read the letter he wrote to her?

A Florida woman, Susan Lorincz, 60, was convicted of manslaughter on Friday for fatally shooting her Black neighbor, Ajike “AJ” Owens, during a dispute over Owens’ children playing outside. The all-white jury in Ocala, Florida, reached the verdict after two-and-a-half hours of deliberation. The shooting occurred on...

Florida woman convicted of lesser charge of manslaughter after fatal shooting of black neighbor

Arthur Lee Burton was executed in Texas Wednesday for the murder of mother-of-three Nancy Adleman after apologizing to those he’d harmed with his horrific actions. “To all the people I have hurt and caused pain, I wish we didn’t have to be here at this moment, but I want you to know that I am sorry for putting y’all through this and my family,” he said. “I’m not better than anyone. I hope that I find peace and y’all can, too.”

Texas death row inmate says ‘I’m sorry’ in last words as he’s executed for mother-of-three’s murder

USA TODAY

Edgar James Bridgemon, 24, was arrested over the weekend on an attempted capital murder charge in Paris, a city about 100 miles northeast of Dallas.

Texas father gave infant daughter gasoline because he wanted her dead: Police

The Mirror US

A Texas death row killer's last words were directed at his fellow inmates as he referred to himself by a bizarre nickname — "Bird" — when he addressed them. He also addressed those impacted by his crimes

Texas death row prisoner's final message to fellow inmates using bizarre 'nickname' before execution

Georgia State

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Los Angeles County, CA

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Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

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Fox News

Immigration authorities confirmed to Fox News Digital that the 18-year-old woman accused of dumping her newborn in a Houston dumpster is in the United States illegally.

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Wade Wilson, the man dubbed the “Deadpool Killer,” has been sentenced to death after he was found guilty of killing two Florida women in 2019. Trigger Warning: Descriptive details about the murders. Wade, who is known for his noticeably offensive face and head tattoos, remained stoic in the...

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Arcadia, LA

Douglas Pilarski

Frank A. Hamer joined the Rangers in 1906 and served as a captain until he retired in 1932. He retained his commission as a Ranger. In 1934, Hamer became a special investigator for the Texas prison system. He was hired to hunt down Bonnie and Clyde. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were the best-known outlaws taken down by the Texas Rangers, according to the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame.

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Rolling Stone


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Men charged with murder in Waco to not face trial after prosecutors say shooting was in self-defense

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Men charged with murder in Waco to not face trial after prosecutors say shooting was in self-defense

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