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Conn. woman sentenced for conspiring with former boyfriend to kill missing mother of 5
STAMFORD, Conn. (TCD) -- A 49-year-old woman will spend over 14 years behind bars for conspiring to kill a missing mother who was in the middle of a divorce with the defendant’s former boyfriend. The State’s Attorney for the Stamford/Norwalk Judicial District announced May 31 that a judge sentenced...
Woman gave birth in Kentucky IHOP bathroom and allegedly tried to flush baby down the toilet
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (TCD) -- A 34-year-old woman was taken into custody after she reportedly gave birth inside a bathroom and tried to flush her deceased child down the toilet. Shaniqua Caldwell was booked into the Warren County Jail May 30 on a charge of concealing the birth of an infant. She was initially placed on an intervention hold.
New Jersey man accused of fatally assaulting girlfriend with machete
MONMOUTH COUNTY, N.J. (TCD) -- A 24-year-old man is in custody after allegedly fatally attacking his girlfriend with a machete while her child was nearby. According to a news release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, on the morning of Thursday, May 23, the Wall Township Police Department responded to an apartment complex parking lot, where they found a female suffering from multiple critical injuries. Authorities said the victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
North Carolina woman arrested after man and cat are found dead in home
GREENSBORO, N.C. (TCD) -- Officials recently arrested a 38-year-old woman after finding a 59-year-old man and a cat deceased inside his home this week. On the night of Thursday, May 30, deputies with the Guilford County Sheriff's Office responded to a home on Venus Drive, where they found Todd Arnold deceased with multiple stab wounds to his torso and other unspecified injuries. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will confirm Arnold's exact cause of death and injuries he sustained in the alleged attack.
Father charged with murder after 2-year-old daughter is found with her throat slit
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (TCD) -- A father is facing a charge of murder for allegedly killing his young daughter amid a custody dispute with the girl’s mother. On Tuesday, May 28, at approximately 9:42 a.m., Pembroke Pines Police Department officers received a call about an injured child at a home on Southwest 177th Avenue. When police and fire department officials arrived, they found a child "bleeding profusely from her neck." First responders immediately rendered aid before transporting her to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced deceased.
California man convicted of fatally strangling his ex after she filed restraining order against him
ANAHEIM, Calif. (TCD) -- A 37-year-old man has been convicted of killing his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend in 2023 before they were set to go to trial for a domestic violence attack several months earlier. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced May 29 that a jury found Aaron Romo guilty of one felony count of the first-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend, Mirelle Mateus. He was also convicted of one felony count of domestic battery with corporal injury, false imprisonment by menace, violence, and fraud or deceit after beating Mateus and throwing her over a...
California man convicted of fatally strangling his ex after she filed restraining order against him
ANAHEIM, Calif. (TCD) -- A 37-year-old man has been convicted of killing his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend in 2023 before they were set to go to trial for a domestic violence attack several months earlier. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced May 29 that a jury found Aaron Romo guilty of...
Kentucky baby found sitting in maggot-filled stroller with meth bags
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (TCD) -- A 34-year-old woman and 30-year-old man were arrested last week after police found a baby sitting on a pile of live maggots in a stroller that contained drugs. Hopkins County Jail records show Tiffany McCord was arrested Friday, May 24, on multiple drug-related charges and wanton...
Chad Daybell convicted of killing his first wife and second wife Lori Vallow’s 2 kids
FREMONT COUNTY, Idaho (TCD) -- A jury has found 55-year-old Chad Daybell guilty of murder and several other charges for killing his first wife and his second wife’s two children in 2019. East Idaho News reports Daybell was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder, three counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and two counts of insurance fraud in connection with the deaths of 16-year-old Tylee Ryan, 7-year-old Joshua "J.J." Vallow, and 49-year-old Tammy Daybell. The jury is now in the sentencing phase to determine whether Daybell will serve life in prison without...
Survivors reveal killing spree of suburban murderer; Serial killer brothers target couples - TCDPOD
This Week on True Crime Daily The Podcast: A monster in suburbia flies under the radar, leaving a trail of bodies in his wake. Plus, a pair of brothers who killed together reveal their atrocities after receiving a plea deal. Alicia Dennis joins host Ana Garcia. Catch new episodes of...
Nephew arrested 15 years after his uncle was found violently stabbed to death in NYC apartment
NEW YORK (TCD) -- DNA from a fork in Florida linked a 41-year-old man to a cold case in New York in which his 64-year-old uncle was found at home stabbed several times all over his body. The Queens District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday, May 30, that Anthony Scalici was...
Pennsylvania man accused of throwing toddler so hard he killed dog
ALTOONA, Pa. (TCD) -- A 34-year-old man faces charges after allegedly throwing a toddler and killing a dog over the weekend. On the night of Saturday, May 25, the Altoona Police Department responded to an apartment in reference to a possible assault. A witness parked outside the complex reportedly saw Bryan Gracia through his window "holding the child and repeatedly striking it before then throwing the child into a Pack ’n Play."
Milwaukee man accused of shooting and killing wife on her birthday
MILWAUKEE (TCD) -- A 59-year-old man is facing a homicide charge for allegedly fatally shooting his wife on her birthday over the weekend. On Saturday, May 25, just before 1 p.m., Milwaukee Police Department officers responded to a shooting call on the 800 block of North Cass Street and found a 60-year-old woman deceased. The 59-year-old male, identified by WITI-TV as Timothy Lewis, was taken into custody in what police said was a domestic violence-related incident.
Ala. man charged with allegedly killing grandparents, brother, family friend with gun and pickax
DAPHNE, Ala. (TCD) -- A grand jury has returned an indictment against a 22-year-old man who allegedly killed his grandparents, brother, and family friend just hours after bonding out of jail. AL.com reports Jared Smith-Bracy was charged with four counts of capital murder for the deaths of his brother Jeremy Smith, 27; his grandmother Barbara Smith, 72; his grandfather Leonard Smith, 80; and family friend Sheila Glover, 71. Smith-Bracy could face the death penalty if he is convicted. AL.com...
Ala. man charged with allegedly killing grandparents, brother, family friend with gun and pickax
DAPHNE, Ala. (TCD) -- A grand jury has returned an indictment against a 22-year-old man who allegedly killed his grandparents, brother, and family friend just hours after bonding out of jail. AL.com reports Jared Smith-Bracy was charged with four counts of capital murder for the deaths of his brother Jeremy...
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