Homicide
Murder investigations and cases
Michigan Parents Charged With Murder After 7-Year-Old Son Dies at 255 Pounds, Prosecutor Says Child Had Seen Doctor Only Once
Damien and Jessica O'Brien are held without bond in Genesee County Jail after their son Casper Jacob Shane O'Brien died from dilated cardiomyopathy linked to severe obesity.
HomicideDHS Watchdog Launches Reviews Into ICE Detainee Deaths, Use of Force After Homicide Ruling
The inspector general will examine rising fatalities in immigration detention and alleged force violations at a Louisiana facility.
HomicideMaryland Woman Allegedly Lifted Shirt to Display Handgun, Threatened Taco Bell Staff Over Wait Time
Ashley Andrews, 30, faces charges including second-degree assault and displaying a handgun after deputies say she told fast-food employees to 'meet her outside' in Chester.
HomicideKendrick Brown Charged With Murder After Woman Found Stuffed in Freezer in Texas Master Bedroom
Police say Mariah Murray, 27, was stabbed multiple times and discovered frozen solid in an abandoned East Oak Cliff home where her boyfriend allegedly concealed her body.
HomicideMember of Cultlike Zizians Group Charged With Murdering Parents at Their Pennsylvania Home
Michelle Zajko, 30, charged on what would have been her birthday with the New Year's Eve killings of Rita and Richard Zajko; prosecutor says she didn't act alone.
HomicideTrump DOJ Argues Jan. 6 Rioter's Firearms Conviction Should Be Overturned Due to Pardon, Limited Resources
The administration claims Benjamin John Martin's gun charges, which stemmed from a search related to the Capitol attack, should be exonerated because his prior domestic violence conviction prohibiting firearm possession would not have been discovered otherwise.
HomicideOwner of Vicious Dogs Arrested After Pack Allegedly Chased 12-Year-Old Boy to His Drowning Death at California Park
Kenneth Dobbins, 68, faces involuntary manslaughter and negligent animal ownership charges in connection with the June 18 death of Fernando Torres Moreno.
HomicideWest Virginia Woman Crawled Through Woods to Escape Boyfriend After He Attacked Her Over Missing Headlamp, Police Say
Frank Victor Calvert Jr. has been charged with felony strangulation following an alleged domestic violence incident in Preston County.
HomicideChild May Lose Ability to See After Minnesota Dad Admits He Was 'A Bit Lackluster' With Patience for Crying
Dylan Raymond Strain inflicted 60 combined fractures on his 3-month-old twin sons and now faces nearly 16 years in prison.
HomicideMan Accused of Killing Ex-Girlfriend Pro Skateboarder Appears in Court in Suicide Prevention Gown
Robert Galtman, 48, has been charged with two counts of murder in the June 18 killings of Veronica Lopez and her neighbor Richard Brady in Pomona.
HomicideFamily Demands Answers in Death of Kosher Bakery Owner, 75, Found Shot Dead at Queens Park
Relatives of Albert Itzkowitz, also a nursing home rabbi and volunteer EMT, say he was 'visibly Jewish' and targeted – as reward for information climbs to $20,000.
HomicideLong Island Woman Who Fatally Stabbed Man Claims She Acted in Self-Defense After Being Drugged
Kristin Sculley, 22, allegedly told investigators Robert "Bobby" Carragher, 28, gave her a vape laced with a date-rape drug before the fatal encounter at his parents' Massapequa home.
Verdict HomicideTwins Suffered 60 Fractures After Minnesota Father Admitted He Couldn't Handle Their Crying
Dylan Raymond Strain, 20, pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree assault and was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison for the abuse of his 3-month-old twin sons.
Homicide17-Year-Old Among Two Shot in Broad Daylight Attack Near Brooklyn College
Gunman in all black fled on foot after victims were struck at Bedford Avenue and Montgomery Street intersection, police say.
Verdict HomicideVile Perv Who Hooked 13-Year-Old Long Island Girl on Crack So He Could Rape and Control the Child Gets 15 Years in Prison
Danny St. Louis sentenced for sex-trafficking a minor he addicted to crack cocaine and raping her three times, Suffolk DA says.
Verdict HomicideRaggedy Subway Attacker Who Stomped 48-Year-Old Man's Head in NYC's Hell's Kitchen Sentenced to 12 Years
Orsen Reyes, 23, was convicted by a jury on attempted murder and other charges for the December 2024 subway platform attack where prosecutors said he stomped on the victim’s head.
HomicideTeen Driver Allegedly Fleeing Robbery Kills Couple Celebrating Husband's 77th Birthday in Florida
Estiben Garcia Luis, 17, faces two counts of felony murder in the deaths of Charles and Lynn Duncan after authorities say he plowed into their vehicle while fleeing a robbery.
Verdict HomicidePals Seen Smiling After Gunning Down Firefighter for His iPhone and Nikes
Torrey Holston and Jose Garcia Romero sentenced to life in prison for killing Coral Springs-Parkland firefighter Christopher Randazzo during a 2019 robbery.
Verdict HomicideTwo Men Sentenced to Life for Murdering Florida Firefighter for iPhone, Nike Sneakers and $55
Torrey Holston and Jose Garcia Romero convicted of killing off-duty firefighter Christopher Randazzo in 2019 robbery; witness testified they were 'smiling' after the shooting.
HomicideOklahoma Arby's Manager Allegedly Spits in Customer's Sandwich, Infecting Her With Herpes
Manager Amanda Hendricks was arrested and charged with felony poisoning with intent to injure after allegedly contaminating a mother's food at the drive-thru.
HomicideCheating Husband Allegedly Pushed Wife 1,200 Feet to Her Death at Zion National Park During Anniversary Hike
David Vander Meer told his mistress they could be together only if Bernadette 'was not alive,' police say. He was a pastor with an alleged affair when she died in 2006.
HomicideFlorida Police Sergeant Charged After Allegedly Using Dead Mother to Lure Girlfriend Outside, Then Punching Her
Miramar Officer Devarious Holloway allegedly assaulted his girlfriend after she ended their relationship, authorities said.
HomicideWest Virginia Mother Faces Charges After Allegedly Falling Asleep, Waking to Find 4-Month-Old Daughter Dead
Jonda Marie Whitt allegedly told someone not to call 911 because she had drugs in the home before first responders found the infant with signs of death.
Verdict HomicideJeff Metcalf, Father of Slain Teen Austin Metcalf, Speaks Out After Son's Killer Convicted of First-Degree Murder
The grieving father breaks his silence following the conviction in his son's killing, marking what he calls a long-awaited moment of justice.