homicide
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Detroit Mom Shot in Front of 4-Year-Old Daughter Dies in 14-Year-Old Son’s Arms; Ex-Boyfriend Named Person of Interest in Her Death
Updated Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 3:30 p.m. EDT: Earl Maxwell, a Detroit man who police named a “person of interest” in the shooting death of a young mother of three, has been captured, police say. According to Fox 2, Maxwell was taken into custody Tuesday in connection with the death of Latrese Morris Dorsey, who…
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Man Stabs Girlfriend’s 12-Year-Old Daughter to Death, Then Sends Text to Mother: ‘See Wat U Made Me Do,’ Prosecutors Say
A 31-year-old Chicago man is accused of stabbing his girlfriend’s 12-year-old daughter, leaving the child covered in blood and gasping for breath, before texting the child’s mother, “See wat u made me do…u gon pay fro this,” prosecutors say. On Tuesday, 31-year-old John Singleton was ordered held without bail on a first-degree murder charge in…
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‘We’ve Found Our Monster’: Fla. Sheriff Announces Arrest in Killing of 12-Year-Old Naomi Jones
Authorities arrested an ex-convict from Alabama on Thursday on charges relating to the kidnapping, killing and disposing of the body of a 12-year-old girl in Florida. According to CBS News, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan announced that 38-year-old Robert Letroy Howard had been detained in relation to the case. Morgan noted that Howard “frequented” the…
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Missing 12-Year-Old Fla. Girl Found Dead; Homicide Suspected
The massive search for a missing 12-year-old girl in Pensacola, Fla., has ended in tragedy. The body of Naomi Jones was found by fishermen in a creek just a few miles away from her home. According to the Pensacola News Journal, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan made the announcement around 5:30 p.m. Monday via Facebook Live.…
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Calif. Grandmother Wanted in Fatal Stabbing of 18-Month-Old Granddaughter Detained
Updated Tuesday, June 6, 2017, 9:36 a.m. EDT: Police have confirmed that a Colton, Calif., grandmother wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of her 18-month-old granddaughter has been captured. Nicole Darrington Clark was taken into custody Tuesday morning, although other details are not immediately available. A police dispatcher told the Los Angeles Times that more…
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2 Teen Girls Sentenced for Their Role in School Bathroom Attack That Left 16-Year-Old Amy Joyner-Francis Dead
Two teens have been sentenced for their part in a school bathroom fight at a Delaware high school that resulted in the death of a 16-year-old girl. According to the Associated Press, one 17-year-old who was convicted in the attack that left Amy Joyner-Francis dead was sentenced Monday to six months in a juvenile facility.…
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Baltimore Day Care Worker Charged With Murder After ‘Disturbing’ Video of Abuse of an 8-Month-Old
Police say “disturbing” surveillance footage at a Baltimore day care center shows an 8-month-old girl being “tortured” to death by a staffer at the center. According to the Baltimore Sun, when little Reese Bowman was found unresponsive last Tuesday, a staffer told Baltimore police that she had fed the baby, wrapped her in a blanket…
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Baltimore’s Mayor Asks FBI to Help Curb City’s Murder Rate
So far this year, there have been 100 homicides in Baltimore, and Mayor Catherine Pugh wants the FBI’s help. During her weekly address Wednesday, Pugh said that she wanted to get a handle on the murder rate before the summer begins. “Murder is out of control,” said Pugh. “There are too many guns on the…
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Steve Stephens, Accused Facebook Killer, Fatally Shoots Himself in Pa.
Steve Stephens, who sparked a nationwide manhunt after posting a Facebook video in which he randomly shot and killed an elderly man in Cleveland over the weekend, has killed himself in Erie, Pa., state police report. According to NBC Philadelphia, Stephens was spotted by Pennsylvania State Police troopers Tuesday morning and fatally shot himself as…