APPLETON, WI — A Wisconsin woman who stabbed her boyfriend in the heart and desperately tried to shift blame has been sentenced to life in prison, closing a case that prosecutors described as fueled by drugs, lies, and years of violent behavior. 40-year-old Samantha Jean Krebs was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide for the stabbing…
DES MOINES, IA — A 25-year-old Iowa man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after he ambushed his ex-girlfriend’s parents during a move-out last year, killing her mother and critically injuring her father in a shooting prosecutors described as deliberate and unprovoked. Hamza Smajlovic was sentenced Friday to life in prison without…
JEFFERSON COUNTY, GA — A 21-year-old Georgia mother has been charged with murdering two of her infant sons after investigators uncovered alarming similarities in the boys’ deaths — including what officers described as the mother’s “nonchalant” behavior as paramedics tried to save one of the children. Dakota Taylor was arrested on Nov. 20 following a…
MASSAPEQUA, NY — A 23-year-old New York home health aide is behind bars after prosecutors say she climbed into an elderly patient’s bed in the middle of the night and drove an 8-inch chef’s knife into the woman’s torso, whispering for her to “stop fighting it” and “just let go.” The victim — 84-year-old Wendy…
MORRISVALE, WV — A West Virginia mother may spend the rest of her life in prison after pleading guilty to causing the death of her 14-year-old daughter, who authorities discovered in an “emaciated” and “skeletal state” inside the family’s home last year. Investigators say the teen had not left the house more than twice in…
SYLVA, NC — A North Carolina man is behind bars after police say he poured rubbing alcohol on his girlfriend and set their couch on fire during a violent domestic dispute early Friday morning. Officers say the attack began because the woman refused to “get him a beer” at 7 a.m. Argument Escalated into Threats…
BELLEVIEW, FL — A 52-year-old Florida man is behind bars after deputies say he beat his sleeping girlfriend with multiple household items and killed her Chihuahua as the dog tried to defend her during a violent attack inside their home. ‘Blood All Over the Walls’: 911 Caller Reported Grisly Scene According to a probable cause…
MIAMI, FL — A 49-year-old Miami woman is facing multiple felony charges after police say she attacked her boyfriend with a machete inside her apartment, following a heated fight at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant on Thursday night. Fight Over Cellphone Photos Sparks Violence After Dinner According to an arrest report reviewed by Law&Crime, Liz Frechel…
MIAMI, FL — A 38-year-old Florida attorney was arrested after allegedly attacking a 67-year-old man aboard the Norwegian Encore cruise ship, knocking him unconscious during a heated confrontation in a restricted hallway, according to an arrest affidavit released by Miami-Dade authorities. Verbal Dispute Turns Violent on Docked Cruise Ship The incident happened around 2 p.m….
BEAVER, KY — Kentucky State Police have charged a Floyd County man with murder after a woman was found shot to death Friday along Kentucky Route 979 in the Beaver community. The victim, 35-year-old Sarah Slone, was pronounced dead at the scene after troopers discovered she had suffered a fatal gunshot wound. Victim Found Dead…