MCDOWELL, KENTUCKY — The Kentucky State Police (KSP) have launched a death investigation after a 34-year-old woman was found dead from a gunshot wound in Floyd County on Thursday, October 23. Authorities identified the victim as Jill Howell of Prestonsburg, whose body was discovered inside a residence on East Back Street in the McDowell community…
OTISVILLE, NEW YORK — A 37-year-old woman has been sentenced to seven years in state prison for stabbing her father multiple times in the chest during an argument over a clogged toilet, then smoking a cigarette outside while telling police her father was “probably dying inside.” According to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Kimberly…
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY — A Kentucky judge has officially scheduled the trial of Shannon Gilday, the man accused of killing 32-year-old Jordan Morgan, daughter of former state lawmaker Wesley Morgan, during a violent home invasion in 2022. According to FOX56, the trial is set to begin on May 1, 2026, and is expected to continue through…
BOZEMAN, MONTANA — A Montana woman is accused of setting her boyfriend’s van on fire while he was still trapped inside, killing him — and later bragging to a friend about it in a chilling phone call, according to investigators. The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office said 51-year-old Beth Bakken has been charged with deliberate homicide…
LOUISA, KENTUCKY — A West Virginia woman was taken into custody Monday after a routine traffic stop in Louisa led to the discovery of fentanyl and drug paraphernalia, police said. According to the Louisa Police Department, officers pulled over a vehicle after noticing its license plate light was not properly illuminated. Inside the vehicle was…
GRAFTON, WISCONSIN — A former Wisconsin firefighter is behind bars after allegedly shooting his wife multiple times during a heated argument that police say unfolded shortly after she met with a divorce lawyer. 53-year-old Guy Paider is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree recklessly endangering safety, according to the Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Office….
McDOWELL, KENTUCKY — The Kentucky State Police (KSP) have opened a death investigation following the discovery of a woman shot to death in Floyd County late last week. Authorities identified the victim as 34-year-old Jill Howell of Prestonsburg, who was found fatally shot inside a residence on East Back Street in McDowell. KSP troopers and…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Nearly a year after a woman’s body was found at the bottom of a 24-story stairwell in a Chicago high-rise, her husband — already convicted of assaulting her — is now facing first-degree murder charges, police confirmed this week. Adam Beckerink, 47, was charged Monday in Cook County for the October 2024…
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — A man once found not guilty by reason of insanity for killing a 6-year-old Kentucky boy in 2015 has been extradited from Florida after authorities discovered he was living near a school and had failed to register as a convicted felon. Ronald Exantus, who served half of his 20-year sentence, was arrested…
SANFORD, FLORIDA — A 23-year-old Florida man who murdered his pregnant girlfriend because she refused to have an abortion may soon face the death penalty after being convicted of first-degree murder and killing an unborn child, prosecutors announced Monday. The Seminole County jury found Donovan L. Faison guilty in the 2022 shooting death of 18-year-old…