MIAMI, FLORIDA — A 39-year-old Florida woman has been arrested after police say she killed a man inside a Holiday Inn hotel room, hid his body under the bed, and then drained his bank account to zero dollars in the days following the murder. According to a criminal complaint reviewed by Law&Crime, Elizabeth Hernandez is…
PHOENIX, ARIZONA — A 31-year-old man is accused of shooting and killing his stepfather after an argument about a home internet outage escalated into a deadly confrontation Sunday evening, police said. According to the Phoenix Police Department, officers were called to a home near 39th and Maryland avenues around 7:30 p.m. after Brandon Alvarez called…
CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA — Police in Georgia say a father’s claim that his 6-month-old baby was kidnapped during a robbery is unraveling, as investigators now believe the child’s disappearance may involve foul play — and that the father himself may be responsible. Antonio Pearce, of Riverdale, reported to police Sunday morning that his infant son,…
COCOA, FLORIDA — Authorities in Brevard County say a 20-year-old man orchestrated a deadly ambush outside a local seafood restaurant, using his mother’s Apple Pay account to rent the getaway vehicle. The attack left 15-year-old Karyah Duncan dead and two teenage boys injured. Jonterich “Dooda Black” Smith was arrested and charged with first-degree premeditated murder,…
HOUSTON, TEXAS — Two funeral home directors in Texas are facing felony charges after authorities discovered a dozen decomposing bodies, including one that was “largely liquified,” left in filthy, overheated conditions inside a Houston mortuary that was open to the elements. Michael Richardson and Gayle Elaine Bell, both affiliated with Richardson Mortuary, were arrested last…
PORTERVILLE, CALIFORNIA — A California man is in custody after allegedly pouring gasoline on his wife and setting her on fire, leaving her with severe burns across her face, arms, and torso, according to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded just before 5:30 p.m. Friday to a medical emergency at a home in the…
GRAFTON, WISCONSIN — A 25-year-old Wisconsin mother has pleaded guilty to child neglect after her 5-day-old baby suffered skull fractures when she overdosed in the hospital and let the infant fall to the floor, police say. According to court records, Janet Solis admitted to neglecting a child causing great bodily harm following the shocking incident…
NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT — Authorities in Connecticut say a 12-year-old homeschooled girl’s murder went unnoticed for nearly a year after her mother and boyfriend allegedly kept her body in a plastic storage bin inside their home before abandoning it behind an empty house. Karla Garcia, 29, and her boyfriend Jonatan Nanita have been charged with…
WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA — A 45-year-old woman accused of helping her boyfriend conceal evidence after a double murder stunned local authorities by attending a memorial event for the two victims — a move prosecutors say violated her bail terms and retraumatized their families. Sandy Perez, who had been released on bail while awaiting trial, is now…
TAMARAC, FLORIDA — A New York woman accused of traveling to Florida to murder her ex-boyfriend’s new lover took the stand this week, telling jurors she acted in self-defense during the fatal stabbing that left 23-year-old Kayla Hodgson dead inside her apartment. 31-year-old Sakiyna Thompson, who was pregnant at the time of the attack, admitted…