John Wayne Gacy killed more than 33 victims, and the “Killer Clown” didn’t do it alone, his lawyer believes. Karen Conti was a fledgling attorney in the early 1990s when she defended the most infamous serial killer at the time during his final death row appeals from 1993 to his execution by lethal injection May 4, 1994. Gacy was convicted …
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Florida man named 'prime suspect' in disappearance, death of girlfriend's daughter charged with murder
A Florida man arrested in February during an investigation into the disappearance and death of his girlfriend’s teenage daughter has officially been charged with murder. Osceola County Jail records show Stephan Sterns, 38, who was arrested on Feb. 28 on unrelated charges, was charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday in connection with the death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto. Soto, who …
Read More »Moroccan asylum seeker says he killed British 70-year-old 'for the people of Gaza'
An asylum seeker from Morocco who went on a vicious rampage following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that triggered the Israel-Hamas war was convicted Thursday of murder for stabbing a 70-year-old man in the streets of an English seaside town. Ahmed Alid, 45, stabbed Terence Carney six times on Oct. 15 in the center of Hartlepool minutes after he hacked …
Read More »Cold case suspect makes deathbed confession in murders of child and her mother 24 years ago
A West Virginia man recently admitted to the cold case killing of a 10-year-old girl and her mother in 2000 — and died the same day that their bodies were found. Larry Webb, who was in his 80s, died at Mount Olive Correctional Complex in Fayette County on Monday, just six hours before the remains of victims Susan and Natasha …
Read More »Oklahoma man 'bludgeoned' girlfriend's relative with brick before dumping remains in wildlife refuge
An Oklahoma man, alongside his girlfriend, “bludgeoned” his girlfriend’s relative with a brick, before dumping the victim’s remains in a wildlife refuge, federal authorities said. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Oklahoma, Tevin Terrell Semien, 29, and co-defendant Nicole Leigh Logsdon, 24, were indicted for the May 2023 murder of 68-year-old Karon “Dinkers” Conneywerdy …
Read More »Deadly Florida carjacking: 3rd person of interest in custody; sheriff says 'case is about drugs and money'
A third person of interest has been taken into custody in Puerto Rico as investigators continue unraveling the Florida carjacking that authorities believe left Katherine Altagracia Guerrero De Aguasvivas dead. Kevin Ocasio Justiniano, 28, was arrested by U.S. Marshals for unrelated drug trafficking and weapons charges, Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma announced Tuesday. He is believed to have been the …
Read More »Oklahoma fisherman believed friend was going to 'sacrifice' him to 'Bigfoot'
A fisherman admitted to killing his buddy because he planned to feed him to Bigfoot after summoning the mythical creature, according to Oklahoma prosecutors. Larry Sanders was fishing with his friend Jimmy Knighten in the South Canadian River in Ponotomac County, Oklahoma, when Sanders suddenly strangled Knighten after claiming to see Sasquatch-looking creatures down stream. “So, his statement was that …
Read More »Former officer accused of killing ex-wife and minor girlfriend, abducting son, shoots self
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Aformer Washington state police officeraccused of killing his ex-wifeand 17-year-old girlfriend – as well as abducting the 1-year-old son he shared with his girlfriend – has been found dead with a self-inflicted bullet …
Read More »Washington mother accused of killing, stabbing 4-year-old son 41 times: report
A Washington state mother was accused of savagely murdering her 4-year-old son by stabbing her young child 41 times, according to court documents obtained by Fox 13. Janet Garcia, 27, was charged with first-degree murder on Friday in the death of her son, Ariel Garcia, in Everett, Washington in March 27. Charging documents initially identified 16 “sharp force wounds,” but …
Read More »Fifth arrest made in connection to murdered Kansas moms who disappeared without a trace
As Oklahoma authorities continue their investigation into the deaths of 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley, an additional arrest was made on Wednesday. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) confirmed in a press release that 31-year-old Paul Grice was arrested and booked into the Texas County Jail on two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping, and …
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