homicides
A peculiarly located human heart has Tennesseans scratching their heads this week. Per a report from regional outlet WBIR-TV, the heart in question was found in a salt pile at a Tennessee Department of Transportation facility in the McEwen area last week. At first, the heart was mistaken for what the report describes as a […]
The so-called “stand your ground” laws may be doing more harm than good. According to a new study, researchers confirmed a notable link between the self-defense statutes and a significant rise in U.S. firearm homicides. The peer-review report, published in the JAMA Network Open on Monday, found states that enacted SYG laws experienced an average increase of 8-10 percent in […]
The death of Cedric Lofton, a Black teen who died while in police custody, has been ruled a homicide. According to an autopsy report reviewed by the New York Times, the 17-year-old died from “complications of cardiopulmonary arrest,” which he sustained after he was forced to lie facedown before being handcuffed. The report also states he […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Gabby Petito died by strangulation, according to Teton County, Wyoming coroner Brent Blue. “By Wyoming state statute, only the cause […]
While authorities continue to search for Brian Laundrie—the missing fiancé and primary suspect in Gabby Petito’s homicide case—a reality star may have found the biggest clue to his whereabouts. Dog the Bounty Hunter, who previously joined the search for Laundrie this past week and was spotted outside of his family home in North Port, Florida, received a tip that led him to […]
A former Marine in body armor fatally shot four people, including a mother and her three-month old baby, inside their home in Florida early Sunday morning, CNN reports. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said a woman called authorities Saturday night to report a mysterious vehicle outside her residence with a man inside who allegedly told her, […]
A man received an additional 25 years in prison for murdering his cellmate, who raped his younger sister, per the New York Post. Shane Goldsby, 26, was arrested in 2017 for his involvement in a police chase after stealing a patrol car, and crashing the vehicle into another officer’s car. Goldsby had spent the last four years bouncing around correctional […]
Milwaukee rapper Fatboi Gwalla Gwalla was found dead inside a burning vehicle on Tuesday, Milwaukee’s CBS affiliate reports. The death of Gwalla—born Lamonn C. Young—is being investigated as a homicide. Police located his body in a burning car near Hawley Road and Martin Drive. Currently they have no suspects but are asking anyone with information to come forward. Young’s death adds to Milwaukee’s […]
The death of Marvin Scott III at a Texas detention facility has been ruled a homicide. Collin County chief medical examiner Dr. William Rohr shared his findings Wednesday, more than a month after Scott died while in custody at the Collin County Jail. The Dallas Morning News reports Allen police officers arrested the 26-year-old Black man […]
A Seattle woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of homicide for the 1997 death of her newborn son, The Spokesman-Review reports. An autopsy determined that “Baby Boy Doe” was born alive two days before he was found dead by a gas station worker in a trash can at a 24-hour convenience store on Nov. 20, 1997. The discovery […]
