Murder
X / @USMSMemphis (NEW YORK) — A murder suspect who has evaded authorities for several months was finally captured by U.S. Marshals after he fell through the ceiling from the attic space where he was hiding, authorities said. Deario Wilkerson, 20, has been wanted since May 9 when an arrest warrant for first degree murder […]
Courtesy of Augusta University (ATHENS, Ga.) — The murder trial for the suspect accused of killing 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia’s campus is expected to start in mid-November, a judge said Friday, as the defense is seeking to move the high-profile case to another county. Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge […]
Getty Images – STOCK (MINNEAPOLIS) — A Minnesota trooper who fatally shot an unarmed Black man during a routine traffic stop last July has had the charges against him dismissed. Ryan Londregan, the white state trooper accused of killing Ricky Cobb II, 33, had faced charges of second-degree unintentional murder, first-degree assault and second-degree manslaughter. […]
In this booking photo released by the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, Chad Daybell is shown. — Ada County Sheriff’s Office (BOISE, Idaho) –Chad Daybell, the husband of Lori Vallow, is set to go on trial in Idaho in the murders of his wife’s two children, nearly a year after she was convicted of the same […]
Stafford County Sheriff’s Office (FAIRFAX, Va.) — A man has been arrested in connection with a Virginia woman’s 1986 cold case murder, and authorities say DNA evidence also links him to a second murder from the ’80s. Jacqueline Lard, 32, was last seen at her job, Mount Vernon Realty, on the night of Nov. 14, […]
Kali9/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Authorities in Georgia are searching for 30-year-old murder suspect Zion River Shaka, who was mistakenly released by Clayton County authorities last week, according to ABC affiliate WSB in Atlanta. Last week, Shaka was transferred from the Fulton County Jail and sent to the custody of the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office for […]
boonchai wedmakawand/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — A judge has reinstated all charges, including murder, against former Philadelphia police officer Mark Dial in the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry, according to Philadelphia ABC station WPVI. Judge Lillian Ransom’s decision on Wednesday comes a month after a different judge dismissed the case, citing lack of evidence. Irizarry, 27, was […]
Marion County Sheriff’s Office via AP (INDIANAPOLIS) — A murder suspect who was accidentally released from an Indiana jail due to a clerical error has been apprehended following a two-week manhunt, authorities said. Kevin Mason, 28, was initially arrested on Sept. 11 in connection with a 2021 murder in Minneapolis. He was mistakenly released from the […]
EcoMap (BALTIMORE) — A convict accused of murdering a Baltimore tech CEO has also been linked to an attempted murder, arson and rape that occurred last week, police said, as a manhunt for the suspect continues. Jason Dean Billingsley, 32, of Baltimore, is wanted for first-degree murder, assault, reckless endangerment and other charges in connection with […]
Jamestown Police Department (JAMESTOWN, N.Y.) — Authorities are searching for a homicide suspect who escaped from a Pennsylvania jail just weeks after he was captured following a dayslong manhunt. Michael Burham, 34, is a suspect in homicide and rape cases in Jamestown, New York, police said. He was being held in the Warren County Jail […]