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Serial killer who wanted to be mafia hit man given life in prison after death sentence is overturned
LEXINGTON, S.C. (TCN) -- A serial killer was resentenced to life in prison two years after a federal appeals court overturned his death sentence in part because of his mental health. WLTX-TV reports a judge in Lexington County ordered Quincy Allen to spend his life in prison without the possibility...
Boyfriend arrested after woman’s body is found hanged at Texas marina
LEAGUE CITY, Texas (TCN) -- Police recently arrested a 51-year-old man in connection with the death of his 30-year-old girlfriend, who was found hanged at a marina dock nearly two months ago. On May 31, the League City Police Department received reports of a woman’s lifeless body hanging by a rope from a dock. Officers responded to the scene, where they found the female victim deceased. Investigators suspect foul play in the death of the victim, identified by KTRK-TV as Giselle Salazar-Tapia. According to the news source, police observed one of...
14-year-old girl who was strangled to death and set on fire in California is identified
IRVINE, Calif. (TCN) -- Through DNA testing, investigators recently identified the remains of a young teen missing out of Reno, Nevada, who was found fatally strangled and burned in a parking lot nearly 15 years ago. According to the Irvine Police Department, on the morning of Sept. 5, 2009, employees...
Wyo. man sentenced for kidnapping, killing woman whose remains were found in Colo.
AURORA, Colo. (TCN) -- A 41-year-old man from Wyoming will spend the rest of his life behind bars for kidnapping and killing a 29-year-old woman whose remains were found in a remote area in Colorado on New Year’s Eve in 2021. The Colorado 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced...
Mich. woman accused of fatally injuring her girlfriend’s infant after getting drunk while babysitting
REED CITY, Mich. (TCN) -- A 31-year-old woman is being charged with murder after she allegedly got drunk while babysitting her girlfriend’s 4-month-old child and severely injuring her, leading to the baby’s death. According to MLive.com, on Saturday, July 21, at 2 a.m., Reed City Police Department officers...
Dad arrested after 3-year-old son dies from gunshot to the head a year after daughter is fatally shot
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TCN) -- A 23-year-old man surrendered to police a day after his 3-year-old son fatally shot himself in the head with the man’s pistol. On Wednesday, July 24, just before 9 p.m., Metro Nashville Police Department officers were called to an apartment on Oakwood Avenue regarding a child shot. The boy, Aydeen Pruitt, was taken to Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. The boy’s mother told police that she heard a "loud pop" from her bedroom, and moments later, Dandre Pruitt ran out and drove away in a Kia Soul.
Millionaire husband allegedly tried to poison wife with fentanyl before hiring hit men to kill her
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A wealthy developer worth over $150 million is accused of hiring multiple murder crews to kill his estranged wife before he was found dead in an FBI raid. Gerald Griggs joins host Ana Garcia.
Millionaire husband allegedly tried to poison wife with fentanyl before hiring hit men to kill her - TCNPOD
This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A wealthy developer worth over $150 million is accused of hiring multiple murder crews to kill his estranged wife before he was found dead in an FBI raid.Gerald Griggs joins host Ana Garcia. YouTube: Millionaire husband allegedly tried to poison wife with fentanyl before hiring hit men to kill her
2 sentenced for kidnapping woman, killing her, and wrapping body in plastic bags
KEARNS, Utah (TCN) -- Two men have been sentenced for kidnapping a woman at gunpoint, driving her to a home, fatally shooting her, and dumping her remains along a road in 2021. The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office announced July 25 that a judge sentenced Orlando Tobar to 30...
Pastor and self-proclaimed 'prophet' sentenced for killing estranged wife in front of her workplace
ORLANDO, Fla. (TCN) -- A 39-year-old pastor will spend the rest of his life behind bars for fatally shooting his estranged wife at her job in front of multiple witnesses in 2020. The Florida State Attorney’s Office for the Ninth Judicial Circuit announced July 25 that a jury convicted Sylvester...
Woman says she was on drugs when she killed 4-year-old, left 1-year-old alive in ditch
LAKE CHARLES, La. (TCN) -- A 25-year-old woman charged with allegedly killing her 4-year-old son and leaving her 1-year-old son alive in a ditch said she did it because she was "under the influence of drugs." On Monday, July 8, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office deputies went to the Vinton Welcome...
Charges upgraded for dad, girlfriend in child's starving death after evidence of severe torture found
WEST CALN TOWNSHIP, Pa. (TCN) -- A 52-year-old father and his 45-year-old girlfriend face upgraded charges in connection with the starving death of a young child after investigators found evidence of yearslong torture and abuse. According to the Chester County District Attorney's Office, on May 4, Rendall Hoagland called 911...
Wife allegedly fatally shot estranged husband at campground, then apologized
CANYON COUNTY, Idaho (TCN) -- A 35-year-old woman and her 59-year-old mother were arrested after the daughter allegedly shot and killed her estranged husband at a campground this month. According to the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office, on the evening of July 12, deputies responded to a camping area near the...
Minnesota woman allegedly killed 70-year-old man and had accomplice hide body in shed
DAKOTA COUNTY, Minn. (TCN) -- A 25-year-old woman stands accused of killing a 70-year-old man during an argument, wrapping his body in tarps and carpet, and having an accomplice move the remains to a shed in Minneapolis. According to the Dakota County Attorney’s Office, on July 18, Josephine Powers called...
Wife scheduled to be sentenced for killing elderly UConn professor is found dead
BURLINGTON, Conn. (TCN) -- State police are investigating the recent death of a 76-year-old woman who was scheduled to be sentenced for killing her husband and hiding his body in their basement. On the morning of July 24, Connecticut State Police responded to Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi’s home to check on her...
Ky. mom allegedly kept daughter in dog cage and threatened to slit her throat
RICHMOND, Ky. (TCN) -- A 31-year-old mother faces multiple charges for allegedly threatening, strangling, and locking her daughter in a dog cage for days at a time. Madison County Jail records show Sheila Mann was arrested July 22 for first-degree strangulation, first-degree criminal abuse, first-degree unlawful imprisonment, first-degree wanton endangerment, third-degree terroristic threatening, and failure to appear.
New Orleans man arrested after allegedly almost severing mother’s arm with chain saw
NEW ORLEANS (TCN) -- Two officers and a 70-year-old woman were injured after a 34-year-old man allegedly attacked his mother with a chain saw, nearly cutting off her arm. According to New Orleans Police Department spokesman Reese Harper, on Tuesday, July 23, at approximately 2 p.m., officers responded to the 1200 block of Riviera Street in the city’s Gentilly neighborhood and found a woman "suffering from a severed arm." Paramedics arrived at the scene and transported the victim to the hospital, where she is in critical condition.
Boston man sentenced for killing young woman in 1988, leaving her body in a basement well
BOSTON (TCN) -- A 61-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison for strangling a 21-year-old woman to death and leaving her body in a basement over 35 years ago. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday, July 23, that a judge sentenced Carl Richard Vega, who also goes by the alias Ricardo Mazzarino, to life without parole after he was found guilty last month of the first-degree murder of Judy Chamberlain.
Tennessee man arrested after his teen girlfriend’s body is found in truck bed
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (TCN) -- U.S. Marshals recently located and arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of killing his 18-year-old girlfriend and fleeing. According to the Knoxville Police Department, on Monday, July 22, detectives and forensics personnel responded to a home after an individual reported that a man had "gravely injured" his girlfriend. Authorities found evidence of a deadly assault, but they didn’t locate a victim or suspect at the scene.
S.C. woman charged with allegedly kidnapping, stabbing husband’s new girlfriend
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (TCN) -- A 45-year-old woman is facing multiple felony charges for allegedly kidnaping and attacking her husband’s girlfriend and the victim’s 8-year-old son. According to a statement, on May 28, the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office learned a woman and her son had been forcefully taken...
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