A Cherokee County man convicted of murdering his wife has been sentenced to life in prison. Charles Terry Collins, 71, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Shannon Wallace to life plus five years in prison. Collins was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, family violence, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the […]
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Cherokee County man sentenced to life for murdering his wife, DA says
A 71-year-old Cherokee County man convicted of shooting and killing his wife last summer has been sentenced to life in prison. Earlier this week, a jury found Charles Terry Collins guilty of malice murder, felony murder, family violence aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in the death of […]
Man wanted for murdering man outside Kroger in Sandy Springs arrested in Ohio
More than two years after a man was killed in the parking lot outside of a Kroger in Sandy Springs, the man police say is responsible has been arrested. Davonte Lavonne Childs, 27, was found hiding in Euclid, Ohio and arrested on Thursday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Euclid is located about 10 miles […]
Parents of Courtney Clenney, OnlyFans model charged with murdering BF, arrested for alleged evidence tampering
The parents of Courtney Clenney, an OnlyFans and Instagram model charged with murdering her boyfriend, have been arrested for allegedly tampering with evidence in the ongoing case. Clenney’s father Kim and mother Deborah were arrested at their home in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, according to TMZ. The arrest was made based on a warrant out […]
Man convicted of murdering woman who pulled into his driveway after wrong turn
A man was convicted of second-degree murder on Tuesday for fatally shooting a young woman when the SUV she was riding in mistakenly drove into his rural driveway in upstate New York. After deliberating for less than an hour, a jury found Kevin Monahan, 66, guilty of shooting 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis on a Saturday night […]
Man convicted of murdering woman who wound up in his driveway after wrong turn
A man was convicted of second-degree murder on Tuesday for fatally shooting a young woman when the SUV she was riding in mistakenly drove into his rural driveway in upstate New York. After deliberating for less than an hour, a jury found Kevin Monahan, 66, guilty of shooting 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis on a Saturday night […]
Kenya doomsday cult leader and 30 others face charges of murdering 191 children
Doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 30 of his followers have appeared in a Kenyan court to face charges of murdering 191 children. Mackenzie and the other suspects did not enter pleas in the coastal town of Malindi because High Court Judge Mugure Thande granted a request from prosecutors that they undergo mental health assessments […]
A Texas Woman Has Been Arrested for Allegedly Murdering Her Teenaged Girlfriend … And It Gets Sadder
Shania Laneice Turner. A Texas woman has been arrested and charged with allegedly murdering her 18-year-old girlfriend. According to a statement released Friday by the Houston Police Department, Shania Laneice Turner is believed to have been in a relationship Tierra Horn when she was reported missing Jan. 4. Police discovered Horn’s body near a Texas […]
Where is Nicholas Godejohn, convicted of murdering Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s mother, now?
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the child abuse victim who was convicted of killing her mother, in 2015, has begun a new life since leaving prison. But what has become of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn, who was also convicted in the case? In 2016, Blanchard, now 32, was convicted of second-degree murder for her role in the 2015 slaying […]
Ex-convict charged with murdering elderly Watertown woman in August
Jan. 6—WATERTOWN — An ex-convict charged Friday with murdering an elderly Watertown woman was arrested multiple times on felony counts in the days and weeks surrounding the killing, but was only held on bail the day after her body was discovered. Jonathan E. Melendez, 39, Watertown, is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault, third-degree criminal […]
Oscar Pistorius released on parole 11 years after murdering girlfriend
South African former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was released on parole on Friday, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend in a crime that shocked a nation long inured to violence against women. Pistorius – dubbed “Blade Runner” for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs – shot 29-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp dead through a locked bathroom door […]
Where is Nicholas Godejohn, convicted of murdering Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s mother, now?
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the child abuse victim who was convicted of killing her mother, in 2015, has begun a new life since leaving prison. But what has become of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn, who was also convicted in the case? In 2016, Blanchard, now 32, was convicted of second-degree murder for her role in the 2015 slaying […]