Jurors on Monday were seated to hear the trial of a 28-year-old man accused of killing his girlfriend two years ago at his home in central Lubbock. The trial comes about a month after Isaiah Montelongo, who has been held at the Lubbock County Detention Center since his March 4, 2022 arrest, appeared in the […]
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Canadian police make 3 arrests in Sikh separatist’s slaying that sparked a spat with India
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian police said they arrested three suspects Friday in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June that become the center of a diplomatic spat with India, and are investigating possible ties between the detainees and the Indian government. Three Indian nationals in their 20s identified as Kamalpreet Singh, […]
Death penalty under question as trial starts in slaying of Sacramento Officer Tara O’Sullivan
Venerando Jojie Ramos, the brother of Sacramento police Officer Tara O’Sullivan’s accused killer, grabbed a fistful of tissues to wipe his teary eyes as he paused while testifying Monday about his father’s bloody death. He began to describe how his brother, then-5-year-old Adel Sambrano Ramos, began to press on his father’s wounds to stem the […]
Warrant names suspect in slaying of Chicago police officer
A Cook County judge on Friday issued an arrest warrant for an Aurora man in connection with the killing of Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca, according to court records. Xavier Tate Jr., 22, was named in a first-degree murder warrant that ordered authorities to detain him, according to documents filed in Cook County Circuit Court […]
Convicted killer’s case dropped after judge tosses evidence from slaying kept hidden for years
After Fran Smith vanished in 1991, her husband’s dark secrets began to unravel. In the three decades since, John Smith, 73, was convicted of killing his first wife in Ohio years earlier, in a murder authorities weren’t even aware of until they began investigating Fran’s disappearance. Fran’s body has never been found, but prosecutors in […]
Closing arguments set in slaying of 87-year-old Edgewood mother
Apr. 23—Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday in the murder trial of an Edgewood man accused of stabbing his adoptive mother to death in 2021. Brian Farley, 53, told the judge he did not wish to take the stand in his own defense and his attorney said the defense will present no evidence or other witnesses […]
Lawyers detail evidence, set trial in 2018 slaying of mother, 3 kids in W. Brookfield
WORCESTER — Six years after Sara Bermudez and her three children were found stabbed to death inside their West Brookfield home, the family relative accused of their murders, Mathew P. Locke, is nearing trial, with prosecutors recently detailing a possible motive and other evidence they believe jurors should hear. In documents and arguments in Worcester […]
Slaying of WWII Veteran Killed in 1968 Solved After Police Discover Murderer’s Confession
Hiram Grayam was a beloved milkman at the time of his killing Indian River County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook Hiram Grayam A World War II veteran who became a milkman in Florida was murdered after going off on his delivery route in April 1968. For years the crime remained unsolved, until police discovered that the killer had […]
Lubbock man rejects plea deal, will stand trial in girlfriend’s 2022 slaying
Isaiah Montelongo A 28-year-old man accused in the shooting death of his girlfriend two years ago is set to stand trial in May after rejecting a plea deal last week in Lubbock County court. Isaiah Montelongo, who has been held at the Lubbock County Detention Center since his March 4, 2022 arrest, appeared in the […]
Levelland man sentenced to life in prison without parole in mother’s 2019 slaying
Jurors in Lamb County on Wednesday found a 41-year-old man guilty of capital murder in the August 2019 slaying of his mother at her home in Levelland. Jeremy Atchison stood silently as District Judge Pat Phelan read aloud the verdict, which arrived after more than six and 1/2 hours of deliberation. Prosecutor Barron Slack last […]
DNA from cigarette butt, styrofoam cup lead to arrest in unsolved Pennsylvania slaying
Investigators in Pennsylvania identified a suspect in an unsolved slaying through DNA obtained from a discarded cigarette butt and a bitten-off piece of a styrofoam cup, authorities said Monday. Vallis Slaughter, 39, ” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:was arrested last week;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>was arrested last week in connection with the fatal 2012 shooting of Julio Torres, […]
Drugstore worker gets May trial date in slaying of 2 teen girls
FILE – Officers escort Richard Allen out of the Carroll County courthouse following a hearing, Nov. 22, 2022, in Delphi, Ind. On Monday, March 11, 2024, a judge moved up the trial date for Allen, an Indiana man charged in the 2017 slayings of two teenager girls. Allen’s jury trial is now scheduled for May […]