Tag: slaying

Trial begins for Lubbock man accused in girlfriend’s 2019 slaying

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]