Tag: murder
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Man posed as utility worker charged with murder over home invasion as police hunt second suspect
A man who was caught on camera posing as a utility worker to gain entrance to a Michigan house on Friday has been charged with murdering a man in a “gruesome” attack and tying up his wife, prosecutors said Sunday. Carlos Jose Hernandez, 37, from Dearborn, Michigan, was arrested in Louisiana and charged with felony…
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Chechnya’s Kadyrov threatens ‘blood feud,’ accuses Russian MPs of plotting his murder, state media reports
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has accused Russian lawmakers from neighboring regions of attempting to commission his assassination, and threatened them with a “blood feud” unless they prove otherwise, state news agency TASS reported. TASS cited Chechen-language comments by Kadyrov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, to a meeting of Chechen security officials. Video…
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Teen charged with murder in stabbing death of gay Detroit man
A Michigan teenager charged in the stabbing death of a gay Detroit man will be tried as an adult, in part because of the “heinous nature of the crime,” authorities said Tuesday. Detroit police charged Ahmed Al-Alikhan, 17, with first-degree murder, felony murder and unlawful driving away in an automobile, alleging he fatally stabbed Howard…
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Who is Terryon Thomas, the TikTok star known as Mr Prada accused of second-degree murder?
Terryon Thomas, a popular TikTok creator with 4 million followers on his main account, became infamous for his comedic and relatable videos, many of which he was accused of copying from other creators. But the 20-year-old gained new notoriety this week after he was charged with second-degree murder and obstruction of justice on Thursday. The…
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Bailey Sharp, 23, was killed after plotting California man’s murder; co-conspirators sentenced to life, as seen on Dateline
For years, Jeff Sharp often relied on the same refrain when he came upon an addict. It usually involved an expletive and a blunt question: Why do you keep doing it? Back then, more than two decades ago, Sharp — a detective with the Seattle Police Department’s gang unit — was on a bike patrolling high-drug…
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Popular TikTok creator Mr Prada charged with second degree murder
Terryon Thomas, a 20-year-old TikTok creator best known as Mr Prada, is being charged with second degree murder and obstruction of justice, The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana announced Thursday. Thomas, who has nearly 4 million followers on TikTok, was arrested in Dallas on Tuesday after a warrant was issued for his arrest…
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Ex-LAPD detective who hid murder for decades won’t be paroled, reversing earlier decision
A former Los Angeles police detective who killed a romantic rival and concealed the murder for more than two decades will not be paroled, reversing an earlier decision that found she was suitable for release, a lawyer for the victim’s family said Wednesday. In a statement, a spokesperson for the family of victim Sherri Rasmussen…
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Accused LA Metro bus hijacker charged with murder, kidnapping
Prosecutors filed murder, kidnapping, robbery, and carjacking charges Monday against the man suspected of hijacking an LA Metro bus last week, murdering a passenger, and leading police on an hour-long chase through downtown Los Angeles. Lamont A. Campbell faces a total of 12 counts, including a special allegations for the use of a gun during…
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John Carter called Katelyn Markham the love of his life. Then, he was charged with her murder.
John Carter seemed desperate to find his missing fiancée. On the night of Aug. 14, 2011 — less than 24 hours after Katelyn Markham had last been seen in the Cincinnati suburb where she lived — Carter dialed 911 and reported her missing. In the months and years that followed, he repeatedly provided information to…
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Former Houston officer found guilty of murder in deaths of couple during drug raid
HOUSTON — A former Houston police officer was convicted Wednesday of murder in the deaths of a couple during a 2019 drug raid that revealed systemic corruption problems within the police department’s narcotics unit. A jury found Gerald Goines guilty of two counts of murder in the January 2019 deaths of Dennis Tuttle, 59, and his 58-year-old wife Rhogena…