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Man Wanted For Ohio Road-Rage Slaying Caught In Meriden After Police Chase: Police
A man wanted for murder in Ohio was arrested in Connecticut after police said he fled from officers near the scene of an earlier shooting, authorities said. Officers also recovered a gun and drugs during the arrest. Khaliq Hunt, of Greensboro, North Carolina, was arrested in Meriden on Tuesday, May 12, after police spotted him near Pratt Street and Mill Street, the scene of an earlier shooting, authorities said. Meriden police spotted Hunt walking nearby soon after the shooting. When officers tried to approach him, Hunt sprinted away, police said. Authorities caught up with him after a bri…
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Human Remains Found Off Mass Highway ID’d As Woman Missing Since 2019: FBI Boston
Human remains found off a Massachusetts highway have been identified as a Hanson woman who disappeared in 2019, according to the FBI. Sandra Crispo was reported missing on Aug. 9, 2019. A hunter discovered what was believed to be human remains on March 6, 2025 in a deer trail near the breakdown lane between exits 13 and 14 on Route 3 North, authorities said. Massachusetts State Police responded to the wooded area and located part of a human skull, according to the FBI. The remains were taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and the FBI later determined the skull was a CODI…
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Netflix ‘Homicide: New York’ Revisits Killing Of CT's Joey Comunale
A new Netflix series is revisiting the 2016 killing of Joey Comunale, a Stamford, CT native whose body was found charred and buried behind a New Jersey flower shop after a night out in New York City. Season 3 of “Homicide: New York” opens with “Party Monster,” detailing how Comunale, 26, disappeared after going out on Nov. 12, 2016. Comunale, a Westhill High School graduate and former athlete, had plans to go out with friends before heading into Manhattan that night. When his parents did not hear from him the next day, they contacted authorities, prompting an investigation that quickly esca…
Police & Fire
Brown University Shooter, MIT Professor’s Killer Planned Attacks For Years, Motive Unknown: FBI
A gunman who carried out a deadly attack at Brown University and killed an MIT professor acted alone and left behind disturbing confessions with no clear motive, federal investigators said. The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts released new details after concluding a significant portion of the investigation into the violence that occurred in December 2025. Investigators say Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, was behind both the campus shooting in Providence on December 13 and the killing of MIT scientist Dr. Nuno Loureiro at his Brookline home on December 1…
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Disturbing Details Emerge As Stepbrother Charged With Killing HS Cheerleader On Carnival Cruise
Haunting new details have emerged in the cruise ship death of Anna Kepner, a bubbly 18-year-old varsity cheerleader and straight-A senior from central Florida, and the teenager accused of killing her is now facing the full weight of the federal justice system. A federal grand jury indicted T.H., 16, as an adult on Monday, April 13, on charges of murder in the first degree and aggravated sexual abuse in connection with the death of his stepsister, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida. T.H. was first charged as a juvenile by information on Monday, F…
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Mass Woman Killed By Former NFL Player At Her Home ID'd: Police
Authorities have identified the 29-year-old Massachusetts native as the woman who police say was killed by a former NFL linebacker. Gabriella Perpetuo, 29, of Framingham, Massachusetts, was found dead inside her home in Hamilton County, Tennessee, last week, officials said. Her boyfriend, former linebacker Darron Lee, 31, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies were called to Perpetuo's home Thursday afternoon, Feb. 5, where they found her unresponsive. They attempted CPR, but responders could n…
Police & Fire
Cold Case Solved: CT Man Guilty Of Kidnapping, Killing Store Owner 15 Years Later
A Connecticut man has been convicted of a kidnapping and fatal shooting outside a Hartford business more than 15 years after the crime, authorities announced. Shawn Milner, 35, of Hartford, was found guilty on Jan. 29 of two counts of felony murder and one count of first-degree kidnapping, Chief State’s Attorney Patrick J. Griffin said. Milner was accused of killing Waqas “Victor” Rehman, 42, of Farmington, in Hartford in 2010. Rehman owned The Smoker’s Stop on Barbour Street in Hartford. A witness told officers that they overheard someone yelling at Rehman, demanding money and telling him…
Police & Fire
2 Arrested In New Haven Halloween Shooting That Killed 18-Year-Old
Police in Connecticut say they've arrested two people in connection with a fatal shooting on Halloween that left an 18-year-old woman dead. Gunfire erupted after a fight near Church Street and Center Street in New Haven around 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 1, following Halloween festivities earlier that night. Four people were hurt, including 18-year-old Alexa Acevedo, who later died of her injuries, police said. One of the men who was shot during the attack was 20-year-old Charles Woodall of East Hartford. Police now say he was a victim but also a shooter in the incident.&nb…
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Romy, Jake Reiner Share New Statement After Parents’ Murders, Give Update On Memorial Service
Romy and Jake Reiner have issued a new public statement in the wake of their parents’ brutal murders, expressing gratitude for the support they’ve received and sharing that the date for a memorial service will soon be announced. "Jake and Romy Reiner remain grateful for the outpouring of love and support they have received," read a statement from the siblings’ spokesperson, shared with People this week, saying that they will share information about a memorial service honoring their parents at a later date. The statement comes after an informal gathering of friends was held at actor/ co…
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Triple Murder: Husband Admits Killing Wife, Father, Step-Grandmother In Upstate NY
A New York man confessed to murdering his wife, father, and step-grandmother in a shooting that erupted just as his wife—who had long tried to escape his abuse—called 911 begging for help. Joshua Fowler, 26, of Cropseyville in Grafton, pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree murder in Rensselaer County Court on Monday, Nov. 24, court records show. It followed the June 18 shooting that killed his wife, Whitney Fowler, 27; father Wilson Fowler, 55; and step-grandmother Anita Crandall, 69, as Daily Voice reported. The massacre began around 6:30 p.m. when Whitney called 911 reporting s…
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NY Prison Guard Guilty, 2 Others Acquitted In Murder Of Inmate Robert Brooks, Jury Finds
A jury convicted one former New York State corrections officer of murder in the 2024 beating death of inmate Robert Brooks, while acquitting two others of all charges. The verdict was delivered Monday, Oct. 20, in Oneida County Supreme Court after 10 days of trial and two full days of deliberations. Former officer David Kingsley was found guilty of murder and manslaughter. He faces 25 years to life in prison when he is sentenced in December. Two of his co-defendants, former corrections officers Nicholas Kieffer and Mathew Galliher, were acquitted on all counts. Both had faced gang assault …
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Facebook Friend Stabbed, Burned Alive By Gang Member: Life Sentences Mount
The final member of a violent Lehigh Valley gang has been convicted in the 2018 torture-killing of 18-year-old Tyrell Holmes, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced on Thursday, Oct. 9. Zahmire Welcome, 27, of Whitehall, was found guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and kidnapping by a Northampton County jury after more than a week of testimony. He faces a mandatory life sentence when he is formally sentenced on Jan. 14, 2026. Welcome was the last of four men charged in connection with Holmes' killing — all members of a gang that called itself “Money Rul…
Police & Fire
Youth's YouTube Livestream May Implicate Him In NJ Girls' Murders
Speculation is swirling that the creator of a 22-minute YouTube livestream is the 17-year-old boy behind the murders of two Cranford girls. In the Tuesday, Sept. 30 video, the boy — who has not been identified by prosecutors due to his age — was attempting to talk about baseball and play a game, but was inundated with comments almost immediately. Comments began popping up on the screen asking the boy if he was going to jail, if he was going to stream the trial, and mourning the girls who were killed. The Union County Prosecutor's Office said they were unable to confirm the boy's i…
Police & Fire
CT Man Arrested In Waterbury Fatal Shooting; Second Suspect On The Run: Police
Authorities have arrested a 37-year-old man in connection with a fatal Waterbury shooting earlier this month. Latroy Young, of Hartford, was arrested in connection with the shooting death of Frank Garay outside of a bodega on Charles Street on Sept. 15, Waterbury police said. Garay would have turned 30 just days later. Facebook Waterbury police and Connecticut State troopers found Young at the G Style Lounge on Main Street in Hartford on Monday, Sept. 22, and arrested him without incident. Young is charged with conspiracy to commit murder, criminal possession …
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CT Man Guilty Of Gunning Down Hamden Teen Days Before His High School Graduation: State
A Connecticut jury has found a New Haven man guilty in the drive-by murder of a teenager just days before he was set to graduate from high school, authorities said. Lamont Quadir Smith-Reed, 22, was convicted of the 2021 killing of 18-year-old Semaj Reddick-Streater of Hamden, the state prosecutor’s office said. The jury also found him guilty of conspiring to commit murder. Reddick-Streater was shot outside the Minute Mart convenience store at 280 Circular Ave. in Hamden on May 30, 2021, police said. In his obituary, his family said Reddick-Streater was a caring young man with a bright fut…
Politics
At Charlie Kirk Memorial, Widow Offers Forgiveness As Trump Vows ‘Hate’ For Enemies
Charlie Kirk’s widow and President Donald Trump delivered sharply different messages during a memorial for the 31-year-old conservative activist, who was shot and killed at an event in Utah earlier this month. Mourners filled the 63,000-seat State Farm Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 21, in Glendale, Arizona, where some of the most prominent figures in Trump’s administration and right-wing politics took the stage. Many vowed “retaliation” and “retribution,” but Erika Kirk — the widow of Charlie Kirk — urged forgiveness, telling mourners she has forgiven the 22-year-old accused gunman. “My husband,…
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Charlie Kirk Sent Message That 'Stopped Me Cold' Day Before His Murder, CNN Analyst Reveals
A day before he was killed, Charlie Kirk sent CNN analyst Van Jones a surprisingly conciliatory invitation, and Jones has now made it public. In a first-person CNN Politics piece published Friday, Sept. 19, Jones shared a direct message he says the 31-year-old conservative influencer sent him on X inviting a civil, on-air debate about crime and race. The message read: “Hey, Van, I mean it, I’d love to have you on my show to have a respectful conversation about crime and race. I would be a gentleman as I know you would be as well. We can disagree about the issues agreeably.” …
Obituaries
'Kind Heart, Big Smile': CT Mourns Murdered Dad, Family Turns To Community For Support
A 38-year-old Connecticut father was shot and killed last week, and now the community is rallying around his family. Miguel Alfinez, of Hartford, was found fatally shot in the 300 block of Broadview Terrace shortly before 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12. Paramedics rushed him to a nearby hospital, but doctors could not save him, police said. Xavier Soto, 34, has been charged with murder and several other crimes, according to Hartford police. Related: Vernon Man Accused In Hartford Killing Alfinez's sister created a GoFundMe campaign to help his family as they prepare to say goodbye. Miguel was a…
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Holocaust Survivor Bludgeoned To Death At NYC Nursing Home By Dementia Patient, Police Say
A 95-year-old woman has been charged with murder after allegedly beating a fellow resident and Holocaust survivor to death inside a Brooklyn nursing home. Galina Smirnova, 95, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 16, and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the death of 89-year-old Nina Kravtsov, an NYPD spokesperson told Daily Voice. Both women lived at the Seagate Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Coney Island. Officers responded to the West 29th Street facility around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, following reports that Kravtsov had been foun…
Police & Fire
Vernon Man Charged With Hartford Homicide
A Vernon man is behind bars after police charged him with the killing of a 38-year-old Hartford resident. Xavier Soto, 34, is charged with murder, criminal use of a firearm, risk of injury to a child, and first-degree reckless endangerment, Hartford Police said. Officers were called to the 300 block of Broadview Terrace around 6:50 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12, after reports of gunfire, according to Hartford police. At the scene, officers found Miguel Alfinez, who was rushed to the hospital, where he later died. Police said Soto was “quickly identified as a suspect through an investigati…
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Chilling Texts Read As Death Penalty Sought For Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect: 'I'm Sorry'
Chilling text messages between the 22-year-old now formally charged for the murder of conservative influencer and the suspect's roommate and romantic partner were revealed as prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty. Utah County District Attorney Jeffrey S. Gray announced Tuesday, Sept. 16 that his office filed seven charges against Tyler James Robinson. They also include obstruction of justice for disposing of evidence and witness tampering for telling his roommate to delete texts. Gray said he decided to pursue capital punishment “independently, based solely on the availabl…
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Luigi Mangione Terror-Related Murder Charges Tossed Out By Judge
A Manhattan judge has thrown out the most serious terror-related charges against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, finding prosecutors fell short of New York’s terrorism standard. The core intentional second-degree murder charge remains in place. In a ruling issued Tuesday, Sept. 16, Judge Gregory Carro deemed the evidence “legally insufficient” to support the terrorism counts under state law. Mangione, a Maryland native held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, is awaiting trial in the case. According to prosecutors, Thompson w…
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'I Was Wrong': Stephen King Apologizes, Deletes False Post About Charlie Kirk
Stephen King says he got it wrong, and he took it down. In a series of posts on X, the best-selling author apologized for falsely claiming that conservative influencer Charlie Kirk had advocated “stoning gays to death,” acknowledging he failed to fact-check before sharing. On Friday, Sept. 12, King wrote: “I was wrong, and I apologize. I have deleted the post.” I was wrong, and I apologize. I have deleted the post. https://t.co/v6NOIUGEvS — Stephen King (@StephenKing) September 12, 2025 He added in follow-ups, “I have apologized. Charlie Kirk never advocated stoning gays to dea…
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Bullet Messages, Father’s Tip Revealed In Case Of Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect Tyler Robinson
A 33-hour nationwide manhunt for the killer of conservative activist Charlie Kirk ended when the suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, confessed to the shooting after being taken into custody in Utah. Robinson was apprehended at 10 p.m. local time Thursday, Sept. 11, FBI Director Kash Patel announced at a news conference in Orem, about 40 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. The news conference on Friday morning, Sept. 12 began with Utah Gov. Spencer Cox saying: "We got him." Earlier report: 22-Year-Old Utah Man ID'd As Suspect In Charlie Kirk Murder Kirk, the 31-year-old c…
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22-Year-Old Utah Man ID'd As Suspect In Charlie Kirk Murder
The name of the suspect in the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been released. The man, identified by authorities as 22-year-old Utah resident Tyler Robinson, was apprehended late Thursday night, Sept. 11. New Update: Bullet Messages, Father’s Tip Revealed In Case Of Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect Tyler Robinson According to CNN Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller, the suspect confessed to his father. News of the arrest was announced Friday morning, Sept. 12 by President Donald Trump during an appearance on Fox News' "Fox & Friends." Trump Says…
Politics
Trump Says Charlie Kirk Murder Suspect Is In Custody: 'I Think We Have Him'
A suspect in the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been apprehended, according to President Donald Trump. Click here for a new, updated story: 22-Year-Old Utah Man ID'd As Suspect In Charlie Kirk Murder Trump made the announcement during a live appearance on Fox News' "Fox & Friends" inside the network's New York City studio on Friday morning, Sept. 12. "Can I always say 'I think' to protect us all," Trump began. "We don't want Fox News to get sued." Trump then said: "I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him. In custody. Everyone did a great job. We …
Sports
Panthers Fire Staffer Who Mocked Charlie Kirk's Murder In Social Post
A communications staffer for the Carolina Panthers has been fired after posting an insensitive message on social media in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder. Charlie Rock, a football communications coordinator, was let go following a controversial Instagram post, The Charlotte Observer reports. Rock’s post reportedly featured a photo of Kirk with the caption: “Why are yall sad? Your man said it was worth it …” — a reference to comments Kirk previously made about mass shootings. The caption also included a nod to the Wu-Tang Clan song “Protect Ya Neck.” In a statement released on X, the Pant…
Police & Fire
CT Landlord, Ex-Political Hopeful Gets 50 Years For Killing Tenant: State
A Connecticut landlord woman was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the fatal shooting of her tenant during a heated dispute inside a local home. Ellen Wink, 65, was convicted of murder and criminal lockout for the 2022 shooting of 54-year-old Kurt Lametta, the State Attorney's Office said. A Superior Court jury in Stamford rejected her claims of self-defense and extreme emotional disturbance after prosecutors presented evidence showing a long history of conflict between the two. Lametta, who rented from Wink, recorded their final confrontation on his cellphone. That video was …
Police & Fire
'The Love of My Life': Mass Father Of 3 Killed In Graffiti Confrontation Mourned As Loving Dad
A Massachusetts father of three who police say was shot and killed after confronting a man over graffiti was set to be married later this month. The man charged with attacking him is now facing a murder charge. Authorities said 26-year-old Snehal Srivastava fatally shot 56-year-old Kevin Doherty during an encounter at Jordan Pond on Aug. 28. Doherty, who had just walked his 6-year-old son to Coolidge Elementary School, called 911 just after 8:45 a.m. to report he was being attacked. Dispatchers then heard gunfire and Doherty’s last words: “He shot me,” according to authorities. Doherty’s fi…
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Cold Case Murder Of ‘Reputed Mob Affiliate’ Solved 26 Years Later: Police
A 26-year-old cold case has been cracked with the arrest of a South Philadelphia man accused of gunning down Guerino “Gino” Marconi outside his home in 1999, court documents say. Richard Leidy, 60, was arrested at his Girard Estates home on Monday, Aug. 25, and charged with murder, attempted murder, and multiple related offenses, according to Philadelphia court records. On Saturday, April 10, 1999, Guerino “Gino” Marconi Sr., 42, an auto body shop owner and reputed low-level mob associate, was ambushed outside his house on the 2400 block of South 20th Street. His longtime girlfriend, Patric…
Obituaries
‘Knockout Kings Of Comedy’ Star Reggie Carroll Identified As Shooting Victim
Baltimore comedian Reginald "Reggie" Carroll has been identified by authorities as the victim in a fatal shooting last week in Mississippi. The Southaven Police Department issued an update over the weekend, confirming that Carroll was the target of a shooting on Wednesday, Aug. 20. According to police, officers were called to investigate a reported shooting on Burton Lane in Southaven, where they found the 52-year-old Carroll suffering from fatal gunshot wounds. One person was arrested and later charged with murder, officials said on Saturday, Aug. 23. "Our thoughts our …
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