Mom Killed In Murder-Suicide Was Award-Winning Filmmaker: Remembering NY's Kaleigh Griffin Mom Killed In Murder-Suicide Was Award-Winning Filmmaker: Remembering NY's Kaleigh Griffin
Mom Killed In Murder-Suicide Was Award-Winning Filmmaker: Remembering NY's Kaleigh Griffin A Hudson Valley wife and mom to two toddlers killed in a suspected murder-suicide was also an award-winning filmmaker whose work touched lives far beyond her hometown. Ulster County resident Kaleigh Smith, 37, of Kingston—credited under her maiden name Griffin—was best known for her 2013 short documentary, First Name: Jogger, Last Name: John, which profiled an “extraordinary man” and his deep connection to the town of Woodstock, New York. The film premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival, won the Grand Prize at the SUNY-Wide Film Festival, and took second place at the Broadcast Education As…
Dad Murders Mom Before Plummeting To Death From Hudson Valley Bridge, Orphaning 2 Kids: Cops Dad Murders Mom Before Plummeting To Death From Hudson Valley Bridge, Orphaning 2 Kids: Cops
Dad Murders Mom Before Plummeting To Death From Hudson Valley Bridge, Orphaning 2 Kids: Cops A Hudson Valley father murdered his wife before jumping to his death from a bridge, orphaning their two toddlers, police said. Emergency crews in Ulster County were called to the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge for a report of a jumper at around noon Wednesday, April 23. A short time later, investigators located the body of Caleb Smith, 45, of Kingston. When officers went to his Fair Street residence to notify his family, they found his wife, 37-year-old Kaleigh Smith, dead from stab wounds, police said. Detectives concluded that Smith stabbed his wife to death before taking his own life, po…
Stabbing Suspect Set Apartment On Fire Before Deadly Police Shooting In Maryland: Officials Stabbing Suspect Set Apartment On Fire Before Deadly Police Shooting In Maryland: Officials
Stabbing Suspect Set Apartment On Fire Before Deadly Police Shooting In Maryland: Officials A knife-wielding man stabbed two people and torched their apartment on Easter Sunday before being tracked down and killed in an officer-involved Maryland shooting, police say. Prince George's County Police Chief Malik Aziz confirmed that a suspect was shot and killed during a confrontation at National Harbor late on Sunday morning following a violent morning. The ordeal began shortly before 8:30 a.m. on April 20, when officers in Oxon Hill responded to a reported stabbing in the 8300 block of Indian Head Highway, where they found a man and woman critically injured by a person who fled the s…
DC Man Who Attacked Six In Random Rampage Arrested, Police Say DC Man Who Attacked Six In Random Rampage Arrested, Police Say
DC Man Who Attacked Six In Random Rampage Arrested, Police Say A man accused of stabbing himself and six other people in a random attack in Northeast DC, has been arrested and charged, police said. Kevin Steve Andrade, 34, of Southeast DC, is charged with six counts of assault with intent to kill following Thursday’s stabbing spree in the Trinidad neighborhood, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Officers from the Fifth District were called at approximately 3:21 p.m. on April 3 to the 1200 block of Meigs Place NE for a report of multiple people stabbed.  Police arrived in under a minute and immediately began providing first aid to vi…
Man In ‘Altered State’ Stabs Himself, Six Others In DC: Police Chief (DEVELOPING) Man In ‘Altered State’ Stabs Himself, Six Others In DC: Police Chief (DEVELOPING)
Man In ‘Altered State’ Stabs Himself, Six Others In DC: Police Chief (Developing) A man believed to be under the influence of an unknown substance stabbed himself and six other people—two of whom tried to intervene—during a random rampage in Northeast DC, police said. It happened around 3:22 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in the area of Montello Avenue and Eigs Place NE, according to DC Police Chief Pamela Smith. Responding officers from the Fifth District arrived to find “numerous people suffering from stab wounds,” Smith said at a press conference on Thursday afternoon.  The officers provided first aid and called in DC Fire and EMS, who took four women and two men to th…
Man Stabbed Ex’s Grandma To Death, Then Picked Up GF, Did Taxes In Maryland: Prosecutors Man Stabbed Ex’s Grandma To Death, Then Picked Up GF, Did Taxes In Maryland: Prosecutors
Man Stabbed Ex’s Grandma To Death, Then Picked Up GF, Did Taxes In Maryland: Prosecutors A Maryland man who stabbed his ex-girlfriend’s grandmother to death inside her Bel Air home calmly went on to run errands, pick up his current girlfriend, and collect his child from daycare—all after committing the brutal murder, prosecutors said. Angelo Terrell Spencer, 25, of Abingdon, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life, suspended all but 75 years, on Friday, March 21, in Harford County Circuit Court, according to State’s Attorney Alison Healey. The attack happened on Feb. 22, 2024.  Bel Air Police officers responded to a home for a report of a stabbing …
Convicted Child Rapist, Gang Members Arrested In Virginia After Illegally Reentering US: DOJ Convicted Child Rapist, Gang Members Arrested In Virginia After Illegally Reentering US: DOJ
Convicted Child Rapist, Gang Members Arrested In Virginia After Illegally Reentering US: DOJ A convicted child rapist, gang members, and repeat violent offenders are among six men facing charges in Virginia after being arrested for illegally reentering the US following multiple deportations, federal officials announced. Erik Siebert, US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said the men—who hail from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico—had been previously removed from the country, only to return and commit new crimes, including violent assaults, stabbings, and child abuse. Among them is Carlos Alberto Sosa Horellana, a Honduran national convicted of raping a child…
Husband Calls 911 To Confess To Stabbing Wife In Maryland Before Fleeing To Virginia: Police Husband Calls 911 To Confess To Stabbing Wife In Maryland Before Fleeing To Virginia: Police
Husband Calls 911 To Confess To Stabbing Wife In Maryland Before Fleeing To Virginia: Police A Maryland man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing his wife to death, calling 911 to confess, and then fleeing to Virginia, authorities said. Kenton Donaldson, 38, is facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the brutal killing of 33-year-old LeNaiya Donaldson inside her Oxon Hill apartment, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. The violent domestic dispute unfolded around 10:15 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, when a friend of the victim called 911 to report a disturbance inside the home on Kennebec Street, officials said. Minutes later, police received a s…
BF Killed GF's Child's Father Over Visit Dispute In Maryland: Prosecutors BF Killed GF's Child's Father Over Visit Dispute In Maryland: Prosecutors
BF Killed GF's Child's Father Over Visit Dispute In Maryland: Prosecutors A Maryland man admitted to stabbing his girlfriend’s child’s father after an argument over visitation turned violent, authorities said. Thomas Eugene Harris II, 28, of Prince Frederick, pleaded guilty to first-degree premeditated murder in Calvert County Circuit Court, officials announced on Tuesday. The deadly encounter happened on Feb. 15, 2024, when deputies found 30-year-old Shaquille Quadry Braxton unresponsive in a field near Fairground Road in Prince Frederick.  Prosecutors said that he had been stabbed multiple times and later died from his injuries. According to investigator…
Deadly Attack At Hands Of Complete Stranger Kills Man, 43, In Maryland: Cops Deadly Attack At Hands Of Complete Stranger Kills Man, 43, In Maryland: Cops
Deadly Attack At Hands Of Complete Stranger Kills Man, 43, In Maryland: Cops A 24-year-old man is facing murder charges after a deadly stabbing in Prince George’s County, police said. William Tebo, of Upper Marlboro, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 43-year-old Tyrone Hager, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. On Sunday, Feb. 2, at approximately 6:45 p.m., officers responded to a reported fight in the 11000 block of Croom Road.  When officers arrived, they found Hager inside a vehicle suffering from multiple stab wounds, officials say. The Upper Marlboro resident was rushed to a hospital, where he died…
Bloody Argument In Maryland Restaurant Ends With Face Slashing: Police Bloody Argument In Maryland Restaurant Ends With Face Slashing: Police
Bloody Argument In Maryland Restaurant Ends With Face Slashing: Police A violent altercation at a Gaithersburg restaurant led to a stabbing, sending one man to the hospital and another to jail months later, police said. Jovani Ramos, 31, of Gaithersburg, was arrested and charged after allegedly attacking another man at Cancun Mexican Restaurant. Specifically, Ramos was charged this week with:  Attempted second-degree murder; First-degree assault; Second-degree assault; Intoxicated endangerment. The incident happened around 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 26, 2024, when officers responded to the 100 block of East Diamond Avenue for a reported stabbing. Investiga…
DC Man Who Stabbed Woman To Death In Front Of BF In Maryland Sentenced DC Man Who Stabbed Woman To Death In Front Of BF In Maryland Sentenced
DC Man Who Stabbed Woman To Death In Front Of BF In Maryland Sentenced A District man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of fatally stabbing a woman during a New Year's Eve drug dispute in Northern Maryland, authorities announced. On Friday, Jan. 24, a Frederick County Circuit Judge sentenced Ruben Terod Williams, 40, to life in prison for the first-degree murder of 41-year-old Mary Alice Seward.  Williams was found guilty by a jury on November 2024, following a trial detailing the brutal killing. The stabbing was reported in the early hours of Dec. 31, 2022, after Seward was approached by Williams on Linden Avenue near the…