Lyle Menendez Denied Parole Day After Brother Erik's Bid Rejected Lyle Menendez Denied Parole Day After Brother Erik's Bid Rejected
Lyle Menendez Denied Parole Day After Brother Erik's Bid Rejected  A day after his brother was denied parole, Lyle Menendez met the same fate for the infamous Beverly Hills murders that shocked the nation 36 years ago. A two-member panel ruled Friday, Aug. 22, that there are "still signs" that Lyle poses a risk to the public,” Parole Commissioner Julie Garland said. The hearing lasted 11 hours and did not wrap up until 9 p.m. West Coast time.  On Thursday, Aug. 21, a panel ruled that the 57-year-old Menendez's younger brother, Erik, age 54, still has significant work ahead before being considered for release from prison.  Lyle Menend…
Parole Board Flags Concerns, Keeps Erik Menendez Behind Bars Parole Board Flags Concerns, Keeps Erik Menendez Behind Bars
Parole Board Flags Concerns, Keeps Erik Menendez Behind Bars More than three decades after the infamous Beverly Hills murders that shocked the nation, Erik Menendez’s hopes for freedom were dashed as a parole board cited “blind spots” in his rehabilitation and denied his bid for release. Click here for a new, updated story: Parole Board Denies Lyle Menendez Day After Rejecting Brother Erik On Thursday, Aug. 21, the two-member panel ruled that he still has significant work ahead before being considered for release from prison.  The decision follows a May resentencing that made both Erik and his brother, Lyle, eligible for parole after ser…
‘If I Die, It Was Greg’: Pregnant Teen Found Buried On Boyfriend’s Property, Police Say ‘If I Die, It Was Greg’: Pregnant Teen Found Buried On Boyfriend’s Property, Police Say
‘If I Die, It Was Greg’: Pregnant Teen Found Buried On Boyfriend’s Property, Police Say The day before a pregnant Massachusetts teen went missing earlier this month, she sent a chilling text to her sister about her boyfriend: “My phone is at 4% and if I die, it was Greg.” Two weeks later, police found the body of 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro, who had been stabbed to death and buried in the yard of her boyfriend’s grandparents in Rehoboth, authorities said. Gregory Groom, 22, admitted to police that he killed Monteiro, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said. Despite that alleged confession, he pleaded not guilty to murder. Monteiro was last seen alive on Aug. 6. Inve…
Husband Whose 3-Year-Old Son Shot Dead With Dad’s Gun, Charged For Killing Spa Owner Wife: PPD Husband Whose 3-Year-Old Son Shot Dead With Dad’s Gun, Charged For Killing Spa Owner Wife: PPD
Husband Whose 3-Year-Old Son Shot Dead With Dad’s Gun, Charged For Killing Spa Owner Wife: PPD A Germantown spa owner was found shot to death inside her business, and her husband — already tied to a past tragedy involving his toddler son — has now been charged with her murder, Philadelphia police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Kyle Irvin, 55, turned himself in to officers at the 14th District just after midnight on Wednesday, authorities said. He is facing charges of murder and related offenses. Irvin is accused of fatally shooting his wife, 48-year-old Rashida Irvin, inside Mister Relaxation Spa and Lounge on the 6300 block of Germantown Avenue. Police were flagged down around 6:3…
NY Man Threatened Family Of Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO, DOJ Says NY Man Threatened Family Of Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO, DOJ Says
NY Man Threatened Family Of Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO, DOJ Says A New York man is facing federal charges for allegedly threatening and harassing a relative of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Saratoga County resident Shane Daley, 40, of Galway, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 13, and charged with cyberstalking, the US Attorney’s Office said. According to a criminal complaint, Daley called a work phone line used by one of Thompson’s relatives multiple times between Dec. 4 and Dec. 7, 2024 — starting just hours after Thompson’s death in midtown Manhattan. He left a series of voicemails that included harassing and threatening language about Thomps…
2nd Arrest Made After Howell Man Found Shot Dead In Parked Car: Prosecutor 2nd Arrest Made After Howell Man Found Shot Dead In Parked Car: Prosecutor
2nd Arrest Made After Howell Man Found Shot Dead In Parked Car: Prosecutor A 47-year-old Ocean County man has been arrested charged with the fatal shooting of a Howell man, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 7. Salvador Cabellos Diaz is charged with murder in the first degree and multiple weapons offenses, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. On Thursday, June 5 at 6:45 a.m., Howell police responded to White Street and found Rolando Acte Mejia inside a parked car, dead from two gunshot wounds, Santiago said. Juan Jesus Mejia Yanza, a 33-year-old Howell resident, was arrested in June and remains in custody, Santiago said. Diaz remains in custo…
NJ Police Chief On Leave After Double Murder Suicide, Prosecutor Says: 'Serious Concerns' NJ Police Chief On Leave After Double Murder Suicide, Prosecutor Says: 'Serious Concerns'
NJ Police Chief On Leave After Double Murder Suicide, Prosecutor Says: 'Serious Concerns' The Franklin Township police chief and one sergeant have been placed on leave following the double murder suicide at the hands of a New Jersey State Trooper last week, authorities said. The Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office says it will be supervising the department as it continues its investigation into the murders of Lauren Semanchik and Tyler Webb. Police Chief Timothy Snyder and Sergeant Kevin Bollaro are being placed on administrative leave, while the department will be run by Paul Approvato, a captain in the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office, Robeson said.  Prosecutor…
Man Indicted For 1991 NJ Murder After His DNA Found On Victim's Underwear: Prosecutor Man Indicted For 1991 NJ Murder After His DNA Found On Victim's Underwear: Prosecutor
Man Indicted For 1991 NJ Murder After His DNA Found On Victim's Underwear: Prosecutor A 55-year-old Mullica Township man was indicted by a grand jury for a 1991 murder and sexual assault of a 23-year-old woman, authorities said. Eddie Sykes was indicted on charges of murder in the first degree, felony murder and aggravated murder in the death of Evelyn Caez, a Mullica Township woman, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Oct. 12, 1991 at 7:30 a.m., Mullica Township police responded to 1 W Lakeview Dr. and found Caez dead in her kitchen from stab wounds, authorities said. In September 2023, the New Jersey State Police. Office of Forensic Sciences reexamined forens…
Trooper Followed Ex From Work Before Killing Her, BF, Himself In Johnson Park: Officials Trooper Followed Ex From Work Before Killing Her, BF, Himself In Johnson Park: Officials
Trooper Followed Ex From Work Before Killing Her, BF, Himself In Johnson Park: Officials New harrowing details have been released in the double-murder suicide, in which authorities say a New Jersey State Police trooper followed his ex-girlfriend home from work before killing her, her new boyfriend, and then himself. Ricardo Jorge Santos, 37, a sergeant first class with the New Jersey State Police, is believed to have followed 33-year-old Lauren Semanchik home from work as a veterinarian in Long Valley and hid in a wooded area near her Franklin Township home until 29-year-old Tyler Webb arrived on Friday, Aug. 1, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said. Santos then k…
Bryan Kohberger Moved To Solitary At Idaho’s Most Secure Prison After Life Sentence Bryan Kohberger Moved To Solitary At Idaho’s Most Secure Prison After Life Sentence
Bryan Kohberger Moved To Solitary At Idaho’s Most Secure Prison After Life Sentence Bryan Kohberger has been transferred to long-term restrictive housing in J Block at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution, prison documents confirmed on Saturday, Aug. 2.  The move comes less than a week after Kohberger was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the savage stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in 2022. Life Behind Bars Kohberger, 30, will now spend nearly all his time alone. IDOC officials said inmates in long-term restrictive housing are confined to single-person cells, allowed one hour of outdoor recreation daily, and permitted to shower every…
Jackson Twp Man Faces Murder Charges In Deadly Toms River Stabbing: Prosecutor Jackson Twp Man Faces Murder Charges In Deadly Toms River Stabbing: Prosecutor
Jackson Twp Man Faces Murder Charges In Deadly Toms River Stabbing: Prosecutor A 32-year-old Jackson Township man has been indicted on murder charges after two people were stabbed during a deadly early morning altercation at a Toms River home, officials said. A grand jury indicted Steven McNeill on charges of murder, attempted murder and numerous weapons charges, Ocean County Bradley Billhimer said.  On Friday, May 9 at 7:20 a.m., Toms River police responded to an altercation at a residence on Adams Avenue and found Raniek Mendez, a 34-year-old Brick Township resident with a stab wound to his chest, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Mendez was tran…
From Murders To Kidnapping: PA Couple’s Deadly Rampage Ends In Prison Sentences From Murders To Kidnapping: PA Couple’s Deadly Rampage Ends In Prison Sentences
From Murders To Kidnapping: PA Couple’s Deadly Rampage Ends In Prison Sentences A Pennsylvania couple whose 2022 crime spree left two people dead and two others brutally terrorized will spend decades behind bars, authorities announced on Wednesday, July 30. Cortland Rogers, 31, pleaded guilty earlier this year to two counts of first-degree murder for the execution-style slayings of Kevin Williford and Judy Hunter in Waynesburg on Feb. 1, 2022, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday. A Greene County judge sentenced him in February to two mandatory life terms plus a concurrent 15-to-60-year sentence for kidnapping and assaulting two additional victims. No…