Tag: murder

Georgia mom charged with murder in stabbing deaths of 2 children

December 12, 2020
Their mother, 26-year-old Berenice Jaramillo-Hernandez, was seriously injured when police arrived, but investigators later determined her stab wounds were self-inflicted.“According to the preliminary investigation, between noon and 2 p.m. on Friday, Jaramillo-Hernandez killed the children with a knife and then turned the knife on herself, resulting in serious injuries,” the sheriff’s office said in its

Arrests made in murder of missing college student found in grave

November 21, 2020
Two suspects have been arrested in the murder of a missing college student who was found in a shallow grave near a highway in California, authorities said Friday. Ethan Astaphan and Sonita Heng were arrested Thursday in connection with the slaying of 21-year-old Juan Carlos Hernandez, a student at El Camino College in Torrence who

Man awaiting trial for alleged murder of teen dies in prison beating

November 20, 2020
A man awaiting trial in Australia for allegedly murdering his teenage girlfriend was killed in a prison beating, local reports said Thursday. Zlatko Sikorsky, 37, was taken to a Brisbane hospital in critical condition last Tuesday after getting his head bashed during a brawl with another inmate. He spent several days on life support before

Fourth man of Sweetie Pies murder-for hire team charged

November 13, 2020
An additional suspect was charged in connection to the murder of Andre Montgomery, whose grandma’s St. Louis area restaurant was featured on “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s.” Travell Anthony Hill, 29, was indicted for conspiracy to commit murder for hire for his alleged role in the 2016 fatal shooting, prosecutors announced Thursday. Two days after Montgomery’s

Fourth man of Sweetie Pies murder-for hire team charged

November 13, 2020
An additional suspect was charged in connection to the murder of Andre Montgomery, whose grandma’s St. Louis area restaurant was featured on “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s.” Travell Anthony Hill, 29, was indicted for conspiracy to commit murder for hire for his alleged role in the 2016 fatal shooting, prosecutors announced Thursday. Two days after Montgomery’s

Fourth man of Sweetie Pies murder-for hire team charged

November 13, 2020
An additional suspect was charged in connection to the murder of Andre Montgomery, whose grandma’s St. Louis area restaurant was featured on “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s.” Travell Anthony Hill, 29, was indicted for conspiracy to commit murder for hire for his alleged role in the 2016 fatal shooting, prosecutors announced Thursday. Two days after Montgomery’s

DNA leads to arrest in 22-year-old woman’s 1984 cold case murder

November 10, 2020
Phoenix police said Monday that DNA has helped solve the cold case of a 22-year-old woman murdered more than 36 years ago. They announced the arrest of David Kizziar, 67, in the murder and sexual assault of Aimee See, whose body was found three days after Valentine’s Day in 1984. Kizziar was arrested after police said

Republicans say Milwaukee murder may be linked to support for Trump

July 25, 2020
Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Wisconsin Republican party has called for a federal investigation of a fatal shooting on Thursday, to ascertain whether it was motivated by animosity towards Donald Trump.Bernell Trammell, a 60-year-old African American man who was a well-known figure in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood, was shot and killed at around 12.30pm on Thursday. Police

Amy Klobuchar Calls for Independent Review of Murder Case That Dogged Her Presidential Campaign

March 25, 2020
(MINNEAPOLIS) — US Sen. Amy Klobuchar asked a top Minnesota prosecutor Thursday to initiate an independent investigation into the case of Myon Burrell, a black teen sentenced to life after an 11-year-old black girl was killed by a stray bullet. “As you are aware, significant concerns about the evidence and police investigation have been raised…