September Trial Set For Man Accused In Murder Of Armada Teen
MOUNT CLEMENS (WWJ/AP) – A trial date has been set for a St. Clair County man accused of killing a 14-year-old girl along a popular Macomb County nature trail. Macomb County Circuit Court records show...
View ArticleTrial Set For Couple Charged With Murder, Torture In Death Of 7-Year-Old Boy
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – A trial date has been set for a 22-year-old woman and her 28-year-old boyfriend facing first-degree murder and torture charges in the death of the woman’s 7-year-old son. Victoria...
View ArticleMichigan Man Arraigned On Murder Charge In Mother’s Slaying
GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 43-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder and assault with intent to murder in the slaying of his mother and attack on his father in Clare County....
View ArticleAutopsy Shows Trenton Man Was Strangled; Elderly Mother In Home With Body For...
TRENTON (WWJ) – Authorities have released new information about the murder of a 65-year-old Trenton man, the city’s first homicide in a decade. The Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled...
View ArticleMystery Surrounds Circumstances Of Man Found Dead In Car In Westland
WESTLAND (WWJ) – Westland police say they have no suspects yet in a murder that took place over the weekend. Police were responding to reports of gun shots on Saturday and found a 21-year-old man dead...
View ArticleMan, 21, Jailed On $3 Million Bond In Grandfather’s Killing
CORUNNA, Mich. (AP) — A judge in Shiawassee County has ordered a 21-year-old man held on $3 million bond in the fatal shooting of his 81-year-old grandfather. The Flint Journal says Joshua Z. James of...
View Article20-Year-Old Woman Charged With Murder Of Sterling Heights Man She Met On...
STERLING HEIGHTS (WWJ) - A 20-year-old Madison Heights woman has been charged with murder after allegedly killing a man she met online. Last Friday, 57-year-old Michael Freeland was found dead in his...
View ArticleMurder, Torture Charges Added For Detroit Mother Of 2 Kids Found In Freezer
DETROIT (WWJ) – A Detroit woman has been charged with murder one week after two of her children were found dead in a freezer in her low-income apartment home. Mitchelle Blair, 35, is charged with two...
View ArticleWoman Charged In Friend’s Fatal Crockpot Bludgeoning To Get 2nd Mental Exam
Tewana Sullivan (Booking photo) DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – A judge says a Detroit woman who allegedly bludgeoned her friend to death with a slow cooker during an alcohol-fueled argument about politics will get...
View ArticleCompetency Exam Ordered For Mom Charged With Killing Kids, Hiding Bodies In...
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - A judge has ordered a competency exam for a 35-year-old Detroit mother charged in the slayings of two of her children whose bodies were found in a deep freezer. Mitchelle Blair...
View ArticleCompetency Hearing Delayed For Man Charged In Wife’s Death; Kids Still Missing
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – A competency hearing for a Detroit man charged in the slaying of his estranged wife has been adjourned — while the woman’s two children are still missing. The Wayne County...
View ArticleDearborn Man Ruled Competent For Trial On Torture, Murder Charges In Sister’s...
Haron Elmawri (credit: Dearborn Police Department) DEARBORN (WWJ/AP) – A 24-year-old Dearborn man has been ruled competent to stand trial in the slaying of his 30-year-old sister. Haron R. Elmawri...
View ArticleWestern Michigan Man Accused Of Shooting, Burying Brother
ALLEGAN, Mich. (AP) — A 25-year-old man has been arraigned on a murder charge, accused of killing and then burying his brother in southwestern Michigan. The Allegan County sheriff’s department says...
View ArticleDetroit Man Charged In Connection With Trenton Man’s Death
TRENTON (WWJ) – A person of interest is in custody and a possible motive might be starting to emerge in the murder of a 64-year-old Downriver man. Aaron Marshall, 35, was arraigned Tuesday on a felony...
View ArticleEastpointe Man Charged In Triple Murder After Wife, 2 Kids Strangled With USB...
DETROIT (WWJ) – An Eastpointe man charged in the triple killing of his wife and two small children has been ordered held without bond. The Macomb County Prosecutor’s office has charged 38-year-old...
View ArticlePolice Search For Female Murder Suspect In Mount Pleasant After Man Found Shot
MOUNT PLEASANT (WWJ) — Police are on the hunt for a woman suspected of a homicide in Mount Pleasant on Saturday. A 39-year-old Fenton man was found dead after being shot multiple times while sitting in...
View ArticleU-M Law Students Get New Trial For Man Convicted Of Murder
ANN ARBOR (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has granted a new trial to a Detroit-area man whose effort to overturn his murder conviction has been led by law students at the University of Michigan....
View ArticleMan Sentenced To Life In Prison In Slaying Of 2-Year-Old Son
KALAMAZOO (AP) — A western Michigan man will spend the rest of his life in prison in the slaying of his 2-year-old son. WOOD-TV and the Kalamazoo Gazette report that 41-year-old Brian Roberts of...
View Article13-Year-Old Boy Ruled Competent For Trial In Fatal Playground Stabbing
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WWJ/AP) – A judge says a 13-year-old boy is competent for trial in the fatal stabbing of a 9-year-old boy at a western Michigan playground. The decision by Kent County Family Court...
View ArticleWoman Guilty Of Murder In Death, Dismemberment Of Adult Son
MOUNT CLEMENS (AP) — A jury in southeastern Michigan has found a 61-year-old woman guilty of first-degree murder in the killing and dismemberment of her adult son. The Macomb County Circuit Court jury...
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