Police Search For Suspect In Connection With Murder On Detroit’s East Side
DETROIT (WWJ) – Detroit police say a 27-year old man has died after he was shot multiple times in front of a business on Gratiot near Warren Tuesday evening. Investigators say the victim “had words”...
View ArticleMurder Charge Dropped Against Flint Man Featured On ‘America’s Most Wanted’
FLINT (AP) — A Flint-area prosecutor has dropped a murder case against a man who once was featured on “America’s Most Wanted.” Prosecutor David Leyton says James Edelen III is in the clear after DNA...
View ArticleSearch For Tips In Jogger’s Shooting Death Continues
ROSE TOWNSHIP (WWJ) — Police continue to investigate the murder of a jogger in Oakland County’s Rose Township. Michigan State Police First Lieutenant Michael Shaw says while they’ve received numerous...
View ArticleMan Sentenced In Death Of Woman Buried Near Barn
MUSKEGON (AP) — A man charged with murder in the death of a woman whose body was buried under a horse corral has been sentenced to 18½ to 55 years in prison. Muriel Maples argued Monday in Muskegon...
View ArticleFather, Girlfriend Charged After 3-Year-Old Boy Beaten To Death
INKSTER (WWJ) — A father and his girlfriend have been charged in the death of a 3-year-old boy who died from blunt force trauma last week. Aurelio Smith, 41, and Andrea Bracy, 21, appeared in court...
View ArticleDetroit Man, 18, Charged With Murder Of West Bloomfield Woman
Desean Smith (Photo: West Bloomfield Police Department) WEST BLOOMFIELD (WWJ) — A Detroit man has been charged with murder and arson three days after the body of a woman was found in a burning car in...
View ArticleVIDEO: Police Searching For Person Of Interest In Midtown Murder
DETROIT (WWJ) — Police in Detroit are seeking the public’s help in identifying and finding a person of interest who may have information regarding a murder in Midtown earlier this month. On January 8...
View ArticleRoseville Woman In Custody After Man Found Murdered With ‘Edged Weapon’
ROSEVILLE (WWJ) — A Roseville woman is in custody after a man was found dead inside of a home early Saturday morning. Police say they were called to the residence on Birmingham St. — near 12 Mile Rd....
View ArticleJudge Orders New Look At Bullets In 1992 Detroit Murder
DETROIT (AP) — A judge has reopened a 25-year-old murder case in Detroit and granted a prisoner’s request to re-examine bullets taken from the victim. The results could exonerate Desmond Ricks, who...
View ArticleWoman Beaten To Death With Spiked Baseball Bat
DETROIT (WWJ) — Police are investigating on Detroit’s west side where a woman was found brutally beaten to death on Friday. Police say a 53-year-old woman was beaten to death with a baseball bat...
View ArticleMan Found Guilty Of Killing Ex-Girlfriend’s 18-Month-Old Son
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — A jury has convicted a southern Michigan man of killing his ex-girlfriend’s 18-month-old son. Scott Jurewicz was found guilty Friday of felony murder and first-degree child abuse...
View ArticleMan Facing Trial For Raping 16-Year-Old, Now Charged in Her Death
Grand Rapids (AP) — A man charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old Michigan girl is now accused of killing her before she was expected to testify in the rape case. Kent County Prosecutor Chris...
View ArticleFamily of Man Killed by Royal Oak Cop is Calling for Murder Charges
Twenty-eight year old Antonino Gordon was shot to death in a White Castle drive-thru by a Royal Oak Police officer this week and his family now wants the cop to be charged with murder.
View ArticleWaffle House Suspect Now in Custody
(CNN) — [Breaking news update at 2:10 p.m. ET] Travis Reinking, the man suspected of killing four people at a Nashville-area Waffle House on Sunday, is now in custody, Metro Nashville police said....
View Article52-year-old Man Arrested, Charged in 2011 Slaying of Elderly Neighbor
SOUTHFIELD (AP) — A Southfield man has been arrested in the cold case slaying of his 81-year-old neighbor. Southfield police say 52-year-old Darrin Keener was arraigned via video Monday on open murder...
View Article5, Killed, Grieving Mom Says She Warned Ex Was “Unstable”
Texas (CBS News) — Authorities say a man walked into a rural North Texas home and shot his ex-wife’s three children and her boyfriend dead before killing himself. Denton County sheriff’s Capt. Orlando...
View ArticleTeenager From Iowa Killed After ICE Deports Him to Mexico
(CNN) — Manuel Antonio Cano Pacheco came to America as a little boy and had a full life in Des Moines, Iowa, his mother said. He had acquired DACA status, attended high school and had family — three...
View ArticleParents Charged With Murder After Infant Dies From Suffocation In ‘Time Out’
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS Local) — The parents of a 4-month-old boy have been charged with murder in their son’s suffocation death. Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced Tuesday...
View ArticleMichigan Man Found Guilty in Slaying, Victim’s Body Dismembered
MUSKEGON (AP) — A western Michigan man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the slaying of another man whose dismembered body was found in a national forest by duck hunters. A judge in...
View ArticleMan Faces Arraignment In 2003 Detroit Slaying, 2000 Rape
DETROIT (AP) — A former Detroit man released from custody 15 years ago after an error in the murder investigation now faces arraignment in the 2003 killing and a 2000 sexual assault. The Wayne County...
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