Wife ‘shot and killed ex-husband after he made an obscene gesture at her’
A woman shot and killed her husband because he made an obscene gesture at her, according to police. Tracey Grissom, 30, from Northport, Alabama, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of her husband Hunter Daniel Grissom, 28. Sheriff Ted Sexton says the couple had a history of domestic violence. According to the arrest [...]
Father shot four-year-old son in the head before turning gun on himself in murder-suicide
The death of a father and his four-year-old son who were found fatally shot in their Denver home on Tuesday has been deemed a murder-suicide, according to police. Police said Kevin Bristol killed his son and then committed suicide, according to the Denver Post. The 30-year-old was initially left in critical condition but died at a [...]
Man kills girlfriend and himself during standoff that slayed police chief and wounded four others
A gunman who killed a police chief days shy of his retirement also killed his girlfriend and wounded four others before ending his own life. The standoff outside the home of Cullen Mutrie, 29, in Greenland, New Hampshire ended early Friday morning after authorities found the bodies of Mutrie and 26-year-old Brittany Tibbetts both shot [...]
Mother and teen son ‘shot dead by boy’s friends’ for $370 cash
A mother and son who were found shot dead in their Florida home were killed for less than $400 by a pair of teenagers. Police have revealed robbery as the motive for the deaths of the Amy Ann Lorah and her 16 year old son William Haley. Their alleged killers were friends with Haley and [...]
‘Mountain man’ who kidnapped female athlete, 22, to keep as a wife for his son and killed her would-be rescuer bids for parole
A notorious ‘mountain man,’ who abducted a world-class athlete in 1984 to keep as a wife for his son, once wrote that blame for the ‘incident’ lies with her and a would-be rescuer whom he shot and killed. Don Nichols will undoubtedly need to be more contrite later this month in front of the historically [...]
Military doctor ‘shot dead girlfriend AND his colleague’ before turning weapon on himself
A military doctor who allegedly killed his girlfriend, a colleague, and then himself, is said to have been erratic, unstable and a heavy drinker. Dr. Giocondo Navek, 39, ambushed Dr. Payman Houshmandpour, 32, in his car outside his home in a Philadelphia suburb as he was leaving for work on the morning of April 12. [...]
The tragic mother and daughters gunned down by father as they celebrated birthday after he found out they were leaving him
A man who had just been told his wife was leaving him killed her and their daughter as she celebrated her 10th birthday in a restaurant and was shot dead by police as he fled. Kevin Allen, 51, shot wife Katherine, 42, and daughter Kerri, dead and critically injured their other daughter Kayla, 10, in [...]
Woman ‘murdered her husband and buried his body in backyard’ because she was ‘tired’ of taking care of him
A Florida woman stands accused of fast forwarding her marriage vows — jumping straight to the ‘until death do us part’ bit. Barbara Scott, 64, allegedly murdered her husband and buried his body in their herb garden because she was ‘tired’ of looking after him. Police say she blasted 78-year old Benny in the head in January [...]
Wild West re-enactor who fired REAL bullets into crowd of tourists and injured three is jailed for seven years
An Old West gun battle re-enactor in South Dakota who wounded three onlookers when he fired live rounds instead of blanks has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison. Paul Doering was taken into custody immediately upon sentencing at federal court in Rapid City on Monday. Doering, 49, a six-time convicted felon, [...]
Jury hears how 4-year-old girl ran out screaming after 11-year-old boy shot dead his father’s pregnant fiancée
A jury heard how a 4-year-old girl came out of her house screaming after she was allegedly shot by her 11-year-old would-be brother. Jordan Brown, now 14, is charged in the February 2009 shotgun deaths of his father’s pregnant fiancée Kenzie Houk and her unborn child. The judge closed the trial to media and all [...]
Store manager killed in Phoenix Walmart robbery
A support manager was killed overnight during a robbery at a Phoenix Walmart. Police spokesman Sgt. Tommy Thompson said 47-year-old Peter Marquez, a support manager at the Walmart located at 2020 North 75th Avenue, was shot just outside the store just after midnight. Thompson said Marquez was shot by a gunman who had just taken [...]
Woman tells of terror after husband who shot her in their bedroom and watched her bleed is jailed for 38 years
A man who shot his wife in the back of the neck and left her bleeding in their bedroom after refusing to call an ambulance has been jailed for 38 years. Colorado resident Robert Cash was sentenced on Friday for crimes against his wife that Judge Shelley Hill described as unthinkable and tantamount to torture. [...]