ST. LOUIS, Mo. – After more than four years, a suspect serving a life sentence for a separate murder has been charged in the death of Brian Culton in the Patch neighborhood in St. Louis. Timothy B. Stokes, 55, has been charged with first-degree murder in Culton’s death on June 30, 2019. Stokes is currently serving a life sentence in Illinois for the murder of Michelle Williams, 24, which occurred in East St. Louis on …
DENVER, CO — A man, identified as Steven Young, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, after being convicted of the first-degree murder of 32-year-old Charly Lewis in Denver. The victim’s body was discovered in an alley behind 1065 Federal Blvd., and it was determined that Young had killed her because she had witnessed him murder another man, John Cyprian, six days earlier in Aurora. Young had been found guilty of …
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decision to seek the death penalty against Payton Gendron, the gunman who fatally shot 10 Black people at Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo, has sparked debate and criticism. Gendron is already serving life in prison without parole on his state convictions, and some argue that this move by the Justice Department is more symbolic than practical. Robert Dunham, director of the Death Penalty Policy Project at …
WICHITA, Kan. – A tragic incident occurred last night in Wichita, resulting in the death of a young boy during a robbery attempt, and a man who was shot dead in a targeted attack. Authorities reported that the events took place in the late hours of January 12, 2024, leaving the community in shock and mourning. According to law enforcement, the boy was killed during a robbery attempt, and the man was fatally shot in …
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. – A man from LaRue, Kentucky was found guilty of murdering his wife and has requested the death penalty, but was ultimately sentenced to life in prison. The defendant, whose identity was not disclosed in the report, was convicted of the crime after a trial that revealed shocking details about the case. The man’s request for the death penalty was denied by the judge, who sentenced him to life imprisonment instead. The evidence …
WESTON-SUPER-MARE, England – A dramatic video has surfaced, showing the moment police apprehended a man who was plotting a mass shooting. In the video, officers can be seen shooting the man as he runs towards them with a gun that he had already discharged. Following the intense encounter, one of the officers heroically administered life-saving first aid to the suspect, who was later identified as Reed Wischhusen. Their courageous actions led to the commendation of …
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – A Bowling Green man has been handed two consecutive life sentences for the murders of a 23-year-old woman and her unborn child last spring. Jimmy Cole, 30, pleaded guilty to charges related to the deaths of Alicia Rosa and her unborn son, Amor. The sentencing comes after a harrowing incident where Rosa died from four stab wounds on March 30, 2023, causing the death of her unborn child as well. According …
Faversham, Kent – A mother and her ex-partner have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her 18-month-old son during a night of violence. Sian Hedges, 27, and Jack Benham, 35, were found guilty of causing the death of Alfie Phillips, who was discovered with more than 70 visible injuries and traces of cocaine in his body. Their trial, which lasted nine weeks, culminated in Maidstone Crown Court where the sentencing took …
Faversham, Kent – A mother and her former partner have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of her 18-month-old son, Alfie Phillips, who died with over 70 visible wounds and traces of cocaine in his body. Sian Hedges, 27, and Jack Benham, 35, had initially denied murdering the toddler. The pair was handed minimum terms of 19 years and 23 years, respectively, at the Maidstone Crown Court. The judge described Alfie as the …
A Kent mother and her ex-partner will be sentenced today for the brutal murder of her 18-month-old son in a night of violent discipline in a caravan home. The child suffered 70 injuries at the hands of his mother, Sian Hedges, from Yelverton, and her ex-boyfriend, Jack Benham, fueled by alcohol and drugs in Benham’s caravan in Hernhill, Kent, in November 2020. The little boy died with numerous bruises, broken ribs, arms, and leg, and …