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Houston postal carriers tied to $23M stolen-check scheme
Five people, including three Houston postal carriers, have been federally charged in a six-year scheme that allegedly stole and sold more than $23 million in checks. Recruited carriers allegedly removed checks from the mail and advertised them on Telegram in a group called 'Slips and Chips,' with the largest identified check at $1.5 million. Stolen checks were shipped to buyers via FedEx; Alyssa Bryant is accused of selling a stolen check for $25,000. All defendants face federal charges and are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
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Karen Solomon, a Massachusetts mental health advocate and wife of Worcester police officer Kurt Solomon, was found dead six days after she disappeared, in what authorities say appears to be a murder-suicide following her husband’s death at their home. Investigators had named her a suspect, released doorbell footage, and recovered a handgun near her body (not a Worcester service weapon) as part of the probe, while an arrest warrant for assault with a dangerous weapon had previously been issued. Kurt Solomon, a 31-year veteran of the Worcester Police Department, died from a sharp-object injury; a wake and funeral were planned as a broad, multi-agency search continued.
Body Believed to Be Karen Solomon Found Near Worcester Hospital; Murder-Suicide Suspected
Authorities in Worcester say a body found in a wooded area near Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital is believed to be Karen Solomon; a handgun was found nearby, and the incident is being treated as a domestic matter with investigators describing it as a murder-suicide involving her husband, Officer Kurt Solomon, who died Aug. 18. Divers had been searching Coes Reservoir and nearby areas.
Body believed to be officer’s wife found as Worcester murder-suicide theory unfolds
Massachusetts authorities say a body found in a Worcester wooded area is believed to be Karen Solomon, the wife of Officer Kurt Solomon; investigators say the couple’s deaths appear to be a murder-suicide, with Kurt killed at their home on Aug. 18 and Karen’s identity awaiting confirmation after a multiday search.
Clancy Trial: Prosecution Expert Casts Doubt on Hallucination Claim
Days before closing arguments in Lindsay Clancy's murder trial, a prosecution forensic psychologist testified that he did not believe she experienced acute psychosis or a hallucinated command, suggesting she killed her children to spare them suffering and herself; the defense cites postpartum psychosis and bipolar disorder, with conflicting expert opinions on her mental state, leaving the outcome to whether she understood the wrongfulness of her actions.
Oklahoma flight attendant dies in Hawaii hotel fall; police investigate
An Oklahoma-based Southwest Airlines flight attendant, 50-year-old Jenny Lupton, was found dead after reportedly falling from the 24th-floor balcony of the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki. Honolulu police opened an unattended death investigation and are reviewing more than 70 hotel cameras; Lupton’s family says foul play is possible as they await more information.
Harris Lake Boat Crash Ends With 12-Year Minimum Sentence for Impaired Driver
Quinten Kight pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and felony boating while impaired for a Harris Lake crash that killed 10-year-old Brooklyn Carroll and seriously injured Wake County employee Jennifer Stehle, earning a minimum 12-year prison sentence. Investigators found extensive alcohol on the boat, including dozens of empty containers, and Kight’s BAC was well above the legal limit. Brooklyn’s family delivered emotional statements in court, and a wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed. The boat’s owner, Annamarie Flanigan, also faces charges including second-degree murder.
Defense psychologist disputes acute psychosis in Clancy case
In the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, a defense psychologist testified that Clancy did not suffer acute psychosis when she killed her three children, countering prosecutors’ framing and other expert opinions. The defense has argued postpartum psychosis as a potential factor, while a forensic psychiatrist previously testified she was clearly psychotic that day, and closing arguments are forthcoming.
Ex-officer Sean Grayson dies in custody amid cancer treatment
Sean Grayson, a white former Illinois police officer convicted of second-degree murder for the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey, died in prison at age 32 while being treated for colon cancer. He had been serving a 20-year sentence and had recently failed to obtain medical release; Massey’s family and supporters urged accountability as protests followed the case.
Ex-deputy dies in prison after Massey case, cancer battle
Former Illinois deputy Sean Grayson, convicted of second-degree murder for Sonya Massey’s 2024 killing, died in prison while serving a 20-year sentence after battling colon cancer that had spread to his liver and lungs; his medical-release request was denied, and Massey’s case spurred reforms and a DOJ civil-rights review of local policing.
Broad-Daylight Palmdale Deputy Shooting: Gunman Guilty
A jury found Kevin Eduardo Cataneo Salazar guilty of murder in the 2023 ambush shooting of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer in Palmdale, proving he intentionally killed a peace officer and found all related special-circumstance charges (lying in wait, firing from a vehicle, and use of a .22-caliber revolver). Salazar’s sanity at the time will be decided in a subsequent phase; a sane finding could lead to life in prison, while insanity would result in confinement to a state hospital.