All articles tagged with #double homicide
Lonnie Turner, 26, shot his mother Sadie Turner, 78, and sister Gabby Turner, early Monday in East Mount Airy, Philadelphia. He set their home on fire, then barricaded himself in a SEPTA Route 18 bus in Fox Chase for nearly 12 hours. Turner died by suicide at 5 p.m. after police failed to coax him out. No motive has been released.
Los Angeles prosecutors have decided not to seek the death penalty for Nick Reiner, who is charged with the 2025 murder of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner. The decision, announced during a pretrial hearing, follows consultations with the victims' surviving children and a review of mitigating factors. If convicted, Reiner now faces life in prison without parole. The trial has been delayed until at least 2027, and a separate hearing will determine if he can access a $1.5 million trust fund for his defense.
Acton police are searching for 17-year-old Arjun Aravind after two residents—a woman and a teenage boy—were found dead inside a Martha Lane home; the cause of death is under investigation. Aravind may be driving the victim’s 2014 Honda Accord (plate 34PD94), and investigators have increased police presence in Acton as a related investigation at a Hudson plaza continues.
Dustin Rose, 19, a Citadel student who had recently joined the South Carolina Army National Guard, and his friend Samson Campbell, 18, were found shot multiple times in a vacant DeLand, Florida lot while Campbell’s dog Hinata’s ashes were being spread. DeLand police are investigating the double homicide; motive and suspects have not been released, and family members are mourning as investigators seek answers.
Veronica Lopez, 24, was killed in a Pomona apartment in what police say was a domestic-violence double homicide carried out by her boyfriend, who fled and sparked a countywide manhunt ending with a PIT maneuver and his arrest. Family members, who had raised concerns about the relationship, spoke of a bright, talented woman and learned of her death during live news coverage of the police chase. The suspect, Robert Galtman, is jailed on $3.1 million bail and is due to be arraigned; a GoFundMe has been launched to cover funeral expenses.
Nick Reiner, accused of murdering his parents Rob and Michele Reiner, filed a petition in Los Angeles County Superior Court to release money from a family trust to pay for his defense. He is jailed awaiting trial on double‑homicide charges after his high‑profile private attorney was dropped; he now has a Los Angeles County public defender. Trustees allegedly withheld mandatory payouts, with the trust terms requiring half the funds at age 30 and the remainder at 35, though discretionary distributions for support were allowed until then. A change in the trust’s oversight is noted as the case proceeds.
Police say 22-year-old Rony Yahir Alvarenga Rivera stabbed two women to death in Island Park and Valley Stream, Nassau County. He was arrested after contacting police and being stopped at a Lynbrook 7-Eleven; he faces multiple murder charges and has pleaded not guilty. Investigators say the victims, who lived together, had no publicly identified domestic relationship. Alvarenga Rivera came to the U.S. illegally in 2016 at age 12.
A suspect is in custody after two people were stabbed to death in separate locations on Long Island. One victim, a Wendy’s employee, was killed in Island Park around 12:30 a.m., and a second victim was found at a home in Valley Stream about two and a half hours later. Investigators say the attacks are connected and that the suspect knew both victims; a police briefing and arraignment are expected as the investigation continues.
Brendan Banfield testified in Fairfax County Circuit Court that he loved his wife and did not plot to kill her despite an affair with the family’s au pair, Juliana Peres Magalhães. Prosecutors say Banfield and Magalhães lured Joe Ryan to their home and killed him, while Banfield stabbed his wife and staged the scene; Magalhães has pleaded guilty to a downgraded manslaughter charge and testified about the alleged plan, making Banfield’s denial a central issue as he faces aggravated-murder charges and the possibility of life in prison.
A Franklin County grand jury indicted Illinois vascular surgeon Michael David McKee on aggravated murder and aggravated burglary while using a firearm in the December killings of his ex-wife Monique Tepe and her husband, Dr. Spencer Tepe, in Columbus, Ohio. McKee, who lived in Chicago, was arrested in Rockford, Illinois, and waived extradition; his next Illinois hearing is Jan 23. Authorities tied him to the crime through surveillance footage and a firearm found at his Illinois residence matching evidence from the scene; no forced entry or theft was found, and the Tepes' two children and dog were unharmed.
Two brothers, Timothy and Daniel Nakamoto, were shot and killed during an argument that escalated into gunfire at Mac's Speed Shop in Fayetteville; police are investigating and questioning a person of interest, with no charges filed yet.
An Ohio couple, Spencer and Monique Tepe, was found murdered in their home just a month before their fifth anniversary, with no signs of forced entry or a firearm, and the case remains unsolved as police seek clues and potential suspects.
A dentist and his wife were shot and killed in their Ohio home while their children were inside, with the killer still at large; authorities are investigating and seeking public assistance.
A double homicide occurred in McKinney where a couple was found dead inside their home, and their son was shot by police after he was found armed inside the house; he is in stable condition, and there is no ongoing threat to the public.
Nick Reiner, diagnosed with schizophrenia, is charged with the murder of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, in their Los Angeles home. The case involves mental health issues, recent medication changes, and serious legal charges including potential death penalty considerations.