All articles tagged with #homicide
A 29-year-old man died after a daytime stabbing along Atlanta’s BeltLine near Ponce de Leon Avenue. Police arrested 54-year-old Jonathan Hamby, who has an extensive criminal history and was on active probation for an aggravated assault in Brookhaven. Investigators are probing whether mental health played a role as witnesses described a chaotic scene, and the case remains under investigation.
Five people and several domestic animals were found dead on a rural property outside Portland, Oregon; a 36-year-old suspect, Benjamin Charles Parker, was later found dead in his vehicle in Enumclaw, Washington, in what authorities believe was a suicide. Investigators say the killings were not random and the public is not at risk.
18-year-old Karoline Jordyn Heintz was found stabbed to death in her Jeep near PennWest California; police say her boyfriend Royce Moser stabbed her and his mother Rachel Moser helped cover it up. Royce faces homicide and multiple tampering/obstruction charges, while Rachel is charged with hindering apprehension, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse and related conspiracy offenses.
An 18-year-old Peters Township High School graduate and incoming PennWest California soccer signee, Karoline Heintz, was found dead in the back of her parked Jeep in California Borough after authorities say she was stabbed. Her boyfriend, Royce Moser, 18, is charged with criminal homicide, and his mother, Rachel Moser, is charged with hindering apprehension, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse and obstruction after allegedly helping clean the crime scene and dispose of evidence; police say the investigation continues and PennWest California and state police are cooperating.
Defense rested in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial, arguing postpartum psychosis drove her to kill her children, a claim prosecutors counter by saying she wasn’t psychotic and was dealing with depression rather than a psychosis. Defence expert Dr. Resnick described delusional beliefs about the children’s welfare and dying with them, while prosecutors pressed that Clancy’s mental state did not amount to psychosis. Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Avram Mack testified that she suffered a major depressive episode but showed no evidence of mania or psychosis, and that psychosis is not necessary to negate moral responsibility. The case now moves toward closing arguments and a potential verdict in Massachusetts.
A mother, Rachel Moser, and her teenage son Royce Moser were arrested in California, Pa., and charged in connection with the death of 18-year-old Karoline Heintz, a PennWest California student and soccer player. Royce faces homicide charges while Rachel is charged with hindering apprehension, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse and obstruction. Heintz was found dead in her vehicle near the California Borough Library after her family tracked her location; authorities say she may have been stabbed. The pair are in custody as investigators continue to develop the case.
An 18-year-old Pennsylvania teen, Royce Moser, fatally stabbed his girlfriend Karoline Heintz, a PennWest California freshman and soccer player, in what investigators described as a domestic dispute. He then, with his mother, moved her body and cleaned the scene, abandoning Heintz’s body in the back of a Jeep near a California, PA library. Rachel Moser is charged with hindering a fugitive, tampering with evidence, and related offenses, while Royce Moser faces homicide and multiple counts including tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse, and obstruction of justice. PennWest California issued condolences as authorities continued their investigation.
Portland police identified 23-year-old Titus Rohde of Vancouver as the man killed in a SE Portland shooting during a large gathering early Aug. 15. Rohde was found dead in a car at a gas station near MLK Jr. Boulevard and Alder Street; two other men were injured. No arrests have been made, and investigators are seeking tips under case number 26-237907.
A 19-year-old man, Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, was arrested in Maryland and confessed to the stabbing death of 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch, who was found Aug. 17 in the parking area of Difficult Run Stream Valley Park in Great Falls, Virginia. Police say Cedillos-Campos and Puch were coworkers and had an intimate relationship; he armed himself with a fixed-blade knife, gloves, and a water bottle before the attack and is awaiting extradition to Virginia. Investigators note Cedillos-Campos is an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador who had previously been detained by federal authorities at the border. The case has fed into national debates on immigration policy, though officials cited broader political talking points surrounding border security.”
A Texas judge will decide whether Karmelo Anthony should receive a new trial in the fatal stabbing of a track meet attendee during a Memorial High School event. Prosecutors say Anthony provoked Metcalf and was the aggressor; witnesses testified he pulled a knife after Metcalf pushed him. The hearing follows the previous judge’s removal from the case amid heightened attention and harassment toward families involved.
In a Massachusetts court, a psychologist testified that Lindsay Clancy’s severe mental illness, not criminal intent, led to the deaths of her three children. Prosecutors challenged the expert’s credibility and noted alleged errors in his report, while Clancy reportedly told caregivers she wanted to die; she later survived a suicide attempt by jumping from a second-story window and was left paralyzed. If found not criminally responsible due to mental illness, she would be committed to a state mental health facility; otherwise she faces life without parole.
A 19-year-old man, Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, was arrested in connection with the stabbing death of 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch, whose body was found in her car near a trail in the Great Falls area. Puch was a Reston mother and a coworker of the suspect at a local restaurant. Police say there’s no indication the act was random and asked for tips from the public; investigators have not released additional details about motive as they continue the investigation.
A 19-year-old man, Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, was arrested in the killing of Carmen Lizet Puch, 42, whose body was found stabbed next to her dark red 2011 Honda Civic in a parking area serving Great Falls trails in McLean; police say the attack did not appear random and the investigation continues.
An 81-year-old man admitted to the 1994 murder of an American tourist in Germany as his trial opened, marking a rare public confession in a decades‑long homicide case.
A woman was found dead Monday morning in Fairfax County’s Great Falls area, with police treating the case as a stabbing and launching an investigation. The victim’s identity and any suspects have not been released, and authorities are asking for information from the public.