KANSAS CITY–An alarming murder reputation plaques the 64130 zip code area of Kansas City, earning the moniker “The Murder Factory.” While its 26,000 residents make up about 6 percent of the city’s population, it accounts for 20 percent of Kansas City citizens in prison for murder or voluntary manslaughter. Your Black World Reports: Victims ranged […]
CHICAGO – A father and son duo are accused of killing the father’s girlfriend in a shocking crime. Devin Bickham Sr. allegedly orchestrated the killing and then called 911 after his girlfriend died, blaming unknown assailants. ABC reports: In his frantic 911 call, Bickham Sr. claimed ignorance of the shooter’s identity, crying, “My girlfriend got […]
Casey Anthony, the woman from Orlando Florida accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter, Kaylee Anthony has been found not guilty of murdering her daughter. She was only found guilty of providing false information to an officer.
NEW YORK — A Bronx dad, who thought two parking attendants stole his coveted cologne, instigated a bloody brawl that left his son dead just hours after his high school graduation. Isayah Muller, 19, was stabbed to death Tuesday when he rushed to help his dad, Andre, a career criminal who allegedly attacked an attendant […]
CHICAGO— A Chicago mother smothered her 3-month-old son because he wouldn’t stop crying, strapped him into a stroller and went shopping. Authorities said Toyrianna Smith, 20, beat and suffocated her son, Ken Blackman Jr., at a friend’s home after drinking vodka with friends in South Chicago. The next morning Smith reportedly put a blanket over […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — The bodies were removed many months ago, but the stench of them still clings to the boarded-up house on Imperial Avenue. The smell surfaces every so often: a reminder of the horrors that unfolded here in November 2009, when police began pulling the remains of 11 women from the depths of this […]
NEWARK, N.J. — 19-year-old Rasul McNeil-Thomas was charged with murder yesterday for killing an off-duty police officer in a drive-by shooting. The Westward Patch reports: William C. Johnson, 45, a 16-year veteran of the Newark Police Department, who was assigned to the communications division, was unarmed and not working when he was shot shortly before 10 […]
NEW JERSEY — Rapper Cassidy was arrested this past weekend in Hackensack New Jersey for a probation violation and is a suspect in a murder, say authorities. The artist, whose real name is Barry Reese, was arrested on a “high-risk” warrant. Cassidy is currently suspected in one murder and two attempted murders in Philadelphia. Authorities […]
Brittany Smith was a week away from graduating from the most prestigious academic institution in the world two years ago. Today she faces accessory to murder and firearms charges and her boyfriend is going to jail for life. Brittany could have done anything she wanted to do with her degree and Harvard connections. But her […]
WOBURN – Jabrai Copney was sentenced to life in prison for killing Justin Cosby. He was also found guilty of weapons possession. Copney posed as a Harvard student and befriended Cosby, who he later set up to be robbed for his marijuana at the Harvard dorm, Kirkland House, by Copney and his accomplices, Jason Aquino […]
LOS ANGELES- Anthony Garcia’s tattoo of a murder scene led to a murder conviction after police put together the various pieces of the murder that were tattooed on his chest. The Los Angeles Times reports: Each key detail was right there: the Christmas lights that lined the roof of the liquor store where 23-year-old John […]
MIAMI-Julia Bennett was shot and killed by her two-year-old son in Miami according to police. The child is seen in a video playing with police, who claim he had no knowledge of what he had did. View more videos at: http://nbcmiami.com. RELATED STORIES 3 Kindergartners Hurt After 6-Year-Old Brought Gun To School Fifteen-Year-Old Girl Charged […]
