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Body of Missing Young Woman Found in Suitcase

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James A. Merritt, a 35-year-old man from Morehouse, Missouri, has been sentenced to life imprisonment plus an additional 29 years and a $25,000 fine for the murder of 18-year-old Haley Marie Decker. The young woman’s remains were found in a suitcase in an Illinois wildlife refuge in 2020. Decker, originally from Normal, Illinois, had been reported missing 22 days prior to the discovery of her body. Merritt was convicted in January on charges of second-degree …

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Father Finds Daughter Beaten to Death in Bathtub

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Shannon Hopkins, the father of a 24-year-old woman from Missouri who was brutally murdered, has spoken out about the horrifying moment he discovered his daughter’s lifeless body. His daughter, Mackenzie Hopkins, was found beaten to death in her bathtub, with her 4-year-old daughter Bella nearby. The incident occurred on January 15, 2022, in her Kansas City home. In his first public statement since the conviction of his daughter’s killer, Hopkins recounted the chilling scene he …

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Man Convicted in Execution-Style Quadruple Murder

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A Washington state man has been convicted for the brutal murders of four individuals, including a mother, her son, her brother, and his girlfriend. The 24-year-old, Maleke Pate, was found guilty on Friday for the deaths of Maria Nunez, 42, her son Emery Iese, 19, Nunez’s brother Raymond Williams, 22, and Williams’ girlfriend Natasha Brincefield, 22. The Pierce County attorney, Sunni Ko, described the killings as “execution style,” stating that Pate had “gunned them down …

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Electricity Dispute Leads to Double Homicide

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A Florida man was found guilty on Friday for the fatal shooting of his former wife and her adult son, a crime he committed in the presence of the son’s young children, according to the Volusia County prosecutors. The man, identified as Michael D. Williams, 48, had argued that he acted in self-defense when he killed Marsha Ebanks-Williams, 48, and Robert Adams, 28. However, the prosecutors noted that Williams’ injuries were minor, consisting of a …

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Man Convicted for Murdering Wife in Church

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A California resident with a record of domestic abuse has been found guilty of murdering his wife in a church on Palm Sunday. Wyn Leung, aged 47, attacked his wife, Jieyun Zhou, 37, with a knife, stabbing her over a dozen times before inflicting wounds on himself. He then returned to his wife to continue the assault, resulting in a total of 20 stab wounds. On Thursday, Leung was convicted by a jury of his …

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Man Murders Wife Over Home Renovation Dispute

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A man from Florida has been convicted of first-degree murder in a case involving the death of his wife, a dispute that originated from disagreements over home renovations in their high-end Orlando home. The man, David Tronnes, was found guilty of killing his wife, Shanti Cooper-Tronnes, after a six-day trial where the jury deliberated for nearly five hours. The conviction was announced by the Office of the State Attorney of the Ninth Judicial Circuit of …

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Man Convicted of Murdering Woman with 2-Foot Ice Ax

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In a significant development, a Kern County, California jury has found 23-year-old Daniel Gunnarsson guilty of first-degree murder and mutilation of a corpse. The victim, Katie Pham, was remembered by hundreds at a vigil last year, where her father, Tom Pham, expressed his hope for justice to be served. Gunnarsson’s conviction comes after a series of events that painted a picture of a tumultuous relationship between him and Pham. Friends of the victim reported that …

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Former Olympic Boxer Convicted for Murder of Pregnant Girlfriend and Unborn Child

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Félix Verdejo-Sánchez, a former Olympic boxer, has been convicted for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend and her unborn child. The 30-year-old was found guilty of executing a premeditated plan to kill Keishla Rodríguez Ortiz, 27, and her unborn baby, as announced by the Justice Department. Federal prosecutors in Puerto Rico revealed that Verdejo-Sánchez lured Rodríguez Ortiz to his Dodge Durango on the morning of April 29, 2021. With the assistance of co-defendant Luis Antonio …

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