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Man Sentenced for Murdering His Autistic 5-Year-Old Son With Baseball Bat

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In a shocking incident that took place in Parma, Ohio, a man named Matthew Ponomarenko, aged 34, confessed to the murder of his 5-year-old son, Jax, in a 911 call he made from his residence on March 25, 2021. The chilling audio, released by cleveland.com, revealed Ponomarenko claiming to hear voices, although he couldn’t explain why he took his son’s life. Fast forward to over two years later, Ponomarenko has admitted his guilt in court …

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Man Confesses to Girlfriend’s Murder, Lived with Body for Days

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Tommy Powell, a 55-year-old man, confessed to the murder of his girlfriend, Amberly Harris, to first responders who arrived at his residence. Powell, who had been living with Harris’ body for several days, had previously taken out an insurance policy in her name. In August, he was found guilty of Harris’ murder, and last month, he received a life sentence for his crime. Recently, body camera footage from Powell’s arrest on December 15, 2022, was …

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Man Sentenced for Stabbing Parents 69 Times, Kidnapping Niece

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A North Carolina man, Curis Atkinson Jr., 43, has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the brutal murder of his parents and the kidnapping of his 11-year-old niece. The court found Atkinson guilty of the 2017 murders of his parents, Ruby and Curtis Atkinson Sr., and the subsequent abduction of his niece, who was reportedly made to witness the horrific crime. Atkinson and his girlfriend, Nikkia Cooper, were evicted from their home on …

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Texas Man Sentenced to Life for Senseless Murder of Woman Who Assisted Him

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A Texas resident, Mark Anthony Jackson, 44, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a woman who had assisted him in purchasing cigarettes, according to court documents. Jackson was found guilty of first-degree murder by a Galveston County jury for the seemingly unprovoked shooting of 27-year-old Karli Hope Hurley. The life sentence was handed down by a judge in Texas’s 405th Judicial District, a decision previously determined by the Galveston County jury. …

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