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Missouri Wedding Turns Tragic as Groom Shot in Head During Failed Robbery

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Missouri Wedding Turns Tragic as Groom Shot in Head During Failed Robbery A joyous wedding celebration in St. Louis, Missouri, took a tragic turn when two masked gunmen invaded the backyard reception, shooting the groom in the head in an attempted robbery. Manuel and Dulce Gonzalez, who have been together for over a decade and have two children, were celebrating their nuptials with approximately 50 close friends and family members when the horrifying incident occurred. …

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Angry Woman Accused of Poisoning Husband’s Mountain Dew

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A Missouri woman, aged 47, is facing serious charges after she was reportedly filmed contaminating her husband’s Mountain Dew with Round Up weed killer. The husband claimed that his wife, Michelle Y. Peters, was upset because he did not show enough gratitude for the 50th birthday party she had organized for him. Peters was arrested on Monday and charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action, as announced by the authorities. The husband reported …

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School Principal Kills Pregnant Teacher

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A former middle school principal in Missouri, aged 42, has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms in federal prison for the murder of a pregnant teacher on his staff, who was carrying his child. Cornelius M. Green was handed down the sentence by U.S. District Court Judge Ronnie L. White of the Eastern District of Missouri on Tuesday for the 2016 murders of 30-year-old Jocelyn Peters and her unborn child, Micah Leigh. Green, who …

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Mother Walks in Police Station After Alleged Child Murders

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A tragic incident unfolded in Missouri when a woman allegedly drowned one of her children and shot another before turning herself in at a police station. The woman, identified as 36-year-old Ashley Parmeley, reportedly walked into the Festus Police Department on Tuesday morning, appearing to be clad in wet clothes and confessed to the horrific crime. Upon her confession, the police discovered a critically injured girl in Parmeley’s car parked outside the station. Despite immediate …

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Husband Kills Wife in Hospital

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A man from Missouri is facing second-degree murder charges following the alleged killing of his wife while she was undergoing medical treatment at a local hospital. The incident took place at the Centerpoint Medical Center located in Independence. According to a statement of probable cause, the hospital staff initially reported the woman to be alert on Friday. However, she was found unconscious shortly thereafter. She was immediately rushed to the intensive care unit, where it …

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Woman Arrested After Filming Herself Suffocating Infant Son

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A Missouri woman has been apprehended by local law enforcement after she was accused of filming herself as she suffocated her infant son with her hand and a blanket. The woman, identified as Emma Rigdon, 20, reportedly told a friend that the act gave her a sense of joy and an adrenaline rush. Rigdon is now facing two charges of child abuse or neglect, a class D felony, as per a probable cause statement from …

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Family of 3 Found Dead in Home by Police

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Kansas City, Missouri law enforcement officials are currently investigating a tragic incident involving a well-respected family with ties to both Missouri and North Carolina. The incident, which occurred on Monday, was a double murder-suicide involving 38-year-old Domonique A. McGeachy, her husband Jerel McGeachy, also 38, and their 12-year-old son, Jerel McGeachy Jr. Authorities were alerted to the situation when Domonique failed to report to work, prompting a welfare check at the family’s residence. Upon entering …

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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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Former College Football Player Mistakenly Kills Mother in Tragic Home Incident

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In a tragic incident over the weekend, a former college football player mistakenly shot his mother, believing her to be an intruder in their Missouri home. The 25-year-old man, Jaylen Johnson, has been inconsolable since the incident, according to his attorney, William Goldstein. The unfortunate event unfolded early Thursday morning when Johnson’s mother, Monica McNichols-Johnson, 56, attempted to enter their Olivette home through the back door. Mistaking her for a trespasser, Johnson fired his gun, …

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