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Florida man charged with murder in 13-year-old girl’s death

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FLORIDA – Stephan Michael Sterns, a 37-year-old resident of Florida, was officially charged with the first-degree murder of teenager Madeline Soto on Wednesday, approximately two months after her mysterious disappearance and heartbreaking death. According to Osceola County court records, Sterns, who was involved romantically with Madeline’s mother during the time of the girl’s disappearance, will be presented before the court on Thursday for his initial hearing. Madeline, a 13-year-old middle-schooler in Orlando, first raised concern when her …

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Student killed in high school shooting

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ARLINGTON, TX – Tragedy struck James Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas, on Wednesday afternoon as an 18-year-old student, Etavion Barnes, was fatally shot on the school’s premises. A 17-year-old student, Julian Howard, was later arrested and charged with murder, according to Arlington Jail records. As Arlington Police Chief Al Jones noted, officers responding to a shots-fired call found Barnes unresponsive and immediately began life-saving measures. Despite being quickly transported to the hospital, he succumbed …

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Mom faces death penalty for murdering 3-year-old daughter after forcing her to drink bleach

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POINCIANA, FL – The State’s Attorney’s office announced today that Florida prosecutors are going to seek the death penalty for Joanne Zephir, a mother accused of making her daughters ingest bleach and choking her youngest to death. Zephir, 38, was found unconscious in a car on Mother’s Day 2022 with her three-year-old daughter and her older sister, aged eight. According to authorities, Zephir had compelled her daughters to drink bleach before attempting to strangle them. …

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Man stabbed to death at casino in random attack

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AUBURN, WA – A man charged with stabbing a fellow casino-goer to death will remain in police custody, a court has ruled. Ricky Fuentes is being held on a $5 million bond following the incident at the Muckleshoot Casino and Resort. During Fuentes’ first court appearance on Monday, Judge Jill Klinge found probable cause to charge the 31-year-old with first-degree murder. Prosecutors contend that this was an unjustified attack on a random individual and describe …

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Woman brutally murdered in Metro train stabbing

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STUDIO CITY, CA – A fatal stabbing took place early Monday on a Metro train transiting between the North Hollywood and Universal/Studio City stations. The incident resulted in the death of a woman, according to the police. The attack happened around 5 a.m. as the train was en route to downtown Los Angeles but had yet to reach the Universal/Studio City Station situated on Lankershim Boulevard near Universal Studios Hollywood. This information was revealed during …

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Murdered woman’s body found hidden in closet

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DALLAS, TX – Dallas resident, Omar Lucio, 34, has been charged with the murder of 27-year-old Corinna Johnson. An arrest affidavit revealed that responding officers found Johnson’s lifeless body hidden in Lucio’s closet. Family members of the deceased had reportedly warned her numerous times to sever ties with Lucio. Police were alerted to the scene by the Garland Police Department, who had received an anonymous 911 call stating that a woman, beaten to death, was …

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Woman murders her ex-husband at hotel

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CHARLOTTE, NC – A violent encounter early Friday morning at a southwest Charlotte hotel has left a man dead, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Police responded to an emergency call at about 3:30 a.m. at the Embassy Suites on South Tryon Street. Upon arrival, they found 45-year-old Jamal Dade in the hotel parking lot suffering from a gunshot wound. Dade was rushed to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Following an …

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Ten-year-old boy confesses to murdering stranger

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NIXON, TX – A South Texas boy, aged 10, revealed to investigators that he had killed 32-year-old Brandon O’Quinn Rasberry in 2022, according to the Gonzales County Sheriff’s Office. The confession came about while the boy was under questioning for allegedly threatening to murder a fellow student. However, due to state law, the boy cannot face charges for the murder due to his age at the time of the crime. The child, whose identity has …

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Toddler falls to death from hotel window in tragic accident

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SIOUX FALLS, SD – A tragic accident has resulted in the death of a toddler who fell from a hotel window in South Dakota. One-year-old Madden Hein reportedly fell from a third-floor window at the Club House Hotel & Suites in Sioux Falls on April 13, according to the local police. Madden, whose home is in Minnesota, was staying at the hotel with his parents at the time of the incident. He was rushed to …

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College student dies after being hit by car on campus

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Howard University is mourning the loss of an 18-year-old student, Mohammad Samura, who tragically died after being hit by a car on campus last week. The university’s student newspaper reported that a faculty member was at the wheel during the unfortunate incident. Samura, a Fredericksburg, Virginia native, was fatally struck near the intersection of Fairmont and 6th streets NW on April 11. He succumbed to his injuries on Sunday. Metropolitan Police Department …

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