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Woman sentenced to life for torture and murder of grandson

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A Montana resident, Patricia Batts, 51, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal torture and murder of her 12-year-old grandson, James “Alex” Hurley. Batts pleaded guilty to deliberate homicide in May, following a plea deal that saw prosecutors abandon their pursuit of the death penalty. The sentencing took place on Tuesday in a District Court in Bozeman. The case, described as “horrific” and “unnecessary” by District Judge John C. Brown, has shocked the …

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Woman accused of beheading boyfriend

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In a shocking turn of events, a Las Vegas woman, Devyn Michaels, 45, has been taken into custody on murder charges. The victim, her boyfriend Johnathan Willette, 46, was found decapitated in his bed by his own mother. Michaels, who is being held without bail, confessed to assaulting Willette with a wooden stick on August 7, citing his abusive behavior as the reason. According to the arrest report, Michaels stated that her intention was not …

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Woman sentenced to life for murder

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A Mississippi woman, Stephanie Ward, 47, was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for her role in a brutal murder that took place in 2017. Ward was convicted of first-degree murder and hindering prosecution in the death of Roger Lee Scruggs, Jr. by a Yazoo County Circuit Court jury. On the night of November 22, 2017, Ward, along with John Henry May, lured Scruggs to a secluded location on Wildwood Road. May testified that the …

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California teen abducted after shooting

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California law enforcement officials are currently on the hunt for Andrea Vasquez, a 19-year-old woman who was reportedly abducted from her boyfriend’s car in a park after being shot at by an unidentified assailant. The incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday in Penn Park, Whittier, a city located approximately 20 miles southeast of Los Angeles. According to the Whittier Police Department, an armed individual approached the vehicle Vasquez and her boyfriend were in …

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Milwaukee rocked by weekend shootings

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Over the past weekend, Milwaukee was rocked by a series of three separate shootings that occurred within close proximity of each other. The violent incidents resulted in one fatality and left thirteen others injured, according to local law enforcement. The most severe of these incidents took place on Sunday evening near the intersection of 13th and Mitchell streets. Four individuals were critically injured and rushed to the hospital. The victims, a 29-year-old woman, a 19-year-old …

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Gun-wielding hero halts brutal restaurant assault

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A man legally carrying a firearm intervened in a violent assault at a Texas eatery, shooting an assailant who had reportedly knocked an older man unconscious in the restroom. The incident occurred at Woody’s Smokehouse in Centerville, Texas, on the afternoon of August 14, as reported by the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect, identified as Kevin Craig Anderson from Houston, approximately 115 miles south of Centerville, allegedly entered the barbecue restaurant in a disruptive …

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Man arrested after chaining a woman to the floor and chopping her hair off with a machete

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In a shocking incident in Louisville, a man identified as Moises May, 36, has been taken into custody. He is accused of subjecting a woman to a horrifying ordeal, forcing her to disrobe, trimming her hair with a machete, and chaining her to the floor for five hours. He is also alleged to have threatened her life. The woman, Joanna Wilson, was found by law enforcement in a house off Dixie Highway. May, who shares …

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Texas man convicted of murder plot to save failing business

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Keith Ashley, a 51-year-old financial advisor and insurance agent from Allen, Texas, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for a series of crimes including murder, fraud, and firearms violations. The verdict was delivered in October 2022, following a trial that revealed Ashley’s desperate attempts to save his failing brewery business by stealing from his clients and committing murder. Ashley was found guilty of federal wire, mail, and bank fraud charges, as well as firearms violations. …

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Migrant wanted for sexual assault in Los Angeles linked via DNA to murder of woman in Maryland

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In a recent development, Maryland authorities have established a connection between a local murder case and a Los Angeles home invasion and assault incident that occurred earlier this year. The link was made possible through DNA evidence, although the suspect’s identity is yet to be determined. The revelation was made during a press briefing in Harford County, northeast of Baltimore. The authorities also released surveillance images and footage of the suspect, captured as he was …

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Teen found guilty of murder for intentionally crashing car at 100 MPH to kill boyfriend and passenger

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A 19-year-old Ohio woman, Mackenzie Shirilla, was found guilty on Monday for intentionally driving her car into a brick wall at a speed of 100 mph, resulting in the death of her boyfriend and his friend. Cuyahoga County Judge Nancy Margaret Russo, who presided over the case, stated that Shirilla’s actions were not a result of reckless driving but were premeditated and purposeful, amounting to murder. Shirilla was overcome with emotion as the verdict was …

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