MURDER

Officials say a Florida death row inmate convicted of killing a deputy and two other people more than 40 years ago has died in prison.

A grand jury in Las Vegas has indicted the last living suspect in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur in a long-awaited breakthrough in one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries.

Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a Florida man accused of murdering a Lyft driver whose car he allegedly stole in an attempt to escape another killing.

A man was arrested in a fatal shooting in Kissimmee, police say.

A judge decided Friday that competency talks will continue through August for a man accused of stabbing a Daytona Beach couple to death during Bike Week last year.

Police in Kentucky say they've pulled the body of a convicted murderer from the Ohio River, days after he escaped last week from an Ohio prison with another inmate.

A 19-year-old found guilty in the death of a father after a shooting at a house party in 2019 is scheduled to be sentenced.

A 20-year-old found guilty in the death of a father after a shooting at a house party in 2019 was sentenced to 45 years in prison.

A Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about dealing with grief after her husband died last year was charged with his murder by prosecutors who say the man died from a fentanyl overdose.

Newly released body camera video shows the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students being pulled over for allegedly running a red light about a month before the killings.

Lake Wales police search for a man after four people were found slain inside an apartment.

A Florida man has pleaded guilty to randomly shooting four people in a 2017 killing rampage that set a Tampa neighborhood on edge for weeks.

Michael Jones pleaded guilty to killing his wife and her four children.

Florida's infamous killer clown murder case has finally ended with the long-suspected murderer taking a plea deal.

A police official says man who escaped from a Mississippi jail and is a suspect in a Monday night killing is believed to have died after barricading himself in a home and setting it on fire during an armed standoff with deputies.

The cause of death for a Florida toddler found dead in an alligator’s mouth last month has been released.

Prosecutors say the mother charged in a triple murder case took part in a complex conspiracy that included unusual spiritual beliefs and efforts to kill those who stood in the way of her goals.

A Florida surgeon has been charged with murder in the disappearance of a Tampa area attorney.

A judge sentences 16-year-old Aiden Fucci to life in prison for killing his 13-year-old schoolmate on Mother’s Day 2021.

Benjamin Holmes, the man found guilty for the murder of UCF student Christine Franke, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday.

Hundreds of pages of victim impact statements have been sent to Judge Lee Smith on behalf of the family of Tristyn Bailey.

A Florida man has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting five women at a small-town bank branch in 2019 and will face either life in prison or a death sentence during the penalty phase next year.

Final goodbyes begin Friday for 9-year-old T’Yonna Major, the youngest victim of a deadly shooting spree last month in Pine Hills that took three lives and inflamed a war of words between the region’s state attorney and Florida’s governor.

Next month’s scheduled execution of a Texas death row inmate whose attorneys say gouged out both of his eyes because of severe mental illness was delayed by a judge.

Disgraced South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh has been convicted of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and son.

Additional charges are expected soon for a 19-year-old accused of murdering three people in Pine Hills.

A competency hearing in Volusia County court continues for a man accused in the violent deaths of a couple last year during Daytona Beach Bike Week.

Tyre Nichols’ family and friends remembered him with songs of faith and heartfelt tributes, blending a celebration of his life with outraged calls for police reform after the brutal beating he endured at the hands of Memphis police.

Oklahoma's chief medical examiner has positively identified the body of a child found earlier this month as 4-year-old Athena Brownfield.

A married couple and their son convicted of first-degree premeditated murder in the fatal shooting of a security guard who demanded the woman’s daughter wear a mask while shopping have been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

A status hearing will be held in Orange County for a woman accused of killing her boyfriend, who police say suffocated inside a zipped suitcase.

A man already imprisoned in Florida for another killing has pleaded guilty to the unsolved 1991 slaying of a woman he met at a Daytona Beach bar.

A 25-year-old woman has been arrested on murder, child abuse and other charges.

The FedEx driver accused of abducting and killing a 7-year-old girl in Texas last week has told authorities that he strangled her after accidentally hitting her with his van while making a delivery at her home.

A woman who was extradited from South Korea this week after the bodies of her two children were found in abandoned suitcases has made her first court appearance in New Zealand.

Iowa authorities say an 18-year-old sex trafficking victim who pleaded guilty to killing a man she said raped her escaped from a women’s center where she was serving her probation sentence.

Prosecutors say two Iowa teenagers killed their high school Spanish teacher last year because of frustration over a bad grade.

A prosecutor says he plans to present DNA evidence linking a man accused of killing 22 elderly women in the Dallas area and stealing jewelry and valuables to one of the deaths.

The man who shot and killed John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment building in 1980 has been denied parole for a 12th time.

Alabama could be ready to use a new, untried execution method to carry out a death sentence later this month.

A Las Vegas-area elected public official has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a veteran newspaper reporter whose investigations of the official’s work preceded his primary loss in June.

Authorities say a Las Vegas investigative reporter has been stabbed to death outside his home and police are searching for a suspect.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help to track down the responsible person for an overnight murder on Hiawassee Road, according to deputies.

An Orlando teen is facing a manslaughter charge in connection with the July 1 fatal shooting of a woman, according to the Ninth Circuit Court in Orange County.

A man was charged with first-degree murder nearly one month after he was suspected of fatally shooting a 19-year-old in Daytona Beach he believed would out him over his sexual preference, according to the Volusia-Flagler State Attorney’s Office.

A man who told authorities where to find a Florida woman he fatally stabbed in July 2018 was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison nearly four years later, the 7th Circuit State Attorney’s Office said Thursday.

The 10-year-old, who we are not identifying at this time, was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree murder.

Nearly six years after Nathan Carman told authorities his mother drowned at sea off the coast of New England, he has been indicted in her killing.

A jury in Portland, Oregon, has convicted a self-published romance novelist — who once wrote an essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband" — of fatally shooting her husband four years ago.

Prosecutors say a tree trimmer in rural Northern California was found guilty in a series of throat-slashing attacks that left three people dead.

The 72-year-old accused of murdering a fellow-resident in a Flagler County nursing home was granted no bond after his first appearance in court Thursday morning.

Authorities are searching for an “extremely dangerous” murder suspect who escaped from an Alabama jail and the official they now believe may have helped him to escape.

Authorities say three Florida correctional officers have been charged with murder in the fatal beating of a handcuffed prisoner who threw urine at one of the officers.

A man and a woman from Marion County who murdered a government informant in an attempt to cover up their drug operation will now spend the rest of their lives behind bars.

Anthony Todt stands trial in the slayings of his family, who were found dead in Celebration.

Family members of a couple killed in Daytona Beach remember them as "wonderful people."

Police in Florida say the survivor of an apparent murder-suicide pact has been charged with his girlfriend’s death.

A Lake County man will soon be sentenced for the murder of his young daughter.

The man convicted of murder for shooting Ahmaud Arbery is withdrawing his guilty plea on a federal hate crime charge.

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said a shooting happened after two deputies who worked in Tampa were off-duty and on vacation in St Augustine Saturday night.

A man stands accused of a carjacking and a homicide in two separate cases, Orange County officials say.

A judge has sentenced a young Florida man to life in prison for the stabbing death of a 13-year-old during a sleepover party five years ago.

The family of a slain 89-year-old woman releases a statement about her death.

The penalty phase continues in the second Markeith Loyd murder trial.

Three men have been convicted of murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.

An emerging young filmmaker is also very much in demand in the book world.

Attorneys in the Markeith Loyd trial are due back in court.

The jury is now deliberating in the murder trial of Markeith Loyd as closing arguments came to an end Tuesday and requested to rehear several testimonies Wednesday morning.

Testimony resumed in the murder trial for accused cop killer Markeith Loyd. The jury will be handed the case Tuesday.

The defense begins its case in the Markeith Loyd murder trial.

The state rested its case Thursday in the Markeith Loyd murder trial.

Markeith Loyd stands trial for murder in the death of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton.

A Southern California man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife nine months ago, and her family is pleading for help in finding her body.

Nikolas Cruz has pleaded guilty to murder in the 2018 massacre that left 17 dead at a Parkland, Florida, high school.

A Florida boy accused of stabbing and killing his 13-year-old classmate appears in court.

A man wanted for attempted murder in Apopka was last seen in Mount Dora, according to police.

DNA evidence helped investigators match the 1985 kidnapping, sexual assault and death of a 17-year-old Florida girl to a man already serving two life sentences in Michigan.

Authorities say the suspect in the killing of three people in rural South Carolina hopped on a plane after the shootings and was arrested hours later at a Florida hotel.

A Florida woman is charged with murder stemming from a decades-old shaken baby case.

An arrest has been made in the slaying of three men found shot to death on a golf course in an Atlanta suburb.

A British police officer has pleaded guilty to murdering a woman who was abducted as she walked home from a friend’s house in south London.

A 14-year-old pleads not guilty to murder in the stabbing death of a 13-year-old classmate.

Michael D. Jones was accused of killing Diana Duve in 2014.

A Florida tow truck driver is charged with murder in the shooting of a man who had come to retrieve his vehicle from a tow yard.

Thousands of people gathered on Tuesday to celebrate the life of 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey.

The attorney for Aiden Fucci, the teenager charged with second-degree murder in the death of Tristyn Bailey, has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel.

An arrest is made in connection with a homicide in Eatonville.

An arrest is made in a man's death in Brevard County.

A jury in Rome will soon be weighing the fate of two young American men, charged with slaying an Italian police officer while they were on vacation in 2019.

Convicted killer Markeith Loyd is expected in a courtroom for a hearing in the case involving the shooting death of Orlando Police Lt. Debra Clayton.

The San Luis Obispo County district attorney says missing California college student Kristin Smart was killed in 1996 during an attempted rape by a fellow student and the suspect’s father helped hide her body.

Investigators say a former Florida State football player had been involved in a scuffle with his girlfriend hours before he fatally shot one man and injured another.

Authorities in South Carolina have confirmed that former NFL player Phillip Adams was the gunman who killed five people, including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two grandchildren in South Carolina.

Two men have been convicted of robbing and killing a South Florida plumber.

Drew Curtis Sikes, 37, faces attempted murder and firearms charges after authorities say he opened fire on park rangers Sunday inside Everglades National Park. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A Florida man who opened fire with an AK-47 rifle on officers inside Everglades National Park is facing federal charges, prosecutors announced Tuesday. The FBI affidavit says the wife had visible marks and scrapes on her face. The FBI affidavit also says Sikes was charged earlier this month with a domestic violence charge of aggravated assault with a firearm involving his wife. The FBI affidavit says Sikes' wife told rangers he had held her in captivity for days and that he was going to kill her.

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – Two adults were found dead in a home Wednesday in what appears to be a murder-suicide, according to Altamonte Springs police. Officers said two children were also found unharmed. Officers also made contact with the two children inside the home and said they were not hurt. The friend asked Zoltan Papp if he was OK and received a reply of, “Yes, I love you,” according to the affidavit. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Altamonte Springs Police Department at 407-339-2441 or call 911.

It says that Halfacre told officers following his arrest Sunday evening that he and his girlfriend — identified only as “J.M." — “were arguing because he wanted some of her stimulus check." Wendy Johnson, a cousin of Halfacre’s girlfriend, told WXIN-TV that the day before the shootings Halfacre demanded half of his girlfriend’s $1,400 pandemic stimulus check, but her cousin refused. “She had just got her money, and he wanted half of her money,” she told the station, citing what her cousin had said after the encounter. Officers later found Halfacre in the attic of a friend's home about 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometers) from the shooting scene, police said.

Cloud woman were back in court Friday morning following several motions filed ahead of the trial. A motion hearing is scheduled for Christopher Otero-Rivera and his father Angel Rivera, both of whom are facing murder charges in the death of Otero-Rivera’s estranged wife, Nicole Montalvo. The state also filled a motion to exclude evidence of Montalvo’s request to modify a temporary injunction against Otero-Rivera. The judge denied a motion to exclude evidence that either defendant had a firearm or other weapon, another motion will be revisited. AdThe father and son are due back in court March 23 for a pre-trial hearing at 9 a.m.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – The Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday investigators have found the killer responsible for a 2016 homicide. The victim’s car was also ransacked, with his gun missing from a small compartment, according to a sheriff’s office report. Witnesses helped investigators create a composite sketch which was kept with sheriff’s office records as they continued to investigate the case over the years. #ColdCase arrest: OCSO Cold Case detectives have solved the Dec. 2016 murder of Louis Massa, who was found dead & wrapped inside a tarp. He’s being held in the Orange County Jail without bond.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida’s attorney general met with local law enforcement leaders on Wednesday to announce an increase in award money for anonymous tips in murder cases. AdReward payouts are made through anonymous crime reporting organizations like Crimeline, which partners with local law enforcement agencies. “Anytime that we can have an increase reward, is only going to increase the amount of tips that we receive,” Orange County Sheriff John Mina said. Moody said it would remain for the foreseeable future, but may be reevaluated down the road based on available funds. Anyone with information that can help law enforcement solve a crime is urged to call 1-800-423-TIPS (8477) or visit crimeline.org.