19-year-old arrested in ‘brutal stabbing’ death of retired nurse inside Davenport home
Read full article: 19-year-old arrested in ‘brutal stabbing’ death of retired nurse inside Davenport homeDeputies said 19-year-old Julian Trevino moved in with the victim last September but was forced to move out because he wasn't helping pay rent.
Modern DNA tests challenge key evidence in 1976 Zeigler murder conviction
Read full article: Modern DNA tests challenge key evidence in 1976 Zeigler murder convictionTommy Zeigler's 1976 conviction for the murders of his family members in Winter Garden is under scrutiny again. Forensic reanalysis is casting new doubts on the case of Florida's longest-serving death row inmate.
Tommy Zeigler, longest-serving Florida death row inmate, granted hearing on DNA evidence
Read full article: Tommy Zeigler, longest-serving Florida death row inmate, granted hearing on DNA evidenceA judge will re-examine key evidence in the murder case of Tommy Zeigler, who has been on death row since being convicted in the killing of four people in Winter Garden in 1975.
New details emerge in fatal shooting of Edgewater police officer at gas station
Read full article: New details emerge in fatal shooting of Edgewater police officer at gas stationA gas station clerk accused of fatally shooting an off-duty Edgewater police officer told deputies he was having a bad day, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
Judge denies bond for ex-Orange County sheriff’s sergeant accused in wife’s fatal shooting
Read full article: Judge denies bond for ex-Orange County sheriff’s sergeant accused in wife’s fatal shootingA former Orange County Sheriff’s Office sergeant accused of fatally shooting his estranged wife, who was a lieutenant, will appear in court to request a release from jail.
Man arrested after woman, her friend shot and killed in Orlando, police say
Read full article: Man arrested after woman, her friend shot and killed in Orlando, police sayPolice say a 31-year-old man was arrested on murder charges after two women were killed at an Orlando apartment complex in a domestic shooting.
Man gets life in prison after running over girlfriend with truck in Sanford
Read full article: Man gets life in prison after running over girlfriend with truck in SanfordThe presented evidence and testimony led the jury to convict Toivontae “Toby” Williams, 31, of murder, according to the state attorney’s office for the 18th Judicial Circuit.
Lawyers for ex-Brevard corrections deputy accused of killing Titusville woman seek to avoid death penalty
Read full article: Lawyers for ex-Brevard corrections deputy accused of killing Titusville woman seek to avoid death penaltyThe lawyers for an ex-Brevard County corrections deputy accused of killing a 72-year-old Titusville woman will ask a judge Friday to dismiss a motion seeking the death penalty.
Ocala man found guilty of breaking toddler’s back, killing her
Read full article: Ocala man found guilty of breaking toddler’s back, killing herA 27-year-old Ocala man accused of killing a 2-year-old girl in 2022 has been found guilty of murder, according to the state attorney’s office for the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida.
Florida woman killed 6-year-old son while ‘casting out demons’ during exorcism, sheriff says
Read full article: Florida woman killed 6-year-old son while ‘casting out demons’ during exorcism, sheriff saysA Florida woman is accused of killing her 6-year-old son while she “was trying to exorcise demons."
Florida man shoots, kills stepson in argument over brother’s Fortnite punishment, police say
Read full article: Florida man shoots, kills stepson in argument over brother’s Fortnite punishment, police sayPolice say a 43-year-old man shot and killed his adult stepson in Davenport after the stepson’s 9-year-old brother grabbed a gun following an argument over a video game.
Death sentence ‘deserved:’ Retired Florida sheriff reflects on Xbox murders
Read full article: Death sentence ‘deserved:’ Retired Florida sheriff reflects on Xbox murdersRetired Volusia Sheriff Ben Johnson says the brutality of what he found inside the Telford Lane home remains vivid more than 20 years later.
Jury recommends death penalty again for men convicted of Florida’s Xbox murders
Read full article: Jury recommends death penalty again for men convicted of Florida’s Xbox murdersThe jury in the resentencing trial for two men convicted in the so-called Xbox murders, the deadliest mass murder in Volusia County’s history, are set to begin deliberations to decide whether they will be sentenced to death.
Dad arrested in Orange County on murder, child abuse charges after 3-month-old baby dies, deputies say
Read full article: Dad arrested in Orange County on murder, child abuse charges after 3-month-old baby dies, deputies sayOfficials say a 20-year-old man was arrested in Orange County after his 3-month-old baby died.
Closing arguments delivered in resentencing trial of Florida Xbox murders
Read full article: Closing arguments delivered in resentencing trial of Florida Xbox murdersClosing arguments are expected in the resentencing trial for two men convicted in the so-called Xbox murders, the deadliest mass murder in Volusia County’s history.
State seeks death penalty against ex-Brevard corrections deputy accused of killing Titusville woman
Read full article: State seeks death penalty against ex-Brevard corrections deputy accused of killing Titusville womanThe state attorney’s office will seek the death penalty against an ex-Brevard County corrections deputy accused of killing a 72-year-old Titusville woman.
Resentencing trial expected to wrap this week as defense continues case
Read full article: Resentencing trial expected to wrap this week as defense continues caseThe resentencing trial for two men convicted in the so-called Xbox murders, the deadliest mass murder in Volusia County’s history will continue, with the defense for one of the men expected to rest its case this week.
State continues its case in resentencing of Florida Xbox murders
Read full article: State continues its case in resentencing of Florida Xbox murdersProsecutors are expected to rest their case in the resentencing trial for two men convicted in the so-called Xbox murders, the deadliest mass murder in Volusia County’s history.
Florida woman fears for her life after man who murdered her daughter mistakenly released from prison
Read full article: Florida woman fears for her life after man who murdered her daughter mistakenly released from prisonA Florida woman is in fear for her life after the man convicted of murder in the strangling of her daughter was mistakenly released from a prison.
‘I didn’t lose:’ Sarah Boone, sentenced to life in suitcase murder, lashes out in letter to judge
Read full article: ‘I didn’t lose:’ Sarah Boone, sentenced to life in suitcase murder, lashes out in letter to judgeSarah Boone, the Orlando woman sentenced to life in prison for the 2020 “suitcase murder” of Jorge Torres, appears intent to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.
Dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her shakes is now charged with trying to have detective killed
Read full article: Dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her shakes is now charged with trying to have detective killedA Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by poisoning her protein shakes has been charged with trying to get a fellow jail inmate to kill a detective investigating the murder case.
Neighbor, psychologist testify in suitcase murder trial of Sarah Boone
Read full article: Neighbor, psychologist testify in suitcase murder trial of Sarah BooneTestimony is set to continue Wednesday in the trial of Sarah Boone, accused of letting her boyfriend die in a zipped-up suitcase during an apparent drunken game of hide-and-seek.
Florida woman accused of letting boyfriend die in suitcase retains new attorney, her 9th so far
Read full article: Florida woman accused of letting boyfriend die in suitcase retains new attorney, her 9th so farSarah Boone, after having lost eight attorneys and seemingly forfeiting her right to a court-appointed defense leading up to her trial on a murder charge, has just retained new legal counsel.
‘Senselessly and brutally murdered:’ Arrest made in stabbing death of 13-year-old Orange County girl
Read full article: ‘Senselessly and brutally murdered:’ Arrest made in stabbing death of 13-year-old Orange County girlA 28-year-old man is accused of stabbing to death a 13-year-old girl who was found inside a utility closet of an Orange County apartment complex, according to the sheriff.
Stephan Sterns charged with first-degree murder in death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto
Read full article: Stephan Sterns charged with first-degree murder in death of 13-year-old Madeline SotoStephan Sterns, the man investigators have called the prime suspect in the death of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, is now facing a charge of first-degree murder, News 6 has confirmed through the Osceola County Clerk Of Courts.
Serial killer confesses to 1980 murder of woman abducted from Daytona Beach Shores
Read full article: Serial killer confesses to 1980 murder of woman abducted from Daytona Beach ShoresMore than 40 years after a woman visiting Florida on spring break was abducted from Daytona Beach Shores and found dead in Jacksonville, a serial killer incarcerated in California has confessed to her murder.
A Florida death row inmate convicted of killing a deputy and 2 others dies in prison, officials say
Read full article: A Florida death row inmate convicted of killing a deputy and 2 others dies in prison, officials sayOfficials say a Florida death row inmate convicted of killing a deputy and two other people more than 40 years ago has died in prison.
Witness to the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted on murder charge in rapper’s death
Read full article: Witness to the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted on murder charge in rapper’s deathA 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.
Florida to seek death penalty against man accused of killing Lyft driver
Read full article: Florida to seek death penalty against man accused of killing Lyft driverProsecutors 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.
Another competency hearing set in Daytona Beach double-fatal stabbing case
Read full article: Another competency hearing set in Daytona Beach double-fatal stabbing caseA 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.
Former ‘Family Feud’ contestant Timothy Bliefnick guilty in wife’s slaying
Read full article: Former ‘Family Feud’ contestant Timothy Bliefnick guilty in wife’s slayingA jury has convicted a former contestant on the television game show “Family Feud” of first-degree murder and home invasion in the shooting death of his estranged wife in western Illinois.
Fugitive’s body found in Ohio River, days after recapture of fellow escapee
Read full article: Fugitive’s body found in Ohio River, days after recapture of fellow escapeePolice 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.
20-year-old gets 45 years in prison for murder in 2019 Volusia house party shooting
Read full article: 20-year-old gets 45 years in prison for murder in 2019 Volusia house party shootingA 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.
Author of book on grieving death charged with murder
Read full article: Author of book on grieving death charged with murderA 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.
Police video shows Idaho killings suspect in traffic stop
Read full article: Police video shows Idaho killings suspect in traffic stopNewly 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.
Residents told to lock doors amid search for 4 jail escapees, including murder suspect
Read full article: Residents told to lock doors amid search for 4 jail escapees, including murder suspectA 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.
Benjamin Holmes sentenced to life in prison in 2001 murder of UCF student
Read full article: Benjamin Holmes sentenced to life in prison in 2001 murder of UCF studentBenjamin 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.
Judge deciding Aiden Fucci’s sentence receives hundreds of pages of victim impact statements
Read full article: Judge deciding Aiden Fucci’s sentence receives hundreds of pages of victim impact statementsHundreds of pages of victim impact statements have been sent to Judge Lee Smith on behalf of the family of Tristyn Bailey.
Man guilty in 2019 fatal shooting of 5 women at small-town Florida bank
Read full article: Man guilty in 2019 fatal shooting of 5 women at small-town Florida bankA 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.
Viewing held for 9-year-old victim of Pine Hills slayings
Read full article: Viewing held for 9-year-old victim of Pine Hills slayingsFinal 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.
Execution delayed for death row inmate who cut out his eyes
Read full article: Execution delayed for death row inmate who cut out his eyesNext 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.
Competency hearing continues for man accused in Daytona Beach couple’s killing
Read full article: Competency hearing continues for man accused in Daytona Beach couple’s killingA 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.
‘We’re all Tyre’: Family lays Nichols to rest
Read full article: ‘We’re all Tyre’: Family lays Nichols to restTyre 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.
3 get life in slaying of store guard over face mask order
Read full article: 3 get life in slaying of store guard over face mask orderA 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.
Hearing set for Orlando woman accused of killing boyfriend in zipped suitcase
Read full article: Hearing set for Orlando woman accused of killing boyfriend in zipped suitcaseA status hearing will be held in Orange County for a woman accused of killing her boyfriend, who police say suffocated inside a zipped suitcase.
‘Confessed serial killer:’ Man pleads guilty in unsolved 1991 slaying linked to Daytona Beach nightspot
Read full article: ‘Confessed serial killer:’ Man pleads guilty in unsolved 1991 slaying linked to Daytona Beach nightspotA 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.
Warrant: Texas FedEx driver says he strangled girl in van
Read full article: Warrant: Texas FedEx driver says he strangled girl in vanThe 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.
Bodies-in-suitcases suspect appears in New Zealand court
Read full article: Bodies-in-suitcases suspect appears in New Zealand courtA 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 teen who killed rapist escapes from probation center
Read full article: Iowa teen who killed rapist escapes from probation centerIowa 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.
Suspect in killings of 22 elderly Texans goes on trial again
Read full article: Suspect in killings of 22 elderly Texans goes on trial againA 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.
Police raid elected official’s home in death of Las Vegas reporter
Read full article: Police raid elected official’s home in death of Las Vegas reporterA 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.
Orange County Sheriff’s Office looking for person responsible for overnight murder
Read full article: Orange County Sheriff’s Office looking for person responsible for overnight murderThe 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.
Teen charged in July 1 fatal shooting that killed woman in Orlando, state attorney says
Read full article: Teen charged in July 1 fatal shooting that killed woman in Orlando, state attorney saysAn 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.
Man indicted on murder charge after killing teen he feared would ‘out’ him as gay
Read full article: Man indicted on murder charge after killing teen he feared would ‘out’ him as gayA 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.
Man who told authorities where to find Florida woman he killed sentenced to life in prison
Read full article: Man who told authorities where to find Florida woman he killed sentenced to life in prisonA 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.
10-year-old Orlando girl arrested on murder charge in shooting death of woman who was fighting with her mom
Read full article: 10-year-old Orlando girl arrested on murder charge in shooting death of woman who was fighting with her momThe 10-year-old, who we are not identifying at this time, was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree murder.
‘How to Murder Your Husband’ writer found guilty of murder
Read full article: ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ writer found guilty of murderA 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.
Flagler deputies investigate nursing home where woman was beaten, strangled
Read full article: Flagler deputies investigate nursing home where woman was beaten, strangledThe 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.