Slaying Archives

Woman Convicted in Hammer Slaying of Husband Found Dead Ahead of Sentencing

Minneapolis — A woman recently found guilty of fatally assaulting her husband with a hammer was discovered deceased just hours before she was scheduled to be sentenced, according to authorities. The tragic ending to a case that gripped the community unfolded as law enforcement and legal teams prepared for what was anticipated to be the final chapter in a harrowing tale of domestic violence turned deadly. The 58-year-old woman had been convicted last month following …

Italian Court Revises Sentences for Two Americans in 2019 Police Officer Slaying

Rome — An Italian appellate court has modified the prison sentences of two Americans, Finnegan Lee Elder, 24, and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, 23, for their role in the murder of an Italian undercover police officer, while confirming their previous convictions in a case that originally handed them harsher penalties. The decision follows a retrial mandated by Italy’s highest court, which questioned the clarity of evidence concerning the Americans’ awareness that they were engaging with law enforcement …

Serial Killer Convicted of 14 Murders Charged with 1990s Utah Slaying

Salt Lake City, Utah – A man previously convicted as one of Los Angeles’ most prolific serial killers has been charged with another murder, this time for the killing of 22-year-old Itisha Camp in Salt Lake City in the late 1990s. Chester Turner, who is currently on death row in San Quentin Rehabilitation Center for the murders of 14 women in the 1980s and 1990s, has now been linked to Camp’s death. The Salt Lake …

Gruesome Multiple Slaying in Mojave Desert Linked to Marijuana Dispute and Cartel Activity

Los Angeles, California – Five men have been taken into custody following a brutal multiple homicide in a remote area of the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County. The violent incident left six men dead, with four of them suffering severe burns, in what authorities describe as a gruesome crime scene scattered across the desert landscape. The motive behind the killings is believed to be related to a marijuana dispute, according to investigators. They are …

teenager charged with repeated stabbing facing life in prison for gang-related street slaying last year

Ipswich, England – A 19-year-old teenager, Alfie Hammett, faces a possible life sentence for an alleged brutal gang-related street slaying. Hammett is accused of repeatedly stabbing 18-year-old Ray Quigley in front of shocked onlookers in Ipswich in January of last year. This incident occurred while Hammett was on bail for another violent attack, making the case more complex and alarming. Previously banned from Norwich under police bail conditions, Hammett was living in the Suffolk town …

Teenager on Bail for Violent Attack Commits Brutal Gang-Related Slaying

Ipswich, Suffolk – A teenager awaiting sentencing for a brutal gang-related street killing was previously on bail for another violent attack. Alfie Hammett, 19, is currently in custody for the stabbing of 18-year-old Ray Quigley in front of shoppers in Ipswich in January of last year. He had been living in Ipswich after being banned from Norwich under police bail conditions following a previous assault five months earlier. Hammett admitted to assault occasioning grievous bodily …

Suspected Long Island Serial Killer to Face New Charges in 4th Woman’s Slaying

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A man suspected in the Long Island’s Gilgo Beach cold case murders is expected to face new charges next week in connection with the killing of a fourth woman, a source familiar with the matter confirmed. 60-year-old Rex Heuermann is scheduled to appear in Suffolk County Court on Tuesday, according to multiple sources. Heuermann was arrested in July 2023 and charged in the slayings of three women — Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman …