A 55-year-old former saxophonist for the eclectic rock band Mr. Bungle may spend the remainder of his life behind bars for killing his girlfriend and dumping her remains in a California state park late last year. Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Nancy de la Pena on Thursday ordered Theobald Lengyel to serve a sentence...
A white woman in Florida convicted of shooting her Black neighbor through a locked door is seeking a sentence less than the statutory minimum, saying in a new court filing that she was under extreme duress during the shooting — and that the victim was actually the aggressor. Susan Louise Lorincz, 60, argued she should...
A 41-year-old mother in Arkansas and her 40-year-old husband are each facing more than 100 felony criminal charges for allegedly keeping the woman’s 15-year-old son locked naked in a bathroom without food for days on end, only letting him leave to go to school and keeping the door locked shut with a ratchet strap. Jaclyn...
A Minnesota man accused of killing the mother of his two children after telling her she’d “end up like Gabby Petito” — who was killed by her boyfriend in a viral 2021 murder case — was found guilty of her murder on Thursday and now faces a mandatory life sentence. Adam Fravel, 29, was convicted...
A corrections officer from New Jersey who watched two separate attacks on inmates in an officer’s quarters by fellow inmates and a colleague during a “going away party” is going to prison. Joshua Hand, 35, was sentenced on Tuesday to 20 months — more than a year and a half — in prison, followed by...
An argument between a Florida photographer and her client devolved into violence when the upset client shot the woman to death in a murder captured on Facebook Live, authorities say. Savon Chantay Tyler, 35, is accused of killing 34-year-old Lauren Ashley Martin on Tuesday in Sanford, which is about 20 miles north of Orlando. A...
A Pennsylvania man murdered his girlfriend — stabbing her multiple times “throughout her body” with a kitchen knife — after she got a new haircut that he hated, according to police. Benjamin Garcia Gual, 49, is accused of killing 50-year-old Carmen Martinez-Silva at her brother’s mobile home in East Hempfield Township on Sunday, Nov. 3,...
A Nigerian national who went by various versions of the name “Giovanni” on dating websites defrauded several women out of more than $3 million, saying he needed money for various bogus reasons such as his father’s funeral and son’s tuition, authorities said. Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, 40, was indicted on 14 counts of wire fraud, charges...
An Indiana man is behind bars for killing his own brother over a paltry amount of money, according to police in the Hoosier State. Caleb Xavier Ingram, 21, stands accused of one count of murder, according to Madison County Sheriff’s Department records. The defendant is believed to have almost immediately regretted the argument and the...
Three Delaware elementary school teachers are facing felony charges after an investigation allegedly revealed they abused special needs students. Police in Smyrna, which is about 15 miles north of Dover, began investigating in February when child abuse allegations surfaced at Smyrna Elementary School. A “long and detailed” probe in conjunction with the Delaware Department of...