Author: Edward Campbell

The crash happened near Exit 34 shortly after 2 p.m., when emergency crews were called to reports of a person in the northbound roadway. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators said the vehicle involved was a black-and-red truck with a dump truck body. The driver did not remain at the scene, and authorities had not publicly identified the operator as of the latest update. The circumstances leading up to the person being in the roadway have not been released. The investigation brought together Massachusetts State Police, Wilmington police, fire and EMS crews, MassDOT and investigators assigned to…

A Pennsylvania woman is facing a criminal homicide charge after police say she fatally shot her husband during an argument over where he had left a handgun inside their home. Dawn Marie Freeman, 44, was taken into custody after the Oct. 4 shooting at a residence on Mine Road in Adams Township. She is accused in the death of her husband, 40-year-old Bradley Freeman. Pennsylvania State Police said troopers were called to the home around 6:37 p.m. for a death investigation after local police requested assistance. Investigators determined that the couple had been involved in a verbal argument before a…

A 40-year-old Las Vegas man told a 911 dispatcher that he had killed his parents and did not want to live before another gunshot was heard over the phone, bringing a tragic family shooting near UNLV to an end. Abdelhafiz Abdelgader made the emergency call shortly after 10 a.m. on Sept. 16 from an apartment in the 1600 block of East Rochelle Avenue, near East Flamingo Road and South Maryland Parkway. During the call, he spoke about his family, his brother’s death and his own physical pain while a dispatcher tried to persuade him to put down his handgun. The…

A 19-year-old Idaho man is facing a first-degree murder charge after his stepfather was fatally shot during a confrontation that authorities say grew out of a dispute over more than $2,000 paid for work on a trailer. Michael Dudley is accused in the Sept. 18 death of 47-year-old Howard Schofield IV at a home in New Plymouth. Dudley has also been charged with burglary and remains in the Payette County Jail on a $1 million bond. The case centers on sharply different accounts of what Dudley intended when he went to the home and what happened in the moments before…

An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for killing his wife in front of their four children, ending a case that began with allegations of domestic violence and a protective-order request filed only days before the fatal shooting. Cecil Mains, 47, was sentenced Monday, October 5, to 45 years behind bars followed by five years of probation in connection with the December 2025 killing of his wife, Jeri Mains, 44. He pleaded guilty to murder on August 26. The court also ordered Mains to have no contact with the couple’s children while he serves his sentence.…

A former St. Louis television news anchor has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting that she killed her 80-year-old mother in Wichita, Kansas, on Halloween last year. Angelynn Mock, 48, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Anita Avers. On October 5, 2026, a judge sentenced Mock to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 25 years. She will receive credit for 339 days already served, but she will not be able to further reduce the sentence through good-time credits. Mock cried during the sentencing hearing as members of Avers’ family described the impact…

A 22-year-old Wilson, North Carolina, man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities say his car struck two people riding an electric bicycle, killing both of them in an early-morning crash. Collin McLaughlin has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of felony death by vehicle in connection with the deaths of 49-year-old Jason Williams and 42-year-old Charise Dickerson. The crash happened shortly after 5 a.m. on Sept. 24 along Tilghman Road in Wilson. Police said Williams and Dickerson were riding together when they were hit from behind by a sedan driven by McLaughlin. Both were…

A 20-year-old Houston woman and her boyfriend are facing capital murder charges after police say they were involved in the fatal shooting of her older sister at a west Houston apartment. Alaya Sadae Jones, 20, and Kaleb John Maglott, 25, were arrested after 27-year-old Aveyia Webb was found suffering from a gunshot wound inside her apartment at 8155 Richmond Avenue on Oct. 1. Houston police said paramedics pronounced Webb dead at the scene. The case has left Webb’s relatives struggling to understand how someone so close to her could allegedly be involved in her death. Family became concerned when Webb…

A north Phoenix hiking trip ended in tragedy for Lauren Heike in April 2023 after investigators said she was chased along a trail and fatally stabbed. More than three years later, the man accused in her death has admitted responsibility in court. Teasley, 25, entered a guilty plea to first-degree murder on October 2, 2026, in connection with Heike’s death. Under the plea agreement, he is expected to receive a natural-life prison sentence, meaning he would not be released from prison. The formal sentencing hearing is scheduled for December 4. The plea also means prosecutors will no longer pursue the…

A Georgia couple is facing second-degree murder charges after investigators determined that the death of their 2-year-old daughter was a homicide following a months-long investigation. Rafael Pedron Wynn, 30, and Kerri Dysart, 28, were arrested on Sept. 24 in connection with the death of their daughter, Nevaeh Wynn. Both remain in the Rockdale County Jail without bond, according to authorities. The case began May 3, when Conyers police responded to an apartment complex on McDonough Road after receiving a report of an unresponsive child. Nevaeh was taken to Piedmont Rockdale Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. What initially appeared to…