After an arraignment on Wednesday, notorious New York City “Subway Attacker” Khari Covington is now facing a 52-count indictment against him for burglary, assault and strangulation as hate crimes. Covington allegedly targeted “light-skinned women” during a string of attacks that occurred between August 2020 and January 4 in Brooklyn’s East Williamsburg neighborhood. Most of the attacks happened in the Morgan Avenue subway station, but one took place near the station and another at a smoke shop.
Karen Wong’s boyfriend and brother decided to investigate after not hearing from her for a couple of days. On February 27th 1991, they found her body in her San Fransisco flat.
Lady Gaga is offering a $500,000 reward for the return of her beloved French bulldogs after they were stolen and her dog walker was shot on Wednesday night.
One man is in custody while a woman remains at large after a home-invasion style robbery in London, Ontario committed on Sunday night. A 39-year-old man was awoken by a knock at his door followed by two people forcefully entering his apartment with weapons while claiming to be police. The apartment resident was robbed and assaulted before managing to escape and call police. The suspects are acquaintances of the victim.
Zephaniah “Zephi” Trevino, a teenaged sex trafficking victim, appeared on Wrongful Conviction with Jason Flom Wednesday to denounce the capital murder charges that she is currently facing. Trevino continues to maintain her innocence and shared her story on Jason Flom’s podcast in order to clear her name.
He was such a reformed person. So hopeful and positive until the end. More importantly, he is sorry, so sorry for the hurt and pain he has caused others.
Santa Claus is the ubiquitous hero of Christmas Day, but what happens when he brings terror and death in place of his proverbial gifts? While there are numerous cases that reveal exactly what happens when old St. Nick develops an affinity for crime and murder, we’re narrowing the list down to the top five “Bad Santas” in true crime history!
Two brothers, who were arrested on November 14, have now confessed to the murder of 21-year-old Floridian Danne Frazier. Frazier disappeared on November 4, shortly after leaving his job at the Publix warehouse in Lakeland, Florida. On November 10, Frazier’s body was found in an orange grove in Lake Wales.
The district attorney of Syracuse, New York, has identified Curtez McLauren, 17, as the suspected murderer of two slayings, on Friday. Police believe that Curtez shot to death Stephen Phelps Martans, 37, in his home at 326 Westcott St, around 2:40 pm.
A New Jersey woman who had been kidnapped on Friday successfully thwarted a subsequent robbery attempt after mouthing “help me” to a passerby. Clifton police arrested and charged Travis Mann and Paul Dunlop with kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery. In addition, Mann was charged with impersonating a police officer and criminal coercion.
Rinaldi Harley Wismanu, 32, a human resource development manager at a construction company was murdered, chopped into pieces then robbed by a female who is identified as, LAS of 27, and her boyfriend, DAF of 26 from Tinder.
Olga Maria Calderon was a 32-year-old mother working at a Walgreens in Chicago. On Sunday, September 6, 18-year-old Sincere Williams repeatedly stabbed her to death. According to the Chicago SunTimes, Williams arrived at the Wicker Park Walgreens in the 1300 block of North Milwaukee Avenue. He entered the store around 9:35 am on Sunday with the intent of robbing it.
Federal prosecutors announced that a man has been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison following a shooting and attempted robbery in West Philadelphia. Jovaun Patterson, 31, of Philadelphia, was sentenced Thursday to 171 months in prison (14 years and three months) and five years of supervised release.
Two Philadelphia men who attempted to steal almost a half-million dollars from armored-truck guards during a robbery that turned into a shootout in University City last year have been indicted on charges that could land them in prison for life, federal prosecutors said Monday.
NFL up-and-comer DeAndre Baker was charged with four counts of robbery with a firearm stemming from an alleged incident in south Florida this spring. Baker, 22, is a cornerback for the New York Giants
On Dec. 1, 2006, life for the family of Bernita “Billie” Cunningham changed forever.
Peter Manfredonia has been charged in connection with the murder of Nicholas Eisele and the kidnapping of a woman.
If you’re reading this and grew up in San Antonio or have children who grew up here, you might think the San Antonio Zoo Eagle has been chugging through Brackenridge Park since time immemorial, like the San Antonio River it crosses.
A crook looking for some dough got served up something else when trying to hold up a pizza shop in Delaware on Friday. Delaware State Police said they are searching for a man who attempted to rob Stargate Pizza in Sussex County, and only fled after the owner flung pizza at him.
A police warrant suggests New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker and Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar paid off alleged robbery victims so they would recant their testimonies, according to the New York Daily News.
One suspect charged with armed robbery following a stabbing in Port Huron Township was not issued a bench warrant after failing to appear for her probable cause hearing Tuesday.
A local man who was just released from the Wayne County jail after being sentenced for a minor crime now faces a much longer stay behind bars for allegedly attacking another man with a shovel during a robbery.
Police released the names of the two men suspected in an armed robbery that killed two bystanders at a Circle K near Hayden and Indian School roads.
A Mingo County man was arrested Saturday on warrants stemming from an alleged June 19 robbery. James McDonald, of Delbarton, is accused of stealing about $1,800 in cash from a woman attempting to buy a car from him, according to the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department.
Three female juveniles, aged 12, 14, and 15, are being summoned to court on several serious charges in Brookline, including attempted armed robbery and assault with a dangerous weapon.
A bank robbery that devolved into a SWAT incident Friday evening in the Loop was under control, with the arrest of a suspect, officials said. No one was hurt during the situation that occurred at 1 N. Franklin St., a PNC Bank branch, shortly after 5 p.m.
Police are searching for a man they said robbed a northeast Columbus convenience store Sunday afternoon. Columbus Police said a man walked into a United Dairy Farmers on the 4700 block of Sunbury Road Sunday at approximately 1 p.m.
A man and a teen were arrested for the alleged robbery of a victim walking down a Long Island street in broad daylight.
Denver Police are asking for help finding a 20-year-old woman who is wanted on for robbery and kidnapping charges. Isabelle DelCastillo is the suspect in a robbery that happened at 4856 N. Chambers Rd. on June 22 just before 11 a.m. Police did not release any details about the incident.
A chance encounter Saturday in Fairfield Township helped state police identify three suspects who they believe robbed a man of $1,900 as he slept on his couch, according to court papers.
Video released this week by the NYPD shows three would-be robbers running out of a Brooklyn pharmacy after they were confronted by the owner—and a small dog
Marshfield police arrested a Boston man who they say attempted to rob a store at gunpoint on Friday night. Officers responding to a man attempting to steal from a store after 6 p.m. were told by the business owner that the suspect pointed a firearm with a laser pointer at him, police said.
A federal grand jury has levied new, serious charges against three men already held in the March robbery that took the life of a Stamford jewelry store owner.
A Toms River man is accused of an armed robbery at a Lakehurst motel, taking $250 in cash and other items after threatening the victims with brass knuckles, police said Wednesday.
Belleville police are on the lookout for two suspects who robbed a gas station attendant at gunpoint Sunday night.
A man was caught on camera robbing two cab drivers in Reno this week, according to the company’s vice president.
On November 29, 2004, truck guard Robert Keith Palomares was cut down in front of a movie theater in Phoenix, shot six times: five bullets to the head.
Bensalem authorities hope a video that shows a man with a very distinct walk will help them catch a dangerous individual.
Police said they had one suspect in custody after a violent multi-city crime spree earlier this month, but two accomplices — including a person who wore a court-ordered ankle monitor during the attacks, then slipped it off days later — are still at large.
Albert Johnson, 31, has been charged with aggravated murder and aggravated robbery in connection with the homicide deaths of Katherine and Tony Butterfield on April 18. Charging documents state Johnson allegedly admitted to robbing the couple and killing them because he needed money.
Two NFL players are wanted in Florida, accused of participating in an armed robbery in the Miami metropolitan area. There is currently a warrant out for the arrest of Deandre Baker of the New York Giants and Quinton Dunbar of the Seattle Seahawks on armed robbery charges.
A suspect accused of assaulting and robbing an elderly man in Chandler now is jailed on suspicion of first-degree murder after the victim died, police said Tuesday.
They said 21-year-old Jordan Antonio Sullivan has been booked into a Phoenix jail and also is facing charges of robbery, aggravated assault, theft of means of transportation, and unlawful flight from law enforcement.
A 33-year-old South Glens Falls woman was arrested Saturday in connection with a robbery at Dunkin’ Donuts on Main Street.
A Miami man was robbed at gunpoint in front of his own home, and police believe he wasn’t the only victim targeted by these dangerous criminals.
Ceres Police have arrested three young men suspected of robbing a convenience store, as well as the customers inside, and are looking for a fourth suspect.
The LAPD officer was off-duty at the time of the shooting and fled to Mexico.
Jury selection began Monday in the trial of an Alabama man charged with killing three people at a barbershop during a robbery attempt.
Four teens have been charged with murder in the shooting that killed four other young people at an east-side apartment in early February.
A pizza deliveryman was violently robbed last weekend in Brooklyn, and it was all caught on camera.
And you thought your worst first date story was bad.
A Massachusetts woman became an unexpected getaway driver after a man she met on a dating app robbed a bank on their first date.
Christopher Castillo, the unnamed woman’s would-be Robin Hood, plead guilty this week to armed robbery and three counts of assault and battery on a police officer — all committed on their first date on December 5, 2016 — according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.
Eight months after his mother was shot to death, Qaw’mane Wilson rolled up to a Chase bank in Chicago in his Ford Mustang.
Three teenage girls have entered not guilty pleas to multiple charges stemming from what police say was a road trip across Washington.
Three juvenile girls from Spokane have been taken into custody after an alleged statewide crime spree.
Both men accused in a fatal robbery at a Denny’s restaurant in Virginia have been arrested and charged, police say.
One man accused in a deadly robbery at a Denny’s restaurant in Virginia is behind bars. But police are still scrambling to find another suspect.
A knifeman has gone on the run after a woman was stabbed in the back.
Armed police swooped on a house in Whitworth, near Rochdale, on Sunday afternoon.
It came after a man had threatened a woman in her 30s with a knife before stabbing her in the back.
Saskatoon police have charged two teen boys and are searching for a third suspect in connection with a convenience store robbery that ended in a stabbing on Sunday.
A jewel thief who beat two elderly people to death in their own homes has been convicted of their murders two decades on.
Chilean police arrested two men suspected of killing a Canadian citizen last week during an attempted mugging while he strolled with his family through the port city of Valparaiso, police said on Tuesday.
A prosecutor says an Iowa dentist won’t be charged in the death of a man suspected of trying to steal items from the dentist’s office.
Authorities in the Dallas area are looking at hundreds of cases of elderly people dying unattended to see if any may be linked to the suspect, Billy Chemirmir.
Authorities say a Dallas man previously arrested in the death of an 81-year-old woman is responsible for killing six other elderly women whose jewelry and other valuables he stole.
