Man faces murder counts in slaying of wife, child

The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has filed a criminal complaint against a man suspected of killing his wife and daughter and injuring his son.

Michael Miller, 29, of Glendale, is accused of two counts of first degree murder and one count of attempted first degree murder. The complaint was filed Tuesday.

Miller is suspected of stabbing his wife, 10-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son with a kitchen knife last Saturday. His wife and daughter died. His son was injured, underwent surgery at a local hospital and is expected to recover...

Miller told police that the stabbing stemmed from an argument he had with his wife about not getting enough sleep the night before.

Man held in deaths of his wife, daughter

A Glendale man is suspected of killing his wife and 10-year-old daughter and seriously injuring his 4-year-old son early Saturday morning in a domestic-violence incident, police said.

Michael Miller is being held on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder, said Sgt. Jim Cunningham, a Glendale police spokesman.

Miller, 29, is accused of stabbing to death his 28-year-old wife, Adreana Miller and their daughter at their home in the 7700 block of West Vermont Avenue, Cunningham said...

Judge delays preliminary hearing for man charged for two murders

A judge delayed the scheduled preliminary hearing on Monday for a man charged with killing his pregnant wife and infant son. A judge ruled more time is needed for a psychiatric evaluation of Dan Andrews.

Andrews is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed criminal action for the stabbing deaths of Mary Burchel and their son, Tayler, on March 16. Detectives say Andrews confessed to the murders at the family's home about five miles west of Ava...

Ex-boxer is suspect in double slaying in Hollywood

The former boxer who once sparred with world champions -- fighting name ''The Italian Hammer'' -- went to the Hollywood police station with an awful secret.

''I've done something terrible,'' William ''Bill'' Medei, a k a The Hammer, told a lieutenant. Just after lunchtime Wednesday, Medei's comment led police to the Loop Road trailer he had shared with his new wife, Renee Bader, and her 13-year-old son. The two were found dead.

A police affidavit released Thursday said Bader, 42, and son Josh, a student at Attucks Middle School, ''sustained multiple sharp force injuries resulting in death.'' Police spokesman Manny Marino said no official cause of death has been determined...

Man strangles girlfriend to death with bra

A missing Orlando woman was found dead in her apartment early Sunday, the victim of an apparent homicide.

Orlando police were tipped off Saturday that Lolitta L. Flores, 49, may have been killed by her boyfriend, Abdullah A. Khalig, on Feb. 22, reports show. The two had a long history of domestic violence.

Police were notified of the possible murder Feb. 28, when a man told them Khalig confided in him that he had killed Flores by strangling her with a bra...

Heights man charged with murder of wife

Charges were filed Wednesday against 54-year-old Michael Allen Miller, a Dearborn Heights resident accused of shooting and killing his 34-year-old wife in front of their teenage son while preparing for target practice on Nov. 22.

Accord-ing to police, Miller claimed the .45-caliber pistol went off after he removed the clip. It fired a bullet straight into his wife's chest inside the couple's home on Powers, north of Van Born Road.

The victim was transported to Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, where she was pronounced dead. Her husband claimed the shooting was an accident, but Detective Sgt. James Serwatowski said investigators didn't buy it...

Man Pleads Guilty to Murder, Avoids Death Penalty

A Berks County man has avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty to first degree murder for strangling his wife. Joseph Kramer will now spend the rest of his life in prison. Authorities say Kramer strangled his wife Amy inside her house in Pottstown, Montgomery County in October...

Cops knew of threats to woman, family says

They say their sister went to police for help.

That she showed officers text messages she believed were from her ex-partner.

Messages she considered threats...

Murder suspect faces rape charge in fiancé's death

A man accused of killing his pregnant fiancé is now facing a rape charge in the case.Michael Mead was arrested in January and charged with first-degree murder, burglary and arson.Indictments issued Tuesday show Mead faces additional charges of robbery with a dangerous weapon and first-degree rape.Mead is accused of breaking into Lucy Johnson's home on July 16, shooting her twice in the head and then setting the home on fire...

Pennsylvania Man Charged With Strangling Wife

Westmoreland County detectives say 41-year-old David Clarke, of Arnold, killed his wife sometime Saturday morning.

Police say he called 911 about 8:30 a.m. and told them he found 40-year-old Doreena Clarke unresponsive...

Arraignment in Siouxland Murder Trial Delayed

A court hearing for a Sioux City man accused of killing his wife has been delayed.

Tim Sohler, 49, is charged with 1st Degree Murder in the stabbing death of his wife, Susan Sohler...

Mother, daughter slain in Calera home

A mother and daughter were brutally slain and a suspect is facing double-murder charges in what authorities are calling a horrific and gruesome crime.

The victims have been identified as Vivian Pierce, 28, and her mother Rebecca Pierce, 56.

Calera Police Chief Don Hyde said the body of Vivian Pierce was found by family members Saturday evening at her home at 109 Section Line Road...

Jury selection begins in Memphis murder trial

Trial is getting under way in Memphis for a man accused of beating his school teacher wife to death on Thanksgiving Day 2006.

The Commercial Appeal reports Jeffrey Scott's trial will rely largely on crime scene evidence...

Man Killed Girlfriend, Went To Party In Her Car

A man indicted on murder and kidnapping charges in the death of his on-again, off-again girlfriend went to a party after her death, driving her car, police said.

Vincent George Brown Jr., 39, is serving 13 months in a state prison for violating his probation in an unrelated drug case. Tampa police have a warrant to charge him in the Nov. 15 strangulation of Jennifer Johnson, 31.

A grand jury indicted Brown on felony first-degree murder and kidnapping charges Thursday. The indictment was unsealed today because of the arrest warrant...

Louisa Man Charged With Wife's Murder

A Louisa County man is in custody, charged with the first degree murder of his wife.

According to police, 54-year-old Forrest Smythers, Jr., shot and killed 52-year-old Dawn Smythers with a .22-caliber rifle around 8:30 p.m. Sunday...

Sentencing delayed for Holladay man convicted of killing his wife

Due to allegations of defense attorney misconduct and incompetence, as well as a paperwork mix-up, a Friday sentencing hearing was delayed for a Holladay man convicted of running down his wife with a pickup truck.

Sherman Alexander Lynch III claims his trial attorneys refused to let him see all the evidence in the case, ignored evidence that would have proved his innocence and refused to have other items tested.

But the clincher for 3rd District Judge Deno Himonas was that Lynch did not receive his pre-sentence report until Friday. State law requires the reports to be provided to defendants at least three days before sentencing...More Here...

Joliet man charged in fatal stabbing of former girlfriend

A Joliet man accused of fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend was ordered held in lieu of $5 million bail by a Will County judge Friday.

Jeramy J. Green, 23, of the 1800 block of Ashbury Circle Drive is charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Assistant State's Atty. Michael Casson said that Green admitted to stabbing Brittany Brooks, 21, of Joliet, Wednesday night while they quarreled in her car. Green then dragged her out and continued to stab her a total of 34 times, he said...More Here...