Murder

Kimberly Sotelo, a 34-year-old woman from Bastrop, Texas, was arrested along I-45 on a first-degree murder warrant from Austin County. Here are the latest details on her charges, booking records, and ongoing legal proceedings.

Houston Police have charged Gabriel Isaiah Menefee, an alleged Play No Games (PNG) gang member, with the murder of 25-year-old Jaylon Ward in a west Houston hotel. The case highlights Menefee’s violent criminal history, repeated bond releases, and growing controversy over Harris County’s bail system.

Dateline NBC’s “Running Man” aired on November 14, 2025, diving into the 2023 murder of Ashley Schwalm, a 40-year-old mother from Collingwood, Ontario. The episode was reported by Andrea Canning, who grew up in the nearby Blue Mountains region.

A 17-year-old girl, Lainie Williams, has been formally identified as the victim of a horrific assault that took place at a home in Cefn Fforest, near Blackwood, Wales, on Thursday, 13 November 2025. The deadly incident has left the tight-knit community in shock as police continue their murder investigation.

A major breakthrough has emerged in the St. Helena Island mass shooting that left four people dead and 15 others wounded during a crowded high school reunion. Anferny Devon Freeman, 27, has been formally charged with four counts of murder and multiple weapons offenses in connection with the deadly October 12, 2025, shooting outside Willie’s Bar and Grill.

A Minnesota workplace turned into a horrific crime scene on November 11, 2025, after a 20-year-old welder was bludgeoned to death with a sledgehammer by her co-worker.

Vicente Aguilera-Chavez and Agustin Sandoval were arrested in 2025 for a 2017 Sunnyvale nightclub shooting that killed Edu Veliz-Salgado. Learn about the investigation, gang links, and the controversial no-bail release decision that reignited California’s bail reform debate.

Retired Ohio State University professor James Hill, 76, allegedly killed his wife after a $15,000 sextortion threat. Learn key details about the Upper Arlington murder case, sextortion laws in Ohio, and its wider implications.

Kierre Williams, 45, was sentenced to life without parole for the brutal 2023 murder of Rev. Stephen Gutgsell in Fort Calhoun, Nebraska. The priest was fatally stabbed during a rectory break-in.