Murder

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.

York Regional Police arrest five suspects, including Mohammad Amir Wiam Abuhmaid, in the fatal home invasion that killed Vaughan father Abdul Aleem Farooqi. A 16-year-old suspect remains wanted as Canada faces renewed calls for bail reform and justice reform.

David Bruce Delong, 40, has been charged with second-degree murder after allegedly killing his 20-year-old co-worker, Amber Mary Czech of Hutchinson, with a sledgehammer at a Cokato manufacturing plant. Authorities cite premeditation and surveillance footage as key evidence in the shocking workplace homicide.

Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, has been convicted of the brutal murder of Montana camper Dustin Kjersem near Big Sky. Once mistaken for a bear attack, the 2024 killing involved an axe, screwdriver, and firewood. Abbey now faces life in prison after being found guilty of homicide and evidence tampering.

Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande have been formally charged with the murders of South African rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, following their extradition from Eswatini. The 2023 Durban shooting shocked the nation and continues to unfold in South Africa’s courts.

Axel Rudakubana, sentenced to life imprisonment with a 52-year minimum term for the Southport dance class stabbings, forever changed a peaceful UK town. This in-depth editorial explores the tragedy, the failures that preceded it, and the urgent lessons for a nation grappling with youth violence and misinformation.