David Wetzel
ReporterDavid Wetzel is a journalist of nearly 20 years. He has garnered awards for sports, feature and business writing in addition to multiple headline-writing awards in South Carolina. Wetzel first ventured into newspapers when he was 19 years old and has served in roles as copy editor, desk chief, sports editor and night editor. His most recent role locally was as a breaking news editor. David is a huge Oklahoma City Thunder fan and NBA 2K enthusiast.
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NEWS Man Says He 'Lost It' Before Murdering His 93-Year-Old Grandmother: Police
A Minnesota man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to his 93-year-old grandmother's death. He told police he "lost it" over bacon.NEWS Florida Man Who Police Say Severed Toddler's Spine, Killing Her, Arrested
A Florida man physically abused a toddler so severe that her spine was severed and she died, according to police. He is charged with first-degree murder.NEWS Man Who Police Say Killed Man In Front Of HIs Wife, Child Arrested
A man who police say fatally shot another man in front of his wife and child was arrested. The death happened in South Carolina, and he was arrested in Georgia.NEWS Man Who Police Say Had Several Pipe Bombs, Other Materials In His Car Arrested
A California man who police say had pipe bombs in his car has been arrested. The Sutter County Sheriff's Office initially arrested him for having pepper spray.NEWS Man Killed His Sister's Former Boyfriend During An Argument In Texas Home, Police Say
A man who police say killed his sister's ex-boyfriend following an argument that got physical has been arrested. Darius Brown faces a murder charge.NEWS Texas Teenager Who Police Say Killed Another Over THC Cartridge Robbery Arrested
A teenager in Texas who fatally shot another teenager has been charged with murder. The shooting was allegedly over a robbery of THC cartridges.COLD CASES Georgia Police Have Identified The Killer In A 33-Year-Old Cold Case. Here's Why He Won't Be Charged.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the FBI used new genealogy to determine that Henry Fredrick Wise is the killer of cold case victim Stacey Chaorski.NEWS Louisiana Man Who Fatally Shot Another Man In Front Of Two Children Arrested
A Louisiana man who police say fatally shot another man in front of two children has been arrested. Philip Anthony Fuchs is charged with second-degree murder.NEWS A Woman Called 911 To Say She Was Being Beaten. Days Later, She Was Found Shot Dead.
A Texas man who brutally murdered his girlfriend has been sentenced to life in prison. Q’Juan Tiakei Holmes will not have the possibility of parole.MISSING She Disappeared After Hanging With Friends. There's No Trace Of Her More Than Three Decades Later
Tracy Kroh, of Halifax, Pennsylvania, has been missing since Aug. 5, 1989. Police have not been able to solve her case more than three decades later.NEWS Maryland Father And Stepmother Charged In Connection To 5-Year-Old's Death
A father and mother in Maryland who police say beat a 5-year-old child to death have been arrested. An autopsy showed she died from blunt force trauma.NEWS 1-Year-Old Child Beaten To Death In Florida, Suspect Now In Cuffs
A Florida man who police say beat a 1-year-old to death has been arrested. Terin Smith is charged with first-degree murder in the infant's death.NEWS Man Got Into An Argument Shortly After Reconciling With His Ex. Then He Ran Her Down With His Truck.
A San Antonio, Texas man, David Estrada, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for fatally striking his ex-wife with his truck. He was convicted of murder.MISSING A 14-Year-Old Packed Up Her Clothes And Hit The Road. More Than 15 Years Later She's Still Missing.
Ashley Summers was 14 years old when she went missing in Cleveland, Ohio. Fifteen years later, she still hasn't been found and her family wants answers.NEWS Kentucky Man Who Police Say Was On Drugs When His Truck Fatally Killed 2 On Motorcycle Arrested
A Graham, Kentucky man who police say fatally struck a motorcycle with his truck, killing two, has been arrested. He is charged with two counts of muder.NEWS A Pastor Ended A Decade-Plus-Old Neighbor Feud By Killing Two People. Now, He'll Spend Years In Prison.
A former Las Vegas pastor who killed two people as part of a neighbor feud was sentenced to life in prison. He will be eligible for parole in 56 years.NEWS Suspect Who Police Say Fatally Shot Another Man During A Fight Arrested
A man who police say fatally shot another man during a fight outside his restaurant has been arrested. The incident took place in Waterbury, Connecticut.NEWS He Denied Hearing Shots While At The Scene Of A Crime. Then, He Confessed To Killing His Brother
A Seattle man confessed to fatally shooting his brother after originally telling police he did not hear any gunshots. He is charged with first-degree murder.MISSING She Sat On A Bench While Her Sibling Played Across The Street. Minutes Later, She Vanished And Hasn't Been Seen Again.
A 6-year-old girl, Brittney Beers, sat alone on a bench while her siblings played as she awaited her mom coming home. Then she vanished without a trace.MISSING A Teenager Who Went Missing Decades Ago In California Has Reportedly Been Spotted Several Times. But Does He Want To Be Found?
Daniel Yuen, who went missing from a California school in 2004, has reportedly been spotted multiple times. Still, he's missing and may not want to be found.NEWS Man Who Police Say Gunned Down Woman In Massachusetts Arrested: Report
A man who police say fatally shot a woman during a domestic dispute in Massachusetts has been arrested. Pablo Rivera-Ortiz is charged with murder.NEWS Man Who Police Say Killed His Wife During Domestic Dispute Arrested
A man who police say killed his wife during a domestic dispute has been arrested. Police responded to a home in Tennessee and found a woman dead.COLD CASES Police Say A Utah Cold Case Has Been Solved. But With Two Suspects Dead And Not Charged We May Never Know For Sure.
A Utah cold case in which a pharmacist was shot and killed by a robber is solved, according to police. But no charges were filed as two men suspected are dead.MISSING A 9-Year-Old Girl Disappeared From a Children's Home In 2019. More Than 3 Years Later, She's Still Missing.
Nine-year-old Serenity Dennard went missing at a children's home in South Dakota in 2019 and three years later no one has been able to find her.NEWS Michigan Man Accused Of Killing His Wife During Shootout Arrested: Report
A Michigan man is accused of killing his wife during a shooting with a man she allegedly was having an affair with. He was arrested and facing multiple charges.NEWS Man Charged With Murder in Philadelphia Might Be Serial Killer, Police Say
A man arrested in Philadelphia and charged with three murders might be a serial killer, according to police. He allegedly killed at least three who exited a bus.MISSING An Honors Student Routinely Went To Work One Spring Day. However, This Time She Never Made It Home.
Cleashindra Hall, a promising high school getting ready for college, vanished May 9, 1994, after going to her job. She is still missing nearly 30 years later.NEWS Woman Who Shot At Attacker And Chased Him Charged With Attempted Murder
A woman who shot at an attacker and chased him in her car has been arrested and charged with attempted murder. The incident took place in Richmond, Virginia.NEWS Two Charged With Murder After Two Others Found Dead At NC Hotel
Two people from Fayetteville, North Carolina have been arrested after two other people were found dead at a hotel, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office says.NEWS Minnesota Man Charged With Murder Of Girlfriend After Bizarre Series Of Events
A Minnesota man has been charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend after the two called 911 several times during a 24-hour span of drinking and fighting.NEWS Woman Was Stabbed Nearly 500 Times During Murder Over Money, Drugs: Report
A woman was stabbed nearly 500 times during a murder that resulted from a fight over drugs and money, according to a report. Two people fac murder charges.NEWS Woman Admitted To Losing Her Temper And Hitting A Child Until She Died. Now, She Learns Her Prison Fate.
A St. Paul, Minnesota woman who admitted that she "kept hitting" her 2-year-old daughter to death because she wouldn't stop crying was sentenced to 18 years.NEWS Virginia Man Who Police Say Killed Victim, Left Him Lying Dead In Living Room Arrested
A Virginia man was arrested a day after police say he killed another man and left him lying dead in his living room. He is charged with second-degree murder.NEWS Man Who Killed Woman Delivering Food To Him Arrested: Report
A man who police say killed a woman who was delivering food to him has been arrested. He allegedly shot the woman, who was found in her car on the road.COLD CASES Woman Who Hid Pregnancy, Killing Of Baby Arrested Nearly 30 Years Later: Police
A woman has been arrested in connection to the death of Baby Doe, who was found deceased nearly 30 years ago in a homeowner's yard in Oklahoma.NEWS Woman Started Firing At Pool Party, Killing One And Injuring Two, Police Say
A 38-year-old woman has been arrested in connection to an Alabama pool party shooting that left one person dead and two others injured at an apartment complex.MISSING A 13-Year-Old Girl Vanished Mysteriously After Staying Home Sick. More than 25 Years Later, No One Knows Where She Went.
Rachel Mellon, an Illinois girl who disappeared mysteriously when she was 13 and staying home from school sick, is still missing more than 25 years later.NEWS Texas Man Killed His Infant Daughter Days Before Father's Day, Cops Say
A Texas man who police say killed his infant daughter just days before Father's Day was arrested. He is facing a first-degree felony murder charge.NEWS Man Beaten To Death In New Orleans' Most Popular Tourist Spot, Suspect Arrested
A man who police say beat a man to death with a pipe in the French Quarter of New Orleans has been arrested. He's charged with second-degree murder.MISSING She Left Her College Campus To Get A Snack. Nearly 30 Years Later Only Her Bloodied Clothes Have Been Found.
An Indiana college student who left campus to get a snack from a nearby store vanished and hasn't been seen i n nearly 30 years since the incident.NEWS Two Men who Police Say Shot Into A Man's Car, Killing Him Arrested In Georgia
Two men who police say shot into a man's car, killing him have been arrested in Georgia. One of the suspects was already in jail on unrelated charges.MISSING A 16-Year-Old Homecoming Princess Went Missing While On A Jog. Nearly 24 Years Later, She Hasn't Been Found.
Tera Smith, a 16-year-old homecoming princess who went missing in August 1998 still has not been found. She left home to go for a jog and wasn't seen again.NEWS Here's What It Looks Like At Myrtle Beach Safari A Day After 'Tiger King' Star Doc Antle Was Arrested
Aside from a FedEx truck leaving and various animals sounds, all was quiet at Myrtle Beach Safari a day after owner Bhagavan "Doc" Antle was arrested.NEWS Couple Who Killed Man And Dumped His Body In Canal, Now In Cuffs: Police
A Florida couple who police say killed a man and dumped his body in a canal have been arrested. The man's cause of death was sharp force injuries.COLD CASES She Left Work But Never Made It To Her Car In The Parking Lot. She's Still Missing 23 Years Later.
An Oklahoma girl who left work but never made it to her car is still missing 23 years after that night. Her body was found but no one has been arrested.NEWS Illinois Man Who Police Say Killed His Father At A Rest Stop Arrested: Police
An Illinois man who police say killed his father at a rest stop has been arrested in Tennessee. His father was found dead in a bathroom at the rest stop.NEWS Man Who Police Say Impersonated 85-Year-Old To Steal More Than $50,000 Arrested: Report
A Lincoln, Nebraska man who police say impersonated an 85-year-old to steal more than $50,000 from him has been arrested. He is facing multiple charges.MISSING A 13-Year-Old Was Headed To The Bus Stop Just Like Any Other Day. But On This Day She Never Came Home.
Tabitha Tuders, a 13-year-old girl who went missing after heading to the bus stop blocks from her home is still missing 19 years later. She has not been found.NEWS Young Mom Murdered In Washington Apartment, Suspect Now In Cuffs
A Washington man has been arrested in connection with the death of his girlfriend, a mother of three, in Tacoma. He is facing several charges.NEWS He Admitted To Killing Seven People, Including His Aunt And Uncle. It Was Cause He Felt Disrespected.
A man who admitted to killing seven people in two states, including his aunt and uncle, was sentenced to life in prison for his brutal acts.