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NEWS Suspect killed girlfriend, kidnapped her four young children sparking a manhunt. Police say they caught him.
A Kentucky man was arrested in Illinois after a woman was found dead and four children were taken from the scene, police said. A child in the home reportedly called 911.COLD CASES 25 years after a woman was left dead along a Tennessee highway, police say they've arrested her killer
Tennessee authorities said Barbara Johnson's body was dumped on a highway off-ramp in 196, but the homicide case went cold. Now, police said they arrested a suspect.NEWS Attempted robbery ends with woman being killed, three Illinois men accused of murder
A woman was killed during an attempted robbery in Illinois. Now police say three men have been arrested and charged with murder in connection to her death.NEWS 80-year-old bar owner dies after being assaulted by patron, suspect charged with murder: police
A bar owner in Illinois was assaulted on New Year's Eve by one of the patrons, police said. He later died and a suspect was arrested and charged.NEWS Man stabbed 2 victims to death in Indianapolis, 1 of them more than 100 times, according to police
A Chicago man allegedly stabbed two people to death in Indianapolis. One of the victims was stabbed over 100 times. The suspect took a Greyhound bus to Chicago where he was arrested on other charges.NEWS Thief steals tip jar containing $3.45, Illinois cops say. Bail set at 3000 percent of alleged theft.
A Colorado man has been arrested after he allegedly stole a tip jar from a business and fled driving a stolen vehicle. The tip jar contained $3.45, according to police.NEWS Murder suspect captured in L.A. after his wife was found dead in her Illinois home, police say
A man is accused of killing his wife in Illinois and then fleeing across the country to California, authorities said. He was charged with first-degree murder.NEWS ‘We are heartbroken’: Caseworker fatally stabbed while checking on report of children in danger at Florida home
An Illinois man is in custody after he allegedly fatally stabbed a caseworker who was doing a wellbeing check on children at his home, officials said.NEWS Father and his two sons, ages 5 and 7, found dead around Christmas. Police say they just arrested the killer.
An Illinois man is accused of fatally shooting a father and his two young sons shortly before Christmas, police said. Authorities have not released a motive.NEWS He opened fire as people left an Illinois restaurant. It took a jury 3 hours to convict him of the double murder.
A man who opened fire outside an Illinois restaurant was convicted of killing two people. He faces a mandatory life in prison sentence at sentencing.COLD CASES 47-year-old mom was reported missing around the Fourth of July. Days later, she was found dismembered in a river.
A woman was reported missing in Illinois. Four days later, she was found dismembered in a river. Police have yet to solve her homicide, and it has become cold.NEWS Teen charged in killing of Illinois man, two other men face murder charges, cops say
An Illinois man was found shot to death. Now police say a 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with his murder, along with two other men.NEWS No bail for off-duty Chicago cop accused of killing girlfriend during domestic argument
A Chicago police officer was charged with murdering his girlfriend during an argument last week. He has since been relieved of duty, and ordered held without bail.NEWS Chicago man gunned down high school senior, injured four other teens in shooting, cops say
A Chicago man reportedly admitted to killing one high schooler, injuring four more in Skokie shooting. The suspect has been charged with murder.NEWS Man accused of causing drunken crash that killed a person in Illinois
An Illinois man faces eight felony charges in connection to a fatal crash, police said. The suspect and a passenger were also thrown from their vehicle.NEWS Illinois man accused of murder and arson in woman’s death
An Illinois man allegedly strangled a woman, then set her house on fire. He has been arrested on first-degree murder and arson charges, a report stated.NEWS Child sex offender accused of sexual assault two days after getting out of prison
A child sex offender in Illinois was out of prison for two days before police say he was arrested and charged with rape of an 18-year-old girl.NEWS Police arrest person of interest in connection to toddler found dead in Indiana pond days after mother murdered
Authorities found the body of a missing 1-year-old girl a state away from where her mother was murdered days earlier. The girl was found in Indiana.NEWS Chicago man accused of killing pregnant girlfriend, dumping her body in Lake Michigan
Chicago Police and Lake County Sheriff's Department charged a Chicago man with fatally stabbing the pregnant girlfirend and dumping her in Lake Michigan.NEWS Illinois mother charged after August fire killed her 5 young children: report
A mom faces charges after her five children died in a house fire in Illinois. The blaze happened in August and mom was charged with child endangerment.NEWS Illinois man beat a rapper to death and then skipped town and his trial. A judge still handed down a sentence.
A man was convicted and sentenced for killing an Illinois rapper, despite him skipping town. Police continue to hunt for the suspect, who now faces life in prison.NEWS Woman gave birth in bathtub and suffocated the baby, cops said. She then allegedly buried the child in the backyard.
A woman has been arrested after she allegedly killed her newborn baby before burying his body in her backyard. The woman gave birth at home, police said.NEWS Illinois mother dies after she’s shot in head by stray bullet while reading Bible to infant daughter
An Illinois mother getting her 7-month-old daughter ready for bed by reading her the Bible was shot when a stray bullet struck her in the head.NEWS 29-year-old man gunned down at Illinois apartment, woman accused of murder
A man was found at an Illinois apartment complex with a gunshot wound. He later died from his injuries and a woman is accused of his murder.NEWS 7-year-old girl murdered, 6-year-old hurt as gunfire erupted at a Chicago home. Police say they arrested a suspect.
A 7-year-old girl was shot and killed in Chicago in August. A suspect was arrested in the case and charged with murder and attempted murder.NEWS An Illinois man put his knee across a toddler's chest and covered his mouth to suffocate the child, police said
A man has been arrested after he allegedly tried to strangle his girlfriend's 20-month-old child. Police found video surveillance of him putting his knee on the child's chest and covering their mouth and nose.NEWS Victim stabbed more than 50 times with kitchen knife, suspect arrested
A man was stabbed more than 50 times with a kitchen knife in Illinois, causing his death. A week later, a suspect is now in custody and charged with murder.NEWS Man beats neighbor to death with hammer, tries to set building on fire, police say
An Illinois man beat his neighbor to death using a hammer and then attempting to start the building on fire to cover it up, police say. He is now charged with murder.NEWS College professor spits on Black woman, yells racial slurs over parking spot: report
A college professor in Illinois spit on a Black woman and yelled out racial slurs at her and her 7-year-old daughter because of a parking spot, police said.NEWS Drug dealer sentenced to prison for giving drugs that killed a 23-year-old woman
A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to selling a woman drugs who later overdosed and died. Police say he gave her a heroin/fentanyl mixture.NEWS Illinois man who allegedly fatally shot business partner recorded killing on cell phone: sheriff’s sergeant
A man cahrged with murder for the alleged killing of a business partner in Illinois recorded the incident on his phone, according to a report.NEWS An Illinois woman stabbed and killed her boyfriend on New Year’s Eve. Here’s how long she will spend behind bars.
A woman in Illinois pleaded guilty to murder for stabbing her boyfriend to death on New Year's Eve. She was sentenced to 15 years in prison.NEWS An Illinois man ran over his customer after a botched drug sale. Here's how long he'll spend in prison.
A man in Illinois was sentenced to under a decade in prison for running over a woman in a botched drug deal. Prosecutors say the victim was hit with an open car door.NEWS Illinois tenant accused of stabbing landlord to death during an argument
A tenant is accused of stabbing his landlord to death in Belleville, Illinois, police said. Investigators said the two had a fight before the murder.NEWS Suspect hits two cops with vehicle, dragging one underneath, now charged with attempted murder
A Chicago man hits two police officers with his car, dragging one underneath. Now, police say man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder.NEWS Chicago pharmacist arrested for selling dozens of COVID-19 vaccination cards on eBay, feds say
A Chicago pharmacist has been arrested after sold 125 COVID-19 vaccination cards on eBay, feds say. He has been charged with 12 counts of theft of government property.NEWS Body of missing Kentucky man found, Illinois man accused in connection to the murder
A missing Kentucky man was found dead along the Trail of Tears. Now, police said they charged an Illinois man with his murder. The victim died from a gunshot.MISSING Missing 14-year-old found dead in Illinois, friend of victim's father accused of murder
A 14-year-old boy was reported missing in Illinois and found dead the next day. A friend of the victim's father is now accused of first-degree murder.NEWS Man admits to shooting, killing an Illinois police officer on his doorstep, awaits prison fate
A man pleaded guilty to killing a police officer in Illinois and now waits to be sentenced to prison. The officer was serving a search warrant at a home.NEWS Man shot, killed after crash on highway, suspect charged with murder, police say
An Illinois man was shot and killed after getting into a crash on the highway. Now, police say the suspect was arrested and charged with murder.NEWS Vietnam vet, 73, killed when Chicago teenagers attempt carjacking: ‘It was two guys preying on a senior citizen’
Two teenagers in Illinois allegedly hit a 73-year-old Vietnam veteran in the head, killing him, during an attempted carjacking, police said.MISSING Illinois sex offender charged in connection to disappearance of a Georgia teen
A man from Illinois has been charged with kidnapping and trafficking in the disappearance of a 13-year-old who was taken from her Georgia home. He was registered as a sex offender.COLD CASES Chicago area teen murdered more than 50 years ago. Now, police say they arrested the suspected killer.
Police in the Chicago Suburb of Naperville say they arrested a suspect in the 50-year-old cold-case murder of a teen. The suspect was found using DNA.NEWS Hubris and search history: How the man who killed an Illinois college student was caught
In 2017, a University of Illinois student went missing and was later declared dead. The suspect was caught because of an internet search history and his own bragging.COLD CASES Pregnant woman gunned down in a Chicago park, police continue to hunt for killer in cold-case murder
Ida Arvizu and three other people were shot in a car in Chicago in 2017. Years later, police have yet to make an arrest and the case has gone cold.NEWS Man murders woman who had a restraining order against him. Now, he'll spend decades in an Illinois prison.
A Illinois man was sentenced to 70 years in prison for murdering a woman who had a restraining order against him. The victim's daughter was also shot and survived.