All articles tagged with #triple homicide
Former Centerville mayor Jay Edward Ostrem has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder after allegedly killing three people on May 27, 2024. Ostrem, who was arrested and held on a $1 million bond, reportedly acted after learning about a sexual assault incident involving a family member. The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is leading the investigation.
Alonzo Pierre Mingo is charged with three counts of second-degree murder after allegedly posing as a UPS driver and killing three people in Coon Rapids, including a mother, her husband, and her son, in front of two young children. Surveillance footage showed Mingo and two others, dressed as UPS drivers, entering and leaving the home where the victims were found. Mingo, a former UPS employee, was arrested and faces up to 40 years in prison for each murder. He has prior felony convictions and the incident remains under investigation.
A man has been arrested in connection with a triple homicide in a Coon Rapids home, where two males and a female were found dead. The suspect's and victims' names have not been released, and the homicides are currently under investigation by the Coon Rapids Police Department, Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office, and Anoka County Sheriff’s Office.
Three people were shot and killed at Woodlake Village Apartments in Palm Bay, prompting a search for the suspect that ended in Melbourne. Te-Shawn Clive Taylor, a 26-year-old resident, was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The names of the victims have not been released, and the motive for the shootings is unknown. The police confirmed that there is no further threat to the public, and the investigation is ongoing.
Three individuals, including a 17-year-old boy, have been arrested in connection to a triple homicide in Reedley, California. The juvenile faces four counts of homicide and has been booked into the Fresno County Juvenile Center, while two others have been charged with accessory after the fact. The victims have been identified as 44-year-old Guadalupe Bonds and 81-year-old Billy Bonds, with a third victim yet to be identified. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is urged to contact the Reedley Police Department.
Three people were found stabbed to death in a home in St. Albans, Queens, following an apparent dispute between a landlord and tenant over rent. A man walked into the police precinct and confessed to "doing something bad." The victims, a man and two women, were found with multiple stab wounds. The relationship between the victims is unclear, and the suspect, a 54-year-old man, is in custody. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is urged to contact the NYPD.
Las Vegas police have released the arrest report detailing a triple homicide at an apartment complex, where the suspect, Spencer McDonald, admitted to killing his grandmother, her boyfriend, and a maintenance worker. McDonald was apprehended after attacking people with a large pipe. The bodies were discovered after a welfare check, and McDonald confessed to bludgeoning and stabbing the victims. He did not provide a reason for the killings. McDonald is currently held without bond and is expected back in court on July 3.
A 41-year-old Newton man, Christopher Ferguson, has been charged with murder and other charges in connection with the deaths of three elderly people in Newton. The victims, Gilda and Bruno D'Amore, and Lucia Arpino, were found with apparent knife injuries and blunt force trauma in their home. Ferguson was ordered held without bail and a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf. Ferguson's ex-girlfriend stated that he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and had been in a manic episode since February. A Mass of Peace was held in memory of the victims.
Christopher Ferguson, the man charged in the random killings of a couple celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and the wife's 97-year-old mother in Newton, Massachusetts, was ordered held without bail. The victims were found with apparent stab wounds and blunt-force trauma in their home, which showed signs of forced entry. Ferguson is charged with murder and other offenses, and additional murder charges are likely pending autopsies. He has a previous arrest for assault and battery in 2005 and is due back in court on July 25.
Christopher Ferguson, a 41-year-old man, has been arrested and charged in connection with the brutal stabbing deaths of three people in a home in Newton, Massachusetts. The victims were Gilda and Bruno D’Amore, 73 and 74 respectively, and Gilda’s mother, Lucia Arpino, 97. Ferguson is charged with the murder of Gilda D’Amore, and additional murder charges are likely after the other two autopsies are conducted. Evidence at the crime scene, including a footprint in blood, helped connect Ferguson to the crime. A neighbor’s video also caught him walking near the victim’s home around the time of the murders.
A 41-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder, assault and battery, and burglary in connection with the triple homicide of three elderly residents in their Newton home over the weekend. The victims were found with apparent knife injuries and blunt force trauma, and the suspect was identified through video footage and matching footprints. The community has been left shaken by the tragedy, but has come together to support one another and remember the victims, who were active members of their church community.
Christopher Ferguson, 41, has been arrested and charged with murder, two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and burglary in connection with a triple homicide at a home in Newton. The victims suffered stab wounds and blunt force trauma, and there was no apparent connection between them and the suspect. Police found an impression of a footprint in blood and matched it to Ferguson, who is known to police. Autopsies are pending, and police are investigating whether a break-in a half mile away is connected. Neighbors are on edge, and police have asked residents to remain vigilant and lock their doors and windows.
Three residents of Newton, Massachusetts, identified as Jill and Bruno D’Amore and Jill’s mother, Lucia Arpino, were found stabbed and bludgeoned to death in their home. The victims were active members of Our Lady Help of Christians Church, where they were remembered for their contributions to the community. The couple was supposed to renew their wedding vows during a special Mass on the day they were killed. Police have not yet made any arrests and have increased patrols in the neighborhood. A Mass of Peace is planned for Tuesday at the church.
An elderly couple celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and a relative in her 90s were found stabbed and bludgeoned to death in their home in Newton, Massachusetts. The assailant or assailants remain unidentified and at large, prompting authorities to warn residents to lock their doors and be vigilant. Newton is a city of 87,453 people which was ranked in a 2022 SafeWise report as the second safest city for families in America. Police are investigating whether the incident is connected to an attempted home break-in Sunday morning at a residence about a half-mile from where the slayings occurred.
Prosecutors in Pennsylvania are seeking the death penalty against one of the suspects accused of fatally shooting two brothers, ages 8 and 9, as they played with kittens in their backyard earlier this week. A teenager who also lived at the property was slain in the shooting and was the apparent primary target, police said. Sebastian Perez-Salome, 9, Jesus Perez-Salome, 8, were outside their home in Lebanon, a city of about 144,000 residents 70 miles northwest of Philadelphia, on Tuesday night at about 10 p.m. with the kittens when the shooting erupted.