Jim Hagerty

Girlfriend Of Alleged Party Bus Shooter Also Arrested

The girlfriend of the Midwestern man who allegedly gunned down three people inside an “adult-themed” party bus last weekend is also facing charges in connection with the shooting. Rockford, Illinois, resident Lakeacia D. Kizart, 21, is charged with preventing the apprehension of a fugitive and aiding a fugitive, the Rockford Register Star reported. Police say […]

6y ago

Three People Shot Dead Inside ‘Adult-Themed’ Party Bus

An “adult-themed” party bus was the scene of a triple homicide Saturday, April 7, and police in Illinois are now searching for the gunman. Authorities allege that 22-year-old Raheem King used what they are reporting as an assault rifle to shoot three other passengers as the vehicle was traveling on the city’s west side, according […]

6y ago

Crime|illinois

Convicted Child Killer Released From Illinois Prison

A man who admitted to brutally killing a toddler nearly 30 years ago has been released from an Illinois prison. Richard Howard, 62, was released from the Dixon Correctional Facility on Sunday. He’s been there since 2000, when he was sentenced to 45 years for killing 22-month-old Carrie Lynn Gaines in the early 1990s. Howard […]

6y ago

Brawl Erupts At Grandmother’s Birthday Dinner

Things could not have been any worse for an Illinois grandma when she was out trying to enjoy her birthday Sunday, March 18. Instead of leaving Golden Corral in Peoria full of smiles and gratitude for the enjoyable time, the unnamed woman was forced to collect herself after dodging flying chairs and taking cover from […]

6y ago

Crime|documentaries|Making a Murderer|true crime

Documentary Revisits Old Theory In Teresa Halbach Killing

A new true-crime documentary series due to air in April will explore an old theory that a serial killer killed Teresa Halbach in 2005, not Steven Avery, the Manitowoc, Wisconsin, subject of Making a Murderer. The series, It Was Him: The Many Murders of Ed Edwards, debuts at 9 p.m. April 16 on the Paramount […]

6y ago

Musician Recalls Time With Murdered Student

A musician preparing for a public performance with one of his students was not prepared for the phone call he received on March 3. That’s the day hornist and band leader Harlan Jefferson received news that 14-year-old Christopher Ruckman would not be attending his school’s jazz concert for which Jefferson was a guest musician. The […]

6y ago

illinois

Renowned College Professor P.S. Ruckman Kills Children, Self, Say Police

Police say a nationally renowned political science professor allegedly killed his two sons before taking his own life inside their suburban Illinois home. According to officials in Winnebago County, police were called to the home of Peter S. Ruckman Jr., commonly known as P.S. Ruckman, at around 7 a.m. Saturday, to perform a welfare check. […]

6y ago

Security Guard Thwarts Possible Shooting At Southern California High School

A security guard is being credited with stopping what police say could have been a student’s plot to carry out a shooting at a southern California high school. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the guard was working at El Camino High School in Whittier, California, on February 16 when he heard a […]

6y ago

Charges Filed In 30-Year-Old Wisconsin Murder

A man who claimed he found his wife dead nearly 30 years ago has been charged with her murder and is awaiting extradition to Wisconsin. Authorities say U.S. Border Patrol Officers arrested 70-year-old Mark Bringe Monday, February 12, at his home in Sahurita, Arizona. He’s been charged in Columbia County, Wisconsin, with first-degree intentional homicide […]

6y ago

Crime

‘Making A Murderer’: Jerry Buting Takes Jab At Retiring Andy Colborn

Jerry Buting, one of Making a Murderer subject Steven Avery’s defense lawyers, made sure he gave Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Lt. Andrew Colborn a snarky retirement sendoff Saturday. Buting, who, at trial, strongly suggested that Colborn and Manitowoc Lt. Detective James Lenk planted evidence against his client, tweeted a photo of the officers Photoshopped onto a […]

6y ago

Man Serving 100 Years Maintains Girlfriend Killed His Daughter

An Illinois man who has served almost 20 years of a 100-year prison term for killing his daughter maintains that police did not spend enough time linking his girlfriend to the crime. Bart McNeil told police he found the body of 3-year-old Christina McNeil on June 16, 1998, when he went to wake her after […]

6y ago

Crime|Wisconsin

Wisconsin Man Takes Alford Plea In 1990 Homicide

A Wisconsin man could spend the next decade in prison after entering an Alford plea in the 1990 killing of an 18-year-old woman. A judge in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, accepted the plea Friday from 64-year-old Dennis Brantner and found him guilty of second-degree reckless homicide in the death of Berit Beck. Beck was […]

6y ago

Brendan Dassey|Making a Murderer

‘Making A Murderer’: Len Kachinsky Denies Harassment Allegations

Former Brendan Dassey lawyer Len Kachinsky denies allegations that he harassed his court clerk last year. The clerk, on Tuesday, January 30, was granted a temporary order of protection against the now municipal judge, one that bars him from any contact with the unnamed female petitioner. She asked for the order because she says Kachinsky […]

6y ago

Keurig To Buy Dr Pepper Snapple Group

The top at-home coffee company is buying the company known for a popular soft drink and iced tea. Keurig announced on Monday that it is buying Dr Pepper Snapple Group. The purchase will form a new company, Keurig Dr Pepper, allowing it to market “hot and cold beverages to satisfy every consumer throughout the day,” […]

6y ago

Police Chief: Man Fatally Shot During Traffic Stop Drove Car Toward Officer

An Illinois man was shot dead by a police officer after authorities say he drove his vehicle toward the patrolman during a traffic stop. Police say the incident unfolded Friday, January 26, when Nathaniel T. Edwards, 43, was stopped by a Rock Falls Police officer after what has been reported as a “lengthy pursuit.” According […]

6y ago

Circumstances Still Unclear In Deaths Of Illinois Police Officer, Motorist

Exactly how an Illinois police officer and the driver of a pickup truck died during a traffic stop last fall is still unclear, prompting coroner’s inquests in both deaths. The inquest for Rockford Police Officer Jaimie Cox, 30, is scheduled for Wednesday, January 31. The inquest for 49-year-old Eddie Patterson will convene Friday, February 2. […]

6y ago

Making a Murderer

New Podcast Expected To Woo ‘Making A Murderer’ Fans

Fans of the Netflix docu-series Making a Murderer are expected to be “glued” to a 13-part podcast about the 21-year-old murder of a French filmmaker. The murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier will be the subject of the podcast, West Cork, on Amazon’s Audible service. The series begins February 8. Du Plantier, 39, was found […]

6y ago

Wanted Illinois Man Arrested While Streaming On Facebook Live

A northern Illinois man wanted for armed robbery was arrested this week while he was streaming on Facebook Live. Police in Freeport, Illinois, were monitoring Facebook Monday, Jan. 8, when they came across a live video featuring Freeport resident, 18-year-old Jalen Anderson, the Rockford Register Star reported. What appeared to be a loaded gun and […]

6y ago

Crime

Illinois Priest Arrested On Child Porn, Meth Charges

A Catholic priest in Illinois has been charged with multiple counts of child pornography and drug possession. According to a report by the Belleville News-Democrat, Reverend Gerald R. Hechenberger, 54, was charged Tuesday, January 9 with seven counts of possession of child pornography (photographs) and one count of possessing a pornographic video of a child. […]

6y ago

Pro Hockey Player Makes Son’s Birth With Help Of Opponent

Minor-league hockey player Pierre-Cedric Labrie kept his phone close to him on Saturday, December 30, because his girlfriend was ready to deliver their first child. What he didn’t expect was the turn of events that helped him begin the new chapter of his life. Labrie, who plays for the Milwaukee Admirals, the American Hockey League […]

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