Alvarado man arrested after wife, local teacher, found dead, police say
An Alvarado man was arrested near Houston after police found his wife, a local high school teacher, dead from blunt force trauma inside their home.
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An Alvarado man was arrested near Houston after police found his wife, a local high school teacher, dead from blunt force trauma inside their home.
An Alvarado man accused of killing his wife, a beloved local teacher, was arrested about 160 miles away near Houston after a two-day search that began when police found her dead inside their home, authorities said.
Former FBI Top 10 fugitive Jose Rodolfo "El Gato" Villareal-Hernandez faces new federal charges tied to a 2013 Southlake murder that could carry the death penalty.
According to police, no students were involved in the incident, and there is no ongoing threat to the public.
Elizabeth Wolf, of Euless, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and injury to a child last week.
A 22-year-old Mesquite man has been charged with murder after the death of his 7-week-old child, who was found injured, unconscious and not breathing earlier this month, police said Monday.
The suspect returned to the scene hours later, appearing dirty and wearing only red underwear, according to the warrant.
The mother's body was found in the crawl space under Valerian "Will" O'Steen's pier-and-beam rental home in Fort Worth.
Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, 37, is in custody and charged with capital murder. In addition to that charge, he has an immigration hold for allegedly being in the U.S. without authorization, according to Dallas County Jail records.
The victim was pronounced dead at a local hospital after being shot multiple times. The suspect later turned himself in and is being held on a $5 million bond.
Cindy Rodriguez Singh was arrested in India last month by the FBI.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's office and Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux are sparring over crime stats, with each citing data to claim their city is safer.
Lyle Menendez tells "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales, "There's just never been a case of guilt or innocence. It was always about why it happened."
Messages are often left on victims' bodies by cartels seeking to threaten their rivals or punish behavior they claim violates their rules.
Robert Lee Timmons Jr. was convicted in the 2024 death of his mother, Rene Timmons.
Bryan Patrick Miller says he didn't viciously murder two young women in Phoenix over 30 years ago. At trial, his attorneys blamed being abused as a child for his violent behavior.
Dr. James Craig, an Aurora dentist, is accused of ordering poison and lacing his wife Angela's protein shake with it.
Andrew McGann, who is accused of killing Clinton and Cristen Brink, pleaded not guilty to two charges of capital murder.
Alex Pennig, 32, was shot dead in her St. Paul, Minnesota, apartment. Detectives used surveillance footage to piece together her final moments.
A metal ring, about the size of a quarter, led to Matthew Ecker's murder charge for the death of Alexandra Pennig.
After Minnesota nurse Alex Pennig was found dead in her bathroom, her friend Matthew Ecker told investigators she shot herself. But evidence at the scene left detectives with some big questions about how Pennig died.
Attorney General's Office Tamaulipas state delegate Ernesto Vásquez Reyna was killed in the middle of the busiest avenue of the border city of Reynosa.
The 28-year-old man now charged with murder briefly worked in the district, passing background checks while never having contact with students.
All three suspects face capital murder charges in the June 20 shooting.
Police say the 28-year-old man was arrested at the scene after his mother was found dead with multiple stab wounds.
