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  • Colo. man accused of killing, decapitating woman had her severed hand in his pocket during arrest

    PUEBLO, Colo. (TCD) — A 26-year-old security guard was arrested on suspicion of murder for allegedly decapitating a 47-year-old woman, severing her hand, and keeping it in his jacket pocket.

    According to the Pueblo Police Department, on Jan. 10 at 3:47 p.m., officers responded to Fountain Creek and found a female, who was identified as Renee Marie Portillos, deceased in the water. Officers later arrested Solomon Martinez on a charge of first-degree murder.

    Martinez’s affidavit, cited by KRDO-TV, says on the morning of Jan. 9, Martinez met up with his roommate, Joshua Mazzurco, and another person at a car wash. Martinez reportedly had dirt on his clothing and blood on his hands, which he cleaned off with a power washer.

    Martinez allegedly asked Mazzurco if he wanted to “absolve $1,000 off your debt” and help him dig a 10-foot hole. He allegedly later claimed it was a joke.

    Mazzurco reportedly went to Martinez’s car to retrieve a tool bag and saw Martinez attempt to push a “big” object out of the way, but he was having a hard time.

    According to the Pueblo Chieftain, which also cites the affidavit, the second witness and Martinez drove to the Fountain Creek area and Martinez moved the body to the water. Martinez allegedly threatened the witness with a gun because he needed help, but the person refused.

    That witness ultimately reported him to police and led officers to the woman’s body.

    Martinez purportedly shot a video of the body to “cover for himself,” then put a blanket over the corpse. Video seen by the police reportedly showed the headless victim with blood around various parts of her body.

    KRDO reports police went to an arts center where Martinez worked as a security guard to place him under arrest. Before they took him into custody, he reportedly said, “I had a hand in my jacket for two days.”

    Officers located the hand inside a plastic bag in his front pocket.

    When speaking with investigators, Martinez reportedly claimed the witness who reported him to police borrowed his car that night and returned it on Jan. 9. He said he left his gun and phone in the car. Then, he later allegedly changed his story and said he picked up a prostitute on Jan. 8. She reportedly asked for money for a sexual act, but he said no. He allegedly told police he dropped off the victim sometime around 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. and she was still alive.

    Martinez reportedly had cuts on his hands, which he claimed came from his dogs, then he said the cuts came from picking up dog feces near rocks.

    Additionally, detectives located blood inside Martinez’s vehicle.

    Martinez is in custody at the Pueblo County Jail with bond set at $1 million.

    MORE:

    • Homicide Investigation – Pueblo Police Department
    • Death Investigation – Pueblo County Coroner
    • Pueblo security guard arrested with severed hand in pocket, charged with murder – KRDO
    • Pueblo police say homicide suspect had severed hand in his pocket when arrested – Pueblo Chieftain

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  • Connecticut man sentenced for injuring ex and fatally stabbing her male friend during confrontation

    HARTFORD, Conn. (TCD) — A 47-year-old man will spend over five decades behind bars for assaulting his ex-girlfriend and fatally stabbing her friend in 2020.

    Hartford Judicial District State’s Attorney Sharmese Walcott announced Jan. 17 that a judge sentenced Troy Hayes to 55 years in prison for the 2020 murder of Dyshawn Copeland, as well as the first-degree assault of a second victim. A jury found Hayes guilty of the charges on Sept. 25, 2023.

    According to the state’s attorney’s office, on the evening of May 21, 2020, officers responded to 40 Sherman St. after a female victim called 911 and reported that she and her friend had been stabbed. At the scene, officers located Copeland on the steps inside of the building, and he and the female victim were transported to a hospital, where Copeland died from his injuries.

    The female victim reportedly told detectives she and Copeland were inside her apartment waiting for food delivery. When they believed the driver had arrived, the female victim opened the door and found Hayes instead.

    According to the state’s attorney’s office, Hayes then entered the home, and “the female victim ran after him as Hayes rushed to her apartment to confront Mr. Copeland.”

    Hayes reportedly “poured wine over Mr. Copeland’s head and fatally stabbed him.” He also tried stabbing his ex, causing stab wounds to her arm.

    The Hartford Courant reports the suspect and the woman allegedly used to date, but Hayes did not know Copeland.

    The state’s attorney’s office said multiple witnesses testified in court, claiming they noticed a man riding a red scooter in the area at the time of the attack, which was later shown on surveillance footage to be Hayes.

    MORE:

    • Judge Sentences Troy Hayes to 55 Years in Prison for 2020 Murder of Dyshawn Copeland and Assault of Second Victim in Hartford – Connecticut State’s Attorney’s  Office for the Hartford Judicial District
    • CT man gets 55 years in prison for fatally stabbing man, injuring woman in Hartford in 2020 – Hartford Courant

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  • Houston man allegedly shot fiancée and brother because he thought they were 'committing witchcraft'

    HOUSTON (TCD) — A 23-year-old man was arrested on assault-related charges after he allegedly shot his brother and fiancée this week.

    According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, on Jan. 14, deputies responded to a shooting at an apartment building and found a 17-year-old male and 26-year-old female injured from apparent gunshot wounds. They were transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Deputies arrested Wilman Sandoval at the scene for three counts of aggravated assault.

    The sheriff said Sandoval “was accusing both victims of committing witchcraft on him.”

    In an update, Gonzalez said the two victims were in “fair condition and expected to survive.”

    Gonzalez said in a press conference Sandoval allegedly shot his fiancée multiple times with a pistol. Sandoval was reportedly “upset” about the purported witchcraft, which led to the shooting.

    According to court documents, Sandoval moved from the couch, walked towards the front door, and allegedly started firing at his fiancée. The brother got up, but Sandoval shot him twice, including once in the head. Sandoval allegedly pointed the gun at a third relative who was trying to assist the fiancée.

    MORE:

    • News Advisory – Harris County Sheriff’s Office
    • State of Texas vs. Wilman Sandoval
    •  2 shot at NW Harris County apartment complex, sheriff says – KHOU-TV

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  • Minneapolis man who allegedly impaled former dancer with golf club is ruled incompetent for trial

    MINNEAPOLIS (TCD) — Court officials determined on Tuesday that the 44-year-old man accused of beating a grocery store clerk to death and impaling him with a golf club was not competent to stand. trial.

    Minnesota Public Radio reports Taylor Schulz was due to appear in court Jan. 16 for allegedly killing 66-year-old Robert Skafte, but he refused to show up. Court records reportedly noted Schulz, “due to mental illness or cognitive impairment, lacks the ability to rationally consult with counsel; or lacks the ability to understand the proceedings or participate in the defense.”

    The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office reportedly said in a statement officials will “conduct a thorough review of Mr. Schulz’s history and circumstances before the County Attorney’s Office can move forward with civil commitment proceedings.”

    Schulz remains in custody at the Hennepin County Jail and the county attorney’s office said there could be “treatment efforts to assist Schulz in attaining competence” if he starts meeting criteria.

    According to the Star Tribune, Schulz’s defense attorney said, “We have no reason to dispute the examiner’s opinion.”

    On Dec. 8 at just before 1 p.m., Minneapolis Police Department officers were called to a grocery store on the 200 block of Oak Grove Street and found Skafte “behind the counter with a golf club impaled through his torso.” Medics transported him to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.

    Police identified Schulz as the suspect and reportedly found him barricaded inside a nearby apartment. A SWAT crew, bomb squad, negotiators, and other investigators arrived at the residence and arrested Schulz without incident after six hours.

    The Star Tribune reports surveillance video from the store showed Schulz punching, choking, beating, and dragging Skafte before hitting him in the head and neck with the golf club. The club broke, and he impaled Skafte.

    Skafte worked at Oak Grove Grocery and was previously an acclaimed dancer.

    MORE:

    • Suspect in fatal stabbing at Minneapolis grocery store found incompetent to stand trial – Minnesota Public Radio
    • Man found mentally incompetent to stand trial in brutal killing of Loring Park store clerk – Star Tribune
    • Man dies after stabbing, 12/8/2023 – Minneapolis Police Department
    • Minneapolis man accused impaling victim with golf club in ‘grotesque’ killing, 12/11/2023 – TCD

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  • Judicial Watch, Allied Educational Foundation File U.S. Supreme Court Amici Brief Opposing Colorado Court Decision to Remove Trump from Ballot

    (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today that it filed in the United States Supreme Court an amici curiae (friend of the court) brief along with the Allied Educational Foundation (AEF) in support of former President Donald Trump in his challenge to the Colorado Supreme Court’s unprecedented decision to remove him from the state’s 2024 presidential primary ballot (Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson et al. (No. 23-719)).

    Judicial Watch and AEF are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse the Colorado Supreme Court’s December 19, 2023, decision disqualifying President Trump from the state’s primary and general election ballots under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, based on the allegation his speech and actions disputing the 2020 election constituted “insurrection.”

    Judicial Watch and AEF further argue the interests at stake in the case include fundamental due process and First Amendment constitutional rights of tens of millions of Americans:

    [T]he legal and national interests at stake in any proceeding to determine whether a candidate should be barred from running for a national office like the presidency, either pursuant to Section 3 or for any other reason, are extraordinary. Those interests encompass the First Amendment associational rights of members of national political parties, as well as the rights of millions of voters to express their political preferences by voting for the parties’ candidates. Those interests also include the national interest in conducting elections perceived to be legitimate because they reflect the wishes of the voters.

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    [T]he impact of banning a national candidate like President Trump from the ballot in one state is felt nationwide, as his supporters, in every state, reassess his chances of winning and the value of turning out to vote for him. Accordingly, any proceeding to remove President Trump from the ballot in Colorado must account for the interests of millions of Republican party members and voters across the nation if it is to comport with the requirements of the Due Process Clause.

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    [T]he United States has an interest in being able to credibly maintain that national elections are decided by voters who are persuaded, for various reasons, to cast their ballots for particular candidates. Where this is so, the outcome of the election may be relied on to reasonably reflect what the American people want. But this claim is undermined when it appears that the machinations of partisans, bureaucrats, and lawyers are more important in determining the outcome of an election than the will of voters.

    Judicial Watch and AEF further argue that, if the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling is allowed to stand, presidential and other federal elections will be thrown into chaos:

    In a basically standardless legal discussion, charges of insurrection can be levelled by imaginative partisans on the basis of many different kinds of inflammatory political actions or speech. Consider:

    1. Vice President Kamala Harris promoted a bail fund that helped to free “those protesting on the ground in Minnesota” in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. The protests in 20 states following that murder were among the costliest in U.S. history, persisting in some cities for months, and resulting in at least 25 deaths. Protesters attacked federal property and set fire to a federal courthouse. Protests also caused President Trump to evacuate the White House to a secure underground location, as rioters assaulted police officers outside the White House gates.

    2. Discussing an anticipated abortion ruling, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told a rally on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on March 5, 2020, “I want to tell you Gorsuch. I want to tell you Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price. You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.” His comments were reproved by the Chief Justice of this Court as “dangerous.” Two years later a man was arrested for threatening behavior directed at Justice Kavanaugh.

    3. Recently a number of Republican officials have proposed retaliating for the instant lawsuit by seeking to remove President Biden from their state ballots for abetting an “invasion of eight million” at the southern border of the United States.

    4. On June 10, 2017, Sen. Bernie Sanders called President Trump “the worst and most dangerous president in the history of our country.” Four days later, one of his supporters opened fire on congressional Republicans at a baseball practice, wounding four, including Rep. Steve Scalise.

    All of these facts are fodder for interested partisans seeking to disqualify opposing candidates. If the nation does go “down that path,” presidential elections in the United States will become a more ugly business. Legal maneuvers to remove President Trump from the ballots of various states, and the retaliatory maneuvers they provoke, will create a new, anti-democratic front in the partisan wars. To be blunt, “blue states” will apply Section 3 to harass “red” candidates, while “red states” will apply that provision to harass “blue” candidates.

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    The losers in this process, as here, will be the voters.

    The Court should foreclose this kind of warfare now. Amici respectfully submit that the Court should refuse to ratify these maneuvers, and should instead adopt as its policy the observation that “[t]he cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy.”

    “Let’s be blunt: The Left is trying to turn America into a one-party state by seeking to unconstitutionally remove President Trump from the ballot,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “The Supreme Court should just say ‘no’ to this brazen, dangerous and unconstitutional coup against the rights of tens of millions of Americans.”

    The Allied Educational Foundation is a charitable and educational foundation dedicated to improving the quality of life through education. In furtherance of that goal, the Foundation has engaged in a number of projects, which include, but are not limited to, educational and health conferences domestically and abroad. AEF has partnered frequently with Judicial Watch to fight government and judicial corruption and to promote a return to ethics and morality in the nation’s public life.

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  • N.J. woman convicted of fatally stabbing mom after their relationship had been 'steadily deteriorating'

    MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (TCD) — A 27-year-old woman has been convicted of fatally stabbing her 56-year-old mother multiple times in their shared home in 2019.

    Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw announced that a judge handed down the ruling against Marisa Rivera on Jan. 12 at her bench trial, convicting her of first-degree murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon in connection with the 2019 stabbing death of her mom, Denise DeNapoli.

    According to the prosecutor’s office, on the morning of Sept. 6, 2019, Mount Laurel Police officers conducted a welfare check on DeNapoli after co-workers hadn’t heard from her. She was reportedly scheduled to work from home that day but never logged on. Inside the apartment, officers found DeNapoli’s body, and an autopsy determined she died due to multiple stab wounds.

    Prosecutors argued during the trial that DeNapoli and Rivera’s relationship had been “steadily deteriorating.”

    Further investigation revealed Rivera killed her mother at around 3:30 a.m., and then fled the scene, the prosecutor’s office said. Officers found Rivera several hours later at a hotel.

    According to NJ.com, Rivera told police she woke up with blood-covered clothes and hands, but she didn’t remember what had happened. Officers took Rivera into custody without incident.

    One of DeNapoli’s co-workers reportedly said the victim was “having problems with her daughter,” who suffered from schizophrenia and had allegedly stopped taking her medications for treatment.

    According to NJ.com, Rivera told officers the medications made her feel “funny,” so she stopped taking them the month prior. She also reportedly said she hears voices and believes the government is surveilling her.

    Rivera will be sentenced March 8.

    MORE:

    • Mt. Laurel Woman Convicted of Mother’s 2019 Murder – Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office
    • Woman convicted of stabbing her mother to death at their N.J. apartment, authorities say – NJ.com

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  • Miss. woman who killed boyfriend and locked his body in freezer denied appeal to overturn conviction

    JACKSON, Miss. (TCD) — An appeals court denied a woman’s motion to overturn her conviction after she was found guilty and sentenced to life for killing her boyfriend and locking his body in a freezer.

    The Mississippi Appeals Court released the opinion regarding Samantha Simmons’ case Tuesday, Jan. 16, affirming her 2022 conviction of receiving stolen property and first-degree murder for killing Thomas Burns in 2018. A circuit court judge sentenced her to life in prison for murder, plus 20 years for the second charge.

    Burns and Simmons met in early 2018, a few months after his wife, Pamela Burns, died from bone cancer. Burns relapsed into drug use following Pamela Burns’ death and “carried her urn everywhere he went.”

    Burns and Simmons started dating and Simmons moved in with him shortly thereafter. In March 2018, his neighbors reportedly stopped hearing from him or seeing him around, which made them concerned.

    Burns and one of the neighbors, who goes by the nickname Jaybird, usually had coffee together every morning. Jaybird went to check in on Burns, and Simmons reportedly said he moved to Texas. Jaybird, however, didn’t believe it because Burns’ five cars were still at home.

    The opinion says a second friend checked in on Burns, but Simmons also told him Burns was away. The friend, Debo, tried filing a missing person report, but the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office said he wasn’t allowed to because he was not related.

    On May 21, 2018, Debo reportedly saw a truck towing furniture from Burns’ home. He called a sheriff’s office, so a deputy arrived and the two men searched the house. While inside, they found a green urn with Pamela Burns’ ashes and a gray urn. Debo said Burns told him he wanted his ashes to be placed in the gray one when he died. They also reportedly noticed a large freezer with a sheet on it.

    The next day, Debo, Jaybird, and Burns’ brother went back to the house. There was music playing on a stereo, the front door was open, and the house was empty except for one urn, cleaning supplies, and the freezer. The men took the sheet off the freezer and noticed a padlock on it, which they found “strange.” One of the men took a crowbar and broke the padlock. When they opened the appliance, they found Burns’ body.

    The court document says Burns was “placed headfirst in the freezer. There were zip ties around his ankles and a belt around his legs.”

    Burns was reportedly “curled in a ball” alongside frozen food. A trash bag with a zip tie was placed over his head. The autopsy determined Burns suffocated to death due to the bag over or “environmental/positional asphyxia” because he was left in the freezer with the trash bag covering his airways. He was still alive when the zip ties were placed around his neck.

    Investigators reportedly found Simmons’ DNA on the zip ties and she was charged with murder.

    In her appeal, Simmons reportedly argued there was not enough evidence to convict her of the two charges, but the appeals court wrote in the opinion that her challenges were “unpersuasive.”

    MORE:

    • Samantha Simmons vs. State of Mississippi

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  • Wash. man allegedly stabbed missing girlfriend in the chest, left her body in RV for 3 weeks

    IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (TCD) — A 42-year-old man reportedly confessed to fatally stabbing his missing girlfriend in the chest and keeping her body in her RV for several weeks.

    In early January, the Bozeman Police Department posted a missing person alert on behalf of Megan Stedman and shared a photo of a white RV she was known to be traveling in. On Jan. 12, the Idaho Falls Police Department received a call from someone who saw the motorhome in the area.

    Officers went to the vehicle and made contact with Chris Foiles, who is from Spokane, Washington. Idaho Falls Police said they discovered evidence allegedly connecting him to Stedman’s disappearance and death, so they arrested him on suspicion of murder.

    According to court documents cited by KHQ-TV, Stedman was last seen alive Dec. 15 in Bozeman, Montana. On Jan. 12, Idaho Falls Police officers reportedly saw Foiles leave the RV, and when they went to speak with him, he allegedly said, “I am Chris Foiles. I killed my girlfriend. She is in the RV.”

    Foiles reportedly said he and Stedman traveled to Idaho Falls on Dec. 22 and they had a fight. KHQ reports Stedman and Foiles had a no-contact order, and he was allegedly concerned she would report him to the police. The court documents allege Foiles “grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed Megan in the neck.”

    Afterwards, he allegedly “intentionally stabbed Megan in the chest with the intent to kill her.”

    Foiles reportedly also stabbed her in the back “several times until she stopped moving.”

    The Bonneville County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said in a statement Foiles could be sentenced to life in prison or receive the death penalty if he is convicted.

    MORE:

    • Missing Person, 1/2/2024 – Bozeman Police Department
    • Homicide Investigation – Idaho Falls Police Department
    • ‘I killed my girlfriend’: Estranged boyfriend of missing woman admits to killing her, court documents show – KHQ
    • Chris Brandon Foiles charged with First Degree Murder of Megan Ashley Stedman – Bonneville County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

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  • N.C. woman allegedly stabbed 10-year-old sibling to death and left body in backyard

    HALIFAX COUNTY, N.C. (TCD) — A 22-year-old woman is in custody after allegedly killing her young sibling in their home this week.

    On the night of Tuesday, Jan. 16, the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a missing 10-year-old child at a residence in the 2000 block of Beaverdam Road outside of Enfield, North Carolina. At the scene, deputies learned the victim’s mother found her child dead in the backyard.

    According to the sheriff’s office, the deceased victim had sustained multiple stab wounds.

    Investigators allege Kaneijah Bradley stabbed her sibling inside the home and moved the child outside to the backyard.

    Officials arrested Bradley on a charge of murder and booked her into the Halifax County Detention Center, where she remains held without bond. Bradley is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 25.

    The investigation is ongoing, and Bradley’s motive is unknown.

    Halifax County Sheriff Tyree Davis said in a statement, “This is such a sad incident. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.”

    MORE:

    • News Release – Halifax County Sheriff’s Office
    • Halifax County Detention Center Records

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  • Heather Mack, Chicago woman who helped kill mom and stuff body in suitcase in Bali, is sentenced

    CHICAGO (TCD) — A federal judge sentenced Heather Mack to 26 years in prison for conspiring with her then-boyfriend to kill her mother and leaving her body in a suitcase while on vacation in Bali.

    The Associated Press reports prosecutors argued prior to the hearing that Mack should serve 28 years behind bars after she pleaded guilty in June to conspiracy to commit the murder of her mother, Sheila von Wiese.

    Mack reportedly tearfully apologized to her family at the sentencing hearing, and said, “There’s no excuse for trying to harm her. I miss and love my mother.”

    The Justice Department said Mack and von Wiese traveled to Bali together on Aug. 2, 2014. While there, Mack used her mother’s credit card to pay for her boyfriend at the time, Tommy Schaefer, to fly down to the Indonesian province on Aug. 10, 2014. When he arrived, they discussed ways and devised a plan to kill von Wiese.

    On Aug. 12, 2014, Schaefer beat von Wiese to death with a fruit bowl in her hotel room. According to The Associated Press, Mack covered von Wiese’s mouth as Schaefer killed her. After von Wiese died, they stuffed her body in a suitcase and tried putting the luggage in a taxi. The taxi driver would not accept their fare, so Mack and Schaefer got out of the cab and left the suitcase inside.

    Indonesian police arrested Mack and Schaefer at a different hotel the next day.

    Schaefer and Mack faced criminal charges in Indonesia and were convicted. Mack was sentenced to 10 years in prison, but was released after seven. She was arrested in Chicago in November 2021 for one count of conspiracy to kill in a foreign country, one count of conspiracy to commit foreign murder of a U.S. national, and one count of obstruction.

    Schaefer is currently serving 18 years in prison overseas, but he is also named in the same indictment.

    The Associated Press reports Judge Matthew Kennelly is ordering Mack to pay $262,708 in restitution and a $50,000 fine.

    He said at the hearing Wednesday, “This was a brutal, premeditated crime.”

    Watch Crime Watch Daily’s coverage of the Heather Mack investigation below.

    MORE:

    • US woman gets 26 years in prison for helping kill her mother in Bali and stuffing body in a suitcase – The Associated Press
    • Woman Pleads Guilty to Murder Conspiracy, 6/16/2023 – Department of Justice
    • Heather Mack pleads guilty to planning to kill her mom in Bali and leaving her body in suitcase, 6/16/2023 – TCD
    • Heather Mack arrested in Chicago after being jailed in Bali for allegedly killing mom, stuffing body in suitcase, 11/3/2021 – TCD

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