Subject: Murder and Homicide

• Story of the Day

  January 24, 2007

• Bad Beginnings

  January 3, 2007

• Weekend Walkup

  August 21, 2006

• Story of the Day

  May 2, 2007

• Why Was Melissa Britt Lewis Killed?

  March 10, 2008

• Hit or Mrs.?

  January 7, 1999

• Crime Stoppers Cares (If You're A Cop)

  September 23, 2008

• Breaking News: Opa Locka Rapper Toro Gunned Down

  October 18, 2008

• Dead Man Waiting

  February 11, 1999

• America's Most Frustrating

  November 13, 1997

• The Gallows and the Deep

  December 4, 1997

• Secrets and Crimes

  April 22, 1999

• Florida Home to Fresh-Squeezed... Handguns?

  A study published last month by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a group lead by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, says that not only do lax gun laws lead to more murders, higher crime rates, and more law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty, guns from those states are used more often in out-of-state murders. And as you may have guessed (assuming you were not shot while reading the first paragraph), Florida is at the top of the list of states where the most "crime guns" originat

  January 6, 2009

• Best Place to Get Killed

  May 16, 2002

• Justice Severed

  Maharaj went from the high life to a life sentence — 20 years so far for a crime he may not have committed

  September 27, 2007

• Weekend at Sammy's

  Deepest of Sleeps

  August 28, 2008

• The Infamous Holland Correction

  Okay, I say a couple nice things about departed Sun-Sentinel reporter John Holland and the knives start flying. The Holland haters bring up an eight-year-old correction which one commenter calls "the longest and most embarrassing front-page retraction in the Sun-Sentinel's history." I remember that correction and I remember all the whispering about it and I remember all the hand-wringing and consternation. But mostly I remember thinking: The Sun-Sentinel is a gutless wonder. Here is the correct

  March 13, 2009

• Broward Man at Center of National Scandal in Philippines

  Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada would have been "pleased" by the murder of a journalist, an affidavit taken in Florida claims.This February, 47-year-old Cezar Mancao went to the Philippine consulate in Fort Lauderdale to give a sworn affidavit. When the contents of his testimony were leaked this month to a Philippine news outlet, no one here seemed to notice, and nothing about it was reported in the U.S. press. His allegations, however, sent shock waves throughout the Philippines.

  March 30, 2009

• Unlucky 13

  Pro Wrestling Fusion plans a night of horrors

  February 12, 2009

• Stacey & Friends

  Four characters in search of a talk show

  December 20, 2007

• Muscles, Murder, and a Messiah, Part 2

  Gil Fernandez Jr. could be responsible for as many as nine murders. If he's truly repentant, his former prosecutor says, he needs to confess his sins.

  January 12, 2006

• Curse of the Dead

  Anna Nicole's ghost could go home at last — if some trial hotshots get their way

  October 4, 2007

• Playing With Fire

  Only one man is set to stand trial for a grisly murder seven years ago – but if he's guilty, did he really act alone?

  July 19, 2007

• Grave Doubts

  If Tondelaya McKenzie killed herself, how did she arrange her own corpse?

  June 15, 2006

• Redemption Plea

  Born-again lawyer John P. Contini flies high to find the good side of murderer Gil Fernandez Jr.

  June 1, 2006

• Muscles, Murder, and a Messiah

  January 5, 2006

• Finding Gary, Part 2

  A rogue FBI agent, tons of smuggled drugs, a wife in search of her husband's corpse

  August 11, 2005

• Unusual Suspects, Part 3

  A mercenary knocks, almost everybody talks, and a new light shines on two mysterious deaths

  February 17, 2005

• Too Dumb to Die

  Kevin Moore's case raises questions about executing the mentally disabled

  January 15, 2004

• The Life and Crimes of Bam Jones

  Henry Lee Jones is accused of two murders. That's only the beginning.

  November 13, 2003

• The Captain of Deceit Strikes Again

  Richard Scheff still can't get the story of the Frank Lee Smith case straight -- and he doesn't seem to care

  August 15, 2002

• Snitch and Whitewash

  The state need not look far when investigating the murder of a Broward deputy. But it will have to look deep.

  May 2, 2002

• The Wrong Keith

  The case against accused cop-killer Keith King was so weak, he's already out of prison. So why did BSO ignore evidence pointing to Keith Maddox?

  April 25, 2002

• Captain of Deceit

  It's clear the BSO's Richard Scheff lied under oath. So why isn't he charged with perjury?

  July 26, 2001

• A Single Hair

  After a severely flawed trial, Michael Rivera was convicted of killing a little girl. New DNA evidence may help him.

  June 28, 2001

• Courtroom Dramatics

  Shear Madness

  March 23, 2000

• We’re Not Impressed Anymore, Toto

  May 14, 2009

• Lauderadale Man Guilty of Memphis Murders May Now Face Local Inquiry

  Henry Lee JonesFormer Fort Lauderdale resident Henry Lee Jones was convicted this week of a double murder in Memphis. Now the question remains whether Jones will be sent back to Florida to face murder charges in Broward County.Police have said they're considering whether Jones might be responsible for the unsolved murder of Keith Gross on September 9, 2002, in Fort Lauderdale's Victoria Park. The 24-year-old Gross was walking to Keith Walker's house to watch football but never showed. Walker fou

  May 13, 2009

• North Florida Murder, South Florida Evidence, Leads to North Pennsylvania Arrest

  A multijurisdictional murder case started, it appears, when Broward sheriff's deputies responded to a Crimestoppers tip that a red Mazda truck left at the Greyhound bus stop in Fort Lauderdale was involved in a murder. The truck was registered to 76-year-old Tommy Lee Kellum of Lake City, Florida. A BSO detective phoned that county's sheriff's department to ask whether there was an open murder case involving Kellum. There wasn't, at least not until that later that day, when deputies approached K

  June 26, 2009

• In West Palm, Leaf-Blowing Man Makes Case for Limiting Scope of Justice

  MartinAn arrest in a cold case is supposed to be an occasion for celebrating the enduring cause of justice. There is no statute of limitations (da-DUM!!) for murder. That applies even after you've left the state where it happened to start a new life a thousand miles away. Still, on one afternoon nearly 26 years after the last echo of the gun blast, you may be blowing leaves in front of some car dealership when a cop comes with an arrest warrant.That, according to police, is the story of Anthony

  June 26, 2009

• Double-Murder Suicide the Official Ruling in Palm Aire Condo Deaths

  Still no word on exactly why Benjamin Schwartz gunned down his two neighbors on Friday before killing himself, but an investigation of the case confirmed that particular chain of events. From the Broward Sheriff's Office release:Ballistics tests done on evidence collected from the two adjacent condominium units confirmed the scenario, though it's still unclear what prompted Mr. Schwartz to kill Vincent Cairoli, 77, and Ed White, 67. BSO deputies went to the building just after 8:30 p.m. after a

  July 20, 2009

• BSO Report: Foul Play in Death of Taco Bell Manager

  Tikkitress Johnson, the 39-year-old manager of a Taco Bell on Oakland Park Boulevard did not die this morning from an accidental fall. Rather, Broward Sheriff's Office detectives believe she was murdered. From the BSO release: Just before 9 am, Oakland Park Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported fall injury at the Taco Bell restaurant at 593 East Oakland Park Boulevard. Co-workers showing up for work looked inside the business and saw their colleague on the floor, unresponsive, and called 9-1-

  August 10, 2009

• Stabbing Death in Lake Worth

  A 35-year-old man from Lake Worth was stabbed to death early this morning near 2nd Avenue North and North A Street, according to a news release by the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office.Richard J. Daniels, a 33-year-old man, also of Lake Worth has been arrested in the death of James H. Russell, his roommate. The two allegedly had an altercation around 1:40 a.m., leaving Russell with at least one stab wound to the torso. Daniels was arrested about an hour ago.

  August 17, 2009

• On Anniversary of Unsolved Murder, Broward Sheriffs Detectives to Renew Call for Help

  Wednesday marks the seven-year anniversary of the murder of Melissa Karp, a 17-year-old runaway whose body was found in the Everglades by a fisherman on August 19, 2002. Broward Sheriff's investigators are still trying to find the person who shot her to death, and tomorrow they're going to hold at a press conference with Melissa's father, Gary Karp, from Parkland.A series of high-profile efforts in the past have failed to deliver a break in the case. According to a 2005 article in the Miami Hera

  August 18, 2009

• Suspect in Triple Murder Arrested

  Photo: Palm Beach Sheriff's OfficeBruce Strachan​The Palm Beach Sheriff's Office is reporting the arrest of Bruce Strachan, the ex-con wanted in connection with a triple murder this past weekend in Lake Worth. He was arrested less than an hour ago in Delray Beach without incident.Strachan, 25, will be charged with first degree murder in the early Saturday morning shooting deaths of his estranged wife, Yamika Murphy, along with two friends, Ronald Anthony Wright and Debbie Sears.PBSO will updat

  August 31, 2009

• Fatal Stabbing at Pompano Gas Station

  Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeEdris Berry​An argument at a Shell gas station in Pompano Beach led to the early-morning stabbing death of a 33-year-old man, Edris Berry, and the Broward Sheriff's Office is looking for two men in their 20s who were with Berry when the stabbing to took place. From the release:Both have short-cropped Afros, are of slim build and wore dark shirts and shorts. In October 2007, the same Shell gas station was the site of a double homicide during which two clerks were

  September 2, 2009

• Stabbing Suspect Caught

  A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the murder of Edris Berry in the early-morning hours of Wednesday at a Shell Gas station in Pompano Beach. The news release from Broward Sheriff's Office:The victim, 33-year-old Edris Berry, was at the gas station at around 1:50 a.m. when two young women pulled in to purchase gas. Berry approached the women and began to have a casual conversation with the ladies, which seemed to enrage a bystander, 26-year-old Wallace Salters, for unknown reas

  September 3, 2009

• Deputies Name Suspect in Deerfield Homicide

  Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeElvin R. Sanchez​Ronald Rivera is the name of the suspect wanted for the murder Sunday of 31-year-old Elvin R. Sanchez in Deerfield Beach.From the BSO release:Sanchez's body was found Sunday, October 25 shortly before 9 o'clock when a man walked outside his residence in the 4100 block of NW 3 Avenue and saw a man lying in the yard between a house and a duplex. The man checked to see if the stranger needed assistance then quickly realized he was dead. Through the

  October 27, 2009

• Morning Juice: Reticent Witnesses in Boynton; Biden Visits Boca

  ​An extra-spooky, Halloween Eve edition of the MJ:Junior Cesar, the 30-year-old man who was shot dead Wednesday night at a basketball court in Boynton Beach's Pence Park is the older brother of Jesse Cesar, who was 22 when he was murdered just before he could testify against a gang member accused in a Christmas Eve murder at the Boynton Beach Mall. Police say there's no evidence the two Cesar murders are related, but I'll venture a guess that this is the reason that the six basketball players

  October 30, 2009

• Suspect Nabbed in Boynton Basketball Killing

  Kudos to the witnesses who stepped forward in the murder case of Junior Cesar. The Boynton Beach Police Department acted on witness tips to arrest Suprinet Augustin, 22. He allegedly confronted Cesar during a basketball game at Pence Park, pistol-whipped him, then shot Cesar three times. Another 22-year-old, Jakenson St. Hilaire, allegedly drove Augustin from the scene in a 1996 Ford Mustang. He's been charged with accessory to murder.According to the arrest affidavit, St. Hilaire gave a stateme

  October 30, 2009