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Murder and Homicide

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Frederica Wilson on Trayvon Martin: "I Am Tired of Burying Young Black Boys" (VIDEO)

    ​South Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson took to the House floor yesterday and slammed authorities for their inaction in the case of Trayvon Martin, the Miami Gardens 17-year-old who was killed in Martin County last month, calling shooter George Zimmerman "a renegade wannabe policeman neighbo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Belle Glade Homicides Nearly Tripled Last Year

    ​Palm Beach County's first murder of 2012 broke Belle Glade's heart. Jimmy McMillan, 49, was gunned down in the grocery store his family had owned for seven decades. He was a generous man and champion fisherman, known for giving away food and letting longtime customers buy on credit. His death mad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Alfred Infosino, 83, Gets 21 Years in the Pen for Beating His Girlfriend to Death With a Battery

    ​The 83-year-old gentleman who called the cops to let them know he just "drank ammonia" and beat his 77-year-old girlfriend to death with a flashlight battery is going to prison for a while.A jury found Alfred Infosino guilty last month of second-degree murder in the beating death of Rita Chirel, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Alleged Accomplice in Jimmy McMillan's Death Has Faced Murder Charges Before

    Jonathan Jones was arrested on Tuesday as an alleged accomplice in the murder of Belle Glade grocery store owner Jimmy McMillan, as an "accessory after the fact."At 20 years old, this is now the second time Jones has been booked into the Palm Beach County Jail in relation to a murder.In October 2010 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Two Alleged Accomplices of Man Killed by Cops in Gun Buy Charged With Murder

    Broward Sheriff's OfficeElvence Saint Aulien (left) and Jean Marcel Coulanges have been charged with first-degree murder.​A day after Johnny Wright was shot and killed by cops during an undercover gun buy, his two alleged accomplices are now in jail on murder charges.According to the Broward S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Rothstein on Melissa Lewis Murder: "Everyone Knows I Wasn't Involved"

    ​He's a Ponzi schemer, a fraudster, involved with corrupt politicians and the Mob, but Scott Rothstein insists he's not a murderer.Under intense questioning by attorney Mary Barzee Flores during a deposition last month, the  "Prince of Darkness" vehemently denied being involved in the 2008 mu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    Amanda Rice Stevenson, 96 Years Old, Arrested for Allegedly Murdering Her Nephew

    St. Augustine Police DepartmentAmanda Rice Stevenson, 96, is charged with murder.​Amanda Rice Stevenson is 96 years old.She also allegedly shot and killed her nephew last night by firing a round from a .357 Magnum into his chest.St. Augustine Police Department spokesman Mark Samson says the co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Clem Beauchamp Charged With Three Murders, Including Kids Stuffed in Bags Found in Canal

    Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeClem Beauchamp​Clem Beauchamp has been charged with the murders of his girlfriend's children -- who were found dead and stuffed in suitcases in a canal between Delray Beach and Boca Raton -- as well as the death of the girlfriend herself, who turned up dead at a t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Hollywood Man Named a Suspect in Yet Another Possible Parent-Killing

    BSOJason Kertesz​Hollywood police have arrested a man they say is a suspect in the death of his 62-year-old mother, whose body was found in her home this weekend. Irene Kertesz's husband found her dead in her Hollywood home around 9 p.m. Saturday, and WSVN is reporting that her son -- 29-year-old ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Video: Debra Villegas Tells of Rothstein's Affair With Melissa Lewis

    On Sunday, we brought you the news of Scott Rothstein's alleged affair with his slain employee, Melissa Britt Lewis. Here's the sworn interview where Debra Villegas, Lewis' best friend and Rothstein's right-hand woman at his now-defunct law firm, tells a Plantation police officer about the affair.N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Extra Reading on the Calvin Williams Murder

    Calvin Williams was killed May 14.​This week's New Times feature story focuses on the murder of Calvin Williams, 41, a special-ed teacher at L.C. Swain Middle School in Greenacres. In May, a lover allegedly shot and killed Williams in his Riviera Beach apartment.Lawrence Hunt, 20, told police that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2010

    Burglars Got Worst of Saturday Night Encounter With Broward Sheriffs Deputies

    Broward Sheriff's Office Deputy Geoffrey Brown injured his leg Saturday night after he and his partner interrupted a burglary at an unoccupied Southwest Ranches home. But a BSO news release indicates Brown was released later that night. One of the suspect burglars was not so lucky.

  • News

    June 17, 2010

    The Killer of His Daughter's Mother: A Cunning American Boy Becomes a Mexican Cartel Soldier and East L.A. Executioner

    Broward Sheriff's Office Deputy Geoffrey Brown injured his leg Saturday night after he and his partner interrupted a burglary at an unoccupied Southwest Ranches home. But a BSO news release indicates Brown was released later that night. One of the suspect burglars was not so lucky.

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    Suspect in Teacher Slaying Claims Sexual Assault, Echoing Accusation of Former Student

    PBSOLawrence Hunt was charged with second-degree murder.​Riviera Beach police have finally arrested a suspect in the slaying of popular L.C. Swain Middle School teacher Calvin Williams. But the second-degree murder charge against Lawrence Hunt, 20, only raises more questions about the sexual cond ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Tony Villegas' Comments to the Police

    Tony Villegas said he'd never used pepper spray.​On March 10, 2008  Plantation police detectives confronted Tony Villegas at the Florida East Coast Railway depot in Fort Lauderdale with a search warrant. He told them he had been expecting them. By this time, detectives had been quietly questi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Debra Villegas, Melissa Lewis, and the Round Up Connection

    Debra Villegas (left) liked to party at Round Up.​On the night her best friend was murdered in March 2008, Debra Villegas was partying with friends at the Round Up Country Western Club in Davie.This wasn't unusual for Debra, the former chief operating officer at the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Suspect in Barbecue Stabbing Was Arrested, Then Released

    Photo: BSOPetigny​As I was posting this article yesterday about the search for murder suspect Tony Petigny, I noticed that in his mug shot, Petigny had a swollen right eye -- just like the Broward Sheriff's Office release said.After another New Times staffer noticed the same thing, I asked BSO whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Second Suspect Sought in Murder of Man at Pompano Barbecue

    Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficePetigny​It appears that more than one man was linked to the stabbing death of a man at a Pompano Beach barbecue this past weekend. The Broward Sheriff's Office is looking for Tony Petigny, a 28-year-old man who lives in Deerfield Beach. Petigny allegedly had a role i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Gangs of Boynton: B-Town Boy Turned Preacher Man

    "Plug" Woody: Killed two preachers​At around 8:15 on a Saturday night late last month, Detective Alex Marino of the Boynton Beach Police Department responded to a call. Two men were lying dead on SW 2nd Ave., both of gunshot wounds. One of the victims was 23-year-old Stephen Ocean. The other, 25-y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2010

    Morning Juice: Newly Released Evidence Adds to Intrigue to Two Unsolved Murder Cases

    ​The news in Broward and Palm Beach this Tuesday:Police in Rye Brook, New York, say that an anonymous letter they received in July contains details of the Ben Novack murder case that, during the subsequent investigation, have proven accurate. Among the claims: that the death of Novack's mother in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2009

    El Toro Loco Has Earned Attention of State, County Law Enforcement

    Flickr: johnchamiltonThe bull's been a little too crazy at El Toro Loco​Earlier this month, we told you that El Toro Loco on South Military Trail Road on the outskirts of West Palm Beach had become a frequent site of violence. Slightly less violence than we at first thought -- turns out the bar wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    Dead Body Found in Fort Lauderdale; Police Open Murder Investigation

    This morning Fort Lauderdale Police found the body of a dead woman at 201 Northwest 20th Avenue. They believe she was murdered. Judging by the press release, they don't know much more than that.Police and Fire responded to the location and confirmed that they had a deceased person. This is an activ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    Deerfield Beach Murder Suspect Found in Alabama

    About six weeks after a Honduran man, Elvin Sanchez, was found murdered in a residential neighborhood of Deerfield Beach, the man suspected of killing him is in custody. That suspect is 22-year-old Ronald Rivera, who was working as a carpenter in Birmingham, Alabama.From the Broward Sheriff's Office ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    Shooting Death in Pompano Beach Traced Back to Teens

    No end in sight for a couple terrifying criminal trends: violent teenagers and homeless victims. The Broward Sheriff's Office is reporting the arrest of two teens, Harry Velez (age 17) and Brady John Fisher (19), in the murder of Eustoquio Lopez, a 40-year-old homeless man, who was shot early Saturd ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2009

    Hot Tip on Cold Case: Fugitive Arrested Nearly a Decade After Murder

    This February 4, Yakoub Levy would have had his 10-year anniversary as a fugitive from justice. Instead, the man wanted in a 2000 homicide in Fort Lauderdale will spend it in a jail cell. The Fort Lauderdale Police are reporting that Levy, one of three suspects in a killing that took place at 2217 N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    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- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 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 youn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 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 t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 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 roommat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    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 nea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 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 f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2008

    Breaking News: Opa Locka Rapper Toro Gunned Down

    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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2008

    Crime Stoppers Cares (If You're A Cop)

    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 ... More >>

  • News

    December 20, 2007

    Stacey & Friends

    Four characters in search of a talk show

  • News

    September 27, 2007

    Justice Severed

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

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2007

    Story of the Day

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

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2007

    Bad Beginnings

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

  • News

    January 12, 2006

    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.

  • News

    January 15, 2004

    Too Dumb to Die

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

  • News

    November 13, 2003

    The Life and Crimes of Bam Jones

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

  • News

    August 15, 2002

    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

  • Best of BPB

    May 16, 2002

    Best Place to Get Killed

    North End

  • News

    July 26, 2001

    Captain of Deceit

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

  • News

    April 22, 1999

    Secrets and Crimes

    Four years after hed been convicted of murder in Belgium, Jean-FranCois Buslik was a pilot and a family man living quietly in North Palm Beach. Then justice came calling.

  • News

    January 7, 1999

    Hit or Mrs.?

    According to the courts, Joyce Cohen hired three men to murder her wealthy husband. Now the entire case may be unraveling.

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