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Murder and Homicide

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Death on Coconut Drive: Five Things About Ron Vinci's Death That Don't Make Sense

    In this week's cover story, we explore the strange living situation and gruesome death of Ron Vinci, who had just moved into the Tarpon River home where he was found dead in a bag by the side of the bed. His girlfriend, Catherine Pileggi, faces trial for the murder.According to Pileggi's attorney, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Dalia Dippolito Murder-for-Hire Story on Investigation Discovery Tonight

    Improbable as it may sound, there is an entire television series devoted to people who hire hit men to kill their loved/hated ones. The Investigation Discovery show Nothing Personal is hosted by Steve Schirripa, the jovial comedian who played Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos. Now ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2012

    Morning Juice: News From the South Florida Justice Scene

    ​There were developments in multiple prominent South Florida criminal cases over the weekend. Sorry to start your week off on a down note, but here's a quick sample of the news you may have missed:Set free: Lineten Belizaire, the 21-year-old Miami man accused of killing three people (includin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Sex Offender Charged in Year-Old Murder; Cops Point to DNA, Recorded Call, Poo Smell

    ​Sex offender James Harmon was charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Pahokee woman nearly a year ago.Among the evidence is a recorded phone call, some DNA, and a witness recalling that the dude "smelt like shit."According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office police report, a pedest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2012

    Second Suspect Arrested in Jimmy McMillan's Death Identified by Alleged Shooter's Mom

    The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office arrested a second suspect in the death of Belle Glade grocery store owner Jimmy McMillan, after he was identified by the mother of the alleged shooter.Jonathan Jones now joins Corey Graham Jr. in the Palm Beach County Jail on charges related to McMillan's death ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Melissa Britt Lewis Murder Trial Postponed -- Again

    ​It's been nearly four years since Melissa Britt Lewis, a 39-year-old Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler attorney, was found murdered, her body dumped in a Plantation canal. The man charged with killing her avoided trial for years because he was initially deemed mentally incompetent. Tony Villegas, 48, wa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Cheryl Hepner Allegedly Shot Her Son-in-Law, Which He Recorded on His iPhone

    Broward Sheriff's OfficeCheryl Hepner​Expecting that some sort of confrontation might take place when he picked up his son from his estranged mother-in-law's house, 39-year-old Salvatore Miglino started the video recorder on his iPhone.Sure enough, the cops say she shot him.Cheryl Hepner, 66, is n ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Fort Lauderdale Men Killed Six Days and a Few Doors Apart; Cops Say Homicides Not Related

    ​The Fort Lauderdale Police Department is currently investigating the deaths of two men who were killed six days apart and only a few doors down from each other.The first victim was 51-year-old Eugene "Bow-Leg" Lynch, who was found shot to death in a residence at 837 NW Tenth Terrance on the after ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2011

    Stephanie Pistey, Arrested in Boy's Death, Claims She's a Vampire/Werewolf Hybrid

    ​Stephanie Pistey, 18, is one of five people who have been charged with either murder or accessory to murder in the killing of 16-year-old Jacob Hendershot in Parker, Florida.She also told a local TV station in a jailhouse interview that she became aware at age 12 that she's a vampire with a bit o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2011

    Ted Bundy's Body Count May Increase, Thanks to Old Vial of Blood Found in Florida County

    Ted Bundy​Serial killer Ted Bundy, who confessed to committing 30 murders before being fried in the electric chair at Florida State Prison in Raiford in 1989, may be pinned with some additional murders he's long been accused of.There's a national database of DNA profiles of convicts maintained by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Tyler Hadley, Alleged Kid Hammer Murderer, Reportedly Showed Off Bodies, Blames Ecstasy

    St. Lucie Sheriff's OfficeTyler Hadley​As is probably the case with most murders allegedly carried out by 17-year-old kids that involve bashing in their parents' heads with 22-inch framing hammers, the Tyler Hadley case is getting weird.According to several reports, Hadley told another friend that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Tyler Hadley Timeline: Made Facebook Invite Before Allegedly Killing Parents, Then Partied

    Port St. Lucie PoliceMary-Jo Hadley (left) and Blake Hadley, allegedly murdered by their son with a 22-inch hammer.​Port St. Lucie police have released a few new details surrounding 17-year-old Tyler Hadley, who allegedly beat his parents to death with a hammer over the weekend.Police say Hadley c ... More >>

  • News

    June 23, 2011

    Questions About a Father’s Disappearance Led to Answers That Were Far Too Close to Home

    Port St. Lucie PoliceMary-Jo Hadley (left) and Blake Hadley, allegedly murdered by their son with a 22-inch hammer.​Port St. Lucie police have released a few new details surrounding 17-year-old Tyler Hadley, who allegedly beat his parents to death with a hammer over the weekend.Police say Hadley c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    Slobodan Dragic's Facebook Page Offers Peek Into Life of Accused Killer

    Dragic's Facebook profile photo.​On Thursday, deputies say, Slobodan Dragic's divorce from his wife, Jelena, reached a bloody end. During an argument on their front lawn, Dragic pulled out a .38-caliber gun and shot her in the shoulder. "You are killing me," Jelena cried out, before Dragic leveled ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2010

    Tony Villegas' Competency Hearing Postponed Until Day of Ex-Wife's Sentencing

    Tony Villegas' trial is on hold.​Tony Villegas arrived in Broward County Court this morning looking weary after more than two years in jail, his thin face hidden by a scruffy brown beard. He sat quietly, cuffed hands in his lap, wearing a black-and-white striped shirt that set him apart from the d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    Calvin Williams Murder: Potential HIV Infection Would Not Justify Shooting, Prosecutor Says

    PBSOLawrence Hunt has been charged with second-degree murder.​The murder of Riviera Beach middle school teacher Calvin Williams this spring raised a tangle of legal and ethical questions. One of the most troubling: Does the threat of contracting HIV justify killing someone?Lawrence Hunt, 20,  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Morning Juice: Geller Denies Role in Gunzburger Investigation; Gallagher Off to Prison

    ​A look at what's happening in South Florida this Friday morning:On the same day that Broward County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger accused her opponent, Steve Geller, of a dirty campaign trick, Geller admitted having "a number of conversations" with Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti, whose office is inves ... More >>

  • News

    April 29, 2010

    Juarez: The Bleeding Front Line of the War on Drugs

    ​A look at what's happening in South Florida this Friday morning:On the same day that Broward County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger accused her opponent, Steve Geller, of a dirty campaign trick, Geller admitted having "a number of conversations" with Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti, whose office is inves ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Melissa Britt Lewis Memorial Slideshow

    This week's New Times feature story is an-depth look at the murder of Melissa Britt Lewis, a young attorney at the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Alder firm who was killed more than a year before Rothstein's massive Ponzi scheme imploded. Melissa's best friend, Debra Villegas, is in a federal courtroom today ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 18, 2010

    Death Comes Ripping

    This week's New Times feature story is an-depth look at the murder of Melissa Britt Lewis, a young attorney at the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Alder firm who was killed more than a year before Rothstein's massive Ponzi scheme imploded. Melissa's best friend, Debra Villegas, is in a federal courtroom today ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Search Intensifies in Hit-and-Run Case, Now a Homicide

    Carolyn Bianco, the 65-year-old woman who was struck last week by an SUV while crossing Las Olas Boulevard, has died. That means vehicular homicide charges against whoever was driving that SUV, last seen heading east on Las Olas.The Fort Lauderdale police news release says that the other woman who w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2010

    Arrest Made in 2004 Carjacking Murder

    Photo: Broward Sheriff's OfficeMcCall​Renalto Obos was shot dead in November 2004 while sitting in a car on Northwest 3rd Avenue with his girlfriend. It was robbery gone awry. The killer wore a mask, and due to the random nature of the crime, Broward Sheriff's Office couldn't find a suspect until ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Febonio Murder Update: Alfaro Ditches Public Defender, Hires Lauderdale Criminal Attorney

    Gearing up for some courtroom drama in the Febonio murder case​It looks like the murder trial of Jose Alfaro, charged with the premeditated, first-degree murder of his friend Steve Febonio, is gearing up to be a cliff-hanger. This month, state prosecutors told West Palm Beach Judge Amy Smith that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2010

    Mahoney Baloney: Boynton Murders Were Religious Persecution

    Mahoney: Fulla baloney​Guess the Christian Defense Coalition hasn't been reading the Juice lately.If they had, they would have figured out that the fatal shooting of Tite Sufra and Stephen Ocean in Boynton Beach on January 30 probably had exactly nothing to do with the fact that they were evangeli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Parkland Grow House Raid Raises New Questions About Stephen Febonio's Murder

    Was Febonio's frozen body moved in and out of a Parkland grow house while DEA agents watched?​When the DEA raided a Parkland grow house at 7773 NW 124th Terrace on September 12, 2007 -- was Stephen Febonio's body crammed into a freezer in that very garage? Or had the freezer been moved out just da ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2009

    More Questions Than Answers in Murder of Deerfield Beach Man

    ​Here's what we know: This past Tuesday, Chad Fleming, 31, from Deerfield Beach was delivered to a Massachusetts hospital -- after he had already died. In fact, doctors found he'd been dead for several hours. Fleming had been beaten to death. The man who dropped him off at the hospital, Nelson Mel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 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, wil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 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 f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 14, 2009

    We’re Not Impressed Anymore, Toto

    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 f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 12, 2009

    Unlucky 13

    Pro Wrestling Fusion plans a night of horrors

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    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 ... More >>

  • News

    August 28, 2008

    Weekend at Sammy's

    Deepest of Sleeps

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2008

    Why Was Melissa Britt Lewis Killed?

    Deepest of Sleeps

  • News

    October 4, 2007

    Curse of the Dead

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

  • News

    July 19, 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?

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2007

    Story of the Day

    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?

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2006

    Weekend Walkup

    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?

  • News

    June 1, 2006

    Redemption Plea

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

  • News

    January 5, 2006

    Muscles, Murder, and a Messiah

    Ex-cop and bodybuilder Gil Fernandez Jr. murdered three men in the Everglades. But he only admits to killing the man he was.

  • News

    August 11, 2005

    Finding Gary, Part 2

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

  • News

    February 17, 2005

    Unusual Suspects, Part 3

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

  • News

    May 2, 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.

  • News

    April 25, 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?

  • News

    June 28, 2001

    A Single Hair

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

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    Dead Man Waiting

    Billy Elledge brutally raped and murdered a woman in Hollywood 25 years ago. He has sat in prison since then, evidence that Florida's death penalty isn't working.

  • News

    December 4, 1997

    The Gallows and the Deep

    The story of the bloody, high-seas crimes and execution of smuggler Horace Alderman is a yarn worthy of Joseph Conrad. Or Quentin Tarantino.

  • News

    November 13, 1997

    America's Most Frustrating

    Fifteen years after America's Most Heinous Murder, new evidence emerges, pointing to a suspect police had once dismissed

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