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Julia Egler Murders Mother And Boyfriend

Julia Egler is an alleged teen killer from Florida who has been charged with the murders of her mother Kelley McCollom, 38, and her mothers boyfriend Matthew Szejnrok, 22.

According to police reports Julia Egler allegedly broke into her mothers bedroom and took her gun. The seventeen year old then waited for Kelley McCollom and Matthew Szejnrok to return home. Apparently Julia Egler announced “Welcome Home” before shooting her mother and Matthew several times. Egler would also stab Szajnrok multiple times after running out of bullets

Julia Egler attempted to play the two murders off as a home invasion but would shortly after would admit to being responsible for the double murders

Julia Egler has been charged with two counts of murder

Julia Egler News

Police arrested a Palm Bay teen accused of fatally shooting her mother and her mother’s boyfriend on Saturday before she placed a phony 911 call for help, according to records obtained by News 6.

Julia Grace Egler, 16, faces two counts of first-degree murder. News 6 is naming Egler due to the circumstances of the case.

Detectives said Egler shot and killed her mother, Kelley McCollom, 38, before shooting the mother’s boyfriend, Matthew Szejnrok, 22, stabbing him repeatedly and shooting him once more before he died at the scene along Benchor Road. Egler’s motive centered on longstanding conflicts with her mother, including Egler’s disapproval that her mom was dating a 22-year-old man and alleged disagreements related to the teen’s gender transition, police said.

The report states Egler used a chef’s knife and a .38-caliber revolver that she stole from her mother’s bedroom.

Police said that the teen called 911 just after midnight Sunday while acting hysterical and claiming that a man broke into her home; officers quickly responded and arrived to find McCollom and Szejnrok’s bodies, the report states. Meeting with police outside the home — as detectives inside would soon discover bloody footprints matching the girl’s shoes, among other evidence contrary to Egler’s initial statements — the teen reportedly told investigators that she hid in her room with her dog while an unidentified burglar ransacked the residence.

After having been read her Miranda rights, Egler confessed to killing McCollom and Szejnrok, according to the arrest report.

Investigators said Egler eventually admitted to breaking into McCollom’s bedroom while she was gone, soon greeting the victims in the home’s kitchen with a gun in her hand and a knife in her pocket. Moments after Egler told the two “Welcome home,” she shot McCollom and Szejnrok several times and began stabbing Szejnrok once she ran out of ammunition, the report states.

The girl told police that Szejnrok then “essentially asked (Egler) to take him out of his misery,” prompting the teen to return to her mother’s bedroom, load one more round into the handgun and shoot him in the head, the report states.

First reported by News 6 partner Florida Today, Egler will remain in juvenile custody until a delinquency hearing later this month as the 18th Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office otherwise decides whether to charge her as an adult.

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2024/07/11/16-year-old-girl-shot-killed-her-mom-moms-boyfriend-police-say

Julia Egler 911 Video

Darien Turner Murders Christian Colon In Florida

Darien Turner is an accused killer from Florida who has been charged with the murder of his ex stepfather Christian Colon

According to police reports Darien Turner would go to the luxury home of his ex stepfather Christian Colon in Fort Lauderdale Florida and fatally shoot the man. At this time police are still trying to figure out why Darien would murder Colon

Darien Turner would be arrested and charged with premeditated murder. Apparently Turner made a statement to arresting officers that he is responsible for Christian Colon murder

Darien Turner News

A 23-year-old man appeared in court on Sunday in Broward County after confessing to fatally shooting a 44-year-old man he knew well, records show.

Police officers arrested Darien Turner on Saturday in Fort Lauderdale’s Nurmi Isles after he fatally shot Christian Colon, who had been in a relationship with his mother. A judge ordered a mental health screening.

According to Detective Ali Adamson, a spokeswoman for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, police officers found him dead shortly after 10:45 a.m., along Nurmi Drive, north of East Las Olas Boulevard

Broward County inmate records show Turner is facing a charge of premeditated murder.

Detectives asked anyone with information about this or other cases to call Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

https://www.local10.com/news/local/2024/07/07/police-man-23-stands-accused-of-murder-in-fort-lauderdales-nurmi-isles

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A man is accused of shooting and killing his former stepfather at a mansion amid the 4th of July weekend. Darien Massad Turner, 23, sits in the Broward County jail in Florida as of Sunday, online records show.

Police reportedly said they found his former stepfather, Christian Colon, 44, dead from gunshot wounds at the home.

Cops said they got a call about the shooting at the residence along the 100 block of Nurmi Drive at around 10:50 a.m. on Saturday, according to Fox Miami affiliate WSVN. The outlet described the neighborhood as having various multimillion dollar homes.

Jesus Sarmiento, who works in the area, reportedly characterized the shooting as out of character for the locale.

“It’s not normal,” he told the outlet in Spanish.

“I heard someone got, like, shot,” Raul Fernandez, who was visiting the neighborhood, told NBC Miami affiliate WTVJ. “[This is] some Miami Vice-type stuff. This is not something I’d ever expect. I don’t know how to take something like this.”

He described waking up to find police “everywhere,” according to WSVN.

“We have kids over there,” he said. “We have little kids. Just to know someone got shot, it’s like, wow.”

WTVJ said people inside the home where Colon died declined to speak to them about the incident.

Darien Turner faces a count of premeditated murder. Police did not immediately suggest a motive or present a sequence of events leading up to the shooting. The arrest affidavit is not available online.

Rory Atwood Murders Florida Family

Rory Atwood is a an accused killer from Florida who has been charged with murder after police find human remains on his property

According to police reports officers were investigating Rory Atwood property in Hudson Florida when they came upon human remains

Officials believe the human remains belong to a family who had been reported missing: 26-year-old Rain Mancini, 25-year-old Phillip Zilliot II, 6-year-old Karma Zilliot and 5-year-old Phillip Zilliot III went missing earlier this month. Officials have not confirmed the human remains are that of the Mancini Zilliot family as they have to await proper testing

Police have said that the last time the Mancini Zilliot family was seen was when they were headed to Rory Atwood home

Police believe that an argument broke out between the adults that led to the murders

Rory Atwood has been charged with murder

Rory Atwood News

A family of four that went missing last week, including two kids ages 5 and 6, is feared dead after law enforcement officials searched a property in Hudson, Florida, and found human remains, authorities said.

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said the owner of the property, 25-year-old Rory Atwood, has been charged with first-degree murder.

Sheriff Chris Nocco said during a press conference on Saturday that the human remains found on Atwood’s property have not yet been identified, though investigators believe they could be those of the missing family. For now, the sheriff’s office is referring to the remains as belonging to John Doe.

Investigators said 26-year-old Rain Mancini, 25-year-old Phillip Zilliot II, 6-year-old Karma Zilliot and 5-year-old Phillip Zilliot III were last seen at about 12:30 a.m. on June 12 near Nottingham Trail in Hudson.

Authorities said that at about 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Mancini got picked up at her mother’s house by a friend who drove her to Atwood’s home on Nottingham Trail.

Nocco said that was the last time Mancini’s mother saw her daughter.

Mancini, her friend, Zilliot II, and Atwood were at the house with Mancini and Zilliot’s two children and Atwood’s daughter, officials said. During that time, the sheriff said, the adults were drinking.

Zilliot II and his mother spoke over the phone at around midnight that night.

“Per Rain’s friend, Rain, Phillip and Rory were all drinking alcohol, and they started arguing,” Nocco said. Investigators are still working to piece together what happened that night, but at about 2 a.m., Atwood allegedly frantically called a friend to say he had shot someone.

It took at least 12 hours for someone to contact the sheriff’s office, Nocco said, and by then, the information coming in was third- or fourth-hand.

On Thursday evening, deputies searched Atwood’s property with his permission. The property is about 10 acres of rural land, and authorities were unable to find anything out of the ordinary.

On Wednesday evening, investigators spoke with Mancini’s mother, who said she did not know where her daughter was and had not spoken with her since Wednesday.

Deputies returned to Atwood’s property on Friday night to search for the now-missing family, and human remains were discovered.

“This along with several admissions is what led to Rory Atwood being charged with first-degree homicide,” Nocco said.

Until the remains are identified, the missing-persons case remains active.

The sheriff’s office told Fox News Digital on Sunday that the investigation is ongoing and there was no new information to provide in terms of the identity of the remains.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of these individuals is asked to call the Pasco Sheriff’s nonemergency line at 727-847-8102, option 7, or report tips online at pascosheriff.com/tips.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/man-likely-killed-missing-florida-family-4-after-human-remains-found-his-property-sheriff

Alexander Hernandez Murders Connor Gill

Alexander Hernandez is an alleged teen killer who has been charged in the murder of fifteen year old Connor Gill

According to police reports Connor Gill was hosting a sleepover when Alexander Hernandez would walk six miles to the Gill household. Once arriving at the home Alexander would knock on the door and Connor would answer the door Hernandez would push his way in and fatally stab Gill.

Alexander Hernandez would then allegedly stab an adult in the home who came to investigate the commotion

Alexander Hernandez would be arrested and has been charged with murder and attempted murder

Alexander Hernandez Case

A teenage boy is in custody after he stabbed another teen to death and wounded an adult during an ambush at a sleepover, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office in Florida announced.

The attack occurred at a home in Wildwood just after 10 p.m. on Saturday. According to officials, deputies arrived at the home and saw that a 15-year-old boy and one adult had been stabbed.

Investigators said the 15-year-old was hosting a sleepover when the suspect, later identified as Alexander Warren Hernandez, 16, arrived unannounced and “banged” on the door.

When the victim, identified as Connor Michael Gill, went to unlock the door, deputies said Hernandez forced his way inside the home and stabbed Gill. He then threatened a third victim before stabbing an adult who came to check on the commotion.

Hernandez then took off on foot and was arrested shortly after with assistance from the sheriff’s office helicopter. Officials said he still had the murder weapons in his possession.

Both stabbing victims were airlifted to an area hospital for further medical attention. Gill was later pronounced dead, and the adult victim was still being treated for his injuries.

Officials said Hernandez was taken to the Sumter County Jail and charged with premeditated first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, and armed burglary.

Authorities said both Gill and Hernandez had withdrawn from Sumter County Schools and were being homeschooled.

During a press conference on Sunday, Sumter County Undersheriff Pat Breeden said this was a premeditated and targeted attack.

“Alexander told detectives he had ordered the two weapons last Thursday online. The weapons arrived on Saturday. He unpacked the weapons, played with them a little bit, and then he walked nearly six miles to the victim’s residence,” Breeden said.

Authorities said additional charges may be filed against Hernandez.

Breeden added that the motive for the attack is still being determined.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/knife-wielding-florida-teen-allegedly-murders-boy-sleepover-injures-adult-violent-premeditated-attack

Shane Payne Jr Murders 2 In Florida

Shane Payne Jr is an alleged killer from Florida who has been charged with the murder of his own father and of another teen who allegedly helped him kill

According to police reports Shane Payne Jr and Timothy Dixon would allegedly murder Shane Payne Sr at his home in Jacksonville Florida.

A few days later Shane Payne Jr would allegedly shoot and kill Timothy Dixon

After nearly two years police in Jacksonville Florida would arrest Shane Payne Jr, who was already in jail on an unrelated charge, and have charged him with two counts of second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder

Shane Payne Jr News

An arrest warrant has been served on a teenager already incarcerated at the Duval County Jail, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office posted on X Wednesday, as the teen is accused of killing his father with another teen in 2022, then killing that teen three days later.

The warrant for Shane Payne Jr., 17, lists charges of two counts of second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder, according to police.

JSO says Payne Jr. is currently jailed on “unrelated” charges.

On Aug. 3, 2022, officers responded to the 6800 block of Sandle Drive in reference to a shooting, according to a news release. When officers arrived, Shane Payne was located inside his home, the release states, suffering from “multiple gunshot wounds,” and was pronounced dead on scene.

On Aug. 6, 2022, JSO says officers responded to the 4800 block of Ortega Farms Boulevard in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, police say Timothy Dixon, 16, was found suffering from a gunshot wound and was taken to a local hospital where he died.

“Based on a review of the available evidence on scene, and following interviews conducted by Homicide Detectives, it was revealed that these two investigations were linked,” JSO said in the release.

As a result, the sheriff’s office says Dixon “was identified as the suspect who was responsible for killing Shane Payne with the assistance of Shane Payne Jr., who helped facilitate the actions of Timothy Dixon.”

Furthermore, the release says Shane Payne Jr. “was then identified as the suspect who was responsible for killing Timothy Dixon three days later.”

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/crime/jso-teen-accused-of-killing-father-in-august-2022-with-another-teen-then-killing-that-teen-three-days-later/77-1d3ed3ca-7600-451a-9bb7-4454d6bdea1b

Shane Payne Jr Other News

Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it arrested a teen for the murder of his father and his accomplice following 2 shooting investigations

In August 2022, officers responded to Sandle Drive and found Shane Payne Sr. inside his home with several gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Three days later, officers responded to an incident on Ortega Farms Boulevard and found 16-year-old Timothy Dixon suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital where he later died.

JSO’s Homicide and Crime Scene units conducted both investigations and due to evidence found at both scenes and witness interviews, were able to connect both shootings.

Police determined that Timothy Dixon killed Shane Payne Sr. with the help of the victim’s son, 17-year-old Shane Payne Jr., who was identified as the suspect who allegedly killed Dixon 3 days later.

Shane Payne Jr. was already incarcerated on unrelated charges. He is now also being charged with second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder

https://www.yahoo.com/news/jacksonville-police-teen-charged-planning-132954237.html