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Charles Escalera Charged In Josiah Kilman Murder

Charles Escalera is a alleged killer from Kentucky who has been charged with the murder of Josiah Kilman

According to police reports Josiah Kilman was found unresponsive inside of a dorm room at the Campbellsville University in Kentucky. Kilman was rushed to the hospital where he was would later pass away from his injuries

Charles Escalera who was a fellow student Campbellsville University quickly became the main suspect and a manhunt began which ended with his arrest

Charles Escalera now faces a murder charge

Charles Escalera News

A suspect was taken into custody Saturday on murder charges in connection with the killing of a student on the campus of Campbellsville University in Kentucky.

The Campbellsville Police Department said that officers were first called to the school at 12:43 a.m. local time on a report of an unresponsive male in his dorm room. The victim, 18-year-old Josiah Malachi Kilman, was rushed to a local hospital, where he died. His cause of death is under investigation.

The suspect was identified by police as 21-year-old Charles E. Escalera. Campbellsville University disclosed that Escalera was also a fellow student.

Following a manhunt, the Green County Sheriff’s Office and Kentucky State Police received a call at about 5:15 p.m. local time regarding a suspicious male in a barn on the border of Green County and Taylor County, which includes the city of Campbellsville. Responding state police located Escalera and took him into custody without incident, Campbellsville police said. He is being held on murder charges.

Campbellsville University, a small private Christian college, was placed on lockdown during the search for Escalera.

“Campbellsville University is grieving the loss of one of our family,” Dr. Joseph Hopkins, Campbellsville University president, said in a statement. “We have lost a student and our hearts are broken.”

Police did not provide any details regarding a motive, or the circumstances which led up to the killing. It was also unclear if the suspect and victim knew each other prior to the incident.

Campbellsville is located about 80 miles south of Louisville.

This comes just two days after a 22-year-old nursing student was killed while on a jog on the Athens campus of the University of Georgia. A 26-year-old man was arrested Friday on murder charges.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suspect-arrested-murder-student-kentucky-campbellsville-university/

Jose Ibarra Charged In Laken Riley Murder

Jose Ibarra is an accused killer from Georgia who has been charged with the murder of University Of Georgia student Laken Riley

According to police reports Laken Riley went for a run around the University of Georgia campus and never returned. Police would find the body of Laken Riley shortly after she was reported missing by her roommate

Police would arrest Jose Ibarra who is an illegal alien from Venezuela who had been living in Georgia since crossing in El Paso Texas in 2022

Jose Ibarra has been charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, hindering a 911 call and concealing the death of another.

Jose Ibarra News

University of Georgia police have arrested a man in the murder of Laken Riley.

Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, who is not a U.S. citizen, but lives in the Athens area, was booked into the Clarke County Jail Friday evening.

Ibarra faces charges of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, hindering a 911 call, and concealing the death of another.

The announcement came during a press conference Friday evening along with a few other details about what police are calling a “crime of opportunity.”

Laken Riley did not know her attacker, police say

University of Georgia Police Chief Jeff Clark says they are still trying to determine the motive behind the brutal murder of 22-year-old Laken Riley, whose body was discovered in the forested area behind Lake Herrick, after she failed to return from a run along a path near the Intramural Fields.

Investigators revealed on Friday evening that Riley died from blunt force trauma.

Police say they were able to link Ibarra to the murder through use of the campus security camera network and several witnesses. The chief also said other technology was also used, but did not elaborate.
Search warrant in murder of Laken Riley

Earlier in the day, three people were taken into custody and questioned, but only Jose Ibarra was arrested for Riley’s murder.

At the same time, a mobile command center at the Argo Apartments off Milledge Avenue near Lake Herrick and UGA was set up. Investigators were seen combing through an apartment and even the trash.

UGA police confirmed investigators are still searching the apartment, but say already, the evidence pointing to Ibarra is “robust.”

Jose Ibarra’s criminal history

Few details about Ibarra were released during Friday’s press conference. Chief Clark said there was no clear history of violence for the 26-year-old murder suspect and his criminal history is not extensive.

Ibarra is not a U.S. citizen, but his status in the country could not be immediately verified. Investigators say he came from Venezuela but did not offer his current immigration status in the U.S.

Chief Clark said evidence found at the apartment appears to show Ibarra acted alone.

The chief called this a “very isolated incident,” adding that this is the first homicide at UGA in at least 30 years.

It is not clear when Ibarra will be making his first appearance on those murder charges.

Anyone with information about the incident should call the UGA Police Department at 706-542-2200.
Jose Ibarra’s brother arrested for having fake green card

Diego Ibarra, 29, of Venezuela, was one of the men questions in the death of Laken Riley on Friday, the Department of Justice revealed.

He is the older brother of Jose Ibarra.

The United States Attorney’s Office Middle District of Georgia revealed the charges late Friday evening and said he will be prosecuted federally.

The elder Ibarra has a series of arrests in Athens, according to the DOJ.

https://www.aol.com/news/jose-antonio-ibarra-man-arrested-005754641.html

Magnus Humphrey Charged In Maleesa Mooney Murder

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Magnus Humphrey is an accused killer who has been charged in the brutal murder of Maleesa Mooney

According to police reports Maleesa Mooney was badly beaten, tortured and her body would be stuffed into a refrigerator. Maleesa body would be discovered in September 2023

Police have now announced that they have arrested Magnus Humphrey and have charged him with the torture and murder of Maleesa Mooney. Humphrey was arrested back in his home in Minnesota on an unrelated warrant.

Magnus Humphrey would be extradited back to California where he faces the murder charge

Magnus Humphrey News

The man arrested for the torture and murder of an aspiring Los Angeles model made his first court appearance Thursday, where he pleaded not guilty.

Magnus Daniel Humphrey, 41, Hopkins, Minnesota, was arrested on an “unrelated federal warrant” before he was extradited to L.A. and charged in the death of Maleesa Mooney.

Mooney, 31, was found bound and gagged inside the refrigerator of her downtown L.A. apartment on Sept. 12, 2023.

The medical examiner said she had suffered blunt force trauma to her head, torso and arms. Toxicology tests also found cocaine and alcohol in her system.

According to the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office, Humphrey was staying with Mooney in her apartment at the time of her murder.

“I extend my deepest condolences to Ms. Mooney’s family and loved ones as they cope with this unimaginable loss,” L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement after Humphrey’s initial court appearance. “Ms. Mooney opened her home to this individual with trust, but was repaid with torture and murder. The heinous disregard for Ms. Mooney’s life will not go unpunished. Justice is being sought, and he will be held accountable.”

Humphrey was arrested on November 3 in Minneapolis. He was on probation for drug offenses at the time.

“We’re full of so many different emotions, but we are very grateful and thankful that he was caught,” Heather Hammock, Mooney’s aunt, told reporters outside the courthouse. “Please continue to pray for our family. We just want justice for my niece.”

Humphrey is due back in court on March 7.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/officials-release-photo-of-alleged-killer-of-los-angeles-model/

Beaumont Lamarre-Condon Charged With 2 Murders

Beaumont Lamarre-Condon is an accused killer from Australia who has been charged with the murders of Luke Davies, 29, and Jesse Baird, 26.

According to police reports Luke Davies and Jesse Baird were reported missing earlier this week and when they went to the home of Baird they would find a significant amount of blood indicating that something violent took place. Police would also find a bullet that was traced to a gun issued to a NSW police officer, Beaumont Lamarre-Condon

Police believe that after the two murders a white rental van was used to remove the two bodies from the murder scene

Police are still searching for the bodies of Luke Davies and Jesse Baird

Beaumont Lamarre-Condon is the former boyfriend of Jesse Baird

Beaumont Lamarre-Condon is now facing two counts of murder

Beaumont Lamarre-Condon News

A police officer in Australia was charged with murder Friday in the deaths of his former boyfriend and his new partner, who have been missing for days and whose bodies have yet to be found.

The New South Wales Police Force said in a statement that a 28-year-old senior constable was arrested after he presented himself at a police station in the Sydney suburb of Bondi.

As is customary, the force did not name the officer, but he was identified by local media as Beau Lamarre. A first-appearance hearing was scheduled at the Waverley Local Court Friday for a Beaumont Lamarre-Condon, according to online records.

Lamarre-Condon is accused of killing Jesse Baird, 26, a former TV presenter whom he is said to have dated until recently, and his partner Luke Davies, 29, who according to his LinkedIn account was a flight attendant for the Australian airline Qantas

Items belonging to the two men that had blood on them were found in a dumpster Wednesday in the Sydney suburb of Cronulla, police said in an earlier statement.

Officers then went to Baird’s home in the Paddington area of Sydney, where there was “a large amount of blood,” detective superintendent Daniel Doherty said at a news conference Friday.

They also found a single bullet that was ballistically matched to a New South Wales police firearm belonging to the charged officer.

The gun, which was found in a police station gun safe, has been seized and will be forensically examined, Doherty said.

Investigators believe the two men were killed in Baird’s home, but they do not yet know the exact cause of death, Doherty said. He declined to comment on a possible motive but said police would investigate whether it was a “domestic-style incident.”

Doherty also appealed to the public for information on the movements of a white van that police believe was used to transport and dispose of the bodies. The van, which was rented Monday night, is also being forensically examined after being found Friday morning in Grays Point, a suburb to the south of Sydney.

“It’s really important we get the movements in relation to that van, as hopefully we can find the bodies and this is important for the family,” he said.

Beaumont Lamarre-Condon was a former celebrity blogger who joined the New South Wales police in 2020, Australian media reported. Local news outlets published photos from his now-deleted Instagram account of Lamarre-Condon posing with multiple celebrities including Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Lady Gaga and the New Zealand singer Lorde.

Doherty said police had not received any previous reports of unusual behavior by the officer.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/australia-sydney-police-officer-charge-murder-missing-men-beau-lamarre-rcna140150

Don McDougal Murders Audrii Cunningham

Don McDougal is an alleged killer from Texas who has been charged with the murder of eleven year old Audrii Cunningham

According to police reports Audrii Cunningham would disappear while waiting for a school bus. Don McDougal who lived in the trailer behind her home and had twice been convicted of child enticement was immediately the main suspect and the convicted felon would be taken into custody on an unrelated assault charge while police continued to search for Audrii Cunningham

Unfortunately days after he was arrested the body of Audrii Cunningham would be found in a Texas river

Now Don McDougal is facing capital murder charges and more charges are coming. Texas does have the death penalty and I can not see a situation where prosecutors do not seek it

Don McDougal News

The Texas career criminal arrested in connection with the disappearance of Audrii Cunningham has been charged with capital murder after the 11-year-old girl was found dead Tuesday.

Polk County Jail records show Don Steven McDougal, 42, has officially been charged with murder of a person between the ages of 10 and 15, nearly a week after Audrii missed her school bus on Feb. 15.

Officials located the 11-year-old’s body in the Trinity River near the US Highway 59 bridge in Livingston, Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons confirmed during a Tuesday press conference.

“We will continue to process the evidence that has been gathered to ensure that there is justice for Audrii,” Lyons said.

McDougal, a family friend who lived in a trailer behind Audrii’s residence in Livingston, was initially apprehended on Feb. 16 on an unrelated charge of aggravated assault.

He has been accused of dozens of crimes dating back to the early 2000s and was convicted on two child enticement charges in 2008.

“He was probably taking her to…the bus stop, and we do feel that he was the last person to see Audrii,” Lyons said of McDougal during a Monday press conference, adding that there were “some occasions” when McDougal would take Audrii to the bus stop or even to school if she missed the bus.

Audrii’s mother, Cassie Matthews, told FOX 26 Houston that she believed McDougal would babysit the 11-year-old girl while he was staying at her father’s home.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-suspect-audrii-cunningham-disappearance-charged-capital-murder

Don McDougal More News

A man who has been called a family friend is now charged with capital murder in the disappearance and death of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham.

Court records showed Wednesday that Don Steven McDougal, 42, of Livingston was officially charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and capital murder of a person younger than 15.

McDougal was being held in jail on an unrelated charge.

Audrii’s body was found Tuesday in the Trinity River under US-59, according to Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons. Authorities had been searching for her since she was reported missing last week. Her body was taken to Harris County for an autopsy to be performed to determine her cause of death.
Audrii goes missing

The last time Audrii was seen was Thursday at 6:45 a.m. Investigators learned she never got on the school bus that morning and she wasn’t at school all day. She was reported missing when she didn’t get off the school bus that afternoon.

Authorities said Don McDougal was friends with the family and had taken Audrii to the bus stop and school before.

An AMBER Alert was issued.

Search efforts were initially focused on a southern area of Lake Livingston.

Over the weekend, Texas EquuSearch was seen looking for her in an area near I-69 and the Trinity River.

In the last few days, investigators narrowed their search to the area near the Trinity River Bridge. Ultimately, that’s where her body was found.

According to Lt. Craig Cummings with the Texas Department of Public Safety, McDougal was friends with the family and lived in a camper behind the home where Audrii lived with several of her family members

Records show he has a lengthy criminal history that dates back to 2001 when he was charged with possession of marijuana out of Liberty County. The following year, he was hit with an assault of a public servant charge.

In 2003, he was charged with possession of a dangerous drug in Liberty County.

In 2005, he was arrested in Baytown for evading arrest or detention.

In 2006, he was charged with possession of a controlled substance and theft by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

In 2007, he was convicted of enticing a minor with intent out of Brazoria County.

In 2009, he was charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle in Baytown.

In 2010, he was charged by HCSO for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

In 2014, he was charged with theft and reckless driving by HCSO.

In 2019, the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office charged him with aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury.

In 2020, HCSO charged him with harassment.

In 2023, Conroe police charged him with resisting arrest.

Records show that Don McDougal served two years in prison in Huntsville between September 2020 and September 2022.

During the search for Audrii, Don McDougal was taken into custody on an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge.

In a news conference on Monday, Lyons said Don McDougal was likely the last person to see Audrii alive. Lyons also said McDougal admitted to leaving the house with her.

Before Audrii’s body was found, Don McDougal was identified by authorities as the “main person of interest.” They said he answered questions and even told investigators where he visited on the day of Audrii’s disappearance.

https://www.khou.com/article/news/crime/don-steven-mcdougal-charged-missing-texas-girl-audrii-cunningham/285-181f2eb7-2245-4c63-a3f3-904c870bea3c