Briley Turner is an alleged killer from Indiana who has been charged with the murder of Michael Hodge
According to police reports Briley Turner and Micheal Hodge were involved in an argument when Briley would attack Michael with a bat and a tool used to plug holes in flat tires
Michael Hodge would be rushed to the hospital however he would eventually pass away from his injuries.
Briley Turner who was arrested and was initially charged with attempted murder is now facing murder charges and possibly life in prison. Turner who initially claimed the attack was in self defense however Hodge would tell police a completely different story and the evidence collected at the crime scene points to murder.
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A 25-year-old Bloomington woman, Briley Turner, is now facing a murder charge following the death of a man she allegedly stabbed in August. The victim, 36-year-old Michael Hodge, succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday at an Indianapolis hospital.
Turner, who was already in custody on charges of attempted murder, a Level 1 felony, and aggravated battery, a Level 3 felony, saw her charges amended by the Monroe County Prosecutor on Friday to include murder, elevating the severity of her case.
The incident unfolded on Sunday, August 18, at Kinser Flats Apartments. Bloomington police responded to a domestic dispute call around 7 p.m. after the caller reported hearing a woman yelling and a man screaming for help. Upon arrival, officers had to force entry into the apartment when no one answered.
Inside, they discovered a gruesome scene. Court documents reveal that Turner was found lying on the couch covered in blood. Hodge was located in the bathroom with multiple stab wounds. Police also recovered several bloodied items, including a kitchen knife, a tire plug tool with a metal spike, and a baseball bat.
Both Turner and Hodge were initially transported to IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Hodge’s injuries were extensive, including stab wounds near his collarbone, ribs, scrotum, thigh, hip, and buttocks. He also suffered cuts and punctures to his abdomen and neck, as well as a broken left arm. Hodge told police that Turner had attacked him with a baseball bat and then stabbed him repeatedly as they were about to take a shower, stating there had been no argument or apparent reason for the assault.
Turner refused to speak with police at length. However, court documents note that she made statements suggesting self-defense, saying, “He tried to get me” and “He tried to put that stuff down my throat. I don’t know what he put in my throat, and I had to defend myself, dude.” Doctors observed that Turner had older bruises on her legs and sides, as well as blood on her hands and arms, but was otherwise unharmed.
The case has taken a tragic turn with Hodge’s death, escalating the charges against Briley Turner. If convicted of murder, she could face a significantly longer sentence than the potential 20 to 40 years for attempted murder and three to 16 years for aggravated battery under Indiana sentencing guidelines
Christian Gonzalez is a sixteen year old alleged teen killer who has been charged with the murder of four year old Octavia Aquino
According to police reports emergency personnel were called to an apartment in Evansville Indiana where they would find four year old Octavia Aquino unresponsive. The child’s mother Destiny Rhoades, 23, would tell emergency personnel that she found her daughter not breathing
Destiny Rhoades would tell officers that she confronted her boyfriend Christian Gonzalez regarding the bite mark on the child and he claimed it was from the cat. When she told him she had a camera setup in the living room Christian would change his story and admitted to biting the child
Officers would also notice a number of bruises on Octavia Aquino body
After an autopsy Destiny Rhoades would be arrested and charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in death. Christian Gonzalez has been arrested, charged as an adult with the murder of Octavia
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New charges have been placed on Destiny Rhoades following the death of her 4-year-old daughter Octavia Aquino.
According to a release from Evansville Police Department, Rhoades’ original charge of Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury has been changed to Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Death.
The 16-year old offender and Rhoades’ boyfriend, Christian Gonzalez, has been waved to adult court and his original charge of Battery Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury has been changed to Murder. He has been transported to Vanderburgh County Confinement Center.
The cause of death is unknown at this time as an autopsy has been scheduled this week for the victim.
This is an ongoing investigation and we will continue to update as more information becomes available.
An Indiana teen has been charged with the murder of a four-year-old in Evansville.
Evansville Police say 16-year-old Christian T. Gonzalez of Fort Wayne, Indiana, who was arrested last week in connection to the death of 4-year-old Octavia Aquino, was waived from juvenile court and is now being charged with Murder. They say his 23-year-old girlfriend and the mother of the child, Destiny Rhoades, will also face the charge of Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Death.
Aquino passed away over the weekend after she was found unresponsive in an apartment on Spring Valley Road late last week. When officers arrived to the apartment, they found the child to be “cold to the touch” and transported her to a hospital. Gonzalez and others were in the apartment while the mother was at work.
The 4-year-old child’s autopsy scheduled for late Monday.
Gonzalez was booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail on Monday afternoon.
Dejaune Anderson is an alleged killer from Indiana who has been charged with murder after her five year old son was found dead inside of a suitcase
According to police reports Dejaune Anderson and Dawn Elaine Coleman were being investigated after Anderson’s five year old son was found dead inside of a suitcase in a wooded area by a mushroom hunter
Police would arrest Dawn Elaine Coleman who would later be convicted of murder and sentenced to thirty years in prison
However Dejaune Anderson would take off and has been on the run since the body was discovered in 2022. Now authorities have announced that Dejaune has been arrested in California and will be extradited back to Indiana where she faces several charges including murder
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The mother of a 5-year-old boy whose lifeless body was found inside a suitcase in southern Indiana two years ago has been arrested.
On Friday, Indiana State Police announced the arrest of Dejaune Anderson as part of their investigation into the murder. Anderson was arrested after US Marshalls found her in the suburb of Arcadia, California. She was arrested on a murder warrant out of Washington County, Indiana that was originally issued in October 2022.
Her other charges include neglect of a dependent resulting in death (level 1 felony) and obstruction of justice (level 6 felony).
Anderson had been on the run for nearly two years, evading law enforcement by traveling to Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco.
Authorities were alerted to Anderson’s possible whereabouts after ISP detectives received a news tip from a concerned citizen, ISP said. This led to U.S. Marshalls finding Anderson on the West Coast as she was attempting to board a public transit train.
ISP said detectives with its Sellersburg post are currently traveling to California as part of the investigation.
Anderson’s arrest brings to a close a troubling investigation that began in April 2022 when a suitcase containing Cairo’s body was found by a mushroom hunter in a heavily wooded portion of Washington County.
However, Anderson did not act alone when transporting the suitcase containing Cairo’s body to Washington County before fleeing.
Police announced the arrest of 40-year-old Dawn Elaine Coleman in San Francisco in connection to the murder investigation on Oct. 19, 2022. An arrest warrant had been issued for Coleman that also included a murder charge, neglect of a dependent and obstruction of justice.
Coleman was later sentenced to 30 years in prison with five years suspended to probation
Court documents revealed that Coleman reportedly admitted to investigators that she witnessed Anderson lying on top of Cairo, who was face down on the bed and still. Coleman allegedly told police that the murder “was already done” when she entered the room. She then said she helped Anderson put Cairo into a trash bag and fit him into the suitcase.
A forensic analysis of fingerprints found on June 29, 2022, of two trash bags found alongside the suitcase matched Coleman, who resided in Louisiana. The other match was for Anderson.
According to previous reports, Anderson believed that her son had “demons” inside him as outlined by several social media posts uploaded by Anderson between December 2021 and April 2022.
n the posts, Anderson wrote that she was looking to use “protection spells”, “reversal spells”, and other forms of hexes and curses. According to one post, Anderson said she needed to find a way to remove “a very powerful demonic force from within my son.”
An autopsy later revealed that Jordan had died as a result of an “electrolyte imbalance” and “viral gastroenteritis.” Investigators also confirmed that Cairo had been dead for around a week before his body was found by the mushroom hunter.
Conner Kobold is an alleged teen killer from Indiana who has been charged with the murder of his mother
According to police reports earlier this week Conner Kobold would brutally attack his own mother and left the woman with brain damage. Kobold was arrested at the time and now his charges have been upgraded to murder as his mother has died from her injuries
Shanelle Burns who was the victim in this case was the assistant vice president at Loyola University Chicago
Conner Kobold is being held without bail
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A 19-year-old Valparaiso man was arrested on multiple charges for the murder of his mother, an assistant vice president at Loyola University Chicago, according to authorities.
Conner Kobold remained in custody at the Porter County Jail on charges of murder, aggravated battery and strangulation as of Friday, police said.
At around 4 p.m. on Monday, Kobold called authorities several times, requesting Valparaiso police officers respond to the 1350 block of Diamond Boulevard, according to authorities. Officers arrived at the scene and were directed to a home, where they encountered a woman who had been seriously injured and was unconscious, police said.
The victim, identified as Shanelle Burns, was transported to an area hospital for treatment and later died from unspecified injuries. The Porter County Coroner’s Office has yet to release Burns’ manner and cause of death, citing the investigation.
Burns served as assistant vice president of advancement operations and campaign planning, according to Loyola University Chicago’s website.
“Loyola University Chicago can confirm that Shanelle Burns was a staff member in University Advancement,” a spokesperson said in a statement. “The thoughts and prayers of the Loyola community are with her family.”
A large bond of half a million dollars in cash and $250,000 surety has been set for a 19-year-old Valparaiso man accused of battering his mother Monday and leaving her hospitalized with substantial brain damage, court records show.
Conner Kobold appeared Wednesday afternoon before Porter Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Clymer for an initial hearing on charges of attempted murder and aggravated battery.
He was granted the services of public defender Mark Chargualaf and a July 8 trial was set with preliminary hearings April 12 and June 7.
Kobold is accused of battering Shanelle Burns, who had filed an eviction notice against her son just hours before the alleged attack at their home in the 1350 block of Diamond Boulevard on the northwest side of Valparaiso.
Clymer issued an order Tuesday prohibiting Kobold from having any further contact with Burns or three other people while his criminal case proceeds.
Kobold remained in custody at the Porter County Jail as of late Thursday morning.
Valparaiso police said Kobold called them out to the scene shortly before 4 p.m. Monday and when they arrived, he asked to be placed in handcuffs and in the rear of a police vehicle.
“There is a dead person inside of the house on the corner,” he reportedly told officers.
“A dead person?” one officer asked.
“Yeah, I killed somebody in that house,” Kobold reportedly responded.
Police said they found Burns in the living room area of her house with no pulse and not breathing. She was taken to Northwest Health-Porter hospital where staff found small ligature or binding marks on her neck.
“V1’s (Burns) injuries were of grave danger, as they believe she has suffered substantial brain damage,” police said.
Just a few hours before the call, Burns had filed an eviction complaint against Conner Kobold, listing the reason as, “Not following agreed upon house rules.”
Valparaiso police have said, “This incident is believed to be isolated to the individuals directly involved and there is no ongoing threat to the public.”
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact Valparaiso police at 219-462-2135.
Tips can also be sent by text message to TIP411 (847-411) by entering “Valpo” in the message field.
“Please use the word “Diamond” in the first line of your tip to identify which case you are providing information on,” police said.
Patrick Scott is an alleged killer from Indiana who has been charged with the murder of missing seventeen year old Valerie Tindall
According to court documents seventeen year old Valerie Tindall told her parents that she was leaving for work, she worked for Patrick Scott in a landscaping position, and was not seen from again. That was back in June 2023
Police dogs were searching the area looking for Valerie Tindall when they alerted to the smell of human decomposition close to the property owned by Patrick Scott. A further search would reveal human remains that were later identified as Valerie Tindall
Patrick Scott would be arrested and reportedly told police that he had killed the missing teenager by strangling her with a belt as according to him she attempted to blackmail and seduce him. After killing Valerie Tindall Scott would put her remains in a homemade box and buried her
Patrick Scott has been charged with murder
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A 59-year-old man suspected in the June disappearance of a 17-year-old neighbor has been charged with murder after human remains were found buried in a pit on his central Indiana property.
Patrick Scott of Arlington appeared Thursday in Rush County Circuit Court for an initial hearing. Scott also is charged with obstruction of justice and false informing.
He was ordered jailed without bond. A public defender has been appointed to represent him, court records show. A person who answered the phone at the Rush County Public Defender’s office said Thursday that the office had no comment on the case.
Valerie Tindall told her parents on June 7 that she was going to work. She worked for Scott who owned a lawn mowing business, according to court documents which detailed that Tindall met Scott and he drove her back to his home early that afternoon.
Arlington is about 30 miles southeast of Indianapolis.
Tindall later was reported missing.
On Oct. 11, cadaver-sniffing dogs indicated the smell of decomposition in a pond near Scott’s property, but a search failed to turn up anything. One of the dog handlers told police that water is known to hold odor and that the smell could have come from runoff into the pond.
Police on Tuesday found a large dirt pile and debris on Scott’s property. Using shovels, they dug up a rectangular box wrapped in tarp. Inside the box were human remains which included fingernails painted with orange polish, documents said.
Police said that a photo posted to social media on June 7 showed Tindall with orange-colored nails.
The Associated Press left messages Thursday with Rush County Coroner asking if the remains had been identified as those of Tindall.
Sheriff Allan Rice told reporters the remains likely belong to Tindall.
“This is not the outcome we had all hoped for, but I want to stress to the public that this case is far from over,” Rice said Wednesday. “Justice will be sought.”
Scott was arrested Tuesday and told investigators he strangled Tindall with his belt in the bedroom of his home when she tried to blackmail and seduce him, according to court documents.
Shena Sandefur told WRTV-TV that her daughter worked for Scott and that the family trusted him.
“She and him had a bond. They were friends,” Sandefur said. “She worked for him, but she also hung out with his family. His granddaughter was her friend, and we went places with them.”
Court documents reveal that Patrick Scott, the neighbor and boss of missing teenager Valerie Tindall, reportedly admitted to officers that he killed the 17-year-old girl on June 7 — strangling her with a belt and then burying her in a homemade box in his backyard.
Patrick Scott, 59 of Arlington, was arrested on Tuesday evening after federal agents and local authorities descended upon his property in a concentrated search for the missing teenager who hadn’t been seen alive since June 7.
Previous reports detail how Scott was not only a trusted neighbor to Tindall and her family, but that the teenager worked for him as part of his landscaping company; mowing lawns in the summer.
On Wednesday, the Rush County Sheriff’s Department announced that Scott had been arrested on a preliminary charge of murder after human remains were found on his property. On Thursday, the Rush County Coroner positively identified the remains as those of Valerie Tindall.
Newly released court documents reveal that officers uncovered two homemade boxes made of 2x4s and oriented strand boards during the search of Scott’s property on Tuesday. Originally a source told FOX59/CBS4 that the human remains were found in a barrel. Court documents detail that the remains were actually found in one of the buried homemade boxes.
According to the documents, an officer observed the human remains located within the box and described “instantly” spotting orange fingernails on the deceased body. Police said the fingernail color matched a photograph found on social media of Valerie Tindall posted on June 7.
Inside the second homemade box were VHS tapes and miscellaneous paperwork.
Scott was taken into custody after the discovery of the human remains and questioned by police. During this questioning, Scott reportedly admitted to killing Valerie. He said his wife and daughter “don’t know nothing” about the killing and told officers he strangled Valerie with a belt; a belt Scott said he continued to wear after.
“I put it around her neck and I held onto it until she quit,” Scott allegedly described to police.
Investigators found records of Scott purchasing the 2x4s and the oriented strand boards at the Home Depot in Greenfield the day after Valerie vanished on June 7. He later told police he did purchase the boards to make the box he put Valerie’s body in. He said prior to making the box, Valerie’s body was in his office.
After making the box, Scott told officers he wrapped her in plastic, put her in the box and screwed it shut, then wheeled it out of his office on a dolly. He then put the box in a hole and went to work with a shovel to cover it up. Scott told officers the second box had been in the hole since July and that he used it to “put s*** in.”
When police asked if Scott hated Valerie, he said no and told officers the two had done all sorts of things together outside of working; like shopping and going out to eat.
Patrick Scott claimed he hadn’t planned to kill Valerie and that it “just kind of happened.” Scott also made claims that he thought Valerie was going to seduce him or try and blackmail him into buying her a new car.
“I just knew she wasn’t going to blackmail me,” he allegedly told an officer.
When asked if it bothered him that he killed Valerie, Patrick Scott reportedly said, “Well, I wasn’t too crazy about it.”
Valerie’s last known location, according to cell phone records, wasn’t far from Scott’s home. Her last phone activity was shortly before 1 p.m. on June 7. Previous reports detail how Scott gave inconsistent stories about last seeing Valerie and ended up being charged with false informing in June.
Court documents reveal that police searched Scott’s property with cadaver dogs on Oct. 11, with the dogs giving a positive indication of the presence of human remains within a pond on Scott’s property. However, a search of the pond didn’t uncover any remains.
Officers later spoke to the dog handlers and learned that water is known to hold scent and that wind could have carried the scent toward the pond. Police noted in their report that on Oct. 11 the wind was coming from the direction of Scott’s property where the homemade box would eventually be found.
Police reportedly ordered a topography study to also search for possible water run-off that drained into Patrick Scott’s pond along with ordering a flyover of the property as investigators attempted to zero in on the possible reason the cadaver dogs indicated possible human remains on Oct. 11.
During a flyover conducted on Oct. 12, police noted “multiple areas of obvious ground disturbance.” Search warrants were requested on Nov. 27 leading to nearly 40 federal agents and local law enforcement officers descending upon his property on Nov. 28.
The two buried homemade boxes were found underneath a pile of miscellaneous debris, according to the court documents. Previously, witnesses reported seeing Scott tear down and burn his garage at 2 a.m. not long after Valerie vanished.
Police said that when the box was uncovered, officers immediately noted the smell of decomposition despite the box being wrapped in a tarp with duct tape used on the seams.
Patrick Scott was officially charged with murder on Thursday, two days after the human remains were found on his property. He also is charged with obstruction of justice.
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