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Sammy Martz

Sammy Martz Kidnaps And Tortures Woman In West Virginia

Sammy Martz is a man from West Virginia who allegedly kidnapped and tortured a woman using a butane torch. According to police reports officers were called to a residence in Philippi, West Virginia and found a woman hiding underneath a porch. The woman told authorities that Sammy Martz had threatened to kill her and burned her several times with a butane torch while refusing to… Read More »Sammy Martz Kidnaps And Tortures Woman In West Virginia

Gavin Smith

Gavin Smith Teen Killer Gets Life For 4 Murders

Gavin Smith was a sixteen year old teen killer from West Virginia who would execute four members of his family. According to court documents Gavin Smith would fatally shoot four family members in the head. Now Gavin Smith has learned that he received the maximum penalty for a juvenile which is to spend the rest of his life in prison. Gavin Smith will be eligible… Read More »Gavin Smith Teen Killer Gets Life For 4 Murders

Thomas Cunningham and Ciera Gillespie

Thomas Cunningham and Ciera Gillespie Charged In 2 Murders

Thomas Cunningham and Ciera Gillespie are from West Virginia who have been charged in killing both of their toddlers. According to police reports Thomas Cunningham would violently shake their one and two year old son that resulted in their deaths with the doctor calling it the worst case of shaken baby syndrome he had ever seen. Thomas Cunningham has been charged with one count of… Read More »Thomas Cunningham and Ciera Gillespie Charged In 2 Murders

Gavin Smith

Gavin Smith Guilty Of 4 Murders

Gavin Smith was a sixteen year old from West Virginia when he would murder four members of his family. According to court documents Gavin Smith would fatally shoot Risa Mae Saunders, 39, Daniel Dale Long, 37, Gage Ripley, 12, and Jameson Long, 3,. The bodies would be discovered in the Elkview home days later. Gavin Smith would be arrested and charged with four counts of… Read More »Gavin Smith Guilty Of 4 Murders

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Connor Crowe Teen Killer Murders Mother And Sister

Connor Crowe was a thirteen year old teen killer from West Virginia when he murdered his mother and sister. According to court documents Connor Crowe would open fire inside of the Weirton home killing his mother  Melissa Rowland, 39, and his 15-year-old sister Madison. Connor Crowe would then run out of the home and attempted to blame the double murder on a stranger. Connor Crowe… Read More »Connor Crowe Teen Killer Murders Mother And Sister

Joe Louis Esquivel

 Joe Louis Esquivel Murders 3 Coworkers

 Joe Louis Esquivel has been charged with three murders with the murders of his coworkers in Maryland. According to police reports  Joe Louis Esquivel, who is from West Virginia, would go to his workplace, Columbia Machine Inc, and would open fire killing three of his coworkers and firing at several more employees.  Joe Louis Esquivel would be involved in a shootout with police when he… Read More » Joe Louis Esquivel Murders 3 Coworkers

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Jeffrey Hoskins Guilty In 6 Month Old Daughters Murder

Jeffrey Hoskins has been found guilty in the choking murder of his six month old daughter. According to court documents Jeffrey Hoskins who is from West Virginia was found guilty of  manslaughter, child abuse by a parent resulting in death, and strangulation in the death of six month old Riana Hoskins. Apparently Jeffrey Hoskins had attempted to strangle the little girl four times before he… Read More »Jeffrey Hoskins Guilty In 6 Month Old Daughters Murder

Hayden Dixon

Hayden Dixon Gets Life For Axe Murder

Hayden Dixon is a man from West Virginia who just received a life sentence for the murder of his girlfriend with an axe. According to court documents Hayden Dixon would murder  35-year-old Trinity McCallister by repeatedly striking her in the head with an axe and strangling her. Hayden Dixon was arrested and in September 2021 was found guilty by a jury for first degree murder. Now… Read More »Hayden Dixon Gets Life For Axe Murder

Rachel Shoaf and Shelia Eddy Teen Killers

Rachel Shoaf and Shelia Eddy Teen Killers

Rachel Shoaf and Shelia Eddy were sixteen when they murdered their friend Skylar Neese. According to court documents The two teen killers planned the murder of their friend, though the reason has never been clear, the two girls would pick up Skylar from her home and drive across the State line from West Virginia to Pennsylvania. Once at their destination the two girls would turn on Skylar and attack… Read More »Rachel Shoaf and Shelia Eddy Teen Killers

Joseph Spencer Teen Killer

Joseph Spencer Teen Killer Murders Family

Joseph Spencer was sixteen years old when he murdered his mother, father and nine year old sister in West Virginia. According to prosecutors the teen killer would shoot and kill his mother outside of the home, before going back inside to murder his father and nine year old sister. Joseph Spencer would then call 911 and told authorities what he had done. Joseph Spencer would plead guilty… Read More »Joseph Spencer Teen Killer Murders Family