Recent Reports
10/08/2012 The body of Spencer Hales Jr., 50, was found laying in front of his trailer home early morning after he had been stabbed to death. Hales apparently had an infamous reputation that he would lure young men to his home with the promise of drinks and marijuana, and he was serving a suspended sentence for indecent / lewd behavior. Police soon arrested Tommy Houser, 20, who apparently Hales had drugged and attempted to sexually assault, but Houser defended himself by stabbing Hales.
11/04/1992 Police were called to the home 719 NW 16 on a possible suicide shortly after midnight, and they arrived to see paramedics wheeling out the body of Robert Loggins, 29 onto a stretcher. People at the home told police that Loggins' 16-year-old sister, Rochelle, thought Robert was playing music on a stereo too loudly. The siblings argued over it, she got hold of a knife and then stabbed him once in the chest. Rochelle Loggins was arrested on a murder complaint.
09/25/2012 Chad Falling, 29, was fatally stabbed after a fight in front of his residence 910 NW 9. His common-law wife Cindy watched the stabbing and told police it was committed by a woman they had earlier given a ride to. That same woman's boyfriend drove back to the area and started a confrontation with Falling for giving a ride to the woman, Jerrica Moore, 19. The boyfriend got out of his car and began fighting Falling in front of his house, and during the fight the boyfriend called over Moore for help. She brought over a knife and began trying to stab Falling, but he punched her and knocked her over. She got back up and stabbed him in the chest, then fled into the apartment complex nextdoor. Falling died at a hospital soon after, and Jerrica Moore was arrested a few days later for murder. The home was also demolished a couple years afterward.
On November 30, 1981 Robert and Wanda Hines were found stabbed to death in the home the city couple owned. Robert Leon, 55, was stabbed 12 times and found sprawled in front of the living room fireplace, and Wanda Mae, 51, was stabbed 8 times and found on a bed in a bedroom. Both had been stabbed in the heart. Around the same time in Holdenville, police arrested Robert "Les" Hines, the 27-year-old son of Robert Leon Hines, because Les had driven off from a gas station without paying. He was driving his parent's car, and was soon charged for both their murders too. A neighbor also soon told police they saw Les walking away from the home unresponsive while with a knife. Investigators theorized that Les, who had a history of mental illness and reportedly was not treated kindly by his parents, had started stabbing his father to death on November 29 while Wanda was sitting nearby. Wanda got up and grabbed Les from behind to stop him, which resulted in Les stabbing Wanda several times too. There was evidence that Wanda went to the bedroom after and Les tried to help her and clean her up, as bloody towels and clothes were found, but she was mortally wounded. Les Hines received a sentence of life in prison with parole possible after 15 yrs.
Unsolved Homicide; A celebration party "Vibes By DJ Lyfe" was scheduled for 9PM April 29 at Monica's Bar & Lounge, and supposed to last till very late. Around 2:19 AM on April 30, 2023 as a group of people were leaving when the celebration started to end, gunshots were fired at them from the parking lot. Zyron Owens, the 31-year-old host of the celebration was killed by the gunfire, and 3 others including acquaintances of Owens were injured. The injured were Evan Phillips (29) Devontae Green (21) and Tycia Britton (20) who arrived at the hospital in personal vehicles to be treated for their wounds.
04/27/2023 Several people were apparently involved in a street fight from 921 N Virginia Ave, and Maalik Carter, 24 had his throat fatally cut by Algernon Reed, 64. Reed was later arrested the following day on a murder complaint. However a published obituary says that Algernon Reed passed away on January 5, 2024 presumably before the case proceeded through. The details in this case are few or inconsistent.
10/19/2022 Rahman Fenner, 24 passed away of a drug overdose at his home 13409 Golden Eagle Dr. Police learned he had been sold fentanyl by Kolby Hurst, 23, and Hurst was arrested for felony murder during an April 2023 traffic stop.
01/11/1989 (OLD REDFORD, DETROIT MICHIGAN) Four members of the 17399 Cooley St household, including a 2 and a half year old girl, were stabbed multiple times and killed inside the house by Holston Martin, 30, who had recently paroled. The deceased victims were identified as William Darnell (34) his wife Bette (40, and also pregnant at the time) their young daughter Stephanie, and a friend of the Darnell's; Alicia Smith (24). Smith had lived with the couple after meeting them 2 years prior, and they helped her through her pregnancy. In a confession given by Martin, he told police he originally came by the house to collect repayment on some car parts he had given Alicia Smith. He drank alcohol and smoked weed before arriving. When Smith got into an argument with Martin, he became aggressive and pulled out a gun, and slapped Smith. Bette tried to calm down the argument, and William arrived shortly after where he started arguing with Martin instead. Bette, Alicia , and the 2-and-a-half-year-old daughter Stephanie went into the kitchen, and in another room Martin was told to leave the house by William. Instead he tried going to the kitchen to talk to the women, and when he did William grabbed him. Martin grabbed a knife laying nearby and started swinging it around to try and get William off him, but allegedly he accidentally slashed Stephanie across the throat who was nearby, and she died. William tried to hold Martin down but he broke free and pulled out his gun again, threatening William and forcing the 3 adults down into the home's basement. Once he got there, he ordered William to tie the other 2 women to a post with bedsheets, and then to tie himself. When Martin went near them, William was able to free a hand and grab Martin, trying to attack him, and Martin apparently went berserk and started stabbing William multiple times around the head and body. The other 2 women also were stabbed as they were in close proximity. The 3 victims were yelling during the stabbing, and Martin continued stabbing all 3 of them until they died. Martin told police in his confession that after they were dead, he could still hear the screaming and yelling in his head. Afterwards Martin returned to the kitchen where he found Stephanie's body, and then took her to an upstairs bedroom and laid her in bed. But after a bit, Martin apparently could not hold himself back when he tried to, and placed the body of the girl on the floor and stabbed her multiple more times. Martin burglarized the house before leaving, but was later arrested after 2 co-workers of William came by the next day and found the backdoor open, stuff missing, and Stephanie's body on the floor of an upstairs bedroom. Martin told police in his confession, after he killed Stephanie he continued to hear screaming from the basement despite being alone in the house with them being dead. "For some reason I kept hearing their voices. So I looked at the baby. Then I ran back downstairs to the basement. And you know, like I said, they weren't making no noise. But I could still hear them, yelling and screaming." The house is now demolished.
11/20/1979 (AORTA BAR, DETROIT MICHIGAN) Less than an hour before midnight, Ronald Wilson, 33, won 2 games of foosball against Roderick Talley, foosball is the coin-operated bar game based on the sport soccer. Talley, 31 was ragged on and joked about by Wilson after he won the 2 games, angering Talley and causing him to leave the bar, Aorta. Talley came back about 5 minutes later armed with a long knife, and confronted Wilson before swinging it and slicing him across the cheek. Wilson fell to the ground and said "he cut me, man" before Talley then stabbed him again in the back, hitting his aorta and killing him. 4 other bar patrons that witnessed the stabbing held Talley down until police arrived and arrested him for murder.
06/01/1963 (DETROIT, MICHIGAN) Ralph Danielak, 17, fatally stabbed Joseph Cassar, 21 after Danielak was accused of stealing winnings from a poker game. Danielak had hosted the poker game / gathering at his home and invited 5 other youths, though 2 of them had left before the game ended. The other 3 were Cassar, his younger brother Frank, 19, and Lawrence Cox, 19. Danielak eventually dropped out of the poker game from losing his money, and the other 3 played until eventually Joseph Cassar won the poker pot. When he looked in however, it was only $3 when it should have been a $5 win. The boys accused Danielak of taking the missing $2, but he denied it and then grabbed a butcher knife during the argument. He started trying to suggest that the other 2 youths that left earlier had taken the money. Joseph again said that Danielak had taken the money, not taking him seriously, and Danielak suddenly turned and thrusted the knife into Joseph's chest, killing him. Danielak was held on a charge of murder and they waited at the home until police arrived.
09/27/1969 (EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS) Alex Bass, 54, was stabbed multiple times and killed during a fight at his home 1403 Baker Ave. Police arrested a neighbor, Otto Toler, 62 when he went to a nearby tavern after the killing. The home is demolished.
09/28/1969 ST. LOUIS (CALVERTON PARK) Robert Sturgis, 22, injured and stabbed his wife and killed another woman in his home 222 Barto Dr. Mrs. Sturgis, 19 told St. Louis County police that she and her husband had returned from some taverns when he "went berserk." He got out of bed in the middle of the night, left the bedroom and returned with a knife, then started stabbing her repeatedly in the neck and chest. A boarder in the home, Phyllis Maciejewski, 19 went into the bedroom when she heard screams. She was also stabbed in the chest and abdomen by Robert Sturgis when she entered, and ran to a neighbor's house where she died. Mrs. Sturgis hid under the bed until police arrived. Robert Sturgis was held on a charge of murder after being arrested walking down the street.
03/20/2024 OKCPD was called to a residence where they found Hannah Colness, 34 critically injured from a stab wound to the chest, and she died shortly after. Police arrested Hannah’s wife, Brooke Colness, 20 who apparently picked up a knife and stabbed her wife fatally during an argument between the two. Brooke was arrested for murder but additional details are currently unclear. Police had also been previously called out to the home twice in February for reports of attempted suicide.
Atia Kamare Fields (26) was shot by her wife, Essence Fields (28), during a domestic argument. During a 911 call made by Essence to police she claimed that Atia had hit her and that she had shot Atia. Their 10 year old daughter was present in the home at the time, but was not physically injured.
Gerald Arrington (68) and Carla Arrington (69) were found dead inside their home Monday, April 23, 2023 by family members after they received concerning texts from Gerald in the early-morning hours. The evidence showed that Carla was shot multiple times before Gerald shot himself.