Englewood Murder Cases

On June 7th 2008, Sarah May Ward was arrested for the murder of Eli Westlake after she ran him over in a motor vehicle in St. Leonards. Prior to the incident the offender had been driving the wrong way down Christine Lane which was a one way street. Whilst this was occurring she was intoxicated, under the influence of marijuana, valium, and ecstasy and was unlicensed to drive. The victim and his brother who were also intoxicated, where walking down the lane and where nearly hit by the offender. This prompted the victim to throw cheese balls at the car and make a few sarcastic remarks regarding her driving ability. After a brief confrontation between the two parties the victim and his brother turned away and proceeded to walk

After the ballistics team had come to the conclusion that the gun was probably shot from four blocks away, Detective Healey and Doug Boyle start to go on an investigation. They had went door-to-door to question others to see if they knew anything about Charlie Ward’s death. When the police stopped at Michael’s house, they had asked the McKenzie family if they owned any firearms. Michael’s dad responded with a yes and was asked if he can show them. Michael then responded that he did not currently have his Winchester and said that his friend, Joe, borrowed it. A few days later, Doug Boyle and Detective Healey came back to Michael’s house with metal detectors to search the backyard for any evidence. While searching, Doug Boyle finds an empty casing

Andre Hatchett is one among the many that have been wrongfully convicted and served several years for a crime that he didn’t commit. Hatchett spent most of his life in prison for a murder he did not commit, which was due to inadequate evidence that the defense did not know about. It started with Neda Mae Carter, who was found brutality beaten and found dead on February 18, 1991, in Bedford- Stuyvesant. Earlier that evening Hatchett was with Carter, who he visited almost every day due to his aunt living in the same house. When it came to questioning Hatchett was very cooperative with police, he provided an alibi for police and then was able to leave. At the time of the crime Hatchett was 24 and has special needs and was also had a cast on his leg.

The case that I will be discussing is the cold murder case of Lucille Johnson from Salt Lake City, Utah. Unfortunately, at the time of the murder the investigators didn’t take certain evidence serious in the case. The investigators thought that it was just evidence that had no meaning. None the less, it ended up convicting the murderer, John Sansing.

Castro said the male suspect was wearing a grey shirt, black shorts, and pushing a shopping cart. Castro said the female suspect was wearing a white top, dark shorts, and carrying a large TJ Maxx reusable shopping bag. Castro saw the suspects go to different sections of the store concealing items in their shopping bag. The suspects attempted to leave the store with the unpaid for items. Castro contacted the suspects at the front entrance of the store. Castro told the suspects to give the items back and the male suspect handed Castro the items and the female suspect dropped additional loss on the ground. Both suspects left on foot south on Lake Ave.

On August 17, 1981 during the morning hours a murder was committed, James Dvorak was beaten to death in Canova Beach, Florida in the wooded area of Brevard County. During the morning after the murder was committed a driver gave a ride to a hitchhiker near where the crime happened, the hitchhiker was wearing a yellow t-shirt with the words “Surf it” and the t-shirt was all bloody. According to the driver there was also blood smeared on his legs and shorts. The driver agreed to give the hitchhiker a ride to a tavern that was three miles away, but not before that the driver performed oral sex on the side of the road before he dropped him off at the tavern. Later the driver noticed that the hitchhiker had forgotten his t-shirt on the truck, which then later the driver disposed it at a

On December 20th at approximately 5:30 p.m. A Hispanic male and a Caucasian male walked out of the Galloway ShopRite with carts full of unpaid merchandise. The Hispanic male took approximately $323.20 and the Caucasian male took about $409.18 of unpaid goods. Store managers went after them, and were able to recover $72.90 in merchandise. The remaining of the stolen merchandise could not be recovered. Management immediately contacted store Security personal, Victoria Winder, who call the police and took pictures of the license plate of the Toyota 4Runner the individuals took off in. The suspects were later identified as William Terpak Jr. and Jocsan Moradel-Flores using ShopRite’s video surveillance.

In the 1960s a murder was taken place, the Egan murders. This included Peter, Barbara, and Gerald Egan. The finally verdict ended being that their prime suspect and accused (Jo Leone) was found innocent, primary due to the jury receiving personal threats as well as the prosecutor, who didn’t seem to press hard enough on the defendant.

Vanessa Vermont, a gorgeous woman found dead in her own kitchen, laying on the floor with a fatal head wound on the back of her head. Just recently she bought a new broiler and need and outlet over her kitchen counter, something her husband could do. And it is right where she was murdered. There is also a woman’s briefcase on the floor near the kitchen. Which means Mrs. Vermont was leaving, which in turn could’ve enraged the husband.

To the untrained eye 129 Spring Street, New York City, looks like your average building, one that's held dozens of businesses over the years and somehow seems to still remain busy; however, locals know a much darker story dating back over 200 years. The murder of Guelielma Sands, now known as the infamous Manhattan Well Murder, would be the first ever recorded trial in American history. The location of her murder: A well that has been buried beneath a completely average looking building for two centuries.

It has been five years today that my cousin Stacy Lynn Sparks was murdered. I always thought that something like this could never happen to my family. This is the first time that something so tragic has happened in my life. It will also lead me to pain and frustration years to come. The loss of her has had a great impact on how I live my life today.

When you see the shows such as Homicide Hunter or Killer Instincts many times my mom and I try to figure out who is the murder. Most of the time my prediction is right because of the details my mom misses, and putting together all the clues. From then on I realised I had a gift, even if it was I was just watching television show. That is what sparked my interest the criminal justice area. I have contemplated the career choices that would best fit my interest leaving me with Homicide Detective and Criminologist. While both careers deal with criminal justice they differ greatly in the type of work environment, pay, skills/education.

Tres Navarre, private eye and sometimes English professor, is hoping for a laid back working vacation when he accepts a summer teaching gig at the University of Texas at Austin, even if it means shacking up for six weeks with his big brother Garrett, who calls Austin home.

On Tuesday, law enforcement officials arrested a suspect for the attacks in the 1970s and 1980s in a small suburb of Sacramento, California. The so-called Golden State Killer was thought to have killed 12 people, raped at least 45 people, and burglarized more than 120 homes. The suspect 72-year-old, Joseph James DeAngelo, was taken into custody outside his home and charged with six counts of murder. In the past week, investigators identified Mr. DeAngelo matched his DNA to the murders of Lyman and Charlene Smith in Ventura County in 1980. Also, a database showed links to other murders in Southern California, the authorities said Wednesday. The infamous figure was a meticulous planner and seemed to know precise details about his victims. Cruel

Liz and Bean made the wrong choices. They did not handle the Mr. Maddox situation correctly. Liz should have never gotten in the car with Maddox, Bean shouldn’t have pressed charges, and they should have stuck with Mr. Corbin’s advice. Plenty of problems would not have happened should they have listened and stayed away.