The Shocking Suspect In The Murder Of Wisconsin College Gymnast, 15 Real Black Crime Stories With a Plot Twist, Georgia Woman Concealed Friend’s Death, Florida Woman Allegedly Ordered Dog To Maul Boyfriend’s Daughter And More

A roundup of The Root’s most popular criminal justice stories.

A Title-Winning Wisconsin College Gymnast Found Shot to Death in Her Home, And the Suspect Will Shock You

21-year-old Kara Welsh Screenshot: [{‘styles’: [], ‘value’: ‘GoFundMe’, ‘type’: ‘Text’}]

Police have found a suspect in the murder of a title-winning University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student Kara Welsh, who was found dead from apparent multiple gunshot wounds on Aug. 30. – Phenix S Halley Read More

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15 Real Black Crime Stories With a Plot Twist We Did NOT Expect

Photo: Getty, Hoover Police Department

All good stories that keep people’s attention until the end are the ones with insane plot twists. No, we’re not talking fictional tales. Real life humans do things that make us say, “Wait, what?!” Where do you think all these movie plot twists come from? Real life – Kalyn Womack Read More

What Led a Little Boy To Allegedly Shoot a Former Louisiana Mayor and His Daughter To Death?

Joe Cornelius and his daughter Keisha Miles Screenshot: Facebook

Updated as of 9/04/2024 at 10:30 a.m. ET (Correction: The suspect is reportedly 11 years old, not 10 years old.)

Residents in a small Louisiana city are wondering what went wrong to lead a young boy to kill one of the city’s notable community leaders.

Early Sunday morning, police responded to a call reporting shots fired around 6:30 a.m., according to KTBS News. When authorities arrived, they found 82-year-old Joe Cornelius and his daughter, Keisha Miles, 31, dead with multiple gunshot wounds. – Phenix S Halley Read More

Michigan Inmate Does Exactly What They Say Not to Do With His Case, With Shocking Results

Screenshot: Michigan Department of Corrections

Sometimes it’s better to bet on yourself, and in the case of Gregory Dean Tucker, his decision to represent himself in court just worked out in his favor. To the surprise of many, the Detroit man was able to persuade a judge to toss his burglary conviction after doing the one thing legal experts say not to do. – Phenix S Halley Read More

A Florida Cop Left His Gun in A Gas Station, You Won’t Believe the Foolishness That Happened Next

Chance Byron (Left) and Damari Dennis (right) Screenshot: Seminole County Sheriff’s Office

At this point, it’s well known that crazy things happen in Florida, but this story certainly takes the cake. Imagine casually walking into a gas station expecting to buy a soda or bag of chips, but instead, you leave out with a heavy grade weapon? What kind of luck is that?! – Phenix S Halley Read More

Decades-Old Cold Case Reveals Georgia Woman Concealed Her Friend’s Death as Part of a Shady Scheme

Screenshot: Fox5 Atlanta

A Georgia woman was arrested almost twenty years after her friend’s dismembered body was discovered on the side of the road. Angel Marie Thompson is not considered a suspect in the death of her friend Nicole Alston, but she is being charged with concealing Alton’s body as part of an identity theft scam that went on for nearly a decade. – Angela Johnson Read More

Florida Woman Allegedly Ordered a Dog to Tear Apart Her Boyfriend’s 9-Year-Old Daughter

Tyshael Elise Martin Screenshot: Lake County Sheriff’s Office

Emergency responders were called to an Orlando home in June to treat an unresponsive child. When they arrived, they found 9-year-old Jamaria Sessions bloodied and severely wounded – Phenix S Halley Read More

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