Restaurant Slasher Hangs Himself In Jail

"MAGEE, MS — A man hanged himself in the Magee city jail after stabbing his girlfriend to death at a fast food restaurant, authorities said.

"Magee Police Chief Randy Crawford said 31-year-old Robert James Williams attacked his girlfriend, 21-year-old Jessica Cromwell, at the Wendy's restaurant where she worked.

"Simpson County Coroner Terry Tutor said video surveillance footage from the restaurant shows that Williams pushed by a manager into the restaurant kitchen shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday. He attacked Cromwell with a knife, stabbing her multiple times.

"`It was all on film,` Tutor told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

"Williams was taken to Magee General Hospital, where she died.

"Other Wendy's employees followed Williams and called police. Crawford said in a news release that police caught Williams less than a block from the restaurant on U.S. 49., using a stun gun to subdue him. Crawford said police recovered a knife when they arrested Williams, arresting him fewer than two minutes after employees called 911.

"Williams was taken to the Magee jail, where Crawford said police stripped his bloody clothing to hold as evidence, leaving him wearing only boxer shorts and ankle socks.

"After 8 p.m. Tuesday, Williams was found hanged, with his shorts and socks tied together as a noose.

"Both bodies have been taken to Jackson for autopsies."

From SFGate.com...

Suspect Shoots Himself As Police Arrive

"EDENVILLE, MI — The man officials said took his own life as they arrived at an Edenville Township home to investigate the case of a missing Saginaw Township woman has been identified as the suspect in the woman’s death.

"The man is Steven Michael Fabi, 30, a Midland County Sheriff’s Office media release states. Fabi’s body was found in a bedroom of the home at 5193 N. Fox Road by deputies. He died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, the release states.

"Authorities believe he killed Leigh Katherine Swanson, 45, of Saginaw Township. She also died of a gunshot wound.

"Swanson was last seen on Nov. 16, and last heard from on Nov. 18. She was reported missing on Nov. 20.

"Deputies received a tip from Swanson’s family in the form of a phone number from a caller ID, which led them to the North Fox Road home. When deputies arrived just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, they heard the gunshot and were met by a man who said his son had just shot himself.

"Deputies later found Swanson’s body in a wooded area across the street from the home.
Officials confiscated computers from Swanson’s home and the home in Edenville Township for forensic analysis and forensic experts looked at the rounds that killed Swanson and Fabi to determine if they came from the same gun."

From ourmidland.com...

Murder/Suicide Ends In City Jail

"BLUEFIELD, WV — A Mercer County man arrested for fatally shooting a man and critically injuring a woman committed suicide Wednesday in the city's jail, police said.

"Authorities found Donald Ray Adams, 54, of Bluefield, dead from apparent suicide inside his Bluefield jail cell just before 4 p.m., Bluefield Police said. Further questions were forwarded to State Police troopers in the Princeton detachment. Troopers were not available at the detachment Wednesday night.

"Just before midnight Monday, Bluefield Police officers were called to 201 Burton Street in Bluefield to investigate a call of shots fired. Police then found Monica Watkins critically injured and her husband, John, 79, dead from a single gunshot wound, according to a complaint.

"Monica Watkins was responsive and identified Adams as the shooter, according to the complaint. She later told paramedics Adams allegedly stole $200 in cash and her checkbook after the shooting. She was taken to Bluefield Regional Medical Center and was later moved to the hospital in Virginia."

From the Charleston Gazette...

Killer Pilot Ends Chase With Bullet To The Head

"ST GEORGE, UT — An airline captain on the run after murdering his girlfriend today stole a passenger jet in an apparent attempt to escape but crashed the aircraft into a terminal building and then shot himself.

"Brian Hedglin, 40, went on the rampage in a 50-seat passenger jet at St George airport in Utah days after murdering his girlfriend [at her home in Colorado Springs].

"Police say he drove his motorbike to the St George Municipal Airport in Utah and scaled a razor wire fence while the airport was closed, using a rug for protection

"He then boarded the 50-passenger SkyWest jet and drove it past a terminal building, clipping the wing, before crashing into cars in a parking lot.

"The captain—who worked for Skywest—then shot himself in the cockpit.

"A police officer making routine rounds noticed the rug over the fence and moments later heard the sound of a plane's engine firing up.

"He found the craft idling, boarded it and discovered Hedglin dead, a gunshot wound to his head.

"The plane was not in service at the time and had no passengers on board. All commercial flights were cancelled until further notice."

From the Daily Mail...

UPDATE:

11/08/2012 — Video of jet crash released...

Suspected Shoe Killer Found Dead

"CHESAPEAKE, VA — A woman who was dropped off unconscious at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center and then died earlier this month was likely bashed in the head with a shoe. And the man police believe may have been responsible for her death committed suicide this week.

"On Oct. 7, Taylor Mycal Alexandria Fields, 21, was put on life support after a man dropped her off at the hospital in what was considered to be a domestic assault, according to one of three search warrants filed in the case.

"Fields died on Oct. 9, and police have not yet announced a manner of death. However, the cause of Fields' death was a subdural hematoma—bleeding in the skull—according to the medical examiner's office. A subdural hematoma usually is caused by severe head trauma.

"Police filed a search warrant to test Fields' body for a possible sexual assault, according to one of the affidavits filed in Chesapeake Circuit Court. They found evidence of foreign body fluids and hair.

"Additionally, Fields' body appeared to have pattern injuries that looked like they were caused by the sole of a shoe, according to one affidavit filed by Chesapeake police Detective Tom Downing, a homicide investigator.

"While Fields was still in the hospital, Downing interviewed Trevaun Cortez Lockett, a 28-year-old whom he believes lived with Fields in an apartment in the 700 block of Tapestry Park Loop behind the hospital, according to an affidavit.

"An iPad, purse and a cell phone bill belonging to Fields were found at the apartment they shared, according to a search warrant inventory.

"Lockett told the detective he had been playing video games before finding Fields unconscious in the bathtub, according to an affidavit. Lockett was the only one in the apartment with her, the affidavit states.

"Lockett also told police their friendship was platonic and denied having sex with her, according to the affidavit.

"Police wanted to collect evidence from Lockett to see if it matched the evidence found on her body. But on Tuesday, in the midst of the investigation, Lockett committed suicide, said police spokeswoman Kelly O'Sullivan. Police continue to investigate."

From hamptonroads.com...

Suicide Of Suspect Closes Case On Murder

"PRINCESS ANNE, MD" — A 55-year-old Salisbury, Md., teacher whose body was found Sunday was murdered by her husband, who later committed suicide, Maryland State Police said today.

"The body of Alice E. Davis was found in a wooded area in Princess Anne. Her husband of 25 years, Jess Davis, was found dead in their home in Allen, Md., on Sept. 7.

"He had reported his wife missing on Sept. 4.

"In a joint statement with the Wicomico Bureau of Investigation, police said investigators determined Jess Davis was in the area of Princess Anne on Sept. 5 before he reported her missing. He later called a taxi and was picked up near where their car was later found.

"An autopsy determined Alice Davis died from blunt force trauma from a hard object such as a hammer, but the exact object used to kill her could not be determined."

From delawareonline.com...

July Murder, September Suicide

"MACON, GA — Jones County sheriff’s investigators are treating the shooting death of a homicide suspect as a suicide, officials said Wednesday.

"Sheriff’s investigator Kenny Gleaton said Debra Warren Brown, 47, was found by a family member at her home Tuesday afternoon with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Gleaton said his office is waiting for an official determination by the medical examiner.

"Gleaton declined to say who found the body or if there was a suicide note at the scene, citing the ongoing investigation.

"Brown was arrested July 9 and charged with felony murder in the shooting death of her husband, Mitchell Reid Brown, 52, at their residence at 592 Creekside Drive in Jones County. During that incident, deputies responded to a 911 call at 3:30 a.m. and found Mitchell Brown suffering from a gunshot wound to the torso during an apparent domestic altercation. He died at the scene.

"Debra Brown was released on bond about two weeks after her arrest, Gleaton said. She was indicted in August. Gleaton said a court date had not been set for her trial.
Gleaton said the gun used in the apparent suicide was different than the one used in the death of her husband. That gun was being held as evidence.

"With Debra Brown’s death, Gleaton said that will close the book on the investigation into Mitchell Reid Brown’s death.

"`There are a few things we’ll follow up with,` Gleaton said. `But there won’t be a prosecution on it, obviously.`"

From macon.com...

Killer Commits Suicide As Cops Close In

"NEW ORLEANS, LA — New Orleans Police say a man wanted for allegedly killing his father killed himself today as officers chased him.

"Investigators say as cops closed in on the suspect during a car chase, the suspect began to stop and then committed suicide in the car near the intersection of 18th Street and Fleur De Lis Drive.

"`This was almost instantaneously,` Commander Marlon Defillo said at the scene. `As the person slowed, he placed the gun to his own head and fired the shot.`

"Police say the suspect died at the hospital a short time later.

"Robert Rider Jr. was wanted for the beating death of Robert Rider Sr. last week.

"The 73-year-old father was found bludgeoned in his house on Milne Blvd. near the I-610 in Lakeview.

"Police quickly identified the victim's son as a suspect in his murder."

From WWL.com...