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Buy Photo Lamarr Monson , hugs his mother, Delores Monson, after all charges were dismissed against him in the 1996 slaying of 12-year-old Detroiter Christina Brown . “It’s surreal. I want to give God the glory,” he said. (Photo: Photos by Clarence Tabb Jr . / The Detroit News) Buy Photo Lamarr Monson rejoiced with family members Friday as a Wayne County judge exonerated him in a 21-year-old murder case. “It’s surreal,” he said with tears in his eyes as he stood surrounded by relatives in the hallway of Frank Murphy Hall of Justice. “I want to give God the glory.” Monson’s mother, who said she always believed in her son’s innocence, shouted, “He’s free! He’s free! He’s free!” outside the courthouse as bystanders looked on with smiles. “I’m happy as I can be,” said Delores Monson. Monson spent more than 20 years in prison in the 1996 slaying of a 12-year-old Detroit girl, Christina Brown. Judge Shannon Walker of Wayne County Circuit Court dismissed a first- degree murder charge a...

Crime Lyra Radford August 9, 2017 The criminal justice system can be a bit tricky. Even if investigators think they know who committed a crime, they still have to be able to link a suspect to the scene without a shadow of a doubt. This is great for those wrongfully accused, but it’s downright infuriating when it helps the guilty get away with murder. Between stalled police investigations , poorly collected evidence , and subpar autopsy performances , the incompetence of the living can be enough to make the dead roll over in their graves. Or perhaps rise right up to solve their murder cases themselves. 10 The Ghost Of Fred Fisher Had To Point Out Where His Body Was In 1826, Australian farmer Frederick Fisher vanished . His shady neighbor, George Worrall , waved a big red flag when he suddenly remembered that his pal Fred had signed his entire farm over to George before mysteriously skipping town . Four months passed before the ghost of Fred Fisher had had enough of the whole charade a...

A woman has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a love rival and then posing as her for years to try and cover up the crime.  A Nebraska judge sentenced Shanna Golyar , 42, to life in prison on Tuesday, three months after she was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 37-year-old Cari Farver, who has been missing since 2012.  Prosecutors said Golyar murdered Farver when she found the woman leaving the apartment of the man she was dating.  Shanna Golyar , 42 (left), was sentenced to life in prison by a Nebraska judge on Tuesday for the murder of her love rival Cari Farver , 37 (right) 'What some people are capable of has always astounded and mystified this court,' Douglas County District Judge Timothy Burns said Tuesday, according to the Omaha World-Herald.  Chief Deputy Douglas County Attorney Brenda Beadle called it 'one of the most calculated and bizarre cases I've ever seen' in her more than 20 years working as a prosecutor.  Farver...

DAWSON, GA (WALB) - The Georgia State Patrol has joined the investigation into a body found in Dawson Thursday morning after officials discovered a stolen car was involved. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, along with the Dawson Police Department and the Terrell County Sheriff 's Office, began the investigation after the body of Vacarro Cody, 40, was found in a yard in the 1100 block of Augusta Street. Officials believe that Cody was the victim of a hit-and-run. Terrell County Sheriff John Bowens confirmed that the car officials believe was involved was found in a field in Parrott off Veney Mill Pond Road . The owner of the vehicle, who lives off 11th Avenue in Dawson, reported it stolen Wednesday night around 10. Authorities are not releasing the name of the driver at this time. According to witnesses and the Terrell County Sheriff , Cody's body was discovered just before 7:00 Thursday morning.  Along Augusta Street, investigators marked three items as evidence, inclu...

WILLIAMSPORT -- Two men were arrested and committed to Lycoming County Prison on Saturday, August 19, after police raided an apartment on Glenwood Avenue and found marijuana , traces of heroin and paraphernalia. According to an affidavit by a Williamsport Bureau of Police officer, he was patrolling the 400 block of Glenwood Avenue, a known narcotics trafficking area , around 10:46 a.m. The officer noticed a gray Dodge Charger rental car with a Georgia license plate parked in front of an apartment building known for narcotics trafficking. The officer had observed the vehicle driving through the 700 block of Center Street, also a known narcotics area, moments before. As the officer pulled in front of the apartment building on Glenwood, he observed Hakiem Khalid Price , 31, of Williamsport, coming out of the apartment building and recalled having contact with him in the past for previous charges.   When Price saw the officer, he put his hands in the air and went to the car to get his c...

Claudia Angulo and her four children live in Orange Cove, California, a corner of Fresno County known for its citrus. She says when planes fly over the orange grove next to their apartment building and spray pesticides on the trees, she and her family experience headaches , exhaustion and difficulty breathing. But Angulo is concerned about an even more serious health problem in her 11-year-old son Isaac. When she was pregnant with him, she worked at a packing house, handling freshly picked citrus . After Isaac was born, Angulo says she noticed his development seemed slow and strange. “I saw that he didn’t play the same as other kids,” she says. “He didn’t learn the same.” She says his behavior was aggressive and antisocial. And she tells a story about the time he even threatened suicide — when he was only four years old. When he was five, a doctor diagnosed with him ADHD. Angulo says several other pregnant women she worked with at the packing house also had children who developed behav...

Two more people have been arrested in the shooting death of a 24-year-old at an Arkansas apartment complex , authorities say, bringing the total charged in the homicide to five. The Northwest Arkansas Democrat -Gazette reported that a 16-year-old boy and Tracy Schuman, 33, were arrested this week in the killing of Xavier Williams, who was found with multiple gunshot wounds in his apartment at 276 Strawberry Meadows Place on Aug. 17. The boy, whose name was not released, faces charges of capital murder , discharging a firearm in city limits, tampering with evidence and residential burglary, according to the newspaper, who cited a news release from the Springdale Police Department . He was arrested Monday and reportedly taken to the Washington County juvenile center . Schuman, who was arrested Wednesday, was charged with accomplice to murder, tampering with evidence and hindering apprehension , the Northwest Arkansas Democrat -Gazette reported. As of Thursday afternoon , he was being...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The friendship of the four young roommates — though cemented in the dark trappings of an obscure neo- Nazi group called Atomwaffen Division — never seemed destined for bloodshed. One was described as a former science nerd, serving in the Florida National Guard . Two others worked temp jobs at a recycling plant and talked about joining the military. The fourth caught flak from his roommates for wasting his days with video games. Now two of the young men are dead, the other two are in jail and authorities are left to answer this question: Was Atomwaffen Division plotting violent acts or were the four young men merely posers? RELATED | Tampa PD: Double homicide suspect killed roommates because they 'disrespected' his Muslim faith Four days after police say one of the roommates shot and killed two others, Atomwaffen posted an ominous video on YouTube depicting members standing with arms extended in “Heil Hitler” salutes and posing with guns in front of a ...

My three-year-old cat spends most of her time lounging by the window. It faces the high branches of the tree outside our apartment, and she stares intently out at the rusty- red wood thrushes and brown house sparrows that perch there; her eyes dilating when the occasional squirrel rustles the branches.  She’s a seventh-floor housecat who longs for the outdoors. But even if there was a feasible way of letting her go outside, I wouldn’t let her loose on native wildlife on her own (if you’re not familiar with the war being waged between cats and birds, my colleague Rachel Gross has chronicled it in all its gory detail here). So, as a compromise, last year I bought her a leash. After some initial hiccups, we have settled into a rhythm where I buckle her into her harness, scoop her up and carry her down to the soft grass adjacent to a nearby duck pond . There, I let her down, and her whims dictate our path. Often, people stare. Sometimes, they’re walking their dogs: big ones, small one...

A Felton woman has become the second victim of a deadly fire that swept the Woodcrest Arms apartment complex June 6 . Jeff Brown, News Editor A second victim of the June 6 fire at Woodcrest Arms apartment complex has died. Christina Lynn Taylor , 33, of Cedar Grove Church Road , Felton, died the afternoon of June 7 while at Crozier Chester Burn Center , Chester, Pa., said Dover Police Capt . Tim Stump. Taylor and her boyfriend had been at the apartments to help a relative move, Stump said. The boyfriend, whose name was not released, was still at the burn center, where he had been taken with life-threatening injuries after the fire. Stump also identified the first victim of the blaze as Jacqueline Wuest, 61. Wuest’s body was found in her third- floor apartment during an initial sweep of the building. The city of Dover fire marshal is continuing his investigation into the cause of the fire, Stump said. -------------- An early morning fire ripped through a building in Woodcr...