Category Archives: Homicide, Murder & Manslaughter Charges

Grandfather Charged with Open Murder in Death of Grandson At a recent court hearing, it was explained to the Judge that Bruce Embry had shot his grandson in the head. He had even admitted it to the police who arrived on the scene, after someone called in a domestic disturbance concern in Kalamazoo just days […]

Murder Suspect Fled the Country On August 21st, 1982, Salwa Isaac was found dead in a ditch along the roadside in Mundy Township near Flint by two women riding horses. She had been reported missing by colleagues who said she had missed several days of work. Law enforcement were able to determine that she had […]

Murder Charges Could Mean Life in Prison A shooting in Inkster has resulted in one man dead and another facing murder charges that could put him behind bars for the rest of his life. Brandon Oscar Leroy Benson, a 22-year-old Detroit man, has been arraigned on murder charges in the Inkster District Court. He is […]

Uncle Shows Police How He Smothered Baby A 5-month-old baby is dead from being smothered, and both the father and the uncle are facing charges as a result. But not for the same thing. Once is accused of murder, while the other is charged with lying to cover it up.

Returning to the Scene of the Crime Results in Murder Arrest The idea that criminals return to the scene of the crime is not a new one, and can be found in countless movies and tv dramas nowadays. But is it actually true? Do those who commit crimes return later to the place where it […]

First Degree Murder in Child Abuse/Torture Case It was a case that enflamed the media – two little girls, starved and dehydrated, one already dead and the other suffering from malnourishment, pneumonia and severe infection. In the word of the Port Huron Police Chief, Michael Reaves, one death was a “tragic homicide”, while the other […]

Open Murder Probable Cause Hearing Adjourned Jermaine Cooper has had his probable cause hearing adjourned until the 3rd of February in the Kent County Circuit Court, in order for the defense attorney to investigate the case further. Both the prosecutor and the defense agreed to the delay.

Guilty Plea in Murder of Jodi Parrack It has been eight years since 11-year-old Jodi Parrack went missing while cycling home from a friend’s house. Her body was later found, abandoned in a cemetery. But despite the exhaustive investigation launched by multiple law enforcement departments, it has taken almost a decade to convict the man […]

Murder Suspect Rams Police Cars With Stolen Army Vehicle Gregory Allen Rose, the 46-year-old suspect in a Michigan murder, was recently arrested in Carlton County Minnesota. But he didn’t go down without a fight. And he may face even more charges as a result.

Grandmother Sentenced for 1998 Murder Lois Arlene Janish, widely known as the grandmother of missing-and-presumed-dead Coral Hall, was recently sentenced for murdering her granddaughter. The 75-year-old Flint resident, who has been under suspicion for almost two decades now, has finally had her day and court. And according to the court records, she chose to keep […]