Murder

WANTED: “Armed and Dangerous” Suspect in Tuskegee Murder

Tuskegee Police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection to a homicide investigation that happened at the McDonald’s. On Saturday, July 6, at approximately 10:40 p.m., police responded to the 400 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard in reference to a person with a gun and another person shot. Upon arrival, officers discovered 18-year old Cedric Howard of Tuskegee…

Husband Charged in Elmore’s 1st Murder of 2019

  Source: Elmore County Jail The Elmore Co. Sheriff’s Office is investigating the first murder of 2019 in Elmore. 51-year-old Willie Reeves has been charged with shooting-and-killing his 52-year-old wife Andrea. Officials say the shooting was Sunday night in the 300 block of Lucky Town Loop, where a party went into the night. Police say during the party, guests discovered…

Crenshaw Family Continues Search for Answers in the May 2011 Murder of DeLange Harris

The family of a Crenshaw County man is searching for answers 8 years after his death. DeLange Harris was murdered in May 2011. Friday night the family of DeLange Harris held a vigil for him and revealed a sign asking for answers. Balloons were also released in memory of Harris. His body was found on May 3rd 2011 on Athens Church…

On CBS Sunday Morning: A Non-Fiction Harper Lee/Alexander City/Murder Mystery.

The late Tom Radney, an Alexander City lawyer who figures in the CBS story about a preacher charged with several murder who is himself murdered. Radney represented both the preacher and then the man charged with killing him. From CBS: “After more than four decades, the mysteries remain, shrouded in the fog that rolls in over Lake Martin, and the…

Lethal Injection Slated for Alabama Man Convicted of 4 deaths in 1997

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama has scheduled a lethal injection for a man convicted in the 1997 deaths of four people, including two young girls. The Alabama Supreme Court set a May 16 execution date for Michael Brandon Samra. Samra was convicted of helping his friend Mark Duke kill his father Randy Duke, his father’s girlfriend Debra Hunt and her…

Louisiana Store Clerk in Robbery has Died

Suspects were chased across the Montogmery area Saturday night.

A high speed chase Saturday night in Montgomery County ended with three Mississippi residents in the car being arrested and a fourth—a fourteen year old girl— handed over to her parents. They were suspects in a the robbery of a convenience store in Louisiana earlier that day in which the clerk was shot. Now a Louisiana official tells Alabama News…

MPD Identifies Man Wanted for Questioning in Decoris Davis Murder

Montgomery police are searching for man wanted in connection with the city’s latest homicide. They say 19-year-old Jamichael Tyler (pictured) is wanted for questioning only in the death of 34-year-old Decoris Davis. Davis was found shot in in the 3600 block of Oak Street Wednesday, where he had driven himself after being shot. He later died at the hospital. Anyone…

Man and Woman Sentenced in Torture Slaying

A woman and a man convicted in the kidnapping and torture death of an Alabama woman three years ago have been sentenced to 30 years in prison. The Tuscaloosa News reports 25-year-old Alyssa Watson and 38-year-old Marcus George were sentenced Monday by a Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court judge. The two among the defendants convicted in the 2015 slaying of 29-year-old…

Troy Man Dead of Multiple Gunshot Wounds

No arrests so far

Troy Police are investigating an apparent murder just before 10:00 PM last night. It happened in the 600 block of Pike County Road 7749. They identify the victim as 33 year old Sequoia Terrell Harris who died in the emergency room at Troy Regional Hospital. No arrests so far. The Troy Police Department is being assisted in this investigation by…

Shooting near Ft. Rucker

Brother shoots brother

DALEVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say an argument between two brothers has left one of them shot dead. Dale County Chief Deputy Mason Bynum said the brothers were arguing in a Daleville home when the shooting happened Saturday evening. Authorities are still investigating what the argument was about. Authorities say the shooter is in custody as investigators determine what charges…