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Alysa Gibson Becomes Third Family Member Arrested in Murder of Peoria Man Steve Gibson

By Matthew Hendley Wed., Apr. 17 2013 at 12:04 PM

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Alysa Gibson

A 17-year-old Peoria girl has joined her mother and brother as a murder defendant.

Alysa Gibson is now the third family member arrested in the murder of her father, Steve Gibson, who was killed at his Peoria home about six weeks ago.

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-Steve Gibson of Peoria Killed by Teenage Hitman Hired by Wife and Son, Cops Say

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arizona, erik mcbee, michelle gibson, murder, murder for hire, murder plot, peoria, peoria police department, steven gibson, steven gibson jr.

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Steve Gibson of Peoria Killed by Teenage Hitman Hired by Wife and Son, Cops Say

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Apr. 15 2013 at 11:28 AM

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A Peoria mother and her teenage son pleaded not guilty this morning to murder charges, about six weeks after police said the two hired a 16-year-old boy to kill a member of their family.

Police said at the time that Michelle Gibson called 911 early on March 1 saying she found her husband dead in the garage. According to police, while investigators were at the house, 16-year-old Erik McBee walked up to the murder scene with a 14-year-old girl and told police he did it.

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Michael Cohn Pleads Not Guilty to Murdering Wife in Their Scottsdale Home

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Apr. 11 2013 at 10:03 AM

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Michael Cohn

Michael Cohn, the 61-year-old Scottsdale resident accused of murdering his wife Linda inside their North Scottsdale home on March 27, has pleaded not guilty.

Of course, that's just his plea. Cohn told a 911 dispatcher that day, "I just killed my wife."

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-Michael Cohn's "I Just Killed My Wife" 911 Call Released by Scottsdale Police
-Michael Cohn Tells Scottsdale Cops He Strangled His Wife of 26 Years

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arizona, linda cohn, michael cohn, murder, psychology, scottsdale, scottsdale police department, strangulation

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Most Pathetic Part of Eugene Maraventano's Alleged Murders?

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Apr. 11 2013 at 6:00 AM

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Eugene Maraventano

Based on the cops' account, 64-year-old Eugene Maraventano's alleged murder of his wife and son were pathetic.

Not only did Maraventano allegedly stab both of them to death for extraordinarily poor reasons, but he also tried unsuccessfully for the next four days to kill himself.

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-Eugene Maraventano Thought He Gave His Wife HIV and Believed His Son Was Handicapped, So He Killed Them Both, He Says

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Eugene Maraventano Thought He Gave His Wife HIV and Believed His Son Was Handicapped, So He Killed Them Both, He Says

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Apr. 9 2013 at 4:37 PM

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Eugene Maraventano

Eugene Maraventano, a 64-year-old Goodyear resident, told police this weekend that he stabbed his wife and son to death and failed to kill himself after multiple tries over the course of the next four days.

"I killed my wife and I killed my son; I can't kill myself," Maraventano told a 911 dispatcher, according to court documents obtained by New Times.

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Clint Eastwood Maez Isn't Quite Dirty Harry; Cops Say He Fatally Stabbed Man in Parking Lot

By Matthew Hendley Tue., Apr. 9 2013 at 11:31 AM

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Clint Maez

Don't let the name fool you -- Clint Eastwood Maez has just about nothing in common with the salty Hollywood actor.

In fact, we're only talking about Clint Eastwood Maez because he's accused of stabbing two men, one fatally, in the parking lot of a Phoenix apartment complex a couple of weeks ago.

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Michael Cohn's "I Just Killed My Wife" 911 Call Released by Scottsdale Police

By Matthew Hendley Mon., Apr. 8 2013 at 12:31 PM

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Michael Cohn

The audio of the 911 call placed a couple of weeks ago by 61-year-old Scottsdale resident Michael Cohn, informing the dispatcher that he just killed his wife, has been released by police.

As it was explained in a court filing, Cohn seemed extremely calm after he'd just killed his wife of more than 26 years, Linda, and that's confirmed by the audio.

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-Michael Cohn Tells Scottsdale Cops He Strangled His Wife of 26 Years

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arizona, linda cohn, michael cohn, murder, psychology, scottsdale, scottsdale police department, strangulation

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Jose Zarate Killed Woman for Not Letting Him Date Her 13-Year-Old Daughter, MCSO Says

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Apr. 4 2013 at 12:56 PM

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Jose Zarate

If a 25-year-old guy asks a woman if he can date her 13-year-old daughter, there's only one reasonable response -- hell no, you may not.

Jose Zarate apparently found this response so unreasonable that he killed the mother of the 13-year-old girl he was chasing, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.

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Ladajianna Mosely, 15, Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of Sister's 17-Year-Old Boyfriend

By Matthew Hendley Thu., Apr. 4 2013 at 10:30 AM

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Ladajianna Mosely

The 15-year-old Tolleson girl charged with murder, as an adult, for allegedly shooting and killing her sister's 17-year-old boyfriend has pleaded not guilty.

Ladajianna Mosely -- who was born in 1997 -- told police she thought she had unloaded the .45-caliber handgun she and two others had just recently stolen after breaking into a neighbor's home, according to court documents obtained by New Times.

See also:
-Ladajianna Mosely, 15, Faces Murder Charge in Fatal Shooting of Sister's Boyfriend, 17
-Teenager Dead After Friend Plays Around With Gun They Stole in a Home Burglary

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arizona, burglary, ladajianna mosely, murder, pedro sanchez, phoenix, phoenix police department, raymond barryman, shooting, tolleson

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Gerald Lee Culverson of Chandler Killed Girlfriend and Chewed Her Breasts, Cops Say; UPDATE - Culverson Released, Worst Details of Victim's Injuries Retracted by Cops

By Ray Stern Mon., Apr. 1 2013 at 3:21 PM

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Gerald Lee Culverson was arrested Friday in Chandler after his girlfriend was found dead with a large wound in her head and her nipples chewed severely.

In a case that sounds more like a zombie attack than a homicide report, Chandler police busted a 58-year-old trailer-park resident on Friday for allegedly killing his girlfriend and gnawing on her breasts.

After Gerald Lee Culverson called paramedics to the home he shared with his deceased girlfriend, Deborah Courtney, at 555 West Warner Road, Unit 89A, police found Courtney's body covered with horrendous wounds.

The victim had "severe bite marks" on her nipples and areolas; one of her nipples was "nearly detached."

UPDATE: As of Tuesday, Culverson has been released from jail. Cops are backing off from the murder accusation as well as some of the most shocking details in the probable-cause statement. Click here to read the follow-up article about Culverson.

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