Karen Whitaker, 79, and her husband Donald Whitaker, 80, were found dead in their California home on May 15 after she had been sending money to a scammer posing as actor Tom Selleck.
Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff's Office responded to a welfare check at the couple's residence in the Bermuda Dunes Country Club. Authorities said the Whitakers died from traumatic injuries and are treating the case as a homicide. No arrests have been made.
A 44-year-old woman in Florida allegedly killed her two young children before taking her own life, authorities reported. The incident occurred while the children's father was abroad on business. Deputies discovered the bodies after the father requested a welfare check.
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A 67-year-old woman and her 69-year-old husband face murder charges after authorities say they carried out two fatal shootings in Carrollton, Texas, over a failed business arrangement.
A father and his teenage daughter from Memphis, Tennessee, were found shot to death in Mississippi after leaving to buy a PlayStation 5 console listed on Facebook Marketplace. The pair disappeared on February 28 and were discovered the next day in a suspected homicide. Family members believe the transaction may have been a setup.
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A California couple has been sentenced to 22 years to life in prison for the 2021 death of their 16-year-old daughter, whom they tortured after discovering text messages to boys. Oriana Elias and Vincent Gibbs forced Pearlene Valavala to exercise in the hot sun and beat her until she collapsed. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman called the act an unthinkable betrayal.