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Alicia Stilley in Palmyra, New Jersey
Thy Mitchell in Houston, Texas
Ashanti Allen in Houston, Texas
Ashley Flynn in Tipp City, Ohio
Spencer & Monique Tepe in Columbus, Ohio
Timothy Fletcher & David Scott in Tampa, Florida

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Memorial case

Palmyra, New Jersey • 2022-04-18

Alicia Stilley

Sentenced girlfriend

On April 18, 2022, 28-year-old Alicia Stilley of Cinnaminson, New Jersey, was shot and killed at the Hot Wet & Wax self-service car wash in Palmyra, New Jersey. Responding officers found her bleeding and unconscious on the ground next to her car; she was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to her chest. Her ex-boyfriend, 32-year-old Antonio Burke of Palmyra, fled the state and was arrested one week later during a traffic stop in Dallas, Texas. Investigators uncovered a prior history of domestic violence between the couple, including allegations that Burke had previously threatened Stilley with a firearm. While Burke initially claimed the shooting was an accident that occurred when he tried to wrest the gun from Stilley's hands, he ultimately pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter. On October 10, 2025, Burke was sentenced in Mercer County Superior Court to 21 years in New Jersey state prison.

Warning signs: Escalating violence, Firearm access

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Memorial

Houston, Texas • 2026-05-04

Thy Mitchell

n/a wife

Thy Mitchell, 39, was killed alongside her children, Maya, 8, and Max, 4, inside the family's River Oaks home in Houston, Texas, on May 4, 2026. Houston police identified Thy's husband, Matthew Mitchell, 52, as the suspect and said he was found dead at the scene from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Investigators believe Matthew Mitchell fatally shot his wife and children before taking his own life. The deaths shocked Houston's business and restaurant community, where the family was widely known through Traveler's Table and Traveler's Cart.

Warning signs: Firearm access, Murder-suicide

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Ongoing case

Houston, Texas • 2026-04-16

Ashanti Allen

Charges Filed girlfriend

Ashanti Allen, a 23-year-old Houston woman who was eight months pregnant with her first child, disappeared on April 10, 2026, and was found dead six days later near Chimney Rock Park. Court documents say she was strangled with a cord. Investigators used apartment surveillance, license plate reader data, cell phone records, and text and FaceTime evidence to link her boyfriend, Kevin Faux, 24, to the killing. Faux was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on April 20, 2026, after authorities said he fled the state using Allen's debit card. He faces charges including capital murder and the murder of an unborn child. The case drew intense public attention because Faux had been released from jail less than two months earlier after pleading guilty to assaulting Allen in late 2025.

Warning signs: Separation, Prior threats, Escalating violence...

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Ongoing case

Tipp City, Ohio • 2026-02-26

Ashley Flynn

Charged wife

On the morning of February 16, 2026, 37-year-old Tipp City resident, teacher, and coach Ashley Flynn was found dead inside her home with two gunshot wounds to the head. Her husband, 39-year-old Caleb Flynn, placed a frantic 911 call reporting an active burglary and claiming an intruder had shot his wife. Following an intensive multi-agency investigation, detectives concluded that there was no home invasion and that Caleb Flynn had staged the scene, including blocking an exterior door with a refrigerator. Investigators arrested him on February 19, 2026, and alleged that he killed his pregnant wife using a 9mm handgun. On March 18, 2026, a Miami County grand jury indicted him on 11 counts, including aggravated murder and tampering with evidence. Caleb Flynn has pleaded not guilty to all charges, and his trial is scheduled to begin on September 17, 2026, under Judge Jeannine Pratt.

Warning signs: Firearm access, Child witnesses

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Investigation Ready

Columbus, Ohio • 2025-12-25

Spencer & Monique Tepe

Charges Filed ex-wife

On December 30, 2025, Monique Tepe, 39, and her husband, Dr. Spencer Tepe, 37, were shot and killed inside their home in Columbus, Ohio. Their two young children were present but physically unharmed. Following an eleven-day investigation, Columbus police identified Monique's ex-husband, Michael David McKee, a 39-year-old vascular surgeon, as the primary suspect. Investigators used surveillance footage showing a person matching McKee's description walking down an alley near the residence, vehicle tracking data between Illinois and Ohio, and ballistics mapping from a firearm found at McKee’s Chicago apartment to secure an arrest warrant. Family members subsequently disclosed a long-term history of emotional abuse and threats made by McKee during his brief marriage to Monique, which ended in divorce in 2017. McKee was arrested in Rockford, Illinois, waived extradition, and was indicted by a Franklin County Grand Jury on four counts of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated burglary, all carrying firearm suppressor specifications. He has pleaded not guilty.

Warning signs: Escalating violence, Firearm access

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Ongoing case

Tampa, Florida • 2025-12-17

Timothy Fletcher & David Scott

ex-boyfriend & ex-husband

On December 17, 2025, 51-year-old Susan Avalon allegedly carried out a calculated double homicide crossing multiple Florida counties, targeting two men with whom she shared children and ongoing custody disputes. Authorities state that Avalon first traveled to the Tampa home of her ex-boyfriend, 55-year-old Timothy Fletcher, where she broke in through a rear glass door and shot him. A 911 call from Fletcher's phone captured the sound of gunfire, but Avalon intercepted the dispatcher's callback, claiming it was an accident, which delayed the discovery of his body. Hours later, Avalon traveled south to Bradenton, disguised herself as a food delivery driver using stolen Panera Bread items, and fatally shot her ex-husband, 54-year-old David Scott, at his front door. Scott survived long enough to identify Avalon to first responders. Utilizing license plate recognition technology, law enforcement tracked Avalon back to her Citrus County home, where she was caught trying to clean her vehicle with bleach. She has been indicted for first-degree murder in Hillsborough County—where prosecutors are actively seeking the death penalty—and faces separate second-degree murder charges in Manatee County.

Warning signs: Separation, Firearm access, Child witnesses

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Jacksonville, Florida • 2025-11-17

Alesa Leach

Charges Filed ex-girlfriend

Alesa Leach, a 58-year-old Jacksonville resident, ordained minister, and city bus operator, was found deceased in her West 14th Street home on November 17, 2025. Investigators determined she died of violent trauma before their arrival, discovering her body after she missed a scheduled court appearance. Leach had an active domestic violence protection injunction against her 49-year-old ex-boyfriend, Joseph Anderson. Law enforcement had escorted Anderson away from her residence approximately one week prior for violating the injunction. Following the homicide, Anderson fled to Connecticut, where he was apprehended on December 5, 2025, on an injunction violation warrant and extradited back to Florida. On March 20, 2026, while already in custody at the Duval County Jail, Anderson was formally served an arrest warrant charging him with second-degree murder with a weapon, burglary, aggravated stalking, tampering with evidence, and violating a domestic violence protective injunction. He has entered a plea of not guilty.

Warning signs: Stalking, Separation, Protection order...

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Resolved case

Convicted

Minneapolis, Minnesota • 2025-09-14

Mariah Rosanna Samuels

Sentenced ex-girlfriend

Mariah Rosanna Samuels, a 34-year-old mother of two and small business owner, was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend, David Eugene Wright, 51, outside her family home in North Minneapolis on September 14, 2025. Following the termination of their relationship in August 2025, Wright severely assaulted Samuels, prompting her to secure an Order for Protection (OFP). On the morning of September 14, Wright violated the order by contacting her. Samuels requested police assistance, but the responding officer left after four minutes and filed a inaccurate report claiming she felt safe. Approximately two hours later, Wright ambushed Samuels in her parked vehicle, firing 12 shots through the window. Wright fled to Anoka, Minnesota, where he was apprehended. After a grand jury upgraded his charges to first-degree premeditated murder, Wright confessed to the killing on the witness stand during his trial. In April 2026, he was convicted on all counts and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Warning signs: Stalking, Separation, Protection order...

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Resolved case

Convicted

Lisbon, Ohio • 2023-11-29

Michelle Long

Convicted ex-wife

Michelle Ann Long, 50, was shot and killed on November 29, 2023, while sitting in her pickup truck in the driveway of her residence on Carey Road in Butler Township/Salem, Ohio. Her body was located hours later by family members after she failed to pick up her son. The homicide occurred approximately seven months after the finalization of a highly contentious divorce from her husband of 25 years, William P. Long Jr.. The marriage was legally dissolved on the grounds of incompatibility following a bitter litigation process in the Columbiana County Court of Common Pleas. Civil court records detail a volatile separation period characterized by multiple counts of legal contempt, asset depletion, and property hoarding by the suspect.

Warning signs: Stalking, Separation, Protection order...

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Resolved case

Convicted

Bolton, Vermont • 2021-10-16

Emily Ferlazzo

Sentenced wife

In October 2021, Emily Ferlazzo, a 22-year-old nurse, and her husband, Joseph Ferlazzo Jr., a 41-year-old tattoo artist, traveled from their home in Northfield, New Hampshire, to Bolton, Vermont. The trip was intended to celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary. They traveled and stayed in a school bus they had converted into a camper. On October 16, 2021, while parked in Bolton, Joseph Ferlazzo shot Emily twice in the head, killing her. He then dismembered her body with a handsaw, packed her remains into garbage bags, and hid them in the camper's bathroom. After driving back to New Hampshire alone, Joseph told Emily’s family she had left him after an argument and likely took an Uber home. Her family reported her missing on October 18, 2021. On October 19, Joseph confessed the killing to a friend, Spencer Lemons, who forced him out of his car and called 911. Police arrested Joseph at a convenience store in St. Albans, Vermont. The camper van was located at a friend's property in St. Albans, where detectives discovered Emily's remains. In December 2024, a jury rejected Joseph's claim of self-defense and convicted him of first-degree murder. On April 24, 2025, he was sentenced to 42.5 years to life in prison. In a separate civil action in January 2023, Emily's mother was awarded $1.5 million in a wrongful death judgment.

Warning signs: Firearm access

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Resolved case

Rock Hill, South Carolina • 2020-06-09

Nichole Zahnd Florentine

Appeal Pending wife

Nicole Rene Florentine (Zahnd) was murdered by her husband, Lawrence Joseph Florentine, during a road trip between June 3 and June 11, 2020. The couple had a documented history of severe domestic violence at their home in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Nicole had called 911 multiple times reporting physical abuse and explicit threats by Lawrence to kill, burn, and bury her. Following a house fire on May 23, 2020, which destroyed their home, the couple traveled through North and South Carolina. Nicole was shot in the head on or about June 9, 2020. Lawrence then drove her body to Hill Cemetery in Fredonia, Kentucky, bought a shovel and gas can, doused her remains in gasoline, set them on fire, and buried her in a shallow grave. After her grandmother filed a missing person report, a groundskeeper discovered the makeshift grave on June 13, 2020. Lawrence fled to Denver, Colorado, where he surrendered to police on June 23, 2020. Because the murder took place across state lines, local prosecutors requested federal intervention. Lawrence pleaded guilty to multiple federal counts in October 2023 and was sentenced to 30 years in prison in April 2024. In August 2025, an appellate ruling overturned his conviction for utilizing fire to commit a felony on the basis that VAWA protections legally cease upon death, though his 30-year sentence remained unchanged.

Warning signs: Separation, Prior threats, Escalating violence...

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Resolved case

Convicted

Fort Worth, Texas • 2013-07-01

Chanice Reed

Sentenced girlfriend

On July 1, 2013, 22-year-old Chanice Reed, her 39-year-old mother Annette Reed, and her 10-year-old brother Eddie McCuin Jr. were shot and killed at their home on Pate Street/Drive in Southeast Fort Worth, Texas. Chanice was pregnant at the time, and the father of the unborn child was her boyfriend, Amos Joseph Wells III. Earlier that afternoon, Wells became angry when Chanice failed to answer his phone calls and drove to her residence. During a heated confrontation, which Chanice's 17-year-old brother overheard via a phone call with their mother, Wells shot Chanice four times, her mother twice, and her young brother four times. Wells turned himself in to the Forest Hill Police Department shortly after the murders. In November 2016, a jury in Tarrant County's 432nd District Court convicted Wells of capital murder and sentenced him to death. His appeals, including a challenge over a controversial trial defense involving genetic predisposition to violence, were exhausted in May 2022.

Warning signs: Firearm access

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