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Country Intelligence Summary
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Aug. 11, 2026
Top Motives and Outcomes in United States
Top Motives
- Jealousy — 456 case(s)
- Control/domination — 286 case(s)
- Revenge — 241 case(s)
- Eliminate spouse — 191 case(s)
- Eliminate romantic partner — 165 case(s)
Top Outcomes
- Arrest made — 648 case(s)
- Homicide during marriage — 561 case(s)
- Legal case ongoing — 382 case(s)
- Deadbody recovery — 280 case(s)
- Investigation still ongoing — 238 case(s)
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Cases in United States: Motive — Eliminate romantic partner
Sadie Prentiss Disappearance Involving Colton Reyes and Jenna Reyes, Amarillo, Texas, United States
Sadie Prentiss, a veterinary technician, was in a deteriorating relationship with Colton Reyes, who was her boyfriend. Sadie planned to end the relationship after discovering Colton's contact with an ex-girlfriend. She disappeared after a tense …
State/Province: Texas, United States | City/Region: Amarillo | Incident Type: Murder | Date: July 31, 2026
View DetailsDiana Tirado and Unnamed second woman Allegedly Murdered by Chad J. Petipas, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
On June 18, 2026, Diana Tirado, 46, was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in Hartford, CT. The suspect, Chad J. Petipas, 46, barricaded himself in a Holyoke motel room leading to a standoff with …
State/Province: Connecticut, United States | City/Region: Hartford | Incident Type: Murder-Suicide | Date: June 18, 2026
View DetailsWanda Holden Cotton Allegedly Murdered by David Stanley DuPriest Jr., Hayesville, North Carolina, United States
On June 10, 2026, in Hayesville, North Carolina, two people, Wanda Holden Cotton and David Stanley DuPriest Jr., were found dead in Cotton's home. Both died from single gunshot wounds. The Clay County Sheriff's Office …
State/Province: North Carolina, United States | City/Region: Hayesville | Incident Type: Murder-Suicide | Date: June 10, 2026
View DetailsMelissa Wallace-Pulliam Allegedly Murdered by Shawn Dewayne Williams, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
On June 2, 2026, in Northwest Washington, DC, 44-year-old Melissa Wallace-Pulliam was fatally shot by her ex-domestic partner, 44-year-old Shawn Dewayne Williams. After the shooting, Williams boarded a Metrobus where police confronted and fatally shot …
State/Province: District of Columbia, United States | City/Region: Washington | Incident Type: Murder-Suicide | Date: June 2, 2026
View DetailsAlyssa Nicole Hill Allegedly Murdered by Rick Wright, Norwood, Ohio, United States
Alyssa Nicole Hill, a 27-year-old waitress and mother of two, was fatally stabbed by her ex-boyfriend Rick Wright, 37, while working at a Skyline Chili restaurant in Norwood, Cincinnati. Wright, who had a history of …
State/Province: Ohio, United States | City/Region: Norwood | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: June 2, 2026
View DetailsRicki Lee White Allegedly Murdered by Vincent James Galvan, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States
Ricki Lee White, 38, was found dead in a decomposing state inside a car in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, on May 11, 2026. Vincent James Galvan, 38, her on-again, off-again boyfriend, was arrested after a …
State/Province: New Mexico, United States | City/Region: Roosevelt County | Incident Type: Murder | Date: May 11, 2026
View DetailsMayra Gonzalez-Galvan Allegedly Murdered by Luis Jaime Oscasio-Padilla, Cascade, Virginia, United States
Mayra Gonzalez-Galvan, 39, was found dead from a firearm inside her home in Cascade, Virginia. Luis Jaime Oscasio-Padilla, 25, her boyfriend and father of her child, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, armed burglary …
State/Province: Virginia, United States | City/Region: Cascade | Incident Type: Murder | Date: May 10, 2026
View DetailsAriana Nicole Herrera Allegedly Murdered by Ja’Lavion Navea Beaver, Abilene, Texas, United States
On May 3, 2026, at approximately 2 a.m., police responded to a shooting report at the Vybz nightclub parking lot in Abilene, Texas. They found 25-year-old Ariana Nicole Herrera deceased inside her vehicle and 26-year-old …
State/Province: Texas, United States | City/Region: Abilene | Incident Type: Murder-Suicide | Date: May 3, 2026
View DetailsKatherine Dorothy “Kat” Torbick Allegedly Murdered by Kevin D. Motykie, Schaumburg, Illinois, United States
Kevin D. Motykie, 56, is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated criminal sexual assault in the death of his longtime girlfriend Katherine Torbick, 43, in Schaumburg, Illinois. The couple had been in a relationship for …
State/Province: Illinois, United States | City/Region: Schaumburg | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: April 30, 2026
View DetailsErica L. Frank Allegedly Murdered by Juanito Homero Ackerman, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Erica L. Frank, 32, was fatally stabbed by her boyfriend Juanito Homero Ackerman, 36, on April 25, 2026, in Columbus, Ohio. Police responded to a reported stabbing and found Frank with multiple stab wounds. Ackerman …
State/Province: Ohio, United States | City/Region: Columbus | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: April 25, 2026
View DetailsMisty Rose Williams Allegedly Murdered by Eric Richmond, Nitro, West Virginia, United States
Misty Rose Williams, a 40-year-old Walmart worker, was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Nitro Marketplace Walmart by Eric Richmond, her 54-year-old on-again/off-again boyfriend and father of her children. Richmond fled the …
State/Province: West Virginia, United States | City/Region: Nitro | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: April 13, 2026
View DetailsAshanti Allen Disappearance Involving Kevin Faux, Houston, Texas, United States
Ashanti Allen, a 23-year-old pregnant woman in Houston, Texas, was found dead after being reported missing for six days. She was eight months pregnant with a high-risk pregnancy. Kevin Faux, her boyfriend and the father …
State/Province: Texas, United States | City/Region: Houston | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: April 10, 2026
View DetailsHannah Elise Jackson Allegedly Murdered by David Ivy, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States
Hannah Elise Jackson, a 26-year-old mother of four, was fatally shot multiple times inside her home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, by her ex-boyfriend David Ivy. The shooting occurred while her two youngest children were present. Ivy …
State/Province: Tennessee, United States | City/Region: Murfreesboro | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: April 9, 2026
View DetailsDaliely Amparo Allegedly Murdered by Brian Robert Menzies, Concord, North Carolina, United States
Daliely Amparo, a 34-year-old woman from Concord, North Carolina, was strangled to death inside her home. Her boyfriend, Brian Robert Menzies, 35, was charged with murder and assault by strangulation. This incident is part of …
State/Province: North Carolina, United States | City/Region: Concord | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: April 5, 2026
View DetailsAudrey Kaylyn Adams Allegedly Murdered by Connor Kinnamon, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States
On Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026, Audrey Kaylyn Adams, 27, was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend Connor Kinnamon, 27, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The incident occurred during an argument near the front door of her …
State/Province: Oklahoma, United States | City/Region: Stillwater | Incident Type: Domestic Violence Homicide | Date: April 5, 2026
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