Tag: Murder

CULLMAN, Ala. – William Thomas Maddux, 34, of Cullman County, on Sept. 3, 2024, was sentenced to 99 years in prison for the Nov....

CULLMAN, Ala. – A shooting on July 1 in the Vinemont area resulted in the death of Dylaan Bomberry-Wright, 29, of Vinemont. The Cullman...

CULLMAN, Ala. – A Cullman County woman on Thursday, June 20, received two life sentences for the brutal 2019 murders of her children. Sara Tapia-Franco,...

CULLMAN, Ala. – A Tennessee man is facing a murder charge for his role in a high-speed pursuit and wreck that left a Crane...

CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. - The Cullman County Sheriff’s Office was recently involved in a cold case arrest from Essex County, Massachusetts. On Tuesday, April 26,...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County District Attorney Wilson Blaylock announced in a press release on Thursday that Andrew Jacob Maresh was found guilty after...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Andrew Maresh, 21, of Falkville, began his trial following jury selection on Monday in the 2018 death of Daniel Ray Osborn...

Updated 3-29-21 at 7:40 p.m. CULLMAN, Ala. - After an arrest last week on charges of elder abuse, Chandler Reese Knowles, 28, of Bremen was...

ARKADELPHIA, Ala. – A Bremen man has been charged with murder in the death of his wife. The charge stems from a shooting that...

Updated 1-23-21 9:47 p.m. The Morgan County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim as Patrick Edward Burkhart, 58, of Falkville. The victim of Friday's Shooting on...

Updated 1-22-21 1:33 p.m. CULLMAN, Ala. -  A Hanceville man was arrested Jan. 15 after being indicted on six counts by a Cullman County grand...

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ala. — A Cullman man has been sentenced to life in prison for a 2019 murder in Fayette County. Fayette County District...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The family of murder victim Herndon “Junior” Self is appealing to Alabama’s legislators to review and amend the law that freed...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Murder suspect Nathan Winston Stephens, 43, was apprehended Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Cobb County, Georgia. Stephens evaded authorities for 24 days...

CULLMAN, Ala. – Nathan Winston Stephens, 43, continues to evade authorities, who are searching for him in connection with the Sept. 12 murder of...

Updated 9-15-20 at 10:49 a.m. Alabama's mandatory release (Act 2015-185) was signed into law by former Gov. Robert Bentley. CULLMAN, Ala. - Nathan Winston Stephens, 43,...

CULLMAN, Ala. - A man was killed in a stabbing overnight in Cullman, and the Cullman Police Department is searching for Nathan Winston Stephens,...

NEW CANAAN, Ala. – A third person is now charged with murder in the shooting death of 24-year-old Levi Benjamin Lawrence, of Cullman. Tyler...

NEW CANAAN, Ala. - A second man is now charged with murder in the shooting death of 24-year-old Levi Benjamin Lawrence, of Cullman. Tyler...

LATEST: https://www.cullmantribune.com/2020/08/20/2nd-man-now-charged-with-murder-in-new-canaan-shooting-death/ NEW CANAAN, Ala. - Two men were killed and a woman hospitalized following an altercation and shooting in the New Canaan community in...

LATEST: https://www.cullmantribune.com/2020/08/17/new-canaan-shooting-update-1-victim-died-while-defending-himself/ Updated 8-17-20 at 2:33 p.m. NEW CANAAN, Ala. - Two men are dead and one person injured after a shooting in the New Canaan...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Jonathan Biggs, 56, of Dayton, Ohio, who was charged with two counts of reckless murder in the 2017 deaths of Tonya...

Updated 6-10-20 at 5:07 p.m. CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - A Hanceville, Alabama woman has been charged with homicide in Tennessee, and police in Clarksville are searching...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. - Preston Cheyenne Johnson, 37, a man listed in a late 2019 arrest report as a resident of Good Hope, has...

CULLMAN, Ala. – It’s the end of a tragic case that began more than five years ago, when 1-year-old Hoss Benham was pronounced dead...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Jeffery Hugh Brown, 43, of Vinemont pleaded guilty Friday to felony murder in the death of 1-year-old Hoss Benham, who died...

CULLMAN, Ala. – A Hanceville man was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 13 after being indicted by a Cullman County grand jury on charges of murder,...

CULLMAN, Ala. – The man taken to an area hospital late Friday night, Oct. 25 after attempting suicide in the Cullman County Detention Center...

Updated 10-30-19 5:58 p.m. Editor's note: The Tribune reported Tuesday that Tapia is facing two capital murder charges. Court records revealed today she is facing...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The man charged with killing two men and critically injuring another in the Prospect Mountain community Monday, Oct. 21 is now...

Updated 10-22-19 at 2:51 p.m. CULLMAN, Ala. - Two people died and one was critically injured in a shooting and knife attack at a residence...

CULLMAN, Ala. – “You know, in law enforcement, there’s things you can prepare yourself for, and there’s things you can’t prepare yourself for, and...

BETHEL, Ala. - Cullman County authorities are investigating a murder in the Bethel community after a body was discovered Friday, Sept. 20. The victim was...

Updated 9-5-19 at 8:24 a.m. with the current mugshot for Quintana Rainwater   CULLMAN, Ala. - A Cullman woman was arrested late Wednesday night, charged...

CULLMAN, Ala. - On Friday, Aug. 9, three days ahead of a trial scheduled on the Aug. 12, 2019 docket, Robert Gene Espy, Jr.,...

CULLMAN, Ala. - Cullman County District Court, with Circuit Judge Gregory Nicholas as authorized acting district judge on behalf of District Judge Rusty Turner,...

CULLMAN, Ala. - The Cullman Police Department is still in the preliminary stages of investigating the murder of Thomas “Tommy” L. Piper, 49. Piper...

CULLMAN, Ala.- One man is dead and one in custody charged with murder following a shooting at a residence in the 1300 block of...

Kenneth Don Malone (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office) CULLMAN, Ala. - Kenneth Don Malone, 58, of Guntersville was indicted in February for murder in the shooting...

Brett Steven Amerson, left, and the box truck he was driving when he was involved in the fatal hit and run crash in Cullman...

Windell Joe Campbell was acquitted in a Cullman County court on Wednesday. (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office) CULLMAN - A Cullman County man denied his motion...

Windell Joe Campbell was denied his motion for a “stand your ground” defense in a Cullman County court on Friday. (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office) CULLMAN...

John Edward Cole (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office) CULLMAN - A Fairview man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to felony...

Robert Lee Kimbrough, Jr. (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office) CULLMAN - An Arab, Alabama man has been indicted by a Cullman County grand jury for murder...

Kristen Leigh Gullion (Jefferson County Jail) BIRMINGHAM - A Cullman woman, one of two people charged with capital murder in the deaths of an elderly Birmingham...

Andrew Maresh, who was arrested for the murder of Daniel Ray Osborn II in March, on Tuesday was denied youthful offender status in the...

Kristen Gullion, left, and Zachary Phillips, right (WVTM13) BIRMINGHAM -  A Cullman woman and Arab man have been charged in connection with the death of...

Kristen Gullion, left, and Zachary Phillips, right (WVTM13, Facebook) LATEST UPDATE: http://www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/08/14/cullman-woman-arab-man-charged-capital-murder-death-birmingham-couple Updated 8-10-18 8:50 p.m. MIAMI - Authorities in south Florida arrested two people this week...

Crystal Lynn Bulliner (original mug shot from the Cullman County Detention Center) CULLMAN - Late Friday evening, Cullman resident Crystal Lynn Bulliner and her defense...

Susan Winton Smith's May booking photo (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office) Updated 7-20-18 at 9:49 p.m. FAIRVIEW - Susan Winton Smith, 66, of Fairview, who had been...

Tyler Hudson, left, and Andrew Maresh, right, were arrested and charged with the murder of Daniel Ray Osborn II, center, after Osborn’s body was...

John Edward Cole (Cullman County Sheriff’s Office) Updated 6-1-18 at 10:59 a.m. In a special hearing Friday morning, June 1, Judge Martha Williams revoked Cole's...

Jason Dewayne Crawford, left (photo courtesy of the Cullman County Sheriff's Office), was indicted last week for the murder of his wife, Tiffiney Joy...

Susan Smith, the grandmother of murder suspect Andrew Maresh, was arrested on March 28, 2018 for hindering prosecution in the case. Authorities say she...

Jason Dewayne Crawford (Cullman County Sheriff's Office) Updated 5-22-18 at 10:41 a.m. CULLMAN - A Cullman County man has been indicted for the murder of his...

Susan Smith, the grandmother of murder suspect Andrew Maresh, was arrested for hindering prosecution in the case. Authorities say she knew the victim was...

Sheriff Matt Gentry speaks to reporters Tuesday afternoon. / W.C. Mann FAIRVIEW - On Tuesday afternoon, Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry spoke with the media...

Tyler Hudson, left, and Andrew Maresh, right, were arrested Monday and charged with the murder of Daniel Ray Osborn II, center. / Osborn’s photo...

Jerome Flanigan, left, and Kayla Thursby, right, have been charged with the 2016 murder of Leslie Clements. / Cullman Police Department CULLMAN -  Two people...

Kayla Thursby, top left, and Jerome Flanigan, bottom left, have both been charged with the September 2016 murder of Leslie Clements, right. (Mugshots courtesy...

Jerome Flanigan, bottom left, has been charged with the September 2016 murder of Leslie Clements, right. Flanigan was taken into custody by the Cullman...

Tyler Michael Abbott / Etowah County Detention Center GADSDEN - A 17-year-old from Hanceville is behind bars in Etowah County, charged as an adult with...

William Thomas Maddux / Cullman Police Department CULLMAN - A Cullman man who allegedly shot and killed his stepfather before turning the gun on himself...

William Lynn Smith / Cullman Police Department CULLMAN - A Trenton, Tennessee man was extradited over the weekend and brought to Cullman to face two...

The home where the incident occurred, seen here Monday morning, Nov. 13, 2017,  is located in the Carrol Acres subdivision on the southeast side...

Cullman Regional’s Lindsey Dossey briefly addressed the media on Wednesday, July 19. / Andrew Cryer Updated 7-19-17 at 9:34 p.m. CULLMAN - The third person involved...

Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry addresses the media on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 about the murder of local attorney Steve Griffith. / Andrew Cryer This...

Bennie and Faye Moore are seen here in a photo from 2013, when the couple celebrated their 50th anniversary. Image: The Blount Countian BLOUNT COUNTY...

CULLMAN - Jay Maynor, 43, of Cullman pleaded guilty today in Cullman County Circuit Court to murder and attempted murder, charges stemming from the...

GOOD HOPE – Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) investigators on Monday charged Lawrence Feldman, 47, of Cullman with murder. Cullman County Coroner Jeremy L. Kilpatrick has identified...

PHELAN - Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) investigators on Thursday arrested Windell Joe Campbell, 59, of Cullman for the murder of Edwin Lee Wood,...

WARRIOR, Ala. (AP) - A driver has been charged after authorities say he refused to stop for police and went the wrong way before...

CULLMAN – After the jury deliberated for just 1 hour and 47 minutes, Emmett Leroy Davis was this afternoon found guilty of the murder...

CULLMAN - The testimony phase of the Emmett Leroy Davis murder trial concluded this afternoon, after almost four full days of witnesses. Closing arguments...

Photo shows Mayo's home on Dec. 5, 2012. CULLMAN - "June. Help." Those are the words Helen June Mayo was able to say over the...

BIRMINGHAM – Officers from the Birmingham Police Department responded to a shots fired call at 11:47 a.m. Wednesday on Lomb Avenue Southwest to find...