Goodizen :: Killing & Murder

Written by TRF Times         A Thief River Falls woman was found dead Sunday in rural Pennington County. Tanya Marie Kazmierczak, 40, had been missing since Saturday morning. The preliminary autopsy report lists the manner of death as homicide.     Jedidiah Dean Troxel, 31, Crookston, was arrested without incident early Monday evening in connection with the case. He is currently being held at the Pennington County Jail. Charges were expected to be filed Tuesday afternoon in Pennington County District Court. A press conference was scheduled at that time.     Kazmierczak was positively identified on Monday. In an interview Monday afternoon, Sheriff Ray Kuznia declined to indicate how Kazmierczak had been killed. Her obituary is elsewhere in this newspaper. According to the obituary, she was married and had three children.     A citizen found Kazmierczak's body near the Red Lake River in Smiley Township. Law enforcement, the Thief River Falls Fire Department and citizens began se...

French prosecutors opened a murder inquiry into the death of Yasser Arafat on Tuesday, his widow's lawyer said, after she and a TV investigation raised new questions about whether the Palestinian leader was poisoned. There have long been rumors in the Arab world that Arafat was poisoned, and a Swiss lab's recent finding of elevated levels of polonium-210 — a rare and highly lethal radioactive substance — on Arafat's clothing has fed those claims. However, the Institute of Radiation Physics said its findings were inconclusive and that only exhuming Arafat's remains could bring possible clarity. Palestinian officials have waffled on that matter — initially approving the exhumation and then saying the matter needed more study — only further fueling suspicions. Arafat died in a French military hospital in 2004 of what doctors have said was a massive stroke, but the Swiss lab's tests have renewed interest in his death. The findings were first broadcast by Ara...

Tanya Marie Kazmierczak Tanya Marie Kazmierczak Thief River Falls, MN (WDAY TV) - A homicide investigation is underway after a woman's body was found near the Red Lake River in the Smiley Township. The Pennington County sheriff's department is confirming that the body found is that of 40 year-old Tanya Marie Kazmierczak of Thief River Falls. Kazmierczak had been reported missing since early Sunday morning. Although no suspects have been listed at this time, neighbors and friends of Kazmierczak say it isn't like her to wander off alone. The town is in a state of shock, a loving mother, wife, and sister is dead after missing for nearly 24 hours. Friends say they last saw her Friday night. Sheryl Vorel – Close Friend: "She texted us on Friday and she was having a bonfire on Friday night (and then you didn't see her after that and her family hasn't seen her) nope, nope." When her husband woke up at 6 AM Saturday with Kazmierczak n...

A man accused of running over and killing a teacher while driving under the influence of drugs appeared in court on vehicular murder charges. The victim, 28-year-old Stacy Ankerfelt, died last week after being hospitalized for more than a month. A few of Ankerfelt's family members appeared in court Monday when suspect Samuel Cruz pleaded not guilty. He had initially been charged with vehicular assault. Police said Cruz was driving under the influence of a strong prescription drug when the crash happened last month. A spokeswoman from Mothers Against Drunken Driving expressed her sadness about Ankerfelt's death and said her daughter was killed in a DUI crash a few years ago. "We feel so very saddened by this because it's not just Stacy's family and friends.  It's also her students, which is just a very horrible thing for those children to have to go through.  There's really no easy way to go through this.  The family will take a very ...

NORTH VERSAILLES, Pa. — Allegheny County homicide detectives are investigating a shooting in North Versailles. Detectives responded to Patricia Lane about 10 a.m. Thursday. According to police, a 24-year-old woman was found shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex. The woman's name has not been released. The officers have also brought in police K-9 dogs to assist with the investigation Authorities have not released any other information about the situation. Stay with Channel 11 News and WPXI.com as details continue to develop. Read More @ Source Criminal Stories Here

LUDOWICI, Ga. — Four Army soldiers based in southeast Georgia killed a former comrade and his girlfriend to protect an anarchist militia group they formed that stockpiled assault weapons and plotted a range of anti-government attacks, prosecutors told a judge Monday. Only on NBCNews.com After Isaac slams tent camps, Haitians try to return to normal GOP elders describe high stakes for Romney in Tampa Armstrong family request: Wink at the moon Bootleggers take the big screen in 'Lawless' Why do so many of us hate black licorice, anyway? Coming to Tampa? Tips to keep Isaac at bay Prosecutors in rural Long County, near the sprawling Army post Fort Stewart, said the militia group composed of active duty and former U.S. military members spent at least $ 87,000 buying guns and bomb components and was serious enough to kill two people — former soldier Michael Roark and his 17-year-old girlfriend, Tiffany York — by shooting them in the woods las...

When the call came in to police, it wasn't for a homicide, or even a scream. For days, residents in this quiet North Vancouver neighbourhood were hit by a rotten smell emanating from a nearby, popular trail. When Mounties arrived at the scene, they discovered – amidst the bushes and trees that conceal the trail from street view – what appeared to be a human body. Twenty feet off the path, it wasn't easy to spot. What's more, police believe someone tried to hide it, leading investigators to conclude they're dealing with a homicide. More Related to this Story Speaker of the B.C. legislature Bill Barisoff won't seek re-election ANGLING Illegal B.C. fishing guides from U.S. and Europe bad for business For the first time since Saturday night's discovery, investigators held a news conference Monday to update the case and highlight the difficult road that lies ahead. The body is in such a late stage of decomposition that police haven't determ...