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Death Sentence Continues to Be Upheld in Florida Craigslist Killing

The Florida Supreme Court has once again informed death row inmate David Sparre that no, he may not have another bite at the appellate apple. On December 4th, the justices unanimously rejected his second successive motion for postconviction relief, this time centered on the claim that the jury who sentenced him was unconstitutionally selected. It’s the latest round in a long line of attempts by…

Death Sentence Continues to Be Upheld in Florida Craigslist Killing

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Tampa craigslist killing leaves father dead, two arrested

44-year-old James Beck, of Tampa, Florida, was killed this past Tuesday after trying to sell his 16-year-old son’s dirt bike on craigslist. Beck and his son met a pair of individuals when one…

UPDATE: Florida craigslist killer found guilty

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Guilty plea in 2017 craigslist killing in Texas

Guilty plea in 2017 craigslist killing in Texas

Terrell Funches I originally posted about the murder of 43-year-old Altaf Malik here. In 2017 Mr. Malik left his home in Richmond, Texas to meet with someone who showed interest in buying his car off of craigslist. Tragically, Mr. Malik was stabbed 60 times and his body was found four days later in Houston. In February 2018, police arrested then 20-year-old Terrell Funches and an unnamed…

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Two arrested in NC Craigslist murder

Two arrested in NC Craigslist murder

Ford and Nelson Late last month, 73-year-old George Cleveland Stump Sr. and his grandson 23-year-old Tristan Lavonne Stavee were shot in Whiteville, North Carolina. Stump Sr. was shot in the head and at last report was in critical condition. Sadly, Stavee died at the scene from a gunshot wound. The pair had gone to Whiteville to purchase a Camaro they saw listed on craigslist. Last week, two…

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Suspect in NC man's disappearance charged with murder

Suspect in NC man’s disappearance charged with murder

Justin Fernando Merritt

Over the weekend, the news was announced that the body found in Pittsylvania County, Virginia has been positively identified as William Anderson Banks Jr., or as he’s known to his friends and family, Andy Banks.

As you may recall, Banks went missing in Raleigh, North Carolina last week after going to sell a vehicle through craigslist. The vehicle was found in…

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Guilty plea in Tennessee craigslist murder

Guilty plea in Tennessee craigslist murder

Timothy Ray Walker

I originally posted about the murder of Dennis Allan Foltz here. Mr. Foltz was 70-years-old when he was murdered by Timothy Ray Walker in 2017. Walker had placed a craigslist ad looking for an “older man” with “no family ties.”.  Foltz was shot twice in the back of the head and his body was buried on Walker’s property in Blount County, Tennessee.

Walker used Foltz’s credit…

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Gilgo beach murder victim identified after 20 years

Gilgo beach murder victim identified after 20 years

Valerie Mack

I normally don’t post about serial killings. As I’ve stated in the past, I feel like the fans of ‘true crime’ who are into serial killers are a little too into serial killers if you know what I mean. However, this series of killings involves craigslist and you may know then as the Gilgo Beach murders.

The remains of 10 people, mostly women, were found near the Gilgo Beach area on…

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Accused craigslist killer of retired Ga. couple re-indicted

Accused craigslist killer of retired Ga. couple re-indicted

Ronnie “Jay” Adrian Towns

The last time I posted about Ronnie “Jay” Adrian Towns he had his murder indictment thrown out because the grand jury was not chosen at random. Around the middle of last month, Towns was re-indicted for the 2015 murder of Bud and June Runion of Marietta, Georgia.

Bud and June Runion

Towns allegedly lured the Runions to their deaths by placing an ad on craigslist for a…

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