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Donasia Alexus Holloway-Epps Resolved case
Convicted 911 Available Court Records
Ladson, South Carolina • 2021-05-22

Donasia Alexus Holloway-Epps

Sentenced girlfriend

In May 2021, 22-year-old Donasia Alexus Holloway-Epps was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend, Justin Cole Carroll, in an apartment complex parking lot in Walterboro, South Carolina. The two had dated for several months before Holloway ended the relationship following a January 2021 domestic assault. A judge had placed Carroll under a no-contact order, which he defied to stalk her. On the night of her death, Holloway realized she was being followed by Carroll's truck and deliberately parked next to a police cruiser in hopes of deterring him. She took a Snapchat video of him approaching her car just before he shot her four times in the head and neck. Carroll was arrested days later, convicted of murder in April 2024, and sentenced to 60 years in prison.

Warning signs: Stalking, Protection order, Prior threats...

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Daisy Cortez Ongoing case
Elko, Nevada • 2026-07-27

Daisy Cortez

Arrested wife

On the night of July 27, 2026, 35-year-old court reporter Daisy Cortez was brutally beaten inside the master bedroom of her apartment at 1525 Opal Drive in Elko, Nevada. Her estranged husband, Santos Cortez-Molina, who had been separated from her and living elsewhere for several weeks, had accompanied the family on their drive back from Las Vegas earlier that evening. After stepping out to buy bottled water at Walmart, Cortez-Molina returned to the apartment, sent their three children to their rooms, entered Daisy's bedroom, and turned on the bathroom shower to drown out noise before delivering fatal blunt-force trauma to her head and face. At 23:31, Cortez-Molina called 911, claiming they had been in a physical altercation and admitting he punched her. When Elko Police Department officers arrived, Cortez-Molina surrendered outside, stating he was "guilty as charged" because he had discovered messages on Daisy's Apple Watch. Officers and Daisy's teenage daughter entered the locked bedroom, where they found Daisy unresponsive, pulseless, and covered in blood. Officers performed CPR, and emergency medical personnel transported her to Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital before she was airlifted to the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. Daisy succumbed to severe traumatic brain injuries and was pronounced deceased on July 28, 2026. Cortez-Molina was charged with open murder, and his bail was set at $2 million cash amid evidence of premeditation and prior threats.

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

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Alesa Leach Ongoing case
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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Linlin Guo & Beimin Cheng Developing case
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Martinez, California • 2025-09-18

Linlin Guo & Beimin Cheng

Charges Filed wife & mother in law

On September 18, 2025, Walnut Creek police responded to a 911 call reporting a disturbance and possible gunfire at a residence on Kelobra Court. Officers discovered 37-year-old Linlin Guo and her mother, Beimin Cheng, dead inside the home with their throats slashed. Guo's husband, 43-year-old Howard Wang, claimed he shot at a fleeing intruder who committed the crimes. Following an investigation, police arrested Wang on September 19, 2025, exposing the intruder story as a fabrication. The investigation expanded to implicate Wang's mistress, 45-year-old Yan Wang of Oakland, who allegedly burglarized the home and destroyed cellphone evidence immediately following the killings to shield Howard Wang. In March 2026, the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office filed an additional murder charge against Howard Wang and a co-defendant, Demarques James Pearl, for the June 2024 contract killing of Chengli Li in San Gabriel, California. Prosecutors allege Howard Wang conspired to kill Li to eliminate him as a romantic rival for Yan Wang's affections. All three homicide charges have been consolidated for prosecution within Contra Costa County.

Warning signs: Stalking, Separation

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Mariah Rosanna Samuels 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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Michelle Long 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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Madeline Pantoja Resolved case
Convicted 911 Available Court Records
Midland, Texas • 2023-05-11

Madeline Pantoja

Sentenced ex-girlfriend

Madeline Molina Pantoja, 20, disappeared from her Midland, Texas, apartment on West Francis Avenue on or about May 11, 2023. Her vehicle, phone, and dog were left unattended, prompting immediate concern from her family and friends. After initial tension between the family and local police regarding the pace of the investigation, multi-agency search teams combed a 60-square-mile area. On May 20, 2023, her remains were discovered hidden in a rural field in Midland County. Her ex-boyfriend, Mario Juan Chacon Jr., 24, was arrested the same day. Investigators linked Chacon to the murder through cell phone location data and physical evidence of a struggle in her apartment, including bloodstains, holes in doors, and a missing coffee table. An indictment asserted that Pantoja had been beaten, strangled, and suffocated. On February 20, 2026, Chacon pleaded guilty in the 142nd District Court to first-degree murder and tampering with evidence. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison. ---

Warning signs: Stalking, Separation, Strangulation

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Travae Monique Jackson Resolved case
Convicted
Midland, Texas • 2021-09-27

Travae Monique Jackson

Sentenced ex-girlfriend

On September 27, 2021, Kionne Gevaughn Lewis broke into the Midland, Texas, apartment of his 28-year-old ex-girlfriend, Travae Monique Jackson. Travae had recently ended the relationship and had an active emergency protective order against him due to ongoing stalking and continuous family violence, which included a prior incident where he attempted to force her into a vehicle. Lewis brutally assaulted Travae, causing fatal blunt-force trauma and multiple gunshot wounds. Afterward, Lewis used Travae's phone to lure her friend, Matisse Guidroz, to the apartment and shot him twice. Guidroz survived and contacted authorities. Lewis fled to New Mexico, where he rammed a police cruiser and led authorities on a high-speed chase before hiding in a pasture. The following day, three local ranchers recognized him, held him at gunpoint, and detained him for law enforcement. Lewis was convicted of capital murder and aggravated assault, receiving a sentence of life in prison without parole. His conviction was upheld on appeal.

Warning signs: Stalking, Protection order, Prior threats...

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