Stepfather confesses to series of killings in case spanning states
Eric Matthews 24 confessed to murdering his wife Lashann Matthews 20 in Hammond Indiana area during a crime spree that began Monday with her death and included the killings of his stepson James 14 and two ex girlfriends. He was arrested in Schiller Park Illinois after being found with his 4-year-old stepdaughter. The sequence tied to Indianapolis and Michigan unsolved cases, with additional rapes reported in Indiana and Louisiana.
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Foster bill seeks to shield foster children from violent homes
Ohio state representative Zaleski proposes legislation to let Children Services and courts access juvenile records in foster home placements to prevent placing children in homes with violent or drug addicted youths. The bill follows a case where a toddler died from blunt head trauma in a Lowery home. Community agencies support the intent. review by judges and prosecutors is planned.
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Bill to upgrade recklessness charge follows Krysa shooting
From At tors to file the charge against an individual accused of recklessly causing the death of another person. The charge would be a third degree felony carrying a maximum possible penalty of five years in prison. Only Vernon Sykes, D Akron, opposed the bill. Taylor introduced the bill after the death of Michelle Krysa, 19, of Lorain in May 1996. Krysa was shot at close range by Quinn Aldridge, who was handling a stolen .45 caliber pistol. Prosecutors were limited to charging Aldridge with negligent homicide, a first degree misdemeanor, because he did not intend to kill Krysa. Aldridge, who also faced other charges such as theft, tampering with evidence, unlawful possession of a firearm and breaking and entering, was sentenced to two years in prison.
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