Cedar Rapids, Iowa – A Cedar Rapids man has been found guilty of first degree murder in connection to a 17-year-old cold case. Curtis Padgett, 42, was convicted by a Linn County judge for the killing of Dennis First at the Hawthorne Hills Apartments on C Street SW in Cedar Rapids in May 2007. The … Read more
Grand Rapids, Michigan – Authorities have identified the victim of a fatal shooting in Grand Rapids as 39-year-old Brandon Clark. The Grand Rapids Police Department confirmed the incident, ruling the death as a homicide. The suspect, 24-year-old Dayshaun Catledge, has been arrested and charged with open murder and felony firearm possession. Catledge’s bond has been … Read more
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The stories of torture in Kent County, Michigan, are as gruesome as they are shocking. From the use of pliers to rip out a woman’s teeth, to the electrocution of a victim with jumper cables, these horrifying details have emerged from police reports and court testimony. These cases have not only … Read more
Grand Rapids, Michigan – A convicted killer admitted to 11 murders in a deathbed confession, revealing the brutal murder of a Grand Rapids woman in 1996, and the murder of another victim along with nine other unsolved cases, sources disclosed. Garry Artman, who was on his deathbed due to lung cancer, reached out to detectives … Read more
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Garry Artman, a convicted killer, made a deathbed confession, admitting to nearly a dozen murders, most of which he was never charged for, sources revealed. Artman contacted detectives just days before succumbing to lung cancer, revealing that he was responsible for 11 murders, with 10 occurring in Grand Rapids, Michigan. One … Read more