CLEVELAND – The man accused of killing 14-year-old Gloria Pointer in 1984 agreed to plead guilty to aggravated murder and rape Wednesday. Hernandez Warren, 58, was arrested in April 2013 after a break in the cold case came from tips, re-examined evidence and the medical examiner.   READ MORE: NewsNet5.com Article and Picture Courtesy […]

  BATH TWP., Ohio – The childhood home in Bath Township where notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer murdered his first victim is once again up for sale. Rich Lubinski, real estate agent for Stouffer Realty, said the 2,000-square-foot house at 4480 W. Bath Road has been on the market for 12 days and is listed […]

CLEVELAND – A man accused of killing three women whose bodies were found in an East Cleveland neighborhood last summer appeared in court this morning, where his trial date was moved from April to July. Michael Madison, 36, faces the death penalty if convicted. He faces 14 counts, including six counts of aggravated murder in the deaths Shetisha Sheeley, Angela Deskins and Shirellda Terry. […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The ‘Pothole Killer’ arrived in Cleveland early Tuesday morning and wasted no time getting straight to work. 19 Action News was on scene with the truck on Lorain and Clark shortly after 7 a.m. The ‘Pothole Killer’ is a massive truck, and attached to the front of the truck is an arm with […]

  CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty announced Tuesday he will seek the death penalty against accused East Cleveland killer Michael Madison. A Cuyahoga County Grand Jury has re-indicted Michael Madison for the murders of three women whose bodies were found in East Cleveland this summer. The grand jury also added a specification allowing […]

AKRON, Ohio – Richard Beasley, a once self-described preacher, will be put to death for luring several men through a fake craigslist advertisement and then murdering three of them in cold blood. On Thursday morning, Judge Lynne Callahan followed the recommendation made by a Summit County jury last month, and imposed the death penalty for […]

CHARDON, Ohio – A brazen TJ Lane wore a T-shirt reading “KILLER” and flipped off family members of the victims of the Chardon High School shooting at his sentencing Tuesday morning. Lane walked into the courtroom in a blue button-down shirt before sitting down and revealing the white T-shirt with letters handwritten in black marker. […]

STOW, OH (WOIO) – A 16-year-old high school student arrested in connection with a Craigslist killing has been charged with one count of attempted murder and one count of complicity to attempted murder. Brogan Rafferty is a student at Stow-Munroe Falls High School, and remains in police custody. A 52-year-old man is also in police […]

(WOIO) – A convicted killer has just been moved to his cell at the death chamber for his final hours before he is executed. Reginald Brooks is scheduled to die tomorrow at 10AM. The Cleveland man was convicted in 1982 for killing his three sons after his wife served him with divorce papers. Brooks waited […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The home of Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell has been condemned. Cleveland inspectors had to go through legal red tape to be able to go in and inspect the Imperial Avenue property, and when they did, they found two dozen violations. Things like no running water, roaches and rodents and structural issues. […]