Beloved pastor found murdered in chilling crime scene — and police remain tight-lipped over 'unique' case



The shocking murder of a beloved Arizona pastor is raising more questions than answers.

On April 28, Maricopa County sheriff deputies were dispatched to the home of 76-year-old William Schonemann. Known in his community as "Pastor Bill," Schonemann served as pastor of the New River Bible Chapel for 25 years.

'Who would do that? Why would anyone hurt Bill?'

At the scene, police discovered Schonemann's lifeless body.

Detectives initially said little about Schonemann's death, though they disclosed that "foul play" was observed at the scene. A few days later, the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Pastor Bill's death a homicide. He had been murdered inside his own home.

Investigators remain tight-lipped about the details. But sources told KSAZ-TV that Schonemann was discovered on his bed with "his arms spread out and hands pinned to the wall," the outlet reported. Schonemann's body, moreover, reportedly had "significant injuries," though the nature of those injuries remain unclear at this time.

As for a motive or a suspect? Police aren't saying much.

Investigators have only disclosed that there are "specific and unique circumstances" with the case, but they have declined to elaborate further.

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputy Will Jinks said the agency is "actively working the case," but "there are specific and unique circumstances" that "we are not at liberty to discuss to ensure we keep the integrity of the investigation. We hope to have an update very soon."

As for those who knew Pastor Bill, his untimely death is "unfathomable."

"Who would do that? Why would anyone hurt Bill? I don't understand how someone could do something like that. It’s still unfathomable," said neighbor Eric Asher.

Mike Anders, another neighbor, said their community remains shocked over Schonemann's murder.

"I mean, we locked our doors last night. It’s just something that we are just not used to doing," Anders told KSAZ. "Everybody is just, until we know what’s going on, we don’t know if it was a family member, or, we don’t know what, who could do this to him."

In a statement, Schonemann's family said:

Our Dad had such a positive impact on people everywhere he went. We will miss the loving guidance and patience. The happiness he showed just getting to walk around an airport, getting his steps in. The creativity of all machines he built. There are never enough words to say it all or to say it as well as a person would like. Simply, he is missed.

Aside from his vocation as a pastor, Schonemann served in the Navy, including a tour in Vietnam.

The investigation into his murder remains ongoing, and you can view a video report here about where things stand.

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'I could not be her hero': Dad gives tearful tribute to daughter, 22, who police say was 'randomly murdered' in home invasion



A 22-year-old North Carolina woman was murdered in a tragic home invasion, according to police — and her shattered father honored his slain daughter with a heartbreaking tribute.

Logan Federico — a 22-year-old from Waxhaw — recently visited friends in Columbia, South Carolina.

'You might be able to kill my body ... but you cannot kill my love that my family and friends shared with me.'

On Saturday, Federico was found dead inside the house.

The young woman's cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the chest, according to Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford.

During a Monday press conference, officers with the Columbia Police Department said Federico was "randomly murdered by a career criminal" who was "on a spree of thefts, break-ins, and credit card fraud."

Police named the suspect in Logan's death as 30-year-old Alexander Dickey.

Investigators believe Dickey broke into a house near the property where Federico was staying. The suspect allegedly stole several items from the house, including a firearm, credit cards, and keys to a vehicle.

Dickey then committed a home invasion where Federico was staying around 3 a.m. Saturday, police said, after which the suspect reportedly fled the crime scene in the stolen vehicle.

Dickey made several purchases with the stolen credit cards across Lexington County before the vehicle he allegedly stole broke down, according to People magazine.

Law enforcement tracked down Dickey at a house in Lexington County, and the suspect allegedly set the home on fire.

Police officers reportedly extracted Dickey through a window and took him into custody.

Citing the Columbia Police Department, ABC News reported that Dickey was charged with murder, two counts of first-degree burglary, weapons possession, and larceny.

The Lexington County sheriff added that Dickey also was charged with first-degree burglary and second-degree arson.

Dickey reportedly was denied bail.

The Columbia Police Department said in a statement, "While Logan was visiting friends in Columbia, her life was senselessly taken. Our deepest condolences go out to the Federico family and all who knew and loved her. No words can ease the pain of their loss, but we stand with them in support and sorrow."

The statement continued, "We remain committed to pursuing justice and supporting Logan’s family every step of the way."

Logan's father — Stephen Federico — made a touching tribute to his slain daughter during a press conference.

"I am Logan Haley Federico's father, better known as 'Dad,' or her hero," the distraught dad said. "Unfortunately, that day, I could not be her hero."

He continued, "My daughter, I cherished. She was a strong, fun-loving individual who did what she wanted to do and was spicy."

The father added, "My daughter was working hard at school, working two jobs to become a teacher. She loved and adored kids, children of all ages."

Logan's father delivered a powerful message to his daughter's alleged killer.

"The message I want to send to Dickey, who took my daughter's life — this is from her: 'You can't kill my spirit. You might be able to kill my body ... but you cannot kill my love that my family and friends shared with me,'" Federico declared before breaking down in tears.

You can watch the father's painful tribute to his slain daughter here.

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Luigi Mangione-based shows to hit American stage, turning murder suspect into 'accidental folk hero'



A spate of theatrical shows based on the life of Luigi Mangione are set to hit the stage before summer, turning the murder suspect into a fictional hero.

On the morning of December 4, 2024, United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a 50-year-old husband and father of two, was about to enter a Hilton Hotel in Manhattan when Mangione allegedly walked up behind him and fatally shot him at point-blank range.

Shell casings found at the scene had the words "deny," "defend," and "depose" inscribed on them, lending many to suppose the killer harbored violent animus against Thompson for his association with the health care industry.

After a days-long manhunt, Mangione was recognized by an employee at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 300 miles west of Manhattan, and arrested.

He has pled not guilty to a bevy of New York state and federal charges, including murder and terrorism. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has already pledged to seek the death penalty in Mangione's case.

'We acknowledge the pain and complexity surrounding the case.'

Despite the vicious accusations against him, 26-year-old Mangione has inspired several fictional stories that are scheduled to hit stages across America next month.

Notably, all five performances of "Luigi: The Musical," which will debut in San Francisco on June 13, have already sold out.

According to TicketTailor, the musical is "a wildly irreverent, razor-sharp comedy" that imagines Mangione, an "accidental folk hero," interacting with two other high-profile inmates at Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn: Sean "Diddy" Combs, who remains locked up at MDCB while awaiting trial, and Sam Bankman-Fried, who has since been transferred.

In a press release posted to a website for the show, creators insisted that "Luigi" is "not a celebration of violence of any kind" but instead a "satire" that asks "deeper cultural questions" about "modern disillusionment" with the health care, tech, and entertainment industries.

"Our hearts go out to the family of Brian Thompson," the statement added, "and we acknowledge the pain and complexity surrounding the case."

Another show, "Take Your Shot," is a one-act "political satire" in which a Mangione look-alike serves as an "unhinged" motivational speaker, according to a promo sent to Blaze News. Produced by INDECLINE, a far-left "activist art collective," in partnership with sketch comedians TSTMRKT, "Take Your Shot" is billed as the latest installment of "politically charged and brazen performance art" in the "Trump era."

In a statement, the artists with INDECLINE and TSTMRKT said of "Take Your Shot": "This performance is about being pushed to the wall and forced to make a choice as to whether we repeat history or make it. Our hope is to have the audience take a bit of the violence home with them as a souvenir and to never forget what they witnessed in the dark with us."

"If not now, then when?"

"Take Your Shot" is scheduled to be performed at Cheapshot in Downtown Las Vegas during the Fallout Fringe Festival from June 11 to June 13. Blaze News made repeated calls to Cheapshot, but those calls were all immediately disconnected. An email to Corner Bar Management, which owns Cheapshot, was not returned.

Yet another performance, "Deny Delay De-Lovely: The Luigi Mangione Musical," was scheduled to debut in June as well, in this case in Austin, Texas, home of the Tin Pan Pally multimedia and music production company. However, "Deny Delay De-Lovely" has since been "postponed" due to "unforeseen circumstances," the theater website said. All tickets will be refunded.

In an email, Tin Pan Pally told Blaze News: "Our production largely dealt with the McDonalds employee that turned him in. We attempted to satirize the health care industry and workers wages without condoning the violence and murder of Brian Thompson. We hope to bring the production back soon."

For now, Mangione remains locked up at MDCB with Combs. On Saturday, defense attorneys pushed to have the state charges against Mangione dismissed, citing double jeopardy concerns. According to the BBC, Mangione is expected to appear in federal court again in December.

Jury selection in Combs' case began on Monday.

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'Oh my God, he's here!' She changes her locks, files restraining order. Yet, chilling voicemail reveals her horrific murder.



A California man has been found guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend. Police say her final moments were recorded on a chilling voicemail.

The true crime tragedy began on Sept. 2, 2020, when 25-year-old Laura Sardinha changed her locks at her apartment because she was in fear of her ex-boyfriend — 39-year-old Craig J. Charron. Sardinha also had a restraining order placed against him, which several other women reportedly had done as well.

'Cold-hearted murder.'

That same day, Sardinha was on a three-way phone call with her mother and her best friend around 1:15 p.m.

However, the call was interrupted for a horrific reason.

Despite all of her precautions, Charron allegedly broke into Sardinha's apartment unit.

She allegedly screamed, "Oh my God, he’s here!"

Sardinha's friend hung up the phone call and contacted 911.

Soon, Sardinha reportedly called her friend back and left a chilling 37-second voicemail message that would record her final tragic moments.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Sardinha was heard screaming, "He’s gonna kill me!"

The woman also allegedly yelled, "Get away from me!"

Police arrived at the crime scene to find Sardinha dead and Charron bleeding from wounds to his chest and neck.

'He was the aggressor 100% of the time.'

Charron’s attorney, Michael Guisti, argued during the trial that his client acted in self-defense.

However, prosecutors asserted that Charron inflicted the stab wounds on himself with a serrated steak knife to make it appear as a self-defense case.

"It doesn’t matter if he self-inflicted wounds, or if she defended herself," Orange County Deputy District Attorney Janine Madera stated. "He was the aggressor 100% of the time."

At about 6-feet tall and weighing 220 pounds, Charron stood about nine inches taller and weighed over 100 pounds more than Sardinha, prosecutors noted.

“She can’t cut lemons and limes reliably with a knife, let alone defend her life,” Madera claimed. “He towered over her.”

Madera described Sardinha’s death as "cold-hearted murder" and said of the voicemail recording, "You don’t hear the defendant on it, and his silence is absolutely deafening. He’s enjoying taking his time killing her."

Madera noted in her closing statements at Charron’s Tuesday trial in Santa Ana that “if you listen to it carefully, you hear a woman narrating her own murder."

Charron claimed during the trial that he could not recall much of the encounter with Sardinha but described it as "hazy."

However, Charron insisted that Sardinha had threatened him with a knife and that he stabbed his ex-girlfriend only in self-defense.

During the trial, Charron reportedly described himself as a former combat medic with a 100% disability rating who had received psychiatric treatment at a United States Department of Veterans Affairs hospital.

"I didn’t quite comprehend what was happening in the moment," Charron claimed. "It’s taking me a second to understand I’m being cut up."

During the trial, three of Charron’s ex-girlfriends testified that they had taken out restraining orders against him.

"One woman said he choked her and hit her in the head with a wine bottle," according to the Times. "Another said he slapped her and poured vodka on her head. A third said he pinned her to a wall and punched a man who was in her company."

After less than one day of deliberations, a jury found Charron guilty of first-degree murder. He faces a maximum punishment of life in prison.

Charron is scheduled to be sentenced on July 25.

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Emmy Alert: CBS Nominated for Kamala Harris ‘Editing,’ CNN’s Murder Porn Gabfest With Taylor Lorenz Gets ‘News’ Nod

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'Finish the kids': Father slits wife's throat and threatens family massacre, but heroic 10-year-old girl saves siblings



A heroic 10-year-old girl in Oregon thwarted a possible family massacre by her father after he had already slit the throat of the mother of his children, according to authorities.

The Multnomah County District Attorney's Office said in a statement that police responded to multiple reports that there was a disturbance at a home in Gresham, Oregon, on June 7, 2021.

'The victim’s young daughter showed bravery and resilience that truly inspires us to work hard every day to interrupt the cycle of abuse and to keep families safe.'

Police said Jesus Huchin-Interian began fighting with the mother of his children after accusing her of cheating on him.

The daughter told police that her father threatened the mother that he was going to "finish her" and then "finish the kids."

Huchin-Interian then physically attack his wife and slit her throat, according to police.

The 10-year-old daughter jumped into action to protect herself and her younger siblings.

"The 10-year-old reported that she grabbed a knife herself and tried to stab the defendant, but the knife was too dull, so she dropped it and ran to her room with her little siblings and locked the door," according to the press release from the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office.

Once barricaded in the bedroom, the young girl called 911 for help.

The father reportedly fled the crime scene after the daughter notified the police.

Once the father left the home, the daughter allegedly emerged from her room and began giving life-saving aid to her mother, who survived her horrific injuries.

"When police arrived, they found the victim 'lifeless,' face down in a pool of blood, with a deep 8-inch cut to her neck," according to the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office.

Meanwhile, Huchin-Interian was on the lam for years after the alleged attempted murder.

Law enforcement did not track down and arrest Huchin-Interian until March 2024, when he was located in San Francisco, California.

Huchin-Interian accepted a plea deal from prosecutors just days before his trial was set to begin.

On April 18, Huchin-Interian pleaded guilty to a charge of assault in the second degree constituting domestic violence.

The father will serve a prison sentence of at least 70 months, followed by three years of supervised release.

Huchin-Interian will be sentenced on April 28.

Multnomah County Senior Deputy District Attorney Robin Beck Skarstad — who prosecuted the case for the state — said, "This case underscores the devastating impact domestic violence has on children in the home. The victim’s young daughter showed bravery and resilience that truly inspires us to work hard every day to interrupt the cycle of abuse and to keep families safe."

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Young mother dying next to her 5-year-old son texted one word to reveal her killer in final moments, police say



An Alabama mother and her 5-year-old son were killed in a deadly shooting. The woman gave investigators one last hint of the identity of her killer in the final moments of her life, according to police.

Around 5 p.m. on July 13, 2024, police received a 911 call about a car accident in the Echo Highlands neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama.

"She loved her baby so much. Everything he wanted, he had. Everything he needed, he had."

Officers with the Birmingham Police Department responded to the scene and discovered a blue Nissan Maxima that had jumped a curb. The sedan was reportedly riddled with bullet holes. There were allegedly three shooting victims found dead inside the vehicle.

Investigators reportedly found 28-year-old Arkia “Kia” Berry in the driver's seat, her 28-year-old boyfriend, Eric Ashley Jr., in the front passenger seat, and her 5-year-old son, Landyn Brooks, in the back seat on the driver’s side.

Investigators recovered between 20 and 30 shell casings at the crime scene.

During a preliminary hearing on April 17, Birmingham homicide Det. Jarvelius Tolliver testified to a judge that investigators had located evidence found on Berry's cell phone.

Police went months without arresting a suspect. However, investigators discovered the mother's final one-word text message that allegedly directed cops to a suspect.

AL.com reported that Berry texted the word “Jaco” to a friend at 5:09 p.m. on the day of the deadly shooting. "Jaco" is the reported nickname of 25-year-old Jacorrian McGregor.

One of the homes in the neighborhood where the shooting took place had a surveillance camera that captured an image of a lime green Kia Soul at 5:07 p.m.

At 5:08 p.m., the blue Nissan Maxima driven by Berry is seen on video.

At 5:09 p.m., Ashley’s phone made a call to McGregor at the exact same time that Berry texted "Jaco" to a friend.

At 5:10 p.m., the Kia Soul was reportedly caught on camera speeding out of the neighborhood.

Tolliver noted the Nissan Maxima was not seen after that.

Police said the Kia Soul seen in the video was stolen.

The owner of the Kia allegedly told police that the car had been stolen five or six days before the shooting, but she never reported it stolen.

Police found the Kia Soul set on fire after the fatal shooting.

Tolliver said that McGregor and Ashley exchanged text messages earlier in the day that indicated they were planning to meet up.

Officer Tolliver noted that most of the text messages on McGregor's cell phone from the day of the shooting had been deleted.

Tolliver said of McGregor, "But he was having several conversations with people where they were talking about the incident that had taken place, and there were people telling him to lay low, stay out of sight, stay hidden.”

McGregor’s attorney, John Robbins, was asked if there were any witnesses who could connect McGregor to the Kia, and Tolliver replied: “I would say that Miss Berry was a witness. She texted his name right before she died.”

Police Officer Truman Fitzgerald told AL.com last year, "We believe some sort of interaction took place between the occupants of the victims’ vehicle and the suspects’ vehicle."

Jefferson County District Judge William Bell ruled there was enough probable cause to send the case to the grand jury.

McGregor was ordered to remain in the Jefferson County Jail without bond.

Aniya Berry, Arkia's cousin, previously told WVTM-TV that the slain mother and son were like "two peas in a pod."

"She loved her baby so much. Everything he wanted, he had. Everything he needed, he had. She took care of her baby the way she was supposed to," Aniya said.

Officer Fitzgerald stated at the time of the shooting, "Anytime we have a homicide, it affects us. But when you have a child, it affects you differently. In this case, we have a small, school-aged child that got caught up in the violence that’s taking place in our city. We have to ask the question, ‘When is enough going to be enough?'"

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Ex-wife of former TV anchor tried to hire hit man to make him 'disappear and be put underground' after son's freak death: Docs



A Tennessee woman is accused of attempting to have her ex-husband, a former local TV news anchor, killed in a murder-for-hire plot, according to legal documents.

On Friday, 55-year-old Angelia Solomon of Franklin was arrested and charged with solicitation to commit first-degree murder against her ex-husband, according to the Franklin Police Department.

'He deserves the worst ... he deserves the death penalty, he deserves the chair.'

Solomon remains behind bars on a $500,000 bond.

Police say Solomon was attempting to hire a hit man to kill her ex-husband, former WSMV-TV morning anchor Aaron Solomon.

At approximately 2:15 p.m. on April 11, Angelia Solomon met with an undercover law enforcement officer posing as a hit man in the parking lot of the Cool Springs Mall, according to the affidavit of complaint obtained by People magazine.

Angelia was attempting to orchestrate a murder-for-hire scheme, the affidavit states, and she allegedly told the undercover officer that she wanted her ex-husband to "disappear and be put underground."

Angelia provided the undercover officer with information on how Aaron could be located, including his place of employment and his home address, the affidavit states.

She gave the undercover officer the registration to her vehicle as collateral and promised a "future payment" for the murder-for-hire plot, according to the affidavit.

Angelia reportedly told the undercover cop that Aaron’s death would provide the couple's daughter access to a trust fund.

Angelia allegedly has harbored disdain for her ex-husband ever since their teenage son died, and she links Aaron to her son's freak death.

On July 20, 2020, Aaron and his son — Grant Solomon — were at a sports facility participating in a private pitching lesson.

Grant Solomon — a high school senior and talented baseball player at Grace Christian Academy in Franklin — reportedly was struck by his own vehicle in the parking lot of the baseball training facility.

Aaron Solomon allegedly was in another vehicle in the parking lot and called 911 when his son was struck by the Toyota pickup truck.

"I looked down to check a work email, and the next thing I know, I hear and see the truck rolling backwards into the ditch. I get out of my car to try to find my son and saw that he was trapped underneath the truck and immediately called 911," Aaron told police, according to the Daily Mail.

Grant Solomon was pronounced dead shortly after, his death was later ruled an accident, and the case was closed.

However, Angelia Solomon believes her former husband was involved in their son's death.

Angelia and her daughter Gracie made a TV appearance on NewsNation's "Banfield" last year to demand a more thorough investigation into her son's mysterious death. Angelia and Gracie believe the circumstances of Grant's death are suspicious and blame Aaron.

"Witnessing how he treated my brother, it is very reasonable for him to be responsible for the death of my brother," Gracie told host Ashleigh Banfield.

The Daily Mail reported that Angelia said in a 2023 interview that she had a "hellish rage" toward Aaron, and that he "didn’t deserve to be on this Earth."

Angelia was asked what would be proper justice for her ex-husband, to which she reportedly replied, "That he’d be gone. Gracie wants him to be locked up, and that he doesn’t ever walk free, but in order to feel totally protected and peaceful and free ... he would have to be gone."

Angelia allegedly added, "He deserves the worst ... he deserves the death penalty, he deserves the chair. What he did to both of my children, he doesn’t deserve to be on this Earth. I think God has my back on that; he's a danger to society."

In May 2021, then-14-year-old Gracie Solomon posted a YouTube video in which she called her father "a rapist, a molester, a liar, and a killer."

Gracie claimed her brother feared their father's “terrifying behavior” and said she “strongly believes [Aaron Solomon] killed Grant.”

Aaron Solomon has never been charged with any crimes and has denied the claims made by his ex-wife and daughter.

In March 2022, Aaron sued Angelia and four others for defamation for spreading what he claimed were unfounded allegations.

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