He asked his father for a hug. Moments later, the dad was allegedly running for his life.



A Wisconsin man allegedly stabbed his father in the neck after asking him for a hug, then chased him when he tried to flee, police said.

The Racine Police Department said in a statement that officers responded to a report of a stabbing at a residence around 1 a.m. on Aug. 12.

'As they went to hug, Joseph quickly presented a knife and stabbed [the victim] in the neck.'

Citing the arrest affidavit, Law&Crime reported that officers found a man with a stab wound who was "covered in blood and holding pressure on his neck."

The man told police that his son, Joseph Michael Niemiec, stabbed him and then fled.

The father claimed to officers that he heard a noise coming from the back door, which he believed could be an intruder, but realized it was his son.

According to the arrest affidavit, Niemiec asked his father if they could talk because he was having a "rough go at life" and had attempted suicide several times and didn't know what to do.

Police said Niemiec stepped away to use the bathroom, and when he came back, he asked his dad for a hug.

"As they went to hug, Joseph quickly presented a knife and stabbed [the victim] in the neck," the affidavit said, according to Law&Crime.

The father said he "felt a punch to his throat and immediately placed his hand over it as he stumbled backwards."

Law&Crime reported, "Niemiec allegedly came at his dad a second time, but the victim disarmed him and pushed him away. The victim ran away with his son in pursuit, cops said."

According to the outlet, the father ran to a neighbor's house, where he called 911.

Meanwhile, his son allegedly fled in a Chevrolet Malibu.

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Approximately 10 hours after the alleged stabbing, troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol spotted the Chevrolet Malibu on Interstate 80, roughly 650 miles from the crime scene.

Niemiec was arrested and hit with a charge of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, WITI-TV reported.

Jail records show that Niemiec was booked into the Hall County Jail, where he was being held pending extradition proceedings.

WITI added that the extradition hearing is scheduled for Sept. 15 in Nebraska.

Niemiec appears to be smirking in his mug shot.

The Racine Police Department said the father was treated at Froedtert Hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.

Tracy Kiesler, a neighbor, told WITI: "Oh my gosh, this is right down the road. What the heck is going on? So close to home, it makes you wonder what was going on that someone would do that."

Kiesler added that the suspect only being 18 years old is "sad and scary."

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She killed her husband. Then she killed her firefighter wife. Now she faces an even longer stretch behind bars.



A 54-year-old California woman last week pleaded guilty to murdering her Cal Fire captain wife in 2025, according to authorities.

Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi is scheduled for sentencing Sept. 2, according to KTLA-TV.

'I don’t want to die.'

She faces 36 years to life in state prison.

As Blaze News previously reported, 49-year-old Cal Fire captain Rebecca "Becky" Marodi was found stabbed to death at her home in Ramona around 9 p.m. on Feb. 17, 2025.

The arrest warrant said deputies from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office found Rebecca Marodi with "several lacerations and apparent stab wounds on her body, including her neck area, her chest, and abdomen."

Days after the firefighter's death, an arrest warrant was issued for Yolanda Marodi.

The sheriff’s office said Yolanda "was seen on surveillance video earlier in the evening arguing with Rebecca and physically assaulting her," NBC News reported.

An affidavit said Rebecca Marodi could be seen with blood on her back and was heard on the video saying, "Yolanda! Please … I don’t want to die."

Yolanda Marodi, who was seen in the video holding a knife, replied, "You should have thought about that before," according to the affidavit.

Approximately 10 minutes later, Yolanda Marodi was "seen gathering pets, random items, and some luggage and loading it into a silver Chevrolet Equinox SUV," according to the affidavit.

Blaze News reported that Homeland Security later spotted the vehicle crossing the border into Mexico.

After 33 days on the run, Marodi was taken into custody after being located at a hotel roughly two miles south of the U.S. border in Mexicali — approximately 175 miles southeast of where her wife was found stabbed to death at her home.

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Rebecca Marodi served Cal Fire for 30 years and helped battle the devastating Eaton Fire.

"Becky was a beloved member of our community and department, and we miss her greatly," Cal Fire and Riverside County Fire Department said in a statement after her death last year.

In an eerie similarity, Yolanda previously attempted to flee from law enforcement with her two young children after the October 2000 stabbing death of her then-estranged husband, according to law enforcement.

As Blaze News previously reported, Yolanda is an ex-convict who went to prison for the stabbing death of 26-year-old James Joseph Olejniczak in San Bernardino County.

In January 2004, Yolanda pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the stabbing death of her first spouse and was incarcerated from 2004 to 2013 after her conviction for voluntary manslaughter.

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Fatally stabbed elderly man found with his heart cut out; victim's daughter charged with murder



An Indiana woman is accused of fatally stabbing her elderly father, who was found late last month with his heart cut out, authorities said.

According to Porter County court records cited by USA Today, 32-year-old Serena Dolnics was charged with murder July 28 in the death of her father.

'Recently my father was murdered by my sister.'

USA Today obtained a probable cause affidavit noting that deputies with the Porter County Sheriff's Office conducted a welfare check at a Valparaiso home July 26 and found 69-year-old Gregory Dolnics dead.

The affidavit stated that law enforcement responded to the property after a relative calling 911 was unable to make contact with Dolnics.

Citing court documents, WTHR-TV reported that a family member informed a police dispatcher that the deceased man's daughter, Serena Dolnics, was living with her father.

When a family member asked the daughter to speak to Gregory Dolnics, the daughter made "odd statements," according to court documents.

WTHR added that while a family member was on the phone with 911, Serena's boyfriend allegedly sent text messages and made phone calls to the family, saying he was at Gregory Dolnics' home and that Serena was "covered in blood."

Court docs also indicate that the boyfriend sent text messages saying he believed Serena stabbed her father and that she was suicidal.

The boyfriend told police that Serena had locked him out of the house and told him that she was "covered in blood," according to court records.

Court documents said an officer peered through the windows of the home and noticed blood drops on the floor and a body on the floor covered in dried blood.

The affidavit said police forced entry into the home and discovered a body on the floor with multiple stab wounds to the head, neck, hands, and arms.

The body also had an open chest wound that "appeared to be empty, as if something was removed," according to court documents.

Police noted that what appeared to be his heart was "laying on his stomach."

Officers found Serena in a bedroom with blood on her feet and legs, and she was wearing a tank top that "contained a large amount of blood," court documents stated.

Serena was transported to a local hospital because she had multiple injuries on both of her hands that were "consistent with being from a knife slipping through a hand," according to court docs.

Police found three bloody knives in the home, the affidavit said.

WTHR reported that three bloody footprints that apparently were made by a barefoot person were found near Gregory Dolnics' body.

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Court documents said Serena told police that her dad "wasn't feeling too good" and he "laid around" while she was watching the "Game of Thrones" TV show.

Charging documents indicate that Serena told investigators she and her father got along, that she didn't see him hurt, and that her hand injuriesn were while she was gardening with a weed whacker or a small saw, the Times of Northwest Indiana reported.

Police noted, "There was no garden, no bloody shears, or small saw located on the property."

An autopsy ruled Gregory's death a homicide caused by multiple sharp-force injuries, according to the Times.

Serena was booked at the Porter County Jail and is being held without bond, according to Porter County Sheriff's Office arrest records.

The New York Post reported that Serena pleaded not guilty Thursday.

Citing court records, the Times reported that Serena has previous convictions involving methamphetamine possession, operating while intoxicated, and public intoxication.

Serena's sister, Jennifer Naccarato, launched a GoFundMe campaign to help pay for her father's funeral expenses.

"Recently my father was murdered by my sister," the campaign said. "This incident came and took a complete toll on me and my family."

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Popular OnlyFans model takes major legal step in years-long case alleging she fatally stabbed boyfriend



A popular OnlyFans model accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death inside a Florida luxury condo in 2022 has reached a plea deal with prosecutors, her legal team confirmed to Fox News.

Courtney Clenney, 30, was charged with second-degree murder with a weapon in the death of her 27-year-old boyfriend, Christian "Toby" Obumseli, according to records from the Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center.

A 'tempestuous and combative relationship.'

Clenney's attorneys, the Prieto Law Firm and Puglisi-Carames Law, stated that the agreement will not be finalized until the court accepts it and did not reveal specifics.

"We will reserve further comment on the specific terms until they are placed on the record before the court," Clenney’s attorneys said, according to Fox News.

The attorney for the stabbing victim confirmed that Clenney has reached a plea deal.

"On behalf of the Obumseli family, I am pleased to announce that defendant Courtney Clenney, the state, and the Obumseli family have reached a resolution that would avoid an unnecessary trial," the attorney said in a statement, according to WFOR-TV.

"Pleading guilty and accepting full responsibility will begin the process of bringing closure to a very tragic, life-changing event for the Obumseli family," the statement said.

Citing a court docket, People magazine reported that Clenney is scheduled to appear before Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Andrea Ricker Wolfson on Aug. 10 for a plea hearing.

WFOR reported that Clenney initially pleaded not guilty of fatally stabbing Obumseli.

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Blaze News previously reported that Clenney and Obumseli arrived at their high-rise building in Miami's upscale Edgewater neighborhood just after 4:30 p.m. on April 3, 2022. Soon the couple reportedly began fighting, according to a wrongful death lawsuit Obumseli's family filed.

"Building security arrived at the Clenney unit, knocked on the door, heard yelling through the door, stood outside, and did nothing despite knowledge of Ms. Clenney’s history of past disturbances in the unit and common areas, her history of erratic, volatile, and aggressive behavior ... and her recently diagnosed mental health disorder," the complaint stated.

“By the time Ms. Clenney finished committing her crime, at 4:58 p.m., she opened the door to her unit and security saw her and her dogs covered in blood and Mr. Obumseli was already unconscious on the floor," the lawsuit asserted.

The complaint noted, "Had the building personnel or security performed their duties when they were first notified about the fight, two minutes after it started, Christian Obumseli would still be alive."

The Miami Herald reported that defense attorneys have argued that Clenney was in a tumultuous, toxic relationship with Obumseli, and that she was a victim of battered women’s syndrome and was "forced to take action in the defense of her life."

A police report said officers discovered Obumseli with a single stab wound to the torso.

Clenney stated that she hurled a knife at Obumseli from more than 10 feet away after he threw her to the ground. However, prosecutors argued that the autopsy revealed a deep puncture wound indicative of an up-close stabbing.

Clenney's attorney noted that the OnlyFans model immediately called 911, which the attorney claimed supports his client being charged with manslaughter rather than second-degree murder.

Clenney never denied she was responsible for the victim’s injuries but asserted that she was acting in self-defense, Court TV reported.

Two months before Obumseli died — Feb. 21, 2022 — Clenney was caught on video attacking her boyfriend in the elevator of their Miami apartment building, prosecutors said.

As Blaze News previously reported, Clenney was arrested in August 2022 on the Big Island of Hawaii by Hawaii County police with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Service.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said the relationship began in November 2020 but eventually spiraled into a "tempestuous and combative relationship," Fox News reported.

Clenney has nearly two million followers on Instagram under the name "Courtney Tailor."

The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment.

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Teen accused of stabbing mother to death, seriously wounding father — reportedly after argument over discipline



A 17-year-old Alabama male is accused of stabbing his mother to death and seriously wounding his father reportedly after an argument over discipline Sunday night, WALA-TV reported.

The suspect faces murder and attempted murder charges, the station said.

‘Please help me, I don’t want to die.’

Investigators with the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office identified the teen’s mother as 37-year-old Samantha Baker, who died outside the family’s home on Augustine Drive in Daphne, WALA reported.

Her husband, 46-year-old Lance Baker, suffered multiple stab wounds, the station said, adding that deputies found him outside a neighboring home, after which he was flown to a hospital. He remained in critical condition Monday, WALA noted.

“Our male who is still in critical condition but is hopefully going to survive — he was running to houses trying to get some help,” Capt. Justin Correa of the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office told the station.

Investigators told WALA that the suspect and his parents were in an argument over discipline when the teen stabbed his parents inside and outside the home. The station said the crime scene extended across half the block and into several neighboring yards.

Next-door neighbor Shawn Scurry told WALA she reviewed her security camera video after the incident.

“That was probably the hardest part, was pulling up my camera and listening to it and listening to the father yelling for help: 'Please help me, I don’t want to die,'" Scurry recounted to the station. “And it just carried on down, and it looks like he was trying to find an open door, and I didn’t know where he was or where anybody was.”

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Prosecutors said the juvenile locked himself inside the family home and called 911 after the attack, WALA reported, adding that he was arrested at the scene.

Police described the incident as a domestic situation that escalated, the station noted.

“It is really sad. It’s very sad for this family, having to deal with it," Correa told WALA. "From everything we can see at this point, this was an isolated domestic incident that really just got out of control."

The suspect appeared in court for a bond hearing Monday morning, the station said, adding that prosecutors requested a high bond. Baldwin County Assistant District Attorney Patrick Doggett argued for the high amount.

WALA's video report indicated that the teen suspect — whose bond was set at $1 million — is being charged as an adult.

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3 females charged with murdering mother of 5 on Texas street in broad daylight; 1 suspect appears to smile after her arrest



Three females have been charged with murdering a mother of five on a south Texas street in broad daylight — and at least one suspect appeared to smile on video after her arrest.

Officers with the Del Rio Police Department just after 2 p.m. Thursday responded to Val Verde Regional Medical Center after receiving a report of a female suffering from multiple stab wounds, police said.

'The severity of this crime is indeed a stark reminder of the consequences of violent actions. We need God in our lives.'

Upon arrival, officers determined the assault had occurred in the 800 block of East 10th Street, police said.

Due to the severity of her injuries, the victim was taken to a medical facility in San Antonio for emergency treatment, police said.

During the investigation, detectives identified the victim as a 32-year-old female and developed three suspects: Kitty Mia Diaz, 21; Amaya Cookie Diaz, 19; and Kyandra Renee Faz, 21.

Investigators gathered surveillance video, processed evidence, and conducted numerous witness interviews, police said, adding that officers located and arrested Kitty Mia Diaz and Amaya Cookie Diaz without incident around 4 p.m. Soon after officers located and arrested Kyandra Renee Faz, police said. All three suspects were taken to the Del Rio Police Department for booking and processing, police said.

USA Today reported that video capturing the arrests of Kitty Mia Diaz and Amaya Cookie Diaz show both females grinning as they're placed into police vehicles. The below news video — at the 2:38 mark — shows at least one handcuffed female appearing to smile following her arrest:

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Around 9 p.m. investigators were told that the victim — identified as Caroline Peña, KENS-TV reported — was pronounced dead, police said.

Following the victim’s death, all three suspects were charged with murder and were taken to the GEO Correctional Facility, police said.

Authorities said the investigation remains active and ongoing and that additional charges may be filed as investigators continue to gather evidence and determine the full circumstances surrounding this incident.

A number of those commenting underneath the police department's Facebook post about the killing were taken aback by it:

  • "The severity of this crime is indeed a stark reminder of the consequences of violent actions," one commenter wrote. "We need God in our lives."
  • "It's heartbreaking to see women (or any person) involved in such a violent incident," another user said before adding, "Stay strong Del Rio, my thoughts are with the victim's family and the community during this difficult time."
  • "None of this had to happen," another commenter stated. "The saddest part is that all of them had children and families who now have to live with the aftermath. Choices don’t just affect yourself; they affect everyone connected to you."
  • "Prayers for the victim's family," another user wrote.

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Police make gruesome discovery in freezer of abandoned home in Dallas



Dallas police charged a man with murder after finding the remains of his girlfriend in a freezer at an abandoned house where neighbors said drug addicts were often seen.

A neighbor of the house on Georgia Avenue in East Oak Cliff tipped off police on May 10 after hearing from the drug users that there was a body inside, according to an affidavit.

The man claimed that they threatened each other with knives and that three days before the woman's body was found, he saw her lying on the floor of the closet.

Police found the freezer and the human remains in the master bedroom of the house.

The body had to be thawed out before the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office determined that the victim died from multiple stab wounds, including an injury above her eye that penetrated her brain.

Detectives documented the presence of blood on the walls and carpet of the bedroom. They also found a large military-style knife that was wrapped in a cloth and towel and dropped into a hole in the drywall of the room.

The victim was identified as 27-year-old Maria Murray, and after an investigation, police arrested 51-year-old Kendrick Brown for her alleged murder.

Brown told police he had no knowledge about the room or the freezer, but police were able to find videos on his cell phone indicating he had been in the room many times, according to the affidavit.

The videos also allegedly showed that he had been in a romantic relationship with Murray.

Police were able to find a person who lived at the home, and he told them, through the assistance of an American Sign Language interpreter, that Brown and Murray had numerous physical altercations at the home.

The man claimed that they threatened each other with knives and that three days before the woman's body was found, he saw her lying on the floor of the closet of the bedroom.

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He added that Brown yelled at him and shut the door, and the witness never saw Murray again.

The house was also reported to be on fire just hours after her body was found, according to a CBS News report.

Brown is being held at the Dallas County jail on a bond of $250,000.

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15-year-old female accused of stabbing 2 at hair salon — allegedly after her braids didn't come out to her liking



A 15-year-old female is accused of stabbing two people at a hair salon in Wilmington earlier this month — allegedly after her braids didn't come out to her liking, Delaware State Police said.

State troopers responded to Fransiah African Braids in the 3900 block of North Market Street for a report of a stabbing around 4:30 p.m. June 7, police said.

'Maybe it was self defense.'

During the incident, the teenager threw items inside the business before taking a pair of scissors from the hairdresser and entering a restroom, police said.

A short time later, she exited the restroom and confronted the stylist while threatening her with the scissors, police said.

After a verbal altercation, the teen assaulted and stabbed the hairdresser multiple times, police said.

A bystander tried to intervene and restrain the teen but also was stabbed during the incident, police said.

Both victims were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Responding troopers found the teen outside the business and took her into custody without incident, police said, adding that she was taken to Troop 1, where she was charged with the following offenses, police said:

  • Second-degree assault (felony);
  • Aggravated menacing (felony);
  • Third-degree assault; and
  • Disorderly conduct.

Justice of the Peace Court 11 arraigned her, and she was committed to the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families on a $10,100 secured bond, police said.

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Image source: Delaware State Police

As you might expect, a handful of commenters on the state police's Facebook post about the incident weren't happy with the alleged behavior of the teen suspect — or what may have led to it:

  • "Maybe it was self defense," one commenter said with just a hint of sarcasm.
  • "Wow! What the hell raised this kid?" another user bluntly wondered.
  • "Better ban knives and scissors," another commenter noted.

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Sisters accused in stabbing of Detroit restaurant worker — over wrong food order



Two sisters are accused in connection with the stabbing of a Detroit restaurant worker over a wrong food order — and one of the sisters reportedly was nine months pregnant at time of the incident.

Brianna and Kierianna Long were charged with assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, and assault with a dangerous weapon after the incident on the city's east side, WDIV-TV reported.

'I'm going to kill you.'

Police told WDIV the stabbing occurred in the 17100 block of East Warren Avenue just after 6 p.m. May 30. WDIV did not name the restaurant; Metro Detroit News said it was a chicken restaurant.

Brianna Long is 29, and Kierianna Long is 26, Metro Detroit News said, citing court records, adding that the restaurant worker is 23.

Prosecutors allege that after the sisters received a wrong food order from the worker, they argued with the worker, went behind the counter, and began assaulting the worker, WDIV said.

Brianna Long and Kierianna Long allegedly chased the worker and threw items at the worker inside the restaurant, the station said. Metro Detroit News said the items included pots and pans.

WDIV said the worker threw things back at the sisters, and prosecutors indicated the sisters picked up a knife thrown at them and used the knife to stab the worker in the stomach.

More from the station:

Prosecutors also said hot grease was attempted to be thrown at the worker, and one of the sisters allegedly told the worker, “I’m going to kill you,” during the alleged assault.

The worker was taken to a local hospital and had to undergo surgery, officials said.

The sisters allegedly drove away from the scene but were later taken into custody, WDIV said.

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Image source: Detroit Police Department

Brianna Long was nine months pregnant at the time of the alleged stabbing, the station said, adding that she gave birth four days before her arraignment.

During the arraignment, Brianna Long’s defense attorney claimed the worker told the sisters that she didn't "give a f**k" about the wrong food order and threw things at Brianna and her sister first, WDIV reported.

Brianna Long also pleaded with the judge during the arraignment, saying she was innocent and that she had a four-day-old baby at home, the station added.

The judge expressed concern that a food order error led to an alleged violent assault, WDIV reported, adding that the judge as a result set the sisters' bonds high.

Prosecutors said Kierianna Long is accused of stabbing the employee, while Brianna Long is accused of taking part in the assault and helping drive away from the scene, Metro Detroit News reported.

Brianna Long was given a $25,000 cash bond, the station said, adding that Kierianna Long was given a $100,000 cash bond.

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After Beheading Attempt In Ireland, New York Times Says The Real ‘Violence’ Is From Right-Wingers

The outlet called the protestors in Belfast 'far-right radicals,' but called BLM protestors 'peaceful protestors with "room for rage."'