Melisa Montanez, Wade Wilson's girlfriend, narrowly escaped becoming a victim as he murdered two women in Cape Coral, Florida in 2019. She was interrogated regarding her connection to the crimes.
Sherry Papini was sentenced to 18 months in prison for lying to federal agents about a kidnapping and making fraudulent claims against the California Victim Compensation Board.
In 2022, 21-year-old Grace Jennings was murdered in a Santa Fe garage by her alleged killers, 19-year-old Kiara McCulley and 25-year-old Isaac Apodaca. McCulley pleaded guilty to murder and conspiracy, testifying against Apodaca, while he faces ongoing murder charges after rejecting a plea deal.
In 2018, Jordan Dehaven in Akron, Ohio, allegedly killed his girlfriend during a police interrogation, claiming the devil's work compelled him. Authorities investigated his account of selling his soul to the devil.
Bruce Nixon was interrogated in July 2005 for robbing and burying a couple alive. Legal records detail the case, which involves allegations of the couple's death during the crime.
On June 18, 2018, rapper XXXTentacion was shot and killed in Deerfield Beach, Florida, during an ambush by four suspects. Dedrick Williams, Trayvon Newsome, and Michael Boatwright were convicted of first-degree murder and armed robbery in 2023, receiving life sentences. Robert Allen pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to seven years, set for release in 2025.
In 2005, Michael Jackson was accused of robbing and murdering James and Carol Sumner in Jacksonville, Florida, after they were found buried alive. Convicted of murder, robbery, and kidnapping in 2006, he faced the death penalty, which was later resentenced in 2023. He remains on death row awaiting execution.
Jerome Bursey, 35, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend, Tasheka Young, 34, found dead in her apartment with her door forced open. She was four months pregnant, leading to a second charge. Her body was discovered 12 hours later by her mother, with two children present. Bursey received a life sentence.
In 2015, Jennifer Cruz and Albert Mendez were found dead in her Lubbock, Texas apartment. Their deaths led to the conviction of her ex-boyfriend, David Carrillo, who was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 2018 after providing evidence linking him to the murders.
In August 2017, 22-year-old Savanna Greywind, 8 months pregnant, went missing after visiting her neighbor's apartment in Fargo, North Dakota. Police found her newborn daughter, Haisley Jo, alive in the apartment occupied by Brooke Crews and her boyfriend William Hoehn. Hoehn received a 20-year sentence after appeals, with 775 days credited, while Haisley is now raised by her father and the Greywind family.
In O'Fallon, Missouri, Pam Hupp shot Louis Gumpenberger, a man with disabilities from a 2005 accident, during a confrontation she claimed was self-defense. Linked to Betsy Faria's 2011 murder, where Hupp was initially overlooked as a suspect, her testimony led to Russ Faria's 2013 conviction, later overturned. Hupp pleaded guilty to Gumpenberger's killing in 2019, receiving life without parole, and faces trial for Faria's murder in 2027–2028 while incarcerated.
In April 2023, a party at a rental cabin in Ohio turned fatal when 22-year-old Charles Starner was stabbed in the driveway. Isaac Pence, 20, used a knife in the altercation and fled, later being arrested. His girlfriend, Sabra Flagg, 21, pleaded guilty to obstructing justice in 2024, receiving a 6-month prison sentence and $1000 fine. Pence was convicted of murder in August 2024 and sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility after 18 years.