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Jerome Armstrong, 35, was charged with second-degree murder after estranged pregnant girlfriend Tasheka Young, 34, was found dead in her apartment with her door kicked in. Her body was discovered 12 hours later by her mother, who also found two children present. Armstrong received a life prison sentence.

On December 23, 2014, a 22-year-old man in South Carolina planned to reach his online girlfriend in Georgia, gathering firearms. After failing to steal a car, he hitchhiked, intending to take one by force. A couple picked him up, unaware of his deadly intent.

Mark Gibbon, 62, was arrested in Florida after allegedly attempting to drown his former daughter-in-law, Jasmine Wyld, by submerging her head in a pool. Wyld’s daughter intervened, but Wyld later supported Gibbon’s release at a bond hearing. The case involves accusations of attempted murder and international legal complexities.

On December 11, 2011, Manatee County deputies discovered Nicole Rose Scott’s body, a 29-year-old mother, near a road with severe facial trauma and tattoos, ruling her death as strangulation. Witnesses linked her to a red car, leading to Benjamin Moulton, who denied knowledge but provided DNA. Results showed no match, and the case went cold until 2021 when an unidentified man approached the sheriff’s office, marking a new development.

Daniel Waterman, 22, died after a February car crash in Flagler County, Florida. Authorities allege his girlfriend, Leigha Mumby, 24, intentionally caused the crash by driving her SUV into a tree following an argument. Waterman, who awoke from a coma, told investigators Mumby acted deliberately. Mumby now faces charges related to his death.

On April 7, 2018, a house fire in Lafayette revealed Ron Whiles' body and Jimmy Knights, who survived 29 stab wounds. Investigators linked the incident to murder, theft, and a 11-hour standoff, using DNA evidence and jailhouse calls to unravel the case involving betrayal and cold-blooded violence.

On March 15, 2024, a shooting in Grand Rapids involved two men, sparking an investigation into family betrayal. One brother attempted to save his killer sibling but later exposed his involvement, revealing a complex web of deception and hidden motives amid the chaos.

In 1985, Ed and Minnie Maurin vanished after skipping their Christmas party in Lewis County, sparking a mystery involving a forced bank robbery, a blood-stained car found in a mall parking lot, and a trail of evidence that disappeared into the mountains, leaving the community in turmoil for two decades.

Ricardo Contreras called 911 after encountering Austin Drummond at a job site, leading to his arrest after a weeklong manhunt. Drummond is accused of killing four members of his girlfriend’s family and abandoning a baby in Tennessee.

A man's body was discovered wrapped in blankets and bound with duct tape outside a Massachusetts hospital. Prosecutors allege murder, citing severe injuries, efforts to conceal the body, and digital searches as evidence, though no trial details are provided.

In 1991, Francis Thompson shot her friend Dean Frank during a heated argument, claiming self-defense after he threatened her. However, investigators found no struggle or forced entry, and an autopsy contradicted her account, prompting questions about her version of events and the true nature of the crime.

Robin Lawrence was murdered while at home with her 2-year-old daughter by an unknown assailant. "48 Hours" investigated the cold case, working to reopen and solve it through in-depth reporting.