In Danderyd, Sweden, a married couple, a 29-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman, have been charged with murder of the man's mother and gross desecration of a grave in June 2025, according to the Åklagarmyndigheten. The couple has been detained since the end of June, the prosecution authority said. The woman was deprived of her life on the night of June 13 in the suspected couple's residence, and upon examination of an object found in a lake, the body of a deceased person was identified as the missing woman, leading to the murder charge. The missing woman's mobile phone stopped emitting signals on June 13, senior prosecutor Johanna Stigson noted, and a picture depicting a bundle lying in a lake was found in the woman's mobile phone, the Åklagarmyndigheten reported.
Details of the Danderyd case reveal a disturbing timeline and evidence of post-mortem violence. The man made purchases of large storage bags and plastic gloves at times when he claimed to be sleeping, both alone and with his wife, according to senior prosecutor Johanna Stigson. The forensic autopsy could not determine exactly how the woman died, Stigson said, but the body was subjected to extensive violence and had injuries that could have caused death. Additionally, the body was subjected to violence after the woman died, including parts being burned and the head being separated from the body, Stigson reported. The man and woman moved the body from the residence to the location where it was later found, the prosecutor added.
The prosecution's case in Danderyd alleges planning and conspiracy. The man and woman are charged with together and in agreement or consultation depriving the woman of her life and then taking measures with the body after death, the Åklagarmyndigheten stated. The prosecutor believes the couple planned to kill the woman and that is why they invited her to the apartment, according to senior prosecutor Johanna Stigson. The man and woman are also charged with conspiracy to murder another of the man's relatives, the Åklagarmyndigheten said. The trial begins on Monday, March 16 and is expected to last about eight days, the prosecution authority confirmed.
In Florida, two county employees, Stacie Mason and Danny Ooley, were shot and killed in Vero Beach early Tuesday, according to the Daily Mail. The suspect in the Florida double killing is Jesse Ellis, Mason's estranged husband, police said. The Florida victims were shot multiple times with an AR-15-style rifle, police reported. The Florida victims were having a workplace affair for several weeks, Vero Beach Police chief David Currey stated. The Florida shooting occurred in a car outside the Indian River County Main Library, police said, and Jesse Ellis fled the scene in a 2022 gray F150 pick-up, investigators noted. A man matching Jesse Ellis's description entered the ocean near Riomar Country Club and swam out at least 900 yards, the police chief reported.
In Illinois, Jenna Strouble confessed to killing Jacob Lambert, Stacy Forde, and Patrick Forde, prosecutors said. Jenna Strouble lured Jacob Lambert by asking to hang out and go for a drive, then killed him with a Glock-19 handgun after a massage, according to court documents. Jenna Strouble then drove to Lambert's parents' home and shot Stacy and Patrick Forde, court documents stated. Jenna Strouble was arrested in St John, Indiana, and charged with murder, the Daily Mail reported. Jacob Lambert, Stacy Forde, and Patrick Forde were found dead in their Crete Township, Illinois home, the Daily Mail noted.
In Washington DC, Rico Barnes and Alphonso Walker have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Syed Hammad Hussain, the Daily Mail reported. Syed Hammad Hussain was found bound with neckties and beaten in his condo, with his skull fractured in three places, according to an affidavit. Hussain died from blunt force trauma and ligature strangulation, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner stated.
In Texas, James Dolphs Elmore Jr. has been indicted for his alleged role in the deaths of Laura Miller and Audrey Cook in the Texas Killing Fields, The Independent reported. Clyde Hedrick, alleged by authorities to be responsible for the deaths of four women in the Texas Killing Fields, died by suicide last month, The Independent noted.
Other international cases include a Hawaiian attack and an Australian murder with livestock theft links. Arielle Konig was attacked by her husband Gerhardt Konig on a Hawaiian trail, with prosecutors alleging he tried to push her off a ledge and stab her with a syringe, according to prosecutors. Richard 'Willsy' Wills was dragged behind a vehicle and shot, then buried in a shallow grave on his property in Ouyen, Australia, police said. Wills had reported sheep thefts before his death, and police are investigating links to livestock theft, the Daily Mail reported.
I bought the rifle 10 years ago or more at a flea market, I like antiques, I thought it was not an original but just a frame.
Swedish and Italian cases involve dismemberment and ricin poisoning. A young couple in Sweden is on trial for murdering the husband's mother, whose body was found dismembered, Aftonbladet reported. Antonella Di Ielsi and Sara Di Vita died after eating a lunch containing ricin poison in Italy, prosecutors said. Gianni Di Vita also fell ill but survived, and no other family members at a subsequent meal became sick, the Daily Mirror reported.
Historical context is provided by the unsolved 1892 Borden murders. Lizzie Borden was accused of the double homicide of her father Andrew Borden and stepmother Abby Borden, according to famousgravehunter.com. Andrew Borden and Abby Borden were killed on August 4, 1892, at their family home at 92 Second Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, the source stated. Abby Borden died first at approximately 9AM from 19 blows with a heavy bladed object in an upstairs bedroom, and Andrew Borden was killed two hours after Abby Borden, receiving 11 blows with a similar weapon, famousgravehunter.com reported. No murder weapon was officially confirmed, but a handleless hatchet tainted with cow's blood contributed to Lizzie Borden's reputation as an ax murderess, the source noted. The murders have never been solved, and Lizzie Borden was the only person arrested and tried for the murders, famousgravehunter.com said. On August 6, 1892, Mayor John Coughlin announced Lizzie Borden as a suspect, and she was arrested after a two-day inquest from August 9-11, 1892, pleaded not guilty, and was held at Taunton Jail until her trial, the source added.
Ritual murder is discussed from academic and law enforcement perspectives. Ritual murder includes acts attributed to occult practitioners, serial killers, or sexual sadists, according to anthropoetics.ucla.edu. There have been no serious empirical studies of ritualistic crimes or classifications distinguishing sacred vs. secular motivations, the source stated. Law enforcement investigates ritual murder from a behavioral science perspective but lacks standardized categories, anthropoetics.ucla.edu reported.
Lesser charges include grave desecration in Alabama and a weapons offense in Sweden. An Alabama woman, Martha Jane Bowes, faces charges for stealing handmade Decoration Day flowers from a gravesite, the local sheriff said. Bowes was caught on camera stealing two new sets of handmade floral arrangements from a headstone in early morning hours, the DeKalb County, Alabama Sheriff's Office reported. Investigators found dozens more stolen fake flowers at Bowes' home, the sheriff noted, and Bowes was arrested on theft of property and grave desecration charges, foxbaltimore.com stated. In a villa in Sweden, police found a rifle, and now the father of one of the women is charged with a weapons offense, SVT Blekingenytt reported.
Additional Swedish cases include a Malmö shooting and an Ångermanland murder-arson. On the evening of December 12, a 21-year-old man was shot to death in a car in the Oxie district of Malmö, SVT Blekingenytt reported. A week later, two women residing in Karlskrona were detained, suspected of aiding the fatal shooting, SVT Blekingenytt said. During the arrest, police conducted house searches at the women's homes and other addresses linked to them, SVT Blekingenytt noted. A man in his 35s is being brought to trial in Ångermanland District Court suspected of murder, arson, and desecration of a grave, SVT Mittnytt reported. According to the indictment, the man should have killed a 65-year-old man and set fire to the victim's house, SVT Mittnytt stated. According to the application for summons, the murder was particularly brutal where the suspect hit, kicked, and stamped or exerted other forceful violence against the victim's head and body, SVT Mittnytt said.
A Swedish domestic violence case involves a suspected murder-suicide. On January 2 this year, a cohabiting couple, a man in his 40s and a woman in her 30s, were found dead, SVT Mittnytt reported. It was suspected early on that the man killed the woman and then ended his own life, SVT Mittnytt said. In the Prosecution Authority's press release, it is stated that the investigation strongly suggests that the victim (the woman) died from her injuries and that she was killed by another person, SVT Mittnytt noted.
An Australian slavery case involves charges for keeping a woman as a slave leading to her death. Chee Kit 'Max' Chong and Angie Liaw are charged with keeping a woman as a slave in Melbourne, Australia, forcing her to work unpaid and beating her, prosecutors said. The victim died in 2024, but her evidence will be presented in court, the Daily Mail reported.
Implications and unknowns highlight key unresolved questions across multiple cases. The exact cause of death for the woman in the Danderyd murder case remains undetermined, as the autopsy could not confirm it. The current status or location of Jesse Ellis, the suspect in the Florida double killing, is unclear after he swam into the ocean. The motive behind the ricin poisoning in Italy that killed Antonella Di Ielsi and Sara Di Vita has not been disclosed. Beyond Lizzie Borden, no other suspects or leads have been confirmed in the unsolved 1892 Borden murders. The connection, if any, between the sheep thefts and the murder of Richard 'Willsy' Wills in Australia is still under investigation.