Stephen Clare, 50, is accused of shooting his ex-wife and stabbing their two daughters. 11-month-old Willow Clare died from her injuries. SAN ANTONIO — Trigger warning: details of this story are graphic.For the first time, a San Antonio mother who survived a deadly domestic violence attack is opening to KENS 5. Mariah Gardner hopes her story will save others from suffering a similar fate.On … [Read more...]
Father of Child Killed in Ellis County Says Death Was Preventable
The community of Italy in Ellis County continues to cope with the death of three kids under the age of 6 who authorities say were killed by their mother. Two other children were severely injured and remain in the hospital. Stafford Elementary School, which is right across the street from where the crimes took place, provided support for students and staff on Monday. Other school districts also … [Read more...]
Texas Rangers investigating murder-suicide in Navarro County; father allegedly killed twin girls
FROST, Texas (KWTX) - The man who allegedly shot his two twin daughters dead before killing himself on Thursday, Feb. 9, in Navarro County was identified by the sheriff’s office on Friday as Larry Thompson. KWTX independently confirmed the slain girls were Nevaeh and Heaven Sadler. A GoFundMe account has been set up to help their family pay for burial and funeral services. Deputies were … [Read more...]
‘I didn’t know what he was capable of,’ mom says after her 1-year-old was murdered by the father
ROSENBERG, Texas (KTRK) -- The mother of a 1-year-old girl who police say was stabbed to death by her father, who then took his own life, told ABC13 she stopped allowing her daughter to see him, but he knew the babysitter's address where he forced his way in and kidnapped her. "I'd never thought he would be the type to hurt her," the mother, who does not want to reveal her name, said. "When we … [Read more...]
Chilling texts of ‘killer’ mom show she threatened to ‘illegally take’ daughter before she ‘slit her throat in woods’
A mom accused of slitting her daughter's throat and strangling her to death in the woods sent a barrage of alarming texts threatening to "illegally" abduct the girl years before the horrific murder. Melissa Towne, 37, allegedly admitted to taking her daughter Nichole Bradshaw, 5, into Spring Creek Park in Tomball, Texas, on Sunday and cutting her neck with a knife before suffocating her to … [Read more...]