American Crime: Femicide

10/13/2026

💔⚠️ Nurse Practitioner Was 6 Months Pregnant When She Was Left on the Side of the Road⚠️💔

29-year-old Vanessa Pierre was a nurse practitioner from Long Island, New York, who had so much to look forward to. She was six months pregnant with a baby girl, had already picked out a name for her daughter, and was excited about becoming a mother. But on October 23, 2020, the man who was supposed to welcome that child into the world with her, Goey Charles, took both of their lives. Around 2:50 a.m., Charles drove Vanessa's white Dodge Challenger to the side of the Horace Harding Expressway in Queens. Surveillance footage showed him eventually climbing into the backseat where Vanessa was sitting. The vehicle's interior light captured movement before Vanessa went motionless. Around 4:36 a.m., Charles dragged her lifeless body out of the vehicle, abandoned her on the sidewalk, and drove away in her car.

Nearly an hour and a half later, around 6 a.m., an MTA bus driver spotted Vanessa lying unresponsive along the roadway with a pair of gray sweatpants wrapped around her neck. Emergency responders arrived, but she was already dead. The medical examiner determined that Vanessa had been strangled. Her unborn daughter also lost her life. What should have been a beautiful new chapter of motherhood ended in an unimaginable act of domestic violence. On November 14, 2023, a jury convicted Charles of second-degree murder, and on November 29, he received the maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison. Vanessa was building a future for herself and her baby girl, but the man she trusted took that future away from them both.

🕊️ RIP Vanessa Pierre and Her Unborn Daughter 💔

10/12/2026

💔⚠️ Man Killed Girlfriend After She Accused Him of Cheating, Then Called New Girlfriend From Jail to Deny Ever Dating Victim⚠️💔

43-year-old Kesha Latrice Moore was living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, when an argument with her boyfriend, Johnny Leroy Brown, turned deadly. On December 17, 2023, Kesha confronted Brown about his cheating, but instead of taking responsibility for his behavior, he ended up taking her life. Police found Kesha inside her south Minneapolis apartment with a fatal gunshot wound to her head. Brown initially called 911, claiming Kesha had pulled a gun on him during their argument and accidentally shot herself. He later changed his story, claiming he tried to take the gun away from her when it discharged. However, investigators questioned his version of events, especially after discovering that the fi***rm was missing and that Kesha's cousin reported Brown had confessed to shooting her.

After Kesha's death, Brown turned off his cellphone, purchased another one, and was eventually arrested during a traffic stop in north Minneapolis while riding with another girlfriend. His history of violence against women became a major part of the prosecution's case. During his trial, five women who had survived abuse by Brown testified against him, exposing a disturbing pattern of domestic violence. In February 2025, a jury convicted Brown of first-degree murder involving domestic abuse, two counts of second-degree murder, and unlawful possession of a fi***rm. On March 13, 2025, the 52-year-old was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years. Kesha lost her life after confronting a man about his infidelity, while the women who survived his violence helped ensure he was held accountable.

🕊️RIP Kesha Latrice Moore💔

10/12/2026

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10/12/2026

💔⚠️ She Had Her Husband Arrested for Domestic Violence — So He Killed Her⚠️💔

30-year-old Ke’Aira Bennefield, also known as Ke’Aira Hudson, was a mother of three from Buffalo, New York, who was trying to protect herself from her estranged husband, Adam Bennefield Sr. Following a previous domestic violence incident, Adam had been arrested, and Ke’Aira was granted an order of protection. But that court order wasn't enough to keep her safe. On October 5, 2022, around 8:30 a.m., Ke’Aira was stopped at an intersection with her three children inside her vehicle when Adam deliberately crashed his pickup truck into her car. He then got out, approached her vehicle, and fatally shot her with a sh***un. Her three young children witnessed their mother's killing.

Adam had violated the very order of protection that was supposed to keep him away from Ke’Aira. Following the shooting, he was arrested and charged with her murder. On November 20, 2024, a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder, aggravated criminal contempt, and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Just one month later, on December 23, a judge sentenced him to 25 years to life in prison, the maximum sentence for the murder conviction. Prosecutors praised Ke’Aira's daughter for bravely testifying against the man who killed her mother. Ke’Aira had sought protection from domestic violence, but instead, her children were left without their mother because of the man she was trying to escape.

🕊️RIP Ke’Aira Bennefield💔

10/12/2026

💔⚠️ A Man Accused of Medical Fraud Hired a Hitman to Kill the Witness — He Got the Wrong Person ⚠️💔

41-year-old Latrina Ashburne was a beloved teacher's aide at Francis Scott Key Elementary School, an associate pastor at her church, and a woman who dedicated her life to helping others in Baltimore, Maryland. But on the morning of May 27, 2016, as Latrina was leaving her Northwest Baltimore home to head to work, two men were waiting nearby. One of them ambushed her, chased her, and fatally shot her in the chest. Her elderly mother witnessed the horrifying attack from her townhome window and rushed to her daughter's side. What made this killing even more heartbreaking was that Latrina wasn't even the intended target. She was murdered because someone mistook her for another woman.

Investigators discovered that Matthew Hightower, who was already behind bars facing murder and healthcare fraud charges, had arranged a murder-for-hire plot to silence a key witness in his criminal case. The witness, a former coworker, lived in the same townhome complex as Latrina and drove a similar vehicle. Prosecutors said Hightower used a burner phone and coded conversations to coordinate the killing with Davon Carter, the gunman, and Clifton Mosley, his accomplice. But Carter mistakenly identified Latrina as the witness and killed an innocent woman instead. The intended witness survived, while Latrina's family was left devastated. Carter and Mosley received life sentences, and in October 2026, Hightower was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison, to run concurrently with his existing sentence. More than a decade later, Latrina's family continues to mourn the woman who devoted her life to her students, her church, and her community.

🕊️RIP Latrina Ashburne 💔

10/12/2026

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10/12/2026

💔⚠️ She Was Fighting When Someone Pulled Out a Gun ⚠️💔

29-year-old Mackayla Paige, affectionately known as “Kash,” is being mourned following reports of a deadly shooting in downtown Oakland, California. Kash was a familiar face to reality television viewers, appearing on Young and Reckless (YNR), Roommates, and Now That’s Riot. Known for her outspoken personality and memorable appearances, she had built a following among fans of the Now That’s TV network. News of her reported death left viewers, castmates, and loved ones heartbroken.

According to The Mercury News, a woman was shot in downtown Oakland and left in grave condition. Separately, Now That’s TV paid tribute to Kash, confirming her passing and expressing condolences to her family, friends, castmates, and supporters. Although reports have circulated about a fight preceding the gunfire, authorities have not publicly confirmed those circumstances or established that the woman described in the newspaper's report was Kash. As questions remain about what happened, fans are remembering a young woman whose life and television career ended far too soon.

🕊️RIP Mackayla “Kash” Paige 💔

10/11/2026

💔⚠️She Was Heavily Involved in the Street Life Before She Was Killed⚠️💔

27-year-old Juannazia Guerra was no stranger to trouble with the law in Saginaw, Michigan. Just days before her death, she had been arrested following a police chase connected to an earlier shooting investigation. On October 2, 2026, Juannazia and 22-year-old Michael Manuel-Hill were arraigned on separate charges. Juannazia faced felony fleeing and eluding and three additional counts, while Manuel-Hill faced three felony charges involving weapons and allegedly assaulting an officer. But just one week later, Juannazia would become the victim of gun violence herself.

On Friday, October 9, 2026, around 1:30 p.m., Juannazia and an unidentified man were sitting inside a vehicle near South Washington Avenue and Bridgeton Street when someone opened fire, striking them both. Emergency responders rushed the victims to nearby hospitals, but Juannazia succumbed to her injuries at just 27 years old. The man remained in critical condition. Investigators with the Saginaw Police Department and Michigan State Police Major Crimes Unit are working to determine who was responsible and what led to the shooting. Authorities have not publicly established whether Juannazia's previous legal troubles were connected to her killing.

🕊️RIP Juannazia Guerra💔

10/11/2026

💔⚠️ She Was Shot After Breaking Up the Fight⚠️💔

19-year-old La’Tionna Johnson was a young mother from Wichita, Kansas, with a six-month-old baby girl and dreams of becoming an aesthetician. But on May 20, 2023, a night out in Wichita's Old Town entertainment district turned deadly after La’Tionna stepped in to break up a fight between two women. Around 11:10 p.m., near First Street and Washington, La’Tionna was preparing to leave with her two younger sisters and two friends when 19-year-old La’Niha Banks, one of the women involved in the altercation, pulled out a gun and fired multiple shots into their vehicle. La’Tionna was struck in the neck and shoulder. She was rushed to a hospital, underwent surgery, and remained on life support before dying five days later.

Banks fled the scene but later surrendered to police. In March 2024, a jury convicted her of first-degree felony murder, attempted first-degree premeditated murder, two counts of firing into an occupied vehicle, and four counts of aggravated assault. On August 9, 2024, a judge sentenced Banks to life in prison with parole eligibility after 25 years, plus an additional 65 months. Banks maintained that she fired in self-defense after being beaten during the confrontation, but the jury rejected her defense. In August 2026, the Kansas Supreme Court upheld her conviction. La’Tionna had stepped in to stop a fight, only to become the person who lost her life, leaving her baby girl to grow up without her mother.

🕊️RIP La’Tionna Johnson💔

10/11/2026

💔⚠️ She Was at a Hotel When Someone Repeatedly Shot Her ⚠️💔

23-year-old Candeese Jenkins lost her life in a deadly shooting at a motel in southwest Houston, Texas, in May 2023. What should have been an ordinary day turned into a homicide investigation after gunfire erupted at the property. The young woman's death left her loved ones grieving a life cut tragically short.

Authorities later announced that a teenage suspect had been arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting. The case raised troubling questions about what led to the violence and why Candeese's life ended at just 23 years old.

🕊️ RIP Candeese Jenkins 💔