'This is a murder story': Texts, written notes reveal terrifying lead-up to mom and 8-year-old son's execution-style killings inside own home, cops say

Insets: Jessica Lyman and Eli Painter (GoFundMe). Background: The 200 block of…

'Should prob delete later': Teen who murdered mom and stepdad posted TikTok tributes after slayings declaring they were 'wrongfully shot dead' and 'I miss them,' police say

Left: Sarah Patrick in a TikTok video that she allegedly posted on…

'She was not defending herself': Woman dons surgical glove before shooting her boyfriend dead, calls the media to schedule her perp walk, police say

Background: News footage of the scene in Jackson, Miss. where Adrione Triggs…

'He came at me': Man who shot and killed 'lifelong' friend at remote lake house claimed he had 'didn't have a choice,' deputies say

Anthony Emerson (Pulaski County Detention Center). An Ohio man is behind bars…

Teen used 'post-it note' to make girlfriend's murder look like suicide after killing her for 'texting another man'

Left: Nathaniel N. Archuleta (Peoria County Jail). Right: Mary Halcomb (Dignity Memorial).…

'Smallest daughter found them': Teen murdered her mother and stepfather while her 6-year-old sister was home with them, cops say

Left inset: Sarah Patrick (Carroll County Sheriff’s Office). Right inset: James Brock…

'How could you do this to me?': Man shot his friend in the eye after she told him she 'wasn't ready for a relationship,' DA says

Left inset: Jose Lopez Xique (Hennepin County). Right inset Kayli Arseth (Gearty-Delmore…

'If it looks bad then it's bad': Man 'jealous' of brother's success murdered him in argument 'over a girl,' cops say

Inset: Jacob Ackerman (Jackson County Jail). Background: Highway M-291 and Highway 210…

'Do you want to die?': 16-year-old facing adult murder charge after shooting at siblings during drug deal gone wrong, police say

Inset: Makayla Bauman (G.H. Herrmann Funeral Home). Background: Apartment complex in Beech…

'Why are you laid up next to him?': 'Jealous' boyfriend killed girlfriend's new man after finding them in bed together, prosecutors say

Background: News footage from the scene in Lawrence, Indiana, after Darius Timberlake…