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'Just wait': Inmate nicknamed 'Opie' threatens to shoot up jail, talked to employee about 'the smell of death,' police say

'Just wait': Inmate nicknamed 'Opie' threatens to shoot up jail, talked to employee about 'the smell of death,' police say

Richard Allan Manuel (Tygart Valley Regional Jail). A West Virginia inmate with…
Woman stabs ex-boyfriend with ‘Rambo knife’ and is arrested the next day with blood on her dress and sandals: Cops

Woman stabs ex-boyfriend with ‘Rambo knife’ and is arrested the next day with blood on her dress and sandals: Cops

Background: 1000 block of College Avenue in Bluefield, West Virginia (Google Maps)…
Teen convicted of massacring family, including 3-year-old brother, gets new trial over ‘reversible error’ in jury instructions 

Teen convicted of massacring family, including 3-year-old brother, gets new trial over ‘reversible error’ in jury instructions 

Inset: Gavin Smith (West Virginia Dept. of Corrections). Background: The home where…
‘Life-altering beating’: Man nearly kills pregnant girlfriend, leaves her for dead in the woods and then calls 911 to confess in front of their other child, police say

‘Life-altering beating’: Man nearly kills pregnant girlfriend, leaves her for dead in the woods and then calls 911 to confess in front of their other child, police say

Background: Logan Willis signs a document while under police supervision after being…
‘It was all his fault’: Dad threw infant son ‘out of frustration’ into bed frame, causing fatal skull fracture, police say

‘It was all his fault’: Dad threw infant son ‘out of frustration’ into bed frame, causing fatal skull fracture, police say

Zachary Williams (West Virginia Central Regional Jail). A West Virginia man allegedly…
‘Done it almost everyday for a month’: Parents killed infant by rubbing alcohol on her gums and around her mouth when she got ‘irritable and fussy,’ police say

‘Done it almost everyday for a month’: Parents killed infant by rubbing alcohol on her gums and around her mouth when she got ‘irritable and fussy,’ police say

Left to right: James J. Smith and Angel Talbert (West Virginia Division…
‘Completely unaware of the child’: 3-year-old found ‘shivering’ on roof while parents were passed out from night of pot and video games, police say

‘Completely unaware of the child’: 3-year-old found ‘shivering’ on roof while parents were passed out from night of pot and video games, police say

Left to right: Mason Adkins, Sonya Adkins (Central Regional Jail/WDTV). A couple…
West Virginia high school basketball player faces felony charges for repeated fouls, including breaking competitor’s nose

West Virginia high school basketball player faces felony charges for repeated fouls, including breaking competitor’s nose

A West Virginia high school athlete is facing adult felony charges after…
Matthew Fortner, 49, was digging a grave at Baylous Cemetery in preparation for a burial when he allegedly struck the baby casket. Fortner, who has a prior murder conviction, then dumped the casket over a hillside near the gravesite and the baby's corpse ended up in the middle of the cemetery

Gravedigger charged with disgusting act against baby’s corpse at cemetery after couple finds boy’s body

By ALYSSA GUZMAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 09:25 EDT, 5 April 2025 |…
Man ‘tired of being used’ by female friend guns her and boyfriend down after they came home in his car: Police

Man ‘tired of being used’ by female friend guns her and boyfriend down after they came home in his car: Police

Michael Wayne Adkins (West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation). A 58-year-old…