Louisiana Man Convicted of Gruesome 2020 Murder of Girlfriend Amid Alleged COVID-19 Accusation

LACOMBE, La. — A Lacombe resident, Fernando Cortez, 30, was convicted of second-degree murder in the brutal killing of his girlfriend, Sandra Aldridge, in a case that shocked the community in April 2020. The verdict, reached after just 20 minutes of deliberations by a St. Tammany Parish jury, underlines a disturbing episode of domestic violence ending in a gruesome crime. In the early morning hours of April 17, 2020, Cortez made a chilling 911 call claiming both he and his wife were stabbed and near death. During police questioning, he confessed to killing Aldridge by … Read more

Shocking Domestic Violence Incident: Man Allegedly Strangles Girlfriend and Erases Evidence Caught on Home Cameras

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – A grand jury in Ross County returned all 19 of their cases on Friday, January 12th, including one case categorized as a misdemeanor. Additionally, three cases remain open with the possibility of being released to the public. One of the cases presented to the grand jury involved an incident on Tabernacle Road. A woman reported to a Ross County Sheriff’s sergeant that upon returning home from a brief hospital stay, she found her live-in boyfriend in an unkempt house. The situation escalated when they began arguing, leading to the boyfriend, 23-year-old Joshua … Read more

Ross County Man Faces Multiple Charges for Allegedly Strangling and Assaulting Girlfriend

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – A grand jury in Ross County returned all 19 of their cases on Friday, including one case classified as a misdemeanor and three others pending public release. Within the testimony presented, concerning one of these cases, a disturbing incident unfolded. According to the Ross County Prosecutor’s Office, a woman contacted a sergeant from the Ross County Sheriff’s Department on November 12th. Distressed, she reported that upon returning home after a short hospital stay, she found her live-in boyfriend in a squalid house situated on Tabernacle Road. As the woman voiced her disapproval, … Read more