Murder in Chicago, Illinois
April 25, 2026, 136 days after release
Released by a judgeUS citizen
- Prior arrests
- 6
Talley and an accomplice allegedly robbed a Family Dollar in Chicago, beating cashier Maria Velazquez. When Bartholomew responded, Talley shot him. Later, while being transported for a CT scan, Talley pulled a hidden firearm from under his blanket and shot two officers, killing Bartholomew. Talley was on electronic monitoring under the SAFE-T Act, released by Judge Lyke in December 2025.
Murder in Raleigh, North Carolina
January 12, 2026, 272 days after release
Released by a judgeUS citizen
- Prior arrests
- 20
Welch was found dead in her Raleigh home in January 2026 from blunt force trauma to the head. Camacho — free after Judge Mitchell's April 2025 reduction of his four felony breaking-and-entering charges to misdemeanors — was arrested and charged with her murder. The case has become a major issue in the 2026 NC Senate race involving Cooper.
Murder in Cleveland, Ohio
December 14, 2025, 6 days after release
Released by a judgeUS citizen
- Prior arrests
- 9
Allen allegedly shot McComas at a Cleveland RTA light rail station six days after his release. Allen had been bonded out via funds provided by The Bail Project, a national nonprofit, despite explicit warnings from his own family.
Other in Chicago, Illinois
November 17, 2025, 94 days after release
Released by a judgeUS citizen
- Prior arrests
- 72
On November 17 2025, Reed allegedly set Bethany MaGee on fire while she rode a CTA Blue Line train in the Loop. She survived with severe burns to more than half her body. Reed was on electronic monitoring for a separate offense at the time; an EM curfew-violation alert went out just after noon that day, hours before the attack. He was charged with federal terrorism in addition to state charges. MaGee was discharged from the burn ward in February 2026.
Murder in Westminster, Colorado
November 10, 2025, 7 days after release
Released by a judge
- Prior arrests
- 7
Perales is accused of killing Valdez approximately one week after his release from custody. The case has been cited in proposed legislation to tighten Colorado's pretrial release rules.
Murder in Brooklyn, New York
October 7, 2025, 89 days after release
Released by a judge
- Prior arrests
- 33
Tanzi held a door for Mazariegos at the Jay Street-MetroTech station. Mazariegos turned and punched, kicked, and stomped on Tanzi's head 15 times, killing him on camera. He fled with Tanzi's credit cards. NYPD arrested him hours later in Times Square carrying a samurai sword. He has confessed to the killing.
Murder in Charlotte, North Carolina
August 22, 2025, 219 days after release
Released by a judgeUS citizen
- Prior arrests
- 14
Brown pulled a folding knife from his hoodie and stabbed Zarutska three times from behind, including in the neck, as she sat looking at her phone on the train. She died at the scene. The attack was captured on surveillance video.
Rape in Seattle, Washington
May 4, 2025, 33 days after release
Released by a judgeUS citizen
- Prior arrests
- 28
Kowalczewski allegedly approached the 15-year-old near a bus stop, forced her into a wooded area near the Northgate Transit Center, and raped her. He was arrested shortly after; bail was set at $1 million post-attack. He has pleaded not guilty.
Murder in Columbia, South Carolina
May 3, 2025, 32 days after release
Released by a judgeUS citizen
- Prior arrests
- 39
Dickey killed Logan Federico in a random attack in Columbia, SC on May 3 2025. He was already on probation and had been arrested 39 times — 25 of those felonies — in the prior decade. His criminal history included a litany of missing fingerprints, incomplete charging documents, and lenient pleas. Bond was denied in Lexington County after the killing. Rep. Ralph Norman demanded SLED records and called for impeachment of the responsible solicitor.
Murder in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
March 22, 2025, 4 days after release
Released by a judgeUS citizen
- Prior arrests
- 3
Four days after Judge Fehrenbach stayed his jail sentence for an in-custody felony battery, Harmon allegedly opened fire on Milwaukee's Water Street, killing 22-year-old Dylan Jackson and wounding two others. He was charged with first-degree reckless homicide, two counts of first-degree reckless injury, and felon in possession of a firearm. The case has drawn national attention to Fehrenbach's reform-minded sentencing record.
Murder in Loveland, Colorado
November 1, 2024, 22 days after release
Released by a judgeUS citizen
- Prior arrests
- 5
Police conducted a welfare check after family members could not reach Toni Fuller. They found her dead from blunt and sharp force injuries. Her son Michael, free on $250 bond from his assault-on-officer case, was arrested at the scene.
Murder in Houston, Texas
October 7, 2024, released while facing this charge
Released by a judgeUS citizen
- Prior arrests
- 0
Christa Gilley was strangled in her Houston home on October 7, 2024 while 9 weeks pregnant; her husband Lee called police claiming she had overdosed. He was charged with capital murder, then released on $1M bond. In May 2026, days before trial, he cut off his GPS ankle monitor, used a fake Belgian passport, and flew to Italy via Air Canada. Italian border police arrested him in Milan; he is seeking asylum to avoid extradition since Texas has the death penalty.
Rape in Stillwater, Oklahoma
June 1, 2024, released while facing this charge
Released by a judgeUS citizen
- Prior arrests
- 1
- Released December 8, 2025 by Special Judge Susan Worthington
- Youthful Offender Act reclassification — counseling, curfews, community service, supervision until age 19 (no prison)
Butler pleaded no contest to multiple counts of rape, sexual battery, and domestic assault and battery by strangulation of two female victims. Despite prosecutors seeking up to 78 years and recorded evidence of the assaults, Judge Worthington reclassified him as a youthful offender and sentenced him to probation, counseling, community service, and curfews — no prison time. Protests followed in Stillwater; a Marsy's Law motion was filed in December 2025.
Murder in Far Rockaway, New York
March 25, 2024, 345 days after release
Released by a judgeUS citizen
- Prior arrests
- 14
Diller and his partner approached a parked car illegally stopped at a bus stop in Far Rockaway. Passenger Guy Rivera (separately, a parole-release case) shot Diller below his vest. Jones — the driver, free on $75K bail — had a loaded ghost gun in the glove compartment. After the killing Judge Maria Gonzalez found him a flight risk and remanded him without bail.
Murder in Queens, New York
March 22, 2024, 21 days after release
Released by a judgeUS citizen
- Prior arrests
- 45
Bohler allegedly struck Lelawattie Narine with his motorcycle around 8:30 p.m. on March 22 2024 and fled. Narine, a 52-year-old cancer survivor walking as advised by her doctors, was killed. Bohler was charged retrospectively in October 2025 while already on Rikers Island for a separate machete attack on a dog owner.
Murder in Los Angeles, California
January 13, 2022, 782 days after release
Released by a judgeUS citizen
- Prior arrests
- 11
Smith walked into the Croft House furniture store on La Brea Avenue and fatally stabbed Brianna Kupfer, who was working alone. He fled on foot; police found her body two hours later when a customer entered the store. Smith was on the run for a week before being captured in Pasadena. Convicted October 2024 and sentenced to life without parole.
Murder in Auburn, Alabama
October 23, 2019, 264 days after release
Released by a judgeUS citizen
- Prior arrests
- 4
Blanchard disappeared from a gas station in Auburn, Alabama. Her remains were found weeks later in Macon County. Yazeed — free on bond for the Montgomery kidnapping/attempted-murder charges — was captured in Florida in November 2019 and convicted of her murder in March 2026. Sentenced to life in prison.
Murder in Fort Myers, Florida
July 21, 2018, 111 days after release
Released by a judgeUndocumented
- Prior arrests
- 24
Jobbers-Miller responded to a report of a stolen cellphone. Desmaret struggled with him, took his service weapon, and shot him in the head. He died of his injuries five days later. Desmaret was found competent to stand trial in 2022 and convicted of first-degree murder in 2023. Sentenced to life without parole.
Shooting in Sunnyvale, California
June 8, 2017, released while facing this charge
Released by a judge
- Prior arrests
- Not reported
On June 8, 2017, Veliz-Salgado, 21, was shot to death in the parking lot of Fair Oaks Plaza in Sunnyvale; a 24-year-old companion was wounded. The case went cold until 2024, when Sunnyvale DPS detectives, with help from the Santa Clara County DA, identified Vicente Aguilera-Chavez and Agustin Sandoval. Both were arrested January 9-10, 2025 and charged with murder, alleged to have killed Veliz-Salgado in the name of their gang. At an October 31, 2025 hearing, retired Judge Hector Ramon released Aguilera-Chavez on his own recognizance. The DA's office filed a motion to reconsider warning the court was 'gambling' on public safety. Ramon later released co-defendant Sandoval on the same terms.
