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Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Yahoo
Murdered woman's divorce attorney arrested in her 2013 killing
More than twelve years after Aliza Sherman was fatally stabbed in downtown Cleveland, police arrested a man on Friday in connection with her death. A grand jury has indicted Gregory Moore, 51 — Sherman's former divorce attorney — on charges related to the fatal stabbing of the 53-year-old nurse and mother of four while she was waiting outside of his office building on March 24, 2013. The indictments include one count of aggravated murder, one count of conspiracy, six counts of murder and two counts of kidnapping. Security footage captured a hooded person running from the scene of the crime, but the person, now believed to be Moore, was never identified. The case remained unsolved at the time. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations took on Sherman's case in 2021, months after NBC's 'Dateline' featured Sherman's case — speaking with her daughter Jennifer, eight years after the killing. 'The Sherman family has waited over a decade for answers regarding their mother's homicide,' Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O'Malley said in a statement. 'Through the tenacious work of multiple law enforcement agencies, evidence was accumulated that paints the unmistakable picture that Gregory Moore orchestrated and participated in the brutal murder of Aliza Sherman.' It does not appear that Moore has been assigned an attorney. The indictment states that on the Sunday that Sherman was killed, Moore texted her to meet him at his office building at 4:30 p.m. and to let him know when she was leaving. While Sherman waited outside the building, 'Moore or an unnamed conspirator' approached her from behind and stabbed her more than 10 times, leading to her death, according to the indictment. The indictment alleges Moore texted and called Sherman before and after he allegedly killed her. 'These texts and requests for calls were for the purpose of creating false evidence that Moore was unaware of Sherman's assault,' the indictment says. The grand jury's indictment said Moore killed Sherman to prevent her divorce trial, which was scheduled to start the following day. The indictment states that at the time of Sherman's murder, Moore was being investigated for sending bomb threats to the courthouse on the days he had to appear in court to similarly avoid trials. Moore knew he was being investigating for the bomb threats, according to the indictment. In 2017, Moore pleaded guilty to inducing panic related to the bomb threats and falsification for giving authorities misleading statements during the Sherman investigation. Moore will be arraigned at the Cuyahoga County Justice Center at a later date, prosecutors said. This article was originally published on
NBC News
03-05-2025
- NBC News
Murdered woman's divorce attorney arrested in her 2013 killing
More than twelve years after Aliza Sherman was fatally stabbed in downtown Cleveland, police arrested a man on Friday in connection with her death. A grand jury has indicted Gregory Moore, 51 — Sherman's former divorce attorney — on charges related to the fatal stabbing of the 53-year-old nurse and mother of four while she was waiting outside of his office building on March 24, 2013. The indictments include one count of aggravated murder, one count of conspiracy, six counts of murder and two counts of kidnapping. Security footage captured a hooded person running from the scene of the crime, but the person, now believed to be Moore, was never identified. The case remained unsolved at the time. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations took on Sherman's case in 2021, months after NBC's 'Dateline' featured Sherman's case — speaking with her daughter Jennifer, eight years after the killing. 'The Sherman family has waited over a decade for answers regarding their mother's homicide,' Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O'Malley said in a statement. 'Through the tenacious work of multiple law enforcement agencies, evidence was accumulated that paints the unmistakable picture that Gregory Moore orchestrated and participated in the brutal murder of Aliza Sherman.' It does not appear that Moore has been assigned an attorney. The indictment states that on the Sunday that Sherman was killed,Moore texted her to meet him at his office building at 4:30 p.m. and to let him know when she was leaving. While Sherman waited outside the building, 'Moore or an unnamed conspirator' approached her from behind and stabbed her more than 10 times, leading to her death, according to the indictment. The indictment alleges Moore texted and called Sherman before and after he allegedly killed her. 'These texts and requests for calls were for the purpose of creating false evidence that Moore was unaware of Sherman's assault,' the indictment says. The grand jury's indictment said Moore killed Sherman to prevent her divorce trial, which was scheduled to start the following day. The indictment states that at the time of Sherman's murder, Moore was being investigated for sending bomb threats to the courthouse on the days he had to appear in court to similarly avoid trials. Moore knew he was being investigating for the bomb threats, according to the indictment. In 2017, Moore pleaded guilty to inducing panic related to the bomb threats and falsification for giving authorities misleading statements during the Sherman investigation. Moore will be arraigned at the Cuyahoga County Justice Center at a later date, prosecutors said.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Yahoo
Elephant tranquilizer disguised as oxycodone found during Ohio drug bust
Thousands of pills more potent than fentanyl and morphine were found in a drug bust last month. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Jorge Santillan, 41, of Indianapolis, was indicted on March 5 in Fairfield County Common Pleas Court. He's facing charges of aggravated drug trafficking, aggravated drug possession, and illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, Attorney General Dave Yost said in a release. Pickerington Police found that Santillan had pills marked as oxycodone and multiple bags containing a powdery substance. The pills and powder were sent to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations. TRENDING STORIES: Driver dead after vehicle goes airborne from I-70, OSHP says Pilot who performed at Dayton Air Show dies in plane crash School employee placed on leave as school, law enforcement investigate allegations They identified 3,723 pills meant to resemble pharmaceuticals were actually carfentanil, 'a lethal synthetic opioid about 100 times more potent than fentanyl and 10,000 times more potent than morphine,' according to Yost. Carfentanil is used by veterinarians to sedate large animals like elephants and rhinoceroses and is not approved for human use. Thirty-two samples containing carfentanil have already been identified in the first four months of 2025. Carfentanil peaked in Ohio in 2017, when the BCI lab found it in 1,119 drug samples, according to Yost. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Yahoo
Ohio sees surge in psychedelic mushroom products marketed as candy
More psychedelic mushrooms are appearing on store shelves, tripling in one year. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] 'They look like candy you would get at a candy store,' Attorney General Dave Yost said. Some of the candy bars confiscated by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations are labeled 'Mocha Frappuccino' and 'Fruity Pebbles,' CBS-affiliate WBNS reported. 'It's not just magic mushrooms anymore. We are seeing the active ingredients Psilocyn incorporated into other things to appeal to kids, chocolate bars, candies,' Yost said. TRENDING STORIES: Officers investigating robbery at Riverside gas station School bus driver accused of running stop sign placed on leave 'It's really weird;' Man finds human remains while replacing porch on Greene County property, BCI has not seen these types of chocolate bars before 2023. In 2023, BCI reported finding 21 pounds of magic mushrooms. In 2024, there were 65 pounds reported. 'I'm especially concerned because we are seeing more and more marketing, not just with Psilocyn, but also with the Cannabinoid 8 and the various derived hemp products that we are seeing marketed in candy form, unregulated,' Yost said. Yost says the illegal candy bars are on store shelves in gas stations and vape shops— all places where your child can get them. BCI has collected 150 items containing mushrooms already this year. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Yahoo
Man killed by police Monday in Akron identified as 39-year-old from Cincinnati
A man shot and killed Monday morning during an incident with Akron police in Summit Lake has been identified as Marcus Leonard Smith, a 39-year-old man from Cincinnati, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday. Officers originally responded to reports of a stolen Toyota Camry at about 8:45 a.m., finding the vehicle near Ira Avenue and Lakeshore Boulevard. As officers tried to stop the vehicle, Smith reportedly fired at them, according to police. Akron police shooting: Man killed in gunfire exchange with Akron police in Summit Lake; 3 officers on leave The officers returned fire, striking him at least once, police said. Smith was transported to a local hospital where he later died. No officers were injured during the shooting. The three officers involved have been placed on administrative leave while the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Akron police conduct separate investigations. Reporter Anthony Thompson can be reached at ajthompson@ or on Twitter @athompsonABJ This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Man killed in Akron police shooting was 39-year-old from Cincinnati
