In Minnesota’s Crow Wing County, Michael Lee LaFlex (46) faced prosecution after 23-year-old Bryce Brogle—his daughter’s boyfriend—vanished in October 2022 following a visit to LaFlex’s storage unit; investigators alleged LaFlex confronted Brogle because he believed Brogle had been mistreating his daughter, and that the confrontation ended in a fatal incident involving a firearm, after which LaFlex tried to clean up evidence and conceal Brogle’s remains on rural/public land near Merrifield/Mission Township. The case began when LaFlex’s daughter reported Brogle missing, and search efforts later led authorities to a concealed site tied to the disappearance; court filings and testimony also described statements attributed to LaFlex that prosecutors argued showed advance planning, including remarks that a place to hide Brogle had already been prepared. At trial in April 2024, a jury in Crow Wing County District Court convicted LaFlex on premeditated first-degree and second-degree counts tied to Brogle’s death. In June 2024, the judge imposed the mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of release, with family members providing impact statements, and the case drew wider attention because it centered on an intra-family relationship and the prosecution’s claim that LaFlex acted as a self-appointed protector rather than turning to lawful options

Tynesha Evans was a 45-year-old mother of four from Alpharetta, Georgia, whose case drew attention after she died in a violent incident on March 16, 2019, outside a Wells Fargo branch on North Main Street; police responded late that morning, and investigators said the confrontation happened during an argument in the parking lot. Authorities identified Othniel (Othniel Nathan) Inniss as the suspect and reported that he and Evans had been in an on-and-off relationship, with public records and family statements pointing to a troubled history between them. The story spread widely because Evans’ children spoke publicly about the sudden loss of their mother and the financial instability that followed, and multiple outlets reported that Tyler Perry stepped in to assist the family with major expenses as they tried to regroup. After several years of court delays, the case concluded in February 2025 when Inniss entered a guilty plea; the court imposed a multi-year prison sentence, and Evans’ family described a mix of relief that the long legal process had finally ended and grief that no outcome could undo the harm their family experienced.

Cynthia Berendzen was at the center of a Las Cruces, New Mexico case that began after neighbors reported not seeing her for weeks, prompting a welfare check at her home. When officers entered the residence, they found signs that the scene had been cleaned and later confirmed she had died. The investigation led to charges against her son, and the case moved through the New Mexico court system over the following months.

Court coverage reported that a jury found Dillon Alexander Waller guilty of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence in connection with Cynthia Berendzen’s death. Multiple reports also noted that prosecutors sought consecutive penalties, and the judge ultimately imposed a life sentence plus an additional three years on the tampering count.

Reporting on the investigation says Waller initially denied involvement when questioned, but later admitted responsibility. News accounts also describe efforts to clean the home and conceal what had happened, which became part of the evidence discussed in the case. By February 2025, local coverage described the sentencing as the final major step in the prosecution. Dillon Alexander Waller was ultimately convicted and sentenced to life in prison, with additional time added for tampering with evidence.