Tom Berman

Chicago

U.S. Investigations Editor at Associated Press

U.S. investigations editor, The Associated Press.

Articles

Mom accused of leaving 2 young children home alone for days to go on cruise

Apr 12, 2024 | thepulseofnh.com | Meredith Deliso |Kieran McGirl |Tom Berman |Ed Lopez

(HOUSTON) -- A Texas mother has been arrested after allegedly leaving her two young children home alone for days to go on a cruise, court records show. Lakesha Williams, 29, of Houston, has been charged with abandoning a child with intent to return, a felony, according to a criminal complaint. Neighbors at her high-rise apartment building reportedly saw Williams leave with luggage on April 4 but "never saw her return," according to the complaint.
Mom accused of leaving 2 young children home alone for days to go on cruise

Apr 12, 2024 | thepulseofnh.com | Meredith Deliso |Kieran McGirl |Tom Berman |Ed Lopez

(HOUSTON) -- A Texas mother has been arrested after allegedly leaving her two young children home alone for days to go on a cruise, court records show. Lakesha Williams, 29, of Houston, has been charged with abandoning a child with intent to return, a felony, according to a criminal complaint. Neighbors at her high-rise apartment building reportedly saw Williams leave with luggage on April 4 but "never saw her return," according to the complaint.
How 2 teenagers plotted their best friend's murder

Apr 12, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | Kieran McGirl |Tom Berman |Ed Lopez |Ivan Pereira

"20/20" explores the 2012 killing of 16-year-old Skylar Neese. ByKieran McGirl, Tom Berman, Ed Lopez, and Ivan PereiraWhen 16-year-old Skylar Neese went missing from her West Virginia home after midnight on July 6, 2012, two of her best friends took to social media to express their fears and hopes that Skylar could be alive.
How 2 teenagers plotted their best friend's murder

Apr 12, 2024 | bigcountrynewsconnection.com | Kieran McGirl |Tom Berman |Ed Lopez |Ivan Pereira

(MORGANTOWN, W.Va.) -- When 16-year-old Skylar Neese went missing from her West Virginia home after midnight on July 6, 2012, two of her best friends took to social media to express their fears and hopes that Skylar could be alive. But months later, investigators would find out that Rachel Shoaf and Shelia Eddy were hiding a sinister, deadly plot behind their posts and were ultimately responsible for Neese's death.
Nashville couple's murder uncovers dark conspiracy, payoffs across the country

Feb 9, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | Abbey LeVine |Elissa Stohler |Tom Berman |Ivan Pereira |Michela Rosario

"20/20" explores the March 2020 killings of Holly Williams and Bill Lanway. ByAbbey LeVine, Elissa Stohler, Tom Berman, Michela Rosario, and Ivan PereiraFebruary 9, 2024, 6:05 AMOn March 13, 2020, Nashville Metro police received a 911 call made by a construction worker who saw a white Acura that hit a tree. Inside the vehicle were the bodies of Holly Williams and Bill Lanway, an esthetician and a mechanic respectively, who were shot several times, according to investigators.
How a hidden past led to Katrina Smith's killer

Oct 20, 2023 | abcnews.go.com | Gary Wynn |Lale Arpaci |Tom Berman

When Todd Smith went public with the news that his wife Katrina had left their home on the evening of Oct. 22, 2012 and never returned, it sent shockwaves through the couple’s Rockford, Illinois, community. Katrina Smith was one of their own. Seeing Todd Smith on local TV emotionally pleading for the safe return of his wife resonated with the people of Rockford, and they joined the Smiths’ friends and family in organized searches to locate Katrina.