Divia Ram, 3 - toddler allegedly drowned by her mother found dead Sunday, November 15, 2009; body found when her father, who is estranged from the mother, called police for a welfare check
Anul Ram, 31 - mother of the victim arrested on suspicion of murder
Sacremento, CA

Anul Ram, the woman charged in the death of her 3-year-old daughter, also faces a special circumstance allegation of rape in the case. According to court documents obtained by KCRA 3, the Sacramento County District Attorney's office alleges "that the murder of Divya Ram was committed by Anul Ram, while the said defendant was engaged in the commission of the crime of rape."

Sacramento police said Ram drowned her daughter, Divya, in their Greenhaven apartment on Nov.15. Police said they received a call from the child's father asking for a welfare check on his two children, a 7-year-old boy and the daughter. Both had been picked up from his home by their mother, his estranged wife.

Police said the father called them back about a half hour later, saying that he believed his wife might have killed their daughter. When police arrived at the mother's home, they found the child unresponsive. The girl was taken to UC Davis Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.

Kimya Rolison (45) - skeletal remains were found in June 2008
Esme Kenney (14) - sexually assaulted, kidnapped and strangled while out running on March 7, 2009
Mary Jo Newton (45) - burned body was found in July, 2006
Casonya "Sharee" Crawford (14) - burned body was found on May 9, 2006
Leola Douglas (not pictured above) - died after being beaten, choked, doused with lighter fluid and set on fire in 1987
Anthony Kirkland (40) - previously convicted of manslaughter in the 1987 death of Leola Douglas; Kirland was arrested March 2009 for the rape and murder of Esme Kenney; pleaded guilty in the murders of Mary Jo Newton & Kimya Rolison on March 4, 2010; on trial now for the murders of Esme Kenney and Casonya Craford
Cincinnati, OH

Suspected The statement came Thursday as his taped confession was played for a jury in his murder trial at the Hamilton County Courthouse. Det. Bill Hilbert was almost finished questioning Kirkland about the killings of Mary Jo Newton, Casonya "Sharee" Crawford and Esme Kenney, when Kirkland said, "there's one more." Kirkland proceeded to describe his encounter with a prostitute named "Kim."

Eve Marie Carson, 22 - University of North Carolina senior and student body president shot and killed March 8, 2008
Demario James Atwater, 22 - charged with first-degree murder and held without bond; also charged with carjacking resulting in death; pleaded not guilty; now facing Federal charges that could carry the death penalty
Lawrence Alvin Lovette Jr., 17 - arrested on charges of murder; also charged in the death of Duke University student Abhijit Mahato
Chapel Hill (Orange County), NC

Attorneys for one of the men accused of killing UNC student body president Eve Carson want their client's trial moved out of North Carolina. Demario Atwater's lawyers argue their client can't get a fair trial in the state because of the media coverage the case has received so far.

 

Prhaize Rosemary Galvan, 3 - found dead in her home on Friday, January 16, 2010; autopsy determined cause of death to be blunt force trauma
Joe Guy Galvan, 26; Jennifer Galvan, 29 - father of the victim and his wife charged with open murder for the death of his 3-year-old daughter,
Kimball Township (St. Clair County), MI

St. Clair County Prosecutor Mike Wendling might challenge a judge's decision to drop an open murder charge in the case against Jennifer Galvan. District Judge Cynthia Platzer ruled Wednesday Jennifer Galvan would be bound over to circuit court on a charge of first-degree child abuse and torture. Having the murder charge dropped could reduce greatly the amount of time Jennifer Galvan would spend in prison if convicted.

The Kimball Township woman was charged with open murder in connection to the slaying of her 3-year-old stepdaughter, Prhaze Galvan. The decision was made after a multi-day preliminary examination, which is a probable cause hearing.

Platzer said she didn't bind over the open murder charge for Galvan because testimony given during the examination didn't place her at the scene of the killing or as a participant in the abuse that resulted in the girl's death. Wendling said his office will review the preliminary examination transcripts.

Florida Edwards, 36, body was found Sept. 3, 1999; Sylvia Cobb, 36, body was found July 25, 2001; Renee Newman, 46, whose body was found April 11, 2002 - murdered women found in Baton Rouge, LA between September 1999-April, 2002
Jeffery Lee Guillory, 43 - charged December 16, 2009, with three counts of murder; has been in jail on other charges since January, 2008; had been considered a suspect in the Jeff Davis Serial Killer case, but was incarcerated when four of the women were killed; convicted of attempted 2nd degree murder March 10, 2010 for a 2007 case
Baton Rouge, LA

Accused Baton Rouge serial killer Jeffery Lee Guillory will be sentenced Monday for the attempted murder of a Lafayette woman. A jury on March 5 found Guillory guilty of attempted second-degree murder and robbery in the December 2007 attack of Johnnie Rose Martinez of Lafayette.

He was scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Edward Rubin on Wednesday. But Guillory's attorney, Randal McCann of Lafayette, argued that a state statute requires three days between the conviction date and sentencing date. As a result, Guillory's sentencing is reset for 10:30 a.m. Monday.

Guillory faces up to 50 years in prison for the attempted murder conviction and up to 40 years for the robbery conviction, McCann said. Prosecutors will ask for the maximum sentence, Assistant District Attorney Keith Stutes said. A motion for a new trial will be filed and, after Guillory is sentenced on Monday, McCann said he will file a motion for appeal.