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Cameron Witham was 19. Audrey Witham was 18. Both died Thursday evening in a car crash in Cherokee County, Kansas.

It happened around 5:45 p.m. on Southeast 110th Street, about three miles north of Galena. Cameron, of Webb City, was driving a 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis north. Audrey, of Joplin, was in the car with him.

Investigators say the car hit the right side of the Spring River bridge. The hit sent it skidding. The car then veered off the left side of the road and slammed into a tree.

Cameron and Audrey both died in the crash. Investigators say both were wearing seat belts. It’s not clear from the report what led to the crash.

They were just starting out. A 19-year-old and an 18-year-old, with most of their lives still ahead. Their families, friends and everyone who knew them are now dealing with a loss they didn’t see coming.

The crash happened on a rural stretch of road, right where it crosses the Spring River. The tree the car hit sits just off the left side of the road.

Two families got the worst kind of news Thursday night. Two young people from Webb City and Joplin are gone, and the people who loved them are left with a lot of questions and a lot of memories.

Hannah Glover, 30, spent two weeks denying she killed Tara Morrison. Then, in the middle of her murder trial, she changed her mind. On Thursday, she pleaded guilty.

Glover and her co-accused, James Sorgiovanni, 29, were both charged with murdering Morrison, a 38-year-old mom from Western Australia. Police found her body in April 2024, stuffed inside a child’s cupboard at a home in Busselton, about 220 kilometers (roughly 137 miles) south of Perth. She had 40 stab wounds. Both pleaded not guilty at first.

The turn came a day after a prisoner who cannot be named testified. She told the court Glover confided in her. Glover said she used multiple knives, according to the inmate. She said Glover told her she saw Morrison give drugs to a child, and that she injected Morrison with a drug the inmate called fantasy. Then Glover told her co-accused, “It’s time,” the inmate said.

The inmate said Glover told her Sorgiovanni, “Jimmy,” held Morrison’s arms behind her back, and that’s when Glover stabbed her. She said Glover acted out the sound of blood squirting to show how much there was.

Glover’s lawyer, Anthony Eyres, had told the court something different in his opening remarks. He said she accepted she was in the home, but that Sorgiovanni killed Morrison. He said she denied stabbing her.

Sorgiovanni says that’s backwards. After his arrest, he blamed Glover and said he was asleep and heavily sedated by GHB. His lawyer, Lisa Boston, told the court he did not kill Morrison. She said he took a powerful anesthetic and passed out in a bedroom, then woke to shouting and saw a “horror show.” Glover was “a frenzied attacker with a knife,” Boston said. He has not changed his plea, and his trial continues.

State prosecutor Michael Cvetkoski told the court the pair had been together for less than two months when Morrison died. She was stabbed in the chest, neck, head, arm and hand, he said. The last person to see her alive said he dropped her at Glover’s home, and when he tried to leave after taking drugs with them, the doors were locked. A neighbor heard a woman screaming for about 30 minutes before it went silent.

The state says a bloody palm print on the front door was Morrison’s, made as she tried to escape. “It was two against one,” Cvetkoski told the court.

Police went to the home for a welfare check and saw blood on the door and walls. They found Morrison’s body, several bloody knives, CCTV ripped down and burnt hair soaked in blood. The state says gas and burners were turned on to burn the house down. Glover and Sorgiovanni had left. They were driven to Margaret River, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) away, and went their separate ways.

Glover’s case is back in court Nov. 5. Sorgiovanni remains on trial and is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Tara Morrison, 38, was a mom from Western Australia. In April 2024, police found her body stuffed inside a child’s cupboard at a home in Busselton, about 220 kilometers (roughly 137 miles) south of Perth. She had 40 stab wounds.

Two people went on trial for her murder. Hannah Glover, 30, and James Sorgiovanni, 29, both pleaded not guilty. About two weeks into the trial, on Thursday, Glover changed her plea to guilty.

The day before, a prisoner who cannot be named took the stand. She told the court Glover had confided in her about the killing. According to the inmate, Glover said she used several knives. She also said she saw Morrison give drugs to a child, and that she injected Morrison with a drug the inmate called fantasy. Glover then told her co-accused, “It’s time,” the inmate testified.

The inmate said Glover told her that Sorgiovanni, whom she called Jimmy, held Morrison’s arms behind her back. That’s when Glover stabbed her, the inmate told the court. She said Glover even acted out the sound of blood squirting, to show how much of it there was in the house.

Sorgiovanni has not changed his plea. His trial goes on.

State prosecutor Michael Cvetkoski laid out the case for the jury. Glover and Sorgiovanni had been together for less than two months when Morrison was killed, he said. She was stabbed again and again in the chest, neck, head, arm and hand. The last person to see her alive said he dropped her at Glover’s home, and when he tried to leave after taking drugs with them, the doors were locked. A neighbor was woken by a woman screaming for about 30 minutes, then the screaming stopped.

The state says a bloody palm print on the front door came from Morrison, as she tried to get out. “She was, in every sense of the words, fighting for her life,” Cvetkoski told the court. “It was two against one.”

Police came to the home for a welfare check. They saw blood on the door and walls, then found Morrison’s body. They say they also found several bloody knives, CCTV cameras ripped down and burnt hair soaked in blood. The state says gas and burners were turned on to burn the house down with her inside. Glover and Sorgiovanni had already left. They were driven to Margaret River, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) away, and then split up.

After his arrest, Sorgiovanni blamed Glover. He said he was asleep and heavily sedated by GHB when Morrison was attacked. His lawyer, Lisa Boston, told the court he did not kill Morrison. She said he took a powerful anesthetic and passed out in a bedroom, then woke to shouting and saw a “horror show.” Glover, the woman he thought he knew, was “a frenzied attacker with a knife,” Boston said.

Glover’s lawyer, Anthony Eyres, told the court in his opening remarks that she accepted she was in the home when Morrison was killed. He said Sorgiovanni did it, and that she denied stabbing Morrison. That was before she changed her plea.

Glover’s case returns to court Nov. 5. Sorgiovanni’s trial continues, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

D’Erick Calvin, Sr. is gone. The shooting happened on Muscadine Street in Greenville, Mississippi. Police got the call about a man with multiple gunshot wounds in the 300 block.

Officers showed up and found a bad scene. Calvin was the one hit. He did not make it. A verbal confrontation came first. Then the guns went off.

His family and friends now face a hole that stays open. Everyday talks and shared times turn into hard reminders. The loss hits deep and stays with them.

Greenville Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division is still on the case. They are collecting what they can about how the words led to the shots. No full story is out yet.

Anyone who saw something or knows details should call the department at (662) 378-1515. Crime Stoppers takes tips too at (662) 378-TIPS. Even small pieces can help put it together.

Gunfire like this changes more than one person. It reaches the people who cared about Calvin and the street where it took place. Questions hang while the work goes on.

Calvin was a real person with his own story. The report lists him as the victim. Those who knew him hold the parts that matter more than the end.

A man has been arrested after a pedestrian died in a collision in Essex, England, on Oct. 9. Her name was Linda Evans. Police arrested him on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drink or drugs.

Emergency services tried to save her. Linda was pronounced dead at the scene.

Her family says they were not ready for this. They call her a kind, loving and generous woman who always put others before herself. She was a much-loved mom and grandmother who doted on her four grandchildren.

Linda spent her career in the classroom. For over 30 years, she and her husband worked as secondary school teachers and served the local community. She taught languages, and her family says she was dedicated, hardworking and highly regarded. She kept tutoring in several Essex schools after she retired.

She lived a full life in retirement. Linda worked out, went to a yoga class and walked regularly with a local group. She was a member of the Women’s Guild and the Benfleet Horticultural Society. She was proud of her garden and worked hard on it.

Linda had more ahead of her. She planned to travel all over the world in the coming months. Her family says she had a real joie de vivre, with so much more time, love and energy still to give.

Linda and her husband were soulmates, their children say. They shared more than 60 years together and were married for 51 of them. The family says he is at a loss without her. She will also be missed by her children, their young families and everyone who knew her.

Anyone with information or footage that could help the investigation is asked to contact police online, through Live Chat or by calling 101. Information can also be given anonymously to Crimestoppers. Callers should quote incident 1243 of Oct. 9.

Linda Evans had trips planned for the coming months. She never got to take them. Linda, a retired languages teacher, died Oct. 9 after a collision in Essex, England. She was a pedestrian.

Emergency crews did all they could. It wasn’t enough. Linda was pronounced dead at the scene. Police arrested a man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drink or drugs.

Her family is devastated. They describe Linda as kind, loving and generous, a woman who always put other people first. She doted on her four grandchildren.

She spent her working life in the classroom. For more than 30 years, Linda and her husband both taught at secondary schools and served the local community. Linda taught languages, and her family says she was dedicated, hardworking and highly regarded. Even after she retired, she kept tutoring in several Essex schools.

Retirement didn’t slow her down. She worked out, took a yoga class and walked regularly with a local group. She belonged to the Women’s Guild and the Benfleet Horticultural Society. Her garden was beautiful, and she worked hard to keep it that way.

Linda also loved to explore. She had plans to travel all over the world in the coming months. Her family says she had a real joie de vivre and so much more time, love and energy to give.

Her husband may feel the loss most. The couple were soulmates, according to their children. They spent more than 60 years together and were married for 51 of them. Her family says he is at a loss without her. Linda will also be missed by her children, their young families and everyone who knew her.

Police are asking for help. Anyone with information or footage can contact them online, through Live Chat or by calling 101. People can also pass on information anonymously to Crimestoppers. Whoever calls should quote incident 1243 of Oct. 9.