Death Down Under

A rather gruesome murder from Australia. A woman disguised herself as a man and beat her half-sister to death with a chicken shaped crock pot. Crockpot seemed to be empty at the time of the murder. The whole story here.

Crock Pot Crime Does Not Pay

A woman who killed her friend by bashing her over the head with a Crock Pot during a drunken political argument was sentenced to twenty three years in prison. Tewana Sullivan, 51, beat Cheryl Livy, 66, with a Crock Pot at the victim's Livonia, Michigan apartment in October 2014. Full story from the Detroit Free Press.

A plea

If you've been following this blog you've read the story of the Michigan woman who bludgeoned her friend with a Crock Pot back in October. After a couple of examinations that were inconclusive about whether or not Tewana Sullivan was competent to stand trial, Sullivan pled guilty to second degree murder in the death of Cheryl Livy. Sullivan faces 23-50 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for June 15th. The update can be found here.

When hitting someone with a Crock Pot has repercussions

In New Orleans in September 33-year-old Teita Vaughn and her boyfriend, identified as 43-year-old Antonio Carr, got into an argument that turned physical. Carr grabbed a crock pot and hit Vaughn on the leg multiple times before running from the home. Vaughn was brought to the hospital, where doctors diagnosed her with a fractured left ankle. No word on whether or not there was any food in the Crock Pot at the time of the assault. According to police, officers were again called to Vaughn's home on Oct. 10 and found her unresponsive. EMTs attempted to resuscitate Vaughn, but were unable to do so. She was pronounced dead on scene. The next day, Orleans Parish Coroner Dr. Jeffrey Rouse conducted an autopsy and determined that Vaughn died as a result of a blood clot stemming from the ankle fracture. On Feb. 25, 2015, witnesses gave their accounts of what happened in the September incident, and they matched the original account. Based on this information, Rouse re-classified Vaughn's death as a homicide. Detective Travis Ward was able to secure an arrest warrant for Carr for manslaughter. Carr is now on the run. From WVUE.

Back in Michigan

There was a pretrial hearing last week for Tewana Sullivan, who is accused of bludgeoning Cheryl Livy with a Crock Pot last year. The Detroit News reported that, "Officer Michael Lewallen said Sullivan was saying "I'm sorry. I did it. I'm sorry. I did it. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. She was sobbing. She was crying." The cord was also wrapped around Livy's neck. Must have been a long cord because Crock Pot cords are usually fairly short. "Defense attorney John McWilliams said the two women had argued over "presidential politics. Whatever the controversy is between Democrats and Republicans," he said." So is this Obama's fault now? Arraignment is scheduled to take place on February 12th.

Update: her lawyer went there

Back in October, Tewana Sullivan was charged with killing her friend, Cheryl Livy, by bludgeoning her over the head with a Crock Pot. It is still not clear if there was any food in the Crock Pot at the time of the killing. Sullivan's lawyer, John McWilliams, says that his client is competent to stand trial. McWilliams stated that the two had been drinking and that Sullivan's blood alcohol content was a very high 0.41. "It's a recipe for tragedy," McWilliams said. Sullivan's next day in court is January 15th.

Now Michigan joins in, Crock Pot as weapon

In the Detroit area, a 66 year old woman has died after being beaten with a Crock Pot. The victim had just returned from a trip with the accused murderer and was attacked in her kitchen as she and the perpetrator were cooking.

No word if the Crock Pot had food in it or not.

The whole story is here.

As the weather gets colder, Crock Pot crime is on the rise.