It was around 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 25, 2020, when a woman called 911 to report that her neighbor’s home was on fire. The fire department quickly arrived at the modest ranch style home and encountered ...

An Illinois man is accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend days before she was supposed to give birth, before setting her home on fire in an attempt to cover it all up. Matthew Plote, 34, faces ...

Melissa Lamesch was counting down the days. It was Nov. 25, 2020, and the 27-year-old pregnant EMT was scheduled to be induced in two days. She had recently moved to her father’s modest ranch style ...

Matthew Plote was convicted of murder and killing an unborn child for the 2020 killing of Melissa Lamesch Facebook Melissa Lamesch Firefighters found Melissa Lamesch unconscious on her kitchen floor ...

A forensic pathologist took the stand days before a jury convicted Matthew Plote of murdering his pregnant girlfriend Melissa Lamesch and testified that the victim had "the most hemorrhages that I ...

OGLE COUNTY, Ill. — A jury has found a Malta man guilty of multiple charges, including murder, in a trial that began March 18. Ogle County State's Attorney Mike Rock has announced that on March 22, 36 ...

OREGON (WREX) — Charges have been announced against a man in a deadly house fire in Mt. Morris in 2020. Ogle County State's Attorney Mike Rock says Matthew Plote, 34 of Malta, Ill., murdered his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lamesch, 27, was killed just days before she was set to give birth to the couple’s son, according to WTVO, NBC Chicago and Shaw ...

An Illinois man strangled his 9-month-pregnant girlfriend to death and lit her house on fire in an attempt to hide evidence, a jury has found. Lamesch, 27, was killed just days before she was set to ...