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Four Charged with Gruesome Murders Across Three States

3/8/2026

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Ricky Lee Roybal-Smith, 38, faces four murder charges in Colorado.
The charges include three from a 2025 crime spree and a 2022 homicide.
Phillip Whitnel, 38, is charged with murdering his estranged wife, Stephanie Stacey, at a Kentucky bar.
Aliyah Henderson, 28, is charged with murder in Ohio after two sisters’ bodies were found in suitcases.

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Story summary

Ricky Lee Roybal-Smith, 38, faces four murder charges in Colorado.
The charges include three from a 2025 crime spree and a 2022 homicide.
Phillip Whitnel, 38, is charged with murdering his estranged wife, Stephanie Stacey, at a Kentucky bar.
Aliyah Henderson, 28, is charged with murder in Ohio after two sisters’ bodies were found in suitcases.