Ahead of Halloween festivities, some bars in Milwaukee are banning Jeffery Dahmer Halloween costumes to avoid bringing back trauma to a town that suffered from Dahmer's violent murders for decades. Two bars, D.I.X. and This Is It, both posted on Facebook ahead of their Halloween parties and costume contests that Jeffrey Dahmer costumes will be prohibited inside their establishments. This Is It shared the following statement with sister station WISN 12 News: "Even though Dahmer was not a customer at This is It!, the bar has been getting phone calls ever since the Netflix series aired because we are the oldest LGBTQ+ bar in Milwaukee, and in the Midwest. This, coupled with the popularity of the series and people on social media toying with the idea that somehow dressing up like this evil person would be a good idea, led the bar to make a statement that such hateful and disrespectful costumes will not be allowed in our space."Netflix recently released a limited 10-episode series on Dahmer.D.I.X. said it will not allow the costumes inside because they may re-traumatize members of the LGBTQ+ community who lived through the horror of Dahmer. "We understand there's a generation out there that did not live this situation, they may not understand the severity of how it affected the community," said Eric Hamilton, one of the bar managers at D.I.X Milwaukee. "We don't want to put patrons in the situation where they would have to see or relive something that they had to truly experience. That's not a costume. It's not a costume."Dahmer killed 17 men and boys, most of them in Milwaukee. Authorities said he met many of his victims in gay bars."I wouldn't be surprised if someone does (wear the Dahmer costume) just on their own naivety, but our way of handling the situation is out of respect," Hamilton said. "We're not here to tell you what's appropriate or get authoritarian on you, but at the end of the day, we will politely ask you that you either remove part of your costume so it will not affect anyone, or politely tell you to go to another bar." Online retailer eBay also prohibited selling Dahmer Halloween costumes, saying it violates its violence and criminal policy.

An Idaho judge entered not guilty pleas on behalf of Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last fall, during an arraignment in a Latah County Court on Monday.Judge John Judge read aloud Kohberger’s rights and each of the murder and burglary charges outlined in the indictment. When asked if he understood the charges, Kohberger replied to each, “Yes.”When asked for his plea to the counts, Kohberger remained silent. His attorney rose and said, “Your honor, we are standing silent,” and the judge then entered not guilty pleas for him.Kohberger, 28, was indicted last week on four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary for the November 13 killings of Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20, at a home just outside the university’s main campus in Moscow, Idaho.The trial was set for Oct. 2 and is expected to last about six weeks. Prosecutors have 60 days from Monday to announce, in writing, whether they plan to seek the death penalty in this case.Wearing an orange prison outfit, Kohberger smiled and nodded at his attorney upon entering court but otherwise stared straight ahead during the arraignment. Family members of Goncalves also attended the hearing and remained focused on Kohberger as he was arraigned, according to Jordan Smith, a reporter for CNN affiliate KXLY who had a vantage point of the family in court. The hearing offered few details on a grisly case that remains shrouded in mystery. Authorities say Kohberger, a graduate student in the Department of Criminology at nearby Washington State University, broke into the students’ home and repeatedly stabbed the victims before fleeing the scene. Police have not released a potential motive in the case, and due to a wide-ranging gag order, few details have trickled out so far.The killings and lengthy investigation rattled the community of Moscow, a city of 25,000 people that hadn’t recorded a murder since 2015. After weeks with little information and heightened anxieties, Kohberger was arrested at his parents’ home in Pennsylvania in late December and identified as the alleged killer.He has been in police custody since then and is being held without bail.Also on Monday, the court scheduled two hearings for June 9 to address motions, filed by an attorney representing the family of Goncalves and a media coalition, regarding concerns over the wide-ranging gag order in the case.As it stands, prosecutors, defense lawyers, and attorneys for victims’ families and witnesses are prohibited from saying anything publicly, aside from what is already in the public record.How police narrowed in on KohbergerIn the days after the discovery of the grisly crime scene, investigators narrowed in on Kohberger after focusing on a white Hyundai Elantra seen in surveillance footage near the crime scene, according to a probable cause affidavit released in January.By Nov. 25, area law enforcement officers were notified to look out for the vehicle, the affidavit read. Within days, police at Washington State University in nearby Pullman, Washington, identified a vehicle and found it registered to Kohberger.His driver’s license information was consistent with the description of a man given to police by the victims’ surviving roommate, the affidavit says, specifically noting his height, weight and bushy eyebrows.The roommate told investigators she saw a man with a similar description clad in black the morning of the attack. Hours before the killings, Chapin and Kernodle had attended a party on campus, police have said, while Mogen and Goncalves went to a downtown bar before ordering food at a food truck.Video below: Police body camera video shows officers executing search warrant at Bryan Kohberger's homeInvestigators connected Kohberger to the crime scene after DNA on a tan leather knife sheath found lying next to one of the victims was linked to DNA on trash recovered from Kohberger’s family home in Pennsylvania, according to the affidavit.There, investigators seized a white 2015 Hyundai Elantra an attorney for the suspect previously said he’d used to drive, accompanied by his father, to his parents’ home for the holidays. Court documents show investigators dismantled the vehicle, collecting parts, fiber and swabs for further examination.Investigators also seized knives, a cell phone, black gloves, black masks, laptops, dark-colored clothes and dark shoes, an evidence log shows.Following his arrest, Kohberger waived extradition and was sent back to Idaho. He was booked into the Latah County Jail on the same counts for which he was indicted.Many details about the case remain unknown, in part due to a wide-ranging nondissemination order that prevents attorneys for any interested party in the case from commenting beyond the public record, leaving in place a veil of secrecy.A preliminary hearing had been scheduled for the end of June, with the parties expected to detail evidence collected by the state. But the hearing was canceled after Kohberger’s indictment, Latah County Deputy Court Clerk Tamzen Reeves said, and court records indicate the names of the witnesses who testified before the grand jury are under seal.

Cincinnati police said there is an alarming rise in domestic violence-related killings.The latest being a pregnant mother and her unborn child in West Price Hill.Michelle McDonald's family said she was loving, happy and kind.They told WLWT they had no idea something so terrible was about to happen.That's why they hope victims will find help as soon as they can."I just feel so much pain that I just don't feel like it's going to ever going to end," said Michelle Sanchez, McDonald's mother.Sanchez cries for her 31-year-old daughter and her unborn baby granddaughter, Aaliyah.Cincinnati police said both are the latest victims of domestic violence murder.McDonald is remembered for her smile."Unfortunately, it's events like these that bring it to light more. So, now we've lost this beautiful woman and this child," Lt. Col. Lisa Davis said.Police have charged Antonio Wilcox, 37, with murder.Loved ones said he was dating McDonald and was the baby's father.McDonald leaves behind a 4-year-old daughter, who family members said witnessed the shooting.Cincinnati police recorded three domestic violence-related murders in 2018.They said there were just as many in 2019.Officials said in 2020, there were five domestic violence-related murders.So far in 2021, they have counted nine.Davis said the pandemic may have fueled a spike."The controlling, the manipulation, isolating you from your friends and family, those type of things. I think the lesson is whenever, as a family member, as a friend, you're seeing those things," she said. "I think it's OK to ask those tough questions and I think we all have to be that person because we care about them."Police said Wilcox has a violent history and should not have had a gun."We know a lot of bad guys get their guns through straw purchases, meaning, they'll get someone who can legally buy a gun and then they give that to the bad guy," Davis said.McDonald's family hopes her story could inspire victims to find help."Let them know they've got that one person they can come talk to and confide in when something like this is going on because it's happening in everybody's families," said Dorothea Young, McDonald's cousin.Police said this case is a reminder to never give up on the victims.They said it is important to remember to go at their pace and remind them that they have safety and support when they decide it is time to leave.Cincinnati police said domestic violence incidents typically only make up between 6% and 8% of homicides.This year, the number sits at 16%.They believe part of the problem is the number of guns available on the streets.Officials said so far, Cincinnati officers have recovered more than 800 guns.

On the fifth anniversary of the Pike County murders, a status hearing in Pike County Court turned into a surprise plea deal in the killings.Eight members of the Rhoden family were brutally murdered in what Gov. Mike DeWine called the biggest case in Ohio's Bureau of Criminal Investigation history.The youngest charged, Jake Wagner, agreed to a plea deal to avoid the death penalty.DeWine stood alongside family members of those who were killed and teared up talking with us about the emotions of this day."Five years ago, today, I was here, we met with family members in the church and I committed to them that we would find who did this and that we would bring them to justice. There was a lot of justice done today," DeWine said.On the five-year anniversary of the Pike County murders, an emotional DeWine stood outside the Pike County Courthouse.Thursday brought a victory in a case he'd held close to the heart since he was Ohio's attorney general.Wagner agreed to a deal, pleading guilty to 23 counts including eight counts of aggravated murder for the killings of eight members of the Rhoden family in 2016.They were shot execution-style at four homes."That removes the sentence of death from, as a possible sentence, that will not be possible, at that point, to impose a possible death sentence. Do you understand that?" the judge said."I do, your honor," Wagner said.Prosecutors said there was a growing custody dispute between Wagner and Hannah Rhoden over their daughter.They outlined meticulous planning by Jake Wagner, Angela Wagner, George "Billy" Wagner and George Wagner IV, including buying phone jammers and hacking Facebook accounts, forging custody documents and building silencers for guns.Jake Wagner apologized in court.His attorneys said he knows he will die in prison."Family's been through hell. While today, I'm sure was a very gratifying day, it couldn't have been an easy day. They've got to be leaving here just totally exhausted and, you know, emotionally spent. But these are tough people, these are strong people," DeWine said.Prosecutors said Jake Wagner clearly implicated the other Wagners in his statements.They also said he led them to weapons and vehicles used in the killings.In addition to a series of life sentences, Jake Wagner could also owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.Prosecutors said Jake Wagner's deal also includes an agreement that will allow Angela Wagner, George "Billy" Wagner, and George Wagner IV to avoid the death penalty, but that means Jake Wagner will have to testify in each of their trials.