Father found insane in beheading
Amber Violette says her husband John begged her to skip work last Jan. 12. He believed that the apocalypse was going to destroy the Eastern seaboard that day.
Violette moved to Central Prison
Triangle Briefs: John Patrick Violette, accused of killing and decapitating his 4-year-old daughter in January, was moved to Central Prison recently for better safekeeping, state Department of Correction officials said Tuesday.
Man who killed children "unbalanced"
The estranged wife of a man who killed himself and their two children on Monday told an emergency dispatcher that her husband was "unbalanced," after she spotted his car at her home.
Girl died of stab wounds, autopsy finds
4-year-old decapitated only after she was dead.
Family says beheading suspect is mentally ill
A decade before police charged John Patrick Violette with beheading his 4-year-old daughter, he began battling an illness that planted strange voices in his head, his family said. Schizophrenia struck Violette in his mid-20s.
On a bitter day, a warm goodbye for a slain child
Katlin Violette's funeral is held amid petals and plastic butterflies. Katlin's father, John Patrick Violette, is under close watch at Central Prison since police accused him of killing his daughter.
Father tight-lipped in court
John Patrick Violette arrived home to Johnston County on Wednesday to meet a blur of camera flashes and the stares of curious onlookers. Police say he killed and beheaded his 4-year-old daughter, Katlin.
Violette returns to face charge
Police confiscated two kitchen knives from the Clayton home of John Patrick Violette, one stained with what appeared to be blood, according to a search warrant made public Tuesday. Police also collected a blood-stained pair of children's pajamas.
Slain girl recalled as caring, outgoing
On Wednesday, 4-year-old Katlin Violette was supposed to show off a cartwheel and forward roll she'd spent months practicing in her gymnastics class. Instead of celebrating Katlin's graduation to a more advanced gymnastics class, those who loved her will be steadying themselves to say goodbye.
Slain girl's father arrested
Police tracked John Violette to a hotel in Washington, D.C., where he was arrested early Saturday and charged with first-degree murder. Investigators say they don't know what drove Violette to such a point.
