#10 - Bradley Finnan and Larry Brodacz On April the 4th of 2020, Larry Brodacz was
killed while carrying out a robbery in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Although his accomplice, Bradley Finnan, didn’t actually fire the gun that ultimately killed
the 58-year-old burglar, he was arrested and charged with murder three days later.
It was reported that Brodacz had confided in 38-year-old Finnan about the presence of
$200,000 in boxes at the Arlington Heights residence 20 years earlier, and believed that
the money could still be there.
Taking advantage of the safety measures put in place in response to the COVID pandemic,
both men covered their faces with surgical masks before conducting the break-in.
The homeowner, who had a doorbell camera installed for security purposes, opened the door believing
the two men to be landscapers.
The robbers could then be seen pushing their way into the house, and only 27 seconds later,
Finnan was pushed out the door.
Brodacz had been fatally shot inside the living room by the resident, who was determined to
have acted in self defense and thus wasn’t charged.
Because Brodacz’s death occurred during an attempted robbery, Finnan was held criminally
responsible.
Upon his arrest, the man was charged with felony murder and home invasion.
#9 - Madison Harris On February the 24th of 2020, Madison Harris
was murdered at her grandparents’ house in southern Mississippi.
James Waldeck, who was engaged to Harris’ grandmother at the time, was alerted to the
fact that something had happened by his doorbell security app, which indicated that an ambulance
had been called to his home.
The resulting recording showed five teenagers entering the property through the garage,
which was followed by the sound of gunshots.
The teens subsequently ran back outside, as they were chased out by Harris’ father.
The images captured by the camera allowed investigators to quickly identify the perpetrators,
some of whom had visited the house frequently in the days and weeks preceding the deadly
incident, and had even been considered friends of the victim.
Two weeks prior to Harris’ murder, the home had been burglarized, and Waldeck told authorities
that he suspected both crimes to have been committed by the same individuals.
Due to the age of the five suspects, their names weren’t immediately disclosed to the
public.
However, it was reported that they’d each been charged with capital murder.
#8 - Las Vegas man
An unnamed Las Vegas man was arrested on July the 21st of 2021 after allegedly threatening
to assault a woman outside her residence.
The man’s accuser, whose name wasn’t revealed to the media, shared a video of the incident
that had been captured by a doorbell camera.
In the recording, the suspect could be seen knocking on her door repeatedly, explaining
that he had several questions for the homeowner.
The woman’s husband, who wasn’t home at the time, used the doorbell camera’s intercom
system to ask the stranger his name.
Rather than identify himself, the stranger replied with a chilling confession, claiming
that he wanted the woman in the house to come outside so that he could assault and murder
her.
He added that he was armed with both a gun and a knife, and continued to insist that
the woman step outside.
By the time police arrived at the scene, the stranger had already left.
Thanks to the recording uploaded by the victim, a neighbor recognized the man and contacted
the authorities, who subsequently made an arrest in connection to the incident.
The unnamed man was reportedly charged with coercion, obstructing a public officer, and
aggravated stalking. #7 - Jennifer Chioma Ebichi
25-year-old Michael Egwaugu, a former varsity college football player, was caught on camera
confessing to the murder of his sister, Jennifer Chioma Ebichi, aged 32.
The video, recorded on December the 27th of 2019, showed Egwaugu exiting Ebichi’s home
with a kitchen knife in hand, his clothes covered in blood.
Before leaving the property, the man took off his clothes and was then heard saying:
“I killed Jennifer”.
The latter had been pregnant at the time of her death, and the medical examiner who conducted
her autopsy reported the presence of between one to two dozen stab wounds on her body.
On July the 17th of 2020, following a bench trial, Ebichi was found not guilty by reason
of insanity by presiding judge Julie Kocurek.
He was subsequently transferred to a state hospital in order to undergo psychiatric treatment.
#6 - Gabriel West, Jr.
On November the 21st of 2019, Johnathan Quarles and Gabriel West Jr., both in their mid-to-late
20s, fatally shot Aaron Jones at his home in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Jones, who’d allegedly sold illegal substances and sports gear out of his basement prior
to his death, had installed a Ring security camera on both the front and side doors of
his residence.
Detectives were thus able to access recordings and pictures of the moments leading up to
and immediately following the murder.
Police discovered Jones’ body in the basement, where he’d reportedly been shot to death,
and also determined that money had been stolen.
The images recorded by the doorbell camera, which showed the suspects entering the house
and leaving with duffel bags in hand minutes later, were instrumental in the identification
and arrest of Quarles and West.
The former, who’d known the victim since childhood, agreed to testify against West
as part of a plea bargain with prosecutors that sentenced him to 19 years for robbery.
West, identified by his accomplice as the shooter, was handed down a minimum prison
term of 55 years.
#5 - Michael Hetle Former NASA executive Michael Hetle was filmed
shooting his neighbor, National Guard member Javon Prather, seven times during a fatal
altercation at his home in Washington, D.C on March the 3rd of 2020.
In the footage recorded by the doorbell camera, 52-year-old Hetle was shown opening the front
door and opening fire after the victim called on him to come out.
The police arrived at the scene after having been alerted to the situation by concerned
neighbors.
According to eyewitnesses, the two men had been arguing over several property-related
issues since 2016.
Hetle later claimed to have been acting in self defense, believing Prather was knocking
on his door with the intention of harming him.
The victim’s wife assured officers that this was not the case, and that Hetle had
threatened to shoot her when she tried to retrieve her husband’s body following the
shooting.
The footage was played in its entirety during Hetle’s trial, leading to him being found
guilty of first degree murder in October of 2021.
The following January, the man was consequently given a life sentence.
#4 - Jahade Chancey On January the 16th of 2021, 23-year-old Jahade
Chancey was ambushed outside a recording studio in Staten Island, New York by two armed robbers.
The incident was caught on a Ring doorbell camera, which showed both assailants lying
in wait until Chancey stepped outside, at which point they pushed him back inside.
Gunshots subsequently rang out before the perpetrators fled the scene.
An ambulance was immediately called to the studio, but Chancey died soon after being
transported to the Staten Island University Hospital.
The victim, a young entrepreneur, had founded the recording studio along with several friends
the previous year.
Darren Boyd and Ming Liu, who were 30 and 29, respectively at the time of the incident,
were arrested five months later.
They had allegedly planned the deadly robbery to recover money owed by someone associated
with the studio.
The latest available information on the case indicated that the 2 men had pleaded not guilty
to their charges.
#3 - Clarence Stokes On August the 27th of 2021, New Jersey man
Clarence Stokes brutally murdered 44-year-old Latric Avery and her fiance, 67-year-old Stanley
Gunter, at the couple’s shared residence.
After stabbing Gunter to death in the apartment, Stokes followed his second victim to a neighbor’s
house, as was captured by a doorbell camera.
Avery frantically knocked on the door, screaming for help as Stokes moved in on her.
Upon reaching her, the assailant repeatedly stabbed her with a folding knife.
By the time police arrived at the scene, Avery was lying unresponsive on the porch.
She was rushed to the Hackensack University Medical center in critical condition, but
was declared dead shortly thereafter.
Stokes was quickly identified as the couple’s killer after detectives reviewed the recordings.
Later that night, he was arrested, whereupon officers found traces of the victims’ blood
on his clothes.
Stokes was charged with two counts of first degree murder in the incident’s aftermath.
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#2 - Albuquerque Prowler Between February and May of 2021, a New Mexico
woman received several notifications from her Ring doorbell camera regarding someone
prowling around her Albuquerque home.
The resident, who requested to remain anonymous, called 911 on four different occasions, and
even provided them with recordings of the stranger, who was captured walking around
her porch and attempting to peer into her windows.
Franchesca Perdue, a crime prevention specialist from the Albuquerque police department, indicated
that, while they’ve been alerted to the situation, the suspect has left the scene
before the arrival of law enforcement on each occasion.
If caught, the stranger faced a potential trespassing charge, which can be treated as
a misdemeanor or felony depending on the situation.
No further incidents were publicly reported as of the latest updates on the matter.
#1 - Maureen Martin Ohio woman Maureen Martin contacted the police
after a stranger carrying a gun knocked on the door of her Toledo residence late one
night in August of 2020.
Martin informed officers that the man had been recorded by her Ring doorbell camera,
which she’d turned on upon growing concerned that someone might be trying to gain access
to her home.
She refused to open the door as she kept a watchful eye on the man, who had a weapon
tucked into his waistband as he stood outside her porch.
When Martin continued to ignore his knocks, he walked away, followed by a second person
who’d been hiding nearby.
While Martin was on the phone with 911, she reportedly heard someone prowling around her
backyard, trying to open the door.
The stranger was wearing a mask, making it virtually impossible to identify him through
the surveillance recording.
Nevertheless, local police distributed the video to the general public in the hopes that
someone might recognize the suspect.
Martin, who was left terrified by the incident, told reporters that each of her neighbors
had indicated that they planned to purchase doorbell cameras to help bolster security
in the area.
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