Bride's Plea After New Hubby's Shocking Post "I Do'" Murder| Crime Alert 6PM 04.28.2025

It was supposed to be the happiest day of her life, however hours after exchanging vows, a North Carolina woman goes from beaming bride to widow. And the killer is still on the loose. 

A nationwide manhunt intensifies for an airman on the run...wanted for child sex abuse charges after he's a no show in court.  Plus, a bank-robbing crime author, with a rap sheet longer than his bibliography is busted, again. Jennifer Gould reports. 

 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alart, hourly update, breaking crime news. Now. I'm Jennifer Gould,
a North Carolina bride's dream wedding turns into a nightmare
when her new husband is brutally gunned down just hours
after they said I do. Kiara Burton is now breaking
her silence six months after her beloved Tyrek Burton, was

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executed outside their Greensboro wedding reception. She spoke to Fox
eight News. The beginning of my day, I was the
happiest girl in the world. The ending of my night
definitely the saddest girl in the world. The couple, together
for over a decade, finally tied the knot in October
twenty twenty four at the Barber Park Events Center, surrounded
by their four children. But after exchanging vows and celebrating

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with loved ones, Fiarra's world was shattered. Greensboro police responded
to a shooting at Barbara Park Drive around eight fifty
nine pm, just hours after their first dance. Tyrek, who
Kiara called a provider, a protector, a great husband, and
a great friend, was found riddled with bullets outside the venue.
Cop say the thirty seven year old was shot a

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staggering fifteen times, dying right there on the parking lot,
turning his new bride into a widow, and leaving their
four kids without their father. Kiara revealed the devastating circumstances
leading to his death, a road rage incident sparked by
a perceived traffic cutoff. Tyrek, believing Kiara had already left

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the venue, was heading to their vehicle to go home,
and then turned back to get her, possibly cutting someone
off in the process, triggering the fatal confrontation with the
unknown assailant. Six months have passed since this brutal crime,
and still no arrests have been made. Tiara recently returned
to the very spot where her happiness was stolen, desperately

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canvassing the area for clues. Burton's mom, Carolyn Burton, spoke
to the media. I demand justice, I demand it, and
I don't want wait. I don't want to wait years forward.
The Greensboro Detectives will not discuss the case publicly to
protect the integrity of their ongoing investigation, but they are
urging anyone with information to please come forward. Contact crime

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Stoppers at three three six three seven three one zero
zero zero. You can remain anonymous. More Crime and Justice
News After this, A nationwide manhunt is underway for Airman
first Class Brandon Cecil stand Affur, a US Air Force

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member who is now on the run to avoid prosecution
on charges of possession and distribution of child sexual abuse materials.
Stand Affur, and aircraft maintainer stationed at Hurlbert Field in
Okaloosa County, Florida, failed to appear for his scheduled military
court martial hearing, prompting an urgent search by the Air

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Force Office of Special Investigations. Authorities have now classified the
twenty seven year old as a fugitive wanted for military
desertion and allegations related to child exploitation. Standaffer was last
seen on surveillance footage at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport in
Montana during the early hours of April nineteenth, between midnight

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and one am. Subsequently, his cell phone emitted a signal
and Invergrove Heights, Minnesota, indicating a potential movement across state
lines in an attempt to evade capture. Adding a concerning
dimension to the case, an AFOSI wanted poster reveals that
Standaffer left behind a journal containing expressions of suicidal ideation

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while authorities currently do not believe he has access to firearms,
these statements have heightened concerns regarding his mental state and
potential risk to himself or others. The investigation into Standaff's
alleged crimes began after the AFOSI received tips from the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about illicit activities

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linked to his digital footprint. According to reports, Standaffer allegedly
engaged in predatory behavior, encouraging children to send explicit images
of their genitals and to perform sexual acts, while also
sending explicit images of himself to multiple underage victims. Standaffer
is described as six foot tall, white male with brown hair,

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blue eyes, and an approximate weight of one hundred and
sixty pounds. He is married and has a young daughter.
Officials have also noted his family ties to Michigan and Ohio,
suggesting these states as possible destinations or areas where he
may seek refuge. The Air Force is actively seeking the
public's help in locating standaffur and urging anyone with information

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regarding his whereabouts to contact nine one one. You can
also call the AFOSI tip line at one one eight
seven seven two four six fourteen fifty three, and finally,
a Detroit crime novelist with a real life rap sheet
that rivals his bibliography is back in custody after allegedly

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robbing two banks. Ex con Dorian Trevor Sikes, forty one,
who penned nine street novels during a previous twenty year
prison stint, including the Going All Out trilogy, allegedly made
a flashy escape from one heist in a rented white
Rolls Royce. Retired Detroit Police Assistant Chief Steve Dolan, spoke

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to Fox two News, most people have a nondescript car,
and they do that because they don't have a lot
of money. But again, he's a legend in his own minds.
Sikes allegedly hit a credit Union one in Sterling Heights,
demanding quote unquote big bills and netting three four hundred dollars.
Six days later, he upped the anti Eddy Lathrop Village
Chase Bank, threatening to quote unquote kill everyone to score

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ten one hundred and sixty nine before allegedly fleeing in
that luxury suv. On supervised release for a twenty twenty
bank robbery, Psych's criminal history includes a seventeen year sentence
for a two thousand and two heist. Cops tracked Psykes
to the MGM Grand Detroit after the second robbery, but
he already sped off and that rolls until his luck

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ran out. Now facing more bank robbery charges, this author's
real life crime thriller could land him back in prison
for another two decades. Talk about life imitating art. For
the latest crime and justice news, follow the Crime Alert
hourly update on your favorite podcast app with this crime Alert.
I'm Jennifer Gould. How could a beautiful, young first grade

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teacher be stabbed twenty times, including in the back, allegedly
die of suicide? Yes, that was the medical examiner's official
ruling after a closed door meeting. He first named it
a homicide. Why what Happened to Ellen Greenberg? A huge

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American miscarriage of justice. For an in depth look at
the facts, see What Happened to Ellen on Amazon. All
proceeds to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.