Killer Kid’s Claim:10yo Boy Murders 13yo Girl- Says 30-Person 'Mob’ Made Him Do it| Crime Alert 6AM 02.12.2026

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Episode: Killer Kid’s Claim: 10yo Boy Murders 13yo Girl—Says 30-Person 'Mob’ Made Him Do It | Crime Alert 6AM 02.12.2026
Date: February 12, 2026
Host/Anchor: Jennifer Gould (substituting in this special Crime Alert segment)

Overview

This episode spotlights three shocking and deeply disturbing crime stories sweeping the headlines. The central story: a 10-year-old boy in Houston, Texas, stands accused of the fatal stabbing of a 13-year-old girl as a violent, chaotic brawl erupted among dozens at an apartment complex. Jennifer Gould delivers a rapid-fire rundown of the facts, questions swirling around motive and responsibility, and features reactions from both law enforcement and grief-stricken family. The episode briefly covers two other major cases: a violent family abduction in Alabama, and a dramatically personal stabbing attack in Miami.

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1. Houston: 10-Year-Old Fatally Stabs 13-Year-Old Girl in 30-Person Brawl

Key Points

• Incident Summary

  • Time/Place: Around 8 PM, 8000 block of God Grow Lane, Northwest Houston, TX.
  • A mass brawl, allegedly involving up to 30 people—adults and juveniles—erupted at the Kempwood Apartments.
  • 13-year-old Riley Deermus, a Dean Middle School student, was fatally stabbed in the chest.
  • The young victim was rushed to hospital and later died from her injuries.

• Victim’s Family’s Anguish

  • At a memorial for her daughter, Riley's mother Ashley spoke out publicly in tears and heartbreak:

    "Instead of me celebrating her 14th birthday, I'm celebrating and trying to bury my daughter right now. These balloons could have been for her 14th birthday, not her death."
    (Ashley Deermus, 00:52)

• Suspect’s Version & Police Response

  • The 10-year-old suspect turned himself in, claiming “self-defense.”
  • Details provided by Houston PD’s Lieutenant Larry Croson:
    • The suspect alleged that Riley was part of a group of 20–30 people who “stormed” the apartment in a violent assault.
    • Police suspect the brawl stemmed from a dispute earlier that day at school, escalating out of control that evening.
    • “Under Texas law, ten is the minimum age for criminal responsibility, meaning the boy could face a homicide rap for the slaying.”
    • The boy was initially released to his parents; DA still considering formal charges.

• Victim’s Mother Disputes Self-Defense Narrative

  • Ashley Deermus challenges the suspect’s account:

    “There was no self defense. My daughter was attacked. She didn’t deserve this.”
    (Ashley Deermus, 01:19)

• Ongoing Investigation

  • Authorities comb through cellphone footage to identify other brawl participants and witnesses.
  • No other arrests have been made as of the episode airing.

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• Memorable Moments & Quotes
  • Emotional soundbites from Riley’s mother underline the devastating impact on the victim’s family, highlighting the senselessness of youth violence.
  • The chilling justification offered by a 10-year-old suspect for such a horrific act underscores the challenge of untangling fact from chaos.

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2. Alabama: Family of Three Missing After Violent Abduction

Key Points

• Incident Description

  • Aurelia Chalk Koch (40), her 17-year-old daughter Narika, and her 2-year-old son Anthony have vanished since Jan 30 from their home (Lloyd’s Mobile Home Park, Mobile County).
  • The home showed signs of a violent struggle—blood and a missing mattress.

• Progress in the Investigation

  • Two arrests:
    • Juan Carlos Argueda Guerra (31, homeless), charged with three counts of first-degree kidnapping.
    • Silverio Garcia (60), reportedly Koch’s boss, held on unrelated federal charges and a Homeland Security detainer.
  • Motive remains unclear, possibly complicated by the family's pending deportation orders.

• Law Enforcement Appeal

  • Sheriff Paul Burch urges public cooperation regardless of the family’s immigration status, emphasizing the primary goal is their safe return:

    "We're hoping that someone will tell us where they are. ... Our main goal is to find them safely and bring them back home."
    (Sheriff Paul Burch, 03:44)

• Status

  • FBI deploys search warrant at Azalea Grove Mobile Home Park.
  • Both suspects remain in jail; family’s whereabouts unknown.

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3. Miami: Family Drama Turns Deadly

Key Points

• Incident Description

  • A fight between Jacqueline Rodriguez (41) and her partner leads to a violent, late-night stabbing.
  • Motive: Rodriguez discovered her partner was having an affair with her own sibling.

• Crime Scene

  • Police forced entry, found victim wounded and covered in blood.
  • Rodriguez now faces charges for aggravated battery and grand theft.

• Notable Closing Commentary

  • Jennifer Gould delivers a memorable sign-off:

    “It turns out that when you double cross a woman with her own sibling, you don’t just break her heart. You get a reminder that blood is not always thicker than water.”
    (Jennifer Gould, 06:12)

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Notable Quotes & Timestamps

• Ashley Deermus (Victim’s Mother):

  "Instead of me celebrating her 14th birthday, I'm celebrating and trying to bury my daughter right now. These balloons could have been for her 14th birthday, not her death."
  (00:52)

  “There was no self defense. My daughter was attacked. She didn’t deserve this.”
  (01:19)

• Lieutenant Larry Croson (Houston PD):
  (Paraphrased at 01:03)

  • "The boy claimed Riley was part of a mob... began a violent assault..."

• Sheriff Paul Burch (Mobile County):

  "We're hoping that someone will tell us where they are... our main goal is to find them safely and bring them back home."
  (03:44)

• Jennifer Gould (Host, on Miami incident):

  "You get a reminder that blood is not always thicker than water."
  (06:12)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [00:00–02:30] Houston Apartment Brawl, Stabbing, and Aftermath
• [02:31–04:16] Alabama Family Abduction Details and Sheriff’s Appeal
• [04:17–06:12] Miami Stabbing Over Family Betrayal

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Summary & Takeaways

This episode is packed with chilling developments—most notably, the devastating loss of a young girl in Houston under unspeakable circumstances, with the perpetrator shockingly young. The story is layered in conflicting accounts, legal complexity due to the ages involved, and the agony of bereaved family members. The coverage emphasizes the ripple effect of violence in communities and the challenges police face discerning truth in the aftermath of chaos. The additional segments on family abduction and betrayal-driven violence underscore how, as Jennifer Gould's closing witticism reminds listeners, “blood is not always thicker than water.”

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Transcript

[A]

Crime Alert Hourly Update Breaking crime news now. I'm Jennifer Gould. A savage apartment complex brawl involving a mob of 30 screaming people took a gruesome fatal turn when a 10 year old boy allegedly plunged a knife into the chest of a 13 year old girl. The blood soaked tragedy unfolded around 8pm at a home in the 8000 block of God Grow Lane in northwest Houston, Texas. Riley deermus, a 13 year old student at Dean Middle School, was left suffering from a catastrophic stab wound as the massive group of juveniles and adults scattered into the night. She was rushed to a nearby hospital but died of her injuries. The victim's mom, Ashley Deermus, spoke to the media at a memorial for her little girl.

[B]

Instead of me celebrating her 14th birthday, I'm celebrating and trying to bury my daughter right now. These balloons could have been for her 14th birthday, not her death.

[A]

The 10 year old suspect, a resident of the Kempwood Apartments, turned himself into the Houston PD and offered a chilling justification for the killing. Self defense. HPD Lieutenant Larry Croson revealed the boy's claim that Riley was part of a marauding swarming of 20 to 30 people who stormed the apartment and began a violent assault on all the residents inside. Investigators believe the deadly confrontation was the explosive culmination of a school day dispute that boiled over into the evening. But Ashley Dearmas is blasting the self defense narrative as a cruel lie, saying quote, unquote, there was no self defense. My daughter was attacked. She didn't deserve this. End quote. While the boy was initially released to his parents, The Harris County DA's office is now weighing formal charges. Under Texas law, 10 is the minimum age for criminal responsibility, meaning the boy could face a homicide rap for the slaying. As of now, no other arrests have been made. Forensic teams are reviewing grainy cell phone footage of the 30 person melee to ID the dozens of participants who took part and witnessed the girls final moments. More crime and justice news after this. Despite a pair of arrests, a frantic surge continues in Mobile County, Alabama after a mother and her two children vanished from their home in what investigators describe as a violent abduction. Aurelia Chalk Koch, 40, her 17 year old daughter Narika Zuleta Chalk and her 2 year old son Anthony Garcia Chock have not been seen since January 30. The alarm was raised the following day by a neighbor leading deputies to a gruesome scene inside their residence at Lloyd's Mobile Home park where signs of a struggle and pools of blood were discovered. A mattress had also been scrubbed from the home, fueling fears of a life or death struggle. On February 9, authorities made a major breakthrough arresting 31 year old Juan Carlos Argueda Guerra, a homeless man now hit with three counts of first degree kidnapping. His arrest follows the earlier detention of 60 year old Silverio Garcia, CAC's boss. Here's mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch at the news conference.

[C]

We're hoping that someone will tell us where they are. Anytime you arrest somebody, you're in hopes that they're going to tell you what occurred and then you know, our main goal is to find them safely and bring them back home.

[A]

Garcia was reportedly in a romantic relationship with Cox's 21 year old daughter and was living with that daughter at the time of the family's disappearance, according to the sheriff's office. He's currently being held on a Homeland Security detainer and weapons charges. Both Garcia and Guerra, like Koch, worked as painters, but the exact motive behind the suspected snatching remains a dark mystery. The investigation reached a fever pitch on February 10th as FBI agents swarmed the Azalea Grove Mobile Home park to execute a search warrant. Despite the arrests, the whereabouts of the family remain unknown. Sheriff Burch has pleaded with the public for leads, emphasizing that the family's pending deportation orders should not stop anyone from coming forward. While Anthony is a US Citizen, his mom and sister were facing a final deportation order from April. Complicating the emotional search, anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Mobile County Sheriff's Office. As of now, the two suspects remain behind bars at the Mobile County Metro Jail. And finally, a family reunion turned into a family feud in Miami, Florida. When Jacqueline Rodriguez, 41, found out the father of her children really was keeping it all in the family. On February 8, police finally caught up with Rodriguez for a midnight melee where she allegedly went on a stabbing spree after learning her partner was conducting his own sister act, if you will. He was cheating on her with her sibling. Yeah. Officers forced their way into the blood stained apartment to find the victim sliced up and disfigured by his baby mama's blade. Rodriguez now faces charges of aggravated battery with great bodily harm alongside separate grand theft counts. It turns out that when you double cross a woman with her own sibling, you don't just break her heart. You get a reminder that blood is not always thicker than water. For the latest crime and justice news, follow the Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite podcast app with this crime alert. Hi, I'm Jennifer Gould.

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