A Minnesota teacher has been arrested for allegedly having sexual relationships with three students, KTTC-TV reports. Authorities say 29-year-old Eric Birth, a teacher at Winona Senior High School, exploited the victims when they were struggling with personal matters and had confided in him. The teens were between 16 and 18 years old at the time of the incidents. …
A Minnesota man who claimed his mistress fatally shot herself has been convicted of her murder, the Pioneer Press reports. On Friday, a jury found 45-year-old Matthew Ecker guilty of second-degree intentional murder of 32-year-old Alexandra Pennig. The case stems from the early morning hours of December 16, 2022, when Ecker called 911 claiming that …
A former Google and Meta employee is believed to have killed his wife, who worked for Zillow, and their two young children before fatally shooting himself in what authorities believe is a triple murder-suicide, NBC Bay Area reports. On Monday, police officers from the San Mateo Police Department responded to the home of Anand Henry …
Texas authorities are continuing to search for 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham, who has not been seen since Thursday morning, KTRK-TV reports. On Saturday, the Texas Department of Public Safety said investigators were looking for a 2003 dark blue Chevrolet Suburban, which the agency described as a “vehicle of interest.” Search teams on Saturday morning were seen …
An Oklahoma family is pleading for the public’s help to find a woman with special needs who has gone missing, Fox 23 reports. Katie Vaclaw, 40, has not been seen or heard from by her loved ones since around 9 p.m. Friday. It was around that time when Vaclaw is believed to have left a “Night …
New details are emerging about the Missouri mother who allegedly mistook an oven for a crib and caused the infant’s death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities in Kansas City found 1-month-old Za’Riah Mae dead with burn injuries on Friday. The girl’s mother, 26-year-old Mariah Thomas, allegedly told investigators that she thought she had put the girl …
A judge has upheld a capital sentence against a California man who murdered four people, but whether the state will put the killer to death is uncertain. On Friday, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Anthony Villalobos ruled that 24-year-old Jose Vladimir Larin-Garcia should receive the death penalty, KTLA reports. The ruling affirms a death sentence issued …
Part of an Ohio teacher’s skull was removed after she was attacked in her classroom by a student who may have been high, WCPO-TV reports. Authorities say the incident occurred around 2:18 p.m. on January 4 at Colerain High School, where a 16-year-old student allegedly punched the teacher’s head repeatedly. Medics rushed the teacher to …
A woman accused of driving drunk and killing a new bride on her wedding night is making plans for her own marriage while in jail, the New York Post reports. Jamie Lee Komoroski is being held in the Al Cannon Detention Center in South Carolina as she awaits trial on charges that include reckless homicide …
A Texas husband is asking for the public’s help to find his missing wife, whom he hasn’t heard from or seen for days, KHOU-TV reports. Carl Grossman told the television station that his wife, 50-year-old Chantale Grossman, said goodbye to him on Thursday morning at their home in Cypress, northwest of Houston. At the time, …
Two teenage brothers in Louisiana are facing criminal charges after making social media posts that officials interpreted as suggesting possible violence, WBRZ-TV reports. On Saturday, police in Gonzales arrested a 14-year-old middle school student who had posted a video of a gun and ammunition set to the rap song “Cold Case,” which has lyrics that …
The woman who murdered music star Selena will be eligible for parole next year as a new docuseries about the tragic killing is set to air on February 17. On March 31, 1995, Yolanda Saldivar shot and killed Latin music sensation Selena Quintanilla, who went by her first name only. Saldivar was Selena’s friend, business associate, …
