A Nevada mother watched as her boyfriend poured boiling hot water on her 2-year-old son and repeatedly smacked him as punishment for being “disrespectful” on the weekend of his death, an arrest report alleged. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the report stated that Cassie Smith, 20, “did nothing” to help her son as Jason …
A bodycam apparently captured the tense moments when a Nebraska police officer pulled over a suspect who brandished his gun and shot him in the shoulder. In a detailed account released to the public, the Omaha Police Department said Ken Fortune, 42, a member of the department’s Gang Unit, and two other officers conducted a traffic …
Bruce Sackman, the president of the Society of Professional Investigators in New York, spent years on the trail of a medical doctor who we now know murdered at least 60 people. Nancy Grace explores the investigation of Dr. Michael Swango with Sackman, who chronicles this case and others in his new book “Behind the Murder …
The Nebraska couple whose 2-year-old son was killed by an alligator at a Walt Disney World resort announced Wednesday that they’ve welcomed a new child to their family. Matt and Melissa Graves announced the arrival of their new baby boy, whose middle name honors his late brother, through a press release obtained by the “Today” …
A Texas man is facing murder charges after allegedly strangling a woman whose body was reportedly discovered in a recycling bin hidden in his room. The San Antonio Express-News reported that prosecutors said Alex Akpan, 24, only knew Irene Yemitan, 23, a few days before killing her. A witness reportedly told investigators that she was with Yemitan when …
A Texas park gate attendant has been fired after a viral video showed her standing in front of a car, screaming at the driver while falsely accusing him of running her over in a shocking 911 call on August 25. Chris Hampshire posted to Facebook that he was leaving Cedar Breaks Park at Lake Georgetown …
Defense lawyers for accused family murderer Chris Watts are claiming that prosecutors in Colorado have leaked information to the media. Court documents obtained by the Denver Post show that Watts and his defense team are asking for an investigation into the possibility that police or Weld County prosecutors may have leaked details of the investigation …
A Virginia man was arrested last night in Blacksburg after the Roanoke Police Department contacted Blacksburg police for assistance in finding a missing baby. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Andrew Christopher Terry, 31, was arrested on Wednesday night at around 9:15 p.m., in connection with the disappearance of 3-month-old infant, Arieanna Day. Terry is being held …
During a Wednesday press conference, Indiana authorities provided details about a teen taken into custody last month, a little over a year after he allegedly killed his two toddler siblings and squeezed a kitten to the point of mutilation. ABC reports that a 13-year-old boy admitted to killing his younger brother and sister to protect from …
Authorities have issued an AMBER alert for a 4-year-old girl who went missing this week. CBS Austin reports that Katelyn Ramirez was last seen Wednesday night in Pflugerville, though KVUE reported that she went missing earlier in the week, on Monday. Katelyn is believed to have been taken by her father against a court order. The father, 40-year-old …
A toddler girl passed away after police say she was left inside a van on Tuesday, by a family member who likely left the child inside the vehicle on accident. ABC reports that an 18-month-old girl was left inside a van off of Hardie Drive in Morgana, near a daycare on Tuesday afternoon. Authorities to arrived …
Two honor students at a Michigan high school got into a violent altercation inside of a classroom at Warren’s Fitzgerald High School this week. The two girls had been friends prior to their falling out over the love triangle, according to the New York Post. A 16-year-old girl died about two hours after the attack. …
