Authorities in Florida say a newborn girl is dead after the family pet attacked her while she was in her crib last week. According to the Citrus County Chronicle, a family in Dunnellon reported the pit bull attack early on the morning of Nov. 11. A Citrus County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson reported that investigators have …
Texas authorities appear to be on the cusp of cracking a cold case involving the disappearance of an 18-year-old woman, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports. Zoe Campos went missing in 2013 in Lubbock, Texas, and has not been seen or heard from since. On Saturday, police announced they had charged 25-year-old Carlos Andrew Rodriguez with her …
A Florida woman was arrested Friday after Pasco County authorities accused her of making her teen daughter walk naked down the street for misbehaving. Tampa Bay Times reports that 34-year-old Rosalie Contreras is facing a child abuse charge after forcing her daughter to walk nude close to Old Lakeland Highway in Dade City on Thursday at around …
The death appears to have been a tragic accident
By TERRY SPENCER, Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The state commission investigating the Florida high school massacre began discussions Friday on what recommendations it will make regarding student safety, mental health and steps to prevent future school shootings. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Commission didn’t pass any specific recommendations Friday at its latest gathering …
Authorities in Texas say a 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of abusing his young daughter. According to WSVN, Johnnie Lee Carter was arrested in El Paso County on suspicion of inflicting serious bodily injury on a child. The charge stems from an incident earlier this year in which law enforcement officers were dispatched to …
Authorities in Louisiana say a 28-year-old woman with a history of drunk driving arrests was sentenced to 20 years behind bars in connection with a vehicle crash that killed a father of seven last year. According to Fox News, Olivia Matte was driving along the Lake Pontchatrain Causeway on March 23, 2017, when she rear-ended …
U.S. authorities are investigating alongside officials in Aruba after a woman plummeted to her death from cruise ship this week. The U.K. Daily Mail cited a local news outlet‘s report that officials with Princess Cruises were not considering the woman’s husband a suspect after he was seen being escorted off the ship by authorities. As …
More than three years after killing his girlfriend’s mother, 29-year-old Nicholas Godejohn was convicted of first-degree murder this week. According to the New York Post, the decision came on Friday and could result in a life sentence when Godejohn is sentenced early next year. As CrimeOnline has previously reported, Gypsy Rose Blanchard was accused of …
Authorities in California say a nonagenarian was arrested this week on suspicion of fatally shooting his son. According to Fox News, Richard Landis Peck, 92, walked out of the San Diego home he shared with Robert Landis Peck on Wednesday evening and contacted police to confess killing the 51-year-old man. Upon their arrival, officers reportedly …
Amazon’s Alexa may have overheard a double murder in New Hampshire, prompting authorities to ask the tech giant for evidence related to the case, the New Hampshire Union Leader reports. The development stems from the January 27, 2017, slaying of Christine Sullivan and her friend Jenna Pellegrini in Farmington, New Hampshire. Sullivan, 48, and Pellegrini, 32, …
A Texas woman allegedly left two of her grandchildren to die in a duplex fire earlier this month and made no meaningful effort to help them escape, the Waco Tribune-Herald reports. Now, 44-year-old Andrea Aleman is facing jail time. Police on Thursday arrested Aleman, who has been charged with two counts of second-degree felony reckless …
