By ANGIE WANG and ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, Associated Press WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Authorities arrested a family of four Tuesday in the gruesome 2016 slayings of eight people from another family in rural Ohio, a crime that prosecutors suggested stemmed from a custody dispute. The announcement marked the culmination of a massive investigative effort that began after …
A Pennsylvania man learned that his sentence had been upheld after he was convicted of several criminal counts last year related to a 2015 child abuse investigation. According to Penn Live, 27-year-old Enrique Soto had appealed the 38- to 76-month jail sentence as too lengthy. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Soto testified that he laughed as …
Testimony has begun in the murder trial for a Wisconsin man accused of killing his then-girlfriend’s mother, Clauddine Blanchard, who was allegedly abusing her daughter at the time. Missouri prosecutors have accused Nicholas Godejohn, 29, of being obsessed with ex-girlfriend Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s mother and plotting the June 14, 2015, stabbing death. On the first day of court proceedings, …
A New Jersey woman was arrested on suspicion of keeping about 130 animals in inhumane conditions at a property in the Shamong Township. According to Fox News, dozens of dead dogs were also found at the scene when authorities arrived Tuesday. State police posted a social media update confirming the arrest and providing some details …
A young Missouri ballerina who performed for the St. Louis Ballet was discovered dead on Wednesday morning, two days after she was reported missing, according to authorities. On Monday, authorities said they discovered 23-year-old Raffaella Stroik’s vehicle in a parking lot of Mark Twain State Park in the town of Florida, according to Fox 2 …
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A law enforcement official says Michael Avenatti is in police custody in Los Angeles following an allegation of domestic violence. The official says Avenatti was taken into custody Wednesday. Police had responded to a domestic violence incident a day earlier and took a report. The official wasn’t authorized …
A Florida man whose green hair and equally colorful facial tattoos earned him the nickname the “Miami Joker” was arrested Tuesday for violating his probation—resulting in another mugshot that’s making the rounds. The Tampa Bay Times reports that Lawrence Patrick Sullivan, 29, was arrested in Pinellas for violating probation, stemming from a 2017 arrest for carrying a …
A Florida DCF report, recently released in regards to a fatal dog mauling that killed a 7-month-old foster baby, indicates that a babysitter delayed in calling 911 after the vicious attack. NBC8 reports that infant Khloe Williams died on October 5 while in the care of her 72-year-old babysitter, Pamela Maser, in Tallahassee. Maser reportedly placed Khloe …
The parents of Chris Watts, who pleaded guilty last week to murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters, have said they believe the late Shannan Watts was “more capable” of killing her daughters Bella and Celeste than their son was. Doubling down on claims she made in an earlier interview with local Denver news station, …
A Kansas man admitted to making the prank emergency call that resulted in police shooting an innocent man in front of his home last year. Per The Wichita Eagle, Tyler Barriss, 26, pleaded guilty to 51 federal charges not only related to the December 2017 death of Andrew Finch, 28, but for reporting fake bomb threats, …
A baby in the U.K. is recovering after his mother was reportedly fatally shot in the stomach with a crossbow, forcing doctors to deliver him via an emergency caesarean. The Evening Standard reported that Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo, 50, shot Sana Muhammad, 35, in front of her five children, ages 1, 4, 12, 15, and 17, as she …
A California woman is wanted by police for allegedly assaulting a store manager when denied ketchup last month at a Santa Ana McDonald’s restaurant. According to a Santa Ana Police Department news release, the altercation occurred at approximately 11 p.m. at a McDonald’s located in the 1500 block of North Bristol Street, on October 27. The …
