A Missouri man who claimed he had consensual sex with a Washington University medical student was convicted of rape, kidnapping, and burglary on Thursday. St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 28-year-old Jared Hurst claimed he had a three-month relationship with a second-year medical student that led to late night consensual sex. Yet, there were no cellphone, email, …
The Weld County District Attorney’s Office has released videotape of Chris Watts confessing to murdering his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts. Watts told police following his arrest in mid-August that he had killed his wife Shanann in a rage after seeing her strangling their daughter Celeste, 3, via a baby monitor, while 4-year-old Bella lay limp …
Authorities in Florida say two men fatally stabbed a former roommate in response to their belief that he stole a video gaming console from the home. According to Fox News, 22-year-old Jake Bilotta and 21-year-old Ian McClurg invited the victim to a residence in Maitland on Monday, ostensibly as an invitation to a party. Seminole …
Police believe Joanna Boyd attempted to take the baby as she lost custody of her own children
Authorities in Kentucky say a woman was arrested on suspicion of providing marijuana to a pair of young children recently at her home. According to WKYT, Lexington County Sheriff’s Office investigators allege Janet Cates and her boyfriend, Josh Thomas, were at the home with the children of their neighbors. Police reports indicate Cates was arrested …
Authorities in Missouri say they tracked down a suspect in a brutal murder and a pair of sexual assaults at a religious supply store earlier this month after the man left his business card at a neighboring bar. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 53-year-old Imperial resident Thomas Bruce was arrested after a search spanning two days. …
Two California teens in Mexico were fatally shot execution-style in an apartment Sunday morning, according to reports. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Christopher Alexis Gomez, 17, Juan Suarez-Ojeda, and an 18-year-old man from Tijuana were tortured and murdered in Tijuana early Sunday after attending a barbecue Friday in Ensenada. Gomez’s cousin, Katheryn Garcia, said they were expected to …
After three trials, a California woman escaped prison time when a judge and jury deemed her insane on Wednesday, despite being convicted twice for drowning and killing her baby. The Orange County Register reports that Lucero Carrera, 33, was living in a Santa Ana home with her mother when she killed her 2-month-old daughter, Kimberly, …
Robert Bruce Kendal allegedly advertised his services on Craigslist, using pictures of children sitting on his lap
A Florida woman with an apparent case of thunderous flatulence was arrested Sunday after she allegedly brandished a knife on a man who confronted her about an unpleasant emission while at a Dollar General store. Authorities arrested 37-year-old Shanetta Wilson “for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon” following the alleged incident, ABC 13 reports. According …
One year after NBC fired Today show host Matt Lauer amid numerous sexual misconduct allegations, the one-time morning T.V. fixture is reportedly struggling. According to People magazine, Lauer is having difficulty adjusting to a life away from the spotlight as he has been out of work for a year, and reportedly does not intend to …
An autopsy has determined that Maddox Ritch, the 6-year-old boy with autism who was found dead in a North Carolina creek in September, likely died from an accidental drowning. Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner’s Office also said in Thursday’s report that Ritch suffered wounds to his neck which were likely caused by an animal attack that …
