Year: 2018

‘He has thoughts of killing people, though I do not think he is dangerous’: Psychiatric documents of Aurora theatre mass killer revealed: Report

 ‘He has thoughts of killing people, though I do not think he is dangerous’: Psychiatric documents of Aurora theatre mass killer revealed: Report
Famous Murder Cases

While the exact reasons why James Holmes walked into an Aurora, Colorado, theatre and shot 12 people to death while injuring 70 others in 2012 are not known, recently-released psychiatric reports offer a glimpse into the convicted killer’s mind. The reports of three psychiatrists who examined Holmes were obtained by The Denver Post last week, …

Parents force siblings to participate while starving, whipping little boy with belt and cord for DAYS before his death: Prosecutors
Family Crime
July 4, 2018

Parents force siblings to participate while starving, whipping little boy with belt and cord for DAYS before his death: Prosecutors

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 10-year-old Southern California boy was starved and tortured for days before his death, sometimes by younger brothers and sisters forced to take part in the beatings, according to prosecutors who have charged his mother and her boyfriend with his murder. KNBC-TV on Tuesday cited court documents that alleged vicious and repeated abuse …

Angry elderly mom, 92, shoots son dead for trying to put her in assisted living: Police
Family Crime
July 4, 2018

Angry elderly mom, 92, shoots son dead for trying to put her in assisted living: Police

Arizona police say a 92-year-old mother shot and killed her son on Monday inside their Maricopa County apartment when he attempted to place her in an assisted living home. According to a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office news release, Anna Mae Blessing was distraught and angry for days after learning her son, 72, planned to put her …

Elizabeth Smart kidnapper denied early prison release
Kidnapping
July 3, 2018

Elizabeth Smart kidnapper denied early prison release

By BRADY McCOMBS, Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman convicted of helping a former street preacher kidnap then-Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart from her Salt Lake City home in 2002 has been denied early parole. The decision announced Monday night by the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole was expected after Wanda Barzee, 72, …

Golden Retriever fighting for its life after sadistic beating on side of highway: Cops
Animal Crimes
July 3, 2018

Golden Retriever fighting for its life after sadistic beating on side of highway: Cops

A man is facing criminal charges for allegedly severely beating a dog on a highway off-ramp near Toronto Monday night. According to Global News, Durham Regional Police said they responded to Highway 401 ramp in Bowmanville following reports that a man was assaulting a golden retriever on the side of the road. Police said bystanders attempted to …

Rachel Dolezal: ‘Transracial’ activist booked and released from jail on welfare fraud charges
Celebrity Justice
July 3, 2018

Rachel Dolezal: ‘Transracial’ activist booked and released from jail on welfare fraud charges

Rachel Dolezal—the former head of Spokane’s NAACP chapter who grabbed national headlines when her white heritage came to light—was booked on welfare fraud charges after reporting to a Washington jail Monday. From KREM, Dolezal, who changed her name to Nkechi Diallo in 2016, was released from Spokane County jail after having her fingerprints and booking …