Two 17-year-olds in Ohio are facing murder charges in connection with a March 11 shootout that left a high school junior dead. Prosecutors are pushing for Nick Bell and Aaron Patterson to be charged as adults for the shooting that killed Alexia Carey, 16. Emergency crews who responded to the East Toledo neighborhood found Carey with …
A Mississippi police officer who left her 3-year-old daughter to die in a hot car while she had sex with her supervisor is apparently pregnant again. Biloxi Sun Herald reports that 29-year-old Cassie Barker, who pleaded guilty last Monday to manslaughter in connection to the 2016 death of her little girl, Cheyenne Hyer, plans to put the …
The man who admitted to the brutal, rape, and torture of his girlfriend’s daughter reportedly taunted a hospital staffer with cryptic references to the crime as he was recovering from a failed suicide attempt. Jacob Sullivan is expected to be sentenced in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, for the 2016 rape and murder of 14-year-old Grace Packer …
Authorities in Tennessee say a woman has been arrested on suspicion of allowing her son to become dangerously malnourished and dehydrated. According to the Bristol Herald Courier, 29-year-old Leah Kraus was the primary caregiver to her 8-year-old son when he was admitted to the hospital in November. A medical examination found he weighed just 27 …
An American man allegedly stabbed his estranged wife to death in the lobby of a divorce court in Japan this week. According to the Kyodo News, the 32-year-old suspect was not named in initial reports. The victim was identified as 31-year-old Kyoko Wilson. Police reported that the man also allegedly slit his own wrists and …
Authorities in New York say a 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of stabbing both of his parents, killing his mother and seriously injuring his father. According to Newsday, Ian Kazer reportedly lived with the victims at a residence in Syosset Circle. Police in Nassau County reported received the report of a domestic disturbance at …
An Illinois couple is facing criminal charges for the beating death of the woman’s 2-year-old son—which reportedly occurred two days after a caseworker visited the home amid neglect and abuse allegations. According to the Chicago Tribune, the contracted Illinois Department of Children and Family Services caseworker found that Ja’hir Gibbons and his 5-year-old brother were safe …
A jury at the trial for Bo Dukes, the Georgia man who helped conceal the murder of teacher and beauty queen Tara Grinstead, took less than an hour to deliberate before handing down a guilty verdict on Thursday. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Dukes was found guilty of hindering the apprehension of a criminal, concealing …
A North Carolina county has agreed to a preliminary settlement with the family of a 17-year-old girl who officials said took her own life in 2017 while jailed on murder charges. Durham County is awaiting approval from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina before they pay the family of Uniece Glenae …
Two JetBlue pilots are accused of drugging and raping female airline workers during a layover in San Juan, according to a new lawsuit. The New York Post obtained court documents showing that three women are suing JetBlue after two pilots with the airline, Eric Johnson and Dan Watson, allegedly drugged all three women before Johnson raped …
An 80-year-old Queensland man will spend 27 years, should he live that long, in prison for the brutal rape and torment of his daughters, who he abused over the course of at least 20 years. According to the Townsville Bulletin, the man, whose identity has been withheld to protect the victims, told police that he …
“Empire” co-creator and producer Lee Daniels spoke out on social media Wednesday to address the Jussie Smollett hate crime controversy, saying it’s been “a freakin’ rollercoaster” for cast and crew in the weeks following Smollett’s arrest. In a video posted to his official Instagram, Daniels said that he and the “Empire” team are experiencing “pain, anger, …
