Following the steps of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would make animal cruelty a federal felony. The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act (H.R.724) is headed to President Donald Trump’s desk following its approval by both chambers of Congress. The bipartisan bill was co-sponsored by Senators …
The father of an Alabama teen who vanished late last month says he believes his daughter is being held captive. Speaking with WIAT on Tuesday, Elijah Blanchard said he believes Aniah Blanchard, 19, is being held against her will somewhere and pleaded for her safe return. Aniah Blanchard, who lives in Auburn, was last seen …
A woman wanted for questioning in connection with the deaths of a New Hampshire couple has reportedly been captured. According to the Kleberg County Sheriff’s Office in Texas, authorities captured both Adam Curtis Williams and Amanda Noverr in Mexico, KSAT San Antonio reports. Curtis was wanted on felony theft charges. Noverr is considered a person …
A beloved New Hampshire couple dies together while vacationing at a South Texas beach. Family members say James and Michelle Butler were living out their dreams of traveling the country when they were attacked. Police find the Butlers buried on top of each other in a desolate sand dune. A manhunt is currently underway as …
A high school teacher was found dead with her husband in their North Carolina home on Wednesday, days after she was criminally charged for allegedly having sexual relations with a student. The Huntersville Police Department said the bodies of Emma Ogle, 63, and Michael Ogle, 59, were discovered at their Huntsville home after someone called …
A Utah suspect has reportedly been captured in Mexico, following the deaths of a New Hampshire couple found buried at a beach in South Texas. According to Super 12 News, Mexican authorities captured 33-year-old Adam Curtis Williams on Wednesday, who was wanted on felony theft charges. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the Kleberg County Sheriff’s Office in …
A Nevada man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in connection with the strangling death of a woman who was reportedly found encased in concrete last month. Christopher Prestipino, 45, is facing murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy charges in connection with the death of Esmeralda Gonzalez, 24. Gonzalez’s body was found inside of a 250-gallon water tank …
On Tuesday, authorities in Colorado charged a woman in connection with the unsolved August 1996 murder of an unidentified newborn girl, ultimately named “Baby Faith.” The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jennifer Katalinich, 42, (also known as Jennifer Tjornehoj) on first- and second-degree murder charges. Decades earlier, two 11-year-old boys found the newborn wrapped a …
A suspect in connection with the deaths of three women and six children was arrested in Mexico near the U.S. border. Authorities also said two hostages have been rescued. According to the Agency for Criminal Investigation, authorities arrested the suspect in Agua Prieta, Mexico, which lies directly across the border from Douglas, Arizona. Two vehicles …
A 35-year-old mother has been jailed, charged with murder in the drowning death of her two-year-old daughter, KPIX reported. Gilroy, California, police said Marcie Montelongo called 911 at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday morning and said she’d drowned her toddler in the bathtub. Police rushed to the home and found the lifeless tot still in the …
A New Jersey man charged with unintentionally killed a 19-year-old woman during “rough sex” told police he was choking her during intercourse when the teen passed out, NJ.com reported. Michael T. Gaffney, 21, has been charged with reckless manslaughter in the early Saturday morning death of 19-year-old Francis Victoria Garcia in the back seat of …
Prince George’s County, Maryland, police identified Kevin Tyrell Davis as the man stabbed to death over line cutting at a Popeye’s restaurant and released a photo of the still unnamed suspect, NBC News reported. Responding officers found Davis, 28, wounded in the parking lot at the restaurant chain’s Oxon Hill location at around 7 p.m. …
