Supreme Court rules 7-2 that Trump must hand over taxes, financial information to Manhattan prosecutors
Murder
July 8, 2020
Suspect tries to flee disguised as his sister; missing man’s body found under his floorboards
An Alaska man was indicted last last month for the murder of a man who had been missing for five years — and whose body was found beneath the floorboards of the man now charged with his death, the Alaska Department of Public Safety says. Jay Osmond Gardner, 55, had long been a suspect in …
Heroes
July 8, 2020
SEE IT: Former wide receiver makes spectacular catch of 3-year-old thrown from fatal apartment fire
Other neighbors rescued the boy’s 8-year-old sister, but sadly their mother succombed
Missing
July 8, 2020
MISSING: Mom & young son vanish after car breaks down on interstate
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety has issued a Silver Alert for an “endangered” woman who reportedly vanished with her young son after her vehicle became disabled. The agency said Nenna Williford, 42, was last seen traveling northbound on I-85 in Thomasville. Williford reportedly has dementia or another cognitive impairment, prompting the statewide alert. …
Murder
July 8, 2020
Body cam transcripts reveal frightened and nervous George Floyd during police encounter
Transcripts of body camera recordings during the arrest and killing of George Floyd reveal the 46-year-old Black man was nervous and scared, afraid the police officers who ordered him out of the car were going to shoot him. Floyd appeared to have been startled when then-Officer Thomas Lane approached and ordered him to show his …
Shooting
July 8, 2020
Police: Boy shot twice in 2 different drive-by shootings in 3-day period
Authorities said the 11-year-old was shot in the leg in both instances
Coronavirus
July 8, 2020
Feds file criminal charges against ‘church’ selling ‘miracle cure’ for coronavirus
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced criminal charges against a Florida man and his three sons over their marketing of a toxic bleach as a miracle cure for everything from Alzheimer’s to multiple sclerosis, including COVID-19. Mark Grenon, 62; Jonathan Grenon, 34; Jordan Grenon, 26; and Joseph Grenon, 32; have been charged with conspiracy to defraud …
Missing
July 8, 2020
UPDATE: Nonverbal tot found dead in river a month after disappearance [Officials]
Authorities in Colorado have identified a body found in a river Friday as a 3-year-old boy who vanished early last month. The Eagle County Coroner’s Office said in a statement Wednesday that Sebastian Rodriguez Castro was found dead in Eagle River, just east of Dotsero. The coroner’s office determined his cause of death was consistent …
Homicide
July 8, 2020
Pregnant mom of two shot in her car dies shortly after doctors deliver her baby: Reports
A pregnant Minnesota woman who was shot Sunday night as she sat in her car died shortly after doctors successfully delivered her baby, according to reports. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported that officers found Leneesha Columbus, 27, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound near the intersection of East 37th Street and South Elliot Avenue. Columbus was …
Juveniles
July 8, 2020
7-year-old boy shot dead while playing with two other children
“He was so cute,” a neighbor said. “It’s just terrible. He’s just a little guy.”
Manslaughter
July 8, 2020
VIDEO shows SEVEN youth home staffers sitting on teen boy days before his death: Reports
Surveillance footage released Tuesday appears to show multiple youth home staff members violently restrain a 16-year-old Michigan boy who died two days later. According to The Detroit News, Geoffrey Fieger, the attorney representing Cornelius Fredericks’ estate and family, released 18 minutes of footage of the April 29 incident at Lakeside Academy in Kalamazoo. Seven staffers …
Missing
July 8, 2020
Vanessa Guillen killer & married girlfriend wear gloves and hairnets to dismember, hack, burn her body: Report
“If they had any respect for the family they would have answered the family’s questions the whole entire time,” Guillen’s family attorney said of authorities investigating Guillen’s disappearance and death