Authorities are investigating how a mother and child ended up in a Texas lake in a drowning incident that killed the child and left the mother in critical condition. KJAS reports that police in Beaumont, Texas, responded to a scene at a lake next to The Event Centre on Wednesday afternoon. It is not yet …
The North Carolina Medical Examiner ruled Thursday that the death of a 7-year-old boy found dead at his home last October was a homicide, WRAL reported. The mother of Ethan Bates, 24-year-old Evie Bates, and his stepfather, 23-year-old Saint Michael Edwards, were charged with felony intentional child abuse on October 4, two days after Evie …
Five Philadelphia men have been charged in a “heinous triple murder” of a Virginia man, his girlfriend, and her 14-year-old son nearly a year ago in Spotsylvania County, Sheriff Roger L. Harris said, according to WTVR. Michael Coleman, 39; Rachel Ozuna, 34; and Kyruss Ozuna, 14, were found dead in their home on May 29, …
A Michigan woman who reportedly killed an elderly man in a hit-and-run crash turned themself into police on Thursday. WJBK reported that suspect, who hasn’t been publicly identified, is believed to have crashed their Chevrolet Trailblazer into Arthur Brewer, 83, as he unloaded groceries in his driveway on Tuesday. After allegedly accelerating past a city …
A newborn baby boy in California who was delivered after his mother was fatally shot on Easter Sunday died on Wednesday. Relatives confirmed to KGET that Josiah Adrian Rivera was taken off life support after doctors determined he had no chance of survival. The baby’s mother, Audreyanna Rivera, 34, was 39-weeks pregnant with him when …
A Texas widow has filed suit against Princess Cruises, claiming the company allowed her and her husband to board the Grand Princess in San Francisco in February, knowing they would be exposed to the coronavirus, according to NBCDFW. Susan and Michael Dorety were celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary on the ship, not knowing that at …
Are COVID-19 deaths causing officials to overlook homicides? A forensics expert says it’s possible, given the mass amount of deaths occurring and the limited amount of resources. Joe Scott Morgan, a medicolegal death investigator and a Distinguished Scholar of Applied Forensics at Jacksonville State University says the legal and medical fields are in a position …
Onlookers reportedly watched and recorded as two women beat a Louisiana woman, resulting in her death on Monday. According to VermilionToday.com, Shawntele Levine said her daughter, Kyla Mouton, 22, died from brain damage she suffered in the fatal attack. The mother also claimed that Mouton complained of headaches after getting into four fights in a …
An Illinois couple found dead in their home on Monday died from stabbings, police say. Citing the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Thomas Johnson, 69, and Leslie Ann Jones, 67, died of multiple sharp force injuries. The pair, who were married attorneys, was found dead after officers performed a wellness …
An Illinois man is behind bars for sexual assault after allegedly abusing a child in his care for almost years, police say. NBC 5 reports that from June 1, 2016, until April 1, 2018, an unnamed child was temporarily living with Kevin Tayon, 46, at a home in Pontoon. The child was 7 and 8 …
Authorities in California are seeking suspects in five unsolved killings, including the brutal murder of a teacher. On a recent episode of Crime Stories, Nancy Grace explores the unsolved murder of a young teacher who was gunned down in front of her boyfriend and her young son. In August 2019, 25-year-old Nancy Magana was sitting …
Police in one Maryland town are reminding residents to wear their pants while outside checking their mailbox. In a Facebook post, the Taneytown Police Department said they’re issuing their “final warning” to residents who are checking their mail pantsless. “You know who you are,” they wrote. Read continuing coverage on the coronavirus pandemic https://www.facebook.com/TaneytownPolice/posts/2355019031463367 It’s …
