Year: 2020

[Thursday Crime Stories] Dream-vacay-turned-nightmare: American mom missing in Belize
Podcast

43-year-old Alison MacKenzie vanishes while on vacation with her boyfriend in Belize. MacKenzie’s boyfriend, Paige Rote, reported her missing after waking and realizing she was gone. Searches were conducted and multiple theories about her disappearance have surfaced. What happened to Alison MacKenzie? Joining Nancy Grace today: Darryl Cohen, Former Assistant District Attorney, Fulton County, Georgia, Defense …

Coronavirus
April 16, 2020

Coronavirus scam: BEWARE of text message scam, police warn

A police department in Maine is warning the public about an apparent scam going around via text messaging. The message, according to the Thomaston Police Department, claims that the recipient was in contact with someone diagnosed with coronavirus. The text message leaves a link and prompts people to click on it for additional information. “DO …

AMBER Alert
April 16, 2020

URGENT AMBER Alert: 2-year-old Georgia girl missing!

An AMBER Alert was issued Thursday for a 5-year-old Griffin, Georgia, girl. Police are searching for 2-year-old Amina Cole, who may be traveling in a grey 2014 Chevrolet Cruze with 21-year-old Johnetta Leigh Taylor. The car’s Georgia license plate is RSP6855.  Anyone with information on the pair’s whereabouts should contact Griffin police immediately at 678-758-8739.   …

Court
April 15, 2020

Monster locks 10-year-old girl in lockbox for stealing a popsicle, killing her

On Tuesday, the Arizona Supreme Court upheld the conviction and death penalty sentence for a man who was found guilty of killing his wife’s 10-year-old cousin in 2011 by locking her in a plastic box. In a 23-page decision, the court affirmed John Allen’s first-degree conviction and sentence. Evidence presented in court revealed that Allen …

Attempted Murder
April 15, 2020

7-year-old boy dies of injuries after his mom is charged with attempted murder

A Philadelphia woman charged with the attempted murder of her 7-year-old son may now face murder charges after the boy died of his injuries on Wednesday, WPVI reported. Tazmir Ransom was rushed to the hospital Sunday evening experiencing difficulty breathing, police said. While there, medical staff determined he had severe injuries. Police arrested Tazmir’s mother, …

South Carolina mom, 4-year-old son dead in murder-suicide [Coroner]
Family Crime
April 15, 2020

South Carolina mom, 4-year-old son dead in murder-suicide [Coroner]

A Charleston County mother shot her 4-year-old son to death on Monday and then killed herself, authorities in the South Carolina county said on Wednesday, the Charleston Post and Courier reported. The Charleston County Coroner’s Office ruled that the death of Gretchen Francey, 40, was a suicide, and that of her son Liam, 4, was …

Missing
April 15, 2020

MISSING: Mother abducts 2 sons from foster care, police say

Authorities in Delaware have asked for the public’s help in locating two foster children whose mother reportedly took them on Wednesday afternoon. The Harrington Police Department said in a Facebook post that Shantel Knight, 26, took Anthony Rasin, 8, and Jermiah Knight, 6, from the area of Thorpe Street in Harrington. The mother was last …