A Virginia woman who fatally beat her 11-year-old daughter so severely that it split her stomach open was sentenced to 30 years in prison this week. Latoya Smith, 35, pleaded guilty to felony homicide and child abuse or neglect in the May 2018 slaying of Heaven Watkins. WVEC reported that she was sentenced on Friday …
A Colorado teen who told investigators he planned a deadly shooting at school because he was taunted by classmates over his gender identity pleaded guilty on Friday to more than a dozen felonies, including first degree murder, the Denver Channel reported. Alec McKinney, 16, was originally charged with 43 counts in the May 7, 2019, …
Michelle Troconis, accused of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the presumed death of missing Connecticut mother, Jennifer Dulos, has apparently broken a few of her bond requirements, according to prosecutors. Troconis appeared at the Stamford Superior Court on Friday with attorney Jon Schoenhorn, in an attempt to lift restrictions placed on her after …
A popular anti-vaccine Facebook group reportedly convinced a Colorado woman not to give her 4-year-old son a prescribed antiviral medication days before he died of the flu this week. NBC News reported that the mother asked for advice about the flu in “Stop Mandatory Vaccination” — a Facebook health misinformation group comprised of approximately 178,000 …
The baby girl, Vanessa Morales, has not been seen since December when her mother was found dead
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What happened during millionaire perv Jeffrey Epstein’s final days? While a famed forensic pathologist claims Epstein’s death aligns with homicidal strangulation, officials listed it as a suicide. Joining Nancy Grace to discuss: James Shelnutt: 27-years Atlanta Metro Major Case detective, SWAT Officer (RET), Attorney Bobby Chacon: Former Special Agent FBI, current star of FB Watch …
A Pennsylvania man is facing murder charges after prosecutors say he viciously beat his girlfriend, then left her to die alone before calling an Uber for help. NBC 10 reports that Nicholas Forman is facing murder charges in connection with the death of 22-year-old Sabrina Harooni. According to authorities, Forman beat Harooni on Sunday night, …
A Massachusetts man was reportedly killed Wednesday when his friend fatally shot him with a crossbow while trying to save him during a dog attack. In a statement, the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office said the unidentified man’s death at his Adams home appears to have been accidental. The man’s friend, who is a neighbor, reportedly …
The mother of two missing Idaho children sent an email to her younger child’s school explaining why he wouldn’t be returning to classes just weeks before he was last seen in late September. AZFamily.com obtained an email that Lori Vallow sent to the Laurens Institute for Education (L.I.F.E.) in Gilbert , Arizona, on September 5, …
Joyce “Tilly” Mitchell, the prison tailor who was jailed for helping two convicted murderers escape from a New York prison, is less than thrilled about how a Showtime series depicted the 2015 incident. In two jailhouse interviews with the New York Post, Mitchell, 55, denied having consensual sex with Richard Matt and David Sweat and …
Authorities continue to search for a missing month-old baby who has not been seen since his mother, grandmother and great-grandmother were found dead in their Miami home late last month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, baby Andrew Caballeiro has not been seen since January 28, after a relative found 40-year-old Arlety Garcia Valdes, 60-year-old Isabela Valdes, …
Elizabeth Smart, a Utah woman who was held captive and raped repeatedly for months as a child, says she was sexually assaulted on an airplane According to CBS This Morning, 32-year-old Smart revealed that she fell asleep on a flight to Utah last summer and woke up when she felt someone rubbing her legs. “I …
