A lawyer said on Monday that an Alabama inmate could be killed next week via nitrogen hypoxia, marking the first time this method would be used to carry out an execution. Alan Miller, 57, requested to die via nitrogen hypoxia instead of lethal injection in 2018, when inmates were allowed to challenge the manner in …
A man who allegedly kidnapped and murdered two young Arizona girls before discarding their remains in the desert is scheduled to face a jury this week in the first of two prosecutions related to the slayings, the Associated Press reports. On Tuesday, the first trial of 40-year-old Christopher Clements is expected to begin in Pima …
The discovery of a stained rug in a river led authorities to investigate whether it might be tied to missing Connecticut mother Jennifer Dulos, but investigators later determined the stain was not blood, the Middletown Press reports. Dulos vanished in May 2019 while she was in the process of divorcing her estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, …
The suspect in the brutal attack on Memphis mom Eliza Fletcher is now charged with a rape occurring a year before Fletcher’s murder. Cleotha Abston Henderson appeared in court indicted on charges of unlawful possession of a weapon, aggravated rape, and kidnapping in relation to the September 21, 2021 incident. A sexual assault kit was …
A New York mother allegedly confessed to drowning her three young kids early Monday, leading to a frantic search for the children, whose bodies were found on Coney Island in Brooklyn, WNBC-TV reports. Authorities say the woman, 30-year-old Erin Merdy, has a history of mental health challenges but that postpartum psychosis is one possible motive, …
An inmate who sued an Oklahoma jail — alleging he was tortured by “Baby Shark” being played on repeat — was reportedly found dead in a cell on Sunday. The Oklahoman reported that John Basco, 48, was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive at the Oklahoma County jail. Basco had been booked into jail on …
On Friday, the Florida Board of Medicine barred a doctor from performing Brazilian butt lifts following last year’s death of a patient he did the surgery on. The Miami Herald reported that Dr. John Sampson, who works at Seduction Cosmetic Surgery in Coral Gables, was allowed to keep his medical license. In addition to the …
A pair of AirPods helped police rescue an infant who was taken when his mother’s car was stolen over the weekend. According to Fox 29, the incident happened in Philadelphia after someone stole a car from a woman’s driveway in the Fox Chase neighborhood. The woman told police that her infant was inside the vehicle …
A wig reportedly protected an Orthodox Jewish woman from being shot in the head in New York on Saturday. According to WNBC, the unidentified 21-year-old woman was standing on a corner in Brooklyn when a dark-colored car approached her. The backseat passenger window then opened and someone brandished a weapon and fired. Police told WNBC …
A Maryland family is dead after police say an Elk Mills father murdered his wife and children before taking his own life. The Cecil County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims as Tara Devina Ricker Milligan, 37, and her children. Teresa Milligan, 14; Nora Milligan, 11; and Finn Milligan, 8. Tara’s husband and the children’s father, …
A Pennsylvania man is dead and police say he was shot execution-style at his own residence after someone waited in a sedan for him to emerge. According to CBS Philadelphia, the incident happened a little before 1 a.m. on Monday, outside of a home on Washington Lane in Germantown. The victim, identified as a 37-year-old …
