The prosecution’s star witness against R. Kelly testified for the first time on Thursday, telling a court in Chicago that she was girl — 14 at the time — seen in sex videos the singer made of their sexual encounters. Kelly is on trial in federal court in Chicago on multiple charges, including enticement of …
A Connecticut man will likely spend much of the rest of his life behind bars for murdering his wife, thanks in part to the wrist pedometer Fitbit she was wearing. On Thursday, a judge sentenced 40-year-old Richard Dabate to 65 years in prison after he was convicted in May of murdering his wife, 39-year-old Connie …
Georgia officials have canceled a missing person alert for a woman who reportedly vanished on Tuesday. Atlanta police confirmed to WXIA that Savannah Sheats, 26, is dead. Sheats was reportedly found in her car on Thursday after cops received a call about a person down in the 1600 block of Springer Street NW. Sheets was …
The parents of a missing California woman are asking the public’s help in finding her and fear the worst — that she might have been abducted. Jolissa Fuentes, 22, was at a party at a friend’s house on August 6 and then went to her grandmother’s house to pick up a bag and some money. …
Attorneys representing a Texas woman who allegedly fled to Costa Rica after fatally shooting her boyfriend’s love interest in May filed documents on Wednesday which would suppress evidence in her upcoming murder trial. Kaitlin Armstrong’s attorneys alleged that Austin police arrested their client based on false statements. Attorneys also said that police failed to investigate …
An Illinois man is facing criminal charges for a bizarre episode in which he allegedly lured two children into his apartment, yelled vulgarities, offered them beer and then began removing his clothes, WBBM-TV reports. The encounter occurred on August 9, when 54-year-old James Krook approached two children playing in the common area of an apartment …
On Monday, a fifth set of human remains was reportedly found at a Nevada national park as the area continues to experience an unprecedented drought that has led to receding water levels. Park rangers reportedly responded to Swim Beach, a small recreation site located at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. In an email to the …
On Wednesday, lawyers representing disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh alleged that South Carolina prosecutors are withholding evidence related to the murders of Murdaugh’s wife and son. According to South Carolina Public Radio, Murdaugh’s lawyers requested the prosecution’s evidence immediately after Murdaugh was charged with murder in mid-July. The deadline to turn over the evidence was Monday, …
An urgent search is underway for a woman who has gone missing in Atlanta, WXIA-TV reports. Police say 26-year-old Savannah Sheats was reported missing by her sister after Sheats disappeared on Wednesday. The sister, who lives with Sheats, told authorities that she last saw her sibling Tuesday night when the two went to bed around …
The rape and murder of an 11-year-old Illinois babysitter has gone unsolved for three decades, but police say there is reason for hope that the perpetrator will be caught, WFLD-TV reports. Holly Staker was babysitting two children on the evening of August 17, 1992, in the Chicago suburb of Waukegan when an intruder entered the …
On Tuesday, a California parole board approved the release of a man who hijacked a bus full of children in 1976 in an attempt to get $5 million in ransom. The Los Angeles Times reported that Frederick Woods, 70, was previously denied parole 17 times. In March, Governor Gavin Newsom asked the board to reconsider …
The Tennessee man accused of beating his bride to death during their honeymoon last month at an exclusive Fijian resort reportedly confessed to the killing when he was first arrested but changed his story once he acquired an attorney. Bradley Robert Dawson, 38, is charged with murder in the death of Christe Chen, a 36-year-old …
