12-Year-Old Girl Chews Through Restraints, Escapes From Kidnapper
Kidnapping
Deputies find two decomposing bodies at the home where the girl was held captive.
Shooting
August 2, 2022
DEVELOPING: Man Shoots McDonald’s Worker Shot in Neck After Spat About “Cold Fries”
A McDonald’s worker in New York remains hospitalized after a dispute on Monday reportedly led to him being shot in the neck. According to WABC, the employee either got into a dispute or tried to intervene in a dispute involving a 40-year-old customer who had complained her fries were cold. At some point, the woman …
Crime Stories
August 2, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Teen Girl Body Dumped off I-65, Haunts Sheriff
The body of Margaret “Maggie” Sniegowski is found by a farmer, dumped along a central Indiana highway. Police say the teen had been dead for several days. At the time, however, no one knew who the girl was and it would be 20 years before the 17-year-old was identified, thanks to DNA technology. Boone County …
Court
August 2, 2022
Amber Heard’s Lawyers Claim Johnny Depp Has Erectile Dysfunction, Which Contributed to Violent Marriage
Recently-released documents indicated that Amber Heard’s legal team accused Johnny Depp of having erectile dysfunction, which they said is relevant to Heard’s accusations of domestic violence and rape. Page Six obtained a May 28 filing in which Heard’s said that Depp’s private medical condition may have influenced his anger and violent behavior — which allegedly …
Murder
August 2, 2022
Alleged Child Killer Appears in Court, Accused of Stabbing Little Girl Outside Playing Hula Hoop with Sister
A British man accused of killing a young girl was officially charged with murder during his first court appearance Monday. According to the Licolnite, Deividas Skebas, 22, is accused of killing 9-year-old Lilia Valutyte, a Lincolnshire girl found dead in July in Boston, Lincolnshire, with a single stab wound. Skebas, who appeared at the Lincoln …
Murder
August 2, 2022
Once-Convicted Killer Released From Prison Months Before Murdering Teen Runaway in Vacant Lot: Reports
A second man was arrested on Thursday in connection with May’s shooting death of a 14-year-old Florida girl. Tampa police linked Robert Creed Jr., 45, to the murder of Nilexia Alexander, whose body was found in a vacant lot. In early July, Ronny Walker, 44, was also arrested in connection with Alexander’s slaying — and …
Missing
August 2, 2022
Missing Teen Girl Hasn’t Been Seen in 4 Months After Vanishing in April
New Y0rk police are searching for a 16-year-old girl who vanished in April and hasn’t been seen or heard from her by her loved ones. Aaliyah Jennings was last seen on April 4 in Dutchess County, according to the Hudson Valley Post. She was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and black pants. She’s described …
Bad Doctors
August 2, 2022
Florida Dentist Arrested 4 Times Since May for Sexual Battery, Still Practicing Dentistry
A Florida dentist was arrested last week for the fourth time to face charges that he inappropriately touched female patients. Charles Stamitoles, 65, has been allowed to continue his Pensacola practice but was ordered after his last arrest in June to see only male patients, WEAR reports. The latest arrest, on Friday, charges Stamitoles with …
Shooting
August 2, 2022
Cooper Roberts, Paralyzed in July 4 Shooting, Moves to Rehab and Reunites With His Dog
The youngest victim of the July 4 shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, has been released from intensive care and moved to a rehabilitation facility. Cooper Roberts, 8, has also been reunited with his dog, George, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The bullet that ripped through Cooper’s body severed his spinal column and damaged his liver, abdominal …
Missing
August 2, 2022
Missing Texas Girl Could Be with Older Man, Police Say
Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies in Texas are asking the public to be on the lookout for a missing 15-year-old girl. Lydia Byrd was last seen Saturday in the Oak Landing subdivision in northwest Harris County, off of Tryon Drive, according to KHOU 11. Police reportedly said the teen could possibly be with a man …