The family of an Illinois woman who was found dead in a walk-in freezer in 2017 received a $6.4 million settlement, according to records made public on Tuesday. Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was found dead in an unused, locked freezer at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rosemont a day after she vanished. The Chicago Tribune reported …
A suburban Chicago man pleaded guilty but mentally ill last week to drowning his three young children, apparently because he was angry with his estranged wife. Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said that Jason Karels, 36, will be sentenced to life without parole early next year, The Asssociated Press reported. Round Lake Beach police …
Similar processes led investigators to Bryan Kohberger as the suspect in the University of Idaho murders last years.
The Florida Republican Party on Sunday stripped authority from its chairperson, who has been accused of rape in connection with a threesome involving him and his wife, a Sarasota County school board member and co-founder of the anti-gay Moms for Liberty. Christian Ziegler attended the meeting on Sunday to defend himself but could not stop …
A 4-year-old boy was shot dead Friday evening when an angry driver opened fire into his family’s vehicle. The boy was in the back seat and struck by gunfire in the upper body, police told the Los Angeles Times. His parents rushed him to a hospital, but it was too late, and he was pronounced …
A South Carolina couple has been arrested and charged with four counts of murder in the slayings of four family members eight years ago. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said that Amy Vilardi and her husband, Rosmore “Ross” Vilardi have been charged with the murders of Cathy Scott, Amy’s mother, and Scott’s husband, Mike Scott, …
Christmas has become a solemn time for one Texas family as they search for answers about what happened to one of their own who vanished three years ago, KHOU-TV reports. On December 13, 2020, Texas State University student Jason Landry left campus in San Marcos for winter break and began driving to his family’s home in …
A Washington state serial killer is accused of murdering at least four people by luring them with the promise of hidden treasure, the Seattle Times reports. In each of the cases, authorities say 40-year-old Richard Bradley Jr., of Seattle, targeted people who had recently come into money or were known to carry large amounts of …
A man convicted in October of a killing a New Hampshire couple as they were out for a walk along a Concord trail has been sentenced to two consecutive terms of 50 years to life in prison for the murders. Stephen and Wendy Reid were shot dead in April 2022, as CrimeOnline reported. They were …
The daughter is now 14, and defense attorneys say she wants to testify that she killed her father.
The Virginia mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in class in January was sentenced Friday to five years in prison with three years suspended. Deja Taylor will also serve two years of supervised probation that must include substance abuse treatment, parenting classes, and mental health treatment. Taylor pleaded guilty in August to neglect …
An Arizona woman and her brother have been extradited to Arizona after they tried to steal away to Canada with the woman’s 16-year-old son against his wishes and those of his father, all as part of a doomsday cult with eerie similarities to the one espoused by Chad and Lori Vallow Daybell. Ben Thibaudeau said …
