Before Jason Dean Billingsley allegedly beat to death Baltimore tech CEO Pava LaPere, he is accused of brutally attacking a couple at gunpoint and then setting them on fire, the Baltimore Banner reports. One of those victims is now speaking out, recounting the horrific episode that left him hospitalized and requiring skin grafts. Jonte Gilmore, …
Teen Willard Miller pleaded guilty to the murder of his Spanish teacher Nohema Graber and now a judge has sentenced him to life in prison. Iowa law does not permit juveniles to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, so Miller, 17, will serve a minimum of 35 years before he …
A Florida man has been arrested for violently beating a man at a movie theater this summer, leaving the victim with a broken nose and stitches, WSVN-TV reports. On Thursday, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office detained 27-year-old Jesse Montez Thorton II in connection with the bloody incident. The move came after authorities received an anonymous …
An Air Force airman’s wife accused of trying to poison him can be seen in newly released video recordings allegedly pouring bleach into a coffeemaker, KGUN9 reports. The footage, recorded by hidden cameras the husband placed in the home, were key pieces of evidence that led to the arrest of Melody Felicano Johnson in July. Authorities …
A Tennessee teacher accused of raping a 12-year-old student is back in jail after authorities say she threatened the victim in a text message, WMC-TV reports. On Thursday, police in Covington arrested 38-year-old Alissa McCommon on charges of coercion of a witness, aggravated stalking, tampering with evidence and harassment in connection with the latest allegations. …
Lawyers for the Utah woman accused of murdering her husband by lacing his Moscow Mule drink with drugs are fighting against the prosecution’s effort to keep her away from her mother, KUTV reports. In court filings this week, defense attorneys for Kouri Richins challenged a motion brought by the state to have no contact with …
The Long Island socialite who shoved a beloved 87-year-old Manhattan vocal coach to the ground, causing a fatal head injury, was sentenced Friday to 8 1/2 years in prison on Friday. Lauren Pazienza, 28, pleaded guilty last month to first degree manslaughter in the death of Barbara Maier Gustern. In court on Friday, Judge Felicia …
An Idaho woman was criminally charged earlier this month, months after the skeletal remains of her newborn were discovered at her home. On June 5, Bannock police were tipped off about an infant’s remains being in a suitcase in a doghouse located in the back of a Downey home. Cops later spoke with the tipster’s …
A Tennessee judge on Friday ended Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy’s conservatorship over Michael Oher, the former NFL player whose story of poverty and adoption was the subject of the 2009 movie “The Blind Side.” Last month, Oher alleged that the Tuohys never adopted him but instead tricked him into signing a document that put …
Days after a Utah teen was arrested for the murder of her newborn boy, searches found the baby’s body along the side of an interstate highway. Estrella Meza-Ojeda, 18, gave birth prematurely on August 6, KSTU reported. The infant spent 22 days in the newborn intensive care and was sent home with oxygen tanks and …
In a chilling twist of events, Annamarie Cochrane Rintala is found dead, her stiff body soaked in both paint and blood. The spouse, Cara Rintala, finds herself in a situation that marks a legal first in Massachusetts—a woman charged with the murder of her wife. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack delve into the perplexing …
