A psychological evaluation of the Long Island socialite accused of fatally shoving a beloved voice coach to the ground in Manhattan is delaying a possible plea deal in the case. Lauren Pazienza, 26, has twice rejected a plea deal in the death of 87-year-old Barbara Gustern in March 2022, CrimeOnline has reported, and the new …
Two Americans were found dead in a luxury hotel room in Baja this week, dead from “intoxication by substance to be determined,” the Baja California Sur Attorney General’s Office said. The AG’s office identified the man and woman as John Heathco, 41, and Abby Lutz, ABC News reported. The attorney general said the two had …
The former manager of the morgue at Harvard Medical School has been indicted for the theft and sale of human body parts. Cedric Lodge, 55; his wife, Denise Lodge, 63; and three other people — Katrina Maclean, 44; Joshua Taylor, 46; and Mathew Lampi, 52 — are charged with conspiracy and interstate transport of stolen …
The Utah mom and children’s book author accused of giving her husband a fatal dose of fentanyl last year emailed investigators before her arrest to “clarify” questions about vacations she took after her husband’s death, his alleged affair, and other questions detectives had as they drew near arresting her. Kouri Richins’ email to Summit County …
An Indiana man was arrested last month for sexually abusing his dog and physically threatening his mother, who allegedly caught him carrying out the act. In March 2022, an Elkhart woman reportedly witnessed her son, Blake Reffett, 20, with his pants down while raping her dog that was pinned on the couch. Before fleeing, Reffett …
An Ohio man has been charged in the death of his mother, who was found in a car in a grocery store parking lot with severe injuries from an apparent assault. Portsmouth Police responded to a call early Saturday morning about a man jumping off the Grant Bridge and found Michael Smith, 61, on the …
A 28-year-old Louisiana woman was arrested on Tuesday for posing as a 17-year-old student during the 2022-2023 school year. The St. Charles Parish School System contacted police in late May, after receiving a tip that a student may have been in their mid-20s. A police investigation determined that the mother, Marta Elizabeth Serrano Alvarado, 46, …
Marine Daniel Penny is facing an indictment for the killing of New York street performer, Jordan Neely, following a confrontation last month on a Manhattan subway. A grand jury in Manhattan handed down the indictment on Wednesday, but the actual charges haven’t been disclosed, the New York Post reports. The charges are expected to be …
Tiffany Valiante, 18, has graduated high school and is on her way to Mercy College in New York. Standing 6 feet 2 inches tall, Valiante is a star athlete, earning a volleyball scholarship. On July 12, 2015, Valiante left her cousin’s graduation party. A few hours later, the family learns Valiante has been struck and killed …
A Florida couple was arrested for abusing the woman’s son, who reportedly drowned in their care in April. On April 22, Anthony Rouse, 6, apparently drowned in a bathtub at his mother and stepfather’s Winter Haven home. While Tre and Alize Seymore, 27 and 25, have not been directly charged in connection with Rouse’s death, …
Accused Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger wants additional time to decide whether he wants to call an alibi to his defense during his upcoming murder trial. Kohberger’s public defender, Anne Taylor, filed a motion Friday, arguing that the defense hasn’t been allotted enough time to examine the extensive evidence presented by the prosecution, ABC News reports. …
Attorneys representing accused Delphi murderer Richard Allen filed a motion Tuesday, in an attempt to block the state from presenting crucial evidence during his upcoming murder trial. Defense lawyers Brad A. Rozzi and Andrew J. Baldwin filed a “motion in limine regarding ballistics,” which seeks to throw out ballistic evidence from the trial. The attorneys …
