A West Virginia mother has been indicted on multiple charges related to the death of her 16-day old daughter this summer. Brooke Kessler, 33, told investigators she “probably” caused the the infant’s fatal injuries by squeezing her “too hard” while she was “irritated.” The little girl had “multiple, serious injuries,” West Virginia State Troopers said, …
A Washington state couple was allowed to plead guilty this week to killing their daugther’s ex-boyfriend and leaving is body in the trunk of a car for a year. John Eisenman pleaded guilty to first degree murder, and his fiancee, Brenda Kross, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, reduced from first degree murder, KREM reported. Eisenman reportedly …
An Indiana mother who admitted she sometimes forgot to feed her infant son after he died of starvation was sentenced Friday to 65 years in prison. Caylin Monroe was found guilty in October in the death of 3-month-old Silas Scott in February 2022, the Evansville Courier & Press reported. Monroe and the baby’s father, Jakob …
An Atlanta mother was convicted of killing her two toddler sons in her kitchen oven and sentenced to life without parole plus 35 years. Lamora Williams, 24, was convicted on 14 counts, including murder, in the 2017 incident, according to WAGA. Williams initially claimed she left 1-year-old Ja’Karter Penn and 2-year-old Ke’Yaunte Penn with a …
Police in North Carolina are looking for a man connected with the death of an 18-year-old woman found dead last week alongside a highway in Boger City. The body of Sydney Bisson of Charlotte was found near NC East 150 Highway on November 10. On Friday, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said it had secured …
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On Friday, Samuel Woodward, 27, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in prison for the stabbing death of Blaze Bernstein, a gay Jewish student from the University of Pennsylvania, according to AP News. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Woodward was found guilty of murdering Bernstein in a hate-fueled stabbing that took place in …
Murdered University of Georgia student Laken Riley’s smartwatch and other technology helped paint a picture of what happened to her, according to the FBI. As previously reported by CrimeOnline, Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, allegedly attacked and killed 22-year-old Laken Riley in February while she was out for a jog in Athens, near the University. According …
Bryan Kohberger’s defense team is challenging most of the evidence against him in the deaths of four Idaho college students According to Idaho Statesman, on Friday, Kohberger’s attorneys filed over 160 pages of legal justification to block various pieces of evidence on the public court’s website. One aspect of the evidence they seek to have …
A Columbia, Ohio, police officer opened up a burning truck door and dragged its driver to safety this week, suffering minor burns herself but saving the man’s life. The Columbus Division of Police released body camera video of the dramatic rescue, along with the driver’s desperate 911 call for help, WSYX reported. The driver, who …
Miami Beach police said Friday that a human head that washed ashore on Key Biscayne on earlier this week belonged to a 19-year-old swimmer who disappeared off South Beach over the weekend. Victor Castaneda got caught in a rip tide and was reported missing at about 6 p.m. on Saturday, WSVN reported, prompting an extensive …
A Virginia woman was arrested last week for allegedly using a false identity to work as a nurse at two California hospitals without a license. Amanda Porter, 44, reportedly impersonated a nurse at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, where she saw 60 patients from early April to early May. ABC News reported that …
