Year: 2024

Death investigation
November 15, 2024

Dead Newborn Found on Sidewalk, Possibly Dropped From Fourth-Floor Window

An investigation is underway in California after a baby boy was found dead on a sidewalk on Thursday. Los Angeles Fire said they responded to the scene where the newborn was possibly dropped from the window of a fourth-floor bathroom. Responding police officers questioned a woman who was transported to the hospital for pelvic bleeding, …

Child sex crimes
November 15, 2024

Former Arkansas Pastor Pleads Guilty to Raping Children

A former Arkansas pastor has been sentenced to 50 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to three counts of raping his own minor children. James Edwin Cowan, 46, will also serve 30 years of a suspended sentence after his release from prison, according to the Arkansas Southwest Judicial District prosecuting attorney, Jana Bradford. He …

Murder
November 15, 2024

Florida Man Indicted for Murder in Disappearance of Estranged Wife in Spain

A federal grand jury has indicted a Florida man, already in jail on kidnapping charges, on charges of killing his wife in Spain. The indictment charges David Nezevich with kidnapping resulting in death, foreign domestic violence resulting in death, and foreign murder of a US national, WTVJ reported. Knezevich, 36, was arrested in May and …

child neglect
November 15, 2024

Wisconsin Mom Dumps 12-Year-Old Son Along Busy Highway After Argument About Grades

A Wisconsin mother has been charged with child abandonment and neglect after she allegedly kicked her 12-year-old son out of the car along Interstate 94 in Waukesha County because she was angry about his grades. Police found the crying boy walking along the busy highway during rush hour on Thursday, WTMJ reported. He told them …

Missing
November 14, 2024

Remains Found in Search for Missing Indiana Woman

Indiana authorities said on Wednesday that they’d found human remains in the same area where a missing mother of three was last seen in September. The Scott County Sheriff’s Office said deputies and detectives from Indiana State Police recovered the remains from a wooded property in southern Indiana and sent them for a forensic examination …

November 14, 2024

Father, Girlfriend Charged With Murder in Abuse Death of 4-Year-Old Louisiana Girl

The mother of a 4-year-old Louisiana girl joined other community residents Wedneday night to pay tribute to the little girl who died earlier this month from injuries police say were inflicted by her father and his girlfriend. “I wish could go back in time so that I could save her because she was my baby,” …