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Murder
October 18, 2024
New York Woman’s Paraprofessional Sister Charged With Her Murder
A 53-year-old New York state middle school paraprofessional has been arrested and charged with the murder of her 61-year-old sister. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said deputie were called for a welfare check on Penny Busch on October 11 and did not find her at her home in the Village of Honeoye Falls. Thinking the …
Road Rage
October 18, 2024
Groom Is Murdered at Wedding Reception Hours After Getting Married
A North Carolina man was fatally shot on Saturday in an apparent road rage incident hours after his wedding. Tyrek Burton, 37, was killed at the Barber Park Events Center in Greensboro. His sister told WLS-TV that Burton was leaving the venue hours after his wedding when he learned from his wife that she was still …
Murder
October 18, 2024
Murder Suspect Keeps Woman’s Body Under Bed for Weeks, Claims Foul Odor Was From Toilet
A Washington man was arrested on Thursday, weeks after a missing woman’s body was discovered in a suitcase at a homeless encampment. On September 27, outreach workers found Shannon Reeder, 37, dead in a large suitcase at a homeless encampment in Seattle. It is now believed Steven Thanh Nguyen, 57, killed Reeder with a sharp …
Trials
October 18, 2024
Quinton Simon: Babysitter Says Tot’s Mom Backhanded Him for Being in Road Unattended
On Thursday, a former babysitter testified in the murder trial of Leilani Simon, the Savannah mother charged with the 2022 killing of her 20-month-old son, Quinton Simon. Due to the 17-year-old babysitter’s age, court cameras were turned off during her testimony, WJCL reports. “He would open the (bedroom) door when it was cracked,” the babysitter …
Murder
October 18, 2024
Suspect Who Murdered Stranger on Trail Stayed at Scene to Ask About Increased Police Presence
A man accused of murdering a woman on a Tennessee trail on Monday reportedly stayed at the scene to stake out police. Paul Park, 29, was arrested at his Brentwood home on Tuesday, a day after he allegedly shot Alyssa Lokits, 34, on the Old Hickory Trailhead in Antioch. A woman who was in the …
Trials
October 18, 2024
Delphi Murders Trial: Girls Found with Throats Cut, One Nude, Prosecutor Says
Opening statements were scheduled for Friday in a double murder trial for Richard Allen, accused of killing two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana. As CrineOnlibe previously reported, Allen, from Delphi, faces charges for the deaths of Abigail “Abby” Williams and Liberty “Libby” German. The two girls vanushed on February 13, 2017, and their bodies were …
Missing
October 18, 2024
BOLO: Police Seek Tips on Missing California Woman
Police in North Carolina are searching for a missing woman who hasn’t been seen in nearly a week. According to WECT News 6, 44-year-old Melissa Anne Norris was last seen on Southwold Drive in Wilmington on October 12. Police said she was driving a grey Nissan Versa (EFZ-7384) with a Jeff Gordon vanity plate on …
Missing
October 18, 2024
Landfill Search Ends for Missing Texas Mom
Texas investigators on Thursday ended their four-day search for a missing realtor and mother of four in a Bexar County landfill. The Texas Department of Public Safety said it found no evidence of Suzanne Clark Simpson, who has been missing since October 6, KSAT reported. “On Monday October 10th information gathered during the investigation led …
Bad Doctors
October 18, 2024
License Suspended! Arkansas Doc Seen on Video Having Sex With Staff and Walking Naked Through Clinic
The Arkansas State Medical Board this week suspended the license of a doctor after seeing video of him having sex with a staff member — who was also a patient — and walking around his clinic nude. The board ordered an emergency suspension of David Diffine’s license and a disciplinary hearing, scheduled for December 6, …
Death investigation
October 18, 2024
61-Year-Old Woman Found Dead, Wrapped in Plastic After Return from European Trip
Philadelphia Police found a 61-year-old woman dead and wrapped in plastic in a closet in her home this week after friends reported her missing. Police said Vladimir Lushevskiy, 65, was charged with abuse of a corpse, WCAU reported, and may face additional charges once an autopsy determines a cause of death for Lola Karabaeva. Karabaeva’s …
Child Abuse
October 18, 2024
Mother, Boyfriend of 3-Year-Old Elijah Vue Charged in His Death
The mother of a toddler boy found dead last month and her boyfriend have been charged in the child’s death. Manitowoc County District Attorney Jacalyn LaBre announced at a news conference on Thursday that Katrina Baur, Elijah Vue’s mother, has been charged with chronic neglect of a child resulting in death and neglecting a child, …