A convicted rapist who is the prime suspect in Madeleine McCann’s 2007 disappearance in Portugal was acquitted on Monday in an unrelated rape and child sexual abuse trial in Germany. Christian Brückner, 47, is currently serving a seven-year sentence in Germany for raping an elderly American woman in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in 2005. The …
A Cleveland news reporter was shot and wounded in what her station called a “brutal domestic violence attack” Monday morning. The incident took place just berore 8 a.m. in Lakewood when a 911 call reported two people arguing on the street, WOIO reported. As the officers headed toward the call, the callers reported hearing gunshots. …
Police arrested an Indiana couple after discovering remains in their backyard fire pit. Fox 32 reports that police began investigating Steven Valle, 31, and Samantha Sebella, 25, on September 20 after Valle allegedly told friends he had killed two undocumented children and burned their bodies in the fire pit at their Wheatfield home. The children …
Tupac’s family has reportedly hired a lawyer to investigate claims that Sean “Diddy” Combs — who was arrested last month on federal sex trafficking charges — was involved in Tupac’s 1996 slaying. Us Weekly reported that Tupac’s family has hired Alex Spiro, who represented Alex Baldwin in the “Rust” case that was ultimately dismissed. This …
A 51-year-old San Antonio teacher has been charged with a felony after a report of “suspicious” activity involving a juvenile male student last week, according to the Comal County Sheriff’s Office. According to the sheriff’s office, the incident occurred just minutes from the high school where the teacher, Jennifer Massey, of Selma, teaches art. The …
A body found in a suitcase in Washington late last month has been identified as a woman who vanished last year. On September 27, outreach workers reportedly discovered Shannon Reeder’s body in a large suitcase at a homeless encampment in Seattle. KOMO reported that Reeder, 37, was found deceased days after a shooting at the …
The search continues for a 27-year-old woman who vanished According to KTVH, Meghan Rouns was last heard from at around 2 p.m. Friday. At around 8 p.m., her family contacted police. Multiple agencies searched for Rouns over the weekend and found her horse abandoned. “Her horse was found just up the hill from the lake, …
The US Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal of a Texas police officer’s manslaughter conviction for the death of Atatiana Jefferson. Then-Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean opened fire through a window of Jefferson’s home on October 12, 2019, killing her, as CrimeOnline reported. Jefferson was playing video games with her nephew in …
An Oklahoma child shot and killed another child after finding a loaded, unsecured gun in what the adults claimed was a “safe space.” The child who killed the other child was taken into custody but later released after police decided it was an “accidental shooting,” according to KJRH. Police also found what they called a …
A northwest Indiana couple have been arrested after bone fragments were found in an Indiana backyard where they once lived. Steven Valle, 31, and Samantha Sebella, 25, have been charged with murder, neglect of a dependent causing death, obstruction of justice, and failure to report a dead body, WBBM reported. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office …
An Atlanta police officer was shot and killed while attempting to break into a home in Douglas County, Georgia. Fox 5 reported that Investigator Aubree Horton, 32, of the Atlanta Police Department, was fatally shot during the break-in attempt around 5 a.m. on Friday at a residence in the St. Andrews Country Club neighborhood on …
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating two young children missing from Columbus, Ohio, since Saturday evening. Kenneth Austin, 5, and Jamila Austin, 6, were last seen around 7 p.m. Saturday near Brookshire Court, west of South Hamilton Road and north of Interstate 70, police said, according to The Columbus Dispatch. Kenneth was …
