DEATH BY MERCEDES: $$$ Socialite Mows Down Brothers, Denied Venue Change in Civil Trial, Accused of Hiding Assets
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Shooting
December 14, 2025
Brown University Shooting: 2 Killed and 9 Injured, Person of Interest Detained
A shooter injured numerous people and killed two at Brown University in Providence, in the early evening hours Saturday. On Saturday, at 4:22 p.m., the school went on lockdown due to an active shooter near the Barus & Holley Engineering building. The university issued alerts, requesting everyone to lock doors, keep their phones silent, and …
Murder
December 13, 2025
GUILTY: 10 Years Later, Boyfriend Convicted in Amtrak Murder of His Children’s Mother
Ten years after a mother’s death on an Amtrak train, her boyfriend has been found guilty of first-degree murder. On Friday, Angelo Valentino Mantych, 43, appeared in court to hear the verdict. The jury took approximately five hours to find Mantych guilty of the murder of Marina Placensia, 28, with a unanimous decision, according to …
Murder
December 13, 2025
Texas Teen Arrested on Capital Murder Charges, Ex’s Mother and 2 Young Children Found Dead
A 15-year-old boy is in custody facing capital murder in connection with the fatal shooting of his ex-girlfriend’s mother and two children in West Texas. Odessa Police responded to a shooting call at the 87th Street Apartments on Tuesday. When law enforcement arrived, they found three deceased victims: Jessica Rodriguez, 39, and her 9-year-old son …
Assault
December 12, 2025
Georgia Woman Suffers 3rd Degree Burns in Savannah Chemical Attack
Police in Georgia’s oldest city are searching for a suspect in a chemical attack on a woman near Savannah’s Forsyth Park Wednesday night. Ashley Wasielewski suffered third degree burns in the attack, which took place just before 8 p.m. when a man approached her from behind and poured an unknown chemical on her. Police say …
Child sex crimes
December 12, 2025
Child Sex Offender Charged With Trying to Get Latest Victim to Stop Cooperating With Police
A repeat child sex abuser and register sex offender now faces a witness tampering charge after he allegedly smuggled a letter out of jail in October urging his latest victim to stop cooperating with law enforcement. Matthew “Nate” Boegel, 27, was arrested in October on charges of felony sexual abuse of minors and violating conditions …
Sports
December 12, 2025
U Michigan Head Football Coach Fired, Arrested for Home Invasion, Stalking
The storied football program at the Univeristy of Michigan is reeling this week after a woman ended a years-long affair with head coach Sherrone Moore and ultimately went to the university after he responded by “making numerous phone calls and sending numerous texts.” The university fired Moore, who is married with three children, on Wednesday …
Cold Cases
December 12, 2025
New Evidence Found Nearly 30 Years After JonBenét Ramsey’s Unsolved Murder
On Friday, Colorado police provided an annual update on its investigation into the 1996 slaying of JonBenét Ramsey. Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn said detectives have conducted several new interviews and re-interviewed other interviews due to tips they received. Redfearn said they have also collected new evidence and retested evidence in hopes of acquiring new …
Crime Stories
December 12, 2025
MOM’S CHILLING POST BEFORE SHE & TWINS, 6, SHOT DEAD IN MANSION, BITTER DIVORCE
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Weird Crime
December 12, 2025
VIDEO: DoorDash Driver Jailed for Pepper Spraying Customers’ Food
On Friday, Indiana police charged a woman for allegedly dousing customers’ meals in pepper spray. On December 7, the victim told Vanderburgh County police that he and his wife experienced burning in their mouths, noses, throats, and stomachs after eating food delivered via DoorDash. A review of the victims’ surveillance footage showed DoorDash driver Kourtney Stevenson, …
Murder
December 12, 2025
Georgia Mother Learns Fate After Killing 4-Year-Old Boy Who Wasn’t Potty Trained
A Georgia woman will spend life in prison, following the 2022 death of her 4-year-old son. On Tuesday, DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Asha F. Jackson sentenced 43-year-old Sophia Williams to life without the possibility of parole, in connection with the murder of Anthony Vice. According to the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office, police arrived …
Homicide
December 12, 2025
Frezja Baker: Missing Mom Identified as Body Found in Car at Church
A homicide investigation is underway after police discovered a body inside a car Thursday, formally identified as Frezja Baker, a North Carolina woman who vanished a week earlier. Charlotte Mecklenburg police confirmed that Baker, 31, was the woman found deceased in a vehicle behind an abandoned church in Charlotte. Baker vanished on December 4, after …