A Kentucky woman charged with concealing her newborn baby’s death appeared in court as her case was given to a grand jury. Laken Snelling, 21, waived her right to a preliminary hearing, meaning the case against her will go directly to a grand jury. WKYT reported that Friday’s hearing lasted 35 seconds. On August 27, …
UPDATE A Florida teen has been found safe and unharmed, according to Marion County Sheriff’s deputies. Claims of him being shot and abducted were unfounded, WCBJ reports. Initial Coverage Police in Florida are searching for a 17-year-old Florida boy who may have been shot after leaving work on Thursday afternoon. According to the Florida Department …
A New York state man wanted for the stabbing death of his girlfriend earlier this month has been captured in the Adirondacks. The Albany County District Attorney’s Office said it learned of the capture of Anthony Bechand from New York State Police, WRGB said. Bechand, 53, was last seen in Brighton, on September 14, as …
An Army sergeant convicted of more than two dozen counts of rape, burglary, kidnapping, and attempted murder was found dead in his cell at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, last week. Greville Clarke, 32, was sentenced to life in prison in April for multiple incidents which took place over 18 months between …
A 25-year-old California man has been charged with the death of his wife, who was found decomposing in trash bags in their Los Angeles apartment earlier this month. June Bunyan, a 37-year-old legal worker who had moved to the US from Scotland to pursue a legal career, was found dead on September 11 after Los …
The body of a missing Mississippi woman was found this week in Alabama, but her toddler daughter remains missing. Shardee McGill, 32, and her 3-year-old daughter Janae were reported missing Tuesday night by her husband, Johnathon McGill, WAPT reported. He said the pair had “packed some belongings” Sunday night and not returned. the Jackson Police …
A Minnesota couple has been charged with manslaughter after their 10-year-old daughter, who has autism, died wile she was “zipped up” in a broken safety bed for 10 to 12 hours without supervision. Heather Lynn Cross, 49, and Darcy Ronald Cross, 57, were also charged with contributing to the need for child protective services after …
Washington officials announced on Thursday that human remains discovered last week belong to a man who vanished after allegedly killing his three daughters. Chelan County Sheriff Mike Morrison said the decomposed remains — found on September 19 on Grindstone Mountain — are those of Travis Decker. The announcement comes two days after U.S. Marshals petitioned …
On Tuesday, Texas officials denied rumors of a serial killer after five bodies were discovered in a single city’s bayous. The Houston Chronicle reported that the five people were found in three bayous in Houston within six days. One of those people was University of Houston student Jade McKissic, whose body was recovered from Brays …
A 65-year-old Maryland man has been charged with the murder of his ex-wife a week after authorities say he staged the killing to look like a botched burglary. Karl Danny Geiger told WBAL he called 911 when he came home from work on the evening of September 15, found his ex-wife — 69-year-old Patricia Watson-Geiger …
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