A California man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of his young daughter six years ago, the Press-Enterprise reports. Police on Thursday arrested 33-year-old Ernesto Landeros Jr. on suspicion of murder in the second degree and assault on a child under 8 years of age causing death. Landeros’ daughter, Destiny Marquez, …
Authorities have evidence that missing British tot Madeleine McCann may be dead, Seven News reports. In an interview with the Portuguese television network RTP, cited by the New York Post, a German prosecutor said there is “material” evidence that McCann is no longer alive. According to the report, prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters was asked by …
Authorities arrested a man in connection with the unsolved murder of a Florida teen: her own stepfather, Fox News reports. Dilcia Mejia had recently turned 16 years old in September 2004 when her throat was slashed. At the time, DNA testing was not available in the case. But with advancements in technology a decade-and-a-half later, investigators …
A South Dakota family is calling the state’s attorney general a “coward” after he struck and killed a man with his vehicle, an incident relatives fear might be covered up, the Daily Mail reports. Earlier this month, South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg hit 55-year-old Joe Boever while driving in a rural part of the …
An Arkansas woman arrested after a young child was thrown from a moving vehicle and died has a history of traffic and alcohol violations, according to court records, KATV reports. On Tuesday, 30-year-old Whitney Turner-Tyson of Little Rock was arrested for capital murder after a child was found with severe injuries on an interstate in Benton, Arkansas. The …
A man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for murdering his ex-wife on a cruise nearly 15 years ago, a crime that prosecutors said he almost got away with, the Associated Press reports. Lonnie Loren Kocontes, 62, was sentenced on Friday to life without the possibility of parole in connection with the …
A mass shooting in Rochester, New York, overnight has left two people dead and at least 14 others injured, WHAM-TV reports. Gunfire erupted around 12:25 a.m. Saturday at a backyard party. Police officers who first arrived at the gathering described a chaotic scene with about 100 people outside. The deceased are a man and woman between …
A New York woman was allegedly beaten and stabbed to death by her boyfriend shortly after he was released from jail, the New York Daily News reports. Now that man is on the lam. Carol Nystrom, 44, was found dead Thursday inside her apartment bedroom in the Manhattan neighborhood of Inwood. Authorities believe her boyfriend, …
A former Army medic has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping his infant daughter and then killing her by wrapping a cord around her neck, Clarksville Now reports. Christopher Paul Conway, 25, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Friday as part of a deal to avoid a trial. Conway initially had been charged …
Two sheriff’s deputies in Los Angeles were severely wounded on Saturday night after they were ambushed in their patrol vehicle by a gunman still at large, CNN reports. The shooting occurred around 7 p.m. near a light trail station in Compton when the suspect walked up behind the deputies’ vehicle, appearing as if he was …
Authorities in California are searching for a teenager believed missing for nearly 10 years — an investigation prompted after her adoptive parents were accused of harming her siblings, The Press Democrat reports. On August 19, police arrested Jose and Gina Centeno in Rohnert Park, California, alleging that they have abused their children for years. A complaint …
A missing Alabama teen has been found dead and two people have been arrested in connection with the case, AL.com reports. On Thursday, the body of 18-year-old Thomas A. Green was found in a wooded area in Waverly, Alabama. Caretakers of the property came upon the remains. Investigators could not locate any identification information on the …
