A California grandmother accused of masterminding a global drug ring out of her home has been allowed to take multiple vacations and could be in the process of hammering out a deal with the feds, the New York Post reports. In theory, 64-year-old Joanne Segovia faces 20 years in prison if convicted of drug trafficking. …
The mother of a missing Navy sailor is pleading for help to find her son, who vanished last week in southern California, NBC 7 reports. Nija Townsend Jr. did not show up for work on Monday in San Diego, where he is assigned to the USS Germantown. His absence prompted Navy command to report the …
A New York man was sentenced to 25 years in prison this week for mowing down his estranged wife while their kids were still in the vehicle and then stabbing her, WABC-TV reports. But despite being at the mercy of the court, 37-year-old Stephen Giraldo still blamed his comatose wife for what he did. “Sophia, …
An Australian mother will be eligible for parole in less than two years after she was sentenced Friday in connection with the death of her young daughter, who died after being left in a hot vehicle, ABC News reports. The Queensland’s Supreme Court sentenced 39-year-old Laura Rose Peverill to seven years behind bars for the …
A woman found murdered in Florida more than three decades ago has been identified as a mother of three, but police are still working to find the killer, Fox News reports. This week, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office announced that remains discovered on April 23, 1990, belong to Roberta Lynn Weber. A passerby walking on a wooded …
Authorities are interviewing female inmates who have performed sex work to investigate whether accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is involved in other unsolved murders, The New York Times reports. Police have interviewed approximately 120 women in jails on Long Island and have forwarded information gleaned from interviews with 10 inmates who allege they …
A Michigan teacher was hospitalized this week after a teenage student threw a chair in a feud with a peer and struck the instructor, knocking them to the floor, WJRT-TV reports. All of it was caught on camera. The video shows two female students arguing with each other on Thursday morning in a classroom at …
Before Jason Dean Billingsley allegedly beat to death Baltimore tech CEO Pava LaPere, he is accused of brutally attacking a couple at gunpoint and then setting them on fire, the Baltimore Banner reports. One of those victims is now speaking out, recounting the horrific episode that left him hospitalized and requiring skin grafts. Jonte Gilmore, …
A Florida man has been arrested for violently beating a man at a movie theater this summer, leaving the victim with a broken nose and stitches, WSVN-TV reports. On Thursday, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office detained 27-year-old Jesse Montez Thorton II in connection with the bloody incident. The move came after authorities received an anonymous …
An Air Force airman’s wife accused of trying to poison him can be seen in newly released video recordings allegedly pouring bleach into a coffeemaker, KGUN9 reports. The footage, recorded by hidden cameras the husband placed in the home, were key pieces of evidence that led to the arrest of Melody Felicano Johnson in July. Authorities …
A Tennessee teacher accused of raping a 12-year-old student is back in jail after authorities say she threatened the victim in a text message, WMC-TV reports. On Thursday, police in Covington arrested 38-year-old Alissa McCommon on charges of coercion of a witness, aggravated stalking, tampering with evidence and harassment in connection with the latest allegations. …
Lawyers for the Utah woman accused of murdering her husband by lacing his Moscow Mule drink with drugs are fighting against the prosecution’s effort to keep her away from her mother, KUTV reports. In court filings this week, defense attorneys for Kouri Richins challenged a motion brought by the state to have no contact with …
