The man accused of murdering Georgia college student Laken Riley is undocumented and had been previously detained by immigration authorities, NewsNation reports. Riley, 22, was found dead Thursday on the University of Georgia campus in Athens after she went for a run. Investigators believe she was killed by blunt force trauma. Police have arrested 26-year-old Jose …
A Los Angeles-area socialite has been convicted of second-degree murder and other crimes for running over and killing two young boys in 2020 while speeding through an intersection, ABC7 reports. Jurors on Friday handed down the verdict against 60-year-old Rebecca Grossman following two days of deliberations and a six-week trial in Van Nuys Superior Court. …
Jurors could decide as early as next week the fate of the woman accused of helping cover up the murder of Connecticut mom Jennifer Dulos, the Stamford Advocate reports. On Friday, 49-year-old Michelle Troconis chose not to testify in her trial on charges of murder conspiracy, evidence tampering and hindering prosecution. The defense subsequently rested …
Two police officers and a medic were fatally shot Sunday while responding to a domestic incident in Minnesota. Details about what happened were limited early Sunday afternoon, but Gov. Tim Walz said in a statement that authorities were called to the city of Burnsville, about 15 miles south of Minneapolis, for a report of “a …
An Alabama woman trying to punish her son by making him walk home from school ran over him accidentally, AL.com reports. Now she is prohibited from having any contact with the boy. The incident unfolded around 3:30 p.m. Friday, February 9, in the city of Boaz after 27-year-old Sarai Rachel James learned from a principal …
A Texas community will gather Sunday to pray for Audrii Cunningham as authorities continue to search for the missing 11-year-old girl, KHOU-TV reports. Cunningham was last seen Thursday morning and did not make it to school. The prayer vigil is scheduled to begin around noon Sunday at the Polk County VFW Post in Livingston at …
A Minnesota teacher has been arrested for allegedly having sexual relationships with three students, KTTC-TV reports. Authorities say 29-year-old Eric Birth, a teacher at Winona Senior High School, exploited the victims when they were struggling with personal matters and had confided in him. The teens were between 16 and 18 years old at the time of the incidents. …
A Minnesota man who claimed his mistress fatally shot herself has been convicted of her murder, the Pioneer Press reports. On Friday, a jury found 45-year-old Matthew Ecker guilty of second-degree intentional murder of 32-year-old Alexandra Pennig. The case stems from the early morning hours of December 16, 2022, when Ecker called 911 claiming that …
A former Google and Meta employee is believed to have killed his wife, who worked for Zillow, and their two young children before fatally shooting himself in what authorities believe is a triple murder-suicide, NBC Bay Area reports. On Monday, police officers from the San Mateo Police Department responded to the home of Anand Henry …
Texas authorities are continuing to search for 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham, who has not been seen since Thursday morning, KTRK-TV reports. On Saturday, the Texas Department of Public Safety said investigators were looking for a 2003 dark blue Chevrolet Suburban, which the agency described as a “vehicle of interest.” Search teams on Saturday morning were seen …
An Oklahoma family is pleading for the public’s help to find a woman with special needs who has gone missing, Fox 23 reports. Katie Vaclaw, 40, has not been seen or heard from by her loved ones since around 9 p.m. Friday. It was around that time when Vaclaw is believed to have left a “Night …
New details are emerging about the Missouri mother who allegedly mistook an oven for a crib and caused the infant’s death. As CrimeOnline previously reported, authorities in Kansas City found 1-month-old Za’Riah Mae dead with burn injuries on Friday. The girl’s mother, 26-year-old Mariah Thomas, allegedly told investigators that she thought she had put the girl …
