Jonathan Anderson, Journalist

Jonathan Anderson is a Midwest-based journalist. Follow him on Twitter at @crimescoops.

‘Tomorrow Will be the Biggest Wakeup Call of Your Life’: Man Accused of Murdering Ex-Girlfriend Sent Her Threatening Message Day Before Attack

 Kayla Bowling and Kyle Rigdon
Murder

An Indiana mother died last week after her ex-boyfriend allegedly slammed into her with his car in what investigators say was a final act of domestic violence that had terrified the woman in recent months, WTHR-TV reports.On May 31, 27-year-old Kyle Rigdon allegedly sent the victim, 29-year-old Kayla Bowling, a Facebook message that foreshadowed the attack.“Have …

Court
June 10, 2022

Geico to Pay $5.2 Million to Woman Who Contracted an STD in Her Car

GEICO must pay $5.2 million to a Missouri woman who contracted a sexually transmitted disease from a partner in his vehicle, which was insured by the company, a court has ruled. This week, the Missouri Court of Appeals upheld an arbitrator’s award in favor of the woman, identified publicly as M.O., who alleged that her …

Kennis Croom snapshot
Shooting
June 10, 2022

Authorities Capture Man Accused of Gunning Down Woman, Mississippi Police Officer

Authorities in Mississippi have captured a man who allegedly gunned down a police officer and also killed a woman in Meridian, WAPT-TV reports. On Thursday, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation issued an alert about 31-year-old Dante Marquez Bender, who is accused of shooting the victims earlier in the day. Law enforcement undertook a manhunt for Bender …

police tape
Shooting
June 10, 2022

Man Shot & Killed After Trying to Enter Alabama Elementary School Has Been Identified

Police shot and killed a man at an Alabama elementary school on Thursday after he allegedly tried to take an officer’s gun and enter the building, ABC 33/40 reports. The incident occurred in the morning, when a passerby noticed a man looking at vehicles and attempting to get into Walnut Park Elementary School in Gadsden …

Child Abuse
June 10, 2022

Stepmother Sentenced for Torturing and Starving 9-year-old Boy Who Died Weighing 44 Pounds

An Idaho woman convicted of torturing and abusing her 9-year-old stepson to death will spend the rest of her life behind bars, KTVB-TV reports. On Thursday, a judge sentenced 29-year-old Monique Osuna to life in prison without the possibility of parole in connection with the verbal, emotional, and physical abuse she inflicted on the child, …

Javier Magarin snapshot
Stalking
June 9, 2022

Florida Police Officer Allegedly Tracks Ex-Girlfriend Using Apple AirTag

A Florida police officer is accused of stalking his former girlfriend and placing a tracking device on her vehicle, WPLG-TV reports. Javier Magarin, 27, allegedly admitted to placing an Apple AirTag on the woman’s vehicle hours after the woman broke up with him in March and moved out of the home they shared together. The …

Murder
June 9, 2022

Mother, Daughter Charged with Murder After Actress Dies From Illegal Butt Lift

A California mother and daughter are accused of performing an illegal buttocks augmentation that resulted in the death of an aspiring adult film actress, NBC Los Angeles reports. Now the duo — Libby Adame, 52, and 20-something daughter Alicia Gomez — are charged with murder and more than a dozen other victims have come forward. …

Andrea Langhorst
Murder
June 8, 2022

Florida Mother Kills 3-Year-Old Twins with Meth Before Taking Her Own Life: Reports

Florida authorities have determined that the deaths of a woman and her 3-year-old twins are likely the results of a murder-suicide and that the mother killed the children by poisoning them with meth, NBC 5 reports. The bodies of 35-year-old Andrea Langhorst and her two children, Olivia and Adam Dryer, all tested positive for methamphetamine. …

Andrew Franklin
Murder
June 8, 2022

Kansas Father Accused of Violently Shaking and Slamming 4-Month-Old Daughter Sentenced to Prison

A Kansas man accused of violently shaking and slamming his 4-month-old daughter has been sentenced to prison for her death, KAKE-TV reports. On Monday, Sedgwick County District Judge Eric Williams ordered that 36-year-old Andrew Franklin serve nearly 21 years behind bars in connection with the horrific abuse of the girl, Brexley Grace Franklin. The sentencing …

Adaline Janiszewski in red jumper
June 7, 2022

Father Shakes & Slams 8-month-old Daughter, Leading to Her Death: Police

An Illinois father allegedly shook and slammed his infant daughter, abuse that caused severe injuries and ultimately led to her death, ABC 7 reports. On May 27, staff at Hope Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn, a suburb of Chicago, initially saw the 8-week-old girl named Adaline for what they believed was dehydration and a stomach …