A Pennsylvania father was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday, after confessing in court to abusing and starving his son to death in 2020. PennLive.com reported that Scott Schollenberger Jr., 43, pleaded guilty to criminal homicide, endangering the welfare of a child, and conspiracy on both counts. On May 26, 2020, the man’s son, …
A Virginia teacher was criminally charged on Friday for allegedly spitting on a 14-year-old student earlier this month. On February 4, Eselyn Maheia, 46, and other staff at Fred Lynn Middle School in Woodbridge restrained a male student who was reportedly experiencing a mental health crisis. An investigation by Child Protective Services and Prince William …
A missing Pennsylvania woman’s body was discovered on Saturday, days after she vanished while possibly picking up fares for Uber. According to WPXI, Christina Spicuzza, 38, was found deceased on a wooded hillside in Monroeville. Allegheny County police are reportedly investigating the case as a homicide due to the suspicious circumstances surrounding her death. Spicuzza …
Neighbors and relatives said they called authorities multiple times, but the victim remained in the home
On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court refused to hear Manson family follower Leslie Van Houten’s appeal which stems from Governor Gavin Newsom’s rejection of her parole. According to the Associated Press, Van Houten, 72, asserted that Newsom denied her Fifth Amendment right due process by reversing the Board of Parole Hearings’ 2020 recommendation to grant …
The arrest warrant was reportedly signed by the deceased woman’s father
On Tuesday, a Florida man reportedly killed his two young children before taking his own life. WPLG reported that Humberto Christian Tovar Zapata, 41, Matias Tovar, 9, and Baleria Tovar, 12, were found fatally shot in Miami Lakes less than an hour after the father posted a picture of themselves on Facebook. The man’s mother …
Two victims were reportedly girls who were placed in the foster mother’s care
Illinois authorities arrested a woman on Wednesday for allegedly damaging a memorial dedicated to a police officer who was killed last year Chicago police officer Ella French, 29, was reportedly fatally shot on August 7 by brothers Emonte Morgan, 21, and Eric Morgan, 22, as she and officer Carlos Yanez pulled them over for expired …
The mother of a missing Kentucky girl was reportedly spotted with two black eyes months after her daughter was last seen. Catherine McKinney and her boyfriend, Dakota Hill, were arrested in Thomas County, Kansas, on a custodial interference charge issued in Shelby County. There was reportedly no sign of the woman’s daughter, Serenity McKinney, 4, …
On Tuesday, Colorado officials said that human remains found a day earlier were tentatively identified as a woman who vanished in 2012. According to The Denver Post, El Paso County police and the FBI Evidence Response Team executed a search warrant on Monday in Colorado Springs which led to the discovery of Kara Nichols’ body. …
The children’s aunt, who is their caregiver, has been charged with child abuse
