The family of a 2-year-old Alabama boy who died in the state’s care on Tuesday has hired an attorney. Ke’Torrius Starkes Jr. reportedly died after being left in a parked car for five hours. Birmingham police believe Starks was left in the car after he was picked up from daycare and had a supervised visit …
Documents unsealed on Wednesday — the same day Bryan Kohberger was sentenced for killing four University of Idaho students in 2022 — stated that his college professors were concerned about how he treated female students. Kohberger was given four life sentences for stabbing Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves at the women’s …
New York officials ruled on Thursday that Food Network star Anne Burrell took her own life in June. The New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Burrell’s death a suicide, listing her cause as “acute intoxication” due to the effects of alcohol, amphetamine, and antihistamines. Police previously said Burrell, 55, was found …
Maine prosecutors filed a motion on Monday to charge a 17-year-old boy as an adult for killing a paddleboarder earlier this month. The teen — who has been named in some media reports — has not been formally charged as an adult for murdering Sunshine Stewart, 48. WABI reported that a denial of the prosecutors’ …
A 3-year-old Alabama boy reportedly died on Tuesday after being left in a hot car. Authorities said Keterrius Sparks was left in a car parked in Birmingham from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. WBRC reported that Sparks was in the care of a worker contracted through the Department of Human Resources. Birmingham police said the worker is …
A California doctor pleaded guilty on Wednesday to supplying actor Matthew Perry with ketamine before his death in 2023. The Los Angeles Times reported that Perry, 54, was found dead in a hot tub at his Pacific Palisades home. His death was caused by the acute effects of ketamine — leading to Salvador Plasencia’s arrest last …
A Florida federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Trump Administration cannot disseminate grand jury testimony related to the 2000s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Judge Robin L. Rosenberg ruled that she does not have the authority to unseal the records, which were from 2005 and 2007 investigations in West Palm Beach. Rosenberg said the U.S. …
The National Archives released declassified files on Tuesday related to the FBI’s surveillance of Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. According to the Hill, the 243,000 pages also included the FBI’s investigation into King’s 1968 assassination. His surviving daughter, Bernice King, lauded the documents’ release in a joint statement with her brother Martin Luther …
A California couple who were found dead in their home earlier this month were fatally shot by their own gun. Suspect Raymond Boodarian, 22, allegedly killed “American Idol” music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband, Tom DeLuca, both 70, at their Encino home during an attempted burglary. Though Boodarian called the police after the slayings …
Alabama police have arrested three men who allegedly sexually abused children in a storm shelter. Bibb County police, who began investigating in early February, initially arrested William McElroy. A second suspect, Dalton Terrell, 21, was charged in connection with the case in late April — after already being arrested for allegedly paying adults for sexual …
A New York appeals court on Monday overturned the conviction of a man jailed for killing a 6-year-old boy in 1979. The court ruled that Pedro Hernandez, 64, must either receive a new trial or be released. According to The New York Times, Hernandez was found guilty of killing Etan Patz — whom he admitted …
A Florida man pleaded guilty on Monday to sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl who was murdered last year. Stephan Sterns, 38, also pleaded no contest to murdering Madeline Soto, his girlfriend’s daughter. WFTV reported that Sterns’ pleas came a day before he was to stand trial for child sex crimes concerning Soto. Soto vanished on …
