Mom Found Dead on Interstate 4 Days After Toddler Daughter Is Killed in House Fire: Police
Homicide
Both deaths have been ruled a homicide, though it is unclear if they are connected
Sex Crimes
April 14, 2022
Child Molester Victimizes Ex-wife’s Son, Then Tries To Have Him Killed Before Trial: Feds
A Missouri man was sentenced last Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison for constructing a murder-for-hire plot that targeted the victim in a statutory sodomy case. In January 2019, Jon Wilson, 58, asked someone to have the victim murdered so he could be acquitted of two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy, which were filed …
Theft
April 14, 2022
Boston Police Uniforms Stolen Before Marathon Monday, Stoking Fears in Wake of Brooklyn Subway Shooting
Massachusetts authorities have offered a $5,000 reward for information after several Boston police uniforms were reportedly stolen from a supply store last month. Weymouth police said someone broke into Andrea’s Police and Fire Supply in Fox Plaza sometime between March 27 and 28 and stole four uniforms of dress pants and coats, a leather jacket, …
Murder
April 13, 2022
‘I Don’t Want Them Anymore’: Mom Strangled 2 Kids With Ribbon, Tied Them Together by Their Necks, Arms & Legs
A Florida woman is facing first-degree murder charges for the deaths of her son and daughter, who were reportedly found strangled at their home on Tuesday. The Miami Herald reported that police found Laural Belval, 5, and Jeffrey Belval, 3, dead at their Little River home after their mother, Odette Joassaint, 41, told responding officers, …
Elderly Abuse
April 13, 2022
Caretaker Son Jailed After Elderly Mom is Found Dead in Bed With Maggot-Filled Bedsores & Exposed Bones: Police
A Texas grand jury indicted a man last week in connection with the September 2021 death of his disabled, elderly mother — who authorities said was neglected for months before she died. In September 2021, Bexar County police responded to an Elmendorf residence amid reports that Juan Huerta’s mother, Maria Huerta, 74, had died in …
Politics and Crime
April 13, 2022
New York Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin Resigns Amid Federal Campaign Finance Scandal
New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin resigned on Tuesday, the same day he was scheduled to appear in federal court for campaign finance fraud. Benjamin stepped down hours after an unsealed federal indictment alleged he funneled $50,000 in state funds to Harlem real estate investor Gerald Migdol’s charity, Friends of Public School Harlem. In exchange, …
Politics and Crime
April 13, 2022
South Dakota District Attorney Jason Ravnsborg Impeached for Fatally Striking Pedestrian He Claimed Was Deer
On Tuesday, South Dakota’s House of Representatives voted to impeach Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, who has said he has no intention to resign before a Senate vote. Voting 36 to 31, the state House issued articles of impeachment for Ravnsborg, 45, who in September 2020 fatally struck Joe Boever, 55, on the shoulder of Highway …
Missing
April 12, 2022
Cops ‘Concerned’ After Missing DoorDash Driver’s Car is Found on Fire in Different State
A Connecticut man who went missing in March is still unaccounted for despite his car being found on fire in New York days before his reported disappearance. According to the Daily Voice, Carlos Reyes’ family reported him missing in Fairfield County, Connecticut, on March 31, claiming they last saw him on March 28. On March 29, …
Missing
April 12, 2022
4-Year-Old Autistic Boy Found Dead in Pond After Wandering From Apartment: Reports
A 4-year-old Georgia boy who vanished from a home on Monday was found deceased in a pond on Tuesday, according to reports. Kyuss Williams wandered from a family member’s apartment in Stone Mountain while his relatives were inside. The family looked for the boy for about 10 minutes before calling the police, WSB-TV reported. Williams …
Politics and Crime
April 12, 2022
DEVELOPING: New York Lt. Governor Arrested on Federal Campaign Finance Fraud Charges
New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin is due in federal court on Tuesday after being charged with campaign finance fraud. Benjamin allegedly tried to offer state funds to Harlem real estate investor Gerald Migdol so he could get thousands in illegal donations funneled into his unsuccessful 2021 campaign for New York City comptroller. Migdol told …
Court
April 11, 2022
‘Cult Mom’ Lori Vallow Found Fit to Stand Trial in Murder of Her 2 Children, JJ and Tylee
On Monday, an Idaho court found Lori Vallow-Daybell fit to stand trial in connection with the slayings of her two children. Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce ordered Vallow-Daybell’s release from the Department of Health and Welfare, where she has been undergoing treatment since last summer. Boyce also wrote that she will be transferred to the …
Missing
April 11, 2022
16 Missing Endangered Children Rescued, 5 Arrests Made Amid Federal Crackdown
A three-month federal operation in Louisiana has reportedly led to the discovery of 16 missing endangered children in addition to five arrests. The U.S. Marshals Service said in a statement that “Operation Fresh Start,” which was conducted from January 1 to March 31, 2022, also resulted in six children being self-returned, law enforcement finding three …