“Crime Stories” host Nancy Grace said she expects jurors will reach a verdict in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial within the next two days, as she does not expect them to deliberate on Christmas Eve. Grace told “Fox & Friends” that jurors requesting a transcript of two of the accusers’ testimony suggest they are …
The family of a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died last week said she tried a dangerous game that trended on social media. WPVI reported that Nyla Anderson’s December 12 death was linked to the “Blackout Challenge,” a trend popularized on TikTok which encourages participants to hold their breath until losing consciousness. The girl was reportedly …
A former CNN senior producer sexually abused a 9-year-old girl, then tried to bribe a family member for their silence, federal prosecutors alleged in a motion on Monday. The FBI arrested John Griffin, 44, on December 10, amid accusations that he was grooming underage girls for sex. CNN said it learned on Griffin’s arrest the same …
A body was discovered on Tuesday amid the ongoing search for a missing Massachusetts woman who reportedly vanished on Saturday. WCVB reported that Sherell Pringle’s family learned a body was found in Sargus, in a marshy area near Route 107. Authorities have not publicly confirmed the body is Pringle, 40, but her family reportedly believes …
Several Illinois firefighters have quit after officials appointed a convicted arsonist as the head of their fire department. During Monday’s meeting, the Prairie Du Pont Fire District Board of Trustees removed John Rosencranz as chief of the volunteer fire department and replaced him with assistant chief Jerame Simmons. The decision resulted in 10 of the …
A Wisconsin woman died on Thursday, eight days after she was attacked by her family’s dog while protecting her 4-year-old son. Heather Pingel, 35, and her son were home alone at the family’s Bowler residence at the time of the December 8 incident. Pingel’s boyfriend and the boy’s father, Shane Bernarde, told the Wausau Daily …
New York authorities said they are looking for two suspects — one who impersonated a UPS worker — to rob a family on Monday. According to the New York Post, a male suspect wearing a brown hat with “UPS” on the front approached a Bronx family’s front door. The NYPD said a 60-year-old woman opened …
Jurors are deliberating after the prosecution and defense completed their closing arguments in the Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial. According to NBC News, federal prosecutors characterized Maxwell as a “dangerous” predator who enabled ex-beau Jeffrey Epstein, 66, while the defense said she was an “innocent” and “wrongfully accused” woman. Maxwell did not take the stand …
On Monday, a Texas man was sentenced to life in prison for the November 2017 beating death of an 11-month-old boy who was in his care. Miguel Gutierrez, 27, was convicted of Xzavier Cortez’s murder in November and is eligible for parole after 30 years. Gutierrez was found guilty of beating the boy — who …
New Mexico authorities are searching for a man who allegedly stole a van full of toys from the Salvation Army on Tuesday. The Farmington Police Department said in a statement that Anthony Crespin, 37, is believed to have stolen a Salvation Army employee’s Toyota minivan from a Walmart parking lot. The employee was reportedly shopping …
Defense attorneys rested their case on Friday without the testimony of Ghislaine Maxwell — who told a New York federal judge that prosecutors have not proven she committed sex trafficking. The defense rested its case a day after presenting evidence and calling witnesses, including one of Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriends. The New York Times reported that …
Actor Jennifer Lewis has urged Congress to investigate the 2013 death of Kendrick Johnson, who was found dead in a rolled-up mat at his Georgia high school’s gymnasium. Lewis, 64, narrated “Finding Kendrick Johnson,” a recently-released documentary that explored the circumstances surrounding Kendrick Johnson’s death and the investigation that followed. On Wednesday, she told TMZ …
