A Nevada man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in connection with the strangling death of a woman who was reportedly found encased in concrete last month. Christopher Prestipino, 45, is facing murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy charges in connection with the death of Esmeralda Gonzalez, 24. Gonzalez’s body was found inside of a 250-gallon water tank …
On Tuesday, authorities in Colorado charged a woman in connection with the unsolved August 1996 murder of an unidentified newborn girl, ultimately named “Baby Faith.” The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jennifer Katalinich, 42, (also known as Jennifer Tjornehoj) on first- and second-degree murder charges. Decades earlier, two 11-year-old boys found the newborn wrapped a …
A Pennsylvania woman who garnered more than $10,000 after claiming she had cancer was criminally charged after it was revealed that she had been lying about her ailment, according to reports. An investigation that started in June resulted in Jessica Smith’s arrest on Monday on receiving stolen property and theft charges. Smith, 32, is accused …
A Ukranian adoptee whose adoptive parents accused her of being a violent, deceptive adult will give her side of the story on Thursday’s episode of “Dr. Phil.” Natalia Barnett—who is either 16 or 33 depending on who is asked—tearfully denied allegations that she was masquerading as a child during her first television appearance. In the …
Authorities said one or more of a deceased Michigan woman’s pit bulls are responsible for her mauling death. Officers with the Bay City Department of Public Safety reportedly found Brandy Joy O’Dell, 41, deceased in her residence shortly before 3 p.m. on November 1. The Bay County Medical Examiner’s Office’s autopsy report stated that her …
A Texas officer who fatally shot a resident in her own home last month was filmed saying, without hesitation, that he has no issue killing someone during a recently-released job interview video. KXAS obtained footage of Aaron Dean’s 2017 interview with the Fort Worth Police Department. During the 17-minute video, a five-officer review panel asked …
A Maryland man was reportedly stabbed to death at a Popeyes on Monday night when a dispute about line cutting turned violent. Prince George’s County police said they were alerted to the incident at the restaurant chain’s Oxon Hill location at around 7 p.m. The deadly altercation reportedly began when one man jumped in front …
A principal and teacher at a Utah elementary school were placed on paid administrative leave after a student reportedly wore a Nazi costume in a Halloween parade Photos and video posted online and obtained by KSTU show the unidentified student—dressed in a brown shirt, tan slacks, and red armband ornamented with a black swastika—at Creekside …
Florida police believe a woman’s two Amazon Echo devices might have recorded her murder this past summer. Citing a search warrant, WFOR reported that Hallandale Beach police have possession of audio recordings related to Silvia Galva’s suspicious death. A police report stated that Galva, 32, suffered a fatal chest wound when her boyfriend, Adam Crespo, …
Authorities are looking for a New Jersey woman who reportedly has not been seen or heard from since last week. As reported by the Asbury Park Press, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said in a Facebook post that Stephanie Parze, 25, was last seen at her Freehold Township home at 10 p.m. on October 30. …
Police in Alabama announced they have apprehended a missing teen girl and a registered sex offender who escaped from prison last week. From AL.com, Bessemer and Hoover police captured John Gillespie, 30, and Peyton Ledlow, 16, in Bessemer on Monday morning. Authorities said the pair was taken into custody after they crashed on Interstate 459. …
On Thursday, authorities in North Carolina arrested the grandmother of three children who were reportedly found malnourished and living in deplorable conditions weeks earlier. WRAL reported that Laura Beck, 48, also lived in the Harnett County home with her daughter, Savannah Lewis, 29, who was arrested on October 10. Lewis’ arrest came seven days after …
