An Illinois doctor who took his own life last year hinted in his suicide note that he may not have immunized children despite parents’ requests to do so, according to reports. Dr. Van Koinis, 58, a pediatrician, reportedly killed himself in September. He suggested in his suicide note that he may have doctored and forged …
A 14-year-old Texas girl with special needs remains unaccounted for days after she was spotted leaving school on Tuesday. KRIV and KTXH report that Shamara Carter was seen with another female student leaving Aldine Ninth Grade School in Houston. Both girls reportedly reside at the same residential treatment center. Carter was in the custody of …
Authorities in California confirmed Monday that a murder investigation’s underway after an elderly patient was reportedly beaten to death by another patient sharing his hospital room. In a statement, the Long Beach Police Department said that Francisco Sanchez-Reyes, 74, died nine days after patient Reginald Daniel Panthier, 37, attacked him at College Medical Center at …
A Florida family reportedly filed a formal complaint against a funeral home who they alleged improperly preserved an 11-year-old relative’s remains — resulting in her body decomposing before her funeral service. The Palm Beach Post reported that Re’Asia Washington’s family has accused Shawn Johnson Funeral and Cremation of neither embalming or refrigerating the girl’s body. …
Authorities in Massachusetts said they’ve “exhausted” all ground efforts in their search for a woman who reportedly disappeared before her Super Bowl party earlier this month. Abbie Flynn, 59, reportedly vanished on February 2 while preparing for a Super Bowl party she was hosting at her family’s vacation home in Glouchester. Flynn’s friends said her …
Florida officials have offered $20,000 for information after a third dolphin was reportedly found dead onshore last week. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said that biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) discovered a dead dolphin off the coast of Naples last week. They claimed a bullet or sharp object …
Prosecutors in New York are reportedly reinvestigating Malcolm X’s 1965 assassination in light of new information presented in a Netflix documentary. According to the New York Post, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance’s office announced Tuesday that they’ll be working with the Innocence Project to reexamine the high-profile case. The District Attorney has reportedly reached out …
Florida authorities are searching for a suspect who allegedly shot and killed his former co-worker at her job on Monday. Citing Orlando police officials, WTVJ reported that Daniel Everett, 46, shot and killed Eunice Marie Vazquez, 37, at the Orlando Premium Outlets on Monday night. Vasquez and Everett were both managers at the Under Armour …
On Monday, a federal judge in Hawaii sentenced a former Army medic to 35 years in prison for having his wife murdered in 2014. KHNL and KGMB reported that Michael Walker, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Catherine Walker to avoid a first-degree murder charge. He previously told investigators that he was …
Recently-released surveillance footage from an Oklahoma jail appears to show an inmate beg for help for days before he died of pneumonia and sepsis. CBS News reported that the footage shows Terral Ellis Jr., 26, at the Ottawa County Jail in October 2015. Twelve days before his death, Ellis had turned himself in on an …
Authorities in Ohio are searching for a woman after her three children were reportedly found abandoned in a van parked at a gas station on Monday morning. The Maple Heights Police Department learned of Tomeeka Pope, 27, and her children’s disappearance on Sunday. Pope’s mother called the police after not being able to contact them …
An Idaho man is facing criminal charges for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl during a camping trip in August. In December, Juan Salazar, 35, was arrested and charged with felony lewd conduct with a minor under 16. The victim told deputies and a forensic interviewer that the sexual assault occurred while she was four-wheeler riding …
