The daughter of a Minnesota police chief reportedly killed her two sons and took her own life in what appears to be a murder-suicide. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the bodies of Emma L. LaRoque, 28, and her two children, Shane Woods, 9, and Frederick York, 4, were found Monday afternoon in a home on the …
A paraprofessional in Texas was accused of sending sexually explicit photos and video of herself to a 15-year-old student via Snapchat. KPRC reported that Kelsie Rochelle Koepke, 25, sent the student illicit images and footage after meeting at a school event in October 2017, a few weeks before homecoming. The student claimed Koepke gave him her Snapchat handle—”Momma …
Two 17-year-olds in Ohio are facing murder charges in connection with a March 11 shootout that left a high school junior dead. Prosecutors are pushing for Nick Bell and Aaron Patterson to be charged as adults for the shooting that killed Alexia Carey, 16. Emergency crews who responded to the East Toledo neighborhood found Carey with …
An Illinois couple is facing criminal charges for the beating death of the woman’s 2-year-old son—which reportedly occurred two days after a caseworker visited the home amid neglect and abuse allegations. According to the Chicago Tribune, the contracted Illinois Department of Children and Family Services caseworker found that Ja’hir Gibbons and his 5-year-old brother were safe …
A North Carolina county has agreed to a preliminary settlement with the family of a 17-year-old girl who officials said took her own life in 2017 while jailed on murder charges. Durham County is awaiting approval from the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina before they pay the family of Uniece Glenae …
“Empire” co-creator and producer Lee Daniels spoke out on social media Wednesday to address the Jussie Smollett hate crime controversy, saying it’s been “a freakin’ rollercoaster” for cast and crew in the weeks following Smollett’s arrest. In a video posted to his official Instagram, Daniels said that he and the “Empire” team are experiencing “pain, anger, …
A Massachusetts man who allegedly held a woman captive for three days in January was accused in court of repeatedly sexually assaulting and threatening her before police rescued her. According to MassLive.com, Victor Peña, 38, is being held without bail on one count of kidnapping and 10 counts of aggravated rape stemming from the January 19 abduction …
‘These two murderers, these monsters ruined my entire life.’
A Texas mother is facing criminal charges following allegations that she rented her 5-year-old daughter to a 62-year-old man for sex. From KCBD, Shirley Harmon, 36, was arrested for sexual assaults involving her young daughter and Gary Landreth, 62. Officials said Harmon admitted to knowing about the abuse but allowed it to continue—and even accepted …
A Mississippi Army veteran who allegedly decapitated his mother last summer with a butter knife, his teeth, and hands had bitten off part of an inmate’s face three years earlier, according to a lawsuit filed by the inmate. The Mississippi Clarion Ledger reported that Jaron Stubbs claimed he sustained the facial injuries in June 2015 while jailed …
A New York father has been arrested hours after his 1-month-old son reportedly died from head injuries which possibly stemmed from child abuse. WNBC reported that Christian Rodriguez, 24, was charged Tuesday in connection with the death of his son, Aiden Rodriguez, who was found in his Bronx apartment Monday night with head trauma and died …
Two Head Start teachers in Illinois were placed on paid administrative leave following allegations that preschoolers were ordered to get naked and stand in a closet as punishment. According to KMOV, the alleged incidents occurred at Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center’s Head Start program, which is managed by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). University police alleged that four of …
