A Georgia mother is facing criminal charges for allegedly prostituting her daughter six years earlier, when the girl was just 11 years old. The Daily Tribune News reported that police believe Jennifer Short, now 37, sold her preteen daughter to Javier Murrieta, now 42, for $100 sometime between January 1-2, 2013. An indictment alleged that Murrieta acquired “sexual …
A Texas woman who was reported missing earlier this month remains unaccounted for, as authorities discovered the body of her children’s father in a lake Sunday morning. According to KTVT, the Dallas Police Department said it was coincidental that their dive team was searching White Rock Lake when a citizen found the body of Alfonso Hernandez, 28. …
“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was reportedly resolute about being interviewed by ABC’s “Good Morning America” following last month’s reported attack, though network staffers were said to be suspicious of his claims. Sources who spoke with the New York Post’s Page Six said Smollett, 35, insisted on making a TV appearance to recount the alleged January 29 …
“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett reportedly auditioned for a role in a play which mirrored the purported hate crime attack against him late last month. According to the Daily Mail, Smollett, 35, participated in two readings of Tony-winning play “Take Me Out” in New York City on January 28, a day before the reported attack in …
A New Jersey mother who claimed her 23-month-old son was abducted is accused of killing the toddler because he wouldn’t eat or listen. According to KYW, Nakira Griner, 24, is accused of killing, dismembering, and burning Daniel Griner Jr., whose body was found under a shed at the family’s home in Bridgeton, a day after she reported his disappearance. …
The wife of one of five employees shot and killed Friday at an Illinois industrial warehouse revealed the final text he sent her before succumbing to his injuries. USA Today reported that Josh Pinkard, 37, was a plant manager at the Henry Pratt Co., where he and four of his co-workers were killed by a 15-year …
Criminal charges for singer R. Kelly may be imminent as an Illinois grand jury reportedly met and is scheduled to review a tape allegedly depicting the singer sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Unidentified sources confirmed to The Blast that a grand jury assembled last week at the Cook County State’s Attorney Office in Chicago. They also …
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A Pennsylvania man who confessed to trying to rape his 14-year-old cousin before stabbing her 160 times and shooting her in the head will spend the rest of his life in prison for last year’s murder. According to WXTF, Colin Haag, 21, pleaded guilty Thursday to first-degree murder, attempted rape, and related charges in the March …
Video and multiple 911 calls have emerged following country singer Miranda Lambert’s alleged altercation at a Nashville, Tennessee, restaurant over the weekend. TMZ reportedly obtained footage of the moments after Lambert, 35, allegedly dumped a salad on the woman, with the footage apparently showing the woman’s husband yelling at Lambert’s male friend. The last part …
A Dutch court ruled that the DNA of a late fertility doctor who possibly fathered up to 200 children by switching donors’ sperm with his own can be tested to confirm paternity. The Guardian reported that, in 2017, 22 children conceived at Jan Karbaat’s Blijdorp medical center went to court and sought a DNA test. Karbaat, 89, …
Police in Texas announced the arrests of four suspects in last month’s beating of a gay couple—and said that they’re currently treating the case as a hate crime. The Austin American-Statesman reported that four men—Frank Macias, 22; Miguel Macias, 20; Quinn O’Connor, 21; and Kolby Monnell—were arrested Tuesday in connection with the January 19 attack on Spencer Deehring …
