Mom calls for compassion towards husband who killed son, himself in apparent murder-suicide
Murder
Court documents revealed that the father, a teacher, wasn’t allowed to be alone with his son at the time of the incident
Murder
June 14, 2019
Justice for Junior: 5 gang members found GUILTY in teen’s mistaken-identity murder
Five men were convicted Friday for last summer’s stabbing death of a 15-year-old New York boy outside of a bodega, which was caught on video. WPIX reported that Santiago Rodriguez, 24, Joniki Matinez, 24, Jose Muniz, 21, Danel Fernandez, 21, and Manuel Rivera, 18, were found guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, gang assault, and …
Court
June 14, 2019
‘Sickening’: Judge awards rapist uncle visitation of 2 sons conceived by sexual assault, mom says
A woman in Alabama said a judge granted visitation rights to her uncle, who allegedly repeatedly raped her when she was a child and fathered her two sons. Speaking with WIAT, the woman, who wished to be only identified as Jessica, described years of abuse when her mother’s half-brother allegedly started climbing into bed with …
Kidnapping
June 14, 2019
‘Horrific abuse’: Stepdad holds stepdaughter captive for 20 years, fathering 9 of her children
An Oklahoma man who kidnapped his preadolescent stepdaughter, repeatedly raped and abused her, and fathered nine of her children in the 19 years he held her captive was convicted in federal court last week. A statement issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Henri Michelle Piette, 63, was …
Court
June 13, 2019
‘Junior’ Guzman-Feliz ‘fought like hell’ as machete-wielding gang hacked him to death: Prosecutor
A New York prosecutor detailed how hard a 15-year-old tried to fight off a group of accused gang members as they allegedly stabbed him to death in front of a bodega last summer. During Tuesday’s closing arguments, Bronx assistant district attorney Morgan Dolan told the jury how Lesandro Guzman-Feliz valiantly avoided multiple attempted stabbings by …
Cold Cases
June 13, 2019
More than 30 years later, sex offender is arrested for unsolved rape, murder of 11-year-old girl who vanished after school
Police in Connecticut announced the arrest of a Maine man in connection with the unsolved 1986 sexual assault and murder of an 11-year-old girl who was found dead after she didn’t return home from school. According to the Connecticut Post, a tactical team arrested Marc Karun, 53, on a fugitive from justice warrant as he …
Celebrity Justice
June 13, 2019
Bryan Singer: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ director to pay $150K to settle underage rape claim
Bryan Singer has agreed to pay $150,000 to resolve rape allegations brought forth by a man who said the director had sexually assaulted him on a yacht in 2003. On Wednesday, Singer’s attorney confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that the matter was settled. In light of the settlement, Singer, 53, maintained that he didn’t …
Celebrity Justice
June 13, 2019
WATCH: Cuba Gooding Jr. video released after woman says he grabbed her breast. Second accuser comes forward
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is reportedly planning to turn himself into authorities on forcible touching charges Thursday for an alleged incident that occurred in New York last weekend. Speaking with TMZ, Gooding, 51, denied claims that he groped a woman’s breast Sunday night at Magic Hour Rooftop Bar & Lounge in Manhattan. The actor said …
Homicide
June 13, 2019
Walgreens customer accused of shoplifting fatally shot by man claiming to be cop: Report
A woman in Illinois was fatally shot Wednesday night at a Walgreens after a manager had accused her of shoplifting, according to police. KTRK reported that an unidentified customer intervened as the manager confronted the woman and shot her in the head. The man reportedly fled the Chicago store in an SUV and hasn’t been …
School Crimes
June 12, 2019
Sixth-grade teacher admits to having sex with student while classmate stood watch
A former teacher in Arizona confessed Monday to having an ongoing sexual relationship with a 13-year-old male student. People accessed online court records stating that Brittany Zamora, 28, pleaded guilty to sexual conduct with a minor, molestation of a child, and public sexual indecency. The ex-Las Brisas Academy instructor was arrested in March 2018, after …
Murder
June 12, 2019
Alien reptile cult follower claims boyfriend told her to shoot him point-blank in forehead, killing him
A Pennsylvania woman with ties to an online cult was sentenced to prison Monday for fatally shooting her boyfriend in the head in 2017. Barbara Rogers, 42, will spend 15 to 40 years behind bars for the third-degree murder Steven Mineo, 32. Mineo and Rogers were members of “Sherry Shriner,” which police characterized as an …
Court
June 12, 2019
Mom of five kids murdered by their dad urges jury to spare his life: ‘I can’t bring myself to want anybody to die’
‘Though I hear what my kids went through and what they endured—though as a mother, if I could personally rip his face off, I would’