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Famous Murder Cases
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Police
April 22, 2019
House of Horrors: Police dog comforted tortured Turpin children as they faced abusive parents in court
A 3-year-old Labrador named Raider reportedly provided comfort to 13 abused children in the year following their rescue and their parents’ trial. According to CNN, Raider had been meeting with the children since David and Louise Turpin’s arrests in January 2018. The parents’ arrests and their children’s rescue came after 17-year-old Jordan Turpin escaped from the …
Bullies
April 22, 2019
Mom says teachers, students bullied her 11-year-old son to suicide attempt, leaving him with permanent brain damage
An Illinois mother has filed a federal lawsuit, claiming that bullying at two schools her 11-year-old son attended went unchecked to the point that he attempted to kill himself in February. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Teirra Black sued the Chicago Board of Education for a February 18 suicide attempt that has left her son, Jamari Dent, …
Sex Crimes
April 22, 2019
HIV-positive teacher sexually assaults 7-year-old boy, hires hitman to kill victim to prevent testimony: Prosecutor
A Missouri teacher who allegedly sexually assaulted a then-7-year-old student is accused of recently hiring a hitman to kill the now-10-year-old victim to prevent him from testifying against him. Deonte Taylor, 36, and his boyfriend, Michael Johnson, 66, pleaded not guilty last week to multiple charges stemming from a reported 2015 incident involving Taylor and …
Missing
April 22, 2019
MISSING! Search underway for tween boy in ‘severe emotional distress’
Authorities in Nevada are asking for the public’s help in locating a 12-year-old boy who they said was last seen on Saturday night. In a statement posted to Facebook, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Deandre Hubbard may be in “severe emotional distress.” Hubbard was reportedly last seen at 10 p.m. near Craig Road and …
Bullies
April 19, 2019
Prosecutor says bullied 10-year-old girl died of NATURAL CAUSES, not from school fight
South Carolina officials announced Friday that criminal charges won’t be filed in last month’s death of a 10-year-old girl who reportedly died after a fight at her middle school, revealing the fifth-grader died as a result of an undiagnosed medical condition unrelated to the altercation. According to BuzzFeed, county prosecutor Duffie Stone said Raniya Wright’s March …
Missing
April 19, 2019
BREAKING: Missing teen Jonathon Minard’s body found in shallow grave on farm, police say
Authorities in Ohio announced Friday that the body of a 14-year-old boy who vanished last week was found buried in a shallow grave on a farm this morning. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said Jonathon Minard was found dead in Washington Township at 10:15 a.m. On Wednesday, authorities said they’ve questioned a person of interest …
Court
April 19, 2019
‘Quit acting like a baby’: Jail guards taunt 20-year-old inmate as he dies from untreated leukemia [Lawsuit]
Lamar Catchings reportedly died of acute promyelocytic leukemia, which, with treatment, has a 90-percent survival rate
child endangerment
April 19, 2019
Toddler boy dies after mom leaves him in hot car for 6 HOURS to smoke marijuana & get cocaine: Cops
A Florida mother is accused of leaving her 14-month-old son in a hot car for at least five hours while she smoked marijuana and got cocaine. According to Florida Today, Emily Hartman, 26, is accused of leaving Richard Wighard alone in her car several on several instances between April 3 and April 4. With her son in …
Court
April 19, 2019
BREAKING: Sobbing ‘House of Horrors’ parents get LIFE for torture, starvation of 12 kids
David and Louise Turpin, the California couple arrested last year for the torture and abuse of 12 of their 13 children, were sentenced Friday to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years. In February, the Turpins pleaded guilty to 14 criminal counts, including torture and false imprisonment. The couple was arrested …
Assault
April 18, 2019
Girlfriend beats amputee boyfriend with his own prosthetic leg after he mentions breaking up: Reports
A Louisana woman allegedly battered her boyfriend with his prosthetic leg after he expressed that he wanted to end their relationship. According to NOLA.com, Michelle Jackson, 58, was jailed on aggravated battery charges Wednesday for a February 11 attack on her ex-boyfriend. Police said Jackson and the 59-year-old victim had an on-and-off relationship for six years …
Court
April 18, 2019
‘My parents are abusive’: Hear the 911 call that led to ‘House of Horrors’ arrests
The couple’s 17-year-old daughter told a dispatcher that she hadn’t taken a bath in a year and barely had a first-grade education