Daughter finds photos of herself in dad’s porn collection — and kills him
Family Crime
The father allegedly abused her for years, and may have fathered her child
Court
July 17, 2018
Wife of famed pianist found NOT GUILTY of smothering 2 young daughters by reason of insanity
A Texas mother with a history of mental illness was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the March 2016 smothering deaths of her 20-month-old and 5-year-old daughters. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Sofya Tsygankova, 34, suffered from depression in her native Russia after experiencing a breakup and failing to excel in a music competition. …
Celebrity Justice
July 16, 2018
‘Teen Mom’ Farrah Abraham faces jail time following hotel lobby scuffle: UPDATE
Prosecutors have officially charged reality television star Farrah Abraham with battery and resisting arrest following last month’s altercation at the Beverly Hills Hotel. According to TMZ, Abraham, 27, struck a security guard and argued with police during the June 13 incident. Now, she’s facing 18 months in jail if convicted of both misdemeanor charges. Reports indicated …
Heroes
July 16, 2018
VIDEO: Quick-thinking cashier saves kidnapped sex assault victim from captors, police say
Surveillance cameras reportedly captured the tense moments when a California gas station clerk helped a woman escape from men who allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted her. Per KCRA, Savannah Pritchett was working at Triple R Gas and Mart in Waterford Wednesday afternoon when a distressed woman came in asking for help. The woman said she was kidnapped …
Unsolved
July 16, 2018
SEE IT: Video shows ‘dad’ with stroller hit toddler, pull a knife on subway Good Samaritan who tried to intervene
Police in New York are searching for a man who allegedly smacked his toddler on a subway train and pulled a knife on a bystander who tried to step in. According to the New York Daily News, the incident occurred June 24 on a Manhattan E train. Police released part of the recorded exchange Sunday, hoping …
Heroes
July 16, 2018
Heroes! Twin boys team up to save toddler girl from drowning in hotel pool: Report
Two Ohio brothers are being hailed as heroes for spotting a 3-year-old drowning in a pool and—without the help of adults—jumping into action to save her. WTOL reported that Peyton and Bryant Switzer, 6, were on a family trip in Orlando, Florida, when the incident occurred. The Sentinel-Tribune reported that the girl’s mother was getting other …
Court
July 16, 2018
Teens behind rock-throwing prank that killed father of four avoid murder charges
Four Michigan teens have accepted a plea deal that will allow them to avoid second-degree murder charges for allegedly throwing a six-pound rock off an overpass, killing a man driving below. Prosecutors will drop 10 of the 11 charges against Mark Sekelsky, 17, Mikadyn Payne, 16, Alexzander Miller, 16, and Trevor Gray, 15, and change …
Court
July 15, 2018
Michelle Carter: Teen pushes boyfriend to suicide in text messages claims she’s protected by ‘free speech under the First Amendment and art’
Lawyers argued that text messages Carter, then 17, sent to boyfriend Conrad Roy III, 18, were ‘cherry-picked’ to show her in a bad light
Murder
July 14, 2018
Teen girl with special needs was beheaded after witnessing men stab her grandmother to death in cemetery: Cops
A missing Alabama girl who was found dead last month was beheaded after witnessing her grandmother’s fatal stabbing, an investigator testified during a preliminary hearing this week. According to AL.com, Madison County investigator Stacy Rutherford said Israel Palomino, 34, and Yoni Aguilar, 26, murdered Oralia Mendoza, 49, and her granddaughter, Maria Lopez, days after doing a drug …
Juveniles
July 13, 2018
Tween girl tried to poison 4-year-old stepbrother because she thought mom loved him more, police say
A 12-year-old Kentucky girl was arrested after allegedly trying to poison her 4-year-old stepbrother because she believed their mother loved him more. WSMV reported that the mother discovered Skype messages between her daughter and a man in Texas where she wrote that she wanted to “get rid of him,” referring to her stepbrother. A police …
Sex Crimes
July 13, 2018
Pastor busted trying to rape tween girl in truck: Cops
A Tennessee grand jury has indicted a former pastor who allegedly attempted to rape a 12-year-old girl who police found together in a truck last month. According to WRCB, deputies were searching for a possibly stolen vehicle on Ross Creek Road when they found Grand County pastor William E. “Tim” Smith, Jr., 48, with the underage girl. …
School Crimes
July 13, 2018
Dozens injured when flatbed driver dozes off behind wheel & collides with school bus: Police
At least 19 students in Colorado were injured Thursday afternoon when a flatbed driver reportedly fell asleep behind the wheel and collided with a school bus. According to The Denver Post, state troopers said William Carroll, 36, was cited for careless driving causing injuries in connection with the crash near the intersection of County Roads …