A discarded cigarette reportedly helped police in Illinois identify a suspect in the 2009 stabbing death of a young mother whose body was found in her home. According to The News-Gazette, Michael Henslick, 30, was charged with the November 2, 2009, murder of Holly Cassano, 22, whose body was discovered by her mother in their home in …
Police in California are asking for the public’s help in locating a Canadian mother and daughter who they believed vanished during a camping trip in the Bay Area. Per KTVU, Audrey Rodrigue, 29, and her 10-year-old daughter, Emily, flew into San Francisco International Airport Saturday from Canada. From there, the pair spent the night at the Burlingame at …
A Pennsylvania mother is facing criminal homicide charges for allegedly killing her 11-week-old son by breastfeeding him while using drugs. According to a criminal complaint obtained by CNN, Samantha Jones, 30, of Bucks County, killed her son, R.J., with a “combination of fatal drugs [injested] through breast milk.” An autopsy determined the infant had traces of methadone, …
A Georgia solicitor who frequently tried drug-related cases is on administrative leave after she was arrested over the weekend for marijuana possession, officials said. According to WXIA, Deidre Merriman, solicitor for the City of Atlanta, was arrested in Dooly County on August 25. Police said a deputy pulled Merriman over after spotting her speeding on GA 401 …
An Ohio man who was already incarcerated for killing two women was sentenced to death Tuesday after admitting to strangling two teen girls and burning their bodies. Hamilton Common Pleas Judge Patrick T. Dinkelacker sided with the jury’s recommendation when he condemned Anthony Kirkland to death for the murders of Casonya Crawford, 14, in 2006 and Esme Kenney, …
Two North Carolina women are facing felony child abuse charges after a video surfaced on Snapchat allegedly showing them encouraging three young children to smoke marijuana. Police announced Tuesday that they’ve arrested Michaela Pearson, 21, and Candice Little, 18, in connection with Monday’s incident involving three children. Police said the children seen in the video are 18 months …
For the first time, Arizona police said foul play is likely involved in the disappearance of a 19-year-old woman who hasn’t been heard from in more than three weeks. On August 4, Kiera Bergman reportedly walked out of her Phoenix apartment, leaving behind her wallet, purse, and car. With limited leads, Phoenix Police Department Sergeant Vince Lewis, …
Alabama authorities made a second arrest in a deadly 2017 home invasion after obtaining DNA testing results from a mask left at the crime scene. AL.com reported that Jefferson County police arrested Jason Dale Boatwright, 40, on August 22 for the September 15, 2017, home invasion that left Stephen Douglas Crump, 38, dead. Police said Boatwright and Crump, …
A popular “Counter-Strike: Global Offensive” player reportedly died Thursday in the wrong-way crash that also claimed the lives of a mother and her 12-year-old daughter. According to The Los Angeles Times, the fatal crash occurred northbound on Interstate 805 in San Diego County, California. A witness told police that a driver, later identified as Trevor Heitmann, …
A Texas security guard is out of a job after she reportedly recorded a police officer as he struggled to arrest a teen suspect possibly involved in an earlier shooting. According to KHOU, Houston Police Officer’s Union President Joe Gamaldi announced the unnamed security guard’s firing. calling her alleged actions “disgraceful.” “She was completely oblivious to everything that was going on …
A Mississippi man suspected in his wife’s slaying was recently charged with capital murder in Texas for allegedly fatally stabbing his girlfriend in April. According to KPLC, Darrell Burnside, 49, was arrested Wednesday in Louisana after investigators in Harris County filed murder charges in connection with the April 24 stabbing death of his girlfriend, Ashley George, …
A Philadelphia man who grabbed international headlines last year when he used his last $20 to help a stranded motorist said he’s homeless again—and the woman he helped, along with her boyfriend, and are possibly spending the $400,000 they raised on his behalf on their own indulgences. Kate McClure, 28, and boyfriend Mark D’Amico, 39, …
