Jacquelyn Gray

Infant girl found facedown, dead in pond 15 years ago may be identified — through same method cops used to find Golden State Killer

 Infant girl found facedown, dead in pond 15 years ago may be identified — through same method cops used to find Golden State Killer
Cold Cases

Florida officials are hopeful that DNA technology will finally allow them to identify the infant girl who was found floating facedown in a Gainesville pond on August 21, 2003. Per The Gainesville Sun, the Baby Jane Doe was so decomposed that authorities initially had difficulty determining her race. It was through DNA testing that they ascertained that she …

John Hinckley Jr.: Reagan shooter could be completely free man following psychiatric evaluation
Politics and Crime
August 20, 2018

John Hinckley Jr.: Reagan shooter could be completely free man following psychiatric evaluation

John Hinckley Jr.—the man who attempted to kill sitting President Ronald Reagan in 1981—will undergo a psychological evaluation which could determine whether he’ll be given unconditional freedom after nearly four decades. Reuters reported that psychologist Mitchell Hugonnet will evaluate Hinckley, 63, at the request of the U.S. District Court. Hugonnet’s findings will influence the court in deciding …

Police claim teen boy killed himself during chase—but his family believes otherwise
Police
August 20, 2018

Police claim teen boy killed himself during chase—but his family believes otherwise

A family is rejecting Chicago police and the medical examiner’s finding that a 15-year-old boy died from a self-inflicted gunshot last week during an on-foot chase with officers. Per the Chicago Sun-Times, Steven Rosenthal’s relatives marched with activists in protest on Sunday after the Cook County medical examiner’s office backed law enforcement’s account, ruling Rosenthal’s death a …

SEE IT: Cop rescues toddler girl allegedly left in hot car for 12 HOURS
child endangerment
August 18, 2018

SEE IT: Cop rescues toddler girl allegedly left in hot car for 12 HOURS

Newly released video shows the tense moments when a Florida deputy rescued a 3-year-old girl after she was reportedly left in a hot car for more than 12 hours. According to WESH, Seminole County police were called to the Vista Haven Apartments early June 17 following reports of a child locked in a stolen car. …

BREAKING: Police charge ‘friend’ caught on tape pushing teen off 60-foot bridge
child endangerment
August 17, 2018

BREAKING: Police charge ‘friend’ caught on tape pushing teen off 60-foot bridge

The Washington woman apparently seen in a video pushing a 16-year-old girl off a 60-foot bridge was charged with reckless endangerment on Friday. Per ABC News, prosecutors filed the charges along with a declaration of probable cause from the arresting officer. In it, the officer wrote “it is clear that Taylor Smith engaged in conduct which …