Girl was taken to motel and raped after school allowed violent felon to pick her up: Lawsuit
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The victim contracted a venereal disease from the 2010 attack, the lawsuit also alleged
Murder
February 21, 2018
Mom of four fatally stabbed by homeless man she was trying to help, family says
A homeless man was arrested Friday for allegedly stabbing a mother to death in her Denver, Colorado, loft as she tried to help him get on his feet. According to KCNC, police found Jeanna Leslie, 49, stabbed to death in her third-floor unit at the Rio Grande Lofts on Valentine’s Day. At the time, the mother …
Juveniles
February 20, 2018
Teen poses as victim, sets friend up to be carjacked and robbed: Cops
A 17-year-old Texas girl was arrested on suspicion of arranging for her friend to be robbed and carjacked as she also pretended to be a victim. The Houston Chronicle reported that Susan Marie Mize, 17, and a 16-year-old boy were charged with felony aggravated robbery for a scheme that allegedly involved two boys carjacking and robbing …
Murder
February 20, 2018
Erica Parsons: Adoptive parents charged with murder, dismemberment of daughter they waited two years to report missing
The adoptive parents of a slain North Carolina girl have been indicted for her murder and dismemberment nearly seven years after her disappearance. The Charlotte Observer reported that nobody knows exactly when Erica Parsons died but authorities believe she was 12 or 13 when she vanished. On Monday, a Rowan County grand jury indicted her parents, Sandy …
Murder
February 20, 2018
Jehovah’s Witnesses’ rejection of model mom may have drove her to kill her family and dog in grisly murder-suicide, friends say
A Michigan mother who killed her two adult children and her husband before taking her own life in an apparent murder-suicide, possibly carried out the grisly act as she struggled with being shunned by Jehovah’s Witnesses. The Detroit Free Press reported that Lauren Stuart, 45, and her husband, Daniel, 71, had left the denomination five years earlier. …
Missing
February 20, 2018
UPDATE: Ride-share driver who vanished after picking up fare FOUND a week later in hospital
A California ride-share driver who disappeared more than a week ago after picking up a fare has reportedly been found in a Los Angeles hospital. The Los Angles Times reports that Joshua Thiede, 29, was found late Monday night at Good Samaritan Hospital, less than a mile away from where he disappeared. Los Angeles Police …
Drug Crime
February 19, 2018
‘Kingpin Granny’ busted with more than 1K illegal pills was the ‘go-to’ drug dealer for decades: Cops
A 75-year-old woman given the nickname “Kingpin Granny” was arrested after police allegedly found more than 1,000 prescription pills in her Decatur, Tennessee, home. Betty Jordan was arrested February 9 after police seized more than 1,000 prescription pills–including morphine, oxycodone, and Xanax–and more than $12,000 in cash and assets while raiding her home. Police executed the search warrant …
Sex Crimes
February 19, 2018
Where’s HER justice? Lottery winning ‘grandpa’ sexually assaults 6-year-old granddaughter and may get off on PROBATION
“He won the Iowa Lottery. He’s celebrating. He thinks he’s terrific…Where’s her justice? Where’s her celebration?”
child endangerment
February 19, 2018
Day care worker uses picture frame as playpen lid, toddler suffers permanent brain damage when his head gets stuck
A Richfield, Utah, day care employee was sentenced late last month for nearly killing a 22-month-old boy in her care by placing a heavy picture frame on top of his playpen. The Richfield Reaper reported that Casey Bertelson, 28, was sentenced to 80 days in jail and 30 days home confinement for a May 15 incident that …
Heroes
February 19, 2018
Florida school shooting: Petition calls for honors military funeral for JROTC student seen opening door for classmates during shooting
A White House petition is urging the government to give a full honors military funeral to a student in his Junior ROTC uniform who was helping get people to safety when he was killed in the Parkland high school shooting. Lin Chen told Sun-Sentinel that her cousin, Peter Wang, 15, was wearing his gray JROTC …
Murder
February 19, 2018
Gabriel Fernandez: Mom admits to torturing, murdering son she thought was gay
A jury has recommended the death penalty for the woman’s boyfriend, who also took part in the unthinkable abuse
Mass shooting
February 17, 2018
Parkland school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz physically, verbally abused his mother: Report
Alleged Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz would verbally and physically abuse his late adoptive mother on a regular basis, multiple police reports have revealed. Police reports obtained by CNN stated that Lynda Cruz had called 911 for various issues involving Nikolas and his younger brother, including “mentally ill person,” “child/elderly abuse,” “domestic disturbance,” and “missing person.” Lynda had …