Jacquelyn Gray

‘House of Horrors’ siblings to get college scholarships after suffering unthinkable neglect and torture while held captive in their own home

 ‘House of Horrors’ siblings to get college scholarships after suffering unthinkable neglect and torture while held captive in their own home
Child Abuse

The City of Perris, California, and the Mt. San Jacinto College Foundation have unveiled a scholarship program aimed at providing the 13 siblings allegedly subjected to unthinkable torture with a college education. In a statement, the foundation announced the creation of the “Perris Bright Futures Fund,” an account intended to help the Perris siblings rebuild their lives and pay for …

‘He did all kinds of unpleasant things’: Uma Thurman accuses Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault in explosive interview
Celebrity Justice
February 3, 2018

‘He did all kinds of unpleasant things’: Uma Thurman accuses Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault in explosive interview

Actress Uma Thurman has broken her silence to accuse disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault. In an explosive interview with The New York Times, Thurman, 47, said the incidents with Weinstein, 65, began after working on Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film Pulp Fiction. “I knew him pretty well before he attacked me,” she recalled. “He used to spend …

‘I’ve done it before:’ Dad allegedly drops vaping liquid into newborn son’s mouth to get him to stop crying
Child Abuse
February 2, 2018

‘I’ve done it before:’ Dad allegedly drops vaping liquid into newborn son’s mouth to get him to stop crying

A Racine, Wisconsin, father is facing criminal charges for allegedly pouring vaping liquid into his 9-week-old son’s mouth to get him to stop crying. WITI reported that police were called to the home early Thursday following reports that an infant boy was suffering a medical emergency after his father, Dustin Appenzeller, 30, gave him vaping liquid …

HIV-positive man accused of kidnapping, sexually assaulting young boy; second suspect still on the run
Kidnapping
February 2, 2018

HIV-positive man accused of kidnapping, sexually assaulting young boy; second suspect still on the run

Police in Brookhaven, Georgia, are looking for a man who–along with a man who’s HIV-positive–allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy. According to WGCL, Kelvin Armstrong, 38, and Kevin Walker, 46, (pictured left and right) are accused of snatching the victim and dragging him into a nearby apartment Monday afternoon. Police said the men held …

Woman horrified after biting into banana filled with SPIDER eggs
Consumer
February 2, 2018

Woman horrified after biting into banana filled with SPIDER eggs

A woman in Merseyside, England, said she was horrified to learn that a banana she had just bitten into was infested with spider eggs. Lorraine Wall, 38, told The Liverpool Echo that she got the tainted banana from a Lidl store in Rock Ferry. Lidl, a German discount supermarket chain, has stores in New Jersey, …

Pregnant woman murdered on day she was to learn baby’s sex: Cops
Murder
February 1, 2018

Pregnant woman murdered on day she was to learn baby’s sex: Cops

Police in Kansas are investigating after a pregnant woman was reportedly murdered the same day she was to learn the sex of her baby. Ashley K. Harlan, 23, who moved this month from Manhattan, Kansas, was found dead Tuesday in her home in Olathe. The Kansas City Star reported that police are currently treating her …

AUDIO: Pledge who died with blood alcohol level 7x the legal limit was ‘extremely stiff’ when frat brothers called 911
College Crimes
January 31, 2018

AUDIO: Pledge who died with blood alcohol level 7x the legal limit was ‘extremely stiff’ when frat brothers called 911

Authorities have released the frantic 911 calls placed by Florida State University fraternity brothers who found a pledge dead of alcohol poisoning. The calls released Tuesday provide a glimpse into the frantic scene on November 3 after members of Pi Kappa Phi found pledge Andrew Coffey, 20, unresponsive after a night of binge drinking. During the …